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Post by Cookie Monster on Nov 24, 2015 18:16:53 GMT
Isn't there some magical reason why she had to do the pony tail for so long? Something about hair damage? Yes her hair had become so damaged from having to dye it for her role on Victorious for so many years. I guess the ponytail disguises the damage or whatever. Her hair looked good on the AMAs though and what a fabulous performance she gave. Anyone who doubts her talent and why she's so popular needs to see it IMO. Pity, she looks damn good when she has her hair down.
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Post by helloheartache on Nov 25, 2015 13:09:06 GMT
Isn't there some magical reason why she had to do the pony tail for so long? Something about hair damage? Yes her hair had become so damaged from having to dye it for her role on Victorious for so many years. I guess the ponytail disguises the damage or whatever. Her hair looked good on the AMAs though and what a fabulous performance she gave. Anyone who doubts her talent and why she's so popular needs to see it IMO. Yeah, but I remember reading an interview of her saying that now her hair has become healthy again and that the ponytail is more of a lifestyle for her, or something like that, and that's why she still wears her hair the same hairstyle. And about her performance, I completely agree with you. She's extremely talented and her voice is just incredible! I really hope she stays in this industry for a very long time.
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Post by helloheartache on Dec 21, 2015 16:01:10 GMT
On Friday, Ariana Grande released a new Christmas EP, titled "Christmas & Chill" including 6 brand new songs. Has any one of you here listened to it? If yes, what's your opinion of it? Do you like it, or not?
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Post by BogoGog24 on Dec 21, 2015 18:49:09 GMT
I've listened to the previews of them all and I just don't care. The music IMO is nothing special. The only Xmas songs I liked from her were Last Christmas and Santa Tell Me. She has a beautiful voice of course but if the songs stink, I just can't bring myself to even care.
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Post by helloheartache on Dec 21, 2015 20:41:13 GMT
I personally like them. They're beautiful, sweet and very romantic in my opinion. I really like the fact that she released it as a surprise for the fans and it's a record filled only with original Christmas songs. However, I found the songs a bit repetive, since the topics of each one of them seemed the same ones throughout the record. Aside from that though, I found it to be a good record with good songs.
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Post by helloheartache on Mar 22, 2016 12:38:57 GMT
A week ago, Ariana Grande released a new song called "Dangerous Woman" with the pre-order of her third album titled the same as the single and last Friday, she also finally released the long awaited - among her fans - song, "Be Alright".
What do you think of her new songs?
I personally think they are okay. "Be Alright" could have been better, despite being 'good' just the way it is. But other than that, I think they're both quite nice songs.
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Post by Cookie Monster on Mar 22, 2016 13:54:38 GMT
Eh. dangerous Mickey Mouse.
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Post by BogoGog24 on Mar 23, 2016 17:32:46 GMT
Dangerous Woman for me is just ok. I find it kind of boring.
I love Be Alright though! I think it's pretty great as is. I'm anxious to know what the rest of the album sounds like.
I would like the album cover better without the stupid rabbit mask, it makes no sense and it ruins the otherwise classy look of the cover. I kind of hate that she changed the name of the album but I do like the name Dangerous Woman so...
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Post by helloheartache on Mar 23, 2016 17:49:40 GMT
Dangerous Woman for me is just ok. I find it kind of boring. I love Be Alright though! I think it's pretty great as is. I'm anxious to know what the rest of the album sounds like. I would like the album cover better without the stupid rabbit mask, it makes no sense and it ruins the otherwise classy look of the cover. I kind of hate that she changed the name of the album but I do like the name Dangerous Woman so...Me too! I'm extremely curious to see what she has been working on for so long. It'd be interesting to see what kind of direction she has taken for this album, taking into consideration what we've gotten from her so far (Dangerous Woman, Be Alright and Focus). As for the album cover, I completely agree with you. I don't like it at all with the rabbit mask, since it ruins a cover that could actually be very beautiful in my opinion. I personally didn't like the album title "Dangerous Woman" at first, but now it kinda has grown on me. However, I'm still not very fond of it and I still prefer the previous album title "Moonlight".
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Post by BogoGog24 on Mar 23, 2016 21:56:41 GMT
Dangerous Woman for me is just ok. I find it kind of boring. I love Be Alright though! I think it's pretty great as is. I'm anxious to know what the rest of the album sounds like. I would like the album cover better without the stupid rabbit mask, it makes no sense and it ruins the otherwise classy look of the cover. I kind of hate that she changed the name of the album but I do like the name Dangerous Woman so...Me too! I'm extremely curious to see what she has been working on for so long. It'd be interesting to see what kind of direction she has taken for this album, taking into consideration what we've gotten from her so far (Dangerous Woman, Be Alright and Focus). As for the album cover, I completely agree with you. I don't like it at all with the rabbit mask, since it ruins a cover that could actually be very beautiful in my opinion. I personally didn't like the album title "Dangerous Woman" at first, but now it kinda has grown on me. However, I'm still not very fond of it and I still prefer the previous album title "Moonlight". What's interesting is that Focus will not be included on the album (Japanese edition only). So I wonder if maybe the sound will be different from that? I read that Focus was just meant to act as a transition between My Everything and Dangerous Woman.
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Post by BogoGog24 on May 20, 2016 22:30:56 GMT
Dangerous Woman is out today! I went to Target and bought the exclusive deluxe edition. I will listen to it later tonight and let you all know what I think of it. Anybody else buy it yet or listen to it?
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 22:47:56 GMT
as much as I like Ariana, her new songs aren't doin' it for me.. :/ I guess it's just not my style? Her songs lost a lot of the catchiness her previous ones had,imo.
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Post by BogoGog24 on May 21, 2016 13:47:48 GMT
as much as I like Ariana, her new songs aren't doin' it for me.. :/ I guess it's just not my style? Her songs lost a lot of the catchiness her previous ones had,imo. Yeah I kind of agree. I listened to the album last night and it's just alright for me, at least as a first impression listen. Sometimes songs take a few listens to grow on me, so maybe the more I listen to it the more I like it. My Everything is still my favorite album from her and her best one IMO, and that took a few listens to grow on me too, so who knows. Some of these songs are just meh. Favorites:Moonlight Be Alright Into You Everyday Touch It Step On Up (aside from one issue I'll mention more later) Jason's Song Like it but not a favorite/just ok:Dangerous Woman Side to Side Let Me Love You Greedy Leave Me Lonely Sometimes I Don't Care Thinking Bout You Just bad:Bad Decisions Knew Better/Forever Boy I find a lot of the songs to be repetitive, like Let Me Love You, for example, where the chorus is just "Let me lo-o-o-o-ove you" over and over. There just doesn't seem to be a lot of creativity in the lyrics or effort put into making really catchy and memorable choruses, like you said. A lot of the songs are just flat out boring, like Dangerous Woman, Sometimes, Let Me Love You. Step Up is very Bruno Mars-esque and could have been a standout track if not for this weird guy screaming in the background on every beat, I find it very distracting from the song. I feel like they did so many unnecessary things with the production of the songs to make them stand out but a lot of times it just takes away from the song. It felt too "try hard" with some of the songs and production aspects. My Everything was great because there was lots going on production wise with the songs but it didn't come off like they were trying too hard with it and it resulted in a great album. This is just... meh. As for the duets/collaborations: I'm not the biggest fan of Nicki Minaj but I guess she's alright on Side to Side. She at least adds something to it. Lil Wayne ruins Let Me Love You. It could have been among my favorites maybe if he wasn't on it. I'm not sure how much Future really adds to Everyday but I love the song, with or without him. Macy Gray sounds fucking weird on Leave Me Lonely. I remember she sang the theme song for As Told By Ginger and she sounds TOTALLY different then than she does now. WTF? She sounds like an old lady that smoked for 20 years on this track. I seriously thought it was a man singing at first and was wondering when Macy was going to sing. Overall the collabs were basically either a fail or unnecessary. But at least there weren't nearly as many this time as there have been on her other albums (especially My Everything) My overall rating for this album would be maybe a 3.5/5. But that is on a first listen. Perhaps as I listen more I will like it better. But for now it is just an alright album with some standout tracks, others being meh, and 2 just being a downright awful mess. It is not a very memorable album for me. I would say this is her weakest of the 3 with My Everything still being her best one and my personal favorite. Go back to that style Ari and stop trying so hard.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 17:34:34 GMT
Moonlight (ironically >> XD) is my fav off of it too. It kinda reminds me of honeymoon avenue. But I agree. The sounds she's trying for in this record hasn't been my favorite. But I understand wanting to experiment. But it's just...not.....done well IMO. The songs could have stronger melodies.
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Post by BogoGog24 on May 21, 2016 18:56:59 GMT
Moonlight (ironically >> XD) is my fav off of it too. It kinda reminds me of honeymoon avenue. But I agree. The sounds she's trying for in this record hasn't been my favorite. But I understand wanting to experiment. But it's just...not.....done well IMO. The songs could have stronger melodies. I was wondering what you thought about Moonlight and was hoping you liked it because otherwise that would be very awkward for you. You'd have to change your username. I agree, it does sound like Honeymoon Avenue. It has a very '50s vintage vibe about it. I know exactly what you mean. Some of the melodies are just very forgettable. I really like the sound she went for with Be Alright, it reminds me of like '80s/'90s dancehall music or something. I'm not sure what my favorite track is right now. Be Alright was my favorite before the album came out. It might still be, but I'm not sure anymore. I have to listen to the album a few more times probably to determine a favorite.
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