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Originally posted by dinorel
Album 8 will have a whole different direction.
since "Britney" she gives different vibes to each of her albums.
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Um, all of her albums have different vibes.
The problem with FF era is that unlike her other eras it didn't have a strong theme.
It was cohesive for what it was but see if you can spot the difference here:
BOMT- Teen pop/Bubblegum pop - Good girl image (trend: Isn't it obvious bringing back fun, effervescent innocence, dance pop and many other trends)
Songs geared mainly towards this image: BOMT, Crazy, Sometimes, Soda pop, Thinkin about u
OIDIA- Cheesy/overproduced pop - Good girl with a wink image (trend: The overproduced vocals that Cher made popular in a flash with 'Believe' Britney brought it to a teen audience and put out multiple songs instead of one and is credited and often discredited for that trend when some artist not as talented (t pain) and some more talented (chris brown/usher) and others started using the overproduced vocals in the mid 00s
Songs geared mainly towards this image: Oops..., lucky, What u see is what u get, Stronger
Britney-Teen angst/urban pop - Coming of age/Crossroads from girl to woman image (trend: Slave for you was a game changer song and video wise before them other girls were adding urban producers and features Slave for you was the perfect blend of urban pop without being trihard as was Boys until they ruined it with the video game beat remix.
Songs geared mainly towards this image: Overprotected, Slave, Not a girl, Let me be, Cinderella
In the zone- Electro/trancey underground pop - Her free spirit, college, experimental image: Phase where she starts to deal with real experiences and real emotions/pain (MY FAVE because I was a sophomore in college and this was like everything to me) (trend: underground dance pop: Trend: When everyone was a pop artist featuring a rapper and the radio was dominated by urban music, she took the dance route.
Billboard dedicated an article for 'Toxic' and 'Hey Ya' from outkast being game changers
Songs geared mainly towards this image: Toxic, Early mornin' Breathe on me, Brave new girl, Me against the music, Showdown, Everytime, Shadow, The hookup
My Prerogative- GH's so leftover ITZ - Her burnt out, rebellious image where she made declarative stateements with 'My prerogative' and 'Do somethin'
Blackout - Euro dance pop - Her dark, out of control, post-rebellious/self destruction image
Trend: after urban pop artists like JT Beyonce Fergie and Nelly were big with urban pop sound, Britney bought it back to dance pop. Songs like Freakshow with elements of dubstep, Piece of me innovative sounds and the album as a whole
Songs geared mainly towards this image: Freakshow, Get naked, piece of me, gimme more
Circus- Anthem pop lessons learned from a jaded woman - Her comeback phase where it was really a compilation of her strongest themes from albums 1-5. Trend: Before single ladies and other female anthems as well as katy perry, lady gaga pop splashes...she brought back the pop anthems
Songs geared mainly towards this image: Circus, IUSA, Womanizer, Shattered glass, kill the lights, out from under
* Sidenote: IF only they created Blur for Blackout. It would have fit perfectly.
The Singles collection- Another GH album but 3 had rave, dance influences bringing back the 90s sound that artist having been using for the past 2 years.
Femme fatale-Dubstep: Image ???
It's a dance record but what does it really represent. The name could have been used more if she had a sultry, seductive mysterious image and songs that were released with that image but we got dubstep. She's credited for starting the trend now but outside of that how does her image and the era define Britney Spears a snapshot in time as all her other eras did.
Do you see the difference?
That is why I am hoping her 8th era will have part classic dance pop but also mature, euphoric, introspective, progressive Britney...if she is not free from the conservatorship then the state of grace/freedom/introspective album can go for the 9th era but her team has got to remember what made eras 1-6 so impactful. She is who she is partly because she gave GP and fans moments that were memorable and influential.
She lucked on the dubstep thing so the FF was saved because of that.
*throws up*
Brave New Girl is amazing. Soda Pop remains her worst song.