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Christina Aguilera's Confused Stab at Liberation

Christina Aguilera's Confused Stab at Liberation

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by Anonymousreply 140October 30, 2018 7:13 AM

Her music is awful

by Anonymousreply 1June 21, 2018 6:05 AM

She needs to go away STAT. Career OVER

by Anonymousreply 2June 21, 2018 6:06 AM

Wow that review was brutal. Far too personal and mean spirited.

by Anonymousreply 3June 21, 2018 6:47 AM

I'm pretty much indifferent to her but I did see she is trying to push her new album by some new T&A shots. Seemed rather desperate.

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by Anonymousreply 4June 21, 2018 7:03 AM

I thought the review was spot on. I’m just not a fan of hers for all the reasons he stated. Ironically, after reading it I previewed the album and downloaded ‘Deserve’.

by Anonymousreply 5June 21, 2018 8:00 AM

Is this thread about Christina Aguilera's confused stab at liberation?

by Anonymousreply 6June 21, 2018 8:26 AM

awful album

by Anonymousreply 7June 21, 2018 8:34 AM

R4 No one is interested to see her fake tits what is she thinking to herself?

by Anonymousreply 8June 21, 2018 8:35 AM

Opens at #6 on Billboard. Another FLOP

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by Anonymousreply 9June 23, 2018 4:52 PM

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by Anonymousreply 10June 23, 2018 4:55 PM

It is more MeToo BS, which no one wants.

by Anonymousreply 11June 23, 2018 5:48 PM

I read the headline as "Christina Aguilera's Confused Stab at Librarian," and couldn't figure out whether this meant she was trying to become a librarian or whether she had attacked a librarian.

by Anonymousreply 12June 23, 2018 5:57 PM

Haven't listened to it. I'm over her. Next?

by Anonymousreply 13June 23, 2018 6:38 PM

R3, that's Jezebel and its writers.

by Anonymousreply 14June 23, 2018 6:45 PM

She's a little chunky to be showing it off

by Anonymousreply 15June 23, 2018 6:45 PM

Nobody wants this whores music no more. And she did it all to herself.

by Anonymousreply 16June 23, 2018 6:54 PM

I don't think her jawline is for real in R4's photos.

It looks like someone edited in a sharp, strong jawline, which looks very fake.

by Anonymousreply 17June 23, 2018 7:02 PM

I agree with r3. No fan of Xtina but was shocked at how mean spirited that review was.

by Anonymousreply 18June 23, 2018 7:03 PM

She had her day, just like Lesley Gore did. And then like Lesley Gore, her day was over.

by Anonymousreply 19June 23, 2018 7:54 PM

I hear Christina took a confused stab at liberation

by Anonymousreply 20June 23, 2018 7:59 PM

She was crazy to leave The Voice.

by Anonymousreply 21June 23, 2018 8:00 PM

Christina. Cnfsd. Stab. Lib.

by Anonymousreply 22June 23, 2018 8:10 PM

In terms of popularity, Christian was to Britney what Janet was to Madonna. She needs to quit whatever it is she's trying to do. It's hard to believe now but she had three number one hits from her debut. It's also REALLY hard to imagine a time when her tone wasn't ear-splitting but on her debut she rarely sounded strained the way she did on almost every song afterwards. I guess her career never lived up to the promise of "Genie in a Bottle", which is still her best song.

by Anonymousreply 23June 23, 2018 8:14 PM

I always liked "Candyman" best.

by Anonymousreply 24June 23, 2018 8:15 PM

Would be great if people actually listened to the album before trashing it. But you know sheep mentality. Intersting this is her best reviewed album and currently at a 71 on Metacritic!

by Anonymousreply 25June 23, 2018 8:20 PM

Metacritic routinely gives newer hipper artists 80+. With no special talent required.

by Anonymousreply 26June 23, 2018 8:21 PM

Hilllary must be so happy she finally get to see xtina’s boobs in full! Does Hillary still masturbate?

by Anonymousreply 27June 23, 2018 8:21 PM

"Beautiful (Al B Rich Radio Edit)" is on the May 2003 Gap in-Store Playlist!

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by Anonymousreply 28June 23, 2018 8:33 PM

My favorite song from her is Genie in a bottle.

by Anonymousreply 29June 23, 2018 9:05 PM

We must cherish and respect Christina even more, as a national treasure. After all, she's been on the May 2003 Gap in-Store Playlist!

by Anonymousreply 30June 23, 2018 9:12 PM

Her hot duet with closeted Ricky Martin "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" is on the May 2001 GapKids In-Store Playlist, and her soulful version of "This Christmas" is on the December 2001 Gap In-Store Playlist!

And she's on many, many more! Especially GapKids!

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by Anonymousreply 31June 23, 2018 9:57 PM

You know that feeling some creep is on your back?

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by Anonymousreply 32June 23, 2018 10:01 PM

That's it! "What's in the Box (See Whatcha Got)" by The Boo Radleys - it was on the December 2001 GapKids In-Store Playlist!!!

by Anonymousreply 33June 23, 2018 10:04 PM

I wonder if she's jealous of Ariana Grande?

by Anonymousreply 34June 24, 2018 2:47 AM

Ariana is PAYING for that big dick, one way or another. Christina could afford a prime lover if she wanted one.

by Anonymousreply 35June 24, 2018 2:55 AM

Christina always dates/marries fugs

by Anonymousreply 36June 24, 2018 2:57 AM

X-Tina stabbed somebody? Oh my God.

by Anonymousreply 37June 24, 2018 3:01 AM

Of course it's Jezebel going in on her. Then watch them fap themselves silly and proclaim Kim Kardashian a true feminist for posting naked in a ditch. They really are mental over there.

by Anonymousreply 38June 24, 2018 3:06 AM

The review was a little mean-spirited, but it was also accurate. If Christina or someone in her management read it, they would learn something, which is what good reviews should do. I don't even have to listen to the album. To call it Liberation, and to have a photo on the cover of her looking innocent and seemingly sans makeup, yet have the music inside the same old overproduced music is all I need to know that she has no clue what she is doing, and has no musical direction that makes any sense. She's a voice in search of an idea. It's a shame, because she really does have a fantastic voice, when used correctly. Separately, a friend of mine is a songwriter in LA, and she used her on a few demos before her first album came out. She told me, even back then, how difficult and strong willed and obnoxious Christina was, even before her pop success.

by Anonymousreply 39June 24, 2018 3:18 AM

I stopped reading after this:

And anyway, the Carters’ album and Aguilera’s bear no actual similarities as products. The difference between Love and Liberation is precisely the difference between the output of inspired artists and that of a performer without a clear storyline. The former presents a clear sonic and narrative vision and executes it with such agility as to leave naysayers speechless. Whatever you think of Bey and Jay’s actual relationship behind the scenes, their synergy on record is undeniable. They’re such complementary forces, they’re the musical embodiment of #RelationshipGoals."

Leave naysayers speechless? What a douche. How much was he paid to write this garbage?

by Anonymousreply 40June 24, 2018 3:19 AM

She needs to ditch the urban stuff and do something fun - more of a dance album. Drop the vocal gymnastics and rap.

by Anonymousreply 41June 24, 2018 3:19 AM

R39, that's not surprising. If she was less stubborn, she would listen when people told her to tone down her oversinging. Also, I'm not surprised she was overbearing even then. In Behind the Music, someone was talking about how Genie in a Bottle was playing at her prom and everyone walked off the dance floor.

by Anonymousreply 42June 24, 2018 3:27 AM

Shitty album

by Anonymousreply 43June 24, 2018 10:35 AM

Someone should write a review of Rich Juzwiak’s reviews that eviscerates him for cutting the guts out of people just for the effect. I think he actually hits a lot of the right notes of criticism, but his review is as melodramatic and grandiose as he accuses Aguilera’s singing of being.

by Anonymousreply 44June 24, 2018 10:52 AM

I would disagree, R44. I think it would have been a badly written review if he were wrong, and it just seemed like a personal vendetta, but most, if not all, of his comments are right, except for his praise of Beyonce and Jay Z's album. There was no need to bring that into the review. Christina's album should be judged on its own merits.

by Anonymousreply 45June 24, 2018 3:04 PM

[quote]she has no clue what she is doing, and has no musical direction that makes any sense. She's a voice in search of an idea. It's a shame, because she really does have a fantastic voice, when used correctly.

You got it r39. Christina has had exclusive control over her career since she signed with Azoff Management. She makes all her own decisions and listens to no one. Unfortunately she has no clue what she is doing and she also steals all her persona shit from other artists. Christina has no original ideas. It's a shame because she had what it took to sit beside Whitney as The Voice but her vocals are horrendous.

If she doesn't lose the ego and listen to some one and let some guide her music and her moves she will be over. Forever.

by Anonymousreply 46June 24, 2018 3:47 PM

r40 yeah that right there told me that writer is dick riding the Carters. I heard their first release and it pissed me off. Just more vomiting all that materialistic bullshit. It blew my mind that they would be that lame. Nothing they said that hasn't been said by many other artists in bullshit hip hop. Time for the Carter's to go away as well.

by Anonymousreply 47June 24, 2018 3:51 PM

All those fillers and injections make her look absolutely awful. With the Accelerate MV you can tell she's more interested in showing off her new lips than making a good MV.

by Anonymousreply 48July 5, 2018 3:04 AM

Such a great voice - how can she not find good material?

by Anonymousreply 49July 5, 2018 3:05 AM

r23, at least, unlike Britney, Christina can sing.

by Anonymousreply 50July 5, 2018 3:10 AM

But Britney had catchy tunes. Many.

by Anonymousreply 51July 5, 2018 3:13 AM

Christina always sounds like she's yelling to me. She doesn't really [italic]sing[/italic]. She yells with tone and then does a lot of ramps and runs.

by Anonymousreply 52July 5, 2018 3:33 AM

Christina Aguilera's Confused Stab at Liberation.

Christina Aguilera's Confused Stab at Liberation?

Christina Aguilera's Confused Stab at Liberation!

by Anonymousreply 53July 5, 2018 4:33 AM

r52, again, whatever she does, it's more than fake ass Britney ever does.

by Anonymousreply 54July 5, 2018 1:22 PM

If the best you can say about Christina is she's better than Britney Spears that's really not much.

Again, can't stand Christina. All she does is yell.

by Anonymousreply 55July 5, 2018 2:04 PM

The album is a huge flop.

#6-#98-OUT

Only 2 fucking weeks.

by Anonymousreply 56July 10, 2018 5:30 PM

I listened to this the other day. It's awful

by Anonymousreply 57July 10, 2018 6:08 PM

I feel like someone build a good broadway musical around her lack of taste, her yelling, etc. She would have to have a sense of humour about herself and her voice. Maybe like a junior high school voice teacher mixed with Florence Foster Jenkins. We had an oddball teacher like that. God her irritating voice would penetrate the entire school. But she was also fun and kind.

by Anonymousreply 58July 10, 2018 6:37 PM

One of the problems with Christina and why she keeps flopping is that she was never really an innovator (yes, I know stars in general have teams that actually do that and they at most usually just do input). Early 00s Christina was just coping/mirroring Britney a lot of the time (Britney's sexualization vs Dirrty) with Britney being the innovator, then 2008/Lady Gaga happened and it just shut Christina down for good. Even if Lady Gaga had not existed, Rihanna or Katy Perry, who were also still new around this time period, would've gotten to her.

Now she's following the trap "have a rapper or two as a feature" trend... and who cares? A lot of other artists are doing it and probably doing it better. She needs to do something nobody else is doing. It would probably be just as successful as Liberation due to her fanbase but will likely have more acclaim (which isn't something Xtina has other than misinformed people who praise her "vocal talent"!).

by Anonymousreply 59July 10, 2018 9:52 PM

She needs to fuck Hillary!

by Anonymousreply 60July 10, 2018 10:26 PM

Maybe she should just fucking sing some fucking songs.

by Anonymousreply 61July 10, 2018 10:29 PM

Xtina and hillary lezzy porn!

by Anonymousreply 62July 10, 2018 10:47 PM

Maybe she should retire.

by Anonymousreply 63July 10, 2018 10:49 PM

R59, it reminds me of how EVERYONE remembers that Britney Spears kissed Madonna and it is always forgotten that Aguilera was kissing Madonna too at the VMA awards. She was always in Britney's shadow.

by Anonymousreply 64July 10, 2018 10:49 PM

She would have been fine if she had just kept to doing albums like Stripped. It was a little bit of everything. Some pop tunes. Some R&B flavored pop tunes, a couple of ballads. All the songs had a tether to pop, there was something for everybody. But Christina never would listen to anybody and she doesn't know what the fuck she is doing. Her giant ego has done her in. Maybe now, if this flop hits her hard enough, she will shut the fuck up and let someone produce her.

by Anonymousreply 65July 10, 2018 10:55 PM

R65, speaking of which...

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by Anonymousreply 66July 10, 2018 11:12 PM

Poor Christina. She was Britney's bitch. Then Gaga's. She didn't even last long enough to be RiRi's or Taylor's.

by Anonymousreply 67July 10, 2018 11:13 PM

I wouldn't go that far, Madge. She managed to demand that the public at large believe that she is one of the greatest voices in the last 30 years. As someone said above, she has pipes, which isn't the same as having talent. Yet, almost everyone talks about her like she was the second coming, bad record sales or no.

by Anonymousreply 68July 10, 2018 11:21 PM

Bitch liberated herself right off the fucking charts. Lmao. Stuck up bitch. Her career as a singer is TOAST.

by Anonymousreply 69July 10, 2018 11:26 PM

I actually prefer Gaga's voice, R68. Plus, she can actually perform and play.

I also like Pink's voice better.

And Ariana blows Christina out of the water, though she suffers from the same fate of having no idea how to interpret a lyric.

by Anonymousreply 70July 10, 2018 11:27 PM

I agree with everything you said r70 except for Pink. I'm just not a fan of her voice.

by Anonymousreply 71July 10, 2018 11:33 PM

R59 I agree except when you said she was not an innovator like Britney. Britney also is not an innovator and has a much worse singing voice. But she does pick better songs (or her producers do)

by Anonymousreply 72July 10, 2018 11:45 PM

Did anyone else think the writer seemed like an older guy trying to be with it? I don't get the boner for Bey, seemed unnecessary. They aren't even really similar artists.

by Anonymousreply 73July 10, 2018 11:53 PM

Speaking of Pink, I am really fucking surprised that she outlasted everybody from the early 00 days, even Britney, who was THE girl.

by Anonymousreply 74July 10, 2018 11:55 PM

Christina ruined her image when she went hypersex...between over singing and pushing her aggressive sexuality on the public, it was just too much. Dozens of less talented artists could do this because their vocal abilities weren’t even close to hers...she didn’t need to go there...

It started and ended with “Dirrty”...her own fault...

by Anonymousreply 75July 11, 2018 12:03 AM

OMG! Christina's new album fell out of the Billboard Top 200 albums after only 2 weeks. Yikes! She really is over.

She really should have stayed on The Voice. Adam and Blake have stayed and their music careers are doing great.

by Anonymousreply 76July 11, 2018 12:10 AM

R70, I agree with everything you said and I think Pink can sound great on the right song. Christina Aguilera's first album is still her best because she doesn't oversing on it as much. It actually sounds restrained. It was all downhill after that. I do find it amusing that she tried to make a comment about how Mariah Carey was rude to her at a party when she tried to talk to her (Mariah was Christina's biggest influence along with Whitney). Mariah was informed about this and struck back. Basically, she said "Christina will be in my prayers". HAHAHAHAH!

by Anonymousreply 77July 11, 2018 12:29 AM

Christina started it first.

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by Anonymousreply 78July 11, 2018 12:32 AM

She needs to do an Adele-style soulful ballad album. That's the only thing that can ever save her. Pop and Hip Hop has never been her thing.

by Anonymousreply 79July 11, 2018 12:37 AM

Maybe something desperate like this? The Vaughan album is pretty good.

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by Anonymousreply 80July 11, 2018 12:41 AM

r77, Mariah can be a real cunt at times.

by Anonymousreply 81July 11, 2018 1:22 AM

Christina is not likeable. You can just tell she's probably a major bitch. Britney Spears isn't really a good singer but she has star quality and is very likeable.

by Anonymousreply 82July 11, 2018 2:03 AM

R81, it's true Mariah is a bitch but Christina was really out of line mentioning how Mariah was "heavily medicated" during an interview. That's really innapropriate to mention, unless you are trying to start some shit. Christina was way out of her league when she thought she'd get away with it.

R82, that's exactly what Mary J Blige said about Christina and Britney. She met both and said Britney would last a long time in the industry because she is well-liked and very nice. She said Christina was extremely rude when she met her and she asked Mary to kiss her hand as if she were meeting a princess and that she wouldn't last long. Eventually, they made up but what she said proved prophetic. Aguilera's ego was too big for even The Voice, and now her music career is in the toilet. I remember when Shakira replaced Aguilera on The Voice and EVERYONE was happy.

by Anonymousreply 83July 11, 2018 2:20 AM

I can’t read a Rich Juzwiak anything without thinking about how fucking sexy that man is. In person it’s real. Tall, beefy, big dick energy and everything...

Anyways: I think the album is fine. Cute songs, nice stuff, but with Xtina, there’s no *there* there. The last time she’s had a full concept album was back to basics which really was amazing. It was unfair that Bionic flopped, but she tried to steal Gaga’s whole persona right at the beginning of the digital age so maybe she got what she deserved.

I hear she’s an absolute terror who listens to no one so I guess this is what happens. Look at Britney or Kelly Clarkson, people who have very (very) smartly leveraged some career stamina despite declining relevance. I generally hang on till the bitter end, but I really do think Christina is over. This is three flops in 8 years. And she burned the Voice bridge. I just don’t see where I his career goes from here.

by Anonymousreply 84July 11, 2018 2:32 AM

[quote]Christina Aguilera's first album is still her best because she doesn't oversing on it as much.

On her VH1's Behind the Music, one of the producers on that album said every day was a battle to get her to tone it down. He made it clear she was very difficult to work with.

[quote]it's true Mariah is a bitch but Christina was really out of line mentioning how Mariah was "heavily medicated" during an interview. That's really innapropriate to mention, unless you are trying to start some shit.

Mariah may be a bitch, but Christina is a cunt.

by Anonymousreply 85July 11, 2018 3:55 AM

R85, I believe all of that. In her song from Mulan, My Reflection, you can hear her really wanting to scream every lyric and she doesn scream a lot of the song anyways. If she had just taken advice from others instead of trying to be "independent", she would be in much better shape today. Madonna, Whitney and Mariah were all bitches in different ways. Aguilera is a cunt.

by Anonymousreply 86July 11, 2018 4:18 AM

Pink and Christiana are both confrontational lesbians.

by Anonymousreply 87July 11, 2018 4:19 AM

Still it must be a crushing defeat and a difficult passage in life to receive the death nail in one's career.

by Anonymousreply 88July 11, 2018 8:34 AM

Remember when Sean Young went belly up? It wasn't pretty.

by Anonymousreply 89July 11, 2018 8:35 AM

Madonna is a cunt too.

by Anonymousreply 90July 11, 2018 1:14 PM

I agree with everybody that she over sings. It’s annoying and not pleasent to listen, it ruins the melody of the song.

by Anonymousreply 91July 11, 2018 1:38 PM

Unlike Britney, who undersings...oh wait, she doesn't actually SING AT ALL.

by Anonymousreply 92July 11, 2018 1:40 PM

They are all tacky bitches making exécrable music. Except Britney's 2007 Blackout was miraculously cool and also I've come to admire Mariah's flair for being so effortlessly a ROYAL bitch.

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by Anonymousreply 93July 11, 2018 1:45 PM

R92 well yes, she doesn’t sing at all but at least she was a good entretainer, her videos were fun and concerts also fun. Not now but at her pop stardom peak. Now Brit looks so weird and so tacky.

by Anonymousreply 94July 11, 2018 1:47 PM

[quote]it ruins the melody of the song.

That's exactly it. Another one who can kill any pleasure listening to a song with a good melody is Jessica Simpson. Awful, awful singer.

by Anonymousreply 95July 11, 2018 2:51 PM

R95, I agree. But I've never gotten those who really said Mariah did the same thing in her heyday. I listened to all her older stuff recently, and she actually sounds pretty restrained. For instance, in her first song "Vision of Love", she actually doesn't really hit the real high notes until the end of the song. If it was Christina, she would be doing that every other second. She's an awful singer.

by Anonymousreply 96July 11, 2018 5:21 PM

R90, sure, but I will let the bitchiness/cuntiness of Mariah, Whitney and Madonna because they at least had long periods of success in the music industry. Aguilera still has that attitude despite having a failed career.

by Anonymousreply 97July 11, 2018 5:46 PM

[Quote] Another one who can kill any pleasure listening to a song with a good melody is Jessica Simpson. Awful, awful singer.

She was alright.

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by Anonymousreply 98July 11, 2018 7:38 PM

R98, I remember even back then people laughing at the video, specifically the parts where Simpson tries to dance. The entire song is her trying to compete with Britney Spears and Christina.

by Anonymousreply 99July 11, 2018 7:44 PM

R99 She wasn't the only one.

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by Anonymousreply 100July 11, 2018 8:06 PM

this was only 2 years ago

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by Anonymousreply 101July 11, 2018 8:11 PM

oops 10 YEARS AGO!

by Anonymousreply 102July 11, 2018 8:12 PM

R101, wow, don't remember that AT ALL. Probably for the best. Oh yeah, LiLo did release two albums and the first one actually sold somewhat well with that song Rumors.

by Anonymousreply 103July 11, 2018 8:25 PM

R100, Mandy Moore is more talented and likeable than Simpson so I will give her a pass.

by Anonymousreply 104July 11, 2018 8:26 PM

[Quote] Oh yeah, LiLo did release two albums and the first one actually sold somewhat well with that song Rumors.

The first album has quite a few decent pop songs. Her second is a lot more depressing (yes i own both...... don't judge me).

[Quote] Mandy Moore is more talented and likeable than Simpson so I will give her a pass.

I agree on the talented part, but Mandy gives me mean girl vibes. Whereas Jessica was just messy.

by Anonymousreply 105July 11, 2018 8:39 PM

R105, has there ever been anything about Mandy in the press? I don't remember at this point.

by Anonymousreply 106July 11, 2018 8:46 PM

R105 I don't think so. She's always been pretty lowkey.

by Anonymousreply 107July 11, 2018 8:57 PM

Mandy Moore had such a natural pouty sexiness when she was younger. She reminds me of a wholesome version of Traci Lords.

I don't think Mandy was a mean girl. At least I have never heard she was.

by Anonymousreply 108July 11, 2018 11:48 PM

People always say “Christina can sing.” I would say “Christina has a tremendous vocal instrument, but she doesn’t have the discretion to use it all that well.” I think Christina has a great voice, but she isn’t a great singer. There are many superior singers with voices that are technically inferior to hers because they are vocal performers who can dramatize lyrics with nuance, whereas Christina is mostly melodrama and self-indulgent vocal runs.

by Anonymousreply 109July 11, 2018 11:54 PM

This is my favorite of her vocal performances. It’s a breath of fresh air in a career of blowing everything out of the water. But when I really listen to this song, I can feel her dying to bellow the lyrics and make all the runs as long as she can, so what should be a nice, pleasant little song ends up making me a little anxious. Maybe age will relax her a little.

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by Anonymousreply 110July 12, 2018 12:01 AM

R110, it's been, what, 20 years since her debut? If it hasn't happened yet, it probably will never.

by Anonymousreply 111July 12, 2018 12:08 AM

I heard the same thing about Britney. That she has always been nice and sweet. The people in the industry have a soft spot for her vs. the likes of Christina.

I thought some of the shade between Mariah and Christina started when Christina crashed Mariah's party. When Mariah called her out on it, Christina showed her ass.

by Anonymousreply 112July 12, 2018 12:19 AM

Its like her voice and style are in an abusive relationship. Somewhere in the back of her mind she must realize she needs to change things up but she keeps going back to the same style. Probably because it’s safe and familiar. If she wants to succeed she’s going have to break the cycle.

by Anonymousreply 113July 12, 2018 12:19 AM

She and Lady Gaga had the same vocal coach when they were young, and their belting voices sometimes are almost identical. Christina’s voice seems to be technically superior, but Gaga’s use of her voice is far superior in my opinion. She adjusts her singing style to the genre of each song, even if she always falls back on the same belting Christina does. But who in the world thought Gaga could pull off that live Julie Andrews tribute technically? I wonder if Christina could match it technically, and is it even imaginable that she could sing these Andrews songs without annoying more-Mariah-than-Mariah vocal runs?

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by Anonymousreply 114July 12, 2018 12:30 AM

I haven't heard that Britney is sweet, I've actually heard she's unfriendly. Not rude or a bitch but not friendly.

by Anonymousreply 115July 12, 2018 12:30 AM

I just can't take the delivery of that Sound Of Music Oscar performance from GaGa. I want to burst out laughing.

Christina loves Etta James, like coo coo crazy best ever, her vocal hero. So I think what Christina does is her version of what she thinks Etta sounds like. Etta always sounded the same, her voice was her voice. So Christina has given up all the other things her voice could do to sound like her version of Etta James, and it's horrible. Is it my imagination or has she gotten even worse as time has gone on?

by Anonymousreply 116July 12, 2018 12:37 AM

R115 Can't really blame her after everything she's been through.

by Anonymousreply 117July 12, 2018 12:44 AM

This was before, during and after everything she's been through. With the exception of the Mickey Mouse Club.

by Anonymousreply 118July 12, 2018 12:48 AM

I don’t know Britney and don’t have any real reason to defend her, but I nevertheless feel the same way, R117. I remember probably close to 15 years ago seeing a video of Britney comingout of a Starbucks and being swarmed by at least 50 photographers putting off flashes right in her face as she inched her way to her car, which they surrounded so that she couldn’t drive away. It felt crueler than anything I have seen in any nature documentary even if she wasn’t physically harmed. I would definitely be reserved around people too if I had lived through years of that.

by Anonymousreply 119July 12, 2018 12:50 AM

I hear you 119 but she's not the only person to have to go through that. The problem is she may have already been experiencing mental emotional issues. And honestly I've never given a shit about her. I do like a couple of her songs though.

I have to say I'd rather be Britney then Lindsay Lohan.

by Anonymousreply 120July 12, 2018 12:58 AM

Bionic was actually a decent album but it was an obvious Gaga copycat

by Anonymousreply 121July 12, 2018 1:05 AM

R119, I remember watching footage of photographers doing that kind of stuff to her when she was going through her breakdown. It was really sad to watch. Here was this person clearly unstable and there the paparazzi were trying to hound her to smile and snap a picture. And I did see a brief clip of the night Britney was in an ambulance in LA and there was a brief shot of her face and man, it was so disturbing and sad all at once. She looked like she was ready for the asylum at that point.

by Anonymousreply 122July 12, 2018 1:11 AM

I think she was R122.

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by Anonymousreply 123July 12, 2018 1:13 AM

Britney is bi-polar, she's mentally ill and she really shouldn't be out there in public recording albums and doing "live" shows at all.

But she's her parent's cash cow and retirement plan so on she goes...

by Anonymousreply 124July 12, 2018 1:16 AM

R124, true. I think you can still tell that's she's not all there when watching interviews or performances of hers. There is something unstable looking about her.

by Anonymousreply 125July 12, 2018 1:18 AM

R124 I think there's some aspects that she enjoys. But like you said, even if she wanted to call it quits, there's no way her family would let her.

by Anonymousreply 126July 12, 2018 1:20 AM

I can’t believe Christina fucked her career so badly. Like, what is she gonna do now? She is FLOP personified. Actually, I can believe it, because I now believe all the talk about her being a cunt. Can’t you be a cunt and have the common sense to say “you know, I’m gonna let professionals guide me a bit in my career so that I can be a success.” But she had to do things her way. Well, her way has produced THREE flop albums in a row. None of her singles cracked the top 100 on Billboard. Incredible.

by Anonymousreply 127July 12, 2018 1:22 AM

R137 I think it’s her singing. She is celebrated for being a “great singer” who just doesn’t chart, but I think most people don’t enjoy listening to her bellow-scream every line of every song. It’s an impressive trick but not good for a career staple.

by Anonymousreply 128July 12, 2018 1:25 AM

Britney seems so sincere. She doesn’t seem to relate to anything tongue-in-cheek or ironic...just honest and kind of sweet answers. It’s interesting to see someone her age who seems so emotionally naive.

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by Anonymousreply 129July 12, 2018 1:31 AM

[quote]I haven't heard that Britney is sweet, I've actually heard she's unfriendly. Not rude or a bitch but not friendly.

I prefer the word aloof and yes, she always has been.

[quote]Britney is bi-polar, she's mentally ill and she really shouldn't be out there in public recording albums and doing "live" shows at all. But she's her parent's cash cow and retirement plan so on she goes...

I disagree with this. I think her parents love her very much even if her mom was the classic pushy stage parent. They know how severe her mental illness is and I think she continues to work, because continuing to work is good for her mental health. Vegas was a perfect solution because she doesn't have to travel and she can be on a set schedule and have a life beyond her work, too.

As far as everyone saying that Christina is a flop, I disagree. I mean the woman is wealthy as all get out and as I said above, more people than not think she has one of the best! voices! ever! I think the praise is incredibly overblown and not deserved so in many ways she's ahead of the game, really.

by Anonymousreply 130July 12, 2018 3:43 AM

R130, but isn't she wealthy mainly due to her earlier albums (the ones released up to Back to Basics) and especially The Voice, a show she was dumb enough to leave for her music "career"? She's defiitely a flop now.

by Anonymousreply 131July 12, 2018 3:48 AM

I remember her saying how much she loved TSOM growing up and how clear Julie’s voice was. Then she did this:

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by Anonymousreply 132July 12, 2018 9:34 PM

I think Britney is better off working. She much more in touch with the world nowadays and the discipline and routine are probably extremely helpful. Plus the more she works successfully, she can carve out chunks of the day when she is the queen, not the servant to her family slave masters.

by Anonymousreply 133July 12, 2018 9:45 PM

R132, where's John Wilkes Booth when you need him?

by Anonymousreply 134July 12, 2018 10:51 PM

She sings every song the same exact way see r132

by Anonymousreply 135July 13, 2018 12:24 AM

yeayayayayayayoohhohoohohhohhohhohhohhhhhhhohohohoyaeyayeyayeyayeyayeyay

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by Anonymousreply 136July 13, 2018 1:51 AM

R136 a nightmare!!

by Anonymousreply 137July 13, 2018 2:00 AM

R136, she looks like a gay bigfoot in that screenshot.

by Anonymousreply 138July 13, 2018 2:15 AM

I listened to it driving today and there isn't one song that stands out. Just posturing drivel, trying to sound with-it and edgy (the inevitable guest-rappers).

Apparently she was more concerned with the tarty photos showing her weight loss than the content.

Except for a few songs in her career I've found her voice shrill and unappealing. Like someone shrank Donna Summer down to Mini Me-size.

by Anonymousreply 139July 13, 2018 10:14 PM

She had a disastrous show in Phoenix tonight. Showed up over an hour late after the opening act and a lot of people left. Most of her shows on this tour are small venues and casinos ,

by Anonymousreply 140October 30, 2018 7:13 AM
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