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Post by TomX on Jan 25, 2023 13:17:29 GMT
Agreed. I can't see anything from GL onwards getting an anniversary edition, since they're all too forgettable for the GP. Only one major hit has come from the last four albums, that being WTH, and it wasn't even Top 10 on the Billboard charts.
However, I can see something similar happen to UMS and TBDT, since they were still huge and had major hits. Not sure if we'll get a bunch of unreleased b-sides, but we could get "Daydream" and "Take It" as additional bonus tracks for UMS and "I Will Be", "Alone" and maybe one more unheard song. It would be nice to have those songs on vinyl for the first time and a remastering taking place, especially if she's still working with Feldman / working at DTA by that time, since he remastered all of LG for the 20th Anniversary edition.
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Post by TomX on Jan 24, 2023 20:02:04 GMT
The previews of his album so far sound really good. He's taken the best part of his previous album and placed it into every song here. Feldy is such a great producer, and I'm glad he's working on AL8. Hopefully the same will happen with Avril's album, where she takes the best parts of LS and enhances them.
I hope Shelter is on par with these. So far all we know it's an "emo" song they did together, so I expect something like Flames but maybe even darker or moodier.
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Post by TomX on Jan 23, 2023 1:21:09 GMT
I’ve been listening to Blackbear’s newest album, which was produced by Andrew Goldstein and Travis, and it has a mix of instruments and beats (one is very similar to the beat on Mercury) and it actually works really well.
I think that when Avril means she’s experimenting with new sounds it must be more related to what Blackbear has done while still under the Alternative lane. It sounds very different from LS but still is pop-punk, with some small hip-hop/trap influences. I guess she’ll just add ballads and some mid tempos that would be in line with what she said about it being a mix between LS and her other albums.
Maybe we’re worrying too much in advance expecting an AL 2 when we could actually be getting an album with its own identity.
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Post by TomX on Jan 22, 2023 20:10:00 GMT
Avril follows lots of artists randomly and like 99% of the times it means nothing. She recently followed Pink, and it probably just means her wanting to follow more artists, not for collaborating.
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Post by TomX on Jan 22, 2023 20:07:38 GMT
The only good thing about this version are the adlibs at the end, the rest is horrible. Sounds nothing like her, it’s more like a remix. She actually chose the best version for the album IMO.
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Post by TomX on Jan 22, 2023 19:26:38 GMT
I like this new demo much more than the album version, which I always found boring Interesting, how is it different?
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Post by TomX on Jan 22, 2023 17:04:20 GMT
On the other hand, I’m hopeful we’ll still have instruments for the most of it. All of the stories she’s posted either has a full-band instrumental track or she shows Travis playing the drums. So even if she’s experimenting, I think she’ll merge beats with real instruments (Cannonball, LIWYHM, Mercury), perhaps some verses with beats and full blown instrumentals for the choruses. As long as she doesn’t pull an “Ay!” It should be fine. At least I hope that’s the case.
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Post by TomX on Jan 22, 2023 14:52:41 GMT
So everyone is ok with having a rock song followed by a pop song followed by an electronic song, followed by a pop punk song again? Wasn’t that what literally everyone hated about AL5? I just can’t bear listening to that record because it’s a real mess from start to finish.
She can have some diversity, and I think it’s much needed, but I was thinking more of instead of all fast-paced uptempos like LS, we would have a mid tempo here and there, and more ballads. I wasn’t expecting her to go back to the idea of an “all over the place album” that is not good at all. There is a reason that album is the most hated among 99% of the fandom. I really hope I’m wrong and we’re getting “UMS”, “Let Go” type diversity.
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Post by TomX on Jan 22, 2023 3:27:46 GMT
The biggest misstep in her career was making a “diverse” record. Like even if she wants to go full-on trap I’d rather she did that but at least keep it consistent. AL was such a mess of sounds that had nothing to do with one another and horrible production overall.
The part she starts talking about beats made my hype drop immensely for this album. The only thing that’s keeping me hoping for something at least decent is the fact that she’s still working with Travis and Feldman for the most part of it.
This is just my personal opinion, but knowing what might be ahead of us musically, I’d rather the LS era lasted for at least another full year. I can’t say I’m too excited anymore.
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Post by TomX on Jan 22, 2023 3:00:17 GMT
This somehow concerns me. It legit looks like the way she described AL, and we all know how that turned out...
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Post by TomX on Jan 21, 2023 19:00:47 GMT
At least it would be cool if we knew she’s finishing it up this month. The timing seems right, since she started working on it in September. In fact, it’s taken her more to record this one than Love Sux, hopefully this means better lyrics while still keeping the same sound overall, with a few more mid tempos and ballads.
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Post by TomX on Jan 18, 2023 19:03:40 GMT
This makes me somewhat pissed. She's never taken seriously by these awards, was completely snubbed this year and they still invite her to just do red carpet presence. I get that it may boost the attention on her and she could also give an update on the new album, but I wish she had declined the invitation.
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Post by TomX on Jan 18, 2023 16:07:06 GMT
If she were to do an 8th album this early she would probably have to change it up a little bit, like every album, she makes it much different than the last, so she might go a bit slower, or even a pop sounding album... She left it clear she's done with pop. The label literally forced that on her in both the GL and AL eras. She's our alternative queen now
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Post by TomX on Jan 17, 2023 21:44:23 GMT
I just hope the song isn't a single. We don't want another Flames on her setlist lol, unless this new one is replacing the old one...
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Post by TomX on Jan 16, 2023 16:33:27 GMT
I think it's cool she's working with a new producer like Andrew. He's worked on some of my favorite All Time Low songs, so I'm sure they are creating something great as far as quality goes. I just hope she's not ditching real instruments for fake beats in the style of Avril Lavigne for these songs, since he has also worked with super mainstream pop artists like Katy Perry as well. There would be nothing I'd hate more than having to hear those beats again on her songs. I'm so happy with how organic and real her music sounds lately, I just hope she sticks with it.
I also think it's enough in terms of producers. We know Feldy, Travis and Andrew will be producers and co-writers on this album and that's just the right amount. I'm not a fan of having 5 or 6 different producers on an album since it makes the whole thing sound inconsistent and more of a mess. And I'm cetain the Tommee songs won't be for the album since it's not the type of things he produces. He seems to be 100% involved in cinematic/epic music, which would make more sense if she's planning on doing a Christmas album. She could probably look for a darker, more gothic approach and it could be why she's working with him. That's just my guess.
Time to wrap up the album, miss! lol, I hope this is the month.
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