The beat does sound understated
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 20 April 2018 15:18 (five years ago) link
my onnnnnly issue is her vocal production on the chorus, otherwise it's beautiful!
― surm, Friday, 20 April 2018 15:19 (five years ago) link
I think it reminds me more of Britney’s « Break the ice » actually ! Still such a brilliant track btw...
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 20 April 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link
umm break the ice is the closest pop equivalent to Mozart i've heard in a long time btw
― surm, Friday, 20 April 2018 15:28 (five years ago) link
never forget.
“we’re on another mentality”
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Friday, 20 April 2018 15:34 (five years ago) link
Just played it 3 times on the bounce on teh bus. Amazing
― i know kore-eda (or something), Friday, 20 April 2018 15:35 (five years ago) link
It’s a full-length song that almost feels too short (in a good way, leaves you wanting more). Feels like it could keep rolling several more minutes as it builds and then suddenly stops.
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Friday, 20 April 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
Kind of a false ending but that's another one of its multiple virtues
― Cortez the Self-Harmer (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 21 April 2018 00:22 (five years ago) link
i dig it. reminds me a little of 1 thing by amerie but in a lower register
― you bet, nancy (map), Saturday, 21 April 2018 00:55 (five years ago) link
this one's going to be about the remixes imo
― you bet, nancy (map), Saturday, 21 April 2018 00:56 (five years ago) link
it's going to be a huge club anthem
― you bet, nancy (map), Saturday, 21 April 2018 00:57 (five years ago) link
^^^^
― Cortez the Self-Harmer (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 21 April 2018 01:23 (five years ago) link
one of her best songs so far. agreed re: its remix potential
― dyl, Saturday, 21 April 2018 01:32 (five years ago) link
this is really cool. her last few lead singles have been very broad/obvious, and this one goes to some unexpected places
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 21 April 2018 02:46 (five years ago) link
I specifically said above that it doesn't sound like "Toxic" at all, but that it calls "Toxic" to mind in that it's a really ambitious and left field approach to what will ostensibly be a hit to some degree. iow we are now officially in the Ariana empirical phase.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 21 April 2018 03:16 (five years ago) link
Stupid phone. *imperial
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 21 April 2018 03:17 (five years ago) link
Actually I think it sounds like a (very good) demo !There’s something unfinished about it.
― AlXTC from Paris, Saturday, 21 April 2018 03:18 (five years ago) link
Empirical was fun though : I like the idea !
― AlXTC from Paris, Saturday, 21 April 2018 03:19 (five years ago) link
yeah, JF's phone ownsgreat song
― Jeff W, Saturday, 21 April 2018 07:00 (five years ago) link
This is great and deserves to be huge.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Saturday, 21 April 2018 10:30 (five years ago) link
glad 2 be back home so i can loop this again
it's kind of more of a slowed-down 2 Step than a D'n'B rhythm
― Cortez the Self-Harmer (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 21 April 2018 10:46 (five years ago) link
ctrl+F "Rudimental"
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 21 April 2018 11:15 (five years ago) link
I thought two-step, too. And it sounds surprisingly refreshing.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Saturday, 21 April 2018 11:37 (five years ago) link
She apparently made a surprise appearance at Coachella last night – performed this song and Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing.”
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Saturday, 21 April 2018 15:18 (five years ago) link
still wonder if the chorus could be "developed" just a lil more (don't ask me how) but it's grown on me, and it's really all worth it for the synths kicking in the post-chorus/second verse
― lowercase (eric), Saturday, 21 April 2018 21:35 (five years ago) link
The more I hear it, the more I love it (probably b/c I’m experiencing it as a whole now and not breaking it down in my head). I’m in that mode where I don’t really want to listen to anything else, but also don’t want to “wear it out” too fast...
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Saturday, 21 April 2018 22:15 (five years ago) link
In some ways this feels to me a bit like a song that might have turned up on one of the first three Christina Milian albums. Also it's great.
― Tim F, Sunday, 22 April 2018 00:00 (five years ago) link
As the only comeback record that's ever been made under these circumstances it would have come across as rote, lazy and just wrong if it had sounded like anything else currently on the radio. And that's even allowing for the gigantic levels of goodwill towards Ariana herself - in the UK at least. Tonally, the song itself needed to get the balance exactly right, it needed to be absolutely perfectly pitched, and it is.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 22 April 2018 11:03 (five years ago) link
I haven't followed her career much until now, but the advance tracks from this LP have me intrigued.
― The Harsh Tutelage of Michael McDonald (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 22 April 2018 11:20 (five years ago) link
Oh hey, this song doesn't sound as oddly structured now that I'm just listening to the audio. I think the video was distorting how A→B it actually is. I still like it tho.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 22 April 2018 11:20 (five years ago) link
I love the vocal harmonies in the intro (first 20 seconds) of the video, and I'm a little disappointed that the single version doesn't include that part. I guess there's a chance that it will resurface as a segue on the album
― the yolk sustains us, we eat whites for days (unregistered), Monday, 23 April 2018 01:06 (five years ago) link
Immaculate song
― thots and players (rip van wanko), Monday, 23 April 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
straight fire beautiful song
― had (crüt), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 17:56 (five years ago) link
I paused the video on the shot with the disembodied Ariana faces/masks resting on a few sheets of paper w/handwritten notes... all I could make out for sure was "R.E.M." (several places) and "God Is a Woman." I ran a search on these phrases, and found others are on top of it - http://www.breatheheavy.com/god-is-a-woman-ariana-grande-teases-new-album-tracklist/
The idea of an Ariana track titled "R.E.M." (of all things) seems perfectly conceived to give teenage-me and adult-me something to talk about!
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 19:03 (five years ago) link
rem could mean REM sleep no?
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 19:04 (five years ago) link
well, sure... I'm guessing it's not actually a tribute to Athens' crustiest of the crusties ;)
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 19:07 (five years ago) link
;)
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Tuesday, 24 April 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
Sometimes I end up on these YT pages where hardcore vocal technique headz are analyzing/critiquing her performances, notes she’s hitting (or not hitting), etc. The comments on this one are somewhat interesting / funny (all based on a :25 clip!): https://youtu.be/7nCbuuj3rXA
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Thursday, 26 April 2018 16:49 (five years ago) link
those vocal analysis/comparison/etc. videos are among the first types of videos i can remember seeing on youtube. some are a little terrible and cruel. all these years later i think i've seen maybe one or two focused on a male vocalist.
― dyl, Friday, 27 April 2018 02:17 (five years ago) link
She’s tweeting new lyrics about being asleep / dreaming – presumably from that “R.E.M.” song.
I figure there’s a (tiny) chance it is actually built on a jangly Rickenbacker sample; seems like something Pharrell could conceivably do...
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Saturday, 28 April 2018 21:44 (five years ago) link
re: "No Tears Left To Cry"
During the chorus, how about that sharp cut on the reverb tail on the "aw yeah" ad-lib? It's been one of those things that calls my attention every time. It seems to drop out in time with the song, and I'm sure it was intentional, but in a lesser song that would be a mark of a sloppy producer.
Yet, this is Max Martin...
Seems a strange choice to my ears. What do y'all think?
― mom, Monday, 30 April 2018 15:13 (five years ago) link
Clipping that vocal does seem like a deliberate aesthetic choice to me...
To anyone who cares - AG will be the (sole/hourlong) guest on “The Tonight Show” tmrrw (Tues. 5/1).
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Monday, 30 April 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
She sounded really good in the Fallon performance. (It strikes me as potentially a tough song to jump into, cold; something about the key it’s in...)
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 16:32 (five years ago) link
The album is called “Sweetener,” btw, and comes out July 20
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 3 May 2018 05:06 (five years ago) link
they played "No More Tears" in the club last night and i completely lost my shit
― hepatitis groan (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 6 May 2018 12:35 (five years ago) link
anyway you know what i meant without the extraneous "more"
― hepatitis groan (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 6 May 2018 12:36 (five years ago) link
Snippet teased of new Nicki collab – it sounds hawt!
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Sunday, 27 May 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link
Good article w/lots of detail about the album, etc.:http://www.thefader.com/2018/05/30/ariana-grande-cover-story
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 31 May 2018 13:17 (five years ago) link
Wango Tango performance from Saturday night: https://youtu.be/ES_AnAwEd0sShe does a verse of the new song (“The Light Is Coming”), starting around 25:10. Its vocal hook reminds me of Missy Elliott’s “Work It”... (which may not be coincidental, as I know Missy was involved in at least one track on the album).
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Monday, 4 June 2018 01:17 (five years ago) link
And no this is not going to be a huge hit.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 19 January 2019 09:02 (five years ago) link
Or at least I hope it wont.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 19 January 2019 09:14 (five years ago) link
Time for new thread? AG5 tweets aplenty.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 19:56 (five years ago) link
The first three songs have already been discussed here, and it's all sort of the same "era" (as they say) as Sweetener... but I'm cool w/a new thread if someone wants to start one!
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 20:05 (five years ago) link
just don't call the thread ag5
lemme stay .... in my bag ... cause i like .... when u mad .... issa mood .... issa vibe .... issa look .... issa match pic.twitter.com/5CVYoEDkcX— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 24, 2019
it sure will be interesting to watch all of her critical goodwill evaporate in no time flat now that it's increasingly evident that she's fated to be the industry's female post malone!
― dyl, Friday, 25 January 2019 03:51 (five years ago) link
My daughter watches reruns of her old TV show Sam and Cat and she is an awful, awful actress.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 25 January 2019 03:59 (five years ago) link
Really? My kids watch that (and Victorious) and I think she's great as Cat
― groovypanda, Friday, 25 January 2019 19:29 (five years ago) link
What’s wrong with 7 rings? Not an anthem maybe, but kind of fun.
― rb (soda), Friday, 25 January 2019 20:16 (five years ago) link
AG4 won a Grammy!
― yuh yuh (morrisp), Monday, 11 February 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
finally, ariana grande has been recognized by the recording industry.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 11 February 2019 17:36 (five years ago) link
It’s her first Grammy.
― yuh yuh (morrisp), Monday, 11 February 2019 17:45 (five years ago) link
which is surprising! I guess the only people who i'm happy to see a grammy are people who it might help book tours/sell merch and Ariana needs a grammy like she needs a new boyfriend.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 11 February 2019 17:47 (five years ago) link
Which plucky upstart in the Best Pop Vocal Album category were you rooting for?
― yuh yuh (morrisp), Monday, 11 February 2019 18:15 (five years ago) link
Weaves
naw, i meant in the other, untelevised categories. this is cecile mclorin salvant's second grammy!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 11 February 2019 18:18 (five years ago) link
Just realised that part of why I love Ghostin' so much is because some of the vocal melody reminds me a bit of Open Your Eyes by School Of Seven Bells.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 12 February 2019 04:09 (five years ago) link
listening to this for the first time, pretty good so far but the chorus of "Bloodline" is an instant yikes
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Tuesday, 12 February 2019 05:02 (five years ago) link
Wrong thread, fam: Ariana Grande - "Thank U, Next" (the album)
― yuh yuh (morrisp), Tuesday, 12 February 2019 05:33 (five years ago) link
This 1-hr. BBC concert/interview from 2018 was recently posted in its entirety* for the first time (at least here in U.S.); the performances are excellent:
*apparently, they held back "Better Off" at her request (you can find that separately)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDLRYnw_FWw
― i woke up alarmed (morrisp), Sunday, 9 January 2022 17:30 (two years ago) link