Kylie Minogue

Way too underrated.
But that is the beauty of Kylie.
She has great highlights (and rightfully so)
And some awesome hidden gems and outstanding deepcuts. As a Lover I do get a great thrill of her underdog moments such as Where Is The Feeling.
In a way, it is a nice perk being a die hard Kylie fan to be in on all delightful gems that the general public aren't really too aware of. Lucky us indeed.
 
I would've loved to have seen that T in the park performance back in 1995, but considering what a live performer she became just 3 years later, that's pretty lacklustre. Not even singing the chorus of Confide In Me, and Where Is The Feeling sounding so flat and dull on stage. Funny how the crowd really go wild for Shocked, it's massive after all that mid-tempo. These days Kylie can pull any track off live, but all of those at T in the Park sound better in the studio.
 
I remember that time so well, she lost her biggest selling point, her likability. She was trying so hard to be cool and credible and it didn’t marry up with the smiley Kylie we’d all fallen in love with. I think her age and maturity, the bubble gum pop she was desperately trying to move away from, the Madonna comparisons - the nasty campaign from Virgin radio, it all took its toll on her and she just didn’t come across well. Then along came Spinning Around and the world was back on its axis!!
 
low-key obsessed with Kylie's dalliance with red hair in the mid 90s.


It suited her so well.
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I remember that time so well, she lost her biggest selling point, her likability. She was trying so hard to be cool and credible and it didn’t marry up with the smiley Kylie we’d all fallen in love with.

I also don’t think the music did her any favours. I personally love the Decon era but it’s completely uncommercial, no thought for singles and album campaigns that actually resonate with the public.
 
All artists need to evolve else things become tired and creativity dies. After signing with deConstruction Kylie wanted to venture as far away from her PWL style as possible, she wanted to be rebellious and provocative stylistically and she achieved it. We never would've got the full pop celebration of Light Years and everything afterward had she not dipped her toes in that world.
 
I remember that time so well, she lost her biggest selling point, her likability. She was trying so hard to be cool and credible and it didn’t marry up with the smiley Kylie we’d all fallen in love with. I think her age and maturity, the bubble gum pop she was desperately trying to move away from, the Madonna comparisons - the nasty campaign from Virgin radio, it all took its toll on her and she just didn’t come across well. Then along came Spinning Around and the world was back on its axis!!
Tbh the Kylie era I enjoyed first was the Decon/Indie Kylie years but until recently never bought much of it.
Spinning Around and then the magnificence of Fever were the points I really paid attention again
 

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