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Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:55 AM

Forum Party #2 is here after the huge success of the first one last week! Tonight we continue with the deluxe version of Ariana's sophomore album 'My Everything' - featuring the hits 'Problem', 'Break Free', 'Love Me Harder', 'One Last Time' and 'Bang Bang'. This will start at 8:30pm BST and the running time is around 50 minutes. If you missed the previous party and want to know how this event works, here is a recap of my explanation:

Hi all

Recently the Kylie and Spice Girls forums have showcased the brilliant idea of forum album parties. The way this works is simultaneously starting an album at the same time and commenting along with each track in the thread. I was wondering if there would be interest in doing the same with each album for Ariana? She only has 5 studio albums so not too daunting a task! I see a lot of comments on here saying that people haven't heard 'Yours Truly' before so this would be a great opportunity to rectify this.

There would be a separate session for every album with a decided day and time where we'd all start and comment along.

QUOTE(Jade @ May 11 2020, 12:12 AM)

We all listen separately and just start at the same time so we're in sync! I used Spotify for the Spice Girls one for instance but whatever works for you - iTunes, a YouTube playlist of the album etc. I'll drop a YouTube embed of each song in the thread as it starts too.

It's done this way and not on plug to encourage the discussion to take place in the AF and not offsite if that makes sense! We all live comment along in here

Here's how the Spice Girls one worked: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=233133&view=findpost&p=6532317

Posted by: JulianNial 19th May 2020, 10:41 AM

Love this album! Can't wait, also voted Buzzjack's 2nd favourite of hers. Tempted to a 'My Everything' survivor!

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 10:52 AM

Same my mid-table fave of her albums so almost in line with BuzzJack's taste. Bring on 8:30pm *.*

A reminder of the results for the 5th anniversary rate that we did last year:

1 10.3 One Last Time
2 9.85 Love Me Harder
3 8.96 Break Free
4 8.77 Just a Little Bit of Your Heart
5 8.62 Break Your Heart Right Back
6 8.03 Why Try
7 7.69 My Everything
8 7.15 Problem
9 6.96 Best Mistake
10 6.62 Be My Baby
11 6.26 Bang Bang
12 6.23 Hands on Me
13 6.07 Only 1
14 5.19 You Don't Know Me
15 4.92 Intro

The taste generally jumped out tbh

Posted by: Jack 19th May 2020, 02:02 PM

Omg, 'Hands On Me' is FAR too low in that rate! A bop!!

I will try to make this, in the holy trinity of her albums (this, Dangerous Woman and thank u, next)

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 03:28 PM

Hands On Me is the best album track for me! Injustice

Posted by: JulianNial 19th May 2020, 05:57 PM

I don't often go back to 'Hands On Me' but It was a firm favorite after the album release, I hadn't listened in a while then it came on my playlist and my love of it returned.

Posted by: Cameron 19th May 2020, 06:03 PM

Best Mistake remains the worst track on this album. The rest are fab!

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 06:30 PM

One hour until this begins who's here tonight?

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 06:35 PM

I will be there x

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:15 PM

I'm here and excited for this one.

This is the album I have listened to the most in my life and it's always a pleasure.

Posted by: JulianNial 19th May 2020, 07:16 PM

Sorry guys, I'll be missing tonight my Sister wants to Zoom and play games and I miss the socks off her, so family first of course.

Have fun!

- Don't read 'Why Try' to filth because it's stunning. End of. Only facts.

- The Intro is lovely.

- Problem made me fall in love with her instantly. But it's aged badly.

- 'One Last Time' remains to be iconic and such a beacon of a song.

- Break Free is one of my favourite tracks of all time.

- I wish 'Break Your Heart Right Back' was a single because it bops HARD.

- I already covered 'Hands On Me', I feel like it's aged better than 'Problem'.

- 'Love Me Harder' is STUNNING and I can't believe it took me so long to appreciate it.

- 'Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart' and 'My Everything' are both so pretty and I enjoy them a lot.

- Whatever tracks I didn't mention... meh.

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:20 PM

Aw that's a shame Julian enjoy!

10 minute warning

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:20 PM

It's a shame you're going to miss it but have fun Julian!

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:28 PM

Perched

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 07:28 PM

H E R E for this (apologies I missed last week's because I had a quiz night planned :'()

This album is very very special, and I can't wait to share my love for some of the tracks. It features some of my favourite album tracks from her. EXCITE <3

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:30 PM

#01. Intro

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:30 PM

This is a sweet way to start the album

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:30 PM

'Intro' is a pretty start to the album

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 07:31 PM

Hey, heyyyy. I'm here

I've always loved this intro! So beautiful.

Ari actually has stunning intro's! But I don't like including them in rates and ranks :')

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Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:31 PM

Intro on!

I've been going back to this a lot since I first heard it about a month (?) ago (Yours Truly not so much, I've added about three new albums in the last week so I haven't prioritised it as much but I deffo will!)

Not my favourite of her album intros but this is still a lovely listen

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:31 PM

#02. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)

Posted by: Bré 19th May 2020, 07:31 PM

Don't think I ever knew before that Ariana had a song with Childish Gambino, I clearly haven't paid much attention to the tracklist of this album x

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 07:31 PM

The intro is a cute opener to the album!!

Problem still love this so much!

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:32 PM

Problem is in my top 3 songs of all-time.

It spent over a year on my personal chart.

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:32 PM

'Intro' to 'Problem' was a pretty jarring transition but now that has passed... happy to bop to 'Problem' now hasn't aged amazingly well but still good!

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:32 PM

Problem as song feels SO 2014, with the saxophone and Iggy rap And Big Sean whispering on the chorus tbh! I don't go back to it much but it's an undeniable bop! <3

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 07:32 PM

'Intro' is beautiful. "I want you on this road to the sky / just me and you" what a beautiful way to start the album and it really sets the scene. It's an album to soundtrack falling in love

'Problem' hmm. Not a fave single of hers for me but it's fun enough and pops OFF on a night out *_*

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:33 PM

When the second chorus ended I wanted to sing the 'come on with it' in Focus :')

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 07:34 PM

'Problem' is iconic. THE RAP! *.*

It's so catchy but definitely more "of it's time" (not aged horribly or anything). A BOP

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Rankings:
01. Problem

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:34 PM

#03. One Last Time

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:35 PM

One Last Time

Seeing it performed at One Love Manchester is going to remain one of the most emotional nights of my life.

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:35 PM

'One Last Time' my first 10/10 on the album I'll never understand why this was left until the 4th single but at least it did get its moment.

Posted by: Commander Cody 19th May 2020, 07:35 PM

This was one of the best albums of last decade ALL BOPS. SO MANY CHOICES FOR SINGLES. EVERYTHING NAILED IT.

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 07:35 PM

One Last Time is my favourite Ariana track these days, though it wasn't when it first came out as a single! I always liked it but Manchester added a whole new level to it

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:35 PM

I remember quite well loving this at the time then neglecting it for years, even after it grew in the affections of so many. I fell in love with it all over again when I started getting into the album and haven't looked back!

01. One Last Time
02. Problem

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 07:35 PM

'One Last Time' - goes without saying, one of the defining songs of the 10s decade. Never fails to move me or bring me to tears. Even before the atrocity it was special, but that happening, and the One Love concert sent it to dizzying new heights of love.

Music has so much power doesn't it? <3

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 07:35 PM

A SONG. TOP 10 OF ALL TIME <3

ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVOURITE AND IT GIVES ME HUGE 'EUPHORIA' BY LORQUEEN VIBES <3

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Problem

Posted by: Bré 19th May 2020, 07:36 PM

'One Last Time' being this early in the tracklist feels a bit wrong tbh!

I didn't really care much about this song when it was first released but it's retroactively one of her better singles now.

Posted by: Commander Cody 19th May 2020, 07:37 PM

QUOTE(Jade @ May 19 2020, 12:35 PM)

'One Last Time' my first 10/10 on the album I'll never understand why this was left until the 4th single but at least it did get its moment.

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:37 PM

This still sounds just as special as ever.

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:38 PM

#04. Why Try

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 07:38 PM

'Why Try' is my favourite album track here! It's such a beauty. The chorus EXPLODES and the "angels and devils" refrain is incredible. WE HAVE TO STAN WE HAVE NO CHOICE

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:38 PM

QUOTE(Commander Cody @ May 19 2020, 08:37 PM)

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:38 PM

I still don't understand why Ari said 'Why Try' is one of her most boring songs. I love it.

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:39 PM

This has become one of my favourite tracks on the album. It's not a single, but just a DAMN GOOD album track. The 'na-na-na-na-na-na-na' bit is ridiculously infectious.

01. One Last Time
02. Why Try
03. Problem

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 07:39 PM

Why Try is a lovely track! Perhaps midtable on the album for me? The soaring chorus is the best bit

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:39 PM

QUOTE(LewisGT @ May 19 2020, 08:38 PM)

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 07:40 PM

'Why Try' is beautiful. But I think she does this kind of thing better, on this album! Beautiful song though <3

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Why Try
03. Problem

Posted by: Bré 19th May 2020, 07:41 PM

I hate that the chorus of this is just reminding me of the awful 'So There' by Alexa Goddard

(it is a much, much better song than that tho xx particularly liked the middle 8 ~)

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:41 PM

Break Free is still so fun. I really dislike a lot of Zedd's songs but not this one. The video remains one of her best for me too.

Got us safely through the last round of AF Idol.

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:41 PM

#05. Break Free (feat. Zedd)

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 07:41 PM

THAT MIDDLE 8 on WHY TRY

QUOTE(LewisGT @ May 19 2020, 08:38 PM)

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:42 PM

AF Idol has really got me back into 'Break Free' again!

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 07:42 PM

Anthem *.*

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 07:43 PM

This POPPED OFF when I saw her live in September! An ALMIGHTY BANGER! It's such an odd song in the sense that it SHOULD have aged terribly due to how generic it feels, but I think it's having the opposite effect on me!

Incredible.

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
03. Why Try
04. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:44 PM

I miss the summer where I almost excursively listened to Problem & Break free and nothing else.

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:44 PM

QUOTE(Bré @ May 19 2020, 08:41 PM)

I hate that the chorus of this is just reminding me of the awful 'So There' by Alexa Goddard

(it is a much, much better song than that tho xx particularly liked the middle 8 ~)

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:45 PM

Break Free remains my favourite single on the album and song overall We love a classic! This deserved a top 10 peak and iirc it would've got there if it wasn't for those pesky chart rules about instant grass at the time?

01. Break Free
02. One Last Time
03. Why Try
04. Problem

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:45 PM

#06. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:45 PM

Best Mistake is so underrated. Love Sean's verse on this too.

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:46 PM

'Best Mistake' feels a bit underrated on BuzzJack! It's not an absolute highlight or anything but pretty nice. Especially the bridge

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:47 PM

Best Mistake is another album track gem <3 The darker vibe foreshadows the Dangerous Woman era and that can only be a good thing Big Sean has a great flow as well. This is just blissful R&B, she did that.

01. Break Free
02. One Last Time
03. Best Mistake
04. Why Try
05. Problem

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 07:47 PM

Best Mistake is okay, not the finest moment of either artist. Good vibe but lacks a bit of punch for me.

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 07:48 PM

A smooth, sensual jam! I should dislike BM more than I do, but there's just something about it! Not a fave, but a chilled vibe! *.*

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
03. Why Try
04. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
05. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:49 PM

#07. Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)

Posted by: Bré 19th May 2020, 07:49 PM

QUOTE(Andrew. @ May 19 2020, 08:44 PM)

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:49 PM

Be My Baby is so fun and bubbly. It feels like a nice throwback.

Mid-table in her Cashmere Cat collaborations for me.

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 07:49 PM

'Best Mistake' is decent! Big Sean's rap is a highlight tbh.

'Be My Baby' would rank very low on an overall ranking. The first dud?

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:50 PM

I prefer both 'Quit' and 'Adore' to 'Be My Baby' in terms of Cashmere Cat collabs but this one is still good fun ~

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:50 PM

'Be My Baby', yet ANOTHER great album track! I swear Ariana has the most consistent albums out of any pop girl. Even Rih has slightly more filler.

01. Break Free
02. One Last Time
03. Best Mistake
04. Why Try
05. Be My Baby
06. Problem

(All of them are 8.5+ though)

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 07:51 PM

BMB, I have a strange relationship with. I feel like sometimes I like it but other times it's just... there. Not their best collab.

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
03. Why Try
04. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
05. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)
06. Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 07:52 PM

Be My Baby is defo her best Cashmere Cat collab! Good track, the chorus in particular.

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:52 PM

#08. Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino)

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:52 PM

Break Your Heart Right Back

The sample and topic of the song are both iconic and Gambino's verse always makes me laugh.

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 07:53 PM

'Break Your Heart Right Back' is a major highlight. What a B O P and the sample is used geniuosly

Posted by: Bré 19th May 2020, 07:53 PM

Think I'd rank this between the 2 Cashmere Cat collabs that were in her singles rate as well (but closer to the lower one). Not terrible but definitely the most inessential album track so far.

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:53 PM

BYHRB is one of those tracks that's TOO instant if you get me, I loved it on first listen but I haven't gone back to it much. Still good though, I love the Diana Ross sample in particular. A gay icon sampling a gay icon we love to see it

01. Break Free
02. One Last Time
03. Best Mistake
04. Why Try
05. Be My Baby
06. Problem
07. Break Your Heart Right Back

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:53 PM

Back to 10/10 moments, I have so much love for 'Break Your Heart Right Back' Ari has the knack for making tacky samples/interpolations work, first this and later on '7 rings' it was such a welcome surprise to hear on tour as well *.*

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:55 PM

"I know the way he did you was whack
But I know how you can get dude right back, and get with me"

Donald Glover shooting his shot

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 07:56 PM

BYHRB is an album highlight

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 07:56 PM

'Break Your Heart Right Back' is amazing! So fun and joyous. A tour highlight! I was literally at hearing it!

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
03. Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino)
04. Why Try
05. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
06. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)
07. Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:57 PM

#09. Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd)

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 07:57 PM

Love Me Harder was actually my introduction to The Weeknd and what an introduction it was. Now they're both among my favourite artists.

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 07:57 PM

The 'Do What U Want' part 2, masterpiece So much love for this still, the production is 10/10. One of her very best singles! <3

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 07:58 PM

'Love Me Harder' is my favourite song on this album it was my favourite Ariana song overall until the 'Sweetener' era happened! So lush.

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 07:58 PM

I like Love Me Harder more now than I did at the time, the production is GREAT, though I still find it a bit overrated oops ~

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 07:58 PM

Seems like I'm on my own with BYHRB being last

Love Me Harder I snubbed for FIVE YEARS. Then it slowly wormed it's way up my affections and I'm going back to it so much atm, making up for lost time! <3 Agree with Haus about the production, it really makes the song.

01. Break Free
02. One Last Time
03. Love Me Harder
04. Best Mistake
05. Why Try
06. Be My Baby
07. Problem
08. Break Your Heart Right Back

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 07:58 PM

This really should've been a bigger smash! It's chart run is insane for a song that never went top 40! Imagine if this had been released now with both of their profiles... *.*

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
03. Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd)
04. Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino)
05. Why Try
06. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
07. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)
08. Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)

Posted by: Bré 19th May 2020, 08:00 PM

Didn't really get anything out of BYHRB oops

'Love Me Harder' we stan though ofc this was my fave song from Ariana for quite a while. The lack of taste @ this not becoming a big hit in the UK etc. x

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 08:00 PM

I actually haven't listened to Love Me Harder for a couple of months and it's sounding amazing. I'm gonna be spamming it all the time now.

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:01 PM

#10. Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 08:01 PM

This was my instant favourite album track when I first heard it. A beautiful ballad and the still the best thing Harry Styles has ever been involved in for me.

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:01 PM

'Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart' is stunning definitely my favourite ballad album track.

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 08:02 PM

My overall favourite Ariana non-single!!! Such a beauty!

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 08:02 PM

One of my favourite out-right power ballads from Ari! Absolutely gorgeous and so emotive and powerful I'm a sucker for a ballad anyway, but this.. stunning.

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
03. Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart
04. Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd)
05. Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino)
06. Why Try
07. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
08. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)
09. Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 08:02 PM

'Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart' is one of her most beautiful songs. The lyrics, the sentiment, the vocals, the chants, the production, the helplessness - WE ARE FORCED TO CRY

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 08:02 PM

So gorgeously haunting! Ariana's vocals are sheer perfection

01. Break Free
02. One Last Time
03. Love Me Harder
04. Just A Little Bit of Your Heart
05. Best Mistake
06. Why Try
07. Be My Baby
08. Problem
09. Break Your Heart Right Back

Really like everything so far!

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 08:04 PM

This final minute!

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 08:04 PM

This is certainly the song that aged the worst. But I remember hearing it in 2014 and already thinking it sounded a bit dated. Ferg's parts in particular sound like they've came straight out of the 00's.

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:04 PM

#11. Hands On Me (feat. A$AP Ferg)

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 08:05 PM

Also Ferg originally recorded a verse for Break Your Heart Right Back too but he got replaced by Gambino and ended up here.

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 08:06 PM

Hands On Me is decent but it's very jarring at this point in the tracklist

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 08:06 PM

I actually can't at Hands On Me being rated as one of the worst in the rate, it's my fave album track (just)! it's a GLORIOUS bop and I even like Ferg's part, it's great for literal bopping to

01. Break Free
02. One Last Time
03. Love Me Harder
04. Hands On Me
05. Just A Little Bit of Your Heart
06. Best Mistake
07. Why Try
08. Be My Baby
09. Problem
10. Break Your Heart Right Back

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 08:06 PM

From the sublime to... this

(some of the tracklist ordering choices are just that... choices )

Posted by: Bré 19th May 2020, 08:06 PM

Ok the rest of the album tracks haven't been doing much for me but I am really liking 'Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart', a lovely ballad (showing some early potential from Harry Styles I guess ;o)

edit: and I started typing this before it even got to the big notes at the end *.* slay us

(I am a bit behind because I'm listening on pleb free Spotify and am being interrupted by ads)

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 08:06 PM

'Hands On Me' is a lot of fun. It reminds me a lot of something Cassie would release.

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
03. Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart
04. Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd)
05. Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino)
06. Why Try
07. Hands On Me (feat. A$AP Ferg)
08. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
09. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)
10. Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:06 PM

'Hands On Me' is a diet bop

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 08:07 PM

QUOTE(HausofGhibli @ May 19 2020, 09:06 PM)

From the sublime to... this

(some of the tracklist ordering choices are just that... choices )

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 08:07 PM

Omg at the disdain towards this :')

It's a bop! (I agree about it's tracklisting position being a choice though :') )

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:08 PM

#12. My Everything

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 08:08 PM

'My Everything' is a very special song for me. I used it A LOT in the early days getting to know my partner. Whenever I hear it, it takes me straight back to those days. A song for anyone that has ever been in love

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 08:09 PM

The title track has been the weakest song on the album for me since I first listened to it but since OLM it's really grown on me.

Posted by: Bré 19th May 2020, 08:09 PM

'Hands On Me' also a bop, album track quality taking a bit of an upward spike x

(the tracklist order on this album seems a little questionable to say the least though that song would have worked much better being next to 'Problem' or something)

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:09 PM

Another lovely ballad I'm glad it got the chance to shine at 'One Love Manchester'!

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 08:09 PM

My Everything is cute but it's just "nice" to me. Not a song I have strong feelings towards (any which way). Sorry </3

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
03. Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart
04. Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd)
05. Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino)
06. Why Try
07. Hands On Me (feat. A$AP Ferg)
08. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
09. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)
10. My Everything
11. Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 08:09 PM

'My Everything' plods a tiny bit in the verses (like a really tiny bit) but the chorus is so beautiful 'Just A....' wins in the ballad stakes but that doesn't make this any less good!

01. Break Free
02. One Last Time
03. Love Me Harder
04. Hands On Me
05. Just A Little Bit of Your Heart
06. Best Mistake
07. Why Try
08. My Everything
09. Be My Baby
10. Problem
11. Break Your Heart Right Back

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 08:10 PM

My Everything hugely clicked with me during the One Love Manchester show, gorgeous

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:11 PM

#13. Bang Bang (with Jessie J & Nicki Minaj)

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 08:11 PM

I love Ari's & Nicki's parts on this but Jessie's voice really irritates me. I could tolerate her enough to chart this at #1 in my personal chart though

Jessie J is still in my top 50 most played artists of all-time on Last.fm purely from me listening to this album.

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 08:11 PM

'My Everything' into 'Bang Bang' has to get the award for worst tracklisting moment EVER. This album has about 4 awful transitions, but this takes the biscuit This song is... not a favourite of mine - fun on a night out but that's it :')

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:11 PM

I think I've made my feelings on 'Bang Bang' pretty clear in the past SCREEEEECH x

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 08:12 PM

Everyone (including Ari lol) seems to hate this. But I love it :') It gets such a hard time! A bop!

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
03. Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart
04. Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd)
05. Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino)
06. Why Try
07. Bang Bang (Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)
08. Hands On Me (feat. A$AP Ferg)
09. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
10. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)
11. My Everything
12. Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 08:12 PM

Bang Bang still slaps tbh

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 08:12 PM

Collaborating with Jessie J, Ariana knows how to please BuzzJack!

idec this is a massive bop, I never associate it with this album though I love the whole song, even Jessie but in terms of parts I'd go Nicki>Ari>Jessie

01. Break Free
02. One Last Time
03. Love Me Harder
04. Hands On Me
05. Just A Little Bit of Your Heart
06. Bang Bang
07. Best Mistake
08. Why Try
09. My Everything
10. Be My Baby
11. Problem
12. Break Your Heart Right Back

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 08:13 PM

yOu nEEd A bAd GiRLL tObloW yOUr MIiiIiinnDD No you need to STOP SCREECHING x

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:14 PM

#14. Only 1

Posted by: Bré 19th May 2020, 08:14 PM

'My Everything' was pretty nice but definitely not near as good as JALBOYH as far as this album's ballads go ~

'Bang Bang' one of Jessie's few tolerable songs xx

Posted by: Klumzeased* 19th May 2020, 08:15 PM

ah no didn't realise this was taking place! Will have my own listenthrough tomorrow at some point.

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 08:15 PM

Only 1 just gets better and better for me. I'm glad she's really been embracing it recently. She didn't perform it at all on her first 2 tours but did perform it brilliantly during the Sweetener World Tour.

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:16 PM

'Only 1' is my favourite of the bonus tracks! It has grown on me a bit since tour. Such a random inclusion on that setlist but why not

I've always found the 'Only 1' / 'twice as good' / 'three times better' thing clever

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 08:16 PM

Only 1 is decent, definitely not worthy of a standard tracklisting place though.

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 08:17 PM

Never really been a fan of this song. </3 It's just "there" and I find it rather forgettable. I can def see why it was only a bonus track.

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
03. Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart
04. Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd)
05. Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino)
06. Why Try
07. Bang Bang (Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)
08. Hands On Me (feat. A$AP Ferg)
09. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
10. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)
11. My Everything
12. Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)
13. Only 1

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 08:17 PM

Is it just me the forum is playing up for this evening

Me to the servers:




Anyway 'Only 1' is nice! Not my fave but it's grown on me, her vocals in the verses are some of my faves on the album.

01. Break Free
02. One Last Time
03. Love Me Harder
04. Hands On Me
05. Just A Little Bit of Your Heart
06. Bang Bang
07. Best Mistake
08. Why Try
09. My Everything
10. Be My Baby
11. Problem
12. Only 1
13. Break Your Heart Right Back

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:17 PM

#15. You Don't Know Me

Posted by: Commander Cody 19th May 2020, 08:18 PM

Bang Bang also underrated on Buzzjack

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:18 PM

'You Don't Know Me' is pretty bouncy I guess but I can definitely see why it's only a bonus track!

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 08:18 PM

Lots of random samples on this song, including The Beastie Boys! One of the better upbeat tracks on the album I think. I wish it wasn't relegated to being a bonus track,

Posted by: HausofGhibli 19th May 2020, 08:19 PM

The bonus tracks are very inessential The standard version works incredibly as an album though (if you ignore the tracklist order). This and Dangerous Woman are her holy duo

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 08:19 PM

Yeah. She got the bonus tracks correct on this album. None of them are worthy of being on the standard editions, but serve as cute enough bonus tracks.

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Rankings:
01. One Last Time
02. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
03. Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart
04. Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd)
05. Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino)
06. Why Try
07. Bang Bang (Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)
08. Hands On Me (feat. A$AP Ferg)
09. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
10. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)
11. My Everything
12. Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)
13. Only 1
14. You Don't Know Me

Posted by: JosephStyles 19th May 2020, 08:20 PM

The bonus tracks really aren't essential on this album (unlike Dangerous Woman!) - this one's decent but the album definitely should've finished at My Everything (with Bang Bang included somewhere fitting among the standard tracklist)

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 08:20 PM

You Don't Know Me is another track I dismissed as filler on first listen but it's grown nicely! It just needs a bit more oomph in the production but I do like the floaty element of it. It would fit on Yours Truly better I think

Detailed ranking:

Top tier Ari.
01. Break Free
02. One Last Time
03. Love Me Harder

Essential Ari.
04. Hands On Me
05. Just A Little Bit of Your Heart
06. Bang Bang
07. Best Mistake
08. Why Try

Very good (7-8/10) Ari
09. My Everything
10. Be My Baby
11. Problem
12. Only 1
13. Break Your Heart Right Back
14. You Don't Know Me

Posted by: Bré 19th May 2020, 08:20 PM

'Only 1' is pretty solid, has a nice vibe to it, particularly enjoying the percussion ~

Posted by: Andrew. 19th May 2020, 08:21 PM

I kind of disagree about the bonus tracks, I really enjoy both of them. This, along with TU,N and Dangerous Woman has no bad tracks at all. Not one that I don't go back to.

Another great session Are we doing Dangerous Woman next week? x

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:21 PM

Rankings minus Intro as it's hard to compare that to the rest:

01. Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd)
02. One Last Time
03. Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart
04. Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino)
05. Break Free (feat. Zedd)
06. My Everything
07. Why Try
08. Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
09. Hands On Me (feat. A$AP Ferg)
10. Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean)
11. Only 1
12. Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat)
13. You Don't Know Me
14. Bang Bang (with Jessie J & Nicki Minaj)

Posted by: Jonjo 19th May 2020, 08:22 PM

I love this album so much. I always forget how many songs are features though :') She's redeemed herself with tu,n being featureless though *.*

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Thank you again for hosting Jade. It was amazing relistening to this album. Such a gorgeous album!

'Dangerous Woman' is next though! *.*

Posted by: Jade 19th May 2020, 08:24 PM

Glad you guys enjoyed it was a blast for me again too! Indeed it'll be 'Dangerous Woman' for the next one

Posted by: LewisGT 19th May 2020, 08:24 PM

This album is so special for me and listening to it again has been brilliant

Ranking it is almost impossible but here you go

1. Problem
2. One Last Time
3. Break Free
4. Love Me Harder
5. Break Your Heart Right Back
6. Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart
7. Best Mistake
8. Be My Baby
9. You Don't Know Me
10. Only 1
11. Why Try
12. Intro
13. Hands On Me
14. My Everything
15. Bang Bang

Posted by: Bré 19th May 2020, 08:31 PM

'You Don't Know Me' another kinda forgettable song to end on for me ~

Ranking excluding the intro (it was a nice intro and all but it feels wrong to include such tracks in rankings like this x)

1 Love Me Harder
2 Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart
3 One Last Time
4 Hands On Me
5 Only 1
6 Problem
7 Why Try
8 Bang Bang
9 Best Mistake
10 My Everything
11 Be My Baby
12 Break Your Heart Right Back
13 You Don't Know Me
14 Break Free

The top 3 there are all better than anything off 'Yours Truly' (JALBOYH is a wonderful discovery) but I think on the whole I actually liked 'Yours Truly' slightly more than this album (it doesn't help that the tracklist order on this album felt very slapdash and random at parts).

Posted by: JulianNial 19th May 2020, 11:20 PM

Loved reading through everyone's thoughts!

and this was so it!

QUOTE(LewisGT @ May 19 2020, 08:44 PM)

I miss the summer where I almost excursively listened to Problem & Break free and nothing else.