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Discussion: Appreciate Britney's 'Blackout'
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Originally posted by supaspaz
I remember driving home from dance class late one night and hearing the premiere of "Gimme More" on the radio. It was unexpected, but it was new Britney music and I was so excited! I ran yelling into my house to let my sister know.
I remember watching that performance of "Gimme More" to open the 2007 VMAs. I had homework left to do, so I was only going to tune in for that, but I had hyped it up in excitement all day. I was shocked and embarrassed when it was over. What had happened to Britney?! I hoped it was only a temporary flub.
I remember driving to Borders on the Tuesday it was released to buy Blackout and an AP Calculus BC study book. I didn't finally get around to listening to it until the weekend, but it was amazing. "Gimme More," "Piece of Me," "Break The Ice," "Toy Soldier," "Radar," "Freakshow," "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)," "Why Should I Be Sad"... the good stuff was never-ending!
I remember the sudden and mysterious change in Billboard 200 policy that week and the disappointment I felt the next Wednesday when I read that Britney had just gotten her first #2 album. I was so annoyed at the way the era was going, but it was only a hint of things to come...
I remember excitedly waiting for the "Piece of Me" video to come out. It was my favorite song and it was going to be a single! Everyone thought it was going to be Britney's dance comeback. But it wasn't. It was just...okay, which is the sort of the worst fate that can befall a music video.
I remember Britney disappearing from the scene for a bunch of months again, abandoning a video and any sort of promotion for "Break The Ice." I thought maybe the comeback dream was over. But then she popped back up at the 2008 VMAs, looking fresh and beautiful (if more than a little nervous), winning her first three Moonmen ever—seriously, WTF?!—for that, ahem, masterpiece "Piece of Me." There was hope for us Britney fans again. And just a few weeks later, the Circus era began...
Happy 4th anniversary, Blackout! To one of the greatest pop albums of the decade. You will never be forgotten.
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Preach, sis
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Originally posted by Ryou Itaru Hou
All here for Album of our generation
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Their favs, the critics, the public, the media and now all of you are here for the Album of our Generation.
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Originally posted by thegmangrant
Rated R ties with Blackout in epicness
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Originally posted by supaspaz
I remember excitedly waiting for the "Piece of Me" video to come out. It was my favorite song and it was going to be a single! Everyone thought it was going to be Britney's dance comeback. But it wasn't. It was just...okay, which is the sort of the worst fate that can befall a music video.
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It's still beyond me how it had a $500,000 budget and we got that.
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Originally posted by thegmangrant
I love Mmm Papi and Big Fat Bass
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"Mmm Papi" just disturbs me... she's so close to her daddy, and she'll sing a song titled like that?
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Originally posted by iLays
How tha hell did this get to 20 pages!? It was just on 6..and why is it reported? Who caused a ruckus in here
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Shockingly, nothing happened....everyone is just here to mutually pay their respects to the album of our generation.
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Originally posted by supaspaz
I remember Britney disappearing from the scene for a bunch of months again, abandoning a video and any sort of promotion for "Break The Ice." I thought maybe the comeback dream was over. But then she popped back up at the 2008 VMAs, looking fresh and beautiful (if more than a little nervous), winning her first three Moonmen ever—seriously, WTF?!—for that, ahem, masterpiece "Piece of Me." There was hope for us Britney fans again. And just a few weeks later, the Circus era began...
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She looked so flawless that night.
That was already the "Circus" era though.
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I forgot to add Freakshow to my list
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Originally posted by ifyouseekLEM
Album of our Generation, not the album of 2009.
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yeah ok whatever. my opinion stays unchanged.
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Originally posted by Chemist
Get Naked was my favorite song of Britney during 3 years practically i couldn't sleep without it, I couldn't study without it, I couldn't masturbate without it, i couldn't take a **** without it
Now Why SHould I Be Sad is my favorite song of Blackout
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And u always make fun of ma English
The emancipation of MIMI is the alberm of the generation. The only album from a female artist that went diamond in Tha 20s.
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GaGa stans can have their anthem of the generation.
Xtina fans can have their Voice of the Generation.
But when Britney tries to have her album of the generation, **some** people come up in here tryna hate.
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Originally posted by Kh-Loud
And u always make fun of ma English
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Originally posted by ifyouseekLEM
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lmfao exactly. I think 'Rated R' is greatly overrated, it has a few songs I like but even those tracks are nothing amazing, that album wasn't even innovative and the whole concept and music seemed very contrived and forced to fit a image.
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I remember watching VMAs 2008, everyone was cheering for her... everybody loved her no matter waht
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Originally posted by i spit on haters
lmfao exactly. I think 'Rated R' is greatly overrated, it has a few songs I like but even those tracks are nothing amazing, that album wasn't even innovative and the whole concept and music seemed very contrived and forced to fit a image.
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I loved Rated R and I think it's one of Rihanna's best -- but Blackout changed music. RR was just a boss CD....there is definitely a difference. A lot of sounds from Blackout re-appear on Rated R. Rated R didn't start ANYTHING new like Blackout did.
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Originally posted by Duca
She looked so flawless that night.
That was already the "Circus" era though.
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The official start of the Circus era. Simultaneously acting as the the official end of the Blackout era.
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Originally posted by Kh-Loud
And u always make fun of ma English
The emancipation of MIMI is the alberm of the generation. The only album from a female artist that went diamond in Tha 20s.
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Originally posted by ifyouseekLEM
I loved Rated R and I think it's one of Rihanna's best -- but Blackout changed music. RR was just a boss CD....there is definitely a difference. A lot of sounds from Blackout re-appear on Rated R. Rated R didn't start ANYTHING new like Blackout did.
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Aside from that, I don't want to take much from RR....but it's not influential in anyway, just a great CD.
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Werk it sis.
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