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Originally posted by BambooBanga
Not people upset at Charli being Marina's first feature..
If anything Charli should be ashamed to team up with someone as basic as Marina. Charli was on a good run with collabs, a mess tbh.
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Ok we get it. Electra Heart sucked and critics did not like it. But don't call her basic. Generic? With Electra Heart? At times. But basic? No. Her image is not basic, her concepts are not basic, her themes are not basic and she herself is definitely not basic.
If you actually read the poor reviews of Electra Heart instead of just looking at the metacritic score(s), most of them said in one way or another that she is capable of more and has potential to make great music. They said the same thing for Family Jewels. Most critics don't think she sucks, they just think she can do better.
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I for one love Marina and love Charli's music. But I'm not sure how I feel about this collaboration. They're both in that indie/alternative/pop/electronic/ etc etc realm of music but they're on opposite ends of the spectrum. If Charli was to record Marina's style, I imagine it would sound very disingenuous. If Marina was to record Charli's style, I think it would just not sound right and very try-hard. If there's only one thing that separates their music, it's that quirk Marina has and the Angst that Charli has. I don't believe Charli could pull off quirky and I don't believe Marina can pull of angst.
But I'm not going to say I won't like it. We'll have to see.