I don't hear vocal improvements at all lol. But what I will say is that New York Days and L.A. Nights better make the album. The song is so hot even the demo has been on repeat over here However I still stand by my opinion that she should be setting trends at this point and not simply following them. Beyonce (although I don't really care for her music) could have easily gone the dance pop route but she chose to make R&B music and not follow the current trend. Rihanna by comparison is on her sixth album and is still more of a follower than a leader. If she wants actual longevity in my opinion she is going to have to do MUCH better than this.
gurl, you are showing your true colors of fake insider and hater.
rated R set a trend that Gaga followed, the whole rockstar vibe and guitar riffs. Not to mention the Rude Boy trend, the song was abreakout only second to Umbrella, 5 weeks at #1, introduced the stargate + ester dean trend everyone is copying now, and the island trend as well.
Loud had Mand Down, reggae vibe, I sure many will follow, OG was much dancier than anything before that, etc.
Rihanna sets trends, that's what she does best. She is no cookie cutter Dr. Luke singer like Katy and Kesha or the same the dream/tricky songs beyonce does
it's a different song, no all the songs have to be that vocally demanding, it depends on the song. For example, Beyonce on BTINH screams but she should not have, the song does not require that and it's unpleaseant
What trend did Rated R follow?
Loud had a blend of all genres so what trend did Loud follow?
If you go back and read my first comment I gave her credit for showing artistic growth on Rated R and not following a specific trend. However in my opinion she has regressed since then and Loud followed the Dance-Pop/Club trend just as everyone else has so no Loud is not breaking any new ground nor is WFL. Linda Perry says it best "she's good at what she does and she's obviously not looking to reinvent the wheel" so good for Rihanna.
gurl, you are showing your true colors of fake insider and hater.
rated R set a trend that Gaga followed, the whole rockstar vibe and guitar riffs. Not to mention the Rude Boy trend, the song was abreakout only second to Umbrella, 5 weeks at #1, introduced the stargate + ester dean trend everyone is copying now, and the island trend as well.
Loud had Mand Down, reggae vibe, I sure many will follow, OG was much dancier than anything before that, etc.
Rihanna sets trends, that's what she does best. She is no cookie cutter Dr. Luke singer like Katy and Kesha or the same the dream/tricky songs beyonce does
Perfectly said.
It's not like Rihanna is following a trend, she can easily go to Dr. Luke or Max Martin for an easy hit, given her star-status, but she chose to work with Calvin Harris, introduce his British dance-pop sound to American audiences and make it mainstream.
gurl, you are showing your true colors of fake insider and hater.
rated R set a trend that Gaga followed, the whole rockstar vibe and guitar riffs. Not to mention the Rude Boy trend, the song was abreakout only second to Umbrella, 5 weeks at #1, introduced the stargate + ester dean trend everyone is copying now, and the island trend as well.
Loud had Mand Down, reggae vibe, I sure many will follow, OG was much dancier than anything before that, etc.
Rihanna sets trends, that's what she does best. She is no cookie cutter Dr. Luke singer like Katy and Kesha or the same the dream/tricky songs beyonce does
Not once did I EVER say that I'd heard more than anyone else. I really don't even know how that got started. I simply said that she hasn't shown any artistic growth since Rated R which is my opinion. I gave her credit as I'm sure the song will be a success. However success and marketability does not equal substance nor growing artistically and challenging yourself as an artist.
gurl, you are showing your true colors of fake insider and hater.
rated R set a trend that Gaga followed, the whole rockstar vibe and guitar riffs. Not to mention the Rude Boy trend, the song was abreakout only second to Umbrella, 5 weeks at #1, introduced the stargate + ester dean trend everyone is copying now, and the island trend as well.
Loud had Mand Down, reggae vibe, I sure many will follow, OG was much dancier than anything before that, etc.
Rihanna sets trends, that's what she does best. She is no cookie cutter Dr. Luke singer like Katy and Kesha or the same the dream/tricky songs beyonce does
No, Gaga was doing "rockstar" vibe things even during TF. Also, Gaga actually writes and creates her music so she was working on BTW well before RR was released. It takes time for her b/c she's involved in its creation.
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Rihanna doesn't sound vocally weak on WFL. She sounds softer. The song fits her voice perfectly. On the OG chorus she sounded like she was screaming (even though OG is a better song). Here, she sounds great.
Kind of sounds like Yeah 3x and it's very repetitive. Eh
It sounds NOTHING like Yeah 3x. Yeah 3x is so wild and about partying (not in a bad way), and this is so controlled and about love; not even sex or that hot piece of ass over there on the other side of the club. I don't mean to be rude, but I don't understand that comparison at all.
No, Gaga was doing "rockstar" vibe things even during TF. Also, Gaga actually writes and creates her music so she was working on BTW well before RR was released. It takes time for her b/c she's involved in its creation.
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Rihanna doesn't sound vocally weak on WFL. She sounds softer. The song fits her voice perfectly. On the OG chorus she sounded like she was screaming (even though OG is a better song). Here, she sounds great.
gurl, she did not start BTW before Rated R at all, Rated R was released at the same time as TFM. BTW uses guitar riffs that i can relate to Rockstar 101, the only song from a mainstream artist i can do that. Not to mention the whole rockstar image, i.e. Hair single cover looks like a shot from the Rockstar 101 video.
Dare I say Hard --> RTW(G), Rude Boy --> lessors, etc. Rated R was so innovative. And Rihanna was involved in rated R creation as well.
All this to say, Rihanna sets trends, she has this gift that Madonna had
gurl, she did not start BTW before Rated R at all, Rated R was released at the same time as TFM. BTW uses guitar riffs that i can relate to Rockstar 101, the only song from a mainstream artist i can do that. Not to mention the whole rockstar image, i.e. Hair single cover looks like a shot from the Rockstar 101 video.
Dare I say Hard --> RTW(G), Rude Boy --> lessors, etc. Rated R was so innovative. And Rihanna was involved in rated R creation as well.
All this to say, Rihanna sets trends, she has this gift that Madonna had
She may be able to reinvent herself constantly but honestly that's something you need to be able to do as a Pop star in this day and age anyway. Especially since Pop fans are fickle and if you keep the same image for too long you run the risk of being labeled as "boring". Every single released from Loud with the exception of What's My Name followed the Dance-Pop/Club trend. If Only Girl and S&M weren't following a trend then I'd REALLY like to know what was.