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Discussion: 2006 POPS! The Finale NOW - Winner on Page 64!
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Sent! y'all need to submit
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I'm almost done, I only have Christina's album left to rate. I'll send when I finished that
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I'm almost done, I only have Christina's album left to rate. I'll send when I finished that
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Guys, I've extended the deadline until the 24th, and we'll start after Christmas, on the 26th.
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There was a deadline? I was planning on just trolling in this thread forever.
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Okay, this will be done then.
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There was a deadline? I was planning on just trolling in this thread forever.
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You mean you don't really love the Queen? I opened up my heart to you supa
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You mean you don't really love the Queen? I opened up my heart to you supa
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As if! I wrote a four-star review of The Dutchess in my high school newspaper.
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As if! I wrote a four-star review of The Dutchess in my high school newspaper.
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Oh my god Please tell me this is true
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Do you still have that review saved somewhere, Supa?
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Oh my god Please tell me this is true
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Please appreciate that I just dug this up for you. I haven't even looked at it in six years.
Fergie delivers an exciting and promising debut
“Fergalicious,” the first track on Fergie’s new album The Dutchess, opens with the line “Listen up y’all cuz this is it/ The beat that I’m banging is the next s--t.” You better believe that she’s not kidding. This album is almost an hour of pure ear candy – a collection of beat-driven hip-hop/club tracks, sweet R&B melodies, and a subtle Caribbean influence.
Fergie is a member of the extremely successful hip-hop quartet the Black Eyed Peas. Instead of trying to emulate the sound that has led them to sell over 17 million albums worldwide, Fergie chooses to go for something completely different. There are obvious influences from music of her childhood: Little Richard on “Clumsy,” Mariah Carey on “All That I Got (The Make Up Song),” Janet Jackson on “Glamorous.” Even “Pedestal” samples the children’s nursery rhyme “London Bridge (is Falling Down).” However, Fergie manages to put a modern spin on each of these past genres, creating a new and unique sound.
Her influences reach into the modern age as well. “London Bridge” – the hugely popular first single that recently reached #1 on the pop charts – has been written of a rip-off of Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl.” Just listen to the track though, with its wailing sirens and tough sing-rap vocals, and you’ll realize that Fergie has just taken the same idea and brought it to the next level – it’s louder, sassier, and more intense. Pink is probably wishing she had recorded acoustic guitar-driven mid-tempo ballad “Big Girls Don’t Cry” for her own newly released disc. Even when emulating current artists, Fergie still infuses her own style into every song she records, creating a distinct attitude and voice that distinguishes her from any of her contemporaries.
Fergie displays a surprisingly wide range of styles and genres on the album. It is refreshing to find an artist who stretches beyond her obvious comfort zone, tackling not just one but multiple musical trends that are new to her. It is an ambitious and risky move for Fergie, who has found so much success in mainstream hip-hop, but she succeeds fantastically. The results introduce the listener to a brand-new Fergie with an impressive array of new material. “Mary Jane Shoes” is a light and fun reggae ode to Fergie’s favorite footwear, with airy tropical beats that send your mind right to the beach. “Finally” is an absolutely gorgeous track, sparsely backed by strings and piano. With its intimate lyrics and a grandiose feeling, it would do marvelously on a Broadway stage as a heroine sings of her troubled love life.
Much of the credit for the album’s greatness should go to the producers, who have crafted unique and excellent music for every track on the album. Standout song “Fergalicious” switches beats and influences (old school beatbox, up-tempo lounge music, ‘40s big band) more times than you can count on your two hands, yet still meshes perfectly to create a single, coherent track. The listener is never bored; whereas normally as you might get tired of listening to a dance track by other artists after a only few minutes, “Fergalicious” keeps you dancing, in awe of every new sound you’re hearing and changing sensation you’re feeling.
It is obvious that Fergie had a lot of fun recording this album – experimenting with new sounds and ideas – and it comes across to the listener. Some of the best tracks on the album are those where you can tell that Fergie is having a good time, such as “Glamorous.” This is another track that could have been a cast-off from Gwen Stefani’s or Janet Jackson’s last album, save for Fergie’s subtle sense of humor, an amusing streak greater than any we’ve seen in comparable artists that’s only grown since “My Humps.” Mixed with an alluring yet danceable strings-backed beat, it turns “Glamorous” into a song you will constantly be replaying on your stereo.
In a time when musicians, mainly in the business for success and wealth, are producing albums full of similar-sounding filler tracks, Fergie is a breath of fresh. Every song in The Dutchess is different from the last, different from almost everything else out in the music scene, and different from anything she has done before. It is an album full of songs with single-status potential, with some moments that could even become modern pop classics. Fergie deserves a lot of credit just for putting effort into every track on the disc, not to mention that she succeeds in making them all an enjoyable listening experience. One may wonder how Fergie created such an amazingly fun and different album in a time of music that is mediocre and alike. But as the track “Clumsy” tells us: “She can’t help it. The girl can’t help it.” Must be that royal blood in her pop music veins.
My life's aspiration at the time was to work for Entertainment Weekly.
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Originally posted by supaspaz
Please appreciate that I just dug this up for you. I haven't even looked at it in six years.
Fergie delivers an exciting and promising debut
“Fergalicious,” the first track on Fergie’s new album The Dutchess, opens with the line “Listen up y’all cuz this is it/ The beat that I’m banging is the next s--t.” You better believe that she’s not kidding. This album is almost an hour of pure ear candy – a collection of beat-driven hip-hop/club tracks, sweet R&B melodies, and a subtle Caribbean influence.
Fergie is a member of the extremely successful hip-hop quartet the Black Eyed Peas. Instead of trying to emulate the sound that has led them to sell over 17 million albums worldwide, Fergie chooses to go for something completely different. There are obvious influences from music of her childhood: Little Richard on “Clumsy,” Mariah Carey on “All That I Got (The Make Up Song),” Janet Jackson on “Glamorous.” Even “Pedestal” samples the children’s nursery rhyme “London Bridge (is Falling Down).” However, Fergie manages to put a modern spin on each of these past genres, creating a new and unique sound.
Her influences reach into the modern age as well. “London Bridge” – the hugely popular first single that recently reached #1 on the pop charts – has been written of a rip-off of Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl.” Just listen to the track though, with its wailing sirens and tough sing-rap vocals, and you’ll realize that Fergie has just taken the same idea and brought it to the next level – it’s louder, sassier, and more intense. Pink is probably wishing she had recorded acoustic guitar-driven mid-tempo ballad “Big Girls Don’t Cry” for her own newly released disc. Even when emulating current artists, Fergie still infuses her own style into every song she records, creating a distinct attitude and voice that distinguishes her from any of her contemporaries.
Fergie displays a surprisingly wide range of styles and genres on the album. It is refreshing to find an artist who stretches beyond her obvious comfort zone, tackling not just one but multiple musical trends that are new to her. It is an ambitious and risky move for Fergie, who has found so much success in mainstream hip-hop, but she succeeds fantastically. The results introduce the listener to a brand-new Fergie with an impressive array of new material. “Mary Jane Shoes” is a light and fun reggae ode to Fergie’s favorite footwear, with airy tropical beats that send your mind right to the beach. “Finally” is an absolutely gorgeous track, sparsely backed by strings and piano. With its intimate lyrics and a grandiose feeling, it would do marvelously on a Broadway stage as a heroine sings of her troubled love life.
Much of the credit for the album’s greatness should go to the producers, who have crafted unique and excellent music for every track on the album. Standout song “Fergalicious” switches beats and influences (old school beatbox, up-tempo lounge music, ‘40s big band) more times than you can count on your two hands, yet still meshes perfectly to create a single, coherent track. The listener is never bored; whereas normally as you might get tired of listening to a dance track by other artists after a only few minutes, “Fergalicious” keeps you dancing, in awe of every new sound you’re hearing and changing sensation you’re feeling.
It is obvious that Fergie had a lot of fun recording this album – experimenting with new sounds and ideas – and it comes across to the listener. Some of the best tracks on the album are those where you can tell that Fergie is having a good time, such as “Glamorous.” This is another track that could have been a cast-off from Gwen Stefani’s or Janet Jackson’s last album, save for Fergie’s subtle sense of humor, an amusing streak greater than any we’ve seen in comparable artists that’s only grown since “My Humps.” Mixed with an alluring yet danceable strings-backed beat, it turns “Glamorous” into a song you will constantly be replaying on your stereo.
In a time when musicians, mainly in the business for success and wealth, are producing albums full of similar-sounding filler tracks, Fergie is a breath of fresh. Every song in The Dutchess is different from the last, different from almost everything else out in the music scene, and different from anything she has done before. It is an album full of songs with single-status potential, with some moments that could even become modern pop classics. Fergie deserves a lot of credit just for putting effort into every track on the disc, not to mention that she succeeds in making them all an enjoyable listening experience. One may wonder how Fergie created such an amazingly fun and different album in a time of music that is mediocre and alike. But as the track “Clumsy” tells us: “She can’t help it. The girl can’t help it.” Must be that royal blood in her pop music veins.
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Beautiful.
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You better stan girl Hopefully your review helped sell some copies in your area
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Originally posted by @michael.
You better stan girl Hopefully your review helped sell some copies in your area
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Fergie can thank me for that triple platinum certification.
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Finally listening to the non-x albums.
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Originally posted by supaspaz
Please appreciate that I just dug this up for you. I haven't even looked at it in six years.
Fergie delivers an exciting and promising debut
“Fergalicious,” the first track on Fergie’s new album The Dutchess, opens with the line “Listen up y’all cuz this is it/ The beat that I’m banging is the next s--t.” You better believe that she’s not kidding. This album is almost an hour of pure ear candy – a collection of beat-driven hip-hop/club tracks, sweet R&B melodies, and a subtle Caribbean influence.
Fergie is a member of the extremely successful hip-hop quartet the Black Eyed Peas. Instead of trying to emulate the sound that has led them to sell over 17 million albums worldwide, Fergie chooses to go for something completely different. There are obvious influences from music of her childhood: Little Richard on “Clumsy,” Mariah Carey on “All That I Got (The Make Up Song),” Janet Jackson on “Glamorous.” Even “Pedestal” samples the children’s nursery rhyme “London Bridge (is Falling Down).” However, Fergie manages to put a modern spin on each of these past genres, creating a new and unique sound.
Her influences reach into the modern age as well. “London Bridge” – the hugely popular first single that recently reached #1 on the pop charts – has been written of a rip-off of Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl.” Just listen to the track though, with its wailing sirens and tough sing-rap vocals, and you’ll realize that Fergie has just taken the same idea and brought it to the next level – it’s louder, sassier, and more intense. Pink is probably wishing she had recorded acoustic guitar-driven mid-tempo ballad “Big Girls Don’t Cry” for her own newly released disc. Even when emulating current artists, Fergie still infuses her own style into every song she records, creating a distinct attitude and voice that distinguishes her from any of her contemporaries.
Fergie displays a surprisingly wide range of styles and genres on the album. It is refreshing to find an artist who stretches beyond her obvious comfort zone, tackling not just one but multiple musical trends that are new to her. It is an ambitious and risky move for Fergie, who has found so much success in mainstream hip-hop, but she succeeds fantastically. The results introduce the listener to a brand-new Fergie with an impressive array of new material. “Mary Jane Shoes” is a light and fun reggae ode to Fergie’s favorite footwear, with airy tropical beats that send your mind right to the beach. “Finally” is an absolutely gorgeous track, sparsely backed by strings and piano. With its intimate lyrics and a grandiose feeling, it would do marvelously on a Broadway stage as a heroine sings of her troubled love life.
Much of the credit for the album’s greatness should go to the producers, who have crafted unique and excellent music for every track on the album. Standout song “Fergalicious” switches beats and influences (old school beatbox, up-tempo lounge music, ‘40s big band) more times than you can count on your two hands, yet still meshes perfectly to create a single, coherent track. The listener is never bored; whereas normally as you might get tired of listening to a dance track by other artists after a only few minutes, “Fergalicious” keeps you dancing, in awe of every new sound you’re hearing and changing sensation you’re feeling.
It is obvious that Fergie had a lot of fun recording this album – experimenting with new sounds and ideas – and it comes across to the listener. Some of the best tracks on the album are those where you can tell that Fergie is having a good time, such as “Glamorous.” This is another track that could have been a cast-off from Gwen Stefani’s or Janet Jackson’s last album, save for Fergie’s subtle sense of humor, an amusing streak greater than any we’ve seen in comparable artists that’s only grown since “My Humps.” Mixed with an alluring yet danceable strings-backed beat, it turns “Glamorous” into a song you will constantly be replaying on your stereo.
In a time when musicians, mainly in the business for success and wealth, are producing albums full of similar-sounding filler tracks, Fergie is a breath of fresh. Every song in The Dutchess is different from the last, different from almost everything else out in the music scene, and different from anything she has done before. It is an album full of songs with single-status potential, with some moments that could even become modern pop classics. Fergie deserves a lot of credit just for putting effort into every track on the disc, not to mention that she succeeds in making them all an enjoyable listening experience. One may wonder how Fergie created such an amazingly fun and different album in a time of music that is mediocre and alike. But as the track “Clumsy” tells us: “She can’t help it. The girl can’t help it.” Must be that royal blood in her pop music veins.
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You're incredibly talented though.
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I like that review supaspaz!
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Fergie is ugly
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A butterface.
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My hairdresser said he was there the night she peed herself
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