It's Britney Bitch! The Britney Spears Rate - WINNER!!!
- Thread starter Holly Something
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Remember when I said some albums were getting thin on the ground...
Oops...
53rd Place
Can't Make You Love Me
(from Oops!... I Did It Again)
Average: 8.143
Oops...
53rd Place
Can't Make You Love Me
(from Oops!... I Did It Again)
Average: 8.143
Top Scorer: 11 x 1 (@WhenTheSunGoesDown)
High Scorers: 10 x 23 (@Mvnl, @GimmeWork, @Steve003, @tylerc904, @sfmartin, @Lucas, @maikos87, @Daniel_O, @Conan, @Ana Raquel, @andru, @breakitdown, @Lost In Japan., @MilesAngel, @Josh K, @TheBakersSon, @Markus1981, @Robsolete, @Runawaywithme, @1991, @Music Is Death, @lilylu, @RMK)
Low Scorer: 4.5 x 2 (@godspeed, @M24)
My Score: 8.75
Can't Make You Love Me is track 10 on Britney's second album, Oops!... I Did It Again. It was written by Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson and Max Martin, and produced by Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze. Can't Make You Love Me was also initially included in the copyright infringement claim by Michael Cottrill and Lawrence Wnukowski against What U See (Is What U Get), but this part of the claim was dropped prior to the case reaching a verdict.
My thoughts: Again, this is very much that standard Max Martin sound BUT it's a bop. I think it's perfectly placed in the back half of the album to give a little jolt of energy to stop us getting bored with all the ballads floating about. I really enjoy the energy in the vocals on this one.
@JMRGBY (8.5) Seeing this title on that board in the Vegas documentary as a candidate for the setlist excited me so much. Going unperformed after all these years is so sad. Maybe one day there'll be an anti tour...High Scorers: 10 x 23 (@Mvnl, @GimmeWork, @Steve003, @tylerc904, @sfmartin, @Lucas, @maikos87, @Daniel_O, @Conan, @Ana Raquel, @andru, @breakitdown, @Lost In Japan., @MilesAngel, @Josh K, @TheBakersSon, @Markus1981, @Robsolete, @Runawaywithme, @1991, @Music Is Death, @lilylu, @RMK)
Low Scorer: 4.5 x 2 (@godspeed, @M24)
My Score: 8.75
Can't Make You Love Me is track 10 on Britney's second album, Oops!... I Did It Again. It was written by Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson and Max Martin, and produced by Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze. Can't Make You Love Me was also initially included in the copyright infringement claim by Michael Cottrill and Lawrence Wnukowski against What U See (Is What U Get), but this part of the claim was dropped prior to the case reaching a verdict.
My thoughts: Again, this is very much that standard Max Martin sound BUT it's a bop. I think it's perfectly placed in the back half of the album to give a little jolt of energy to stop us getting bored with all the ballads floating about. I really enjoy the energy in the vocals on this one.
@boombazookajoe (7.5) It's trying to be a carbon copy of Crazy. Because of its source material, it's not a bad song, but it's a pale imitator.
@blaze_dave (9) Seriously how could you not love Britney? What a fool. A bop and love that 'alright' bit.
@Kaz D'Oerba (8.5) God I forgot how HARD this song goes off. Another song on the album that could’ve been a single. I think it's a bit too similar sounding so it may not have created enough of an impact.
@maikos87 (10) The sister to What U See (Is What U Get) couldn’t get anything lower than 10
@Ana Raquel (10) Why are you describing my love life thanks I hate it
@Lost In Japan. (10) Her best album track and the lost single from the Oops! era. Poor Satisfaction... nn.
@daninternational (9.5) Some songs sound dated, others transport you back to that era perfectly in a nostalgic enjoyable way
@M24 (4.5) That chorus leaves me wanting more. Overall it's still a good song, but I think the "2000s teen pop" Britney album tracks like Cinderella or Bombastic Love did the same thing ten times better.
@Jawshxx (9.5) I’m just a girl with a crush on YEW. The breathy vocals are everything.
@Guyhawke! (8) Max Martin on autopilot again. It’s a good thing ‘Can’t Make You Love Me’ and ‘What U See (Is What U Get)’ are a few tracks away from one another on the album as they are almost interchangeable. The dreamy ‘just the thought of being close to you…’ section and the way it revs up into the chorus again is fun. They are a bit similar aren't they?
@Milotic (9.25) Injects some much needed life into the album at this point. Could've easily been a single, I think.
@BreatheBox (7.6) sounds kinda like stronger with the thump-thump-thump thing
@Music Is Death (10) An absolute banger of a song, and my pick for possible 6th single from the album after What U See. I absolutely love how the guitars are used in this. They give the song a rock vibe that Britney just excels and mixes well with the dance-pop feel of the rest of it. Also the chorus feels like it belongs to a Britney classic, because this absolutely should have been one.
@lilylu (10) This keeps the soundscape of the era but does something a little different with it, and it is great. It really is.
Handing over to 11 giver @WhenTheSunGoesDown to finish up:
@WhenTheSunGoesDown (11) Absolutely euphoric. The apocalyptic instrumental!
@WhenTheSunGoesDown (11) Absolutely euphoric. The apocalyptic instrumental!
That means your top 3 for the Oops!... I Did It Again album are:
Oops!... I Did It Again
Stronger
Lucky
But which will be the last one standing?
Oops!... I Did It Again
Stronger
Lucky
But which will be the last one standing?
he/him
What the fuck? As I say in my commentary, it's probably her best album track (bar In the Zone, I'll admit I forgot about 'Breathe on Me' and 'Touch of my Hand' not being singles when I wrote that), and the biggest shoulda-been single in her career.
We had better not be losing any of those final three Oops! tracks until the top 20 at LEAST.
We had better not be losing any of those final three Oops! tracks until the top 20 at LEAST.
The three tracks left happened to be *the* big singles? pretends_to_be_shocked.gif
Now let’s leave the bubblegum era alone for a while please.
Now let’s leave the bubblegum era alone for a while please.
53! A very respectable placing for an album track people don't seem to think/talk about much. Proud of my 11!
I am going to attempt to get us to the top 50 today. I am NOT happy with the 51st place cut so I want to get it out of the way.
This song definitely wasn't in the top 50 zone...
Tick tock...
52nd Place
Early Mornin'
(from In The Zone)
Average: 8.144
Tick tock...
52nd Place
Early Mornin'
(from In The Zone)
Average: 8.144
Top Scorer: 11 x 1 (@Mushroom)
High Scorers: 10 x 19 (@theincredibleflipper, @boombazookajoe, @Dangerous Maknae, @blaze_dave, @joeee, @Steve003, @maikos87, @eatyourself, @Ana Raquel, @andru, @godspeed, @soratami, @dylanaber, @An Insider, @djmakemewet, @BreatheBox, @Runawaywithme, @1991, @LykkeLi)
Low Scorer: 4 x 4 (@j267, @LKane, @abael, @M24)
My Score: 8.5
Early Mornin' appears as track 5 on Britney's 4th album In The Zone. The track was written by Penelope Magnet, Moby, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Britney herself. The song was produced by Moby, with vocal production by Trixster and Penelope Magnet (whose vocals appear in the chorus, allegedly left over from the demo of the song). The Jason Nevins Remix also appears on the album B In The Mix: Volume 1.
My thoughts: The word I've always used to describe this song is hypnotic, there's something irresistible that draws you in and doesn't let go until the song is over. I do enjoy the morning after vibes of the song (also explored later in Blur from Circus). It's a bit of a shame we don't get Britney vocals on the chorus but I don't really think it negatively impacts the song.
High Scorers: 10 x 19 (@theincredibleflipper, @boombazookajoe, @Dangerous Maknae, @blaze_dave, @joeee, @Steve003, @maikos87, @eatyourself, @Ana Raquel, @andru, @godspeed, @soratami, @dylanaber, @An Insider, @djmakemewet, @BreatheBox, @Runawaywithme, @1991, @LykkeLi)
Low Scorer: 4 x 4 (@j267, @LKane, @abael, @M24)
My Score: 8.5
Early Mornin' appears as track 5 on Britney's 4th album In The Zone. The track was written by Penelope Magnet, Moby, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Britney herself. The song was produced by Moby, with vocal production by Trixster and Penelope Magnet (whose vocals appear in the chorus, allegedly left over from the demo of the song). The Jason Nevins Remix also appears on the album B In The Mix: Volume 1.
My thoughts: The word I've always used to describe this song is hypnotic, there's something irresistible that draws you in and doesn't let go until the song is over. I do enjoy the morning after vibes of the song (also explored later in Blur from Circus). It's a bit of a shame we don't get Britney vocals on the chorus but I don't really think it negatively impacts the song.
@boombazookajoe (10) In relistening to this album, I would probably say In The Zone is her most diverse, experimental, and foreword thinking album of all. So many left turns that you never know what's going to come next. I know I've made a few Janet comparisons already, but this album really reminds me of Janet in her height. Monster ear worm singles that everyone in the world knew and loved, littered with offbeat, slinky, sexy, experimental album tracks. It's also her best album and I will not back down from that opinion.
@blaze_dave (10) For a long time I really wasn't a fan of this song. But after so many years, I came to appreciate it and falling in love with it. It is such a mood, creates a great morning after atmosphere against Britney and Penelope's vocals.
@Kaz D'Oerba (6.5) I’ve never been entirely sure about how I felt about this song. I like it more than I used to, but I know a lot of people absolutely love it and it just never clicked with me.
@maikos87 (10) A mature sound for 2003 Britney, but it’s so sexy and the production slays. The Jason Nevins remix elevates the song even more. I wouldn't agree that it elevates the song but it's an interesting alternative for sure.
@chrisjche (9.5) I’m sad this has never gotten a performance
@Lost In Japan. (9.5) if you haven’t done an early morning walk home listening to this, you haven’t lived I better start living soon then!
@daninternational (6.5) I see what she was going for, but it didn't get there
@M24 (4) I know everyone loves this, but it's just there for me. It's a little monotonous, and I'm not the biggest fan of this urban vibe.
@An Insider (10) For the longest time, this has been my 11. Her voice is just so deliciously mysterious, and the production is so ominous.
@Guyhawke! (8.5) Aside from Madonna, Moby was the most unexpected collaborator on ‘In The Zone’. He brings his chill-out sensibility to Britney’s pop world and the result is the bleary trip-hop of ‘Early Mornin’’, a visceral slice of morning-after storytelling. The ‘I light your fire, your one desire’ section feels like a reference to Janet’s similarly relaxed ‘That’s The Way Love Goes’, delivered with the same cadence as ‘like a moth to a flame, burned by the fire/my love is blind, can’t you see my desire?’ My only gripe is that I’ve always wanted to hear more of Britney’s voice in the chorus.
@Milotic (8) Not my favorite but I still like it.
@Runawaywithme (10) I didn't like this song until I had my messy party girl era and now it's an absolute favourite. I love the darker, vibier, slightly sinister production. It perfectly sums up that hazy, hungover, "whatever" attitude so well. I've definitely listened to it on many a walk of shame home as the sun rises. The remix on the remix collection is also flawless, and I have imagined a great live performance to it. We don't believe in walks of shame around here. No shame in a walk home when it's early mornin'.
I Wanna Go beating Early Mornin'... I hate it here.
he/him
Another of her best ever album tracks… mess.
he/him
I’m sorry, what?!
I am not having fun with this Britney rate at all!
So many songs have already gone out and yet so many Britney Jean songs left in. Something is wrong here.
So many songs have already gone out and yet so many Britney Jean songs left in. Something is wrong here.
