album Kelly Clarkson - 'chemistry'

[That Bad Eartha]

1 hour ago, RealityBites said:

Me too but I wonder how much people can say since no video and apparently they had to sign NDAs

No phones, but there were no NDAs. Maybe those were just for the crew

 

she performed the whole album mostly in order but performed the 4 songs with strings first so the strings players only had to be on stage for that part

I tried typing out some descriptions of everything, but then struggled. Will list my favorites and can answer questions about any song to the best of my ability until people with more details come along
 

my favorites were LightHouse (the big emotional ballad of the project), Different Kind of High (a fun dance bop), the title track (she compared it to Be Still from MD), Red Flag Collector (had some country western sounds to start, feels a bit like her angry woman entry into the canon of songs like Before He Cheats), and I Hate Love (Steve wasn’t there but he plays banjo on it).

 

Sheila E was there for That’s Right which is a fun celebratory bop to end the album

[Fortify]

yo tonight was a magical experience!! Not sure which song is my favorite yet but wow, there are some angry rock songs on this album, I LIVE.

[rmmas]

What are the pop rock songs on the album 

[That Bad Eartha]

4 minutes ago, rmmas said:

What are the pop rock songs on the album 

Chemistry and Rock Hudson are probably the two clearest pop rock songs beyond Mine. But others definitely have a sort of rock/country blend on them

 

[That Bad Eartha]

Also High Road is a cover of a song by her friend Rachel. Based on some light googling, I believe this is it, but I'm not 100% certain so don't hold me to it. 

 

 

[rmmas]

3 minutes ago, That Bad Eartha said:

Chemistry and Rock Hudson are probably the two clearest pop rock songs beyond Mine. But others definitely have a sort of rock/country blend on them

 

Thank you! Wasn’t I hate love supposed to be a punk rock song as she mentioned in the interviews?

[That Bad Eartha]

Just now, rmmas said:

Thank you! Wasn’t I hate love supposed to be a punk rock song as she mentioned in the interviews?

It definitely has some of that, I guess I just defaulted to thinking of it as country since it has Steve Martin playing banjo on it, but it is definitely one of the angrier songs on the project.

[Fortify]

8 hours ago, That Bad Eartha said:

Also High Road is a cover of a song by her friend Rachel. Based on some light googling, I believe this is it, but I'm not 100% certain so don't hold me to it. 

 

 

Wow, good find, that’s definitely it! Kelly’s interpretation was quite different and was more rock-y.

 

edit: we were both wrong it’s Highroad by Jane Black.

Edited April 25, 2023 by Fortify

[rmmas]

2 minutes ago, That Bad Eartha said:

It definitely has some of that, I guess I just defaulted to thinking of it as country since it has Steve Martin playing banjo on it, but it is definitely one of the angrier songs on the project.

Ahh, can’t wait to hear them! Thanks again. 

 

7 minutes ago, That Bad Eartha said:

Also High Road is a cover of a song by her friend Rachel. Based on some light googling, I believe this is it, but I'm not 100% certain so don't hold me to it. 

 

 

Lemme stream it real quick.

[skwonderfactory]

@That Bad Eartha @Fortify We can’t wait for more details! Please give us a track-by-track breakdown. What are your opinions on the album? Did she play any old songs? Did she have to start over/do multiple takes on any? How much of a “storytelling” element was there? How long was it? Did the crowd sing “Happy Birthday” to Kelly? How was the experience overall?

[mrmitch31]

8 hours ago, That Bad Eartha said:

Chemistry and Rock Hudson are probably the two clearest pop rock songs beyond Mine. But others definitely have a sort of rock/country blend on them

 

Chemistry, if I remember correctly, was not pop rock. She compared it to be still from My December. That one is the Jeff Buckley-ish song and it was slow and acoustic-y with no big belts and just a slow vibe. Definitely the slowest song on the album. 

[mrmitch31]

7 hours ago, rmmas said:

Ahh, can’t wait to hear them! Thanks again. 

 

Lemme stream it real quick.

This is the wrong song. 
 

The right song is 

Spoiler

Jane Black- Highroad. Look for it on Apple Music or Spotify 

 

Edited April 25, 2023 by mrmitch31

[mrmitch31]

40 minutes ago, skwonderfactory said:

@That Bad Eartha @Fortify We can’t wait for more details! Please give us a track-by-track breakdown. What are your opinions on the album? Did she play any old songs? Did she have to start over/do multiple takes on any? How much of a “storytelling” element was there? How long was it? Did the crowd sing “Happy Birthday” to Kelly? How was the experience overall?

We sang HBD twice, once during in between songs prompted by the fans, the last time at the end of the show and the band joined and they had a cake. 
 

At the end she was like “I know I said I was only gonna do the new song but we got something for y’all” and did miss independent and SUBG with Sheila E too.

 

she restarted start this part like 3 times, it was the first song and it starts acapella but she nailed it at the end. She said something like “man I was fine during rehearsals…”

 

it was like 840-11ish by the time I got out (I also waited in the merch line at the end) and someone fainted and she stopped the show for a bit. The man was alright and a few of the fans there were doctors and rushed to help him. 
 

the storytelling aspect was good, she talked about every song prior to signing it. Definitely helped going into the song knowing what she was thinking / feeling when she wrote the songs. 

[mrmarrero]

this is going to be clearly my least favorite KC's album for me 
not hyped by the songs or the info so far...

[mrmitch31]

32 minutes ago, mrmarrero said:

this is going to be clearly my least favorite KC's album for me 
not hyped by the songs or the info so far...

Idk if I’d say least favorite. It was definitely weird going into it not knowing any of the songs / lyrics but there’s a lot good going for it vocally. Most lyrics are pretty good, I Hate Love had some clunky ones “Love’s a *****, sorry momma” but others like Lighthouse were great lyrically “if the light house is burning out” and Rock Hudson has callbacks AIEW and PxP too. Red flag collector sounded the most unique and interesting, to me. 
 

 

I wouldn’t it’s my favorite album of her upon first listen, but it’s definitely more pop rock than MoL. I hope that with the recordings I’ll learn to love it more. 

[EDD]

9 hours ago, Fortify said:

yo tonight was a magical experience!! Not sure which song is my favorite yet but wow, there are some angry rock songs on this album, I LIVE.

OMG!!!!

[Fortify]

1 hour ago, skwonderfactory said:

@That Bad Eartha @Fortify We can’t wait for more details! Please give us a track-by-track breakdown. What are your opinions on the album? Did she play any old songs? Did she have to start over/do multiple takes on any? How much of a “storytelling” element was there? How long was it? Did the crowd sing “Happy Birthday” to Kelly? How was the experience overall?

The album is so varied and different song to song, I don’t blame people for being a little skeptical or unsure. I think even the songs people didn’t instantly vibe with will become growers with time. I think people have to remember is that this was such an unusual way to hear music for the first time, we aren’t able to re-listen and we’re relying on our memories which is hard! Also part of why people are having a hard time remembering is because she did the songs out of order, we did 3-4 songs with strings, then did another batch of songs, and then added Sheila E for the last song, Miss Independent, and SUBG.

 

She did talk about quite a few songs but half way through she got a note that she needed to talk less and gave only very brief intro to songs, lol. Like someone else said, she restarted Skip This Part twice because she cried and it messed her up vocally. She cried a few times (basically only during the string-section songs) and later said she was going to regret crying. She also called a few songs her favorite (and I think she knows that we’ve memed in the past about this because she said she told herself on the way down that she wasn’t gonna call any of the songs her favorite). It was a great experience but also it was a very long time to be standing, people were doing lots of stretches during the two breaks we had. Will do a write-up of the songs that I remember in a bit.

[EDD]

Thank you guys for the info! So excited!

[Black Berry]

"i hate love" sounds very Chivas singer/songwriter. Shook

 

 

[Ryan]

Would anyone who attended the event be interested in doing a “ATRL Original” thread about it? We’ll promote it on our social medias and on the site. 

[Black Berry]

"High Road" lyrics c/o Pulse

(the song is originally by Jane Black)

 

 

When I was young my father showed me

To become strong you had to only

Cover your fears, don’t show you’re lonely

Put others first before your own needs

 

It’s not all bad but I get lonely

And I get sad and I feel broken

If there’s no task I just assume one

I feel the burden

Perform for no one

 

I walk the high road where nobody else has trekked

I break my back on the things other people say

I’m getting tired always trying to do my best

When I don’t feel it, no I don’t feel it

 

And now I’m older

I’ve learned some lessons

To become stronger you have to listen

Keep it open, don’t try to hide it

And if you need love, don’t try to fight it

 

It’s not all bad but I get lonely

And I get sad and I feel broken

If there’s no task I just assume one

I feel the burden

Perform for no one

 

I walk the high road where nobody else has trekked

I break my back on the things other people say

I’m getting tired always trying to do my best

When I don’t feel it, no I don’t feel it

 

It’s just my ego and my pride

I live my life in disguise

And when I’m hurting it’s incognito

So everybody thinks I’m a hero

 

It’s not all bad but I get lonely

And I get sad and I feel broken

If there’s no task I just assume one

I feel the burden

Perform for no one

 

I walk the high road where nobody else has trekked

I break my back on the things other people say

I’m getting tired always trying to do my best

When I don’t feel it, no I don’t feel it

 

I walk the high road where nobody knows my name

I’m getting tired of playing these stupid games

I’m doing my best trying to keep the world afloat

But I don’t need this, no I don’t need this

 

 

Edited April 25, 2023 by Black Berry

[BoDaToe]

37 minutes ago, Black Berry said:

"i hate love" sounds very Chivas singer/songwriter. Shook

 

 

This sounds like something from St!nks last 3 albums

[RealityBites]

4 hours ago, mrmarrero said:

this is going to be clearly my least favorite KC's album for me 
not hyped by the songs or the info so far...

Were you there? 

[Blankspace2010]

Omg the info is making me so excited for the album. I can’t believe she’s coming with a masterpiece after so long  

[Brijt85]

4 hours ago, Black Berry said:

"High Road" lyrics c/o Pulse

(the song is originally by Jane Black)

 

 

When I was young my father showed me

To become strong you had to only

Cover your fears, don’t show you’re lonely

Put others first before your own needs

 

It’s not all bad but I get lonely

And I get sad and I feel broken

If there’s no task I just assume one

I feel the burden

Perform for no one

 

I walk the high road where nobody else has trekked

I break my back on the things other people say

I’m getting tired always trying to do my best

When I don’t feel it, no I don’t feel it

 

And now I’m older

I’ve learned some lessons

To become stronger you have to listen

Keep it open, don’t try to hide it

And if you need love, don’t try to fight it

 

It’s not all bad but I get lonely

And I get sad and I feel broken

If there’s no task I just assume one

I feel the burden

Perform for no one

 

I walk the high road where nobody else has trekked

I break my back on the things other people say

I’m getting tired always trying to do my best

When I don’t feel it, no I don’t feel it

 

It’s just my ego and my pride

I live my life in disguise

And when I’m hurting it’s incognito

So everybody thinks I’m a hero

 

It’s not all bad but I get lonely

And I get sad and I feel broken

If there’s no task I just assume one

I feel the burden

Perform for no one

 

I walk the high road where nobody else has trekked

I break my back on the things other people say

I’m getting tired always trying to do my best

When I don’t feel it, no I don’t feel it

 

I walk the high road where nobody knows my name

I’m getting tired of playing these stupid games

I’m doing my best trying to keep the world afloat

But I don’t need this, no I don’t need this

 

 

I was there last night too!  Agree with all that has been said.  Super interesting to hear it all live but hard to fully digest all the sounds and lyrics in that kind of setting.  Early favs for me were Down To You, Favorite Kind of High, Lighthouse and My Mistake.  

This is definitely the High Road song - only difference I can remember is she changed the opening line from father to mother.