Which one do y'all like the most? The Family Jewels or Electra Heart?
i think this is a very very hard choice to make, they are both really good in their own ways though ithink im gonna have to go with electra heart, i think one thing that really sways me towards this album is the imagery that has gone towards it that has really made me fall alot more in love with marina
she said the label wanted 11 tracks on the album but she insisted to add one more
Actually Sex Yeah was originally on it instead of Teen Idle. She said in an interview that she was going to write a song in a couple of days which turned out to be VOTD. The switch of SY & TI was very spontaneous.
Actually Sex Yeah was originally on it instead of Teen Idle. She said in an interview that she was going to write a song in a couple of days which turned out to be VOTD. The switch of SY & TI was very spontaneous.
A great switch imo. Sex, Yeah is great, but really is a random track. Plus Teen Idle is just ah may zing!
It's a type of analogy used to describe something (an object/situation/etc) by making out it's the same as something else. Starring Role is on the whole a metaphor in itself, as it's speaking as if her position in the relationship is a part in a play:
"IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE A JOKE TO PLAY OUT A PART
WHEN YOU ARE NOT THE STARRING ROLE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HEART
YOU KNOW I'D RATHER WALK ALONE THAN PLAY A SUPPORTING ROLE
IF I CAN'T GET THE STARRING ROLE"
It's different from a simile as she doesn't use 'like' or 'as' and other such language to clearly compare two things.
Actually Sex Yeah was originally on it instead of Teen Idle. She said in an interview that she was going to write a song in a couple of days which turned out to be VOTD. The switch of SY & TI was very spontaneous.
Interesting! As much as I love Sex Yeah, it really would not have been as well suited for the album as Teen Idle.
I've had Electra Heart long enough now to say that TFJ may have more replay value for me. I like the quirkiness of it. Electra heart is still amazing but it's so much smoother and the production and her voice are so streamlined...It's just very tame compared to TFJ.
Don't get me wrong, I still love it. I'm just glad I have TFJ too. I think I might like it better.
I think I prefer The Family Jewels over Electra Heart. I was so excited to listen to EH (I would play the previews every single day and listen to Primadonna 24/7), but I don't know if it was because I was sick or something but I haven't enjoyed it that much.
I love the concept and everything. I was going through things similar to Marina at around the same time (heartbreak, feeling played) so every time she released a new song I was like, "YES! Some understanding!" But now that all emotion is gone I just feel like she could have brought in more about the archetypes rather than all those heartbreak/love songs, which are very similar.
I feel like Lies, Starring Role, Living Dead, and Power and Control could have all been made into one big song. They all kind of blend together, especially the latter two. They sound too similar.
My favourite moments are where the story starts to change/progress. Especially with Valley of the Dolls - coming to the realization that you are taking on other identities. Hypocrates with the FU to people telling her who to be. And Fear and Loathing, the big release!
As beautiful as Fear and Loathing is, I think Electra Heart dies at the end of her story. Anyone else think the same? The chanting at the end kinda gives it a death-like feeling to me.
Omg. So I realized to make someone a stan you just have to play Electra Heart when they're around. All five of my friends who were over asked who she was, and where they could get this CD
So I haven't listened to the whole album yet, but "The State of Dreaming" is absolutely amazing and is probably my favorite Pop Song since The Edge of Glory. It's absolutely perfect. I never thought she could top "Hollywood" but she did.
If Sex Yeah was supposed to be on the official tracklist instead off Teen Idle, probably Teen Idle was going to be a deluxe track, so basically there would no harm done.
Can't believe that TI almost wasn't included that track is beyond incredible.
Imagine if we just never heard it!?!
I initially thought you meant T.I was supposed to be on a track and didn't make it. I was so depressed for a few seconds that we missed out on that collab.
If Sex Yeah was supposed to be on the official tracklist instead off Teen Idle, probably Teen Idle was going to be a deluxe track, so basically there would no harm done.
I mean...
I like both tracks, but for the sake the the tracklisting:
Teen Idle >>>
at y'all who chose The Family Jewels. Electra Heart is far better for me. I only liked a few tracks from The Family Jewels. 
I was so depressed for a few seconds that we missed out on that collab. 
