March 3, 201510 yr Having now heard the album in full, I'm disappointed :( it has a feeling of "this'll do" It doesn't have that spark Kelly albums normally do and there are very few standout songs. I have to agree, but I do enjoy listening to it. I'm thinking it will grow and I will appreciate it more soon.
March 3, 201510 yr Bad Reputation & Good Goes... are my favs edit; listening through and this has just clicked. i love i had a dream, someone, war paint, dance with me, second wind and jn the blue! Edited March 3, 201510 yr by billy.
March 3, 201510 yr Just finished my first listen and I really like it. Invincible, Take You High, Run Run Run & War Paint are 10/10 moments.
March 3, 201510 yr 6k sales at #5, not bad at all. Should easily stay top 10, and could make 10k sales.
March 4, 201510 yr So my album hasn't arrived yet. Listening via Spotify right now! Here's my first listen rate: 09.0 'Heartbeat Song' 08.0 'Invincible' 11.0 'Someone' 07.0 'Take You High' >> Something really different for her with this! I like it. It's all a bit jarring at first, but I think this will be a grower once I've gotten used to it! << 08.5 'Piece By Piece' 10.0 'Run Run Run' (feat. John Legend) 10.0 'I Had A Dream' >> This is so soulful and powerful. OH MY. SLAY KELLY. SLAY! << 07.5 'Let Your Tears Fall' 08.0 'Tightrope' 09.0 'War Paint' 07.0 'Dance With Me' 08.0 'Nostalgic' >> Very 80's. Which really adds to the lyrics and name of the song! << 06.5 'Good Goes the Bye' 07.0 'Bad Reputation' 08.5 'In the Blue' >> Reminds me of a more commercial pop version of 'One Last Time' by Agnes << 08.0 'Second Wind' I don't know if it's coz I read a few people on here being "disappointed" or whatever else, but I really love this album on first listen. It really doesn't feel like "will this do?" at all, to me. It's all quite BIG sounding and probably more reliant on the productions than usual for a Kelly album, but it's all so good and I'm really happy with it. Time will tell as to whether this is all just the rose tinted glasses talking or whatever else, but we shall see! 'Someone' is my favourite track on the album so far though!
March 4, 201510 yr Not seen the whole thing but I have seen the "History of Duets" segment <3 Df8MjNmNs-c
March 4, 201510 yr 'I Had A Dream' is my current "on repeat" jam. Would really love to see a video for it. :wub: EDIT: Number 6 in the mids. Hoping it can stay top 10 (I'm quietly confident it will).
March 4, 201510 yr I just don't get how much stick she is getting for not writing all the album.. She wrote like 4/5 songs? It's not any less cohesive because it has different writers and producers. Kelly's always said that she'll sing other people's stuff if she feels a connection to a song in some way. I don't know what she has to do to please people. She was really sick when she was pregnant so she didn't feel like writing songs. Most pop stars don't write their own songs so why, now that Kelly literally couldn't, is she being thrown to the wolves? We should be thankful, she's given the fans a full album despite having a terrible pregnancy and just having a baby? It may not be her best, her most cohesive, most personal, most hit-worthy. But you tell me one artist that you feel has bigger and better albums every release? It doesn't happen.. It is not unusual for a fan to look at a popstar writing their material as a way to make a more personal connection. There is a reason so much of the promotion for Britney Jean focused on the fact that Britney had a writing credit on every single song. She just can't seem to catch a break :( I'm pretty sure this is the same with every artist you like.
March 4, 201510 yr It is not unusual for a fan to look at a popstar writing their material as a way to make a more personal connection. There is a reason so much of the promotion for Britney Jean focused on the fact that Britney had a writing credit on every single song. I'm pretty sure this is the same with every artist you like. It's not unusual, no. But Kelly wrote 4/5 songs on this album so it's not as if she's done nothing but sing and put it out there. The point I'm making is every album she's done she's had at least some input, this album she's just had a little less. She is a woman and a mother above all else so that has taken priority for this project. I'm sure she'll be back writing more with the next release.
March 4, 201510 yr This album is a major grower isn't it? With a little rejig of the tracklist I've really got into it. My favourites right now are Invincible, Take You High, Good Goes the Bye, and In the Blue.
March 4, 201510 yr Piece by Piece has got to be my fave off the album, I hope its the 3rd single after Invincible.
March 5, 201510 yr Finally got to listen to the album - and I'm loving it. Its defo her strongest since Breakaway. Love all the tracks (except for Invincible. Highlights for me are Run Run Run, Piece by Piece, I Had A Dream, Let Your Tears Fall, War Paint, Nostalgic and In The Blue
March 5, 201510 yr 08.5 Heartbeat Song 10 Invincible 08.5 Someone 09 Take You High (this is the biggest grower *.* at first I was like, ew Kelly why do you even you have to go EDM but now this is pretty fab. I agree with jark from a couple of pages back that it probably won't be something that lasts too long in my affections) 10 Piece by Piece (gorgeous <3 would love this to be a future single) 09 Run Run Run (ft. John Legend) (this is the biggest potential hit on the album for sure, I think this definitely needs to be a single) 09 I Had A Dream 07 Let Your Tears Fall 08 Tightrope (gorgeous in places, dull in others, this is an odd one :lol: 08.5 War Paint (when I heard it "could be on Stronger", there's me picturing a song like The War Is Over or Honestly :lol:) 06.5 Dance With Me 10 Nostalgic (omg this reminds me a bit of Alone (her song, not Heart haha) *.* oddly, it's like Alone with flecks of Taylor Swift's Welcome To New York for me?! As odd as that sounds) 06 Good Goes The Bye 08 Bad Reputation 07 In the Blue 06.5 Second Wind Definitely her weakest since Thankful (it was always going to be the case though, Breakaway onwards are all in my top 40 of all time, B and MD are easily in my top 10, AIEW top 20 and Stronger top 30!!) but it's decent. A bit patchy in the second half and a few of the songs really aren't "her", but I am really liking it! I feel like a flop stan not being able to stan for this properly but ah well.
March 5, 201510 yr Initial commentary but I'm sure overtime I'll have a change of thought! 1. Heartbeat Song: At first I really didn't like this but the u-turn I've experienced is incredible! 2. Invincible: Song has grown on me a little bit but still doesn't feel like second material smash for me. 3. Someone: A tad boring for at least half the song but gets gradually better I thought. 4. Take You High: What even was this track... 5. Piece By Piece: As the title track of the album I quite enjoyed this! 6. Run Run Run: Not a fan of John Legend's feature on this track but aside that, another likable track. 7. I Had A Dream: Thought this was a bit cheap on first listen but it might grow on me? Who knows. 8. Let Your Tears Fall: The first few lyrics of this reminded me of Dark Side; definitely made me sit up and listen after the snoozefest of track 7! 9. Tightrope: Getting serious "Save You" vibes but the difference is I really enjoyed this one! 10. Warpaint: Love this track - one of the most catchiest! 11. Dance With Me: Didn't think too much of this one. Snoozefest, again. 12. Nostalgic: I like the lyrics but everything else was sub-par for me. 13. Good Goes The Bye: Another one where I love the lyrics. 14. Bad Reputation: WHY IS THIS ON THE DELUXE EDITION? On first listen this is so good! 15. In The Blue: Great lyrics - another well written track from Kelly herself too! 16. Second Wind: A nice close to the album I thought. Highlights: Heartbeat Song, Invincible, Piece By Piece, Tightrope, War Paint, Good Goes The Bye and Bad Reputation.
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