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Discussion: Is TTT Rihanna's worst album yet?
Member Since: 10/15/2010
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Originally posted by hausofkisuke
MTV lost the little credibility they had left when they said she is the new Madonna.
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Did they lie?
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Member Since: 8/26/2011
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
Ironically, the critics are doing exactly as the album title suggests them to do.
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The Album's title is soo shady .
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Member Since: 10/15/2010
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
Ironically, the critics are doing exactly as the album title suggests them to do.
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+1 She knew that.
Go hate, talk sh*t, it's all on the paper!!
Talk that talk.
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Member Since: 9/28/2009
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
Ironically, the critics are doing exactly as the album title suggests them to do.
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One would have expected TTT to attract lacklustre reviews, which precludes irony. It's not like Rihanna has a track record of bad reviews, as GGGB, Rated R and Loud show.
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Member Since: 9/3/2011
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Originally posted by RhnNec
I will laugh when TTT get AMAs, Grammies, EMAs, VMAs and more awards.
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In your dreams?
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Member Since: 9/17/2011
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Originally posted by Patrick
I think part of the issue stems from the fact that the market is already oversaturated with Rihanna material. Don't get me wrong, I love that she's constantly pumping out fresh material, but certainly it presents an opportunity for some to criticize a perceived lack of involvement. Though most won't come right out and label this a rushed affair, I there's a sense that Rihanna's albums, because she gives birth to a new one on a yearly basis, are disposable. As far as I'm concerned, Loud was an absolute throw-away and I would definitely consider Talk That Talk the stronger album. That said, I'm not entirely surprised that critical response has been less favorable this time around. The critics are overwhelmed by her output, they've become disenchanted, and they're beginning to voice it. They harp on lazy delivery, persist that the songs aren't special and claim that Rihanna sounds disinterested. I don't agree, but I understand why they're making such claims.
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Pretty much, I think they're just tired of Rihanna and they don't want to give any sort of 'critical acclaim' to an album that they percieve as rushed. Unfortunately, they're letting their disinterest in Rihanna effect their critic of the music. There were a couple of reiviewers who claimed that TTT was tame compared to LOUD, not as raunchy or 'dark' I don't know how the hell they got that idea In they end, they're entitled to their opinions and so are the rest of us.
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Member Since: 9/12/2011
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
Ironically, the critics are doing exactly as the album title suggests them to do.
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Rihanna said she doesn't give a ****, so why should we?
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Member Since: 10/15/2010
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Originally posted by Pressed Bitch
In your dreams?
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We'll see.
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Member Since: 4/30/2011
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Originally posted by RhnNec
Did they lie?
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Tbh, yes they did.
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Member Since: 4/3/2011
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Originally posted by BeamMeUp
But don't get too comfortable, TTT > albums released this May.
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Lady Gaga certainly wasn't born this way, but she's making a convincing case that she's evolving into our most surreally brilliant pop star.Lady Gaga certainly wasn't born this way, but she's making a convincing case that she's evolving into our most surreally brilliant pop star.
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At least you tried.
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Member Since: 4/17/2011
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Originally posted by XtremeSteel
apart from Where Have You Been, all the rest sound like fillers. My opinion.
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agreed.
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Member Since: 4/16/2011
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It's cohesive as an album, but the theme 'sex' didn't do any good fo ha
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Member Since: 10/15/2010
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Originally posted by FreeBitch
At least you tried.
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He spilled the truest tea.
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Member Since: 4/17/2011
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Where Have You Been is the greatest song of her life
GGGB is the greatest album
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Member Since: 4/3/2011
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Originally posted by RhnNec
He spilled the truest tea.
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Her critics and users score disagree so what true tea ?
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Member Since: 4/15/2011
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Bitch please, TTT slays.
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Member Since: 1/13/2010
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Absolute death at me and a few others predicting this and being shot DOWNe by the Navy members when everybody with common sense could see that this album was not gonna be well-reviewed. It's still an immensely enjoyable record for me, if it is for you as well, just ignore the reviews, and if you stan for whomever the reviews tell you to stan for, it's pretty obvious that Rihanna is never going to be a powerhouse in that department and that you should have jumped ship by now.
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Member Since: 8/21/2011
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Please, Navy be realistic. Talk That Talk is not a masterpiece. However, it is a good pop album. Before gambling my rant, I want to ask you, what makes Talk That Talk a masterpiece? And above all, what is a masterpiece?
Talk That Talk, in my opinion, is a so-so album, beginning with the fact that it sounds more like ReLouded than 'Talk That Talk'. It's music is a continuation of Loud, and it should have been released as an Extended Play to that work, so both of them complemented each other and made a more cohesive work of art. It should have worked very, very great.
Secondly, the production was obviously rushed, and you can point that flaw on tracks like Roc Me Out and Birthday Cake. They are raw and they don't do anything for the other tracks.
And lastly, we can remark, and make it a redundant affirmation at this stage in Rihanna's career, that she's not different from Katy Perry and Britney Spears. What they all have in common, is that they seem almost incapable of conceiving their truly own work. While they can write, that's the only credit they can receive, cause non of them are really great singers nor try to be so, the three of them are controlled by these commercial producers, and the three of them just care about the general public, because in doing so they are assuring easy money. None of them are going to take risks, because they are a household brand, and anything they do is commercial, so commercial it has no depth meaning.
So to me, Talk That Talk sounds nice, I love like 4 tracks out of it, and let me tell you this: Talk That Talk is empty of any productive message.
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Member Since: 11/15/2009
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I'd say it's average. It has two good songs and nothing more.
The songs "Birthday Cake" and others are too raunchy for my liking. I mean, I'm not posh by any means, but these just seem so tacky and just gross.
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Member Since: 6/6/2011
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Originally posted by Alberto
Please, Navy be realistic. Talk That Talk is not a masterpiece. However, it is a good pop album. Before gambling my rant, I want to ask you, what makes Talk That Talk a masterpiece? And above all, what is a masterpiece?
Talk That Talk, in my opinion, is a so-so album, beginning with the fact that it sounds more like ReLouded than 'Talk That Talk'. It's music is a continuation of Loud, and it should have been released as an Extended Play to that work, so both of them complemented each other and made a more cohesive work of art. It should have worked very, very great.
Secondly, the production was obviously rushed, and you can point that flaw on tracks like Roc Me Out and Birthday Cake. They are raw and they don't do anything for the other tracks.
And lastly, we can remark, and make it a redundant affirmation at this stage in Rihanna's career, that she's not different from Katy Perry and Britney Spears. What they all have in common, is that they seem almost incapable of conceiving their truly own work. While they can write, that's the only credit they can receive, cause non of them are really great singers nor try to be so, the three of them are controlled by these commercial producers, and the three of them just care about the general public, because in doing so they are assuring easy money. None of them are going to take risks, because they are a household brand, and anything they do is commercial, so commercial it has no depth meaning.
So to me, Talk That Talk sounds nice, I love like 4 tracks out of it, and let me tell you this: Talk That Talk is empty of any productive message.
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THIS!!!
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