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Originally posted by DG1
The Army's strategy to lower expectations across the forum seems to have worked.
Had this been any other artist, he/she would be dragged. These numbers are awful for someone of Britney's stature. She should be able to sell on her name alone, at least for the first week. The problem is the songs that she has released, thus far are all terrible.
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For someone who doesn't seem to care for Britney, you're always conveniently perched in her threads.
I'm not going to speak for anyone else, but I always have low expectations for ANYONE I like, that way I can't be disappointed. Considering I stan for the artist and not their success (or lackthereof), I'm unbothered by what this board collectively deems a "flop" or "success".
Let ATRL tell it, "Bangerz" was a flop because she had massive promo, singles that went #1 and #2 and she couldn't move 300K. "prism" was a flop because Katy dethroned the song of the summer, had massive promo and buzz but yet "the female MJ" couldn't debut with more than 300K, even though she debuted with 100K more than "Teenage Dream". "ARTPOP" is a flop because Gaga had immense promo, a top 5 hit, is an "album seller" but yet she couldn't break 300K.
Essentially anyone who doesn't sell more than 300K is a flop, even if they have successful singles and massive promo. Yet, some of these very people trying to "drag" stan for people who haven't had a SOLO hit since President G.W. Bush's first term; some ain't had a hit on POP radio in years. Hell, some stan for people who ain't never have a hit. That doesn't reduce how much they like their fave, at least I hope it wouldn't.
I don't need ATRL to tell me what is a success or isn't. I like what I like. I bought Bangerz, Prism and ARTPOP and would do it again. I'll be seeing them in tour. I pre-ordered Britney Jean and I'll go see her in Vegas. Their success or lackthereof is IRRELEVANT to whether or not I like them. Maybe more should do that instead of being so concerned with others.
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