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Celeb News: 'Electra Heart' album reviews
Member Since: 4/26/2012
Posts: 606
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I swear some people just find it boring because she's not singing about her ***, and her booty (especially from looking at their avi's), it was never going to be a club album that could be sung by anyone!
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Member Since: 4/13/2012
Posts: 3,421
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Originally posted by Kats
And her "stans" thought it would be acclaimed.
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Teenage Dream has a 55 on metacritic, and people love Katy Perry...
Really I don't know how Marina's metacritic score is so bad though... Why are reviewers so stupid? It's honestly a great album...
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Member Since: 8/30/2011
Posts: 22,432
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Yeah on first listen it was kind of obviously mediocre. Marina didn't achieve any of her goals with this album, IMO. And it sucks that we have to wait 2 years for the next one. (Assuming there is one)
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Member Since: 9/7/2010
Posts: 28,471
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Originally posted by Owl
Then why did you make this thread? You don't like the album, but you'll have to keep checking for it.
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I liked her debut,I like checking for music reviews and since many people here are worshiping it,I found interesting to post a thread about critics and their point of view on album.
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Member Since: 12/7/2011
Posts: 21,578
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Originally posted by Electra&TheHearts
I swear some people just find it boring because she's not singing about her ***, and her booty (especially from looking at their avi's), it was never going to be a club album that could be sung by anyone!
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No the music is just boring point blank. Nice ideas, horrible execution. DEAL.
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Member Since: 12/1/2011
Posts: 24,324
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honestly most of the tracks on the album are just average, nothing amazing. Its not terrible but i have trouble picking out a stand out track because its all so mediocre
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Member Since: 11/2/2010
Posts: 20,295
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Wow. These reviews. Marina deserves a MUCH higher score.
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Member Since: 4/26/2012
Posts: 606
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Originally posted by SLAYANNA NAVY
No the music is just boring point blank. Nice ideas, horrible execution. DEAL.
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See you're exactly who I'm talking about, all the Rhi Rhi and Perry fans that heard the concept and thought they were getting another identikit popstar. I get why it would be boring to you lot, it really isn't that far from TFJ, its just more polished sound that flows better, whereas TFJ songs would jar next to each other.
She was too pop for the alternative crowd and the wannabe hipsters and too indie for the pop crowd, she chose to go more pop this time around to give herself more of chance with radio etc. Its still very much Marina she was never going to come back with an album full of ****ty club tracks that are ten a penny these days.
I get the feeling that if you didn't like Marina before (as opposed to not giving her chance before) you won't like her this time around, and that's a good thing because I'm all for Marina reaching out to audiences that didn't get a chance to know her the first time around, but she does not need certain types of fans that are so alien to her original fans/music!
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Member Since: 12/24/2010
Posts: 1,980
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The Diamonds in denial
It definitely has a few standout tracks but a lot of tracks are boring/reiterate concepts she did better in other songs, or are just straight up mediocre. I'd give it a 6/10, 6.5 if I'm on a good one.
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Member Since: 12/7/2011
Posts: 21,578
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Originally posted by Electra&TheHearts
See you're exactly who I'm talking about, all the Rhi Rhi and Perry fans that heard the concept and thought they were getting another identikit popstar. I get why it would be boring to you lot, it really isn't that far from TFJ, its just more polished sound that flows better, whereas TFJ songs would jar next to each other.
She was too pop for the alternative crowd and the wannabe hipsters and too indie for the pop crowd, she chose to go more pop this time around to give herself more of chance with radio etc. Its still very much Marina she was never going to come back with an album full of ****ty club tracks that are ten a penny these days.
I get the feeling that if you didn't like Marina before (as opposed to not giving her chance before) you won't like her this time around.
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I didnt have a clue who she was before to be honest so that doesn't come into play whatsoever. I just found the album boring with the exception of a few tracks.
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Member Since: 1/2/2012
Posts: 22,450
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Originally posted by Kats
And her "stans" thought it would be acclaimed.
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Originally posted by Lyra
Welp, back to the drawing board. Hopefully her next "persona" can garner a hit.
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All of these Marina stans keep saying how this album is "perfect" and "flawless" and "deserved a perfect score", but honestly, whose opinion is more reliable? A professional critic's, or some random biased person on an Internet forum?
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Member Since: 6/10/2010
Posts: 18,057
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Originally posted by LouLiGa
Not trying to insult anyone, but I'm looking at some of your icons and the last thing some of you should be doing is criticizing this album, which is filled with intelligent lyrics, beats, and themes that you could never dream of.
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Member Since: 10/9/2008
Posts: 9,835
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People calling this album "too commercial" with Gagas/Beyonces/Perrys/Rihannas avatars.
I love the album. And people stanning for TFJ should AT LEAST give "Teen Idle" some props.
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Member Since: 1/2/2012
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Originally posted by LouLiGa
Not trying to insult anyone, but I'm looking at some of your icons and the last thing some of you should be doing is criticizing this album, which is filled with intelligent lyrics, beats, and themes that you could never dream of.
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Too bad those "intelligent lyrics, beats, and themes" failed to give her a hit.
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Member Since: 4/26/2012
Posts: 606
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Originally posted by SLAYANNA NAVY
I didnt have a clue who she was before to be honest so that doesn't come into play whatsoever. I just found the album boring with the exception of a few tracks.
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Fair enough, everyone has their own opinions and it depends on where they're coming from musically, clearly you like a particular type of singer which is actually quite different to what Marina has done in the past and I doubt that would appeal to you, and despite names like Dr. Luke, Diplo etc that hasn't been radically changed with this new record rather its just been cleaned up a bit.
I would worry if Marina had made the type of album that would appeal to certain pop fans because then it would mean that as an artist she's completely abandoned what she's truly about just to pander to the masses. Some people got too carried away with the concepts and the imagery and the list of producers etc without really learning more about Marina the person and artist and if they did give TFJ a listen they dismissed it as "old Marina" as if TFJ Marina and EH Marina are almost two different entities. Which has meant they were brought into contact with an album that was never meant for them and would never appeal to them.
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Member Since: 6/25/2011
Posts: 37,192
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Originally posted by LouLiGa
Not trying to insult anyone, but I'm looking at some of your icons and the last thing some of you should be doing is criticizing this album, which is filled with intelligent lyrics, beats, and themes that you could never dream of.
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Y'all stay doing the most. This album's theme is not that revolutionary or unique, like, at all.
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Member Since: 10/19/2010
Posts: 5,260
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Originally posted by Honey
Too bad those "intelligent lyrics, beats, and themes" failed to give her a hit.
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You're being completely rude. I won't come for your favorite because I easily could in a heartbeat. It's not about whether or not she's creating 'hits' or not. She's doing it solely because she loves the music and this was a concept that she's been dying to do for awhile but was neglecting it because she thought she was above it in a sense. If you don't like her, you don't like her, everybody has their opinions but you're going a little overboard.
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Member Since: 1/2/2012
Posts: 22,450
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Originally posted by joshsquat
You're being completely rude. I won't come for your favorite because I easily could in a heartbeat. It's not about whether or not she's creating 'hits' or not. She's doing it solely because she loves the music and this was a concept that she's been dying to do for awhile but was neglecting it because she thought she was above it in a sense. If you don't like her, you don't like her, everybody has their opinions but you're going a little overboard.
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My fave's 18 #1 hit singles and two Diamond certified albums remain unbothered.
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Member Since: 6/25/2011
Posts: 37,192
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Originally posted by joshsquat
You're being completely rude. I won't come for your favorite because I easily could in a heartbeat. It's not about whether or not she's creating 'hits' or not. She's doing it solely because she loves the music and this was a concept that she's been dying to do for awhile but was neglecting it because she thought she was above it in a sense. If you don't like her, you don't like her, everybody has their opinions but you're going a little overboard.
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Y'all will just believe anything she says, won't you?
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Member Since: 1/2/2012
Posts: 22,450
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Originally posted by Jameson Teqkilla
Y'all will just believe anything she says, won't you?
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Yep. Marina stans are the definition of delusional and brainless stans that will believe anything their fave says.
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