KYLIE MINOGUE Gives the Gays What They Want

a few more details here. She's also apparently been able to film videos under Covid restrictions.

She still exists?

[quote]The country pop excursion on her last album, Golden, was fun...

No. [bold]It wasn't.[/bold]

Madonna is probably like, “I already did that.” yeah well, you should have done it again.

I think we saw a bit of "Disco Kylie" on her last tour for "Golden". I went to see it at the O2 and while the country-tinged songs from "Golden" were good live, the "disco" section with songs like "New York City" and "Raining Glitter" got the best response from the audience.

R5 - yes! She looked amazing in that gold disco dress with the slit up the side, too!

She looks like Heather Graham as Rollergirl in Boogie Nights in OP's picture.

I like her stuff the country album was fun. Wasn’t into the one before that. Can’t think of it’s name & don’t want to look it up. I’ll listen to the new one.

I like her stuff the country album was fun. Wasn’t into the one before that. Can’t think of it’s name & don’t want to look it up. I’ll listen to the new one.

“KYLIE MINOGUE Gives the Gays What They Want”

I’m pre-lubed and promise to swallow.

Is she the new Dr. Who?

R11 i guess so.

Gay twitter is losing their minds and already calling this the election week celebration album. We'll see about that. I can't take credit for this as I saw it and laughed at this being her "Confessions on a Dingo" album.

She's made a very little talent go a moderately long way.

I

Cannot

Wait!!!

I'll be dancing in my living room in my underwear come November.

Thank you Kylie. Thank you.

The world needs this now.

R16.i’m thinking we need a covid vaccine more then a kylie album. But i could be wrong

This is exactly what we need right now..what we deserve..if we can just get a Rihanna album as well all will be well with the world!

If she's lucky, she might sell 10 copies in the US. She's practically a senior citizen and her brand of pure pop has been dead in the US for years.

R19 Dua Lipa and "Say So" by Doja Cat say otherwise

I've seen some discourse about the album cover and that it looks off, cheap. But, really, anyone with knowledge of popstars knows that Kylie is in on the joke. She's always been SLIGHTLY more aware than we think that her brand has consistently been "the somewhat watered down imagery that Madonna already did" She's had some good album covers, like the 1994 album and Impossible Princess, which is gorgeous.

And she proves you wrong with her tour productions, which are beautifully done.

R21 watered down imagery of Madonna? Maybe until the mid 90s but not since. When she did fever she surpassed Madge as a pop/disco diva.

R20, Are you suggesting that Kylie will have that kind of big payola behind her like those artists had? Good luck with that.

[quote] When she did fever she surpassed Madge as a pop/disco diva.

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R24 Do you have any understanding about how big Kylie Minogue is? She might not be huge in the US but she's massive everywhere else. Dua Lipa and Doja Cat aren't even in the same league as her.

R3 I agree. Her last album was horrible and a waste of an album release. I haven’t liked any of her albums since Aphrodite so I hope this one will be good.

If Kylie had Madge’s insatiable need for attention, if she was a Leo, she for sure would have ended her in the 90s.

R25 hi Madge! Taking a nude selfie soon?

Kylie is huge in Europe and around the world with fans into dance music. For instance she’s been popular in Japan since the late ‘80s in Japan when she was more bubblegum pop. I was introduced to Kylie’s music by my late brother who worked for top nightclubs for over 20 years up and down the west coast. She’s associated with dance music and it’s what she does best. Her voice is quite good and way better than Madonna’s.

There's a lot more to Kylie and why she's so popular. She was in Neighbours which was an Australian soap that (somehow) managed to be the biggest hit in the UK. She could do nothing wrong. She was Madonna levels of huge.

She went through the SAW stage with massive success but then decided to change direction. This got her the critical acclaim she'd been looking for and her comeback was huge. She's been wholly loved in the UK and everywhere else since, not just by the gays. It's kind of hard to describe.

With Kylie you know you're getting someone who can act, sing, dance and her music will be high quality even if it's her being pop, indie or disco. Plus she always comes across as a really nice woman. Even people who don't like her music like Kylie.

yum-ooooooooooooooooo

R30 you know when Kylie did the fever album that shit was eating up Madge inside so bad. She was busy doing American Life and looking older while Kylie was looking transcendent. Her and Britney were ruling the world of pop. Remember how Madge wore T-shirt’s with their names on.

UGH. Girls, girls. Can't we just have one pop diva thread in which we celebrate the artist without the weirdly personal need to take down other artists? And why not an artist who just radiates joy and lightheartedness like Kylie. While she takes her work very seriously, she doesn't take herself too seriously.

It's not a pie, there aren't a limited amount of slices. You can like more than one woman in music.... it's okay.

R26 - I'm not the biggest Dua Lipa fan, but there's no denying she's one of the most successful artists of the moment. Whether she will endure the way Kylie has remains to be seen. That said, I THINK R24 was actually in agreement with you and was probably referring to the fact that Dua is a known Kylie stan and when asked who her dream collaborator is has often said Kylie. I think R24 was saying that Dua "gets it" not that Dua is more important than Kylie.

[quote]Madonna is probably like, “I already did that.” yeah well, you should have done it again.

Madonna has been ripping off Kylie for years.

The cowgirl Madonna did for "Music" was already done by Kylie.

The Che Guevara for "American Life" was already done by Kylie.

The disco queen for "Confessions on a Dance Floor" - Kylie

The boxer for "Hard Candy" - already done by Kylie.

Madonna always steals but in the 2000s everything was a Kylie rip-off.

She's huge in Hafnarfjörður!

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Kylie has waaaaaaay better iconic photos than Madonna. Kylie has done about ten billion photoshoots, everyone unique.

[quote] Plus she always comes across as a really nice woman

She’s sincere. She’s not a raging cunt when the cameras are off and she’s got a reputation for being nice. And she appreciates her success.

The way she’s defended Dannii over the years, after Sharon Osbourne’s bullying and Jonathan Ross criticising her has endeared her to people who don’t necessarily love the music.

She’s a class act and the haters can bloody well RACK OFF.

Kylie, Madonna and Janet are all Queens of pop for me and there’s no doubt that they’ve all inspired each other and stolen from each other but it’s very clear that the whole confessions era was heavily inspired by Kylie and her fever record.

Madge was living in London and Kylie was tha Queen and that record was fucking everywhere and you could even tell by Madge’s reinvention for confessions as a delicate soft pale disco diva that she was channeling Kylie including her dance moves which were taken from kylie’s videos for fever.

[quote]Madge’s reinvention for confessions as a delicate soft pale disco diva that she was channeling Kylie including her dance moves which were taken from kylie’s videos for fever.

And then later on Kylie ended up working with the same producer that worked on Confessions. So yes, they have copied off each other.

Your Disco Needs YOU!

The US was done with her by 1989 with a brief redemption in 2002. She just never caught on. I find her music bland like Bananarama.

Looks like it'll be a bit of frivolous fun. Kylie's good at that.

Madonna, Janet and Beyonce keep their eye on Kylie.

That country album was a mess and very disappointing. "Disco" sounds like the right move. I want her to go back to "Light Years" or "Aphrodite." Those were her best.

Who is the moon faced pretty lady on the album cover?

Fever is one of my favorite albums of all time, so I'll always love her for that and hope this will essentially be Fever II.

Didn't care for her following albums, which I thought were synthetic trend-chasers and not emotionally affecting.

Except Golden, which is very underrated—a clever, fun move for her to make, with a lot of heart.

My favorite track from Fever:

[quote]And then later on Kylie ended up working with the same producer that worked on Confessions. So yes, they have copied off each other.

And it goes back way further than that. Kylie's What Do I Have to Do in 1991, the first video where she reinvented herself as a love goddess. She takes notes visually from Bardot, Ann-Margret, Jane Fonda, Olivia Newton-John but especially from Madonna. The remix even had a makeover in the Shep Pettibone style that Madonna made hot.

Madonna came back next year with the Deeper and Deeper, a song that was structured like a Kylie Eurobeat song and even had the signature Stock Aitkin Waterman midi keyboards playing all over it.

R51 that video sucks.

The new video and she's naked in it. On the plus side, she looks great, and the song is very slick 90s Euro-style. I do like her voice in this one.

She should have called it Eurodisco. Or Eurotrash.

[quote]Prior to lockdown, Kylie was working with German disco pop producer Mousse T and Italian DJ Alex Gaudino, and has also been in the studio with French producer Mirwais, famous for his work with Madonna.

Ah, who among us can forget Mousse T's masterwork "Horny"?

Working with Mirawis??? How sad to work with Madonna’s leftovers AGAIN! He hasn’t produced a good song since “Music” 20 years ago. Madonna reunited with him for her flop album from last year and it was a disaster.

Thanks for posting, R53.

I'm not feeling it. Sounds like another hookless, sterile clanger.

R53 How sad that in that video she’s copying Madonna (who copied Pete Burns) by wearing an eye patch.

And I agree with R56. Song is not memorable and there is no real hook.

r44 THE gayest Kylie song, and that's saying something.

[quote] Is she the new Dr. Who?

She was in a Doctor Who episode. Voyage of the Damned.

Kylie doesn’t look youthful

r56 Give it a couple more listens. It will grow on you.

LOVE Kylie!

Madonna copied Kylie's 'bronde' hair.

R53 that isn’t Kylie or the new song

Some ancient gays think Madonna cared what Kylie fucking Minogue was doing while the same Madonna was selling gazillions of records? You gays are precious.

The day of the last ever G-A-Y it was announced there'd be a very special surprise guest. Gay London went wild on social media trying to guess who it was and the consensus eventually settled on Kylie. You could almost taste the excitement.

The night was really enjoyable, if extremely sweaty with thousands of over-excited drunk and drugged up gays all piled in to celebrate this special night. The acts were pretty good (Mika, Sophie Ellis-Bextor etc) and then it became clear the very special surprise guest was coming on. People were so overwhelmed they were in tears and the place was going wild.

She was brought out behind a sheet and the place went even wilder. Then the sheet was dropped. It was Dannii Minogue. She was booed off the stage.

Remember when Kylie Jenner (the monstrous looking Jenner girl who has changed her entire body/face/ethnicity to become tacky famous) tried to trademark the name Kylie? Nice try, Kris, you fucking gash sociopath.

R66 did they get rid of G-A-Y permanently? I know they moved it to Heaven after it left the Astoria, but I didn’t keep up with it because after it left the Astoria it sucked.

who? we don't know her!

R26 by everywhere else, you mean UK and Australia? For whatever reasons, Kylie Minogue is just not that popular outside these two regions.

She's still relevant? Always thought her music sounded like bad karaoke pre-AutoTune

R70 Don't be absurd. She tours on every continent apart from Antarctica.

Love it. Giving me Dazzler vibes. Dazzler even has an 8 point star on the chest of her X-Men uniform.

R72 So? For people like Michael Jackson and Madonna, they do not have to tour everywhere and people still know their names, but Kylie Minogue? even she busted her ass and toured every damn city, she is still a name that many don't remember or you have to remind them hard like mention a hit song from years ago, and people might say "oh now I remember that, "that" is that song (still not her name), you see the difference?

R74 What is your point? No-one has ever said she's as big as Michael Jackson or Madonna.

R75 are you R72? If not, then read R70 again. I said she is a household name in UK and Australia, but that's about it, "massive everywhere else" is an exaggeration.

R76 she’s massive everywhere except the US!

R66 oh nooo poor Danii that’s so sad and funny

R61 you’re so right it grows on you like all her songs. She’s so good with hooks. I listened to it the first time and was like well that was rubbish while singing over and over “the way you make me feel..”

While I like a number of her albums I think my favorite has to be Aphrodite which I can listen to the entire album and I mean every song..love all the songs on that record. The country record I didn’t even listen to.

An eyepatch in the video for the new song..well that’s obviously an homage to Madge as opposed to copying. Strangely, she actually looks like Madge in those shots with the eyepatch.

Kylie's lack of success in America was because of a combination of factors, some of it was intentional. She'd had a big early success there and her producers were geniuses who had already made inroads into the US charts via Bananarama, Rick Astley, and Donna Summer to name but a few. A few things they crafted for the American market. They had plans but it got pushed aside, perhaps because she had no US citizenship and her commitments in the UK were HUGE.

Kylie's UK fame and popularity was at Princess Diana level in 1988. That's no exaggeration, word for word, Kylie's name in the UK media in 1988/89 was second only to Di. Her stunning success took them all by surprise and America was kind of forgotten as a potential market for her.

While she had number one songs around the world, she'd go into a dress shop or restaurant in the US and people would ask if she worked there. Kylie did not mind. She had friends and respect from people who worked in the industry. The fashion people all knew who she was. She enjoyed her visits where she could go about her business while not being very well known.

R79 also can you imagine how vicious Madge would have been if Kylie tried to crack the US market..at least Mariah had her voice and the whole Tommy Motola machine behind her but any other white artist especially a pop star Madge basically destroyed...she was incredibly nasty back then.

I don't think that Kylie being at a teenyboppers age in comparison to Madonna would have stopped Madge from guarding her territory fiercely. Even when Kylie was cute she was still a lot raunchier than Tiffany, Martika and Debbie Gibson. Kylie would have needed to change her image and sound to fit into the US. She would have needed to record some R&B type songs and that might have jeopardised her European sales as an up-and-coming disco queen. She did record several US-style tracks with Stock Aitkin Waterman, one was a duet ballad with US soul singer Keith Washington. It kind of works but...

Always loved this clip from her singing with Rick Astley.

I like the duet she did with Ricky Martin. They actually have tonnes of chemistry on stage and can hardly take their eyes off each other, unlike the unresponsive Christina Aguilera, who basically gray rocked him when she was on stage with him.

America didn’t have the soap opera so they didn’t care about her & jason donovan. The saw sound was mostly rick astley & some bananarama here . They tried to keep the hits going after locomotion. It didn’t work. She had a lot of ‘hits’ in the gay clubs- but they were disco mixes. Now, if she tours here, it’s in the gay friendly big cities. So why bother? She can do another night in a european city in some huge stadium & make a pile.

I don't know what to think about the video posted above of Say Something. I doubt that is the official video though it appears on a channel named Kylie Minogue which also has no subscriptions. The song itself IS from the upcoming disc. And it has a good tone, however I think it needs a heavier club cut to be interesting.

And I am WRONG. Sorry. The song posted to "Kylie" is in fact a song called Solitaire by Ronika!!

Eww. Gays have the worst taste in music. This shit barely registers as OK.

Kylie is nice, but no pushover.

R88 So she and Dannii weren't talking, I guess.

[quote]R44 THE gayest Kylie song, and that's saying something.

Beg to differ.

Awful, R53, just awful. It sounds and looks cheap. And why on earth would she wear an eye patch--and a red one at that? Does she just WANT to be accused of ripping off Madonna?

Yet again?

R86 ha so the Kylie song isn’t out yet? And the video is it fake?

Lord. This thread is worse than the Janet vs. Madonna threads.

The idea that Kylie Minogue is "better" or richer or more famous than Madonna is just stupid.

Reading skills, kids! There is no new Kylie video posted to this thread.

DON'T BE a slave bee. You will re-elect trump with this level of information literacy.

Go back to Romper Room if you can't read!

Reading skills, kids! There is no new Kylie video posted to this thread.

DON'T BE a slave bee. You will re-elect trump with this level of information literacy.

Go back to Romper Room if you can't read!

Reading skills, kids! There is no new Kylie video posted to this thread.

DON'T BE a slave bee. You will re-elect trump with this level of information literacy.

Go back to Romper Room if you can't read!

Good, because the song posted at R53 was shit.

Jonathan Ross tries to drag Dannii at 4.30, but Kylie defends her.

This thread is shit

I can't believe anyone thought that was an actual Kylie video at R53. It sounds literally nothing like her and, yeah, one of the most recognizable pop stars is going to have a video in which you don't even see her?

Unless it leaks, the song is scheduled to debut on UK radio tomorrow (Thursday). No word on when the video is coming out yet.

This is the new single's cover art. VERY disco. Love it.

I like that she's not afraid to be a little more mature now, too. New album shoot image...

(I mean, she DID name her last album 'Golden' a not too subtle nod to her 50th...)

Obviously that video is NOT Kylie!

[quote]This thread is shit

Then don’t read it. Simple.

Nobody but ancient dusty queens on DL even know who this bitch is.

R103 = hey Madge! Any new nude pics you want to force down our throats?

I want to like her music but her vocals and beats are so weak that I can't get into it. I will always root for this down-under Madonna, but I can't get into her as an artist.

This is why we love her.

r106 she just stood there in a sexy outfit. Is that considered a noteworthy pop performance in the UK?

Loved this performance she did last year. Such a great mashup of Kylie + Bowie.

Those images in the "video" are partly just screen backdrops from a tour several years ago. That sing, which others have pointed out is NOT Say Something is just awful and thank god it ain't Kylie.

I saw her live in LA several years ago and she was fantastic.

[Quote] I saw her live in LA several years ago and she was fantastic.

At the Hollywood Bowl.

Yes, both of those North American tours were so much fun. She was playing venues much smaller than she does in Europe and Australia. Even though the crowds were half the size of her 'regular' tours, they were REALLY passionate fans -- some of whom had been waiting literally decades to see her so the atmosphere was electric. And she was so great -- like someone upthread said -- she takes her craft seriously, but doesn't take herself seriously. She can somehow simultaneously embrace high camp and high concept -- sometimes in the same song. I remember going to her first N. American tour with a straight friend. It was basically thousands of homosexuals and hundreds of women and a handful of straight men whose GF's had convinced them to join them.

Some crazy obsessive fan (and god bless him for it) created a "DVD" of the tour by mashing up several amateur videos from the performance with HQ soundboard recordings from the tour. It was crazy how much spectacle she packed into those theatres and small arenas.

I love Kylie and am excited for her new album. I hope it's straight up disco. We need some of that, now.

I was there both times at the Hollywood Bowl! LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!

fab!

I LOVE Kylie. He last country album was a disaster, so I'm thrilled she's going back s to the formula that works for her. DISCO :)

R111 R112 R114 I was also there at the Bowl. Halle Berry was sitting in a box front of me loving Kylie,

For those who weren't listening. Kylie was just interviewed on BBC radio and premiered the song. She was, of course, sweet and effusive. She said the video was a "galactic" experience and would be out in a week or two. It's directed by Sophie Mueller. She said the single 'Say Something' was written last year, but they chose it as the lead single because it ended up feeling very appropriate for the time we're in. And she's right, the lyrics feel like they were written about this time. It's wonderful. A mid-tempo slice of dreamy disco funk. It's really well produced, too.

Oh, and, because so many fans were sending in ecstatic feedback from around the world, the host decided to play the song twice in a row.

SO. GOOD.

It's brilliant.

She's trending worldwide, to those who said she's only ever been heard of in the UK and Australia.

Suck on it, haters!

R106 I love that never seen it! I think Madge got her ema performance inspiration from that. Kylie came down from a record and Madge’s was like “I can do that..i’ll come out of a disco ball..”

She has a huge fanbase everywhere. This is so exciting..I think this record could really crack America! Now if we can only get a Rihanna record this year..

Kylie seems like a very nice person but Danni got the looks and is a much better singer.

The thing I love about Kylie is she makes fun music. Does it always hit the mark? No but A for effort. But she’s in on the joke. She seems to really appreciate her fans. And she seems to have a lot of fun doing it. And she’s laughing all the way to the bank. And we don’t have to lectured to. Madonna should take a page from Kylie.

Anyone under any illusion about Kylie’s popularity should have a look at twitter today. It’s gone Kylie mad.

I agree she’s had her ups and downs musically, but when she’s good, there’s no-one else like her.

R127 what joke is she in on? There’s no joke. She mostly hits the mark compared to many artists. Except for that country mess album which I’m sure some people liked. Aphrodite the whole album was incredible. Every other album has at least 3-5 solid songs.

In on the joke was a poor choice of words. R129. What I meant was she doesn’t try to be anything other then what she is which is happy pop music which we desperately need right now.

"Even when Kylie was cute she was still a lot raunchier than Tiffany, Martika and Debbie Gibson"

Don't forget Kylie dated INXS's Michael Hutchence for two years. She never talked about it until the doco Mystify, where she spoke at length, and it was obviously a meaningful relationship for both of them, however improbable. It was a strangely edgy thing for him to do, because at the time she was patronisingly known in Australia as The Singing Budgie and he was the height of cool, but apparently he revelled in introducing her to the world, of which she was still quite innocent. Not just sex, but travel and art and all that. He was like a sexed-up version of The Baron in Sabrina.

She doesn’t take herself too seriously. She knows she’s not some singer-songwriter but she’s a great performer. Her biggest hits have all been written and produced by others and she’s never pretended otherwise.

R130 how does she not try to be anything other than happy pop music when her last album was a country album? She’s even had some rnb esque records.

My fav concert of kylie was in hyde park & the promo show for golden in nyc. New song is fine!

Her best gig was Glastonbury. Utterly nailed it.

Wouldn't Kylie make tons more money if she put her name on songs as a co-writer?

R136 Probably. But she’s never tried to be anything she’s not. Everyone knows all her early SAW stuff wasn’t hers. Everyone knows CGYOOMH was written by Cathy Dennis.

Plus she’s not likely to be begging on the streets any time soon. She’s fucking loaded.

"Wouldn't Kylie make tons more money if she put her name on songs as a co-writer?"

Yes. Yes she would.

Let's not forget that Kylie had a very nice piece of Rupert Penry Jones in 1999.

Kylie has co-writing credits for actually quite a few of her songs, Slow, Please Stay, Some Kind of Bliss and Breathe were hers. She also wrote a song for her sister Dannii's debut album.

In Your Eyes was another hit she wrote.

And she co-wrote most of the Golden album and co-wrote this new single which I can't get enough of. It's on all the usual streaming platforms now, too...

The new song -- "Say Something" -- doesn't sound very "disco." It's just a pop song. I hope it is not representative of the rest of the CD.

With 16 tracks, I'm guessing there will plenty of full on dance-dance-dance disco throughout the album. There are definite 70s and early 80s disco/funk/synth-dance references throughout the song, but, yes, I'd agree it's certainly not capital 'D' disco. I will say, it's remarkably fresh sounding. It manages to capture those influences while still sounding very 'now' and also feeling very Kylie. It doesn't feel like she's inauthentically trend-chasing (as, for example, some of her early/mid 2000s R&B attempts sounded)

r126 Dannii is a basic frau. Kylie is a goddess!

Paula Abdul got a co-writing credit on "Spinning Around" which to date is Julie's most disco-ish hit.

R143 apparently the song was done last year I don’t think it was meant for this album but she (Kylie) fealt that it addressed the world that we’re living in presently.

Bargain Basement Madonna.

Other than "Cant Get You Out of My Head" none of her song are catchy at all.

I've never understood her (small degree of) popularity.

Then again, I feel the same way about a lot of songs that come out of Great Britain.

I'm finding it a bit lacklustre. The melody is anaemic and there's no real hook.

R144, I am very underwhelmed by the single and I am a Kylie fan. She is usually straightforward and I would have imagined if she were audacious enough to title her project "Disco" and publicize that title before releasing the music that the single would speak for itself. Almost any track from "Aphrodite" is more disco than "Say Something."

The new Jessie Ware CD is really good -- and very disco -- so expectations for Kylie are not just being set by her prior work. "Golden" was awful so she really needs to come hard with "Disco."

Speaking of Madge, the trashy Kylie r148, we can now get a feel for what her next dance record will sound like when Kylie’s record comes out in December since confessions was inspired by fever and mdna was basically a remix of X and Aphrodite.

R149 r150 it is a bit lackluster but it was meant for the disco record, it was actually created last year and they decided to release it as the first single.

Just listened to her new single, Say Something, on YouTube and it's terrible. No hook at all and her voice sounds much too high. I don't remember her sounding that way. Then again, I am certainly not a connoisseur of Kylie's music. Maybe she always sounded like Minnie Mouse.

I’m starting to like it after a few listens

Bite me, R153!

I miss dr pepper lip smackers. That says disco. Lip smackers !

Awful.

I've found a few repeat listens really help. It took me a few listens for it to click. It's a really sophisticated slice of shimmery, slightly melancholy euphoric pop. It wouldn't be out of place on a Robyn album.

C R I N G E

It’s ok. It’s just a song.

and R158 is an example of the treacly hyperbole of a stan.

Love a classic Biff song. Love At First Sight is its nearest Kylie comparison, but the song could fit easily onto Light Years, Fever of Aphodite.

Strange to think the guy behind this gave the Spice Girls Wannabe, 2 Become 1, Spice Up Your Life and Viva Forever.

It's amazing to think the gap between I Should Be So Lucky and Can't Get You Out Of My Head was 14 years, and the gap between Can't Get You Out Of My Head and Say Something is 19 years.

Ok officially like it after some listens

This may sound a bit strange, but I respect that she never had children or married, because she realised that her lifestyle and her shaky health history (physical and mental) would make her a less able mother.

She has openly told the press that while she has occasional days of longing for a child, for the most part she is happy with her decision not to give birth and will not be pressured over it - an important message for so many women to hear. Similarly she says that she “never dreamed of walking up the aisle” and wanted instead to become independent and build a career as a single women on her terms, which is laudable.

It’s mature empathetic decision-making that so many people lack.

She's Top Ten on US iTunes chart.

Kylie could crack America this year let’s face it her and Madge are the only global pop megastars left really. Is Taylor still relevant and what’s happening with Ariana lately..did Gaga kill her career with that awful collabo?

Nobody buys music on iTunes, dear.

It's clear they're releasing this first with months to go as it was probably in some agreement with the label and producers that this was going to be the first single because, I agree, it seems a little to the left of what the visual language is emitting. Because it's actually not very common nowadays for popstars to release singles so far ahead of the album release. The second single, probably out in September, will be the real deal.

R167 It includes Apple Music streaming, dear.

ah ok

R166 Taylor's surprise releasing a new album tomorrow and it's been trending all day. The Ariana and Gaga collab literally went Number 1 on Billboard so... I don't know what you're trying to get at lol

Kylie said on the radio this morning that there will be a second single before the album comes out so September seems right.

I LOVE Kylie. LOVE her. Like flippin adore her. I'm a stan. I'm also pretty clear-eyed. I think there's about much chance of Kylie "cracking America" in 2020 as there is Donald Trump winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Kylie has a very passionate, dedicated and small fan-base in the US made up of 95% homosexuals, 4% women and 1% closeted men. She will probably get more #1s on the Billboard dance charts as she has in the recent past, but she barely cracks the top 40 in singles in the UK anymore -- her strongest market, by far. It's why BMG very smartly focuses on the album strategy, rather than the singles. It's how they got her two back-to-back #1 albums in the UK with Golden and the greatest hits album from last year. It's VERY challenging for "legacy" artists to achieve chart success these days due to the overwhelming dominance of streaming.

Would I be overjoyed if Kylie, against all odds, somehow scores some massive breakout hit from this album on either side of the Atlantic? Of course. I'll happily eat crow if I'm wrong. But I wouldn't put your hopes and dreams on this one. Instead, just enjoy the music for what it is and be grateful she's still killing it well into her 50s.

R171 sorry I forgot today’s generation of music lovers does not know what good music is. That rain on me song sounded and looked like a soundtrack for total recall or the matrix or some alien movie, what the hell is going in the world?

R173 You have internet access, right? Have you not seen how huge this single is already? It's No.1 all over the world.

This single reminds me of Ariana’s so into you which I love

We love you Kylie..this might be a US Billboard number 1

Kylie, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman are all that’s keeping Australian pop-culture in the global conversation.

There are plenty of talented artists & performers out of Oz, but no other STAHS.

R175 - one day of social buzz from a dedicated fanbase does not necessarily equal chart success a week later and iTunes charts are largely irrelevant these days. I think Kylie's made peace with not "cracking America," maybe we all should as well. It doesn't in anyway diminish her enormous appeal. Nor does it diminish this fabulous song which I think is her best single in YEARS.

R178 fuck off mayt

R179 I had made peace with Kylie not cracking America as everyone including Kylie had but it just feels like the right time to have the sweet unassuming authentic underdog finally get the credit she deserves in her 50s no less. Even JLo of all people got the Super Bowl.

I feel like America could fall in love with Kylie this year...she feels fresh compared to all the other artists right now who are always hogging the charts and at the same time we know she’s icon and she feels safe and stable.

Does anybody really want to hear another Taylor record or Gaga. I don’t even want to hear from Beyoncé this year and if Madonna rushes to release another album I’ll quit pop music altogether..I love her but I’ve had enough of her for the next 2 years at least.

Here's a radio interview from BBC with the song...

Cause love is love is love, it never ends. Can we just be as one again.

Go to 2:50:10 mark

R181 - it's a lovely thought and I like your optimism. I'm not sure I share it, but, yeah, it would be ace.

Honestly, if someone like Taylor or Dua Lipa or Ariana were releasing this song I could easily see it being a big hit. It feels very fresh. Very of the moment, while still wearing some of those 70s and 80s influences on its sleeve. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Anyway, loving all the layers in this song. I'm hearing something new every time I listen.

I can guarantee you that this won't even chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

R183 yes we will and ironically as much as people, myself included, have hated on Golden (even though I never listened to the entire record, only Golden single and the other duet she released), some people actually liked it..judging by this YouTuber’s review. I might give it a listen it’s her only record I haven’t listened to fully since X.

Just to get this really going: Janet Jackson wishes she had a one day hit on I-tunes. Madonna is so over now that she can’t dance or sing. Whitney lost her voice with her last album, destroying her legacy which is only a dolly parton song that was nothing but goofy. Mariah is a hack with a history of payola. Thank god we have Kylie - an olivia wanna be from australia selling an album called Disco with a stupid new wave knock off that is , um, not disco. Oh & she can’t sing. Can we now have an amazing melt down of middle age fags defending their spent divas? I love the madonna /janet/whitney / mariah uber fags. Celine is a freak. Gaga is a horseface bore. Britney is nuts. Katy perry can’t sell a song. Am i missing anyone? Thanks. Kisses. Fuck ya all.

Wait, Kylie was engaged to Joshua Sasse for months before they broke it off, wasn't she?

[quote] Other than "Cant Get You Out of My Head" none of her song are catchy at all.

How can you listen to "I Should Be So Lucky" and not have it echoing through your head for days afterwards?

My favorite gay diva stan was a tall thin almost gothic looking young man in Geneva Switzerland early 90s. I cruised him in a park where I saw his huge bulge. He invited me to his walkup in a modest mid-century workers' apartment building. In fact he's the world's biggest Sylvie Vartan fan and his apartment was covered with Vartan memorabilia. Also it was all done in glass and chrome étagères and white lacquer furniture, real tacky expensive Italian luxury stuff. Oh how he loved Vartan and oh how I loved his mega cock, easily 10+ inches (25cm).

Go ahead and stan stan stan your purple prose for Minogue. Whatever floats your boat. I mean he didn't even stan for Dalida, which I could have got behind.

R188 my father worked in Paris for most of the 70’s. We stayed with mother in usa but all went over on vacations & summer. Anyway : my sister was a sylvie Vartan mega fan . There was even a sylvie doll that wore the Cher & Farrah doll clothes. She was obsessed! Thanks for the memories

Thanks for that, R186. Now scurry off and go listen to your Anne Murray albums.

R190 ok. Better then kylie fucking minogue

Kylie is way better than that horrible Pariah Scarey.

I still love Kylie's first three singles in the U.S., and their music videos: I Should Be So Lucky, The Loco-motion, and It's No Secret.

Now THIS is "Disco"!!!!!!

A caftan, fan, AND turban? Sylvester ought to be Data Lounge's mascot!

My favorite Kylie song. She co-wrote about late ex-boyfriend Michael Hutchence, lead singer of INXS who died of accidental hanging.

[quote] Kylie, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman are all that’s keeping Australian pop-culture in the global conversation.

Cate Blanchett, Margot Robbie, Toni Collette, Hemsworth C and Hemsworth L all want you to RACK OFF

Midnight Oil

R186 - I bet she’s a Liza or Judy Stan..someone old.

[quote]My favorite Kylie song. She co-wrote about late ex-boyfriend Michael Hutchence, lead singer of INXS who died of accidental hanging.

I can't stand Bittersweet Goodbye. It may be heartfelt but it's of the worst song's she's recorded. When I put Light Years onto my iPod I replaced it with Physical as track 7 and upgraded track 8 to the the superior Casino mix of Your Disco Needs You.

When it comes to Kylie ballads Dangerous Game is in a class of its own.

Like myself, it really is a grower, not a shower.

Lyric video...

R199 no. I love kylie. I want the janet / madonna/ mariah /whitney bots to come on here & do their thing. Trying to stir some shit. Remember senseless bitchery? Remember this is DL? Remember nothing on here matters? It’s nice to see it worked pumpkin . Oh: Kylie’s old- she’s 52. Also: new song reminds me of crystallized - electro not Disco

I like the lyric video... hopefully that bodes well for the actual video.

She has had stronger tracks in recent years that made less noise -- "Right Here, Right Now", "I Was Gonna Cancel", etc. "Say Something" is not going to do what those much better songs could not. I believe she has a hit in her but this lead track is not it.

That Right Here, Right Now track was sooooo good. When that didn't hit, it showed how bad music was as it stood out as being so much better than the shit that was on the radio at the time.

R204 Kylie always has good, catchy, danceable songs on the records she releases, but she always seems to come out of the gate releasing the most bland ones, which kills any enthusiasm listeners might have for the album itself. It's like self sabotage.

Her "X" album is a perfect example. The first track she released from that was "All I See" - pleasant enough, but not memorable. She should have released "Wow" or "The One" first. That would have created momentum.

The release of All The Lovers was a screw up too. It actually had first week sales that would have given a comfortable number 1, but it was released on a Wednesday so only half the sales were counted and the momentum fell.

[quote]I can guarantee you that this won't even chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

THIS^^^^

I'll always have a soft spot for her because Fever was such a huge part of my youth soundtrack. But I agree with those saying the song is underwhelming. A bit too tame, I think, for American audiences. But maybe if she gained 200 pounds and poorly played the violin while screaming obscenities . . .?

People are always mentioning Whitney's or Mariah's vocal decline, but does anyone think Kylie may be suffering from that some? I don't know what it is, but there's something just "not there" in her voice anymore. Obviously she's not exactly young anymore, but I feel like there isn't the same stamina in her voice. And I don't feel like she can hit the highs as well as she used to.

R210 There was never a voice to big begin with (and I say that as someone who likes some of her songs).

People thinking she cares if she charts in the US... maybe she doesn't.

R212 She may not be aiming for it, but I'm pretty sure she wouldn't be disappointed if she got another hit here. Unfortunately, in the U.S., there's not a big appetite for pop stars over 40, let alone over 50.

R213 I don’t think she’s that aggressive and hungry. She may have been in the 90s until Fever but even then she’s was never hungry enough to like move to the US in then 90s and give it a go. If she was she’d have done it ages ago. I think her cancer diagnosis in the 00s may have also slowed her down but ironically may have also kept her career going because people care about her even more since,

She actually did move to LA in the 90's but it wasn't to make it in the US. (Her records weren't even being released here,something people often forget when talking about her lack of US hits. You can't have hits here if you don't have a US label releasing your stuff ) She said she liked living here because no one knew who she was and that it was amusing to her because she could walk right past paparazzi on the street with not a single camera turned her way. I always thought that was charming. Most celebrities would have a breakdown over that.

In 1989 they said: "To many industry and interested observers, she's a new Madonna in the making."

In her movie star debut, The Delinquents they tried a reverse of Grease, and hired an American actor to play her love interest over Ben Mendelsohn. Unfortunately, the actor was Charlie Schlatter whose career cooled.

A huge hit, and it gave us a sexier Kylie. And several hit songs on the soundtrack. But I don't think it was ever released in the US.

Boring.

She was a fat little thing in Pauly Shore's Bio Dome.

[quote]I can't stand Bittersweet Goodbye. It may be heartfelt but it's of the worst song's she's recorded.

Your opinion doesn't matter.

I've always loved Kylie and her brand of sophisticated pop camp, but this track sounds more like a B-side than a lead single. Her albums always have gems, so I'm sure this new album will be no exception.

I'm surprised by the muted response on here. Elsewhere online it seems to be getting ecstatic reviews from the gays. Anyway, I'm really enjoying it. Looking at Wikipedia it sounds like Jon Green was one of the cowriters. I LOVED his contributions to Golden, especially the non-country, but so good she couldn't resist putting it on the deluxe version of the album, "Lost Without You" -- it has a similar emoto-pop cinematic vibe as this song. I hope they keep working together.

R186 / R202 -- I knew your post was satirical. 😘

R219 i hate it too. & ocean blue. & password & cover me in kisses & love oat & koocachoo. Otherwise all in with light years

R216 I like tears on my pillow and love the record she released in 89 - the whole record was awesome.

The new single is a grower for sure..very summery..love the chorus

Woah, woah, woah, woah, yeah (I can't help thinkin' 'bout ya) (I'm always thinkin' 'bout ya) Woah, woah, woah, woah, yeah S-s-s-say something, say something

I like her less when it's a wall of sound production because her voice and all its processing comes out the same tone as the instrumentals.

I like her better in stripped down production settings. Her voice and its processing up front - that should be the focus.

This is fun.

The first 10 seconds of all her lead singles.

Not sure the first one is correct though?

^ Put the link in the signature! Duh!

[quote]Not sure the first one is correct though?

Depends whether you identify as a Brit or an Australian.

The Locomotion was released in 1987 in Australia and its success led Kylie to fly to the UK to record with Stock Aitken Waterman, which obviously led to I Should Be So Lucky, the first single in the UK. The Locomotion was re-recorded with SAW and released as the third single in the UK.

Okay, I offiicially have this song stuck in my head. It may not have a conventional pop song structure, but it's still definitely an earworm.

I downloaded "Say Something." It's one that grows on you. I was "meh" when I first heard it, but now I'm starting to enjoy it

Current Itunes chart positions. Not bad after 3 days.

iTunes: #1 Australia #2 Cyprus #2 Ireland #2 Panama #3 Slovenia #4 Hungary #5 United Kingdom #6 Mexico #7 Norway #8 Sweden #9 Brazil #9 France #9 Singapore #10 Greece #11 Netherlands #13 Denmark #16 Brunei Darussalam #18 Austria #19 New Zealand #19 Spain #26 Poland #28 Netherlands #29 Italy #33 Belgium #33 Germany #36 Finland #39 Switzerland #42 United Kingdom #42 Mexico #57 Canada #64 Australia #65 United States #66 Ireland #67 Brazil #103 Thailand #107 Spain #124 Italy #125 Taiwan #138 South Africa #166 France #166 Switzerland #168 Turkey #178 Hong Kong #193 Macau #270 Indonesia #375 Russia

I know it was mentioned that Sophie Muller is directing the video. I feel like she might've directed the lyric video, too. It feels VERY Sophie. It's surprisingly high quality for just a lyrics video.

I think about ya woah woah woah woah yeah

It's ok. It doesn't grab me instantly like Better The Devil, I Believe In You and All The Lovers, but it's much better than Dancing or Into The Blue.

It inspired me to listen to her 2003 album Body Language for the first time in ages. It’s still great.

[quote]In 1989 they said: "To many industry and interested observers, she's a new Madonna in the making."

EVERYONE was the New Madonna then. Debbie Gibson, Martika, Belinda Carlisle, Taylor Dayne, Tiffany, Robin Beck, Hazell Dean, Patsy Kensit, Paula Abdul, Enya, Wendy James, Lynne Hamilton, Rita McNeil, Carol Hitchcock, Spagna, Sabrina, Sonia and Sinitta.

SHE'S THE NEW MADONNA! they cried en masse.

Except for the likes of Kym Mazelle, Joyce Sims, Mica Paris and Karyn White, they were THE NEW WHITNEY.

Still baffles me that American artists love Kylie but listeners don’t know her

R237 Also: Kim Wilde, Samantha Fox, Nena, Toyah, Liz Phair, Deborah Blando, Alannah Currie, Mandy Smith, Alison Goldfrapp. All new Madonnas! Credit where credit is due, Kylie is the only one who had any staying power and got bigger every decade 1980s - 2000s.

R239 - I'd argue Goldfrapp had staying power. They were never massive (other than, perhaps, briefly in the Supernature era in the UK), but they've maintained their success over their roughly 20 year run. Speaking of which, they were undoubtedly an influence on Kylie's 2 Hearts.

Kylie's influence on Australian culture was massive, both for actresses and singers. Most Australian female singers before Kylie were either tough rock chicks (like Chrissy Amphlett), or sensitive new-age crooners like Renee Geyer and Sharon O'Neill. There had been pretty, blonde actresses before Kylie, but the most actresses of the day were hard-looking women, some were as rough as guts. A different aesthetic entirely.

Singers like Tina Arena and Kate Ceberano readily found new young audiences for their music, and every new show had to have a hot young babe who could sell records on the side.

Kylie also suffered massively from Tall Poppy Syndrome in Australia. She was the figurehead for that phrase in the 80s, it became kind of a touchy subject in the Aussie media because they weren't standing by the talent they were producing. Luckily she was resilient. Whenever she changed her look or sound the Australian media were harsh.

Interesting, R241 - she seems pretty beloved in Australia these days, though. I mean, why else was the country making her the figurehead of their tourism campaign last year?

Beloved now. It got better but for years there was uneasiness. That's why when she escaped to the UK she didn't really come back much (if ever) in the first 10 years, until her career cooled a bit in the UK. When she went back home to promote Impossible Princess which was a big commercial and critical hit in Australia, and a personal triumph for her, the relationship became much better.

[quote] Beloved now. It got better but for years there was uneasiness. That's why when she escaped to the UK she didn't really come back much (if ever) in the first 10 years, until her career cooled a bit in the UK. When she went back home to promote Impossible Princess which was a big commercial and critical hit in Australia, and a personal triumph for her, the relationship became much better.

One of the reasons she appreciates her fans is their loyalty. After Impossible Princess didn’t do well in the U.K. many people WANTED her to fail with the Light Years comeback., but she didn’t, and then came back even stronger with Fever. L

To Kylie's huge credit, when things were bad in her home country, she did not complain or badmouth them. She took it on the chin, accepted it as it was and set about becoming better at what she did.

Apparently this is slated as the 2nd killer disco single.

LOL @ R246. Also, this is very cute.

madonna why u stop givin us the fun party time disco ya ya tunes????? u did em so gooood.

sad

r248 I got my head stuck very far up my own arse. Sorry.

Wonder if there’s a way for Louise Redknapp & Eternal to come back with a retro sound? It always seems to work as a formula - Kylie is the Queen of it, but it also worked for Girls Aloud, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Emma Bunton, Natalie Inbruglia, et al.

It’s so difficult to be on the pulse of anything new unless you have the best youngest producers and money to pay them, so looking back not forward is usually where the guaranteed money is. Or are those days over now?

Then again, seeing as Louise blatantly ripped off ‘Sexercise’ five years too late, perhaps there’s no way back.

r250 - never heard of her. That song is actually pretty cute and she has an appealing voice, but not sure she has that certain star quality that Kylie has.

I uh... I... don't know what to think about this. Guess the video won't be an understated affair...

R252 Filter much, Kylie?

[quote]KYLIE MINOGUE Gives the Gays What They Want

Enormous cocks and coinslots?

Thank you Kylie!

Speaking of Louise, r50, I laughed when I saw that she was suing the creators of Peppa Pig for ripping off 'Naked'.

As I predicted, her new song "Say Something" didn't even chart on the Hot 100 in the US, and only charted at #82 in the UK.

R255 lmao is that for real?

Suppose it’s a kind of compliment. Her two kids probably watched it when they were babies and all.

[quote]As I predicted, her new song "Say Something" didn't even chart on the Hot 100 in the US, and only charted at #82 in the UK.

Not surprised about the US but I am surprised it flopped so bad in the UK (although it is a shitty song).

R255 - that's hilarious. But, I guess Peppa's big business.

Peppa Pig outsells that flop Kylie by a mile. Kylie has to sue that pig so she can pay her rent.

Just realized Kylie is recycling her prop horse from the Aphrodite / Les Follies tour. How green of her.

Debuted at #19 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Top 50 Songs chart.

There are apparently rumors Kylie might also be on Dua Lipa's new album, which also features collabs with Missy Elliott, Gwen Stefani and Madame X herself. We'll see.

R261, I thought it was the Pegasus from the Aphrodite Tour, as well, but some fans online are saying it's a different horse. Not the most important thing but the second I saw that photo, I thought, "Did she have it in storage somewhere?"

Kylie relies on the kindness of songwriters. What songwriter would give up a potential hit song to Kylie when it could go to Ariana Grande ? They’ll give kylie an ok or blandly fine one & save the better one for ariana. So that’s what the new kylie song is & what her new album will be: bland but fine. She’ll do a tour , perform a few new songs & a lot of her past hits. Like her last few albums & her next few.

R263 - I was just kidding. I didn't actually think she was reusing a prop from a 10 year old tour. I doubt the thing even exists anymore.

I wonder how Kylie's 'Toxic' would have turned out. I can't believe she passed on that song.

[quote] What songwriter would give up a potential hit song to Kylie when it could go to Ariana Grande ?

Songwriters who like Kylie and know she will perform it well, who want their song to appear on a hit album, who know it will be performed on tour.

Savage Garden aren’t together anymore, but if they were I’d go apeshit for a Kylie collab with them. It’d be like the zenith of Gay-interest Aussie Pop.

Imagine how good Kylie would sound singing ‘To The Moon and Back’, or Darren singing ‘Confide in Me’😭😭

Darren even wrote and pitched a song for Kylie years ago, but her label didn’t like it. Too bad!

This is going to be so CAMP

R66 and also songwriters who don't want their stuff performed by a screeching fucking whore-midget.

R267 who the hell cares about savage fucking garden. Talk about random.

R269 is a touch crass. That said, it is somewhat amusing to me that, if you've ever had the good fortune to see Kylie up close in person (I once was on the catering staff for a party she attended) you realize HOW tiny she is in person. But, then, if you've ever seen her in concert she doesn't seem so tiny on stage. Yes, there are heels and styling and appropriately designed sets and lighting and everything, but most of all, it's just good old fashioned star presence. Can't fake that.

[quote]@kylieminogue sets new career-high marks with her new single "Say Something" on both the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales charts.

It's on right now

Hmm, it seems Kylie was in the YouTube live chat during the premiere of the video. Or at least someone official from her verified YT account was posting LOVE YOU and MISS YOU

Sophie Muller needs to retire. She's directed some BEAUTIFUL music videos for great female artists from Annie Lennox to Sade, Bjork, to PJ Harvey and massive pop stars... and many of them on modest budgets. But this? This was kinda messy and all over the place. I'm surprised Kylie greenlit this... she usually has better taste. The song is so good -- perhaps the most sophisticated thing she's released in a decade, but the video is amateur hour. Oh, well, she's still charming as fuck.

Mmmm, I'm a little underwhelmed. I guess I was expecting more iconic moments form the video.

Still love the song though, and I'm sure the album will be a freakin cracker!

[quote]Sophie Muller needs to retire. She's directed some BEAUTIFUL music videos for great female artists from Annie Lennox to Sade, Bjork, to PJ Harvey and massive pop stars... and many of them on modest budgets. But this? This was kinda messy and all over the place. I'm surprised Kylie greenlit this... she usually has better taste. The song is so good -- perhaps the most sophisticated thing she's released in a decade, but the video is amateur hour. Oh, well, she's still charming as fuck.

Did you know there's a global pandemic and there are strictly enforced laws around human interaction?

Sure, that affects things like personnel, extras, dancers, locations. It doesn't affect taste levels and editing skills and post-production choices. It's not a knock on Kylie, who is lovely, but on Sophie Muller who just isn't a very inspired director.

The part where she’s lying/covered in the gold sheet or whatever looks like it could have been shot 20 years ago. She looks really young there like it’s been edited/softened to death. Love Kylie. I hope she never retires. In a recent interview, she was saying she was asking herself if she can really still do this.

[quote]Sophie Muller who just isn't a very inspired director.

FUCK YOU!

[quote]Sophie Muller who just isn't a very inspired director.

FUCK YOU!

[quote]Sophie Muller who just isn't a very inspired director.

FUCK YOU!

[quote]Sophie Muller who just isn't a very inspired director.

FUCK YOU!

[quote]KYLIE MINOGUE Gives the Gays What They Want

I want cake....I'm waiting.

[quote]Sophie Muller who just isn't a very inspired director.

FUCK YOU!

[quote]Sophie Muller who just isn't a very inspired director.

FUCK YOU!

R279 Kylie learned a while ago that when you lie on your back, everything falls to the sides and you look younger. She lies down in a lot of her videos nowadays.

It helps to watch the video on the highest definition your ISP can handle. The clarity helps with all those sparkle-attack effects. It still doesn't really stop it looking like a tour background video, but, I guess it was tough to do anything more elaborate in the midst of a pandemic. Also, yes, Sophie Muller has some very solid videos in her catalog, but going back to the 80s, 90s and 2000s, but if you look at the totality of her work there are a LOT of duds. In terms of quality, she's pretty inconsistent. Anyway, Kylie rocks

The video visuals seem to accentuate the voice processing - sharp and metallic.

I don't dislike the video at all. It's a bit cheap, a bit trashy, but fun, just like our little Kylie. Sophie Muller's done some amazing work previously and I suspect she does best when collaborating with other professionals. This is clearly a corona era music video with a minimal crew behind it. Still, the video supports the song perfectly and in the end it does have some gorgeous imagery.

[quote]What a thorough joy it is to have Kylie back from the country music hinterlands. Say Something is a quasi-disco bop with a slightly saccharine post-quarantine sentiment that in anyone else’s hands would be a huge eye-roll, but Kylie – the best and purest of us all – carries it perfectly. It makes me want to drink one too many rum and Cokes and hug everyone I know. Even the dickheads!

-The Guardian

From the Today Show. I don't know if Hoda wrote this one or not.

It really aggravates me how women are introduced in articles with their age. It is purposefully inviting us to make a conclusion on their physical appearance.

Does this happen to men?

People are fuckwits.

Thank you for listening to my TEDtalk.

I mean, that's one way to look at it, R293. And, you're not wrong. Not to mention that... they're STILL talking about her breast cancer? But the other way to look at it, hey, American media's giving her coverage. Get that coin, Kylie.

interview

Kylie alwys delivers such fun positive shows ! hurrah!

Um. This acoustic version (with new vocals) is gorgeous! And, hats off for Kylie for producing and engineering her own vocals from her home. The message is from "Biffco" Biff Stannard, her longtime co-writer and producer, who co-wrote and produced Say Something with her and Jon Green. Biff goes way back with Kylie having written/co-written and produced songs like In My Arms, In Your Eyes, Light Years, Love At First Sight, The One

[quote]Hoping everyone enjoys the acoustic version. We rebuilt the track from scratch and recorded a completely new lead vocal. Kylie recorded and engineered all the vocals herself at her new home studio. 🎤 #skills #loveislove #saysomething #biffco #producer #write -Biffco on Instagram

why did they make an acoustic version of a song that doesn't have a melody?

🤷 I think it's really pretty. And I'm not usually a fan of acoustic versions of pop and dance songs. Kinda cool that she recorded a new vocal for it, too.

Now that she has set up a recording studio in her home, we might get lots of little gems in the future.

She really has a lot of control over her career.

R35 Madonna has copied absolutely everyone every moment of her career. Once I realized that, I was no longer a fan. And that she's just a fucking miserable cunt didn't help. Every album since "Confessions" being absolute garbage ALSO didn't help.

In the meantime, I have become a Kylie fan. And being a genuinely kind person goes a long way. Madonna never learned that, because isn't genuinely anything, aside from being a genuine cunt.

I wonder if there are any plans to release remixes. A Purple Disco Machine remix would be a perfect match.

The Honest Vocal Coach really likes Say Something

But she REALLY likes the acoustic version. Honestly, Kylie should just be in charge of engineering her own vocals moving forward, pandemic or no pandemic.

^ Agree!!

Just casually hanging out at The Ritz

[quote]last week, i got to speak to pop music icon and living legend @kylieminogue (!!!!) for an exclusive interview for @i_D. we talked about her new album "disco", making a record in quarantine and what she wants her career to mean post glastonbury -alim kheraj, VICE News

Love her!

But she needs to talk about her wet-ass pussy to be relevant to the kids, right? RIGHT????!!!

Come on now, R309. I hardly think Kylie would engage in slut shaming. Although she's perhaps aging a bit more gracefully than others, this is also the woman of the Spinning Around hot pants, of purposefully staging a live MTV awards performance so the camera could look up her dress, who... not that long ago... made Sexercise.

Don't know why this is "unlisted," but really cool seeing the behind the scenes from the video. I really like the video, but it's nice to see some of these scenes and set ups without all the post production effects. And, damn, does she look beautiful throughout.

"it's nice to see some of these scenes and set ups without all the post production effects."

Agreed. Love the song but the video gives me a headache. Kudus to creating something so beautiful and certainly different from the usual fashion show most music videos have become, but all the endless quick cuts and the sparkles really hurt my eyes. (And is that red dress even in the video?) Seeing this makes me wish there was an alternate video with just the effects that showed in the camera via the lenses rather than all the effects added afterwards.

YAS, KYLIE

Fab

Wish we'd seen more of this look in the vid....

This is how a pop star ages. Meanwhile on Instagram, Madonna has a face that is so filtered it looks CGI. And Grandma Hands.

Kylie is at peace.

Madonna is a cesspool of inner and outer hate.

Madonna is a full 10 years older than Kylie R316. There's a big difference in aging between 52 and 62.

I'm certainly not going to defend whatever Madonna has done to her face though.

This was Madonna is 2010 at the age of 52. Not too bad.

Let's chat about what Kylie looks like in 2030 because she's never been shy about plastic surgery and botox.

Here's a young millennial discovering our Kylie.

[Quote] I've seen some discourse about the album cover and that it looks off, cheap. But, really, anyone with knowledge of popstars knows that Kylie is in on the joke.

I don't think that's in doubt but the album cover is still shit.

The album cover's actually grown on me, though she looks fab in these new pics.

I like the cover!

BTW has anybody tried Kylie wines??

I imagine they start off a little chirpy but age well, with grace and dignity.

[Quote] BTW has anybody tried Kylie wines??

The small print reads: May cause cancer.

r322 you're an asshole.

Kylie has wines?

I have a skincare line! Try my MDNA Charcoal mask. It doubles as blackface so you can be ironic!

She does. Get that coin, Kylie.

Apparently she's performing 'Say Something' on the Jimmy Fallon show on the 16th.

Not a bad gig it it's true.

Oh, wow. That's a big booking. Wouldn't have expected her to be doing much US promo. And it looks like it's true. She's listed on Fallon's site as a guest for the 16th along with Sharon Stone and Shaquille O'Neal

Now THIS is how you make an entrance.

[Quote] Wouldn't have expected her to be doing much US promo.

In the internet age, it's international promo. I expect it is easier to get such gigs in COVID times as a lost of artists are holding off releasing. Someone called Madison Beer was on Fallon or Corden recently.

^ Yes, r328!! I still can't figure out how they got rid of the roll of duct tape so quickly on the hand grip, though.

Huh?

It is interesting that her first live performance for this album will be on American TV. I think most of her first live performances were in the UK for 'Golden'.

R332 - assume she'll have some UK promo lined up close to the album release. I imagine BMG is hoping for a third straight #1 UK album with Kylie after Golden and Step Back In Time, so will be hyper-focused on UK promo closer to the album release. Just an assumption.

GORGEOUS.

So, it looks like it will be a performance and not just an interview.

[quote][R332] - assume she'll have some UK promo lined up close to the album release. I imagine BMG is hoping for a third straight #1 UK album with Kylie after Golden and Step Back In Time, so will be hyper-focused on UK promo closer to the album release. Just an assumption.

Kylie has had number 1 albums in the 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s, Having another number 1 album in the 20s would give her a record. At present only Paul Weller, Lennon and McCartney have managed it over 5 consecutive decades but as she self identifies as a woman, Kylie Ann would be the first female to do it, and the only person credited under one stage name and not including groups they were part of.

That's a fun bit of trivia, R336! Well, here's hoping. DL "favorite" Andy Cohen apparently had Kylie on his radio show (he has a radio show?) today. No idea if the full thing is available anywhere, but here's the inevitable, cliche questions about Madonna because an American can't talk to Kylie without bringing up M. Kylie... gracious as ever.

Jesus Christ why does Andy ALWAYS have to bring up Madonna all the time??? He’s the definition of an elder gay living in the past. Kylie was a good sport to not let herself get annoyed by dummy Andy asking about Madonna.

Fabulous

Lipsync to prerecorded "live" vocal?

Nope. Singing live to a track. That's very clear from all the adlibs. Kylie doesn't have a massive or earth shattering voice, but she's always been a very solid live vocalist (see: basically, all her tour videos)

Oh, sorry, I misread you, R340. You were asking if she pre-recorded a live vocal and then mimed to her pre-recorded live vocal. Hmmm. Obviously the track and the backing vocals are all pre-recorded, but I think she was singing live to the track.

A good performance I thought!

She's gone with an 80s vibe.......I wonder if that will continue through the era?

Apparently it was actually filmed on antique equipment. Love her commitment!

[quote]Thanks for having me @jimmyfallon. Watch the full #SAYSOMETHING performance back on his YouTube channel. (link in stories) ✨ Filmed on an 80’s BBC news camera (😳❤️📺) wearing an Antony Price dress from 1983!!!

New single out on Thursday. 'Magic'.

It's not a cover of ONJ's classic.

Hmmm.

A return to her "Better the Devil You Know" era?

She looks nice here.

I like this image but I wouldn't have cropped it as aggressively as the fan who made this cover did.

Aggressive cropping is a sin!

It throws the image balance out of whack, dear.

I like what this fan did with the fake back cover to Magic.

The video is out tomorrow too!!!

Woah. Someone at Kylie HQ has their shit together. It's usually a big wait between the premiere of the song and the video. If this screenshot is anything to go by... it's going to be amazing.

Here's the video.

I'm a bit flat about it after 'Say Something'.....maybe I'm in a bad mood, but I'm just not feeling it really.

On early listens, it's rather pedestrian. It may be a grower. The video is more watchable than the one for "Say Something." I actually got a pang during the middle 8 - George Michael, bopping on the dancefloor for "Outside", popped into my head.

Biffco should have recycled some of those unissued MKS tracks for Kylie.

[quote]KYLIE MINOGUE Gives the Gays What They Want

Big black dick?

This new song is actually super happy and exactly what I needed. And the video is really fun too.

I just discovered this week that "The Locomotion", which Kylie covered, was co-written by Carole King. Mind = blown.

R360 You do realize The Locomotion was first recorded in 1962 by Little Eva, right? Kylie's version is a cover.

I probably qualify as a Kylie stan. I mean, I started this damn thread. Magic... just isn't IT for me. It's so... limp. I don't know who her collaborators were on this particular track, but I really hope they don't have a ton of credits on the album. I hope Say Something is more representative of the album. This shit is just... the B-side of a fourth single.

[Quote] I just discovered this week that "The Locomotion", which Kylie covered, was co-written by Carole King. Mind = blown.

Do you only know Carole King from "Tapestry"?

I wasn't taken by it at first. . .but I can not stop listening to it now. Some songs are growers. I love this one.

Magic is better than Say Something but they’re boring overall.

I knew that Kylie's version was a cover and that Carole King wrote loads of songs for other artists, but "Locomotion" sounds completely different from her usual stuff to me. It sounds like a novelty song.

What is Carole King's usual stuff? Does "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman" sound like "Take Good Care of My Baby"? Does "I Can't Hear You No More" sound like "Pleasant Valley Sunday"?

[Quote] Magic is better than Say Something

Lies!

Meh-gic

R365 - I'm so sorry to hear about your hearing loss and I wish you all the best on this journey.

The new song kind of reminds me of a 1970s television theme song.

It's growing on my a little bit now.

I guess it's a grower, not a shower.

R371 I thought the same thing! It almost sounds like it's sampling a bit from The Love Boat theme.

R373 Actually, I think it's sampling from the Hills Street Blues theme song. That's it!

I'm actually excited about this album.

R373 I'm picking up a Bette Midler 1979 "Hang On In There, Baby" vibe.

I thought this disc was for September and now is see late November. ???

The song Magic and the video are quite weak sauce. The video looks cheap, even if that's on purpose, and the song sounds cheap. Like something I'd hear on a radio in a Kebab shop.

R377 - Was always slated for November.

[Quote] I thought this disc was for September

Maybe you're thinking of Roisin Murphy.

r378 - afraid I agree. I don't know why she keeps working with Sophie Muller... she's so hit and miss as a director. Maybe it's time to work with someone younger and hungrier -- with more creative edge. Like the couple who co-directed her stunning Get Outta My Way video. Yeah, budgets probably aren't what they were then, but great creative artists can do a lot with a little.

"Magic" is growing on me. The first time I listened to it, it sounded kind of slow and lazy. But after a few listens, I found myself getting into it and liking the smooth groove of it.

I guess my problem is if the songcraft is this lazy, the production has to be brilliant, but the production feels so bland and characterless, too. Anyway, I'm sure there are other gems on the album, this one is just too basic for me.

The video is SO lame. So underscaled. It opens with short cut of Kylie in each of the dumb looks she will wear in the video. Then she is sitting on an upholstered arm chair (barely readable as 70s disco era furniture) with 2 undersized gold panther statues, an two folding metallic screens that look leftover from the coffee bar in a gay sauna in middle europa, 1983. The two floor lamp brass palm lamps behind her are nice classic pieces but too small in scale for this shot. It's downhill from there.

R384 To be fair, this video, like the last one, were done under COVID conditions. I'm sure it wasn't easy. I think the video's okay.

The first video wasn't done under COVID lockdown.

If you're going for lowbudget disco breakdown, embrace it!

R386 Yes, dear, it certainly was. Read all about it.

Jessie Ware has completed outclassed her this era.

Did you see the dancer version of that one? Well done.

And the white boy dancing in the bowling alley? I love this one!

And Jessie is also delivering on the remix front. I guess Kylie spent some of the budget on her wine business?

Yes, the bowling one is my favourite of the dance videos.

Regarding the title of this thread. I'm gay, and Kylie is NOT giving me what I want. There's ZERO gay chic to the song and video of Magic. it's not sexy. It's not sleazy. It's not amusingly camp. It's not chic. Why are they line dancing?

Jessie Ware's talented and her album is very good, but she doesn't really have that 'it' star quality.

I'm fairly confident this single is going to be a minor blip and the album, as a whole, will be very good. Hopefully Say Something is more indicative of the album's quality. But, I think using Covid restrictions as an excuse for the serviceable songwriting and anemic production of Magic isn't going to fly. Especially following on the heels of the far superior Say Something. It also isn't an excuse for Sophie Muller's sometimes bafflingly awful choices in editing, lighting and overall framing of shots. Other than those shots of Kylie in that gorgeous Paco Rabanne dress, the video's a bit all over the place.

Anyway, this is still Kylie. She'll deliver.

Ugh disappointed with this song. “Say something” was a much more superior and sophisticated song, so much so, most people didn’t catch on to it. This one though, “Magic” is reductive.

R394 Is this more to your liking?

I think I was expecting a camptastic 2nd single like this kitsch masterpiece, that's why I'm feeling a little underwhelmed. However, I think Magic will click with the masses, which I guess is the point of a single?

Magic... it’s fine but kinda boring. It sounds low budget, like they couldn’t get expensive producers. Like a song from the early 80s, production wise.

This old one was attractively shot. So many Kylie videos are on the same template.

Her light disco sound a decade ago was more convincing

Try twenty years ago, dear.

oh yeah right!

Her videos never were that great.

R403 - that's silly. She's had some stinkers, but she's also delivered some absolutely brilliant videos.....

Can't Get You Out of My Head

Love At First Sight

Come Into My World

Slow

Get Outta My Way

I was pretty cool to 'Magic' and I still think 'Say Something' is far superior and far more sophisticated....but... 'Magic' is kinda growing on me. It does feel like it's tailor made for 40 and 50-something UK Mums, but that little earworm has wiggled its way into my consciousness. No doubt, Kylie's charm has a lot to do with it -- won't be the first time she's elevated the material with her charm and presence. Hopefully not everything on the album is this lightweight, though.

Put Yourself In My Place.

Stans be stunning! "I'm really coming around to this absolute charmer!"

Love this look.

Werk!

Her new single "Magic" is, well, magic. Critically acclaimed already. Pure Kylie.

I also didn't like the country album but understood her need to do it and it was successful for her. The album that came before that, "Kiss Me Once" was a bomb.

I love her homage to Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface in her new music video.

I didn't realize that Jessie Ware, who had her own lovely disco album out earlier this year, hosts a podcast with her mum. Kylie was the guest on their most recent episode and, apparently, Jessie was let her inner Kylie fangirl flag fly. Haven't listened yet. Saving it for a walk tonight, but figured others may enjoy...

Jessie also has a cookbook.

On the heels of the successful debut of Kylie Minogue Wines, the pop superstar is getting ready to launch a new line of Kylie Minogue dual-use drapes and caftans exclusively at Aldi stores nationwide.

r414 That should be popular with DL'ers.

I'm holding out for the Kylie bidet and accessories range.

Caftans? Guy, why didn't we do those??

Kylie (or, I suppose a BMG intern) has been DM'ing superfans on their social accounts with teasers for the Disco tracklist. Kinda silly, but still, that would be cute to get Kylie sliding into your DMs. Also, random, but I really like that chair she's sitting in.

Here's the track listing...

1. Magic - 4:10 (Michelle Buzz, Daniel Davidsen, Peter Wallevik, Teemu Brunila)

2. Miss A Thing - 3:56 (Ally Ahern, Teemu Brunila, Nico Hartikainen)

3. Real Groove - 3:14 (Alida Gaprestad, Teemu Brunila, Nico Hartikainen)

4. Monday Blues - 3:09 (Linslee Campbell, Meagan Cottone, Daniel Shah, Sky Adams)

5. Supernova - 3:17 (Maegan Cottone, Sky Adams)

6. Say Something - 3:32 (Jon Green, Ash Howes, Biff)

7. Last Chance - 3:03 (Maegan Cottone, Sky Adams)

8. I Love It - 3:50 (Biff, Duck Blackwell)

9. Where Does The DJ Go? - 3:01 (Danny Shah, Sky Adams, Kiris Houston)

10. Dancefloor Darling - 3:12 (Linslee Campbell, Maegan Cottone, Sky Adams)

11. Unstoppable - 3:34 (Fiona Bevan, Troy Miller)

12. Celebrate You - 3:41 (Maegan Cottone, Danny Shah, Sky Adams)

13. Till You Love Somebody - (Linslee Campbell, Sky Adams, Teemu Brunila)

14. Fine Wine - (Maegan Cottone, Sky Adams)

15. Hey Lonely - (Maegan Cottone, Sky Adams)

16. Spotlight - (Danny Shah, Kiris Houston, Sky Adams)

DANCE FLOOR DARLING

EIGHT PINTS OF CARLING

INCREDIBLY ALARMING

ON A PENNY FARTHING

R419 - is that REAL? LOL at Kylie just going in for that Kylie Minogue Wines plug on track 14!

Remember when she took a bit part in San Andreas just to promote 'Get Outta My Way'?

I got one of the "private" messages sharing a song title this morning. I have to say, the record company is really doing a good job. Not just this album but they did well with Golden and last years greatest hits collection. I mean, who buys greatest hits collections in the age of Spotify playlists? Yet, it was a hit. Kudos, them.

I wanted him to remix Say Something. He's one of my favorite dj/producers of the last several years, but this is lackluster.

'Infinite Disco'

Worldwide performance spectacular!

Spectacular, spectacular, it's part of the vernacular...

Is this a good strategy in the era of lock downs?

Are the young kids doing this?

Should I pay?

Are you going to?

R424 - fun! I'm gonna get a ticket. Yes, a lot of artists are doing these right now.

Okay, the description of this actually sounds, potentially, really good. More details on the Live streaming show here...

The only singing budgie song I ever genuinely liked was Chocolate - that song was a fucking masterpiece and had a great video to go along with it! That's the kind of music she should be doing now at her age - sexy, moody pop. This disco shit is tired as hell, the songs all sound super cheap and she's too old for it. She's starting to remind me of that crazy grandma (Disco Sally?) who frequented Studio 54 and dropped dead in the middle of the dancefloor one night.

It's sad that even her 20-year-old disco songs from Light Years sound fresher and more inspired than these new ones.

Kylie is apparently also on the new Mirwais album.

What is a 'Mirwais'?

Mirwais = French musician and producer. Best known for his work with Madonna.

This In Your Eyes mix (which, one assumes, she's performing on the livestream concert thingy) sounds great. Apparently Steve Anderson (who works on her tours) and the wonderful Biffco are behind these live performance arrangements.

She actually sang live since she was young. I'm surprised that she never could break the US market. She is cute, pretty, blonde, charismatic, wholesome but sexy and a million times more likable and attractive than Madonna. Wham/George Michael, Rick Astley, The Culture Club, INXS and Nick Cave all had success in The US but Kylie didn't for some reason except for Locomotion and Can't Get You Out Of My Head. She's the female Robbie Williams.

R432 I remember watching that performance live as a youngen'. Loved it! The Aussie media and public were so mean to her back in the day. Now who's laughing bitches?

The performance of Look My Way has made me look up the Anti Tour videos.

I didn't get to go but seeing her singing some of her old album tracks why the audience sing along with every word. The I'm Over Dreaming/Always Find The Time section is my favourite. Pure joy.

This is another reason why her fans love her.

I understand why Madonna didn't want her shows to become a Farewell Tour No Really It's A Farewell Tour Honest Definitely The Last Time Greatest Hits artist when she's releasing new music, but just imagine the reaction if she performed at a smaller venue and the opening song was Jimmy Jimmy.

Kylie must have gotten more rock cred when she did collabs with her then-bf Michael Hutchence and Nick Cave. She showed she's more than a pop tart and open to trying new styles just like Janet and Madonna were.

R435 - Kylie will, of course, first and foremost, be a pop star, but it can be fun when she rocks out, as she did multiple times on the Golden tour. I don't even like Kids, but it really rocked on this tour (guess YT has scrubbed all copies of the DVD performance)....

Her Confide In Me performance from that tour really rocked out, too. (Again, see the DVD footage for the full experience)

And, then, last year, she did Bowie proud with this Fashion/Slow mashup. Honestly, I wouldn't say no to a rock-pop album from her one day.

MMM, she's just released a 3rd song (don't think it's a single) from 'Disco'.

Do you love it?

I love Kylie but I am not feeling this era at all.

This new song sounds like it was made on a cheap computer.

Hmmmm. R439 - it's.... cute. It's definitely the right choice not to make it a single. I love the strings and the horns and the (Latin-dance-pop?) influenced elements of the chorus. It feels like a turn of millennium take on disco, like an intentional nod to her Light Years / Fever days. I'm fine with it as long as everything on the album isn't this light. I'd like some slightly harder stuff -- think Moroder -- when talking about disco.

The song's kinda grown on me. She sounds so good in the second half of the song, too. Not sure why Biffco buried those vocals in the mix.

This is random but Kylie recorded a cover of fellow Aussie Troye Sivan's 'Cool' for Apple Music. Nothing to do with Disco, really, but it's lovely.

"Cool" is so much better than "Magic" or "I Love It." If she can't afford top songwriters any more she should a covers album of little know songs - call it something like "Hidden Treasures." I bet most Kylie fans have never heard the song "Cool" before.

Thanks R443, that is quite lovely.

I *THINK* the excerpt at the start of this clip is Kylie's 'Say Something' performance from her upcoming Infinite Disco live stream. They don't explicitly say it is, but I assume that's the case, rather than her filming this performance especially for this ABC (Aussie) TV show. If so, it looks great! I'm kinda relieved to see it has element of live performance and doesn't just look like one long music video. Plus, that looks like a big choir backing her which should be great for the second half of the song where the vocals really sore.

EDITED: Apparently I can't link to this clip. Are we not allowed to link to videos on Facebook? Here's the link, just remove the spaces...

https :// www. facebook.com / watch / ?ref=external&v=663262434560343

Is it a black choir?

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY !!!

Kylie's the face (and sound?) of the new Marc Jacobs campaign. A bit... grungier than then usual Kylie shoot.

Oh, forgot Twitter vids don't always work on here.

I threw $20 Kylie's way for a ticket to this thing. I'm sure it won't compare to a live audience experience, but it does look like it's going to be fun. I love that mix of In Your Eyes.

[quote]Kylie Minogue performing Say Something feat. The House Gospel Choir, from the INFINITE DISCO worldwide Livestream.

R452 LOVE IT!

It shines with a choir and Kylie's live vocals and charisma.

Quite inspiring!

It also shows how the follow up songs have been lacklustre.

R454 - I really like Magic and I Love It, but they're definitely not in Say Something's class. It's just much more mature in its songcraft and production. It also encapsulates that slightly-melancholic-but-ultimately-uplifting-dance sound that Kylie does so well.

Is Kylie still with Parlophone? They seem to have promo coming out the wazoo this week -- lots of performances and interviews. Good for them!

AUSTRALIA: The Sound (ABC TV) 7.30 Show (ABC TV) Rage ABC (ABC TV)

UK:

Graham Norton Show (BBC TV)

Zoe Ball BBC Radio Breakfast Show (BBC 2 Radio)

The One Show (BBC TV)

INTERNATIONAL (I'm sure there's more than this):

Zane Lowe on Apple Music

USA:

Good Morning America

Ugh. sorry, I suck at formatting, but you get the drift.

New photo

New clip from the livestream thingy

THIS FRIDAY !!!

She's with BMG, I believe. They have done a great job with promo for the Golden album, the Greatest Hits (both incarnations) and now Disco.

Parlophone really messed it up with Kylie.

Well, she lost consistency in the wake of "Can't Get You Out of My Head." There were great singles after it, of course, but it was a mistake to go "a bit R&B," which doesn't suit her vocal style. She may love "Red Blooded Woman" and "Chocolate" but they weren't right for her and they didn't add to her legacy, sort of like the Spice Girls and "Holler."

I ❤️ "Chocolate"

R462 - agreed on Red Blooded Woman and much of that era, but I love Chocolate -- and what a gorgeous video she made for it.

I think and R&B influence/attitude can work well with her, but going straight R&B just feels like a reach. I think you could argue that even Can't Get You Out Of My Head -- especially her vocal delivery -- has a bit of an R&B edge/influence... it's the attitude.

Great interview with Zane Lowe. For once, an interview that goes beyond "gosh, you're old" and "do you still have the hot pants?"

Oh, here's the full interview... if you're so inclined...

Okay, this looks SUBLIME. I guess Kylie spent the tour budget on this livestream -- it does not look cheap and thrown together at all. Now I'm actually sad it's only 50 minutes long.

I’m gay and I didn’t ask for this crap.

You have Bob Mould, r468.

R468 = Jason Donovan, counting the hairs in his brush

"Everybody sees a Mary, Mary." Is that really a lyric?

R471 - what is that from??

"Celebrate You," r472.

Oh, have the lyrics been published? Anyway, pop music lyrics aren't really going to be poetry and, as much as I love Kylie, she's had plenty of clunky lyrics over the years.

The album is "out there."

R475

Have you listened to it?

Is it good?

How would you describe the album in one sentence?

R476 - it's out everywhere after midnight, local time!

[Quote] How would you describe the album in one sentence?

Kylie wants to see you move.

I love Kylie and Say Something is a great song but this album sounds very same-ish and. sadly, cheap.

Yeah. It's no threat to "What's Your Pleasure?" Surely Kylie has more of a budget than Jessie Ware?

She's performing Say Something on Good Morning America tomorrow.

It's definitely 70s disco. I like it, but it'll get old fast.

Donna Summer was '70s disco but she and Moroder/Bellotte varied the sound. Oh, and they had something to say. All the Kylie songs are saying much the same thing. Prostitutes/Bad Girls might have been kitschy/hokey but it differentiated the song majorly from "Hot Stuff."

Some of the deluxe tracks are stronger than the standard ones.

Minogue is mostly annoying. Her "singing" is all auto-tuned and her horse mouth is grotesque.

No. She can actually sing even if she doesn't have the prettiest tone.

Kylie can sing but the vocal production is just not good here.

Kylie is 53 and has had a great, long career. And though her new song is quite catchy and she did country last year, she long ago peaked as a singer. I'd really like to see her try something new, maybe a return to acting. She's hoping to move back to Australia once quarantine is over and join her sister Dannii, and I'd like to see her back on Neighbours early next year.

[Quote] maybe a return to acting. She's hoping to move back to Australia once quarantine is over and join her sister Dannii, and I'd like to see her back on Neighbours early next year.

Are you on crack?

Definitely on something, R489. Kylie is GREAT pop star. She is a.... serviceable actress... at best. This is a banger. Should have made this the second single instead of Magic.

"Real Groove", "Supernova" and "Dance Floor Darling" are the standouts from the standard, besides "Say Something."

THIS really was one of the few nice trends of 2020....

81 on Metacritic. Guessing it will dip below 80 once all the reviews are in, but a nice start!

Miss a Thing and Supernova are both brilliant.

And of course she's trending on twitter. Love her.

The next single?

R495 Possibly. I like it!

Here's the GMA performance from a little bit ago.

Great look!

R496 - that was FABULOUS. Though, they messed up her plug for the concert -- or perhaps her response got lost in the editing. Was it just one performance? On all her other GMA performances in the past she did two songs.

I think they've realized that "Magic" is a stinker.

R498 - I think she's performing Magic on Graham Norton today. I'm... fine with Magic, but it's very cruise ship Karen disco. Whereas Say Something is bold, adventurous, forward looking (but with clear references to its disco and funk influences.)

It's a shame she can't replicate that livestream performance of Say Something with the gospel choir -- that took it to an even higher level -- and feels tailor made for 2020.

She should have raided Biffco's vault to go along with collaborating on "Say Something." He has a few unreleased Sugababes goodies in there.

R500 - yes! She also should have worked with the songwriter Jon Green more -- the was a collaborator on Say Something and on some of the better tracks from Golden.

Her cover story in The Guardian has stunning photography

Guardian 1

Guardian 2

Guardian 3

r505 would have made a good album cover.

Holy shit, hats off to BMG. Kylie has been EVERYWHERE this week -- especially today -- in media (TV, radio, NPR, digital, social, interviews galore...) in UK, Australia, Europe and the US. This might end up actually charting in the US.

They do have the benefit of COVID, though. It has allowed a lot of smaller artists to get coverage, especially TV spots, they might not otherwise get.

I love this album so much! It's got a lot of great songs, which helps me to forgive some of the weaker tracks. When played front to back including the deluxe tracks, it's a fun album to dance to alone in your living room for sure! Miss A Thing is my current fave although I think Say Something is the best track lyrically and thematically. I really hope I get to see Kylie live someday, it's a shame she's never been huge in America because she is light-years (see what I did there?) better than many of our own pop stars

R509 - her livestream concert is tomorrow.

Holy shitballs!

It's kicking the iTunes charts world wide!!

Album: DISCO

iTunes (24x #1): #1 United States #1 United Kingdom #1 Australia #1 Austria #1 Belgium #1 Brazil #1 Canada #1 Chile #1 Colombia #1 Costa Rica #1 Finland #1 Germany #1 Hong Kong #1 Hungary #1 Luxembourg #1 Malaysia #1 Malta #1 Mexico #1 Panama #1 Peru #1 Singapore #1 Spain #1 Sweden #1 Switzerland #2 France #2 Greece #2 India #2 Ireland #2 Israel #2 Mongolia #2 New Zealand #2 Russia #2 Saudi Arabia #2 Slovakia #3 Czech Republic #3 Denmark #3 Netherlands #3 Norway #3 Vietnam #4 Philippines #4 Poland #4 South Africa #4 Thailand #5 Italy #5 Poland #5 Taiwan #5 Turkey #7 Indonesia #8 Belgium #8 Netherlands #8 Portugal #9 Brazil #9 Cyprus #10 United Kingdom #13 Ireland #14 Mexico #15 Australia #15 Spain #21 Canada #26 Brunei Darussalam #31 France #33 Honduras #37 Italy #42 El Salvador #43 Macau #48 United States #50 Lithuania #58 Slovenia #93 Latvia #107 Panama #123 Estonia #133 Russia

I think this album will be a grower.

But I am happy for Kylie. I really hope she gets the massive worldwide success she deserves and, if any singer can help cheer up the world, it's Kylie.

And, yes, you NEED to see her live. I traveled from Toronto to London to see her 2016 Christmas show at Royal Albert Hall and it was worth every penny. She was wonderful.

Here's the Graham Norton performance of 'Magic'.

I'm loving the album....but am already starting to listen from track 2 avoiding 'Magic'.

I wonder if they deliberately chose the most pedestrian song on the album as the main single to appeal to the masses????

I hope she gets someone interesting remixes done, mix up the styles.

This is the album fans wanted Madge to make, and if she had, it would have had better production. But I'm digging this. It's nice to have a happy, pop album to listen to right about now.

Madge already made "Confessions on a Dancefloor."

Supernova is VERY Dannii, isn't it? (love it!)

Hope this is one of the tracks she performs tomorrow!

There's a Freemasons remix of Say Something on the way.

[quote]it's a shame she's never been huge in America

Madonna has been sabotaging her from behind the scenes.

I'm glad she never became an American success (beyond a few singles and... one album?). Look at what they did to "Love at First Sight."

Wow, Kylie's timing is perfect. Infinite Disco livestreams happening the day we take back the White House! This Light Years clip looks amazing. The show seems to be getting rave reviews from those who've seen it in the Southern Hemisphere. Looking forward to my 8pm ET stream!

Love Kylie, love the album!!!

So, apparently, if DISCO is the #1 album in the UK this coming week, Kylie will make history by being the first female solo artist to have a number 1 album in five consecutive decades. I can't believe that the one thing standing in her way is a reality TV girl group called Little Mix who are potentially on track to beat her to the #1 slot. Sometimes, the taste of the general public just make me shake my head. Sorry for posting a Daily Fail link...

Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Leona Lewis - all Reality TV Talent Show Stars. And let's not talk about Dannii on Young Talent Time...

Kylie was dismissed as a soap star turned singer back in the day as well...

[Quote] I can't believe that the one thing standing in her way is a reality TV girl group called Little Mix who are potentially on track to beat her to the #1 slot.

They have a strong streaming presence.

Yeah, and, unfortunately, older artists -- by and large -- tend to have stronger physical sales than streaming numbers. If charts were based primarily on physical sales still she would undoubtedly get #1. Well now, that I'm done phone banking for Biden, maybe we can start a campaign to text UK gays over 50 to teach them how to use Spotify.

Little Mix has talent. I don't know if their new album is any good but they can sing.

Having said that, I like both. I'm a bigger Kylie fan but I'm not going to begrudge LM for hitting #1.

Not undoubtedly. Little Mix are doing well on physical sales as well. I can't say I really like their voices - the productions on the vocals is very handed. But their new song "Happiness" is a tune.

*very heavy handed

Every time Little Mix releases a new album, each member seems to fall further into the "I want to look like a Kim Kardashian sex doll whore" trap. So much plastic surgery.

The fat one - Jesy - looks like a blow-up sex doll.

There's only one member who seems to have poor self image and overcompensates, a la Pete Burns, Mutya etc.

I'm Canadian and love Kylie. I was aware of Locomotion when it came out, but I didn't become a "fan" of Kyle in the way that I was a fan of Madonna as a child in the 80's. It wasn't until early2000's Fever album that I feel madly in love with Kylie as a clubbing early/mid 20something. Then I caught up on everything I missed in the 80's & 90's.

Where did you read that R518? Their sound is tailor made for this Kylie era.

R518 do you mean F9, which is one half of Freemasons? I don't think they've worked together in several years.

Apparently the Infinite Disco "stream" is just an unlisted YouTube URL...

Really? I hope people don't ruin it by posting the links. Kylie CLEARLY spent some coin on this production. I think most of us can afford the $20.

[quote]So, apparently, if DISCO is the #1 album in the UK this coming week, Kylie will make history by being the first female solo artist to have a number 1 album in five consecutive decades. I can't believe that the one thing standing in her way is a reality TV girl group called Little Mix who are potentially on track to beat her to the #1 slot. Sometimes, the taste of the general public just make me shake my head. Sorry for posting a Daily Fail link...

If Disco hits #1, Kylie will be the only person to have had a number 1 album in 5 consecutive decades in her own name.

3 men have achieved it, but their number 1 albums include the groups they were part of - Pauls Weller and McCartney and David Gilmour. I'd disqualify Paul McCartney though as the 90s and 00s albums were Beatles compilations.

I meant F9. I was told by a friend at BMG.

Does BMG pay for the recordings or do they just distribute?

R524 I WILL talk about Dannii on YTT!

In fact, I shall post clips of some of her magnificent performances....

Don't post her "Xanadu" performance...

R542 That's Tina Arena!

Dannii did perform Xanadu on some short lived show, many years later.............

That's the video, r543, yes!

I bought a ticket to the Infinite Disco Live stream, I cant wait to watch tonight! I just popped an edible, gonna put my LED living room lights on disco mode and celebrate the end of Trump's evil reign of terror🕺🕺🕺#Dance

Yessss, R545, see you on the dancefloor!

The concert arrangements have been well received. Are they courtesy of Steve Anderson?

Fuq yiss this version of In Your Eyes is LIT

As is Light Years 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

R547 - Biffco and, yes, the always excellent Steve Anderson

I have to admit the album is growing on me. But Say Something is still the standout. I think because it digs a little deeper and has a bit more emotional resonance to it.

Well, "Say Something" doesn't like it was written for a particular sound or lyric concept.

West Coasters (or anyone who hasn't seen it yet,) let me say, if you're even a casual Kylie fan you do NOT want to miss Infinite Disco. I don't always think everything Kylie does succeeds, but this livestream concert is an utter triumph. It give you a taste of what a possible post-Covid Disco-themed Kylie tour would be like. It's like a cross between a traditional live concert, a music video and an in studio TV performance. Kylie's voice is in fantastic shape, the live arrangements are so stinking great -- on both the classic and new tracks -- and it is so damn stylish, sleek and modern in its lighting and staging. And, yet, through all of those dazzling laser shows and stage arrangements, Kylie's star presence and warmth are never lost. It truly exceeded my expectation. I think there's one more livestream happening at 8pm PT.

So happy to see Kylie having such a huge renaissance, but also seeing people appreciate her for what she brings to music - she is such a fun presence.

Kylie had he renaissance with "Spinning Around." She hasn't been out of favor since.

*her

She's fallen out of favour in a number of places. She hasn't had a hit song in North America in almost 20 years.

That's like saying the 1990s was a wash for her after "The Locomotion."

GOOD GOD THAT WAS SO GOOD. Hurry, this will probably get taken down soon. Her Slow/Love To Love You Baby mashup was insane.

That was well worth the $20. The reworked versions of some of the classics notably In Your Eyes, Light Years and Slow/Love To Love You were fantastic. The new tracks benefitted from the bumped up live production. It's a shame she isn't able to take this show on the road.

She's always been such a sweet person which I think is why so many of us feel so protective of her. If anyone finds a link to the full show post it here, I wanna watch again!

She's always been such a sweet person which I think is why so many of us feel so protective of her. If anyone finds a link to the full show post it here, I wanna watch again!

Not sure how long this download link will be available!

What kind of black magic does this woman weave? I started Friday liking maybe 5 of the album tracks. After a Biden win, streaming Disco while out for runs or errands and watching Infinite Disco, I love a solid 90% of the album. She's a disco sorceress.

Thanks, r563. Infine Disco was... awesome. Kylie really didn't go cheap for that. It could have been very cheesy but it was all very classy and elegant - and fun. It's too bad she (most likely) won't tour this album because that tour would be a massive success.

R565 - my guess is... next year she'll release a new album or a special edition of DISCO with several new, bonus tracks and announce a tour for 2022 at which she'll perform music from both albums + the usual big hits.

I wonder how well Infinite Disco did. I hope it was a big success for her, she clearly put everything into it. Who produced/directed? Whoever it was should be directing her actual music videos because it's the best visual thing she's done perhaps since the mid 2000s.

It's a great electronic dance album. It's luckily not that disco-influenced.

It's a great electronic dance album. It's luckily not that disco-influenced.

[Quote] It's a great electronic dance album. It's luckily not that disco-influenced.

Did you mean to post that in the Dua Lipa thread?

DISCO is currently #6 on US mid-week chart estimates. I'm sure it will go down further because of streaming numbers, but a top 10 US album doesn't look out of reach right now which is kind of amazing considering she's in her fifth decade of recording and has never been a huge success in the US.

But what sales would take someone into the US Top Ten nowadays? It's not 2001.

True, R572, but all things considered, it's still potentially impressive for Kylie to be charting in the US at this stage. Yeah, charts are completely different than they were 20 years ago, but they're different for everyone.

Promo's continuing this week. Maybe she can eek out that UK #1 and a top 10 in the US....

Tuesday: Kylie will join Alex Jones and Michael Ball on The One Show, BBC TV. [I assume it's not THAT Alex Jones of InfoWars]

Wednesday: BBC Breakfast interview, BBC TV

Wednesday: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Gillian Anderson and Olivia Colman are the other guests, CBS - USA

Thursday: This Morning interview with Alison Hammond, ITV TV

Apparently Little Mix fans have started a fund to bulk buy copies of their album for fans who can't afford to purchase...

It's a great album. All the eldergays saying otherwise be trippin.'

R575 - I don't know if this is legit, but, apparently, this was reported to the Official Charts Company (UK counterpart to the US's Billboard) -- see attached! 😂

R576 - Uh, I have to imagine a great deal of Kylie's physical sales, which are what are keeping her on the charts, are from eldergays. I mean, I'm 39, so I'm practically a fossil in gay years anyway.

Exactly. Eldergays are the ones more likely to defend the production.

This album is growing on me, although I can't help thinking that it reminds me more of something that Dannii would record. Neon Nights is still one of my favourite album of the '80s and she had her own album/comp called Club Disco.

[Quote] Neon Nights is still one of my favourite album of the '80s

Marty McFly, is that you?

LOL sorry I meant '00s.

I love the album. So glad stupid Sia didn't have any of her lifeless, same-y songs placed on this album.

I wouldn't mind if Kylie had recorded "Victory."

R583 - "Victory" by...?

It's a Sia song.

R585 - just did a YT and Google search on that and came up empty handed.

Kylie is on a charity cover of Oasis' 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' in aid of Children in Need. It's out this Friday. There's a longlist of artists participating including... CHER!

I thought Cher would face a fine if she released a non-ABBA song.

[quote]Kylie is on a charity cover of Oasis' 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' in aid of Children in Need. It's out this Friday. There's a longlist of artists participating including... CHER!

Hoping Stop Crying Your Heart Out will be as good as God Only Knows, also featuring Kylie.

r577 r578 I assumed the thread was close to 100% eldergay, which would include the naysayers.

R589 - looks like that video is georestrcited.

Apparently, she's performing 'Magic' on Colbert tonight. I would have gone with Say Something -- hell, they should recycle that glorious Say Something performance from Infinite Disco with the gospel choir.

As with Golden, this album takes a number of listens to grow on you, I think. But the whole thing really needs to be remixed into something with a beat. It sounds very middle of the road to me. One retro disco album that completely works and is a blast to listen too is Gloria! By Gloria Estefan. Real disco sounds updated.

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This is definitely a grower. I feel like the songs sink in more. Also, I really have come to enjoy "I Love It". I think it works better in the context of the album.

"Dance Floor Baby" reminds me a bit of Chromeo.

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Magic was actually quite good on Colbert.

Kylie with DL favorite, and carbohydrate enthusiast, Michael Ball.

[quote]But the whole thing really needs to be remixed into something with a beat. It sounds very middle of the road to me.

Her next producers need to take notice of how well crafted some of her mid-career Stock Aitken Waterman output was. Like Shocked which was given the DNA makeover. Pop heaven!

R597 - I kind of missed out on most of Kylie's 90s output, but during her first US tour, that medley of mostly 90s tracks -- including Shocked -- was so much fun.

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