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Originally posted by KoreanDream
Precisely. Rihanna is about reinvention. She is never one to recreate something she did before. Granted, there are a few songs of hers that are rehashes of her previous hits, but her eras are never just a previous one recycled. Her music always reflects how she is at a certain time. Maybe some people want Rated R back, but that's simply not the mind state that Rihanna is in right now. PLUS, she's ONLY 23. Let her have her fun. She has a long career ahead of her which could be FILLED with Ray of Light's, The Velvet Rope's, etc. Why is anyone giving up hope now?
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My thoughts exactly. Rihanna only makes music that applies to how she's currently feeling. Yes, she does typically record music written by others, but does that make it any less personal? Of course not. Rihanna isn't going to be singing about being heartbroken and betrayed when she isn't feeling that way. Loud is a good example of that, actually. Where are all of the dark, sad breakup songs? Nowhere, because she wasn't going through that. The only songs that are even remotely close are songs like "California King Bed" and "Complicated", which relate to feelings of confusion and distance. Anyway, back on topic; I agree with everything you've said. She's still very young. She still has plenty of time to experience more love and heartbreak, which will determine what kind of music she records in the future. I don't feel that Rihanna has released her
best album yet. You know what I mean? She has plenty of time for that.
Imagine if people gave up on, say, Britney Spears when she was just 23. They would have never been able to fully appreciate Blackout.
