Also there are already iconic and amazing remixes from the 90s/2000 so what’s the point?
Whitney Houston
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But they are not.
No, just saying it doesn't mean it wasn't worth trying.
What’s the point of a new euro dance remix of Greatest Love Of All when we already had this?
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I mean, I'm as big a champion of those classic remixes as the next person but I wouldn't say that some of the newer versions on the soundtrack aren't also a worthwhile endeavor. I still think SG Lewis' take on I'm Every Woman is easily the best thing here by a considerable margin (and I hope that if they decide to do a remix album in the future with her other material that he's the first person they call), but it makes sense to an extent to get other contemporary producers on board for the soundtrack to a biopic that will more than likely introduce or reintroduce Whitney's catalogue to a new audience.
As to how successful a lot of these other mixes are...well, there's room for everyone, let's just say that (and weirdly, Clean Bandit's remix of How Will I Know comes alive a lot more in the context of the soundtrack itself for me?). But I feel like disallowing newer Whitney remixes period is not the move
As to how successful a lot of these other mixes are...well, there's room for everyone, let's just say that (and weirdly, Clean Bandit's remix of How Will I Know comes alive a lot more in the context of the soundtrack itself for me?). But I feel like disallowing newer Whitney remixes period is not the move
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The idea is good, but when the results are what they are (lifeless versions of the originals for the most part)…
The soundtrack being a collection of new mixes and classic songs is not it. Just release a remixed album at this point.
The soundtrack being a collection of new mixes and classic songs is not it. Just release a remixed album at this point.
That’s because it takes a relatively chilled song (which I like) and puts a donk on it. The other remixes, especially I Wanna Dance and Love Will Save The Day take an already bulletproof bop and suck all the life out of them.
How does it handle her death?
The nicest thing would be for it to end with her triumphant comeback on the Oprah show but I'm guessing that isn't how it does end?
Listening to my own version of the soundtrack again with songs that should have been included in my view such as the album versions of I Will Always Love You and How Will I Know and a slight edited re jigged set list, with a a few of the awful newer remixes ditched. She really did have a short but special discography.
It's an old BeBe & CeCe song from the 80s that she randomly sang at some sort of concert for AIDS in 1994
Nice for Moment of Truth to get its moment in the sun. It should always have been on the Whitney album in place of the dreary You're Still My Man, it's such a breezy little bop.
Far Enough, is a an most welcome song from the vaults I say. Sounds very I'm Your Baby Tonight era, with an superb prime Whitney vocal.
Legitimately in my all time Whitney Top 5. It's gorgeous.
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OH MY GOD
That is cool that Thunderpuss reunited for this project. I remember finding the maxi-single of It's Not Right But It's Okay/Heartbreak Hotel in a thrift shop sealed a few years ago and I actually became (so) emotional. It brought back memories of the joy from that period in 1998/99 when My Love is Your Love came out, seeing the tour with my ex, buying the maxi-singles, going to clubs and hearing those mixes on the dancefloor It was such a great time to be a Whitney fan and, sadly, it was truly the last great era in my opinion.
Seeing the names of Thunderpuss and Moto Blanco remixing Whitney songs in 2022 is nice as I miss those big, epic remixes. They don't seem to be as popular nowadays but they will always be special to me. And Whitney had a number fantastic remixes, especially in the '90s.
Seeing the names of Thunderpuss and Moto Blanco remixing Whitney songs in 2022 is nice as I miss those big, epic remixes. They don't seem to be as popular nowadays but they will always be special to me. And Whitney had a number fantastic remixes, especially in the '90s.
Just wish Don't Cry For Me wasn't so echoey!
Don’t Cry for Me reminds me of the Aaliyah single they released last year (Poison). There is a good song there but there’s only so much you can do with such a compressed vocal file. They’ve tried to clean up the sound and make it fuller with the reverb, but it inadvertently emphasises the quality issues even more.