Ethereal Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 There's been a recent surge in discussions about pop female artists taking risks with their releases, especially following the release of Taylor Swift's latest album. Some are debating who the biggest risk-taker in pop is, but was Christina Aguilera the original risk-taker? "I can proudly say [Bionic] was ahead of its time, to be honest. It wasn't so commercialized. You had to really be a music lover, be a true fan of music and the love of being open to really appreciate that record. It's just a special piece in my body of work that will forever live on. The older the record gets the more people will come to appreciate it actually and check it out." 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunbathinganimal Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 the first and last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethereal Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 3 minutes ago, sunbathinganimal said: the first and last ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay07 Posted April 20 Popular Post Share Posted April 20 Madonna made Like a Prayer so Christina could make WooHoo. 6 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Very weak bait. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToMmY Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) The biggest risk she took was releasing an album after Britney. Edited April 20 by ToMmY 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDiana Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Bionic was a bad album. Not risky, not ahead of its time, it was just b a d 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterNavy Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 in a world without Madonna maybe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 its madonna like cmon now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bends Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Madonna with "Like a Prayer" and then with "Erotica". Her third (nail) was "American Life". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideOrDie Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 the first flop album releaser maybe, we can thank her for that term 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Stratus Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 X's take on pop definitely wasn't for the faint of heart. I'd say she definitely took risks and broke the mould. No one has successfully jumped from genre to genre like X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevate Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Not the first but she is one of the few who can do anything she wants and still produce an album of quality; shifting from Stripped to B2B to Bionic to <redacted> to Liberation and Aguilera is MUCH more impressive than people give her credit for. Especially since she is genuinely one of the few that doesn't care about commercial success (and a lot of ATRLers don't get that this is not a bad thing). Everyone says they don't care, but it's obvious when their artistry takes a backseat to commercialism. Not the case with Miss Christina since Stripped onwards. That'll make sense for some of you in the future when you have lives that don't include stan wars and data analysis for companies that don't pay you. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Aurora Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Not when Madonna exists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethereal Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 25 minutes ago, elevate said: That'll make sense for some of you in the future when you have lives that don't include stan wars and data analysis for companies that don't pay you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReH2o Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Yes Dirrty alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leyaris11 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 The flopped that ended her screaming career... Yes, Queen is truly ahead of her time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaunzie Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Do us a favor and leave. This thread was clearly made to get Legend X dragged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethereal Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 4 minutes ago, Phaunzie said: Do us a favor and leave. This thread was clearly made to get Legend X dragged. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marry The Gods Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 OP is a Britney fan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtripped Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 We all know who is the first and biggest risktaker: Queen Madonna Since Xtina is a big Madonna fan it's obvious she was bound to take big risks. Stripped after her debut, then Back To Basics, a double album full of samples in the middle of the Timbaland craze. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonPill Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 I'm going to state an unpopular opinion as someone who was coming of age as a pop stan in the early 2000s and very plugged into the culture. Yes the Stripped era was somewhat risky, but it was really more of a necessity for her career survival. By 2002, the urban takeover of pop radio was in full swing, the teen pop craze was dead and dusted. For the pop girlies, they were going to be buried with the fad unless they tried to survive by quickly evolving into a different kind of artist. Britney tried to make the urban shift with Slave 4 U, and while it didn't smash, the aesthetic shift probably kept her career afloat. Christina and her label were no doubt aware of the fast-changing landscape and knew that she had to make a drastic shift from her debut era. Returning with another bubblegum pop album would probably have ended her career prematurely. So while Dirrty and Stripped may have seemed like a massive risk, in the context of the moment it what was she needed to do to survive. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polgg48 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 fighter invented symphonic pop genre wbk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddy Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Nice try, but it was Madonna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternium Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 3 hours ago, MonsterNavy said: in a world without Madonna maybe 3 hours ago, Devin said: its madonna like cmon now. 2 hours ago, Bends said: Madonna with "Like a Prayer" and then with "Erotica". Her third (nail) was "American Life". 2 hours ago, Princess Aurora said: Not when Madonna exists 1 hour ago, Xtripped said: We all know who is the first and biggest risktaker: Queen Madonna Since Xtina is a big Madonna fan it's obvious she was bound to take big risks. Stripped after her debut, then Back To Basics, a double album full of samples in the middle of the Timbaland craze. 27 minutes ago, Saddy said: Nice try, but it was Madonna I'm sorry, but how old do you girls think Madonna is? She was not the first risk taker in pop music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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