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Originally posted by Patrick
I was surprised to see the mixed reception for this one... and then I wasn't.
Further proof of a deep generational chasm that divides ATRL into two camps; the twentysomething pop sophisticates with 15 to 20 years of top-shelf pop consumption to their name, and an unruly kid crew with Scream Queens avatars and tributes to Nick Jonas in their signatures. It's not that the latter generation is a lost cause entirely, but they've clearly never heard a "Britney" — that is, they've never encountered a voice quite as distinctive as Britney's. "But I know Britney! Circus was the first album I bought!" First off, ask for a refund. And no, you don't know Britney, you know a very stilted and subdued version of the iconic performer.
The Britney of "Private Show" is Britney as Britney is intended to sound. She very skillfully vacillates between a range of tones; she nasally, then guttural, then grainy, then nasally again, then delicate. (And yes, that's how she's supposed to do it.) She's sultry. She's goofy. She's sounds slightly absurd. She's fully engaged. She's expressive in ways that "technically superior" vocalists just aren't. She is brilliant. You have no idea how brilliant she is.
This is the probably purest attempt Britney has made to harness some of that ineffable charm that made her early work so irresistible. I adore it.
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Yes, yes, and yes!
Fans wished for more authenticity (see: the unfortunate
Britney Jean) and complained that Britney lacked personality, yet here is Britney Spears giving us the most lively vocal performance in nearly a decade and y'all are
still complaining?
I feel like this is the kind of song Britney has wanted to do for a long time, but her team wouldn't allow it.
Give us more of this, Brit!
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Originally posted by Aurora
I actually think she should work with some PC music producers. She has one of those really unique recognisable weird higher voices and my mind would just explode if she was on a SOPHIE production I think. Not necessarily for her album but for his. Anyway I'm getting a bit off topic. Cute song!
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Oh,
I-I-I-I-I know! It is legit my only wish (this year).
