Caluver

I think ppl forgot how huge Xtina was during her debut. Brit was a pop culture icon and yes she was everywhere. Xtina was also the it girl too, ppl lump her with Britney but she was Brit's peer during the debut. Xtina had 3 number 1s from her first album (GIAB, WAGW, COOB) while Brit only had a number 1 with baby one more time. Xtina had longevity with her debut album where it lasted from 99-01, then xtina hit hard with lady marmalade. Both ladies were everywhere during their eras. Both dominated 98-004ish, with their respective albums. Not to mention Xtina had a huge era and impact in Latin America with Mi Reflejo and then stripped worldwide. Brit was always a singles girlie and her music catered to the pop ears, while xtina was an album girlie where the album had longevity, where her music was more critically acclaimed.

I wonder what truly made her go this extreme about the gays because she was constantly in the gay scene in Hillcrest San Diego and performed there when she released her solo music, I think also gogo danced there and I ran across her at pride there years ago. She always had a group of gay friends with her…

I hope she goes deeper into what she experienced as a young female in the industry. She’s mentioned how she saw things she didn’t like and how she noticed how older men would prey on her when she was alone recording her debut album (that’s what she reflected on in the Fall in Line music video). I also want her to expose how harsh the media was during the Bionic era and sabotage behind the scenes. She also needs to explain the behind the scenes on the voice too that caused her to ditch the show. Xtina is usually honest in her documentaries and she’s well spoken. This should be great!

So far some of the snippets sound like a mixture of some of her slept on uptempos!! Like a Work 2.0 is what I’m getting!

It’s the only album out of her peers I think that still sounds a little fresh. As her peers albums sound dated for that time. She was clearly influenced by Brandy/Monica and even Toni on this album as the songs had more of a RnB vibe.