JoeAg Posted January 23 Posted January 23 23 minutes ago, Ewan Chaos said: FROOT is the album that Marina made when she was happy so they lied OH LEGG?? wowzA!
Repelex Posted January 23 Posted January 23 I don't think it was just Solar Power y'all. She released one of the best albums of the decade with Melodrama, but that didn't exactly set the world on fire like Pure Heroine had done.
eleganceislearned Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Creative slumps happen, that’s ok. There are some good songs on Solar Power, it just wasn’t the complete slam dunk of her previous two. I also think Jack Atonoff brought very few interesting things to the table, glad he is gone this time. Truly the Ron Howard of music. He only seems to work great with Carly (she blends well with his John Hughes fake teenager vibe) and inexplicably, Lana. 1
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted January 23 ATRL Moderator Posted January 23 Nothing? Lorde made one of the best pop albums of all time and did it on her own time. If there’s any single consistent message from her music you should be able to make out, it’s that Lorde genuinely doesn’t care about fame and chasing the charts. Her first single is literally her making fun of people chasing riches and fame. She had her moment in the spotlight but she’s happy living a chill musical life where she makes a product, re-emerges, gives it a life via concerts and whatnot, and then going back to her normal life. Not everyone aspires to be a MPG. 5 1
DamianSolo Posted January 23 Posted January 23 I'll always celebrate Lorde for Pure Heroine and Melodrama. Those two albums really speak to me, even still. I could relate to them when I was younger and, going through life, still am able to in various regards. She made legitimately great and meaningful music. She did lose me with Solar Power. There's nothing wrong with the album, in and of itself, but it's way too sleepy for my tastes. It's music, it's there and it's just not for me. I'm looking forward to her next album, which is hopefully a return to form.
Robburro Posted January 23 Posted January 23 On 1/20/2024 at 3:30 PM, GraceRandolph said: She was too Gen Z for millennials and too millennial for Gen Z. this is the right anwser
ATRL Moderator MissedTheTrain Posted January 24 ATRL Moderator Posted January 24 She waited 4 years, released a lackluster album that people didn't love. It happens. She's still got a fanbase and they'll check for her when the next album comes.
La Reina Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Her songwriting regressed. Pure Heroine was made by a teenage prodigy and actually said something. Melodrama is overthought and SUPER overrated imo. Also, not everyone wants to be #1 all the time. I'm sure she's more than happy with her career. 2 2
Polgg48 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 green light early weeks performance was vulnerable as hell, the commercial underperformance was inevitable given that mass casual already move on and few festival promos later that didnt make sense. if she never got pure heroine success at first place, melodrama should be dead on arrival and forgotten by now. homemade dynamic era + vma was also obvious matter on behind the scene unprofessional between her and label side. the victim of poptimism
Scandalous Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) yeah i don’t think anything “went wrong”. solar power was def an underperformance and disappointed a lot of her previous albums’ fans just because it was nowhere near the quality of those. commercially i think the bigger issue was her long break but as an alt-pop artist she was never gonna consistently have huge smash eras, she got really lucky with Royals. let’s not forget Melodrama wasn’t exactly a giant record breaking album and its singles flopped, it’s only regarded so highly because of fans and acclaim. she’s like Lana in that way Edited January 24 by Scandalous
dirrtydiana Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) She’s like one of those child tv/movie stars that were washed out and did not transition into adult celebs. PH as someone said was impressive as it was made by a child prodigy green light is terrible imo. I tried listening to melodrama and couldn’t get through it. It’s probably one of the most overrated albums on atrl. My main issue with it is probably her tone of voice. It was ok for PH but she was an adult by then. She also should’ve canceled that vma performance if she was sick i actually enjoyed solar power. It wasn’t incredible but it doesn’t deserve the hate this forum gives it. That said, she’s still young and I think she can still transition into a more mature artist Edited January 24 by dirrtydiana 2
Solgayleo Posted January 24 Posted January 24 She waited too long between her debut and Melodrama. She needed to strike while the iron was hot and instead let the GP forget about her. Green Light also was a bad lead single choice from a fantastic album - there were far better picks that were more radio friendly Shes doing fine with her loyal fanbase and critical acclaim. She’ll always have a career. I don’t even think she really WANTED to be the colossal pop star the industry was pushing her to be in 2013/2014. She seems unbothered - releasing what she wants when she wants to. And she’s got the fanbase to support that
blackoutbaby Posted January 26 Posted January 26 I don't think anything went wrong, because I don't think she ever intended to have huge mainstream success. I think she just likes making her music. As for the decline in commercial sales, probably the wait between eras. But, yeah, regardless she's not out here trying to be a popstar.
ToMmY Posted January 26 Posted January 26 What went wrong? She's just lucky something went right once.
Letemtalk Posted January 27 Posted January 27 On 1/21/2024 at 8:10 AM, Dante Silva said: She made an error of judgement by continuing to work with Jack Antonoff, he led her too deep down the wrong sonic path. The audience were primed for more dynamic uptempo production and a less introverted take on the world around her, she instead embraced hipster culture and boho chic. I don’t know precisely what happened between them but something occurred in her relationship with Joel Little between her first and second album (probably division of royalties) and she phased him out instead of appreciating the commercial value of their creative energy and synergy. I am aware certain people are of the view “but he then worked with Taylor and the music they made together was sh*te”. I believe that is down to a lack of creative symbiosis between Taylor and Joel and by re-embracing Joel again, I believe Lorde can re-capture the magic their partnership had on her debut. You're right about Jack Antonoff being the major thing that went wrong. Working with Jack was easily the worst mistake Lorde made in her career. However, she had no problem with Joe Little who is a co-writer on Green Light, and a producer on Supercut. There shouldn't be any issue with division of royalties as the Pure Heroine songwriting credits were all 50:50. She once said in an interview, that whenever she sat down to work with Joel Little after Pure Heroine, the songs would end up sounding like something from Pure Heroine. Just listen to Heartlines by Broods, produced by Joel Little, which also has a Lorde writing credit. It sounds quite a lot like a Lorde song, even though it's Georgina singing. She wanted to do something different after Pure Heroine. There are some artists that stick with one producer and play it safe, but she didn't want to do that. I'm pretty sure Joel Little also liked her recent "Listening to myself" instagram post, so I think they are still on good terms. On 1/21/2024 at 5:07 AM, Kayseri Mantisi said: Recently the same song became the most certified track in RIAA history Royals is the most RIAA certified track from a female lead artist, 14x Platinum, which was tied by Mariah in December 2023. Also Pure Heroine was certified 5x Platinum in September, making it the highest RIAA certified female début album of the 2010s. 1
hawx23 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Love her and listened to Solar Power a bit but she ruined a long awaited comeback with Antonoff
Sad Beautiful Tragic Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I hate to say it, but unfortunately, her visuals were always going to steer people away from her, a nd a decline of any kind was inevitable from the very beginning.
Blackout2006 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Nothing? 'Solar Power' is so over-hated, it's genuinely a great album and I can see why it wasn't appealing after the release of one of pop's greatest albums but that doesn't make it mediocre or anything. I just know L4 is going to be really good tho 1
Kimi Posted January 27 Posted January 27 She made two albums that defined 2010s and got a bit too confident, it happens. L4 will be good tho, yall see 1 1
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