CozySkin Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 8 hours ago, SayIt said: Thank you for sharing. We are so happy that you still enjoy the album. Do you have a favorite song?! Falling Forever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relampago. Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 2 hours ago, Cain said: Well personally I never thought Dua needed to make more personal music, but what she does need to do if she wants to stay successful is just show more personality. If you listen to a pop album by Billie or Olivia or hell even Taylor and you have no clue who they are or who they've dated then those songs are just as 'personal' as on any other pop album, the only difference is with those artists people are able to project what they know of said artists onto the music People can't do that with Dua because they don't know anything about her And a big reason Rih was also successful is because people could also do that with her music "oh is this song about Ch**s? is that about Drake?" Just like they do with Taylor or Selena It sucks that that's the way it works for women in the industry but it does boost engagement Yeah.. but to be honest I just don't think she's that type of girl. She's smart, kindhearted, well-adjusted and generally just a stand-up gal. What do you even do with that She's kinda an ideal person but people HATE perfection (unless you have Beyonce-level talent) so not a lot of people are going to latch onto her book reviews and CEO sit down interviews. She really should lean into a f*** working type of attitude and just basically be more outspoken politically and socially. She really could be a girl boss type of icon, but she just needs to embrace that alot more openly. We were on the cusp with FN (even with New Rules's MV tbh) then it fell off out of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I don't know if it has already been discussed, but do you think that there's a possibility that the initial idea of making an entire trip-hop inspired album was scrapped for a more traditional pop one? Or was Dua just lying and doing her best SZA impersonation? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_int Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 The thing is "personality" of pop/rap stars these days is based on beefs against each other or exploiting personal relationships. What do we know about Taylor except she has/had beef with Kanye,Kim,Katy,Scooter Braut .... plus all her ex-boyfriends and the current PR relationship is just a cherry on top Selena is playing victim card ever since she broke up with Justin. Ariana personality in media is basically her dating,marrying, divorcing etc. Then you have rappers Nicki vs. Cardi vs. Megan vs. whoever The Drake vs Kendric and who know else ... Miley and her divorce. Sabrina is suddenly dating the guy from Saltburn, another PR relationship. Its all based on beefs and personal relationships. General public wants sensations, they dont really care about the real person these stars are. Dua is too smart for that and therefore not interesting enough for people who are used to stars being show ponies. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjspy Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I don't know much or want to know anything about the singers personalities (also bc I'm lazy) and I tend to focus mostly on the music. Perhaps that's why I'm a stan, her music is that good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbeam Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I'm happy Dua is releasing what she wants. I really like the album quite a bit. I would far rather she release what she'd like rather than tailgate other successful artists who are far less interesting, IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 She just needs better material, better promotion and visuals. Most people don't even know the lyrics or care aboutvthe content of the song. It was the case for Rihanna and many others. Imo she really needed to switch it up just loke Rihanna has always done to keep things interesting. She suffered from the Katy syndrome, more of the same but not nearly as good as what was her mágnum opus (TF = FN). People were perched to see what she would do and when they saw it was a bit more of the same but undercooked most interest. That to me is the big flaw this era. She needed to break the mold and she went safe and redundant and that has really taken a hit on her commercial performance. She really needed her 'Loose' moment with a complete different style and I think she would have smashed easily. That being said I like the material but yeah could have been better, but it lacks personality, not in the lyrics but in the delivery. It lacks adlibs, switch ups, etc. She better not deliver the same for DL4. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cain Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 The least she could've done is serve looks this era… but she decided to become boring there too 9 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimbo Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 MAREEYA I know you're gone but I feel YA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonday Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 (edited) #169 (+18) Training Season [1,304,561] @Post Malone you'll have to wait a bit longer for this one. This last one standing SMASHA! Whoudini LOST. Edited May 28 by halcyonday 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miichael Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I don't buy this "people don't know her personality" reason. They didn't during FN either and yet that still smashed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tost1 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 My most played tracks, all versions combined Houdini 128 Training Season 106 Illusion 76 These Walls 35 Maria 30 Watcha Doing 24 Falling Forever 23 French Exit 19 Happy For You 19 End of an Era 15 Anything for Love 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Future Nostalgia X Radical Optimism 1. Future Nostalgia X 1. End of an Era 2. Don't Start Now X 2. Houdini 3. Cool X 3. Training Season 4. Physical X 4. These Walls 5. Levitating X 5. Watcha Doing 6. Pretty Please X 6. French Exit 7. Hallucinate X 7. Illusion 8. Love Again X 8. Falling Forever 9. Break My Heart X 9. Anything For Love 10. Good In Bed X 10. Maria 11. Boys Will Be Boys X 11. Happy For You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erreur2 La Nature Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 (edited) It's such a great album End Of An Era Illusion Maria Houdini Watcha Doing Falling Forever Training Season French Exit Anything For Love These Walls Happy For You Edited May 28 by Erreur2 La Nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonday Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1. Future Nostalgia X 1. End of an Era 2. Don't Start Now X 2. Houdini 3. Cool X 3. Training Season 4. Physical X 4. These Walls 5. Levitating X 5. Watcha Doing 6. Pretty Please X 6. French Exit 7. Hallucinate X 7. Illusion 8. Love Again X 8. Falling Forever 9. Break My Heart X 9. Anything For Love 10. Good In Bed X 10. Maria 11. Boys Will Be Boys X 11. Happy For You 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonapova Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Future Nostalgia X Radical Optimism 1. Future Nostalgia X 1. End of an Era 2. Don't Start Now X 2. Houdini 3. Cool X 3. Training Season 4. Physical X 4. These Walls 5. Levitating X 5. Watcha Doing 6. Pretty Please X 6. French Exit 7. Hallucinate X 7. Illusion 8. Love Again X 8. Falling Forever 9. Break My Heart X 9. Anything For Love 10. Good In Bed X 10. Maria 11. Boys Will Be Boys X 11. Happy For You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kern Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1. Future Nostalgia X 1. End of an Era 2. Don't Start Now X 2. Houdini 3. Cool X 3. Training Season 4. Physical X 4. These Walls 5. Levitating X 5. Watcha Doing 6. Pretty Please X 6. French Exit 7. Hallucinate X 7. Illusion 8. Love Again X 8. Falling Forever 9. Break My Heart X 9. Anything For Love 10. Good In Bed X 10. Maria 11. Boys Will Be Boys X 11. Happy For You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TryMe Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1. Future Nostalgia X 1. End of an Era 2. Don't Start Now X 2. Houdini 3. Cool X 3. Training Season 4. Physical X 4. These Walls 5. Levitating X 5. Watcha Doing 6. Pretty Please X 6. French Exit 7. Hallucinate X 7. Illusion 8. Love Again X 8. Falling Forever 9. Break My Heart X 9. Anything For Love 10. Good In Bed X 10. Maria 11. Boys Will Be Boys X 11. Happy For You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIKI232 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 this era is such a disappointment. musically, visually. she better bring it on Tour at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cain Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1. Future Nostalgia X 1. End of an Era 2. Don't Start Now X 2. Houdini 3. Cool X 3. Training Season 4. Physical X 4. These Walls 5. Levitating X 5. Watcha Doing 6. Pretty Please X 6. French Exit 7. Hallucinate X 7. Illusion 8. Love Again X 8. Falling Forever 9. Break My Heart X 9. Anything For Love 10. Good In Bed X 10. Maria 11. Boys Will Be Boys X 11. Happy For You 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjspy Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1. Future Nostalgia X 1. End of an Era 2. Don't Start Now X 2. Houdini 3. Cool X 3. Training Season 4. Physical X 4. These Walls 5. Levitating X 5. Watcha Doing 6. Pretty Please X 6. French Exit 7. Hallucinate X 7. Illusion 8. Love Again X 8. Falling Forever 9. Break My Heart X 9. Anything For Love 10. Good In Bed X 10. Maria 11. Boys Will Be Boys X 11. Happy For You God, this is hard. DSN vs Houdini? Cool vs TS? God I'll rank them too so I don't feel so bad for this fight 1. Love Again 2. Houdini 3. Happy For You 4. Break My Heart 5. Don't Start Now 6. Maria 7. Levitating 8. Physical 9. Cool 10. Training Season 11. Falling Forever -- 12. Watcha Doing 13. These Walls 14. Pretty Please 15. French Exit 16. Future Nostalgia 17. Illusion 18. Good In Bed 19. Hallucinate 20. Anything For Love 21. Boys Will Be Boys 22. End of an Era But its still hard and volatile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostalgiawithDua Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 She added Dance the Night and Houdini versions on Radical Optimism Deluxe on Tidal…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjspy Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 4 minutes ago, NostalgiawithDua said: She added Dance the Night and Houdini versions on Radical Optimism Deluxe on Tidal…. She could've add the magnum opus Houdini - Extended Edit and the Cold Heart lead single too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cain Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 6 minutes ago, NostalgiawithDua said: She added Dance the Night and Houdini versions on Radical Optimism Deluxe on Tidal…. Omg, it's happening If this happens on Spotify I might have to leave this site for a bit 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkheknowss Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 (edited) DTN added to RO??… flop era CANCELLED.. DTN WAS THE REAL LEAD!! Houdini was a gift for the fans she could've have added the other extended Houdini edit at least..? Edited May 28 by thinkheknowss 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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