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Post by TamyXD on May 15, 2024 22:29:23 GMT
Just heard "Bulletproof" for the first time.
Positives: I liked the bridge, lyrically and melodically. I liked Avril's voice there. The following guitar riff was also nice. I know it's just a very small thing, but I also liked how Nate always emphasized the double "L" in "kill" (when he sings "but the whiskey don't kill like it's supposed to do" in the chorus). He overall seemed really passionate.
Negatives: Pretty much everything else. This just isn't my cup of tea. It sounds like what I think is called "dad rock", like it's trying too hard to be cool, I guess? Idk... just not my vibe. Country and rock just don't work well together imo, it always ends up sounding like this. I also think the lyrics are quite repetitive, or rather the meaning of the song. It's basically just "I'm trying to drink my memories away, but it won't work", that's all I get out of this song, which just isn't enough for me. But what bothers me most is the pitch-correction, which just sounds offensive to my ears. I wish producers would/could stop using it, or at least greatly minimize its use. I just can't stand it anymore.
Overall, I don't hate the song, it's just really not my preferred type of music. I'm glad for Avril that she got to do this; she's been talking about country music for so many years, she surely enjoyed being a part of this collab. But me? I'll probably give this a few more listens, just to be fair and give it a few more chances; other than that I don't expect to be coming back to it. But right now, I kind of want a palate cleanser first tbh...
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Post by afonso16 on May 15, 2024 23:18:19 GMT
I like the song, it's definitely super catchy, but i feel like i can't hear her all that well in the mix. Maybe that's just me.
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Post by shessolucky on May 16, 2024 0:53:24 GMT
I just listened to it and I love it. I hoped she would be a feature on bulletproof, Im also totally here for this genre, it sounds so honest. But I wish I could hear her voice more.
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Post by erikvaze on May 16, 2024 2:49:44 GMT
Omg hope they have tried my ai model ahhaha
The song is boring I’ll listen to it 2 times max, I don’t like this Nickelback style and don’t wanna Avril to be back to 2013 😭
Avril version here is so little, no matter her voice is in all song layers. Just a new collab which we’ll all forget in one month.
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Post by giveuwhatulike on May 16, 2024 3:22:04 GMT
The song will probably reach top10 tomorrow on country radio.
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Post by biggerwow on May 16, 2024 4:53:05 GMT
I'm still looking forward to the performance. She has sounded really good singing country live.
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Post by Yolandi on May 16, 2024 7:38:46 GMT
I just listened to it and I love it. I hoped she would be a feature on bulletproof, Im also totally here for this genre, it sounds so honest. But I wish I could hear her voice more. Me too! I wish I could hear her more!
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Post by Yolandi on May 16, 2024 7:42:16 GMT
LOVE the song, just don't like the pitch correction as someone said and wish her voice was more prominent but the song itself as a whole is awesome. Like it. It has a great vibe. Lyrics may be repetitive but it makes it catchy. Really looking forward to the performance now
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Post by shessolucky on May 16, 2024 9:17:11 GMT
LOVE the song, just don't like the pitch correction as someone said and wish her voice was more prominent but the song itself as a whole is awesome. Like it. It has a great vibe. Lyrics may be repetitive but it makes it catchy. Really looking forward to the performance now I agree, and I also love the music production. This sounds nothing like Avril in 2013. Hope they write for her album together one day.
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Post by falling on May 16, 2024 10:43:27 GMT
I agree with you guys about tone correction. And this isn't only a problem with this track, but with modern music in general. In the 00s they did it much better, they tried to make it as invisible as possible, if the genre didn't require it. Even with Avril as an example, all the tracks on the albums were subject to tone correction and until the fifth album this was really not so obvious. And I'm not against it, because it's like a lifeboat for "studio" singers, but it sets such high standards that sometimes you forget what a real human voice really sounds like.
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Post by falling on May 16, 2024 10:48:46 GMT
Avril's solo part is so short. This is only 4 bars when 8 are usually used in verse
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Post by aprilvineyard on May 16, 2024 10:54:06 GMT
Yeah the pitch correction feels like it gets in the way of hearing her sing. I want to hear the real thing, the true passion. She sounds very natural with country. The song isn't my thing but I am intrigued to hear if she sings with or without a back track, if she can really nail all those harmonies live (not her strong suit), etc.
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Post by aprilvineyard on May 16, 2024 11:03:37 GMT
Also yes her part is wayyy too short
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Post by Jinkxx on May 16, 2024 11:13:15 GMT
Aaah her part is too short but I do like her voice so much in this song! Wish she would sing more like this. I do hear her in the background in the whole song but her own part is way too short. I kinda like it but since her part is so short I forget about it quickly I think.
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Post by aprilvineyard on May 16, 2024 11:37:20 GMT
Just saw her stories, she's singing his part/the melody.... so she might not even try for her harmonies live.... I really hope she proves me wrong but I doubt it.
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