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I can't believe that 80% of the album is about Chris Brown...I know she's been through tough times, but it's like we get it, now move on LOL
Also, i've never really liked Rihanna's voice...it sounds mediocre at best Same with Leona Lewis..I know she's the queen of ballads, but 90% of her new album consisted of ballads. An album has to be diverse to be interesting. |
I got so excited about her new sound when I heard 'Russian Roulette.' The chorus was so powerful and dark...but then I heard the album sampler and well...things just went downhill from there. I love ballads, but when an album is almost entirely comprised of slow to mid-tempo songs, the whole experience feels boring and monotonous.
'So Hard' is ok and so is 'Te Amo', but as for the rest... RiRi is sooooo pretty though! IMO, she's the hottest person in the music industry atm!! :D |
This album should not be called "Rated R", but it should be called
1. My Ex 2. Chris Brown 3. Past > Future |
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Hole In My Head _Ft. Justin Timberland is better.. it is a bonus track.
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woah I just watched her AMA performance and her vocals sounded SO weak.. as if she was crying over Chris Brown befor her performance xD
oh and Ri is releasing a 3CD box set on December 15th included is this poster: http://i49.tinypic.com/eug58x.jpg it also includes her 3 first albums and the box has space for Rated R |
wth is happening to Rihanna's image..@_@
anyways, i had like no expectations for Rated R. but after hearing the album, i loveed it!! :D |
I loved Russian Roulette and want to hear the album, but god, she sounded bad last night on the AMAs. Her live voice is so flat... very disappointing.
Going by some of the previews I've heard for Rated R, she's trying too hard to be this dark, edgy, hardcore girl now with the swearing flying everywhere (like with P!nk when she did Try This)... and it annoys me, BUT... I hope the songs are overall strong. She hasn't had a bad album yet. I'm not ready for one. |
I wish she performed Russian Roulette at the AMAs last night, but instead she picks that crap. What was with her outfit too? It was crummy, and that word on her clevage and neck.
I liked her hair though |
To be honest, I don't really like this era of Rihanna
As I said her Past > Future or more clearly Past > Present |
I love Russian Roulette!
It's a great song and it suits her voice so much. :heart |
I heard Pon de Replay and Unfaithful for the first time today. I enjoyed Pon de Replay, but Unfaithful pretty much made me hate Rihanna's guts.
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Russian Roulette scares me... I honestly can not listen to that song :no
It's not bad or anything but it makes me think of suicide and that makes me think of my late friend.... ;-; But off of the sadness! Her image scares me too :laugh. I hope this isn't inappropriate but ever since those pictures leaked it seems she doesn't mind who sees what anymore.... :rolleyes |
:tiredWAIT A SEC!! :headache Are we all talking about the same Rihanna that wore this before all this Chris Brown stuff happened? She did her GGGB tour with a very similar image. Why the shock all of a sudden?
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^ Heyy look, I know your opinion now..I think we all do...soo...~
I like her new music, so stop forcing your negative comments down our throats ;/ There's shock because she's adapted this image all the time and also her music has gotten a darker image, not because everyone thinks the new material is bad. |
So I saw Rihanna's performance at the AMAs and the other night on David Lettermen.
As I've always said, it's not so much singing as it is just her speaking in her accent. Very grating on the ears. And on top of that, these songs aren't helping it. She should have stuck with what was (kind of) working for her. Having some decent songs made her voice more forgiving. I just heard a snippet of a reporter asking Rihanna what she wanted for Christmas and Rihanna said some great food and some great sex. This isn't the first time she has said something like that in a recent interview. Not classy. |
I can't stop listening to Russian Roulette! It's SO powerful, I love it. The video helped me love it though. :yes
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Did anyone post the billboard predictions for Rated R's sales? They predict the album will sell less the 220k this week
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Rihanna performed on the X Factor last night ~ She looked amazing ^^ And except for one weird little high note she didn't quite reach at the start, it was an amazing performance <3
- let's stop the Rihanna bashing, it's not big or clever ~ - |
Anyway, Rated R is slooowly growing on me. I like Fire Bomb now, and Stupid In Love. Rude Boy has a catchy tune, but I'm not quite over my shock at the lyrics.
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I find her "gangsta girl" image in G4L really... not good lol. Like, the beat and the music is SO HOT but the lyrics are such a turn off. :no
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I really don't know why so much people here are saying this direction with Rated R is new and bad.
In fact it isn't like somebody already postedt here, she was dark and heavy before. I like her new album, I love Russian Roulette and Wait your turn. And of course this album is about her experiences with Chris Brown. Every artist who has some power over the own image and material will use their own epxeriences. So of course this album would be about Chris Brown, it affected Rihanna so much and the album is a way for her to get over it. So it's absolutely fine. |
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And she already said the album was a way for her to get over everything, why people are making a fuss about it, I don't know. :shrug |
I wouldn't say she glorifies guns and violence.
It's more kind of satirical and cynical, cause the life is so bad sometimes and you feel so bad sometimes you just have the strong will to become a gangster, to getrid of this bad feeling. Well, that's the way I understand it. Reading between the lines. (and I hope you understand what I mean :dead2 ) And because of her edgy and dark image, she never was a pure pop artist to me. :shrug |
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Question, does she write her own lyrics? I was under the impression she doesn't. |
So I just got Rated R, the booklet is really edgy! I also really like the disc desgin :yes
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I like Cry :heart
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The lyrics to me mean when life gets you down, just stand right up. Be tough and don't let life knock you down for long. And then go after the person who knocked you down. Revenge is sweet :evillaugh
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^Run This Town is EPIC <3
Rated R is kinda growing on me. I still think it's a step in the wrong direction for her, but the songs aren't as bad as I originally thought <3 |
Hard MV is supposed to be released today. Not sure when though. I hear 4pm but after the whole Beyonce/Lady Gaga MV mess up I'm just waiting for it to appear online. Still not a major fan of the song but maybe the mv will make it more interesting for me.
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Rude Boy reach #1 billboard hot 100
http://www.billboard.com/song/rihann...04076296.story |
^ That's friggin awesome.
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what? really? it's not a really good song IMO but still sound pretty catchy.. :D
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rude boy is her 3rd consecutive top 10 single... what a wonderful record.... ^^
I like rude boy better than Hard and russian roulette |
Omg, I love her new song. The one they're playing on the radio, Rude Boy I think it is.
It's gross, haha :laugh. |
This topic is dead!
I went to Rihanna's show in Lyon and it was amazing! Did anybody else see her? |
I'm so sure they're TRYING to kill her career. They originally were going to have Te Amo, which is one of the only amazing songs on Rated R, as the next single, but switched at the last minute for Rockstar 101, which is one of the worst.
Come on, how could they pick Rockstar 101 over Te Amo or Firebomb :( Her company is really really trying to kill her career |
they are releasing both Te Amo and Rockstar 101
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^ what? I prefer Rockstar than Te Amo (too repetitious)~~ TT
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^Much better then the Rockstar 101 video (which was HORRID), but still pretty boring. I love the castle though :D
It's a shame cause Te Amo was like the best song on the album but this is a really boring video. Also I hate her hair. |
That's a great video <3
I'm still waiting for Fire Bomb to become a single. It was MADE to be a single!! |
yea! Fire Bomb is the best track on the album..
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^ no! Rude Boy is the one! :D
can someone please post the link of Rihanna's official Twitter... tHanks... :) |
I havent watched Rockstar 101. it was deleted by SONY from YT few days ago.
For me, Te Amo MV much better than Rude Boy |
Yeah, I couldn't watch the whole Rude Boy video...gave me a headache >>; Then again I don't really like the song as much either. I'm shocked that it's so popular, but whatevs. =P
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I actually love all of the videos she's done for Rated R so far!! :D
I'm seriously in love with this album since it leaked last year xDD I wonder if she is going to release a platinum version of it with all the videoclips later on :P THAT I'm buying :lech |
I love Rihanna, even tho the media and mass love for her has gone kinda overkill in this era.
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I love her since Pon de Replay! xD I remember watching at the music video and thinking "this girl is got soo much potential!!"
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I've also love her since Pon de Replay. It's good she's really developing as an artist even though sometimes I think she became such a B****. I love her image on Good Girl Gone Bad, I don't particularly dig her current image/attitude.
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^true!
I though think that she's is becoming more "herself" now, doing the things that she wants to do, acting like she really wants to. Before I guess she just had to be how the market needed her to be xD I like how fierce she is and I like it even that almost everyone hates that from her! |
^ this :yes
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I hope "fun and sassy" means amazing. I can't take another Rated R, I just can't x_x...
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she already said that her new album won't be like RR but lighter :)
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What? I would love another dark album, Rated R is the most refreshing album released in pop in a while.
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Thanks Zelda-maker, that makes me excited!
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Her new song with David Guetta sounds awesome, I hope we'll hear more soon :)
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it's very VERY VERY short lol
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yea I think that's because it was recorded from an iPhone^^
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so I'm stanning for rihanna again pretty hard!
A couple updates. http://i55.tinypic.com/2z4l7h2.png Rihanna's new single ONLY GIRL will be leaked in 10 days to radio. http://i54.tinypic.com/a1ssra.jpg Rihanna (sporting her new red weave) and her wax figure! http://i35.tinypic.com/2i1zf47.jpg Rihanna pokes fun at her own big forehead by calling it a 5head. in other unsurprising news, Chris Brown is an immature idiot. When Rihanna twittered that she was taking over her twitter from her management, Chris tweeted "twitter just got WHACK!!!!" like a little bitter child. not her fault your career is dead, ugly. |
I don't like her red hair that much.. ah well..^^
and David Guetta'll rerelease One Love once again this time with 2 new songs with Rihanna and Madonna.. I hate rereleases.. xD |
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I just heard I'm so excited. I love Rated R but I don't mind a change. She can do what ever she wants. I'm SO HAPPY that she returning to old self and releasing albums like crazy again.
Rihanna, maybe Beyonce if she finishes it in time. |
http://www.ryanseacrest.com/
Only Girl (In The World) snippet. Full song plays in an hour. Album's called "Loud" apparently |
I have to say I was excited to listen to Only Girl but was a little disappointed when I heard it.. it's just a normal dance track with house influences, like what Medina & Kelis are doing right now.. but I think it will grow on me :)
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^n not only you. I am so upset too. I thought it would be something very good like other guetta's work Club cant handle me right now, I gotta feeling, When love takes over, commander or gettin over you. Only girl is so repetitive.
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I love Only Girl! RiRi has done it again!
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I've had it on loop aaaaaalllll day.
Girl's still so got it. |
A new track and (leaked)music video called Who's That Chick?
http://defpenradio.com/music-video-r...os-that-chick/ I like it but I'm not in love with it. |
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I really don't know how to feel about that song o_O |
A new song leaked called "Who's That Chick?" and it's the song from the snippet David Guetta showed in his radio show. That song is sooo amazing *-* even if they used A LOT of autotune '-'
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Rihanna has done it again I think, Only Girl is already hit and it's barely been released.
I'm amazed at how this girl does it, every song she touches pretty much turns to gold :o |
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A new track and (leaked)music video called Who's That Chick? http://defpenradio.com/music-video-r...os-that-chick/ I like it but I'm not in love with it. |
I dislike who's that chick
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Who's that chick is awesome! Love the video.
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slowly I love only girl (in the world)
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Only Girl (In the world) has that current in-sound...it reminded me of dynamite+california gurls LOL...its not bad. Definitely fresh from Rated R and not something u could fit into GGGB.
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Only Girl (In The World) is amazing in my opinion! One of her best songs to date! I also love Who's That Chick <3
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It's doing great in billboard chart.
in US from #75 jumped to #3 and in Australia hot shot debut at #1 |
she's shooting a PV for another song, "What's My Name?" and already shot a PV for Only Girl..
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http://i54.tinypic.com/30jimtu.jpg
STUNNING, SHAKING AND CRYING. she doesn't even need to put her name on the cover she's so iconic. i can't believe this girl is only 22. |
ehmm, I dunno. IMO Rated R is much better cover
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I imagined her standing on a cliff and shouting for the cover xD
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She said in an interview that she will miss Rated R era but she says she's most happy with this new album! who's that chick? who's that chick? i'm addicted. |
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Soooo about a year ago I said I wouldn't be back to this thread, but I am breaking that vow. xD
OMGNEWALBUM! I'm so excited and that cover is gorgeous. I kind of wish the new R logo was on the cover, the same one that's on the Only Girl single cover. I love Only Girl and Who's that chick! Unfortunately... Who's that chick will NOT be part of Loud. Rihanna tweeted saying it is a leaked "internet music video" that will be used to promote Doritos and that it was not part of Loud... yeah, you read right- DORITOS. I was so looking forward to the album having that sort of feel but I'm sure it'll be up for download eventually or maybe as a bonus track on some edition perhaps? |
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