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Post by ame · 雨 on Jun 20, 2024 22:22:50 GMT
- No new songs - No remastered versions (except LG) - Disappointing booklet - Unused potential of photoshoot - Too much LS in a GH album....
This release is a complete mess. Obviously trageted at casual listeners and people who once liked her stuff but never became fans. But this release is not for us...Absolutely nothing about this release is a "thank you" to her fans, i'm sorry.
I just want this whole GH era to be over and move on because what the hell.
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Post by TomX on Jun 20, 2024 22:51:03 GMT
Agreed except for what is being said about LS. Of course she'll include more LS songs than anything else, it's her newest album and a way for her to attract new audiences to check what her current sound is. There are better songs on the album, Bite Me and IAM seem to be the only two good single choices she made. Avalanche, and F.U. or Deja Vu, or even AIW with Mark Hoppus should've replaced LIWYHM and BL, but it is what it is. I think it's a wise decision to make as many LS songs as possible make the cut. It's a good way of people checking the album out and getting its streaming numbers higher.
I feel like most of the latest hate towards LS is coming from the single choices rather than the album itself. It's an amazing album, her best in over a decade (and IMO, her best since UMS), and it's sad to see how the single choices have changed people's perception of the album when it was a Top 3 for MANY fans before BL and IAM were made singles and not other fan favorites like Avalanche or F.U.
Anyways, let's hope this GH "era" is over tomorrow with the release and we can go back to AL8.
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Post by Anna on Jun 20, 2024 22:51:03 GMT
I just want this whole GH era to be over and move on because what the hell. It’s a long time coming. You’ll have to be patient
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Post by erikvaze on Jun 20, 2024 22:55:08 GMT
Idk still why FU is not a single, Deja Vu and avalanche, such a great songs with no music video/promo. So wasted,
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Post by ame · 雨 on Jun 20, 2024 22:58:15 GMT
Agreed except for what is being said about LS. Of course she'll include more LS songs than anything else, it's her newest album and a way for her to attract new audiences to check what her current sound is. There are better songs on the album, Bite Me and IAM seem to be the only two good single choices she made. Avalanche, and F.U. or Deja Vu, or even AIW with Mark Hoppus should've replaced LIWYHM and BL, but it is what it is. I think it's a wise decision to make as many LS songs as possible make the cut. It's a good way of people checking the album out and getting its streaming numbers higher. I feel like most of the latest hate towards LS is coming from the single choices rather than the album itself. It's an amazing album, her best in over a decade (and IMO, her best since UMS), and it's sad to see how the single choices have changed people's perception of the album when it was a Top 3 for MANY fans before BL and IAM were made singles and not other fan favorites like Avalanche or F.U. Anyways, let's hope this GH "era" is over tomorrow with the release and we can go back to AL8. oh don't get me wrong, i still love the album and i agree with what you said. the GH having 4 songs is not even my personal problem, not even the song choices (even tho, its weird to include both mgk and blackbear when you don't have any connections with them anymore lol...) It's mainly the lack of new songs and missing songs from her catalogue. Idk, make the album 25 songs then if you wanna include so much of LS, u know...? I guess if that was the case, people wouldn't be complaing that much. But generally speaking i think LS is still seen in a very good light.
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Post by gabbox on Jun 20, 2024 23:02:29 GMT
I think 4 songs from love sux are too many and also at least Bois Lie has not been a hit at all. Seeing bois lie and not Wish you were here or Hot is hard to bear.
Also, it is a greatest hits, it’s not a marketing publicity for making people discover her latest album, which is already more than 2 years old. It wouldn’t help much anyways so they should have kept it a greatest hits from start to finish imo and adding a new song to push sales! Many wasted opportunities
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Post by BogoGog24 on Jun 20, 2024 23:29:24 GMT
I recorded a new podcast episode yesterday in which I discuss my theories as to why this GH was done in this particular way, and why it was even released at all. But I think it’s clear it was put out to coincide with the tour and the overall reason for doing a GH tour and album right now is because AL8 is probably not coming anytime soon, that’s the long and short of it IMO.
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Post by afonso16 on Jun 20, 2024 23:40:25 GMT
Agreed except for what is being said about LS. Of course she'll include more LS songs than anything else, it's her newest album and a way for her to attract new audiences to check what her current sound is. There are better songs on the album, Bite Me and IAM seem to be the only two good single choices she made. Avalanche, and F.U. or Deja Vu, or even AIW with Mark Hoppus should've replaced LIWYHM and BL, but it is what it is. I think it's a wise decision to make as many LS songs as possible make the cut. It's a good way of people checking the album out and getting its streaming numbers higher. I feel like most of the latest hate towards LS is coming from the single choices rather than the album itself. It's an amazing album, her best in over a decade (and IMO, her best since UMS), and it's sad to see how the single choices have changed people's perception of the album when it was a Top 3 for MANY fans before BL and IAM were made singles and not other fan favorites like Avalanche or F.U. Anyways, let's hope this GH "era" is over tomorrow with the release and we can go back to AL8. With those garbage ass songs? If anything it just reenforces the already prevalent idea that her music got exponentially worse and that you should stick with the classics... As to the album getting hated now... The same thing happened with HAW. Everyone thought the album was amazing when it came out and even described it as "GL done right" but after a while everyone shat on it. LS is a cohesive body of work, I'll give it that, but it does not have a single song worthy of being a career highlight like all of the others before did (no, not even Avalanche or IAM, in my opinion).
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Post by blackmage on Jun 21, 2024 0:32:22 GMT
I think the way LS songs were added to the tracklist of the GH is fine. IAM immediately after Don't Tell Me sounds great. And Bois Lie and LIWYHM in the middle of Smile, followed by RNR also seems cohesive as these all are simple, uplifting, and somewhat silly songs that all represent this part of her. We can't pretend she isn't like this sometimes.
Also, a shout-out to NH, IWY, and WYG being so close as well. Chills!
Of course, there are some weird placement choices, but overall, I think it's better organized this way than if they were just chronologically placed.
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Post by erikvaze on Jun 21, 2024 1:11:50 GMT
Let’s talk about Avril’s boyfriend who she was hiding these year and who is he at all? Come concert manager or
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Post by blackmage on Jun 21, 2024 1:18:38 GMT
I think the subject of boyfriends is usually discussed in the random Avril thread.
As for GH, I'm wondering if she has anything scheduled in the US to promote its release, or if it will be more uneventful than expected lol!
In the UK, the album promotion has been decent through the press, although her involvement has been minimal.
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Post by giveuwhatulike on Jun 21, 2024 1:25:27 GMT
Album: Greatest Hits
iTunes: #1 Hong Kong #1 Hungary #1 Vietnam #3 Czech Republic #3 Turkey #4 Italy #5 Australia #5 Austria #5 Taiwan #7 Japan #9 United Kingdom #12 Germany #13 Latvia #39 France
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Post by cefh on Jun 21, 2024 4:47:25 GMT
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Post by Anti on Jun 21, 2024 5:01:26 GMT
LOL at me just randomly listening to UMS tonight and noticing the singles were remastered. I thought the GH came out next week 🙈
These remasters are all awesome. When You’re Gone particularly. Butch pitched her voice so ridiculously in the original, she should have known to cut him off then 🔪
What a treat hearing What the Hell and Smile in Dolby Atmos 🥹 and Nobody’s Home (the drums and strings are insane) and the TOTAL PAUSE before the first chorus in He Wasn’t.
This is for the FANS. Like nice little bows on beautifully wrapped presents that only hardcores will notice/ appreciate.
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