Your unpopular pop opinions
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The t.A.T.u. cover of “How Soon Is Now?” is easily the best Morrisey-related thing I’ve encountered nn.
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This, except the Love Spit Love cover. The music supervisor for The Craft had a vision and 90s kids everywhere should be thankful for Graeme Revell's vision.
Tori Amos' Boys For Pele has about 5 good songs on it. Much of it sounds like rough demos with no-one to reign her in.
While I like Morrissey's lyrics, musically, The Smiths were nowt spectactular musically.
It's basically a poor man's Robin S's 'Show Me Love' without the power vocals.
Oh my god YES! 'Wannabe' and 'Viva Forever' were the only slightly better-than-average singles they released. It was more about bubblegum cards.
I don't totally agree but it's definitely my least favorite Tori album from her imperial years and probably in my bottom 4-5 overall.
I listened to it over and over in 1996 trying to make myself like it, probably ddd, but recently it dawned on me that it's just too unpolished.
Didn't want to post this in any of the LM members' solo threads because it would feel mean to be negative about these nice seeming womens' solo careers, but I would be shocked if any of them released interesting music and I don't even remotely understand the fascination with them. They are very good singers but they all have fairly standard sounding voices and I'm fully expecting some basic pop or R&B-tinged pop about romance and maybe empowerment here and there.
I'm not sure how unpopular this opinion is, but Kelly Rowland is my favourite member of Destiny's Child.
In my head Kylie's music career started with Rhythm of Love. I also only listen to about 8 songs from Britney's first two albums. And they are my two biggest pop queen's. I just prefer them being a wee bit naughty.
Okay but the Rhythm of Love singles run made some points.
'Finer Feelings' is easily her best PWL-era single.
I don't get Kylie's renewed popularity in the 2000s. The music was so sub-par. She got even worse in the 2010s and 2020s.
I’ve never been able to get into The Smiths either, but How Soon Is Now is an undeniable masterpiece. Of course I’m a bit biased because it will forever be iconic as the Charmed theme (well, a cover of it anyway), but it’s a classic. More so because of Johnny Marr than Morrissey, though.
- CVRCHES third album Love is Dead is their best. Forever was the song that made me discover them and I've just always enjoyed the album. Lots of people seem to see this as their worst but I think it's miles better than Screen Violence
- Kim Petras is just... a nothingness. Her music has always been well below average and I couldn't imagine sitting through a full album of hers
- David Guetta's Nothing But the Beat is the best album by a DJ that I have listened to, wall-to-wall bops that still sound fresh today
- Nicki Minaj has never topped Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - a fantastic album full of smashes. Starships and Pound the Alarm remain her two best singles.
- Happier than Ever by Billie Eilish is a snoozefest, her first album is way better
- Kim Petras is just... a nothingness. Her music has always been well below average and I couldn't imagine sitting through a full album of hers
- David Guetta's Nothing But the Beat is the best album by a DJ that I have listened to, wall-to-wall bops that still sound fresh today
- Nicki Minaj has never topped Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - a fantastic album full of smashes. Starships and Pound the Alarm remain her two best singles.
- Happier than Ever by Billie Eilish is a snoozefest, her first album is way better