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Alright ladies, now that this has been out a month I have begun to hear the term masterpiece thrown around quite a bit. While it might not be as big as another certain album within suburbia and Middle America, would you agree that it will stand the test of time? Please don't be messy in the replies

Glee and High School Musical (and later HSM The Musical: The Series) are two popular culture artifacts that centered around musical number being integrated into the plotlines. Both have developed a core fanbase, and undeniably have had cultural impact. HSM has had HUGE stars come out of it (Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and Olivia Rodrigo), while Glee stars have not seen as much success. Meanwhile, though, Glee has seen a resurgence in recent years, and feels as culturally relevant (through memes, Tik Tok, etc.) as ever, while HSM feels dated. People also seem to still watch Glee reruns through streaming, whereas recently airing show HSMTMTS couldn't seem to stay on air once star Olivia Rodrigo left.

Fortnight vs. Lavender Haze The Tortured Poets Department vs. Maroon My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys vs. Anti-Hero Down Bad vs. Snow On the Beach So Long, London vs. You're On Your Own, Kid But Daddy I Love Him vs. Midnight Rain Fresh Out the Slammer vs. Question…? Florida!!! vs. Vigilante **** Guilty as Sin? vs. Bejeweled Who's Afraid of Little Old Me vs. Labyrinth I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) vs. Karma loml vs. Sweet Nothing I Can Do It With a Broken Heart vs. Mastermind The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived vs. The Great War The Alchemy vs. Bigger Than the Whole Sky Clara Bow vs. Paris The Black Dog vs. High Infidelity imgonnagetyouback vs. Glitch The Albatross vs. Would've, Could've, Should've Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus vs. Dear Reader How Did It End? vs. Hits Different So High School vs. You're Losing Me

Both albums feature Florence Welch, both albums received similar scores from Pitchfork (6.6 for TTPD, 6.9 for Joanne), but which one is superior? Have your say!

Released just one year after Like a Prayer, I'm Breathless was released May 22nd, 1990 and included 12 brand new tracks, with three of them being featured in the movie Dick Tracy. The lead single off the album, Vogue, became a smash hit selling 2 million copies by the end of 1990 in the United States alone. The second single, a jazz song about spanking titled "Hanky Panky" was another top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Madonna. The album itself was a huge hit peaking at number 2 on the Billboard 200 for three weeks and spent a total of 13 weeks in the top 10 alone. The album was quickly replaced on the charts by The Immaculate Collection, which was released a mere five months later and featured Vogue. The album has sold around 3 million copies in the United States to date. This leads to my question, do you consider I'm Breathless to be Madonna's fifth studio album or do you consider it a Soundtrack to Dick Tracy? The album is subtitled to be "inspired" by the movie, hence the albums title "I'm Breathless" (the name of Madonna's character). However, many other albums are more like traditional soundtracks but are still considered studio albums. Examples are Prince's Purple Rain and Mariah Carey's Glitter. It seems like today, I'm Breathless is not considered a studio album, but features more songs that are not featured in the movie than these albums do. Also, if you read articles dating back to the 90s, I'm Breathless is often referred to as a studio album, and not a soundtrack. Even this 1994 press release of Bedtime Stories refers to it as her 7th studio album, not her 6th. What do you consider it?

Just Dance - Lovegame - Paparazzi - Poker Face Welcome to New York - Blank Space - Style - Out of the Woods Gimme More - Piece of Me - Radar - Break the Ice Teenage Dream - Last Friday Night - California Gurls - Firework

Which project is more likely to win AOTY at the 2025 Grammys?

This is not a thread about commercial success. This is specifically about songwriting. Who is more poetic? Who uses clever wordplay? Who uses sophisticated language for their lyrics. Discuss. for me personally Mariah by a longshot and it’s not even close although I do casually listen to Taylor’s bops, I find them juvenile in comparison to the songbird supreme

Who does ATRL consider better at writing music? Discuss.

Time to make a decision now that Fortnight is out

My ranking: 01 Nothing Compares 2 U 02 With Or Without You 03 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 04 Too Sweet 05 Alone Again (Naturally)

Cast your vote ATRLers!!!

Which is better? Official version: AI version:

Ok girlies, it's time.

Two early favorites from each album. Matty vs. Travis. Which is your bias?

The album breaking records left and right The MC score meltdowns Her getting dragged on Twitter Swifties forcing themselves to like the album Is TTPD already an iconic album release day?

Which double entendre song is better?

Fortnight vs. The Black Dog The Tortured Poets Department vs. imgonnagetyouback My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys vs. The Albatross Down Bad vs. Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus So Long, London vs. How Did It End? But Daddy I Love Him vs. So High School Fresh Out the Slammer vs. I Hate It Here Florida!!! vs. thanK you aIMee Guilty as Sin? vs. I Look in People's Windows Who's Afraid of Little Old Me vs. The Prophecy I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) vs. Cassandra loml vs. Peter I Can Do It With a Broken Heart vs. The Bolter The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived vs. Robin Clara Bow vs. The Manuscript

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Golden Hour was what got me into Kacey Musgraves and is still one of the best-produced albums I have ever heard, but there was always a few tracks I never clicked with. When I first heard Deeper Well earlier this year I was underwhelmed but it has massively grown on me, and at this point I think overall it stands toe-to-toe with Golden Hour (though that album's highs remain untouchable). What do you think? Cardinal VS Slow Burn Deeper Well VS Lonely Weekend Too Good to be True VS Butterflies Moving Out VS Oh, What a World Giver / Taker VS Mother Sway VS Love Is a Wild Thing Dinner with Friends VS Space Cowboy Heart of the Woods VS Happy & Sad Jade Green VS Velvet Elvis The Architect VS Wonder Woman Lonely Millionaire VS High Horse Heaven Is VS Golden Hour Anime Eyes VS Rainbow

A range of contrasting views have been expressed since the drop of Taylor's latest album "The Tortured Poets Department". I wondered what the consensus is?

Both girlies delivered an experimental album. Which one was difficult to connect to?

Dua reached MPG status with the blockbuster era that was Future Nostalgia. The singles to her follow up, Radical Optimism, have yet to make make an impact, however. Given this, is she still an MPG?