June 22, 20178 yr Oh I like Green Light now even if it is commercial and has song writing problems. Is the rest of the album overproduced and commercial with song writing failures like Green Light? Songwriting failures? From memory, I wouldn't say any of the songs match the level of production of 'Green Light' (although 'Supercut' is kind of like a more subdued version of it). A lot of the album has, say, less in-your-face production if that's what you dislike about 'Green Light', and I know I've found myself discovering new little things about the productions with each listen.
June 22, 20178 yr Melodrama on iTunes - 62. Green Light 182. Perfect Places 380. Sober 477. Liability 701. The Louvre 928. Supercut 1089. Homemade Dynamite 1094. Writer In the Dark
June 22, 20178 yr Songwriting failures? From memory, I wouldn't say any of the songs match the level of production of 'Green Light' (although 'Supercut' is kind of like a more subdued version of it). A lot of the album has, say, less in-your-face production if that's what you dislike about 'Green Light', and I know I've found myself discovering new little things about the productions with each listen. Yes, Max Martin also identified it as failing the song wroting department.
June 23, 20178 yr Yes, Max Martin also identified it as failing the song wroting department. How? :lol: I'm enjoying some tracks on the album but overall I can't say I'm loving it as much as other people on here. However it has made me want to listen to her debut as I've only heard the singles from that!
June 23, 20178 yr Even Lorde admits Green Light has an unusual structure, thats what Max Martin meant, not that it's a songwriter's failure... he said the same about Lana del Rey's Lust for Life, it's cos the songs have an unorthodox song order, with a pre-chorus that is almost a chorus a songwriter's failure is when you rhyme "I don't want to see a ghost/I'd rather have a piece of toast" :) not this...
June 23, 20178 yr 'Writer In The Dark' is definitely Kate Bush-inspired, love it! My thoughts exactly! LOVE that chorus!
June 23, 20178 yr Very happy with that. She's destined to join the acclaimed but not massive sellers group with Robyn, Solange, Carly etc.
June 23, 20178 yr Must've been so close to #3 seeing as she was outselling #3 and #4 by the end of the week. --- I wouldn't say she's in Carly's category.... she just had a decent sized hit with longevity so she isn't there yet. Plus, none of those artists you mentioned can sell >15K week one anymore :P
June 23, 20178 yr Must've been so close to #3 seeing as she was outselling #3 and #4 by the end of the week. --- I wouldn't say she's in Carly's category.... she just had a decent sized hit with longevity so she isn't there yet. Plus, none of those artists you mentioned can sell >15K week one anymore :P 'Destined to join'
June 23, 20178 yr Oops, misread that - sorry! --- Debuted with 17,026 copies which is underwhelming for me personally
June 23, 20178 yr Those opening sales are ok, her audience is so streaming driven. It will outsell Witness and probably Dua Lipa and maybe So Good too although the last one has held on pretty well. She's having a big gig in Glastonbury too.
June 24, 20178 yr Updated rate - sticking to only one 11 11 Green Light 10 Sober 10 Homemade Dynamite 10 The Lourve 10 Liability :heart: 09.5 Hard Feelings / 08 Loveless 10 Sober ll (Melodrama) 10 Writer in the Dark 10 Supercut 10 Liability (Reprise) 10 Perfect Places
June 25, 20178 yr Oh I like Green Light now even if it is commercial and has song writing problems. Is the rest of the album overproduced and commercial with song writing failures like Green Light? Do you realise that he said it wouldn't be a hit BECAUSE it supposedly has problems? So the things you said don't quite go together if you choose to jerk off to his point of view. Max martin does not exactly know anything about innovation or writing truly interesting memorable songs anyway. His shit still has a formula and he's so not as relevant as he used to be. Lorde was right to shut him down.
June 27, 20178 yr Decided to dedicate my 8000th post to this life-defining album x <3 Obviously there's not one dull moment to be heard here. On first listen the songs that stood out were 'Sober' (which I'd heard once before) and 'Liability (Reprise)', but what I liked most was the overall sequencing and especially the gradual buildup from 'Supercut' to 'Liability (Reprise)' to 'Perfect Places' - which I never would've expected at the end of the tracklist but WHAT a moment to end on! :wub: All the songs are growing on further listens, I'd say 'Supercut' is growing on me faster than the rest. I could not be happier with this album and I'm elated to see it at #1 in the US!
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