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Fan Base: Archived: Kelly Clarkson (#1)
Member Since: 8/17/2011
Posts: 8,032
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Originally posted by xDiamondx
It wasn't until two weeks ago when the whole album clicked with me. The only flaw was Whyyouwannabringmedown since it's almost counterproductive to the album's concept, imo.
And it's a shame about it being underrated. Cry is now my favorite ballad-esque song on there even over Already Gone. That beginning and the bridge are soul-slaying.
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WYWBMD slays me still. Its just so much fun. I love her voice on it even though she sounds overproduced. lol
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Originally posted by JeremyALD
It's a fantastic album & Kelly's most critically praised one at that 
Could do without some of the filler though, but the first 6 songs on the album slay lifes. |
The only song I usually skip is IDHU and sometimes AG(bc I prefer the live production).
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Member Since: 3/14/2013
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Yeah, I mean I don't hate on it because it has that rock edge to it. Such life. In an album full of flawless earworm bubblegum tracks like My Life, it sounds almost out of place. Although IDHU is a close relative to WYWBMB in nature. 
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Member Since: 4/26/2007
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WYWBMD is such a great song to rock out to, love her vocals on it. I hardly listen to any of AIEW anymore and if I do it's mainly AIEW and WYWBMD. IDHU I never really liked from the start.
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Member Since: 8/27/2012
Posts: 5,464
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Originally posted by Addicted
Hey everyone, I designed a new OP for our Base, let me know what y'all think. Ryan should be updating it, when he wakes up
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Biography -
Kelly Brianne Clarkson was born April 24th, 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas. The small-town girl rose to fame by winning the inaugural season of the hit FOX show, American Idol. Since winning the show in 2002, Kelly has gone on to have record-breaking, global success in a career spanning more than 10 years and counting. Praised by critics and adored by her fans, Kelly shows no signs of slowing down, releasing a Greatest Hit's album in 2012 and getting engaged to boyfriend Brandon Blackstock.
Discography -
Thankful (2003)
   
Breakaway (2004)
    
My December (2007)
  
All I Ever Wanted (2009)
   
Stronger (2011)
  
Greatest Hits: Chapter One (2012)
  
Awards and Achievements -
- Total Award Nominations: 136. Award Wins: 75
- 9 Grammy Nominations. 3 Grammy Wins: (2005: Best Pop Vocal Performance for 'Since U Been Gone'), (2005: Best Pop Vocal Album for 'Breakaway'), (2013: Best Pop Vocal Album for 'Stronger').
- Only artist in history to win Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy twice.
- Biggest leap to #1 on the Hot 100, broken twice.
- 13 Billboard Music Awards
- Biggest selling country-collaboration in history.
- 3 MTV VMA's.
- 6 Teen Choice Awards and 2 People's Choice Awards.
- Over 24 Million Albums and 38 Million Singles sold WW.
- 80 Billboard #1s and 11 #1 Singles WW.
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I like it, nice
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Member Since: 5/19/2012
Posts: 3,257
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Member Since: 4/23/2012
Posts: 3,895
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Originally posted by xDiamondx
I need Kelly's next album to have a dark emotional song or something like Love In These Eyes. Can't hear enough of those, tbh.  |
This x1000000000 Love In These Eyes is one of the best Kelly songs imo. I love her for her dark rock songs like Hear Me, Haunted, Addicted, BTHE and I DEFINITELY NEED MORE OF THEM ON HER NEXT ALBUM!!
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Member Since: 3/14/2013
Posts: 19,483
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Originally posted by lifeofpariah
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I wouldn't let it bug you. The Queen remains unbothered as she snatched wigs earlier this year. 
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Originally posted by MissBreakaway
This x1000000000 Love In These Eyes is one of the best Kelly songs imo. I love her for her dark rock songs like Hear Me, Haunted, Addicted, BTHE and I DEFINITELY NEED MORE OF THEM ON HER NEXT ALBUM!!
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Call Me and Cleopatra also smashed me for filth. Such gems. 
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Member Since: 9/5/2011
Posts: 431
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I really want Kelly to work with Paul Epworth for her next record. She obviously loves Florence and Adele, so it would be a logical choice. He can give her a more soulfull and mature sound, while Greg Kurstin gives her the power anthems. A perfect combination, I think.
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Member Since: 8/28/2012
Posts: 10,506
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Originally posted by Turquoise
I really want Kelly to work with Paul Epworth for her next record. She obviously loves Florence and Adele, so it would be a logical choice. He can give her a more soulfull and mature sound, while Greg Kurstin gives her the power anthems. A perfect combination, I think.
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I hope so too.
I do remember Kelly saying in an interview that she and her crew took some notes on production when they went to the Florence concert in England.
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Member Since: 3/14/2013
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I don't know about Greg tbh. He's good, but sometimes I feel his tracks are a little predictable. Kelly needs to work with at least one great A-list producer for a few tracks. I'm missing MLWSWU/SUBG material. 
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Member Since: 8/28/2012
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As long as she has at least three good solid and consistently selling singles, I'll be happy. She needs to revamp her staying power throughout an era.
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Member Since: 11/26/2011
Posts: 6,033
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What are y'all talking about? Its all about working with the bandmates next album 
in all serious-ness l hope she discovers someone new like she always does 
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Member Since: 3/14/2013
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Obviously, I'm not here for Dr. Luke either. And Max is kind of a 50/50 for me since he does PInk's tracks too (not sure on this).
Kelly seriously needs to revamp her sound. Pop/rock is great, but it's getting to be outdated and Dark Side/Honestly/You Love Me are proof that she can bring something new. And I WOULD KILL for her to do R&B again since she was amazing on Thankful (her soulful voice slays on that album).
I think the best thing for her would be to mix and match with both tbh. I agree on the dance, but more in an rhythmic direction. But she also needs to step her game up and do something more conceptually defining in her MVs. And of course, she needs to recruit one solid co-writer. Not saying she has to sell out to be great, just better material, really.
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Member Since: 12/28/2011
Posts: 13,440
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I'd LOVE a Kelly/Bonnie McKee song
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Member Since: 8/16/2010
Posts: 1,242
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I want her to work with Calvin Harris. His sound is so fresh and people obviously are digging it. Kelly would slay a song like Sweet Nothing/WHYB. (David Guetta is great too, but he's getting a bit boring imo.)
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Originally posted by Addicted
I think she should stick to doing pop with different influences, for example she can have an R&B influenced pop song with Miguel, a dance influenced pop song like Stronger, pop/rock influences like Let Me Down, country influences like Cry etc. It means she can experiment without losing sales/fans. |
That's what she's been doing for the past 2 albums though.
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Member Since: 3/14/2013
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Originally posted by Addicted
Kelly Clarkson's R&B album with a Miguel duet
Nah but she definitely won't go more R&B. That genre is slowly making a comeback but Kelly said herself that her label was trying to push her in that direction on Thankful but it's not the direction she wanted to go in. She can still incorporate pop/rock into her albums and still make it modern and relevant. The reason artists like Kelly, P!nk and Avril have such long careers and consistent(ish) sales is because they don't alienate their core fanbase. They all keep some elements of pop/rock in their albums, which honestly is a great thing.
I think she should stick to doing pop with different influences, for example she can have an R&B influenced pop song with Miguel, a dance influenced pop song like Stronger, pop/rock influences like Let Me Down, country influences like Cry etc. It means she can experiment without losing sales/fans. |
Get that smash with Miguel, Kelly. 
Yeah, I forget sometimes, but still R&B is so rad now that I truly discovered the slayage of it. Although I'm always here for her. You actually got what I was trying to say (although I'm a mess in that last post of mine ). And I only just learned that about Pink yesterday. 
And WDKY is still my jam to get me off my lazy butt. Cry is amazing and the kind of song I'd support for a country single.
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Member Since: 9/5/2011
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I really think her next record could be a game changer for her. After the succes of Stronger, her recent performances at the Grammy Awards and at Obama's Inauguration, and hopefully the succes of People Like Us, I have the feeling that she really got the attention of the main audience again for the first time in 6 years or so. She struggled with My December and AIEW but in 2012 she really made a strong comeback. She could be an Adele-kinda artist, but she has to ditch the bubblegum sound and her next record needs to be more focused. Stronger and AIEW were to all over the place.
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Member Since: 9/5/2011
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Originally posted by Addicted
But sis, AIEW was an amazing album, it only underperformed because of the label. To be honest though, she hasn't done the 'bubblegum' sound since IDNHU.
If you take a look at her singles since IDNHU:
Already Gone
Don't You Wanna Stay
Mr. Know It All
Stronger
Dark Side
Catch My Breath
Don't Rush
People Like Us
I know they are obviously pop songs, but I think they sound a little more mature and I wouldn't really describe them as 'bubblegum'. |
You tried, but you can't compare Electra Heart to Kelly's sound. It's different. Sorry.
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Member Since: 3/14/2013
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AIEW is an incredibly underrated album. That old label management totally put Kelly between a rock and a hard place. I only hope this new management does her justice, tbh.
Overall, in spite of my messy gripes, I'd be here for her making a song (with a production that isn't overdone) that is pure earworm like MLWSWY with longevity in mind. I think Because of You comes close to this in mind.
And I was surprised at how well MKIA did for an unorthodox lead single.
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Member Since: 12/28/2011
Posts: 13,440
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I'm here for Kelly ditching the bubblegum sound, too. At least for half the album. I really, really want a mature, fresh sound from Kelly. She has such potential and talent and it's wasted on most of her own material. We see her true talent come out in her covers and that's not the way it's supposed to be.
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