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I am enjoying this album so far, I like that she's got quite a lot of urban sounding stuff on there. I understand the comments saying that if it had more 'traditional pop' songs on it this could have been a huge era. All eyes were on Ariana for this album and it doesn't seem to be meeting people's expectations, but it's looking to make a strong debut so hopefully it will maintain the sales and be successful.

 

I do feel like Ariana deserved better than an album of Pharrell leftovers, but I'm still liking it. Favourites apart from the singles are "breathin", "borderline", "R.E.M" and "successful". Missy Elliott doesn't really do much on "borderline", but it really reminds me of "WTF (Where They From)" and I think someone should make a mash up immediately.

Okay so after a few days listening, the album has really really grown on me. In some way the random sounds and noises in the Pharrel tracks I found annoying at first have actually faded out, whether that's me mentally filtering them or if they actually add something to the song I'm not sure lol. I do agree though that if the production was more sleek throughout or if it had more traditional pop songs it could have pushed her even more into superstardom (just look at how well breathin is doing) but I for one am enjoying the different and unique sound she has put out.

My top 5 right now, which changes a lot is:

Breathin

Goodnight n go

God is a woman

Everytime

REM

 

I think successful should have been left on the shelf tbh

 

 

 

 

Successful is getting too much hate ;o

 

I love the production on it especially

Omg YES! I think that will be her first Live Lounge performance, right?! Last year they did a whole month of Live Lounges during September with most artists performing more than two songs so I'd say that this deserves its own thread. I can't wait to hear what song she covers :wub:

I listened to ‘Sweetener’ like two days ago and I think the album is… so beautiful to my ears. Ariana may have went the ‘darker’, more mature approach compared to the her previous albums (as a consequence of that terrible Manchester attack last year), but Sweetener should be worth listening not only to her fans but to her non-fans too. I wouldn’t go into any opinions about the tracks there (well, I can tell that ‘the light is coming’ is so awful and I think it’s the worst in the album yet), but on my first listen I think most of the tracks are good - maybe they're less catchy to me but they still retain the upbeat vibe. A few tracks there tend to be bangers and a few tend to be boring. I quite like the way on how the very last track (‘get well soon’) ends with a 30 second silence - which I think is used as a way to remember the attacks. Very emotional for Ariana. :(

 

From what I read around Buzzjack and elsewhere, there appears to be mixed views on ‘Sweetener’, partly because the tracks in Ariana’s latest album has a lot of Pharell Willams influence (which led to some people arguing that her tracks is a ripoff of Pharell’s songs). That, I think, has made Ariana and her fans worried. Will Ariana be as big as Ed Sheeran and Drake, or will she join the league of such bigger female pop stars as Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga whom their latest singles and album had been flopped in recent times? I don’t know. I think it will be better for Ariana that her next album after ‘Sweetener’ should be going back to her roots (possibly without the needs and influences of Pharell), like she should have more bangers that her first three albums have enjoyed. Her fans and her critics could have been a lot more satisfied with her next album than all her other albums she released at this moment, and her next album could pave the way for Ariana to become even bigger than before.

 

Anyways, I have to agree with other posters that the album track ’breathe’ should be the next single for Ariana; I like that song a bit. I see that ‘breathe’ already topped the charts at the moment, so I hope her next single should be the bigger hit for her come next month. ;)

So far so GREAT!

 

Belgium (Flanders) #1

Belgium (Wallonia) #1

Ireland #1

Netherlands #1

New Zealand #1

Norway #1

Sweden #1

UK #1 (Pretty much confirmed)

Germany #3

Japan #5

 

And "Sweetener" the song debuts at #22! :cheer: It's grown on me a lot, I'd place it in my top 5 alongside the singles, "Goodnight n Go" and "Breathin'". The latter song is hopefully set for a top 10 debut as well, so she has four songs top 40 in total including "Bed".

 

"Breathin'" was uploaded to her official YouTube account today so we can expect a single announcement pretty soon:

 

They just played Sweetener on Radio 1! It charted at #22! Which I did not expect, so maybe we will see it as a single? Breathin still to come, I'm really hoping for top 10.

The album sold 45,000 this week - her highest-selling debut week to date! It was the highest selling physical (both overall and cassette *.), download and streaming album :cheer: Slay a bit.

 

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did anyone else get the cassette? mine looks like i’ve printed it myself?
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