Circus rank:

 

Excellent:

 

1 - Unusual You

2 - Shattered Glass

3 - Phonography

4 - Circus

5 - Rock Me In

6 - Amnesia

 

Good:

 

7 - Out From Under

8 - Kill The Lights

 

Average:

 

9 - Womanizer

10 - Blur

11 - If U Seek Amy

12 - My Baby

 

Awful:

 

13 - Mannequin

14 - Mmm Papi

15 - Lace & Leather

 

not including Radar obviously, for me its a Blackout song. The best Blackout song

Blur and My Baby leaked too lol

OMFG i was trying to fall asleep at this time :angry: If i knew it was gonna leak at that time i wouldnt have gone to sleep :angry:

Why on EARTH is 'Amnesia' a fecking bonus track? :mellow:

 

:wub: :wub:! Does anyone else see the No Doubtness of it?

 

Amazzzinggggg <3 Full album review from me soon.

Edited November 17, 200816 yr by Ryan

This album is amazing <3

Where is Amnesia going to be released as a Bonus Track? Coz it's not on the UK Tracklisting is it? :unsure:

Where is Amnesia going to be released as a Bonus Track? Coz it's not on the UK Tracklisting is it? :unsure:

 

My thoughts exactly, I really want to buy a version with that on seeing as its my fav track

Just looked in the 'Circus Album Thread' and it is on the Japanese version ;)

 

Seeing as it's not on the UK/Europe version I'm going to listen to it :P and I can't wait for it as it's Gaga penned! :w00t:

Amnesia will be in the Japanese and UK Version. UK and European versions are different. The rest of Europe gets Quicksand and Trouble

f***! :drama: It's on the Deluxe version of 'Circus'! Ooops oh well one track isn't going to do any harm is it? :kink:

 

I can't stop listening to 'Amnesia' :heart: I may have to chart it TBH! :o

6.0 Womanizer - Good intro and beat but very annoying, throwaway chorus. Nothing even close to a classic...

6.5 Circus - Benefits from a wonderful bridge but the rest is just SO monotone and joyless.

8.0 Out From Under - A real song this time, strong vocals and very sweet. Grower.

7.0 Kill The Lights - A definite grower, the chorus gets under your skin. PURE. SATIS. FACTION!

7.0 Shattered Glass - Strong, too short though.

7.0 If U Seek Amy - Not the mindblower I expected but decent. Lacks a real sense of fun though...

148833 Unusual You - The best song in the history of the world.

 

Will review the rest shortlyyy.

downloading now, I can't possibly wait until december

148833 Unusual You - The best song in the history of the world.

 

Will review the rest shortlyyy.[/size]

 

Looking forward to hearing this one :lol:

Johnjo, I think Amnesia is available as a bonus track on the UK standard version of Circus.

downloading now, I can't possibly wait until december

 

:lol: it's only what? 2 weeks? :lol:

 

:o 2 Weeks until we're officially in December! These past few months have FLOWN by! :manson:

Johnjo, I think Amnesia is available as a bonus track on the UK standard version of Circus.

 

Yeah I think it is. But I said deluxe as that's the one I'm getting and only bothered about :lol: (Ugh how selfish of me -_-)

'Unusual You' really is excellent; one of the best songs on the album, for sure.

 

'If U Seek Amy' has grown on me a bit now [i know I voiced my disappointment earlier], although it's still not as sexually fun/charged as I would've thought :/

 

'Circus' is pretty good, but the chorus isn't especially memorable. The random noises in the last couple of choruses are a little irritating to. However, the track is rescued by a great bridge, and there's a short 'break-down' segment which we will no doubt see Britney pull off a routine to in the video.

 

'Mannequin' is a total mess...no melody, WAYWAYWAY overproduced [even for Britney's standards], and completely forgettable. BAH.

 

'Shattered Glass' is alright but it lacks substance for me; the backing track doesn't have a lot to it. The pronunciation of glass annoys me too LOL

 

I absolutely love 'Kill The Lights' [though I hope it remains an album track] - we've all heard it before so no explaining necessary. ;o

 

I'll do a full rate later. :D

7.5 Blur - Really strong chorus. Sounds like an updated 'Breathe On Me'. Will grow too, I'm sure.

9.0 Mmm Papi - Well this is FABULOUS! How utterly fun. Just shameless. Great.

0.0 Mannequin - So bad I actually can't listen. Worse than Boom Boom? Quite possibly...

7.0 Lace And Leather - Quite mesmerising a chorus on this one. Cute instrumental middle 8.

6.0 My Baby - Really quite bland but also fairly nice.

Bonuses:

7.5 Rock Me In - Very good for a bonus! Chorus a TAD messy but it's got a really fun vibe to it.

8.5 Phonography - DIRTY electro. LOVES it!

8.5 Amensia - Rather fabulous. Gaga influence is obvious and it's a BIT No Doubt-esque! Should've made the album.

Scores:

6.8 Circus

7.0 Circus w/bonuses

Circus top 5:

01 Unusual You

02 Mmm Papi

03 Amnesia

04 Phonography

05 Out From Under

 

Bloody hell though, those 3 bonuses are all too good to have been chosen over the likes of total CRUD like Mannequin :mellow: :heehee:

Edited November 17, 200816 yr by Jark

My quick review:

 

1. Womanizer - Hardly her best song ever but it's done the job and is fun electro-pop 7

2. Circus - Got bored of this very quickly, its the Dr Luke etc production, Danja should of produced it as the song is great - 7.5

3. Out from Under - Really like this, not as good as Everytime obviously but still a resonable song even if it is a cover 8

4. Kill the Lights - The most 'Blackout' esque song on the album, great verses and weird chorus which is growing - 7

5. Shattered Glass - Very much early Britney sounding pure pop. Could of been a massive synth-pop Lady Gaga esque chorus

but unfortunately its very stop-start thanks to the rubbish production from Dr Luke - 7.5

6. If U Seek Amy - Not Max Martins best work but its catchy pure pop and gets stuck in your head - 8

7. Unusual You - Love this :wub: So laid back and one her most mature songs ever, great production by Bloodshy & Avant - 9.5

8. Blur - Rather boring though her vocals are good, poor quality for a Danja piece - 4

9. Mmm Papi - I don't think this is as bad as people make out. It reminds me of something though im not sure what, great summery pop - 8.5

10. Mannequin - What sounded initially like being amazing hip hop-pop has been trashed thanks to dreadful production (overproduced), hopefully an acappella will leak so a version can be made with that rehearsal instrumental - 5

11. Lace and Leather - Benny Blanco & Dr Luke don't have a clue how to produce, yet again a good (if very Kylie, Madonna rip off) song ruined by a dire lazy instrumental - 5.5

12. My Baby - Boring - 2

13. Rock Me In - Very much like this, good electropop, reminds me of Rachel Stevens meets Kylie - 8.5

14. Phonography - Sounds a bit more like a more mature version of Freakshow, very dark electro-pop, great stuff - 8.5

15. Amnesia - The best song is a bonus, its not up to the best of Blackout quality still but i love it - 9

 

16. Radar (New Version) Its not really changed much but vocals sound better, makes me realise how amazing Blackout was - 9.5

 

Overall: A very mixed album overall.

Britney should NEVER work with Dr Luke & Benny Blanco again and also the producers who murdered Mannequin should be sacked.

The problem is that the potential great songs with melodies e.g 'Shattered Glass' & 'Circus' are ruined by AWFUL! production and the songs

with good production like Danja are ruined by being poor, e.g 'Blur'.

 

I think an album produced by Bloodshy & Avant, Redone, Konvict, Danja, Fernando Garibaby & Lady Gaga would of been perfect.

Its not her that ruins it, its completely down to Jive making the best songs bonuses and Dr Luke who is capable of

producing good pop/rock songs (Kelly Clarkson) but can't produce anything else.

Edited November 17, 200816 yr by Conor

so glad you like Phonography Jark, i'm having aural orgasms with it :D

I am finding it soooo hard not to download this. I just need to wait 2 more weeks! I really want this album to be a surprise! :D