I'm sorry gurls, but I'm going to have to take a break from stanning for Xtina. I love her, but her heart's clearly not in it right now.
Nothing's wrong with her voice - she sounded as great as ever singing Beautiful at the Hurricane Sandy benefit concert a few weeks ago (and incredible at the Etta James funeral last winter)
She's just not putting in the work to perform her new material at a high level (whether its singing the songs enough to perform confidently, planning vocal runs that work and aren't just super random screaming, choreography that's more than just walking, or even just having fierceness in her eyes).
It's sad because I love Lotus and I'll still listen to it, but I can't stan for a gurl who isn't stanning for herself.
51. Just A Fool
67. Your Body
193. Make the World Move (feat. CeeLo Green)
244. Let There Be Love
568. Army of Me
620. Blank Page
664. Light Up the Sky
854. Best of Me
898. Sing for Me
1064. Your Body Remix
1112. Just A Fool
1113. Lotus Intro
1352. Empty Words
Watching it back, it doesn't seem as off actually. Army Of Me was fine except for that bum note. I think it probably just seemed worse at first because of the over the top nature of Let There Be Love kind of overshadowed everything else
I finally listened to the album in Full ... my fav tracks are :
Lotus
Your Body
Red Hot Kinda Love
Make The World Move
Let There Be Love
Blank Page
Cease Fire
Around The World
Circles
Light Up The Sky