October 20, 20222 yr Gave this album a listen the other day - wasn't really impressed by the first third ('Hold The Girl' the song is still great of course and I still like 'Catch Me In The Air' too, but I've kind of gone off 'This Hell' even more now - not that I was ever that big of a fan - and the first couple of album tracks were both just decent) but it really picks up a lot from track 6 onwards! 'Holy (Til You Let Me Go)' and 'Imagining' definitely join the title track as my top 3 from the album, not yet decided what my overall fave is but those 2 are both bangers :heart: Also a fan of 'Your Age' (similar concept to Demi Lovato's '29' but a much better overall song) and 'Frankenstein' (Rina making a better Ava Max song than Ava Max can these days), 'Hurricanes' kind of gives me Disney Channel vibes but in a good way, and a shoutout to the slightly more overlooked 'To Be Alive' which I thought was a great closing track after another slight lull in the two songs before it. I'd say it's a shame she so narrowly missed out on a #2 album but I listened to Suede's album too and I have to say they did have the better album of the two :kink: but yeah, this was a good pop album, definitely an improvement on the standard of what I heard from her debut for me.
October 20, 20222 yr She's performing on Strictly on Halloween week OH MY GOD :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: Prayers for a FRANKENSTEIN/THIS HELL/HOLD THE GIRL medley, however if she is pushing Frankenstein, this will go down a TREAT on Halloween Week.
October 21, 20222 yr :cheeseblock: Get that promo, Rina! Frankenstein seems like a given. Can't wait!
October 21, 20222 yr Wow that seems like a surprising pick for a Strictly performer but get that promo ~
October 21, 20222 yr Frankenstein is coming! Has been infuriatingly stuck in my head for days now :drama:
October 21, 20222 yr She was so good live last night 😭 The show she puts on with the limited space she has at these venues is next level, I can’t imagine what she’d do if she ever got as big as arena levels because the star quality is just OOZING. Love her and now absolutely love this album so much.
October 21, 20222 yr Omg yes @ the strictly performance. I hope she performs "Frankenstein" and releases the music video for it the same week. Halloween classic in the making. Who knows, perhaps it will become Rita's first charting solo song and be around for years to come. :cheeseblock:
October 22, 20222 yr Author Wow at the Strictly promo announcement! Can't wait! :wub: If only she had Graham Norton that same week or something (not that she'll get a hit ofc - it'll just be nice to see her getting exposure!)
October 22, 20222 yr After relistening to my highlights a couple of times I've decided 'Holy (Til You Let Me Go)' is the one from this era (/ her entire discography) for me :wub: it's hit even harder after paying more attention to the lyrics (which I didn't do on first listen as per usual). I think 'Hold The Girl' remains my 2nd fave just barely ahead of 'Imagining'. But I like all 3 of those more than everything I have heard from her before this era.
October 26, 20222 yr I'm so happy that 'Frankenstein' is getting a push! What an instant gem. I'm a huge Strictly fan as well, had to do a double take when I saw she'd be performing on the results :cheeseblock: 'Your Age' remains my favourite on the album so I'm glad that it has grown on some of you guys after seeing her live :wub:
October 26, 20222 yr She was INCREDIBLE on Monday in Cardiff! I definitely agree she had that stadium vibe/confidence/energy even in a small venue, just so so good. Send My Love To John, This Hell, STFU! and Imagining were my absolute highlights.
October 27, 20222 yr The music video is really good! Fingers crossed the song can do something with the music video release/strictly performance/halloween. Even if it's just charting at #199 on the spotify chart for one day. Edited October 27, 20222 yr by Envoirment
October 27, 20222 yr Author She's such a STAR! That choreo is great and very Tik Tok friendly, which means it won't go viral on there lmao.
October 29, 20222 yr Everything Rina does is just gold, she was incredible live when I saw her in Glasgow as well! Hyped to see all the Frankenstein promo, definitely a fave from the album :wub:
October 30, 20222 yr Author So... doing the classic "performing the older single despite having a song that's more popular right now (higher in her Spotify top 5) and just pushed a video out for it" move... She's performing 'This Hell' on Strictly tonight. Hype still as I found a love for the song I didn't know I had when I saw it live... but yeah. Woulda loved to have seen her 'Frankenstein choreo on mainstream TV. :(
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