June 5, 201015 yr Not rating the three intros but they're all godawful. Bionic - 7.5/10 - not bad, sounds like M.I.A. in places...a grower but not amazing Not Myself Tonight - 7.5/10 - grew on me eventually but a terrible lead single, far too generic and pedestrian for as big a name as Xtina WooHoo - 8/10 - The next single I take it? Still nothing incredible but better than the first two songs. Elastic Love - 4/10 - M.I.A. copycat album filler Desnudate - 5/10 - slightly better, but not by much Glam - 7/10 - Another grower but still far too pedestrian melody wise Prima Donna - 7/10 - Sounds like Can You Feel It by The Jacksons in places. No sample credit though in the booklet so must just be a coincidence... Sex For Breakfast 8.5/10 - I see nearly everyone else hates this but this is one of the tracks I'd be most likely to go back to - a bit 90's Mariah album track in sound and tempo - but I love 90's Mariah, oddly it doesn't feel that dated either considering this fact Lift Me Up - 9/10 - The most 'classic Christina' song on here. Really gorgeous but lacks something to make it truly stunning. Probably down to the fact that the production on the studio version isn't as 'fresh' sounding as the live version she did earlier in the year at the Haiti concert. It sounds slightly overproduced on here, and not quite for the better. Needs to be a single though... All I Need - 8/10 - Really enjoyable ballad I Am - 8.5/10 - Getting a lot better, this is very good. Could have been on Stripped You Lost Me - 8.5/10 - Another enjoyable ballad. Ballads on this album >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> uptempos I Hate Boys - 8/10 - One of the better uptempos - catchy, unlike most of the album My Girls - 6/10 - Average Vanity - 5/10 - Cringe ----------------------------------- Monday Morning - 8/10 - First of the bonus tracks - enjoyable Bobblehead - 7.5/10 - Strange but not bad Birds Of Prey - 8.5/10 - Fantastic, why was this not on the main album? Stronger Than Ever - 8.5/10 - Also great, would have been good on the main album too I Am (Stripped) - 8.5/10 - As good as the original Christina needs to learn what quality control is, I wish she'd stop putting out 17 track+ albums because there's much more room for error. It's a bit of a disaster in places, featuring some real career lows, and there's nothing absolutely exceptional on here which screams worldwide smash hit which is a massive shame. Easily my least favourite album of hers to date, but it's definitely a grower, it gets far better with each listen. Still, somewhere in here there's a decent album. My ideal standard tracklist for this; 1. I Hate Boys 2. WooHoo 3. Birds Of Prey 4. Not Myself Tonight 5. Lift Me Up 6. Stronger Than Ever 7. I Am 8. You Lost Me 9. All I Need 10. Sex For Breakfast 11. Monday Morning 12. Bionic Might burn myself off a CD with that tracklist to be honest :lol: Far better!
June 5, 201015 yr 'I Hate Boys' is amazing. Just clicked with me after the 2nd listen! Definately the best on the album. :wub: Btw, why isn't there a "what Christina song are you playing now?" thread in this forum? :unsure:
June 7, 201015 yr Ok so my album arrived on Saturday (you gotta love HMV sending out their albums so early when u pre-order :D ), and I really love the album, although the tracklist is horrific and terribly disjointed, it does not flow at all. I mean, putting 5 ballads (6 including Morning Dessert...lets just ignore My Heart which is pointless, i deleted it from my iTunes anyway lol) in a row is not a good idea! Oh and I must say I agree with the majority of people in saying that Birds of Prey and Stronger than Ever SHOULD have been on the original album...not just bonus tracks! My ideal tracklist would have been this: 1) Bionic 2) Not Myself Tonight 3) Woohoo 4) Elastic Love 5) My Girls 6) Lift Me Up 7) I Am 8) Stronger than Ever 9) Desnudate 10) Love & Glamour (intro) 11) Glam 12) Vanity 13) Prima Donna 14) I Hate Boys 15) Morning Dessert (intro) 16) Sex For Breakfast 17) You Lost Me 18) Birds of Prey Bonus tracks: 1) Monday Morning 2) Bobblehead 3) All I Need 4) I Am (stripped)
June 7, 201015 yr Really love the iTunes bonus track Little Dreamer. Bonus tracks (apart from Bobblehead) >>>>>>>>>>>> main album :mellow:
June 7, 201015 yr Definitely (although the very best songs are still the three Sia ballads). This is how my final rearranged tracklist looks: 01 Bionic 02 Elastic Love 03 My Girls ft.Peaches 04 All I Need 05 Stronger Than Ever 06 Morning Dessert 07 Sex For Breakfast 08 I Am 09 Birds Of Prey 10 You Lost Me 11 Lift Me Up 12 Monday Morning 13 Little Dreamer I can quite honestly say that flows amazingly and every song is an 8/10 or better (plenty of 9s in fact). Really great album in this form. Just a shame they messed up the tracklist of the CD. Still, the digital age has its advantages! If Little Dreamer had made the album I would definitely release it as the next single at this stage. It's just glorious and could be massive.
June 7, 201015 yr I pre-ordered mine from dvd.co.uk. BIG mistake. They haven't even sent it out yet :angry:
June 7, 201015 yr "Little Dreamer" another song that should have made the main album! Little Dreamer = Lil Star (Kelis) Edited June 7, 201015 yr by Bionic!
June 8, 201015 yr LOVE this album!!! My faves so far are elastic love, glam, i hate boys, you lost me :wub: , desnudate!
June 8, 201015 yr I bought the deluxe copy from my HMV today. They had to go into the back to get me one, because all the deluxes had been sold out in the shop! The standard edition was also getting low! ^_^ I hope the album sells really well, it deserves to. It has to be one of my favourite albums.
June 8, 201015 yr I bought the Deluxe Edition of mine yesterday, I was quite lucky cause I only saw 1 copy so I picked it up, I went back today to check if they had the Deluxe Edition in stock and they dont :o so it must be selling well... Quite wierd cause the HMV I go to dont usually run out of copies :lol: must be selling well :D I hope the album is a success in the UK.
June 8, 201015 yr This era may not do as bad as predicted, people are still interested in Xtina its just 'NMT' didn't do her any favours.. Getting my copy on saturdayyyyy Edited June 8, 201015 yr by Bionic!
June 8, 201015 yr Here's my list, from Favorite to Least. 01. Elastic Love 02. Vanity 03. Lift Me Up 04. Woohoo 05. Bionic 06. Desnudate 07. You Lost Me 08. My Girls 09. All I Need 10. Glam 11. I Am 12. Prima Donna 13. Not Myself Tonight 14. Sex For Breakfast 15. I Hate Boys That's excluding the Intros
June 8, 201015 yr Definitely (although the very best songs are still the three Sia ballads). This is how my final rearranged tracklist looks: 01 Bionic 02 Elastic Love 03 My Girls ft.Peaches 04 All I Need 05 Stronger Than Ever 06 Morning Dessert 07 Sex For Breakfast 08 I Am 09 Birds Of Prey 10 You Lost Me 11 Lift Me Up 12 Monday Morning 13 Little Dreamer I can quite honestly say that flows amazingly and every song is an 8/10 or better (plenty of 9s in fact). Really great album in this form. Just a shame they messed up the tracklist of the CD. Still, the digital age has its advantages! If Little Dreamer had made the album I would definitely release it as the next single at this stage. It's just glorious and could be massive. I think that'd be a great tracklist, only it'd mean my favourite track ("Woohoo") would have missed out. I suppose it could just about slot in between "Elastic Love" and "My Girls" on that album. Unfortunately it's the tracks you've deleted that seem to be dragging down people's opinion of the album, you could basically make a separate, more faceless album of them. I think the era would be a lot better received with your tracklist, though I'm struggling to find single choices that aren't ballads. And here's how you could split the album for a totally different feel (which is why it doesn't gel): 01. Glam 02. Not Myself Tonight 03. My Girls 04. Prima Donna 05. Woohoo 06. Elastic Love 07. Desnudate 08. Vanity 09. Bobblehead 10. I Hate Boys 11. Monday Morning 12. Little Dreamer It's fair to say if she came back with that as an album, I wouldn't be as pleased. I don't dislike any of the tracks, but it wouldn't have been what I wanted. Basically, I'm happy with what we've got, but the tracklist doesn't work.
June 9, 201015 yr I wont be buying the whole album as i was not overly blown away by the first single but i will cheery pick what seems to be popular songs. What would you guys say are the top 5 songs? I heard Birds of Prey and loved it by the way.
June 9, 201015 yr This is her Body Language --- a hit and miss but AMBITIOUS album which is more likely to be fan favourite than huge success
June 9, 201015 yr What would you guys say are the top 5 songs? I heard Birds of Prey and loved it by the way. In order of bestestness: 'I Am' 'Little Dreamer' 'I Hate Boys' 'Glam' 'Life Me Up' 'WooHoo' ^they are essentials. I must buy this album myself infact! :o when it's gone down in price ;D
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