base talk Tell us your unpopular opinions that could get you in danger about pop culture

[TaylorsSquad]

Britney lowered the bar for Pop artists by having no talent. 

[MattieB]

3 hours ago, May said:

a lot of popular albums from the 80s (less so the 90s) are just… awful… they're literal noise. im so glad that instrumentation developed and artists & production started getting held to a higher standard.

 

i sat down and actually tried to get into Madonna and Michael Jackson's older albums and apart from the singles, every track felt like it was produced in 5 minutes or less. it was just awful instrumentals that are just SO muddy and sound exactly like the track before it and the track after it.

 

this is also true for older Mariah album tracks ive heard

I guess everyone can't have taste, it makes the world interesting I guess

 

Man, I love being black

Edited Friday at 10:37 PM by MattieB

[ChooseyLover]

Anyway, I want to contribute to this outrageous compilation of thoughts.

 

Adele seems like a lovely woman and I'm happy she's been doing so well, but I never got the hype. Most of her hit singles are just boring musically, terribly annoying and cliché lyrically, and I just want to rip my eyes out when I hear them. I really wish Leona got that prolonged success, if not instead at least alongside her. Adele's a good singer but she's not that impressive either considering the names that are grouped with hers...

 

Also, about Rihanna. It's just vibes, fashion and her discography is literally songs that were shopped around. I don't understand the fascination either.

Edited Friday at 10:41 PM by ChooseyLover

[MattieB]

Michael jackson took the last morsel of talent in the music industry with him when he died. Its been downhill since. Mediocrity is the standard now

[rhaenyra]

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have 1 good song for every 15-20 horrible songs they release

Fitting to be the #1 and #2 greatest pop stars of the 21st century

[Album Leak]

35 minutes ago, ChooseyLover said:

Noted. Like OP said, this is a safe space and nobody will judge you or at least I won't... But noted.

Oh yes, write it down, take some good notes, save it for a rainy day, sure it'll come handy in the near future!

 

Edited Friday at 10:54 PM by Album Leak

[ChooseyLover]

 

4 minutes ago, Album Leak said:

Oh yes, write it down, take some good notes, save it for a rainy day. 

 

I'll E-Mail Your Heart and it won't be gentle. You will be kicking and screaming Before The Goodbye. I'll be expecting apologies From The Bottom of Your Broken Heart...

 

Edited Friday at 10:58 PM by ChooseyLover

[Album Leak]

23 minutes ago, ChooseyLover said:

Anyway, I want to contribute to this outrageous compilation of thoughts.

 

Adele seems like a lovely woman and I'm happy she's been doing so well, but I never got the hype. Most of her hit singles are just boring musically, terribly annoying and cliché lyrically, and I just want to rip my eyes out when I hear them. I really wish Leona got that prolonged success, if not instead at least alongside her. Adele's a good singer but she's not that impressive either considering the names that are grouped with hers...

 

Also, about Rihanna. It's just vibes, fashion and her discography is literally songs that were shopped around. I don't understand the fascination either.

Wait you gagged Adele. I'm completely there with you, I have no interest in any of her music and find most of her music just bland for the hype it gets. Also true that she is a good singer, but like I've been listening to Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day as of late and yeah, she is just great compared to most of her pop music peers, but very average compared to some actual greats. But perhaps there are some outstanding live performances me (and you) aren't seeing or hearing. 

 

About Rihanna, yeah she is all vibes but the vibes are damn good! Some have no vibes at all despite the acclaim and success 

Edited Friday at 11:01 PM by Album Leak

[Katamari]

3 hours ago, skwonderfactory said:

 

 

• ARTPOP is Lady Gaga's best album. I'm not even going to explain myself here but those who get it, get and those who don't, don't. Though I have a feeling LG7 is coming for her wig.

 

• ATRL's lack of knowledge and refusal to get into male pop stars is concerning. Aside from Shawn Mendes (who you all only care about because you find him attractive and want to convert him to a gay with your ridiculous thirst and conspiracy theories) and The Weekend (every song of his apparently sounds the same now), most of you all don't know anything else. Like the fact that Justin Timberlake's Everything I Thought It Was is an amazing project and arguably in the top 10 of 2024.

 

 

 

• American football is the best sport. It's so damn entertaining and exciting with the variety of plays and unexpected moments. Also, when your home team is doing good, even better. Go Vikings!

 

• LEMONADE is still Beyoncé's best album and one of the all-time great ones. It explores the complexities of relationship and love, black culture, and the grieving/healing process in such a beautiful and intricate way. The visuals only enhance her experience and storytelling. COWBOY CARTER is a close second in terms of quality, though.

 

 

drag them  

[Katamari]

4 hours ago, Kern said:

"Unpopular opinions" and it's always "Taylor Swift is overrated" 

true the real unpopular opinions are the ones that get disliked wbk

[emailmyhearts]

4 hours ago, St. Charles said:

A lot of Lana's material pre-NFR was pretty good but you could tell she had a long way to go in terms of artistic development. I think her visuals carried her somewhat because the incredibly immature lyrics and sometimes uninspired songwriting on songs like the album tracks of BTD, half of Honeymoon, and especially Lust for Life left a lot to be desired. People act like her early discography was so misunderstood, but it was just really impactful which causes it to get looked at in a much more favorable light by modern critics. Basically feels like two different artists sometimes. Yes, fight me and downvote me on this. Idc!

Hard agree, even with the avi. So many early lyrics make me just roll my eyes, like she either didn't bother to think twice for a better one or just couldn't come up with one. That being said, she had a certain aesthetic to her that makes looking past those very easy and for that, I'll always have nostalgia for early Lana. Despite that and Norman being her best work I miss Rick Nowels as her producer but even if he was to come back, Lana's a whole different artist now anyway and I'm glad her lyricism improved. You can tell, like on peppers, that when the lyrics are bad, they're like that on purpose. Early Lana could not write Kintsugi or Mariners Apartment Complex though.

[crymelanie]

Nobody cares about GaGa except for monsters

Demi Lovato, Jessie J, Leona Lewis, JoJo all has better voices than Atrl gheys favorites and they DESERVE BETTER.

Taylor rushed many things yet still serve Quality unlike Adele which kinda has a blatant sound

This generation's Amy Winehouse is RAYE

Charli is going to flop yet she ls still milking the BRAT era like girl move on

Ariana Katy Billie is going to reach new higher highs near future

Chappell is not a one hit wonder nor a one bullet she still have room to grow/evolve

Rihanna should be erased from history (Keep Rated R tho)

Brltney lacked Energy and Charisma during her peak days (Xtina was that ***** that gave the gays everything they wanted)

Britney is not Madonna's heiress.

Lana Del Rey is not even a one hit wonder and her catalog should be erased from Spotify bc it's a crime against human will.(Trash )

[BrokenMachine]

4 hours ago, Kern said:

"Unpopular opinions" and it's always "Taylor Swift is overrated" 

Isn't she the most popular artist in the world right now? It must be unpopular to dislike her 

[Florence Belch]

4 hours ago, Album Leak said:

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful is overrated.

 

You really are the biggest How Big, How Veiny, How Hard hater sis, and it never fails to make me cackle sjsjsjsn

 

[Solaria]

Labels should have more control over artists again, especially in the beginning of their career. Creative freedom needs to be earned.

[Album Leak]

4 minutes ago, Florence Belch said:

You really are the biggest How Big, How Veiny, How Hard hater sis, and it never fails to make me cackle sjsjsjsn

 

It's genuinely because I was such a HUGE Florence stan during Lungs and Ceremonials, and then HBHBHB came out and I was so, so, so disappointed. It broke me! And to see ATRL often treat it like THEE masterpiece of her discography when Ceremonials is RIGHT THERE just makes me sick to my stomach! Jk jk lol kinda...

 

I will keep on hating it because someone has to set the record straight!

 

 

 

Edited Friday at 11:33 PM by Album Leak

[Solaria]

Oh and that Billie's career was handed to her on a silver platter. She hasn't had to work for anything. There was a massive push for her from the start.

[Florence Belch]

3 minutes ago, Album Leak said:

It's genuinely because I was such a HUGE Florence stan during Lungs and Ceremonials, and then HBHBHB came out and I was so, so, so disappointed. It broke me! And to see ATRL often treat it like THEE masterpiece of her discography when Ceremonials is RIGHT THERE just makes me sick to my stomach! Jk jk lol kinda...

 

I will keep on hating it because someone has to set the record straight!

 

 

 

I mean, I can see your point, since HBHBHB was such a distinctive change of sound and themes for them!

 

But we can always agree with keep  on hating the worst evil, aka Jack AntonOFF, for what he has done with some songs on Dance Fever. Ooooooh, if I catch that motherf-ker, he's gonna pay

 

[ontherocks]

I'm honestly concerned for ppl who listen to Melanie Sanchez.

[illia]

I really don't give a f*ck about writing credits.
A song/album can have 50 writers for all I care, if it's good it's GOOD and no number of people working on it influence my enjoyment or opinion on the song/album.

Likewise, if the project is trash it's TRASH. Even if it's entirely self made. I admit it's impressive when there are very few people working on a song/album, but that doesn't make it automatically better than other projects made by a bigger team.

Edited Friday at 11:55 PM by illia

[Paparazzaid]

BRAT, Blackout and Emotion are overrated albums

[JennyWayne]

Rihanna is the least talented pop girl by far. Britney might have ZERO vocal talent but at least she was a great performer during her (short) prime. Rihanna doesn't have that going for her either.

 

 

We still enjoyed the bops though

[Album Leak]

14 minutes ago, Florence Belch said:

I mean, I can see your point, since HBHBHB was such a distinctive change of sound and themes for them!

 

But we can always agree with keep  on hating the worst evil, aka Jack AntonOFF, for what he has done with some songs on Dance Fever. Ooooooh, if I catch that motherf-ker, he's gonna pay

 

Dance Fever was such a waste of time outside of maybe Daffodil. At least HBHBHB had some interesting instrumental productions here and there. Dance Fever was just plain anemic. But Florence will never make me unstan, because despite these two albums that I didn't enjoy, High As Hope is still so freaking good, so there's always room for surprise. I'd say on a good day HAH can rival Lungs as my second favorite album and that's a major feat when Lungs is such a classic. 

 

I'd also be down for a more electronic album, becuase I love Sweet Nothing, and I'm kind of ashamed to admit that. I think that might be an unpopular opinion.

 

[Onyxmage]

Melanie Martinez is a better song writer and visionary than almost every other pop girl in the industry. 

[Onyxmage]

25 minutes ago, ontherocks said:

I'm honestly concerned for ppl who listen to Melanie Sanchez.

im honestly concerned for people who dont. Her music is amazing.