Her problem is not being a money-generating machine since she was a child, her problem is that she's just not that bright. By contrast, Natalie Portman and Jodie Foster, who have been money-generators since they were kids, seem well-adjusted. But then again, their IQs are above 60.
― dally, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 17:47 (sixteen years ago) link
umm
i don't think any of us REALLY know how bright any of those ppl are?
natalie portman has my cell phone number cuz she's comin to a show here soon ;-)
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 17:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Jodie Foster's just remade Death Wish and is roaming the world doing interviews where she bigs up vigilantes. Real bright.
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 17:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Jamie Pressly seemed sharp as a tack when she was on Loveline.
― Eazy, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 18:16 (sixteen years ago) link
hey this is good. smart.
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 00:42 (sixteen years ago) link
GREAT ALBUM. Developed thoughts later...
― Tape Store, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 00:58 (sixteen years ago) link
can't imagine her doing any promo beyond court appearances.
― o-ess, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 16:57 (sixteen years ago) link
MTV, the new OiNK?
http://www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/britney_spears/blackout/
― StanM, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 16:58 (sixteen years ago) link
-- o-ess, Wednesday, October 24, 2007 4:57 PM
misread this.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 17:20 (sixteen years ago) link
"Get Naked (I Got a Plan)" is one of the best song titles of recent memory.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 17:47 (sixteen years ago) link
-- StanM, Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:58 PM (50 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
you realize that MTV has been streaming new albums on a website feature called "The Leak" for like 3 years now, right?
― Alex in Baltimore, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 17:49 (sixteen years ago) link
yep :-)
A pretty impressive list of collaborators, by the way: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_%28Britney_Spears_album%29#Tracklisting
― StanM, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 17:54 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah, you'll never see those guys on anyone else's album this year.
(btw haha i love the fact that apparently this album of all robo-albums is the one where t-pain produces but is banned from jumping on the vocoder himself)
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 18:07 (sixteen years ago) link
No Timbaland? Who's going to do the "baby girl" parts then?
― StanM, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 18:14 (sixteen years ago) link
I like "Heaven on Earth"
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 22:15 (sixteen years ago) link
"Get Naked (I Got a Plan)" is a monster club jam -- it almost sounds like a remix of "Gimme More"
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 22:17 (sixteen years ago) link
In general though MATT DC OTM about the electrosquelch sound seeming a little 2002. Even if I do like that sound. They all sound like Ewan Pearson has already remixed them.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 22:26 (sixteen years ago) link
'toy soldier' is kinda ok with its jaxxy ways
and a well deployed trite pharrell song for a change
otherwise charmless
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 22:27 (sixteen years ago) link
you are mad this whole album is great.
― The Brainwasher, Wednesday, 24 October 2007 22:42 (sixteen years ago) link
the album is totally mediocre
― Dandy Don Weiner, Thursday, 25 October 2007 00:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Blackout: The Ys of the New Era
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 25 October 2007 01:21 (sixteen years ago) link
HAHAHA
― Turangalila, Thursday, 25 October 2007 02:04 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm really liking what I'm hearing, but I just really wish that wasn't the actual album cover what with the pink flamingo skirt and Croc Dundee hat. Of course the outfit does seem a perfect depiction of the train wreck that her life is portrayed as. To be honest, I'm really pretty amazed she was able to get in the studio and get something this impressive put together in what was seemingly a pretty short time. Should I not believe the press that all she really does is drink Sbux, be a bad mama, shave her head, drive poorly, and flash her cooch?
― matt2, Thursday, 25 October 2007 02:50 (sixteen years ago) link
The album is her most consistent yet, but there's no real high point, and the sounds/beats are a bit too consistent throughout. I really love Get Naked (I Got A Plan). I suppose the darker, grittier sound is a reflection of her growth as an artist/person (hold your laughter, etc) but I miss unapologetically poppy Britney...Brave New Girl, Cinderella, Bombastic Love. And where's the requisite terrible ballad? That Neptunes song will have to do, I suppose.
― musically, Thursday, 25 October 2007 03:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Overview and some inside stuff
― Eazy, Friday, 26 October 2007 15:49 (sixteen years ago) link
The problem with this is that, bar a couple of tracks, it's all too fucking mid-paced.
― Matt DC, Friday, 26 October 2007 15:51 (sixteen years ago) link
it is a bit too consistent but i still really enjoy the sound. and i feel it's a grower, the textures sink in more with listens. that heaven song is greattt
― Surmounter, Friday, 26 October 2007 16:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Surmounter, "Perfect Lover," c'mon, boy!
― Turangalila, Friday, 26 October 2007 18:58 (sixteen years ago) link
YES, i actually think i might have meant that one --
AWESOME.
weirdly enough, there's a certain Cardigans vibe that comes through no? i mean, not in a bad way at ALL
― Surmounter, Friday, 26 October 2007 19:29 (sixteen years ago) link
:)
No, but "Heaven on Earth" is awesome, too. So you're right on both accounts.
― Turangalila, Friday, 26 October 2007 19:41 (sixteen years ago) link
u know, i knew Perfect Lover was great the 1st time, but when i heard it the second time i really got it
― Surmounter, Friday, 26 October 2007 19:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Yes, exactly.
"Heaven on Earth" sounds vaguely Beatles-y (obvious Moroder references aside).
― Turangalila, Friday, 26 October 2007 19:44 (sixteen years ago) link
The real question here is... where is Tim Finney? Tim Finney to thread.
― Turangalila, Friday, 26 October 2007 19:48 (sixteen years ago) link
true nuf
― Surmounter, Friday, 26 October 2007 19:51 (sixteen years ago) link
I was thinking I hadn't seen Tim lately.
― The Reverend, Saturday, 27 October 2007 01:28 (sixteen years ago) link
This is indeed amazing. I mean, it's Britney Fucking Spears! and this is still an excellent pop album! Just as great as Annie, Kylie or Bertine at their best really. What happened? I mean, if there is somebody I didn't expect this from, it's her. And particularly not in the light of recent new stories.
Now, the two most positive surprises of the year have been from Britney Spears and Babyshambles. Does this mean we'll see a classic and absolutely flawless pop album from Amy Winehouse before Christmas then?
― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 23:47 (sixteen years ago) link
isnt tim touring europe or something
― deej, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 23:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Is anyone else having difficulty pinning down how much of this is actually Britney singing? There are a host of 'backing singers' credited on the record, including Robyn. Which is weird because before I found this out I'd already been thinking bits of it sounded like Robyn's kind of enunciation, albeit heavily treated - Piece of Me for example.
Maybe it's because I can't quite see Britney managing to spend much time in the studio this year, but I can't shake the feeling of listening to a collage of different, robotised female voices with Britney as the 'face'.
Not that it matters really, as the end product is cracking. Finally clicked with me on the way home yesterday and now I love it.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 23:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Is a good album really a surprise? With the exception of her first album, her albums have all been solid.
― musically, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 00:43 (sixteen years ago) link
The first two I would rather consider the most decent ones. The next two were awful "contemporary R&B" crap.
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 00:44 (sixteen years ago) link
But, really, Britney is whatever her producer/songwriters turn her into, as she herself has no other talent than looks and temptation. Max Martin was obv. way better than Neptunes, but the people she is working with now seems to know good music better than any of the people she has ever worked with in the past.
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 00:45 (sixteen years ago) link
how are the melodies?
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 31 October 2007 00:48 (sixteen years ago) link
I was listening to "Piece of Me" earlier today and thinking that it could totally fit on that Felix Da Housecat's Devin Dazzle album.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 01:03 (sixteen years ago) link
I am back in Australia :-( but haven't heard this album yet.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 07:20 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlbLdTxSkV8
This is kind of bizarre.
A Danja Hands produced Britney track, with a very Dubstep sounding wobble.
It makes my head hurt.
Why does this exist?
― Siah Alan, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 08:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Robyn is on this album???????
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 11:49 (sixteen years ago) link
I did find this -
"I've been approached about writing a new song for Britney and I'm cool with that. I've written for her before but it only got to the recording stages, so doing it again would be a good move for me. I'd like to think I could help." -- Robyn
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 11:53 (sixteen years ago) link
i wonder where this album's silk-pursers were in 06's great paris hilton wars. seems like everything goes out the window when eurodisco is involved.
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 12:02 (sixteen years ago) link
(ok yes i did personally just get a deckchair, keep shtoom and watch the lex get flayed alive but the album was okay and better than this on pretty much every level including "interesting" or whatever it is floating people's dismal little boats here)
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 12:05 (sixteen years ago) link
oh sorry i forgot about the stupid robot voice treatment on every track, my bad
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 12:08 (sixteen years ago) link