I've played The Family Jewels so much over the last month, it ain't funny. The album is so good that the Top 3 songs are always changing. For the most part, "Hermit the Frog" is my favourite song on the album, but occasionally that will change for a couple of days. I've fallen in love with "Numb", also, for the exact same reason, the chorus sounds like an opera. The album is a masterpiece, from the "kuku"s of "Mowgli's Road" to the opera of "Numb".
Hermit the Frog is my favorite at the moment too. Did you find your bitch in me? gets me everytime. Are You Satisfied? is also amazing. I also play Seventeen a lot at the moment, even though it's not part of the album. I wish it was included in the standard version.
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The new promo pic, 'Bubblegum Bitch', has given me a new idea of what the concept of this album will be. In "The Archetypes", Marina echoes the lyrics "Housewife, beauty queen, homewrecker, idle teen", and I believe that Electra Heart will look into or slowly phase through these personalities as she tries to find herself. I think we're in for a flawless, amazing album.
Yeah I think too. I think the album will contain those 4 parts, split in to separate songs of course. I think the Housewifes & Idle teens contain the slow songs, like Fear and Loathing. Beauty queen & homewrecker hopefully contain the smashes. The song, The Archetypes, is a great intro for it too. It's so eerie and addicting.
Yes, The Family Jewels is a great album. It's probably the only album where I immediately loved every track and never skip a track (unless I'm just keen to listen to a certain song or two).
Yes, The Family Jewels is a great album. It's probably the only album where I immediately loved every track and never skip a track (unless I'm just keen to listen to a certain song or two).
On first listen, I skipped Rootless and I Am Not A Robot. Even though I absolutely adore her, those songs never clicked with me
I'm not too keen on Rootless either but that's because I have the US tracklist, which I honestly prefer (just the way I view it all in my mind weirdly).
The only reason I wanna have her release a new song as the 2nd single is for new music hahaha.
Also another note: I hope that she uses the live version of Starring Role that's mostly acoustic just because I've been preferring that one. It sounds cooler.
It's nowhere near her best song ever. "Hermit the Frog" holds that title.
I hope she actually treats it as a single, though. "Radioactive" could have been massive in the UK, but the whole release was shocking.
I agree with you on so many levels! Hermit The Frog is my favorite song off The Family Jewels. and yes.. I mean sonically it sounds a lot like We Found Love Can you imagine if Radioactive was as big as We Found Love?
Oh no. Hermit The Frog is like my least favorite in the album. Still can't decide if Shampain or IANAR is the best song in the album, though. And I think I've said that a million times already.
Honestly, I could never really pick a favorite from the album just because all/most of the tracks are so good. Even with what could be considered my least favorite track with Girls, I still love that song! Haha. Not counting Rootless just because I have the US tracklist.
I probably would say Oh No! is my favorite just because it's what got me into Marina and I'm never bored of the song.
Oh, and APPARENTLY she's dyed her hair back to black! Just when I was getting used to the blonde/silver, too hahaha. Black will always be best on her though. Can't really see the hairstyle in this shot.
Hermit The Frog is one of the funniest tracks I love it. My favorites are:
Mowgli's Road
Hollywood
Rootless
Numb
Are You Satisfied
Actually in different periods of time I have pretty much liked every single track (there are no fillers) but those listed above are the ones I still love.
She set up the bar so high that I really hope she's able to maintain that level for EH.
I agree with you on so many levels! Hermit The Frog is my favorite song off The Family Jewels. and yes.. I mean sonically it sounds a lot like We Found Love Can you imagine if Radioactive was as big as We Found Love?
It does have similar euphoric (but slightly dark) melodies as WFL, and its the type of sound that the UK love. I mean, it could have easily smashed, been as big as WFL, and really launched Marina's career.
A part of me thinks that Marina doesn't wanna be known for that sound, and she was only releasing it to the fans to show us something that she never thought she would do, and that's why no energy was put into promoting it or anything.
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Hermit the Frog is great! It's a fun song.
Honestly, I could never really pick a favorite from the album just because all/most of the tracks are so good. Even with what could be considered my least favorite track with Girls, I still love that song! Haha. Not counting Rootless just because I have the US tracklist.
I probably would say Oh No! is my favorite just because it's what got me into Marina and I'm never bored of the song.
Oh, and APPARENTLY she's dyed her hair back to black! Just when I was getting used to the blonde/silver, too hahaha. Black will always be best on her though. Can't really see the hairstyle in this shot.
I don't think I can pick a least favourite. Maybe "Rootless" or "Are You Satisfied?". I'm not sure, they are all amazing.
"Oh No!" is the song that got me into her, too. "Shampain" was on TV, and I thought the song was just average, but went and previewed TFJ on iTunes anyway. I then heard the preview for ON!, and I went and YouTubed the song and thats where it all began.
I really liked the blonde on her. She looked good.
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Hermit The Frog is one of the funniest tracks I love it. My favorites are:
Mowgli's Road
Hollywood
Rootless
Numb
Are You Satisfied
Actually in different periods of time I have pretty much liked every single track (there are no fillers) but those listed above are the ones I still love.
She set up the bar so high that I really hope she's able to maintain that level for EH.
Right? My favourites are changing all the time. My current faves are "Hermit the Frog", "Mowgli's Road" and "Oh No!".
Exactly, TFJ is going to be a tough act to follow, but I believe Marina can do it.
"Scab & Plaster" is amazing. came on my iPod during my drive to work this morning and I was like
I think that Marina works really well together with Stargate...I wouldn't mind seeing another track produced by them!
It's flawless.
I love how Marina is going into a more electronic sound without losing what makes her, if that makes sense. Like, even her electronic music is "classic Marina" even though its kinda new for her.
I love how Marina is going into a more electronic sound without losing what makes her, if that makes sense. Like, even her electronic music is "classic Marina" even though its kinda new for her.
Yup, that's exactly it! she has a really unique voice and point of view. I can't wait for this album, I know I'm going to die from joy when it's finally released