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Pedro's Best Of 2011
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Pedro's Best Of 2011 [Top 15 Albums (15-10)]
Welcome to my Best Of 2011!
Hello! I know I'm a little late. Unfourtunately, when the "Best Of" time came on, I was very busy with my final exams and tests and I did not have time to finish it, actually I barely started it. Since I'm on my holidays and I have a lot of free time, I decided to do it now (with permition) and Vato (ATRL Moderator) will transfer the thread to the Best Of area once it opens again!
Doing this type of lists take time and a lot of work and dedication, I tried to be as fair as possible with myself.
Today I will be presenting to you my...
Top 15 Best Albums Of 2011! Here We Go!
Let's move on to music, my favorite part!
There were amazing albums released in 2011, some were amazing. We had great music going on and the come back of the entire trinity: Britney, Gaga and Beyoncé. Let me tell you all of them are charting!
I was very excited about a lot of albums this year and some of them were a complete surprise, some got me disappointed, but, anyway! Enough of words, let's get it started!
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Artist: Amy Winehouse
Album Title: Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Genre: Soul/Jazz
Lenght: 45:13
Label: Island
Producer: Paul O'Duffy, Phil Ramone, Salaam Remi, Mark Ronson
Review: I actually dislike, a lot, when labels launch albums after artists die for two main reasons: 1. Looks like they are taking advantage of their death to make money; 2. Usually the material ain't that good. Nevertheless, I think some of the tracks in this album are indeed "Hidden Treasures". I still can't believe she is gone and we will never get another masterpiece as Back To Black. The world is unfair, let's just hope there are more hidden treasures around her material. |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (2011)
2. Between The Cheats
3. A Song For You
4. Best Friends, Right?
5. Like Smoke
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Artist: Panic! At The Disco
Album Title: Vices & Virtues
Genre: Alternative Rock
Lenght: 37:27
Label: Decaydance
Producer: Butch Walker, John Feldmann
Review: We go from a jazz type of album to a rock/punk album. Panic! At The Disco are a very consistent band and I really appreciate their work, I think they do some interesting music, they mix a lot of styles in their albums and that's great. As for this one, there are some amazing songs, I really like their mysterious vibe in the songs as well. I feel bad the album didn't do that well commercially, it had great promo singles! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)
2. Always
3. Trade Mistakes
4. Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met...)
5. Oh Glory (demo)
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Artist: Evanescence
Album Title: Evanescence
Genre: Alternative Metal
Lenght: 61:42
Label: Wind-up
Producer: Nick Raskulinecz
Review: After so many years off, Evanescence finally made their come back, but... it didn't go the way I was expecting it go, they flopped badly and a lot of people didn't even know they were back. I think they took way too long to release new music and people forgot who they truly were. Besides, the album might sound a bit disappointing, eventhough I find it very flawless and very into what they always used us too. Amy Lee said for this album she wanted to give a free vibe and she did, they sound a little more free in terms of sound, but still I need to admit this album could've been better! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Swimming Home
2. Lost in Paradise
3. Oceans
4. The Other Side
5. The Change
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Artist: Adele
Album Title: 21
Genre: Pop
Lenght: 48:12
Label: XL
Producer: Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson
Review: I guess I'm a badass for charting 21 so low, just kidding. Don't get me wrong I love Adele, I have mad respect for her, I think she is one of the best vocalists out there and a great talented woman, nevertheless it's impossible not to find her album 21 a little overrated, it has some beautiful songs, most of them, but I don't know, when someone is loved way too much I get "sick" without even trying, I guess it's a normal process, but I do love her and this album is indeed very consistent! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. He Won't Go
2. Take It All
3. Rumor Has It
4. Turning Tables
5. Someone Like You
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Artist: Melanie C
Album Title: The Sea
Genre: Pop
Lenght: 47:34
Label: Warner
Producer: Melanie C
Review: I must say I only got to listen this album by the end of the year. I knew Melanie C had "Rock Me" out but I thought it was a random single, didn't know she had launched a new CD, I loved "This Time" back then and again completely loved this one! I love Melanie's voice, it's so unusual and I'm glad that she keeps faithful to herself and keeps on doing her own music without copying anyone! I wish she was a little more successful though! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Rock Me
2. All About You
3. Think About It
4. Let There Be Love
5. The Sea
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So far so good. Glad to see Harry in the first place, and Panic making it in you top =)
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I haven't heard any of them.
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Pedro's Best Of 2011 [Top 15 Albums (10-04)]
Welcome to my Best Of 2011!
Hello! I know I'm a little late. Unfourtunately, when the "Best Of" time came on, I was very busy with my final exams and tests and I did not have time to finish it, actually I barely started it. Since I'm on my holidays and I have a lot of free time, I decided to do it now (with permition) and Vato (ATRL Moderator) will transfer the thread to the Best Of area once it opens again!
Doing this type of lists take time and a lot of work and dedication, I tried to be as fair as possible with myself.
Today I will continue presenting to you my...
Top 15 Best Albums Of 2011! Here We Go!
Let's move on to music, my favorite part!
There were amazing albums released in 2011, some were amazing. We had great music going on and the come back of the entire trinity: Britney, Gaga and Beyoncé. Let me tell you all of them are charting!
I was very excited about a lot of albums this year and some of them were a complete surprise, some got me disappointed, but, anyway! Enough of words, let's get it started!
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Artist: Amy Winehouse
Album Title: Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Genre: Soul/Jazz
Lenght: 45:13
Label: Island
Producer: Paul O'Duffy, Phil Ramone, Salaam Remi, Mark Ronson
Review: I actually dislike, a lot, when labels launch albums after artists die for two main reasons: 1. Looks like they are taking advantage of their death to make money; 2. Usually the material ain't that good. Nevertheless, I think some of the tracks in this album are indeed "Hidden Treasures". I still can't believe she is gone and we will never get another masterpiece as Back To Black. The world is unfair, let's just hope there are more hidden treasures around her material. |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (2011)
2. Between The Cheats
3. A Song For You
4. Best Friends, Right?
5. Like Smoke
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Artist: Panic! At The Disco
Album Title: Vices & Virtues
Genre: Alternative Rock
Lenght: 37:27
Label: Decaydance
Producer: Butch Walker, John Feldmann
Review: We go from a jazz type of album to a rock/punk album. Panic! At The Disco are a very consistent band and I really appreciate their work, I think they do some interesting music, they mix a lot of styles in their albums and that's great. As for this one, there are some amazing songs, I really like their mysterious vibe in the songs as well. I feel bad the album didn't do that well commercially, it had great promo singles! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)
2. Always
3. Trade Mistakes
4. Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met...)
5. Oh Glory (demo)
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Artist: Evanescence
Album Title: Evanescence
Genre: Alternative Metal
Lenght: 61:42
Label: Wind-up
Producer: Nick Raskulinecz
Review: After so many years off, Evanescence finally made their come back, but... it didn't go the way I was expecting it go, they flopped badly and a lot of people didn't even know they were back. I think they took way too long to release new music and people forgot who they truly were. Besides, the album might sound a bit disappointing, eventhough I find it very flawless and very into what they always used us too. Amy Lee said for this album she wanted to give a free vibe and she did, they sound a little more free in terms of sound, but still I need to admit this album could've been better! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Swimming Home
2. Lost in Paradise
3. Oceans
4. The Other Side
5. The Change
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Artist: Adele
Album Title: 21
Genre: Pop
Lenght: 48:12
Label: XL
Producer: Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson
Review: I guess I'm a badass for charting 21 so low, just kidding. Don't get me wrong I love Adele, I have mad respect for her, I think she is one of the best vocalists out there and a great talented woman, nevertheless it's impossible not to find her album 21 a little overrated, it has some beautiful songs, most of them, but I don't know, when someone is loved way too much I get "sick" without even trying, I guess it's a normal process, but I do love her and this album is indeed very consistent! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. He Won't Go
2. Take It All
3. Rumor Has It
4. Turning Tables
5. Someone Like You
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Artist: Melanie C
Album Title: The Sea
Genre: Pop
Lenght: 47:34
Label: Warner
Producer: Melanie C
Review: I must say I only got to listen this album by the end of the year. I knew Melanie C had "Rock Me" out but I thought it was a random single, didn't know she had launched a new CD, I loved "This Time" back then and again completely loved this one! I love Melanie's voice, it's so unusual and I'm glad that she keeps faithful to herself and keeps on doing her own music without copying anyone! I wish she was a little more successful though! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Rock Me
2. All About You
3. Think About It
4. Let There Be Love
5. The Sea
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Artist: Eric Saade
Album Title: Saade Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Lenght: 46:00
Label: Roxy Recordings
Producer: ?
Review: I'm such a Eric Saade fan since his first album. I knew about this album due to Eurovision 2011, where he got the third place with "Popular". This album isn't anything epic but it has some great songs, it's very Pop and that's cool, but some songs lack some shine! Anyway it pleases me with its catchies songs (all of them are extremely catchy except one I guess) and it's enough good to open my top 10! I still need to check the volume two! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Popular
2. Hearts In the Air
3. Someone New
4. Still Loving It
5. Big Love
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Artist: Avril Lavigne
Album Title: Goodbye Lullaby
Genre: Pop-Rock
Lenght: 52:13
Label: RCA
Producer: Avril Lavigne, Butch Walker, Deryck Whibley, Max Martin, Shellback
Review: I think Avril Lavigne deserved a little more success with this album but she didn't help herself. Her promotion were messy, the singles choices could've been better and her image doesn't change since her third album, which takes us back to 2007! Nevertheless the album is great, I love the acoustic, pop-rock and rockish vibe of it. I also find it very friendly in the way it talks about people's imperfections and encouraging to be whoever you are. There are a lot of beautiful songs here! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Everybody Hurts
2. Darlin
3. Smile
4. I Love You
5. 4 Real
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Artist: Lady Gaga
Album Title: Born This Way
Genre: Pop
Lenght: 61:08
Label: Interscope
Producer: DJ Snake, DJ White Shadow, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne, Clinton Sparks
Review: I guess Gaga pleased her fans but did not make any effort to make new ones. Not like Born This Way is a bad album, it's not, but it fails to fulfil the hopes! I find it a weaker album than her past couple albums. I think she could've deliver a better album overall, but this album still has some great masterpieces! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Bloody Mary
2. Scheiße
3. Judas
4. The Edge of Glory
5. Marry The Night
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Artist: Jennifer Lopez
Album Title: Love?
Genre: Dance-Pop
Lenght: 62:12
Label: Island
Producer: BeatGeek, Mike Caren, D'Mile, Danja, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Jimmy Joker, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez (also exec.), Benny Medina (exec.), Oligee, Radio, RedOne (also exec.), Antonio "L.A." Reid (exec.), StarGate, C. "Tricky" Stewart
Review: I'm still furious "Story Of My Life" didn't make the album and I'm mad how she took like a decade to release this album and it still is a little disappointing! Nevertheless it still is an okay album, I seriously hate how On The Floor was picked as first single when this album has songs like Papi, I'm Into You, One Love, What Is Love, etc. but besides that, it's a good album! Hopefully her next album, if she releases one, will be more her, yes, because this album really isn't Jennifer Lopez, this is too dance and too pop, I need a new "J.Lo" or "This Is Me... Then"! One more thing! The ballads from this album are beautiful, Jennifer should've included more ballads, like STORY OF MY LIFE. And should had actually released one! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Papi
2. Starting Over
3. I'm Into You
4. Until It Beats No More
5. Everybody's Girl
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Artist: Nicole Scherzinger
Album Title: Killer Love
Genre: Dance-Pop
Lenght: 70:51
Label: Interscope
Producer: BeatGeek, Boi-1da, Maven Boys, The-Dream, Carl Falk, Trina Harmon, Jimmy Joker, Jim Jonsin, Steve Josefsson, Rami, RedOne, The Runners, Carsten Schack, Soulshock, Fraser T. Smith, StarGate, Tricky Stewart, Julian Swirsky, Mark Taylor, Sandy Vee
Review: Finally we got to hear Nicole's first studio album and she didn't disappoint. Of course there are better and worse tracks but overall she surprised me! Just a thing, I think some more slow songs could do justice to her vocals, she is known for those up beat songs and kinda leaves behind the ballads, but she has some beautiful ones in this album! I think she did a great job! Nevertheless I can't call it an amazing album, just a good one! We are about to enter in the "amazing albums" section. |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Don't Hold Your Breath
2. AmenJena
3. Power's Out
4. Killer Love
5. Poison
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Artist: Selena Gomez & The Scene
Album Title: When The Sun Goes Down
Genre: Dance-Pop
Lenght: 39:53
Label: Hollywood
Producer: Rock Mafia, Devrim Karaoglu, Toby Gad, Emanuel Kiriakou, Dreamlab, Greg Kurstin, Stefan Abingdon, Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg, Thomas Armato Sturges, Sandy Vee, Espionage
Review: This album made me start loving Selena Gomez. I love it, I know it's not the best album ever but I don't know, there's something about most of the songs that I completely adore! Besides, Selena's voice is so nice and soft to hear! I was very surprised by this album, the only song I dislike is the spanish version of Who Says! Good job Selena! Now this is an amazing album! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Hit The Lights
2. Love You Like a Love Song
3. My Dilemma
4. Bang Bang Bang
5. Middle of Nowhere
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Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Album Title: Stronger
Genre: Pop-Rock
Lenght: 47:29
Label: RCA
Producer: Brian Kennedy, Ester Dean, Dante Jones, Darkchild, Toby Gad, Howard Benson, Jason Halbert, Greg Kurstin, Oligee, Josh Abraham, Andre Lindal, Chris DeStefano, Michael Knox, Steve Jordan
Review: I'm mad I couldn't make this Top 3. Kelly Clarkson is one of my favorite acts of all time, I completely adore her. She is so spontaneous, so natural and so cool! She never disappoints, I've never heard a bad album from her, love her rockish vibe and of course, her amazing vocals! One more amazing album! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Let Me Down
2. Don't Be a Girl About It
3. Einstein
4. Alone
5. Hello
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Avril, Lady Gaga, and Kelly are my favorites from this set.
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LOVE? such a flawless album.
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GaGa and Kelly
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15-11: 3/5
Swimming Home is the absolute BEST SONG of Evanescence...Lost in Paradise was my fav at first, but SH slowly took it over, its amazing and I love her voice on the song
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BTW: Agreed with everything you said, it was my #8 of 2011 as well, and Your Top 3
Stronger: not in the Top 3 this was my #1 of 2011 ( I know my bad, it wasnt FF)
but Einstein in the Top 5
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Pedro's Best Of 2011 [Top 15 Albums (Top 3)]
Welcome to my Best Of 2011!
Hello! I know I'm a little late. Unfourtunately, when the "Best Of" time came on, I was very busy with my final exams and tests and I did not have time to finish it, actually I barely started it. Since I'm on my holidays and I have a lot of free time, I decided to do it now (with permition) and Vato (ATRL Moderator) will transfer the thread to the Best Of area once it opens again!
Doing this type of lists take time and a lot of work and dedication, I tried to be as fair as possible with myself.
Today I will be presenting to you my...
Top 15 Best Albums Of 2011, The Top 3! And the first Best Choreographies! Here We Go!
Let's move on to music, my favorite part!
There were amazing albums released in 2011, some were amazing. We had great music going on and the come back of the entire trinity: Britney, Gaga and Beyoncé. Let me tell you all of them are charting!
I was very excited about a lot of albums this year and some of them were a complete surprise, some got me disappointed, but, anyway! Enough of words, let's get it started!
15-04
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Artist: Amy Winehouse
Album Title: Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Genre: Soul/Jazz
Lenght: 45:13
Label: Island
Producer: Paul O'Duffy, Phil Ramone, Salaam Remi, Mark Ronson
Review: I actually dislike, a lot, when labels launch albums after artists die for two main reasons: 1. Looks like they are taking advantage of their death to make money; 2. Usually the material ain't that good. Nevertheless, I think some of the tracks in this album are indeed "Hidden Treasures". I still can't believe she is gone and we will never get another masterpiece as Back To Black. The world is unfair, let's just hope there are more hidden treasures around her material. |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (2011)
2. Between The Cheats
3. A Song For You
4. Best Friends, Right?
5. Like Smoke
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Artist: Panic! At The Disco
Album Title: Vices & Virtues
Genre: Alternative Rock
Lenght: 37:27
Label: Decaydance
Producer: Butch Walker, John Feldmann
Review: We go from a jazz type of album to a rock/punk album. Panic! At The Disco are a very consistent band and I really appreciate their work, I think they do some interesting music, they mix a lot of styles in their albums and that's great. As for this one, there are some amazing songs, I really like their mysterious vibe in the songs as well. I feel bad the album didn't do that well commercially, it had great promo singles! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)
2. Always
3. Trade Mistakes
4. Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met...)
5. Oh Glory (demo)
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Artist: Evanescence
Album Title: Evanescence
Genre: Alternative Metal
Lenght: 61:42
Label: Wind-up
Producer: Nick Raskulinecz
Review: After so many years off, Evanescence finally made their come back, but... it didn't go the way I was expecting it go, they flopped badly and a lot of people didn't even know they were back. I think they took way too long to release new music and people forgot who they truly were. Besides, the album might sound a bit disappointing, eventhough I find it very flawless and very into what they always used us too. Amy Lee said for this album she wanted to give a free vibe and she did, they sound a little more free in terms of sound, but still I need to admit this album could've been better! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Swimming Home
2. Lost in Paradise
3. Oceans
4. The Other Side
5. The Change
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Artist: Adele
Album Title: 21
Genre: Pop
Lenght: 48:12
Label: XL
Producer: Jim Abbiss, Adele, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson
Review: I guess I'm a badass for charting 21 so low, just kidding. Don't get me wrong I love Adele, I have mad respect for her, I think she is one of the best vocalists out there and a great talented woman, nevertheless it's impossible not to find her album 21 a little overrated, it has some beautiful songs, most of them, but I don't know, when someone is loved way too much I get "sick" without even trying, I guess it's a normal process, but I do love her and this album is indeed very consistent! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. He Won't Go
2. Take It All
3. Rumor Has It
4. Turning Tables
5. Someone Like You
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Artist: Melanie C
Album Title: The Sea
Genre: Pop
Lenght: 47:34
Label: Warner
Producer: Melanie C
Review: I must say I only got to listen this album by the end of the year. I knew Melanie C had "Rock Me" out but I thought it was a random single, didn't know she had launched a new CD, I loved "This Time" back then and again completely loved this one! I love Melanie's voice, it's so unusual and I'm glad that she keeps faithful to herself and keeps on doing her own music without copying anyone! I wish she was a little more successful though! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Rock Me
2. All About You
3. Think About It
4. Let There Be Love
5. The Sea
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Artist: Eric Saade
Album Title: Saade Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Lenght: 46:00
Label: Roxy Recordings
Producer: ?
Review: I'm such a Eric Saade fan since his first album. I knew about this album due to Eurovision 2011, where he got the third place with "Popular". This album isn't anything epic but it has some great songs, it's very Pop and that's cool, but some songs lack some shine! Anyway it pleases me with its catchies songs (all of them are extremely catchy except one I guess) and it's enough good to open my top 10! I still need to check the volume two! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Popular
2. Hearts In the Air
3. Someone New
4. Still Loving It
5. Big Love
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Artist: Avril Lavigne
Album Title: Goodbye Lullaby
Genre: Pop-Rock
Lenght: 52:13
Label: RCA
Producer: Avril Lavigne, Butch Walker, Deryck Whibley, Max Martin, Shellback
Review: I think Avril Lavigne deserved a little more success with this album but she didn't help herself. Her promotion were messy, the singles choices could've been better and her image doesn't change since her third album, which takes us back to 2007! Nevertheless the album is great, I love the acoustic, pop-rock and rockish vibe of it. I also find it very friendly in the way it talks about people's imperfections and encouraging to be whoever you are. There are a lot of beautiful songs here! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Everybody Hurts
2. Darlin
3. Smile
4. I Love You
5. 4 Real
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Artist: Lady Gaga
Album Title: Born This Way
Genre: Pop
Lenght: 61:08
Label: Interscope
Producer: DJ Snake, DJ White Shadow, Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jeppe Laursen, RedOne, Clinton Sparks
Review: I guess Gaga pleased her fans but did not make any effort to make new ones. Not like Born This Way is a bad album, it's not, but it fails to fulfil the hopes! I find it a weaker album than her past couple albums. I think she could've deliver a better album overall, but this album still has some great masterpieces! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Bloody Mary
2. Scheiße
3. Judas
4. The Edge of Glory
5. Marry The Night
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Artist: Jennifer Lopez
Album Title: Love?
Genre: Dance-Pop
Lenght: 62:12
Label: Island
Producer: BeatGeek, Mike Caren, D'Mile, Danja, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Jimmy Joker, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez (also exec.), Benny Medina (exec.), Oligee, Radio, RedOne (also exec.), Antonio "L.A." Reid (exec.), StarGate, C. "Tricky" Stewart
Review: I'm still furious "Story Of My Life" didn't make the album and I'm mad how she took like a decade to release this album and it still is a little disappointing! Nevertheless it still is an okay album, I seriously hate how On The Floor was picked as first single when this album has songs like Papi, I'm Into You, One Love, What Is Love, etc. but besides that, it's a good album! Hopefully her next album, if she releases one, will be more her, yes, because this album really isn't Jennifer Lopez, this is too dance and too pop, I need a new "J.Lo" or "This Is Me... Then"! One more thing! The ballads from this album are beautiful, Jennifer should've included more ballads, like STORY OF MY LIFE. And should had actually released one! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Papi
2. Starting Over
3. I'm Into You
4. Until It Beats No More
5. Everybody's Girl
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Artist: Nicole Scherzinger
Album Title: Killer Love
Genre: Dance-Pop
Lenght: 70:51
Label: Interscope
Producer: BeatGeek, Boi-1da, Maven Boys, The-Dream, Carl Falk, Trina Harmon, Jimmy Joker, Jim Jonsin, Steve Josefsson, Rami, RedOne, The Runners, Carsten Schack, Soulshock, Fraser T. Smith, StarGate, Tricky Stewart, Julian Swirsky, Mark Taylor, Sandy Vee
Review: Finally we got to hear Nicole's first studio album and she didn't disappoint. Of course there are better and worse tracks but overall she surprised me! Just a thing, I think some more slow songs could do justice to her vocals, she is known for those up beat songs and kinda leaves behind the ballads, but she has some beautiful ones in this album! I think she did a great job! Nevertheless I can't call it an amazing album, just a good one! We are about to enter in the "amazing albums" section. |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Don't Hold Your Breath
2. AmenJena
3. Power's Out
4. Killer Love
5. Poison
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Artist: Selena Gomez & The Scene
Album Title: When The Sun Goes Down
Genre: Dance-Pop
Lenght: 39:53
Label: Hollywood
Producer: Rock Mafia, Devrim Karaoglu, Toby Gad, Emanuel Kiriakou, Dreamlab, Greg Kurstin, Stefan Abingdon, Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg, Thomas Armato Sturges, Sandy Vee, Espionage
Review: This album made me start loving Selena Gomez. I love it, I know it's not the best album ever but I don't know, there's something about most of the songs that I completely adore! Besides, Selena's voice is so nice and soft to hear! I was very surprised by this album, the only song I dislike is the spanish version of Who Says! Good job Selena! Now this is an amazing album! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Hit The Lights
2. Love You Like a Love Song
3. My Dilemma
4. Bang Bang Bang
5. Middle of Nowhere
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Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Album Title: Stronger
Genre: Pop-Rock
Lenght: 47:29
Label: RCA
Producer: Brian Kennedy, Ester Dean, Dante Jones, Darkchild, Toby Gad, Howard Benson, Jason Halbert, Greg Kurstin, Oligee, Josh Abraham, Andre Lindal, Chris DeStefano, Michael Knox, Steve Jordan
Review: I'm mad I couldn't make this Top 3. Kelly Clarkson is one of my favorite acts of all time, I completely adore her. She is so spontaneous, so natural and so cool! She never disappoints, I've never heard a bad album from her, love her rockish vibe and of course, her amazing vocals! One more amazing album! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Let Me Down
2. Don't Be a Girl About It
3. Einstein
4. Alone
5. Hello
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Artist: Britney Spears
Album Title: B In The Mix: The Remixes, Vol. 2
Genre: Dance-Pop
Lenght: 56:11
Label: RCA
Producer: Britney Spears, Max Martin, Danja, Dr. Luke, Tiësto, Bloodshy & Avant, Darkchild, Shellback, Benny Benassi, The Clutch, Billboard, Kaskade, Chris Smith, Philip Larsen, Gareth Emery, Linus Loves, K.Briscoe
Review: This is Britney's first appeareance in this Top 15 albums, it's not charting but I would just like to mention it. Eventhough it flopped hard with no promo at all and since Britney didn't even knew about its release, the remix album is quite good, real nice remixes! I admit I didn't listen many times to it but I enjoyed it and I'm NOT a remix fan! |
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Artist: Shakira
Album Title: Live From Paris
Genre: Pop-Rock
Lenght: 77:21
Label: Epic
Producer: Nick Wickham
Review: Already charted in my "top movies" and now charts in my Top Albums! This is more like it, the audio of the how is just as amazing as when you're watching it, you feel everything as you feel seeing the DVD. Her vocals are even more flawless sometimes than in the studio version! Queen Shakira! |
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Artist: Rihanna
Album Title: Talk That Talk
Genre: Pop-Rock
Lenght: 37:29
Label: Def Jam
Producer: Alex da Kid, Mr. Bangladesh, Calvin Harris, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers (co-exec.), Chase & Status, Cirkut, Da Internz, Dr. Luke, Ester Dean, Gareth McGrillen, Hit-Boy, No I.D., Priscilla Renea, Rihanna (exec.), Rob Swire, Stargate, The-Dream
Review: I'm actually impressed at the amount of people that trashed this great album! Maybe it was made a little too soon, but it doesn't exactly take its quality away! It's an amazing Pop album and ****s all over Loud, which was extremely disappointing! This album might have like one or two weak tracks but the rest are epic, such a fresh vibe to Pop music, at least I feel that. I'm glad Rihanna didn't exactly follow Loud's vibe. |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Do Ya Thang
2. Talk That Talk
3. We Found Love
4. Where Have You Been
5. Farewell
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Artist: Beyoncé
Album Title: 4
Genre: R&B
Lenght: 46:33
Label: Columbia
Producer: Antonio Dixon, Babyface, Brent Kutzle, Beyoncé Knowles (exec.), Caleb, Jeff Bhasker, Julian Napolitano, Jens Bergmark, Kuk Harrell, Kanye West, Kaskade, Luke Steele, Los Da Mystro, Ryan Tedder, Shea Taylor, Switch, Symbolyc One, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart
Review: And here we find Beyoncé almost topping my chart while delivering the best album of her career! "4" is so good, it hasn't bad songs, of course I'm not counting Party to be part of the album, but the album is excelent, even the bonus tracks slay my life! I'm glad she decided to do something not as "fierce" as her last album, not like I don't love it too, but this just sounds better! I wish she had picked better singles and another time to have a baby. |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Countdown
2. Love On Top
3. Start Over
4. End Of Time
5. Run The World (Girls)
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Artist: Britney Spears
Album Title: Femme Fatale
Genre: Pop
Lenght: 44:02
Label: Jive
Producer: Britney Spears, Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Ammo, Billboard, Benny Blanco, Bloodshy, Darkchild, Dream Machine, Fraser T. Smith, JMIKE, Henrik Jonback, Magnus, Oligee, Sandy Vee, Shellback, StarGate, will.i.am
Review: Surprise, surprise... No surprise. Obviously Miss Spears was going to top my Top Albums! There was no better album than Femme Fatale last year, well at least for me, she slayed me completely. I completely adored this transition from Circus, it wasn't as safer as Circus, it was more Britney, I guess. I loved how Britney kept herself original as she always does and brought dubstep to the game, explicity this time! This album has so many amazing songs I don't even know where to start, the only two songs I don't use are Don't Keep Me Waiting and Inside Out, as for the rest they are flawless! I'm very proud of this album and she proved herself as an artist that doesn't go by months she is a legend, an icon, she's here to stay! |
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Hold It Against Me
2. How I Roll
3. Criminal
4. Scary
5. Up 'N Down
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Talk That Talk was a huge disappointment for me But 4
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