[Callisto.]

Rated R wasn't even dark & neither was The Perfectionist really.

[Kh-Loud]

Originally posted by SwagLikeALegend

"Love Is A Suicide" disagrees.

The same thing can be said about BIONIC NOT MYSELF TONITE!

[Delita_chan]

I don't find her music to be any darker than everything else out there. Rated R was way darker.

[zach]

Originally posted by Kh-Loud

The same thing can be said about BIONIC NOT MYSELF TONITE!

[BadBitch]

Originally posted by iPukeeCrystals

She didn't quite lie though.

Well, color us corrected. When we first heard Rated R (via a record-label listening session, as with several other releases on this list), we gave it a B. Since then, the insidious pleasures of the Barbadian superstar's dark, defiantly uncommercial fourth album have sucked us in entirely. From bursts of spiky aggression (''Hard'') and ragga-tinged rapture (''Rude Boy'') to moments of pure, naked vulnerability (the Justin Timberlake-penned heartbreak symphony ''Cold Case Love''), it's emerged as a stealth stunner.

According to EW she did.
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,2032...333365,00.html

[ManDown]

Originally posted by RainMan

Mirrors >>> Rated R

[zach]

And you can see my heart, beating, you can see it through my chest, said I’m terrified but I’m not leaving, I know that I must pass this test, so just pull the trigger. >>>>>>>>>>>> Turning the lights out, burnin' the candles, and the mirrors gon' fog tonight! Tighten the handcuffs, and the mirrors gon' fog tonight!

[Kh-Loud]

Musically, Rated R isn't as dark as its image, but it is a far far far far far far far better record than dat thing she's considered "Dark POP".

[iPukeCrystals]

Originally posted by BadBitchRihanna.

According to EW she did.
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,2032...333365,00.html

So you just go ahead with what people tell ya?

[MAKSIM]

Originally posted by zach

And you can see my heart, beating, you can see it through my chest, said I’m terrified but I’m not leaving, I know that I must pass this test, so just pull the trigger. >>>>>>>>>>>> Turning the lights out, burnin' the candles, and the mirrors gon' fog tonight! Tighten the handcuffs, and the mirrors gon' fog tonight!

I followed you to the mall
I pulled up right by your car
And darling I saw it all, yeah
I followed you to her house
I watched you there on the couch
And honey I saw it all, yeah

If you're wondering why your windows smashed
Your shirts are slashed, your house is trashed
Me, don't you know that it's me, me, me, me

Acid Annie don't be bitter for the rest of your life
He can hurt you, don't deserve you, no he can't make it right

Your guilty gun's on the ground
Put your apology down
Take your own medicine now, yeah
Call me psychotic or numb
I'm just a product of love
So thanks for showing me how, yeah

If you're wondering why your brakes are cut
And everything is f*cked
It's me, don't you know that it's me, yeah

[zach]

Originally posted by Kh-Loud

Musically, Rated R isn't as dark as its image, but it is a far far far far far far far better record than dat thing she's considered "Dark POP".

Agreed.

The imagery for Rated R is extremely dark and hers is just...

Lemme just say I thought the cover was her on the toilet at first look, and thought that up until I just looked at it again now.

[BadBitch]

Originally posted by iPukeeCrystals

So you just go ahead with what people tell ya?

Well they are professional music critics. I would love to see your musical credentials.

[zach]

Originally posted by L/\DY G/\G/\

I followed you to the mall
I pulled up right by your car
And darling I saw it all, yeah
I followed you to her house
I watched you there on the couch
And honey I saw it all, yeah

If you're wondering why your windows smashed
Your shirts are slashed, your house is trashed
Me, don't you know that it's me, me, me, me

Acid Annie don't be bitter for the rest of your life
He can hurt you, don't deserve you, no he can't make it right

Your guilty gun's on the ground
Put your apology down
Take your own medicine now, yeah
Call me psychotic or numb
I'm just a product of love
So thanks for showing me how, yeah

If you're wondering why your brakes are cut
And everything is f*cked
It's me, don't you know that it's me, yeah

What is this?

I'm comparing lead singles. I've never seen these lyrics before in my life.

I could imagine the lyrics to go to the beat of "Girlfriend" though.

[BadBitch]

Originally posted by Kh-Loud

Musically, Rated R isn't as dark as its image, but it is a far far far far far far far better record than dat thing she's considered "Dark POP".

Took the words right out my mouth.

[Kh-Loud]

Originally posted by zach

Agreed.

The imagery for Rated R is extremely dark and hers is just...

Lemme just say I thought the cover was her on the toilet at first look, and thought that up until I just looked at it again now.

The album cover of her sitting in the toilet with duck tape covering her eyes is an epitome of "Dark Pop".

[Kh-Loud]

Originally posted by BadBitchRihanna.

Took the words right out my mouth.

She tried sis, she tried. We should at least give her album prop for attempting.

[Owl]

Why are some Rih stans trying to come for Natalia Kills wig ? All because of one little comment she made. Are ya'll pressed or something ?

[inspiration4]

My two cents...



As a whole, Perfectionist is much darker than RatedR.

However, regarding peak darkness, Rated R takes the cake. Nothing on perfectionist can compare to RR, FB, CCL, or G4l lyrically or melodicallyin terms of atmosphere.

[Deemy]

That wasnt a diss. She was just saying that her music is darker than Rated R, not necessarily saying it's better.

[BadBitch]

Originally posted by Kh-Loud

The album cover of her sitting in the toilet with duck tape covering her eyes is an epitome of "Dark Pop".