1 minute ago, ATWK said:

There's one album you're forgetting

 

Don't you dare

Sticks and stones by Cher Lloyd and Animal by Kesha

Emotion -  Carly Rae Jepsen 

The Kick - Foxes 

44 minutes ago, magazine said:

When Little Mix tried to copy magnum opus tropical house album 7/27

 

 

even the artwork was copied, down to the border I- 

those british girls really had ZERO artistry and respect for music 

Cause Fifth Harmony did? 

46 minutes ago, magazine said:

When Little Mix tried to copy magnum opus tropical house album 7/27

 

 

even the artwork was copied, down to the border I- 

those british girls really had ZERO artistry and respect for music 

I love 5H but LM had so much more creative control and artistry than 5H.

 

They chose the songs and wrote most of their stuff together. 

Ray of Light and Impossible Princess

1 hour ago, Yakult said:

 

 

These albums encapsulated a very specific sound in pop/r&b. Danja was the main glue behind this sound, but there were a lot of interesting songwriters coming through on different albums at the time. It was interesting seeing how artists adapted when R&B was possibly at its least inspired point in the late 2000s. That dark, glitchy sound was equally influenced by chiptune and undergeround electronic music as it was by Danja's mentor Timbaland.

 

 

These three albums are interesting. All released around the same time, following up massive albums for each artist. I feel like fans were disappointed with all three when they were released. The general consensus was that Mariah and Usher were giving us more of the same, but without the massive songs of their previous eras. While this was the first time Madonna was seen as playing catch up, after being ahead of the trend for the her career up to that point.

 

All three albums had great lead singles, with terrible single choices being made later in the campaign. Though markets were changing and so was their position in the industry. All in all I feel like fans appreciate these albums more so than they did in 2008, even if they fell short of becoming fan favourites/cult classics.

I agree with everything! Especially when you mention the songwriters that were working on all those albums at the same time like The Clutch, Jim Beanz, The-Dream & Tricky, even Justin Timberlake, Rob Knox & Fauntleroy (The Y's), along with Johnta Austin, Bryan Michael-Cox, Hannon Lane... It was a beautiful time!

Ye, KTSE, Daytona, Nasir, Kids See Ghosts

 

One of the most obvious, from the Wyoming Ranch Sessions helmed and executive produced by Kanye

 

This is such a great thread, by the way.

Edited July 2, 20224 yr by OnlyRealMusic.

1 hour ago, Arrows said:

After Hours and Future Nostalgia, somehow?

this tbh

2 hours ago, Yakult said:

 

 

These albums encapsulated a very specific sound in pop/r&b. Danja was the main glue behind this sound, but there were a lot of interesting songwriters coming through on different albums at the time. It was interesting seeing how artists adapted when R&B was possibly at its least inspired point in the late 2000s. That dark, glitchy sound was equally influenced by chiptune and undergeround electronic music as it was by Danja's mentor Timbaland.

This is a good one. I never realized how similar these five albums sounded. All of them are some of my favorites ever too. Truly encapsulates that era of pop/R&B/dance to a tee. Danja (and Timbaland) really ran music for those three years 

Hear me out: 

Good girl gone bad and The fame monster

The velvet rope X like a prayer 

Teenage dream x 1989

Janet. X erotica

Mariah Carey x Whitney Houston 

Reputation x rated R

Ok i just read the thread and had to edit lolll

 

Edited July 2, 20224 yr by Harsh2256
Correction

 

some are closer than others but these are the “pop queen evolution” records 

 

and also 

 

3 hours ago, Masochism said:

oh yeah, the 2006 divas

 

Nelly > fergie > gwen

 

I don't like that Gwen album aside from Early Winter and maybe 4 in the morning 

and Fergie's album is all over the place 

and Nelly slayed with loose, one of the best albums of that year

I feel like Erotica and Bedtime Stories are cousin albums. Bedtime Stories is a direct result of the Erotica backlash and both are sexual, but the former is a darker grittier way while Bedtime Stories is more soft and polished. Also this might be a reach but she’s laying in some sort of bed with almost the same pose on the album covers.