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I think the albums pretty strong personally; it's no GGGB but I still love it!

 

I'm up to G4L atm ... I love the leaked songs, Fire Bomb, Rude Boy & Photographs <3. Stupid In Love is okay too even if they lyrics are a bit $h!t.

 

Don't really like G4L and Rockstar 101 though :/. Oh and listening to 'Cold Case Love' now ... it's absolutely STUNNING. :wub: Should be a edited single, blates about Chris too even if she didnt write it haha!

 

Oh and for some reason my download didnt have 'The Last Song' on it ... is it worth downloading off of LimeWire or w/e or is it poo?

Downloaded and ready to listen. Gosh, i can't wait.

#01 Cold Case Love

#02 Russian Roulette

#03 Fire Bomb

#04 Photographs

#05 Wait Your Turn

#06 Hard

#07 Rude Boy

#08 Te Amo

#09 Stupid In Love

#10 Rockstar 101

#11 G4L

 

The only songs I dislike are the bottom two, the rest are amazing! :wub:

I really really like it, definaltey not as catchy as GGGB but I like the darker edge and I think Ill grow to love it!

I really like the album myself :D there's no song that you can say it's similar to some of her previous ones which is a good thing! :D

great more mature album from TRiRi! hope will do well :dance:

Could someone PM me a link please :)

Was hoping for more opinions. :(

 

'Cold Case Love' is by FAR my favourite now, lyrically and the way it builds up. :wub:

Tbh, like i said on my FB, its not as instant as GGGB but just as lovable. Tbh im happy just to have new RiRi. I overplayed GGGB like there was tomorrow and Rated R looks to be going the same way :lol:

 

Hope that satisfies you Jack :heehee:

Just giving it my first listen:

 

9 'Mad House' - Probably one of my favourite intro's to an album, ever! :o

9 'Wait Your Turn'

8 'Hard'

8 'Stupid In Love' - Most certainly about Chris, is it not? :lol: Nice song though.

7 'Rockstar 101' - Not my favourite, but it's still v. good. probably a grower?

11 'Russian Roulette' - I am GUTTED I have done my decade countdown thing without including this! This'd be Top 20 now! I ADORE IT!

9 'Fire Bomb' - The one I was most excited for from the clips, and I'm NOT disappointed! It's AMAZING! :wub:

7 'Rude Boy' - Another good song. has potential to grow on me, but on first listen the "WA-WA-WA"'s are annoying :heehee: Maybe they need some getting used too LOL

6 'Photographs' - Not keen at the moment. It's alright I suppose, just forgettable for now.

7 'G4L' - The backing track on this reminds me of something from a soundtrack like 'Adulthood' or something. Decent song though.

9 'Te Amo' - LOVE this! :wub: So glad they had it on the album. It doesn't sound too out of place on the album either :o

9 'Cold Case Love' - The outro is EPIC! :wub:

8 'The Last Song' - Really nice album closer.

 

This album is brilliant. Really like the new direction for her. She also can't be accused of releasing the same sound as before etc... I actually cannot wait to see if she does a tour, coz with these songs as a part of it, it's going to be EPIC! Everything about this era has worked perfectly imo. She has managed to come off the back of a major era, take a risk and have that risk pull off amazingly.

 

I'M OFF TO PRE-ORDER NOW!

Ooh I agree about there being a tour, she was really good on the GGGB tour but she looks like she's gained confidnce (although the Chris thing has probably set her back again) and her vocals have improved even more (mostly Russian Roulette and Cold Case Love).

 

Oh and I thought 'Cold Case Love' sounded like it was written about Chris rather than 'Stupid Love', the lyrics fit the situation so much! Even if she didn't actually write it haha.

Ooh I agree about there being a tour, she was really good on the GGGB tour but she looks like she's gained confidnce (although the Chris thing has probably set her back again) and her vocals have improved even more (mostly Russian Roulette and Cold Case Love).

She did say that the events of this year have made her more fearless when making the album. Tbh, im not sure if its good that im happy that shes more fearless? I dont condone what happened of course but shes come out stronger and i guess im more happy over that than anything else but yah.

 

It does show in the album that shes been able to take more risks and they are good risks, they have defo worked for the best :D

08 Mad House - Really good album opener! Really sets the album up.

08 Wait Your Turn - I think I played this too much when it first leaked. I love the chorus, but the rest of the song lets it down slightly.

11 Hard - Aaaah I love this so much. I wish there were more songs on the album with this 'urban' feel, personally. :wub:

07 Stupid In Love - This is nice enough, not a stand out though.

09 Rockstar 101 - I love this and I think it'll grow more in time. The chorus is a slight letdown, love the 'got my middle finger up, I don't really give a f***' line. :wub:

10 Russian Roulette - Brilliant choice for lead single imo, going against the expected uptempo first single. It's so emotional and the video is perfect!

09 Fire Bomb - EXCELLENT! Love the backing track, the slightly rocky element goes really well with Rihanna's voice in this I think.

09 Rude Boy - This is brilliant. The only really uptempo song on the album I guess. It's definitely single material imo.

09 Photographs - As I've said before, this reminds me a bit of '3 Words' (although a superior version :P). Will.I.Am's part is brilliant too.

7.5 G4L - A bit forgettable, but still pretty decent. The chorus annoys me slightly though.

09 Te Amo - When this first leaked I absolutely loved it and I still love it now. I've played it quite a lot though, so I'll probably play the rest of the album more than this.

09 Cold Case Love - Love this! The breakdown at the end is brilliant especially.

06 The Last Song - I like this, but it's a bit...boring? Don't know, doesn't really seem to go anywhere. It's 'nice', but that's all really.

 

Overall, brilliant album! I much prefer it to GGGB.

I love the new direction she's taken for this, the whole 'edgy' vibe really suits her as an artist. I just love how she's NOT gone with the whole 'electro' thing every other huge female artist seems to be doing now. I think it would've been so easy for her to go down that route, but by NOT doing that, it's paid off big time imo. I think this album will be the one which defines her sound.

 

My only slight disappointment is that there aren't any more properly urban songs like 'Hard'. Except for that, it's brilliant. :wub:

1. Mad House - It's a very good opener, probably one of my favourite album intro's! 9/10

2. Wait Your Turn - I loved this when I first heard it, and I'm still not bored of it! Really hope it becomes an official single. 9/10

3. Hard - LOVE it! It's just a great song, easily one of my favourites off, the album. 10/10

4. Stupid In Love - This is a good song, but it's probably one of my least favourites off the album. 7/10

5. Rockstar 101 - I really like this song. I think it's definitely a grower. 8/10

6. Russian Roulette - Excellent comeback single. Such a good meaning, and the video suits the song very well! :wub: 11/10

7. Fire Bomb -

8. Rude Boy - Another brilliant song! Not much else to say lol. 9/10

9. Photographs - As everyone else, this does seem to remind me slightly of '3 Words', mostly because of Will.i.am's featuring in the song. A lovely song. 9/10

10. G4L - It's an 'OK' song, but it's nothing special. 6/10

11. Te Amo - I still love this! I have overplayed it so much, but I don't think I'll get bored of it. I won't play it too much though, just to make sure I don't. :P 9/10

12. Cold Case Love - A brilliant song! The outro is amazing. :wub: 9/10

13. The Last Song - It's a nice track! I think it's the best choice for the album closer (and not just because of the title :P ). 8/10

anyone want to send me a link?

Overestimated it. It's great but not that great. Apart from orgasmic singles that leaked prior to the whole album I really like Cold Case Love, Te Amo and Stupid In Love. Rude Boy annoys me v.much.

 

:'(

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