you prefer it over REASON
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 May 2019 18:06 (five years ago) link
really into this after one listen
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 21 May 2019 21:49 (five years ago) link
besotted by the album; "on the bed! on the floor!....i don't care! anymore!" and "and i'll press you to the pages of my HEART!" are both top tier carly moments
― monotony, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 23:18 (five years ago) link
second favourite song on the album after WYIMR is "everything he needs", it's the most glorious thing to use as a soundtrack for a sunny walk
― monotony, Tuesday, 21 May 2019 23:19 (five years ago) link
Favorite moment of the album has to beThe second verse from WYIMR " When no one loves you like they really mean it I got you covered, under covers, Can you feel it?" There is something so endearingly cheesy but affirming about it.
― aguzman1990, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 00:57 (five years ago) link
Totally agree with monotony on the 2 highlights.
― enochroot, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 00:59 (five years ago) link
Dedicated: "Break up with that Ariana album, I'm bored"Me: "You had me at 'slide on through my window'"
― enochroot, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 01:00 (five years ago) link
"I'll Be Your Girl" the clear underrated track here
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 01:10 (five years ago) link
so many favorite moments all over the whole record -- my most favorites have been "Julien" and "Want You In My Room"
― josh winters (josh), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 05:07 (five years ago) link
79I've been underrating I'll Be Your Girl. It's very different from the rest of the album. It would have been cool if she had released a whole album or ep or single like that or something, but it does kinda stick out here, imo. I do agree that it's a successful pop rock song though, a la No Doubt or Paramore. The swoopy little synth from Automatically In Love feels like when you're on the Scrambler at the county fair.Feels Right is one of my favorites on the record now. What does everybody think about her frazzled vocals on the chorus?
― ☮ (peace, man), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 10:58 (five years ago) link
(no idea where the 79 came from, sorry)
Feels Right is one of my favorites on the record now. What does everybody think about her frazzled vocals on the chorus?
I love 'em. Actually sound even better next to those generic dudebro vocals
― Number None, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 15:00 (five years ago) link
I love them too! I just hope she isn't hurting herself as much as it sounds like. Also, I didn't realize that the backing vocals were so generic. I don't keep up with much dude pop these days.
But on a similar note, I have had a disquieting thought about Want You In My Room. I've been operating under the assumption that Carly herself provided the vocodered vox on the chorus. But what if it was Jack Antonoff and the song was more of a duet? Under so much processing - would it matter? It kind of gives me chills (the bad kind). Is there any evidence to support or debunk this?
― ☮ (peace, man), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 16:41 (five years ago) link
i don't have liner notes in front of me but i've been assuming the robotic voice in the chorus is him. i... don't think this makes the song a duet any more than his "whoaaoh"s on "out of the woods" would
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 16:45 (five years ago) link
I guess I just don't want Jack Antonoff wanting me in his room.
― ☮ (peace, man), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 16:48 (five years ago) link
I'm not seriously serious on this btw.
Want You In My RoomWritten by Carly Rae Jepsen, Jack Antonoff and Tavish CrowePublished by Universal Music Corp./Jepsen Music Publishing (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Songs LLC / Ducky Donath Music (BMI), Crowe Music Publishing (SOCAN)Produced by Jack AntonoffMixed by Serban Ghenea Mixed at MixStarStudios, Virginia Beach, VAEngineer: John HanesAll instruments and programming by Jack AntonoffEngineered by Laura SiskRecorded at Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CAMastered by Gene Grimaldi at Oasis Mastering, Burbank, CA
deduce from this what you will
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 22 May 2019 16:50 (five years ago) link
Not enough love for "For Sure" in here.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 17:05 (five years ago) link
amazing song
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 17:08 (five years ago) link
Another song I wish they would have extended. Could have let that outro ride for another minute.
― ☮ (peace, man), Wednesday, 22 May 2019 17:19 (five years ago) link
Albeit the lenght, "For sure" is a top track for me , the way the chants dispersed throughout the song always end differently, really was what drew me in.
― aguzman1990, Wednesday, 22 May 2019 20:01 (five years ago) link
the twin horn lines at the end of “i’ll be your girl” are wonderful and i have no way of confirming this but i suspect they’re there bc crj is a huge van morrison fan
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 May 2019 10:59 (five years ago) link
Wow, she's finally doing a Canadian tour.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 23 May 2019 16:37 (five years ago) link
Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Dedicated’ has the highest Metacritic user score in history https://t.co/YwxNOrHvK1 pic.twitter.com/g21hY5ciwr— Don't Bore Us (@DontBoreUs) May 22, 2019
― groovypanda, Thursday, 23 May 2019 20:19 (five years ago) link
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came here to etc etc
― seandalai, Friday, 24 May 2019 20:58 (five years ago) link
It would be tough for this to match Emotion, and it doesn't have quite the same consistency for me. Also the songs are roughly in the order of my favorite to least favorite, which is a weird coincidence that doesn't leave much to look forward to. Still, good album! Would like to hear more in the vein of "I'll Be Your Girl", which is the biggest departure
― Vinnie, Monday, 27 May 2019 04:01 (five years ago) link
don't know if it's her confidence or my imagination but i think her singing is an asset this time around as opposed to emotion that mostly sold terrific songs
― Ornette is blowing bubblegum spiderwebs (outdoor_miner), Monday, 27 May 2019 13:10 (five years ago) link
xp Would actually be interested to hear your take on it if you listen back to front?I like this album a lot, after a few plays so far. Hard to compare to Emotion as I might've played that one out for myself
― maffew12, Monday, 27 May 2019 15:43 (five years ago) link
Julien my fave as well
how can you save pop music if you don't have a hit?
― big gym sw0les (crüt), Monday, 27 May 2019 15:48 (five years ago) link
re:
Carly Rae Jepsen once again saved pop music last week with the release of her fourth record, Dedicated. Now, as Stereogum points out, the record now has the highest Metacritic user score of all time, beating out Kendrick Lamar and Radiohead.
― big gym sw0les (crüt), Monday, 27 May 2019 15:49 (five years ago) link
saved critics' faith in pop music?
― maffew12, Monday, 27 May 2019 15:57 (five years ago) link
don't worry critics, carly rae jepsen will probably release even more albums in the future!
― big gym sw0les (crüt), Monday, 27 May 2019 15:59 (five years ago) link
PROMISE?!
― maffew12, Monday, 27 May 2019 15:59 (five years ago) link
9.4 is the user score, not the actual Metacritic score (which is 79).
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Monday, 27 May 2019 16:03 (five years ago) link
oh, so she just has the most internet stans?
― maffew12, Monday, 27 May 2019 16:09 (five years ago) link
I guess, lol. New headline: Carly Rae Jepsen Liked by People on Internet
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Monday, 27 May 2019 16:12 (five years ago) link
Or they just happened to choose metacritic to focus on. Don't "Swifties" buy multiple copies of Taylor Swift albums? Step it up, Jepset!
― maffew12, Monday, 27 May 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
I checked BTS (who have a notoriously zealous stanbase), and even their user scores aren’t as high. My theory is that CRJ has lots of vocal fans and no enemy fan armies showing up for negative votes.
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Monday, 27 May 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link
Like who would bother downvoting a Carly Rae Jepsen album? She seems to be either loved or ignored
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Monday, 27 May 2019 16:32 (five years ago) link
Like Ariana Grande before the donuts. Hmmmm
― maffew12, Monday, 27 May 2019 16:33 (five years ago) link
Would actually be interested to hear your take on it if you listen back to front?
Hah, that's an idea. One of the only albums I can think of where the songs go from least favorite to favorite is the Smiths' The Queen is Dead (big exception: "Vicar in a Tutu"). I think the impact of that ordering is I have more attention for the tracks I'm not as crazy about
― Vinnie, Monday, 27 May 2019 21:51 (five years ago) link
"real love" is toward the end of this record so
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 28 May 2019 00:29 (four years ago) link
xp Try reversing both. Your heart gets unbroke, the vicar gets out of his tutu, etc!
― maffew12, Tuesday, 28 May 2019 01:16 (four years ago) link
big gym sw0les (crüt) at 10:48 27 May 19how can you save pop music if you don't have a hit?unpopular pop music is a cornerstone of ilm
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 28 May 2019 01:38 (four years ago) link
Or, as Xgau used to call it, "Semi-Popular Music".
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 28 May 2019 02:32 (four years ago) link
QuasILX-pop
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 28 May 2019 14:56 (four years ago) link
you do realize people actually go to carly rae jepsen shows
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Tuesday, 28 May 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
I wish they did one big another over here so I could go!
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 28 May 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
crj at islington assembly hall was a bit like being on e
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 28 May 2019 17:37 (four years ago) link