The Miley Cyrus Discography Rate Part 1: WINNER ANNOUNCED! FINISHED!
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I wasn't sure if I was gonna do this one, but since I've wrapped up a couple of other rates I was doing I have started to dip my toes into your playlist here @Music Is Life. So, I'll try to start getting some scores & commentary together ...for the required songs, at least!
I need to go back through and get caught up on the thread & read you write-ups, too.
Unlike some other rates, my 11 is pretty much set in stone here, since I consider it among the best pop songs of the 00s.
I need to go back through and get caught up on the thread & read you write-ups, too.
Unlike some other rates, my 11 is pretty much set in stone here, since I consider it among the best pop songs of the 00s.
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Woohoo!
And my album spotlight for Hannah Montana Forever will be coming later today as well.
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Yay! So happy to have you!
I bet I can guess what it is.
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Hannah Montana Forever: 9.56
(created by @Suburbia)
Hannah Montana Forever was the last soundtrack issued for the show, taking songs from the final season. This is also when, I think the lines between Miley as a person and Hannah as her character really started to blur, in both the music and the themes of the show. I already explained how Can't Be Tamed was Miley's first real advancement and switch up of her sound. Well, I think the same can be said about Hannah Montana Forever. Instead of being the typical Hannah pop-rock affair, the songs here, especially the upbeat ones, take on a more electronic tone, similar to Can't Be Tamed itself, though with not as many amazing results, and on a lesser scale in general. Now, I can't help but wonder if that was a purposeful move from the song writers, producers, and show runners - maybe even Miley herself - or if it was completely subconscious. There's even a few songs that feel more like Miley herself singing, rather than her character, and I think that's cause - if you hadn't noticed - on Hannah songs, Miley tends to use a higher-pitched, girlier tone in her voice, and there are a few songs here where she doesn't do that. This is an idea I've always thought about, and I can't wait to explore it more as the rate progresses. The themes most prominent on the soundtrack are love, moving on, and growing up, which make sense as it was the final season, following Miley and Lilly's senior year of high school, and getting ready for college. Lots of stuff I wanna talk about there, but they'll have to wait for specific songs. There are a couple others though, such as an almost sequel song to Nobody's Perfect in I'm Still Good, as well as a song dedicated to people who serve in the military, particularly those overseas in Been Here All Along. There are of course, a couple of token "fun" songs (Gonna Get This, Are You Ready?), and while they're always welcome, I think they actually bring the record down, as it's clearly the point where "Hannah" was striving to move on and mature in her music and life. While nothing here is outright bad, and it still contains some Hannah highlights and classics, this is my least favorite Hannah soundtrack, and I'm not entirely sure why. There are just not as many individual songs that I love as much as the others, even if I enjoy all of them on some level. I do think there's a chance they needed to spend more time on this, and maybe should have focused more on the themes of growing up, but I'm not mad at the final product. I just think it could be more. Though, that could be said about a lot of albums, especially when it comes to Disney/Hollywood Records. However, this would be the last time Miley is affiliated with either label, and will soon break out as a serious pop star to watch out for. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Gonna Get This: 9
Que Sera: 9
Ordinary Girl: 10
Kiss It Goodbye: 10
I'll Always Remember You: 10
Need A Little Love: 9
Are You Ready?: 9
Love That Lets Go: 9
I'm Still Good: 9.75
Been Here All Along: 10
Barefoot Cinderella: 10
Wherever I Go: 10
(created by @Suburbia)
Hannah Montana Forever was the last soundtrack issued for the show, taking songs from the final season. This is also when, I think the lines between Miley as a person and Hannah as her character really started to blur, in both the music and the themes of the show. I already explained how Can't Be Tamed was Miley's first real advancement and switch up of her sound. Well, I think the same can be said about Hannah Montana Forever. Instead of being the typical Hannah pop-rock affair, the songs here, especially the upbeat ones, take on a more electronic tone, similar to Can't Be Tamed itself, though with not as many amazing results, and on a lesser scale in general. Now, I can't help but wonder if that was a purposeful move from the song writers, producers, and show runners - maybe even Miley herself - or if it was completely subconscious. There's even a few songs that feel more like Miley herself singing, rather than her character, and I think that's cause - if you hadn't noticed - on Hannah songs, Miley tends to use a higher-pitched, girlier tone in her voice, and there are a few songs here where she doesn't do that. This is an idea I've always thought about, and I can't wait to explore it more as the rate progresses. The themes most prominent on the soundtrack are love, moving on, and growing up, which make sense as it was the final season, following Miley and Lilly's senior year of high school, and getting ready for college. Lots of stuff I wanna talk about there, but they'll have to wait for specific songs. There are a couple others though, such as an almost sequel song to Nobody's Perfect in I'm Still Good, as well as a song dedicated to people who serve in the military, particularly those overseas in Been Here All Along. There are of course, a couple of token "fun" songs (Gonna Get This, Are You Ready?), and while they're always welcome, I think they actually bring the record down, as it's clearly the point where "Hannah" was striving to move on and mature in her music and life. While nothing here is outright bad, and it still contains some Hannah highlights and classics, this is my least favorite Hannah soundtrack, and I'm not entirely sure why. There are just not as many individual songs that I love as much as the others, even if I enjoy all of them on some level. I do think there's a chance they needed to spend more time on this, and maybe should have focused more on the themes of growing up, but I'm not mad at the final product. I just think it could be more. Though, that could be said about a lot of albums, especially when it comes to Disney/Hollywood Records. However, this would be the last time Miley is affiliated with either label, and will soon break out as a serious pop star to watch out for. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Gonna Get This: 9
Que Sera: 9
Ordinary Girl: 10
Kiss It Goodbye: 10
I'll Always Remember You: 10
Need A Little Love: 9
Are You Ready?: 9
Love That Lets Go: 9
I'm Still Good: 9.75
Been Here All Along: 10
Barefoot Cinderella: 10
Wherever I Go: 10
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Hannah Montana - 6.56 - 8.5x1 - 3x1
Hannah Montana 2 - 6.00 - 10x1 - 1.5x1
Meet Miley Cyrus - 8.85 - 10x5 - 5.5x1
Breakout - 6.71 - 10x3 - 0x1
Hannah Montana: The Movie - 6.92 - 10x1 - 1x1
Hannah Montana 3 - 7.00 - 10x2 - 2.5x1
The Time Of Our Lives - 6.43 - 10x1 - 1x1
Can't Be Tamed - 8.17 - 10x4 - 2.5x1
Hannah Montana Forever - 6.33 - 9.5x2 - 2x1
Extras - 4.14 - 7.5x1 - 1x2
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Songs We Could Have Rated 4: Giving You Up
Favorite lyric: "All the things that you said, well you seem to forget. Dance around in my head every night. And there's a battle within that I'll never win. Cause it's me that I'm up against. It's my heart versus common sense. Can I give you up?" (This is just so beautifully written and hits me so hard.)
Giving You Up was originally written and recorded by Miley and John Shanks for Can't Be Tamed, which must mean it never passed the demo stage, as it's mainly just an acoustic guitar-led ballad, with some little elements in the production, but nowhere near the electronics used on the main album, until it builds in the final chorus. It obviously didn't make the album, and was appearently given to another artist, but I can not for the life of me find out who. As with others, I didn't include cause it's just a leak, not an official release, and it would just be taking up space.
All that said, I think it's a lovely song. It's extremely well-written, and really shows Miley's talent at writing great songs when she wants too, especially emotional, heartfelt ballads like this. WIth better mastering and tighter production, this could absolutely be another 10 from Can't Be Tamed. All of you should listen and enjoy the song. Seriously, it may be a 10 for me as is. When it gets to that middle-8 and final chorus my heart just melts and I wanna curl up and cry. It's beautiful, and I wish it could've found a home.
Favorite lyric: "All the things that you said, well you seem to forget. Dance around in my head every night. And there's a battle within that I'll never win. Cause it's me that I'm up against. It's my heart versus common sense. Can I give you up?" (This is just so beautifully written and hits me so hard.)
Giving You Up was originally written and recorded by Miley and John Shanks for Can't Be Tamed, which must mean it never passed the demo stage, as it's mainly just an acoustic guitar-led ballad, with some little elements in the production, but nowhere near the electronics used on the main album, until it builds in the final chorus. It obviously didn't make the album, and was appearently given to another artist, but I can not for the life of me find out who. As with others, I didn't include cause it's just a leak, not an official release, and it would just be taking up space.
All that said, I think it's a lovely song. It's extremely well-written, and really shows Miley's talent at writing great songs when she wants too, especially emotional, heartfelt ballads like this. WIth better mastering and tighter production, this could absolutely be another 10 from Can't Be Tamed. All of you should listen and enjoy the song. Seriously, it may be a 10 for me as is. When it gets to that middle-8 and final chorus my heart just melts and I wanna curl up and cry. It's beautiful, and I wish it could've found a home.
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I adore Giving You Up. I always thought it was Breakout era. You learn something every day etc.
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Yeah, when I first heard it I assumed it was Breakout or The Time Of Our Lives. I was really surprised after finding out it was from Can't Be Tamed, but considering the lyrics and producer, it makes sense.
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You still have over two weeks, (and let's be real, there's a chance an extension could happen) but hurry! I need your scores!
Hey there! Could I take part in the rate, or is it too late by now?
I was a BIG Miley stan back in her Disney days: teenage-me played the shit out of the first two HM soundtracks and Miley albums, so I'd love to revisit them all!
Though I must admit I sort of distanced myself from Disney by late 2009 and pop music in general around 2010, partly because I grew up and partly because of my internalized homophobia told me it wasn't cool to listen to pop and especially Disney pop. So I barely know some songs from HM3 and none from HMF. I hope that's okay in case I'm allowed to participate :)
I was a BIG Miley stan back in her Disney days: teenage-me played the shit out of the first two HM soundtracks and Miley albums, so I'd love to revisit them all!
Though I must admit I sort of distanced myself from Disney by late 2009 and pop music in general around 2010, partly because I grew up and partly because of my internalized homophobia told me it wasn't cool to listen to pop and especially Disney pop. So I barely know some songs from HM3 and none from HMF. I hope that's okay in case I'm allowed to participate :)
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That's awesome, thank you so much!!!!! I've read your writeups already and they were additional motivation to get started xD
My only other caveat is I don't remember Can't Be Tamed being that good as an album (obviously the title track + Liberty Walk + Who Owns... were all sublime, but the rest I can't remember even having owned the album back then haha), that might change when I listen to the whole thing again though. So I hope y'all don't hate on my scores too much when I submit them!
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Hey! How's everyone's scores coming along? Cause y'all have two weeks to get this done!
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