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Discussion: Albums with too much filler
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Selena Gomez and The Scene - When The Sun Goes Down
Selena Gomez and The Scene - Kiss And Tell
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Ashlee Simpson - Bittersweet World
Beyonce - B'Day
Beyonce - Dangerously In Love
Jessie J - Who You Are
Ashley Tisdale - Headstrong
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Member Since: 7/19/2009
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Originally posted by Mr. Duff
Beyonce - B'Day
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Lies. You just cannot accept good Urban music.
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Member Since: 8/19/2011
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Originally posted by Tinker
Which tracks on 4 for you personally, do you feel that they don't deserve to see the "light of day"? Cause buddy, your test sucks
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personally i think 4 shouldn't have been released at all. it's like a filler album, just cos she needed to release an album.
the only 2 songs that deserve attention are BTINH & I Miss You. But 2 average songs is not enough to put out a whole album of fillers.
sometimes fillers are just harmless fillers. lots of tracks on 4 however not even fillers, but simply disgrace: Party, I Care, RTW, Love On Top... my god...
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Member Since: 5/28/2010
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Originally posted by =NEX=
personally i think 4 shouldn't have been released at all. it's like a filler album, just cos she needed to release an album.
the only 2 songs that deserve attention are BTINH & I Miss You. But 2 average songs is not enough to put out a whole album of fillers.
sometimes fillers are just harmless fillers. lots of tracks on 4 however not even fillers, but simply disgrace: Party, I Care, RTW, Love On Top... my god...
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Do you wear a hearing aid? You make no sense the album contains no fillers and you need to shut up. Because you're not even expressing an opinion you're being a dumbass.
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Member Since: 4/25/2011
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Originally posted by =NEX=
personally i think 4 shouldn't have been released at all. it's like a filler album, just cos she needed to release an album.
the only 2 songs that deserve attention are BTINH & I Miss You. But 2 average songs is not enough to put out a whole album of fillers.
sometimes fillers are just harmless fillers. lots of tracks on 4 however not even fillers, but simply disgrace: Party, I Care, RTW, Love On Top... my god...
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=NEX=, seriously?
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Member Since: 8/28/2009
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Originally posted by =NEX=
personally i think 4 shouldn't have been released at all. it's like a filler album, just cos she needed to release an album.
the only 2 songs that deserve attention are BTINH & I Miss You. But 2 average songs is not enough to put out a whole album of fillers.
sometimes fillers are just harmless fillers. lots of tracks on 4 however not even fillers, but simply disgrace: Party, I Care, RTW, Love On Top... my god...
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No, just no. I guess you can't appreciate good music then. BYE!
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Member Since: 1/8/2011
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Originally posted by =NEX=
personally i think 4 shouldn't have been released at all. it's like a filler album, just cos she needed to release an album.
the only 2 songs that deserve attention are BTINH & I Miss You. But 2 average songs is not enough to put out a whole album of fillers.
sometimes fillers are just harmless fillers. lots of tracks on 4 however not even fillers, but simply disgrace: Party, I Care, RTW, Love On Top... my god...
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I never actually was a Beyonce fan until 4 came out. That album is all killer and no filler.
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Member Since: 3/3/2011
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Originally posted by =NEX=
personally i think 4 shouldn't have been released at all. it's like a filler album, just cos she needed to release an album.
the only 2 songs that deserve attention are BTINH & I Miss You. But 2 average songs is not enough to put out a whole album of fillers.
sometimes fillers are just harmless fillers. lots of tracks on 4 however not even fillers, but simply disgrace: Party, I Care, RTW, Love On Top... my god...
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I see you've joined the ranks of the trolls.
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Member Since: 8/19/2011
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Originally posted by Deuces.
Do you wear a hearing aid? You make no sense the album contains no fillers and you need to shut up. Because you're not even expressing an opinion you're being a dumbass.
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Honey, I love Beyonce, she is one of my faves and this is my honest opinion and the general public agrees as none of the singles can even manage Top 15 on Hot 100 or go above a decent figure on radio.
The album sell on her name alone, but the songs are all fillers. Not a single hit song on the album & only 2 decent songs. 1 of them was already released and did mildly ok. I hope she'll release I Miss You and then wrap it up. Cos this era has been nothing but mess & embarrassment.
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Member Since: 8/29/2011
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Animal
One Of The Boys
Born This Way
The Fame
Femme Fatale
Pink Friday
Pretty much all the good albums have filler. I usually just judge an album off the best tracks though.
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Member Since: 3/13/2011
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Originally posted by RobynYoBank
Bonus tracks are always filler.
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I have to completely disagree with this. Even though bonus tracks may be an addendum of sorts usually presented for further profit, they offer artists extra room to really expand upon an album beyond the typical 10-12 songs/45 minutes-1 hour limit that CD's originally imposed upon music of the past few decade. This is especially true in this day and age when every artist is basically forced to release a "Bonus Tracks" version, and while some artists just throw mediocre or underdeveloped material in order to make a list of 17 songs or so, a bunch of albums really benefit from the extra exploration into sound or concept. Beyonce's 4 and Florence and the Machine's Ceremonials among many others are excellent examples of how bonus tracks can really round out the overall impact of an album. In the case of 4, I would say that the bonus tracks like Schoolin' Life turned a somewhat lacking album into a pretty stellar one.
But god, the interpreted meaning behind the word "filler" has gotten so out of hand. It's beyond annoying how people throw it around.
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Member Since: 9/22/2011
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But god, the interpreted meaning behind the word "filler" has gotten so out of hand. It's beyond annoying how people throw it around.
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But also this.
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Member Since: 1/8/2011
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Originally posted by =NEX=
Honey, I love Beyonce, she is one of my faves and this is my honest opinion and the general public agrees as none of the singles can even manage Top 15 on Hot 100 or go above a decent figure on radio.
The album sell on her name alone, but the songs are all fillers. Not a single hit song on the album & only 2 decent songs. 1 of them was already released and did mildly ok. I hope she'll release I Miss You and then wrap it up. Cos this era has been nothing but mess & embarrassment.
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Actually if you hear interviews that she's done she states that this era wasn't about making hit songs like in previous eras, this era was actually about the MUSIC and being fully involved. And she definitely succeeded in that.
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Member Since: 5/28/2010
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Originally posted by =NEX=
Honey, I love Beyonce, she is one of my faves and this is my honest opinion and the general public agrees as none of the singles can even manage Top 15 on Hot 100 or go above a decent figure on radio.
The album sell on her name alone, but the songs are all fillers. Not a single hit song on the album & only 2 decent songs. 1 of them was already released and did mildly ok. I hope she'll release I Miss You and then wrap it up. Cos this era has been nothing but mess & embarrassment.
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He single success has nothing to do with how the general public likes it. The main music that sells is dance/electro generic pop and Adele. Bey isn't restricting herself to only make music that sells. 4 is her best critically acclaimed work. I respect that you do not like it but don't justify it with single success because that's stupid.
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Member Since: 8/19/2011
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Originally posted by jomarr
=NEX=, seriously?
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ye. what's not serious about it.
musically it's a disaster.
lyrically it's an even bigger disaster.
examples:
I care, I know you don't care too much, but I still care < 2 year old can write better than this
Cos we like to pary.. yeah... yeah ... we like to party.. yeah ... yeah .. < no comments here
Oh! Come on baby. you put my love on top, top, top, top, top. you put my love on top. 2x
that's what i call disgrace of music industry.
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Bionic. I use You Lost Me and a few others but overall it's nothing special. Goodbye Lullaby too.
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Member Since: 1/8/2011
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Actually:
Everything except for saving grace, subtle invitation, heartbrak is filler.
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Member Since: 3/3/2011
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Originally posted by PlasticInevitable
I have to completely disagree with this. Even though bonus tracks may be an addendum of sorts usually presented for further profit, they offer artists extra room to really expand upon an album beyond the typical 10-12 songs/45 minutes-1 hour limit that CD's originally imposed upon music of the past few decade. This is especially true in this day and age when every artist is basically forced to release a "Bonus Tracks" version, and while some artists just throw mediocre or underdeveloped material in order to make a list of 17 songs or so, a bunch of albums really benefit from the extra exploration into sound or concept. Beyonce's 4 and Florence and the Machine's Ceremonials among many others are excellent examples of how bonus tracks can really round out the overall impact of an album. In the case of 4, I would say that the bonus tracks like Schoolin' Life turned a somewhat lacking album into a pretty stellar one.
But god, the interpreted meaning behind the word "filler" has gotten so out of hand. It's beyond annoying how people throw it around.
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As far as I'm concerned, they are filler even if for no other reason than they were consciously removed from the album to elicit sales from fans. It doesn't matter if Schoolin' Life or He About To Lose Me are better than half the songs on their respective albums, they're filler because their artists chose them to be.
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Member Since: 5/28/2010
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And if Bey really wanted to just quickly release an album it probably would have sounded like a rushed mix between Bday and IASF. 4 sounds different from anything she has ever done, she carefully perfect that album and it shows. If you can't realize that then I feel sorry for you.
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