[Britney Spears] Blackout vs. Circus

[happiholic★]

Circus. I downloaded all of Blackout, the ended up deleting most of the non-singles. Circus, I'm actually buying the actual album! I love pretty much every song.

[darkswordz]

Blackout has quite alot of outstanding tracks (all the singles, Toy Soldier, Ooh Ooh Baby) and in addition, the flow of the album really smooth. However, I only find the first half of circus interesting (exciting to some extend), the rest is just pure crap.More can be done to improve it.

[Miku]

BlackOut

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Blackout!

[JaysenRyan]

Pierce of me, Radar, and Freakshow VS Circus, Womanizer, If u seek Amy, Mannequin, Amnesia, Phonography, Out from under, and the list goes, on. Circus is the most enjoyable album of her career in my personal opinion. I really love this album.

[Celaphorce]

Originally Posted by cutieismylife

Blackout is an overal better album, but Circus has a couple of tracks that are better than any of the ones on Blackout.

i can listen to Blackout the whole way though except for Why Should I Be Sad, but with Circus there's a lot i skip.

I agree, on Blackout WSIBS is the ONLY song I skip, and with Circus I skip many of them, I would have liked Circus more had all the "Bonus Tracks" been in the original tracklisting that some of the crap that is there.

[kang daesung]

Blackout is fantastic as a whole. Circus is iffy in spots (the "Radar" remix, "My Baby", "Lace & Leather").

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Blackout got the most of my fav. songs after her depressed period

[Celaphorce]

Originally Posted by kang daesung

Blackout is fantastic as a whole. Circus is iffy in spots (the "Radar" remix, "My Baby", "Lace & Leather").

I don't get that though, I got my copy of Circus yesterday and Radar sounds just like the original so I'm wondering if the rip was got was different cause even Circus on my cd sounded nothing like the one I downloaded when the "rip" came out.

[ImpactBreaker]

I have a different opinion from some people. I think the GOOD songs of BLACKOUT were much more outstanding than the good ones in Circus. However, Circus doesn't have any horrible/hideous songs like Freakshow, that were there on BLACKOUT as annoying fillers. The whole Circus album flows well, and follows the theme of its title, kinda like dark sexual circus songs.

I need some time listening to Circus to come out with an opinion though, since I first listened to it yesterday.

[Calico]

Interesting diversion in opinions...

Personally, I was rather disappointed in Circus. Blackout was amazing, though, and I listened to it the whole way through so many times. Circus is just...blech. I mean it has some great tracks, and sadly the bonus tracks are WAY better than most of the other filler, but overall I think it was just way too rushed. I think if Britney waited another year and polished the album a little more I would've liked it more. But it's not a bad album. I just like Blackout more.

[Halla]

I very much prefer Blackout, but I'm not suprised to see Britney fans liking Circus better.

I think Circus feels more like a Britney album than Blackout and it fits better in her discography, whereas Blackout is this different sidestep when her career was out of her handlers control.

Blackout is very consistent album, and I'm a big fan of both producers behind Blackout: Danja and Bloodshy & Avant. I really like the albums darker club & electro feel.

I think Circus has some problems: the album has lots of filler tracks & a lot of the better songs have been left off the album only to appear on as bonus tracks. excellent tracks like Phonography & Trouble are not on the standard tracklist and yet Radar from Blackout is?
There are some really good tracks on Circus too tho, like Mannequin.

[drewbilation]

Originally Posted by Celaphorce

I don't get that though, I got my copy of Circus yesterday and Radar sounds just like the original so I'm wondering if the rip was got was different cause even Circus on my cd sounded nothing like the one I downloaded when the "rip" came out.

the "Radar" that leaked with the rest of the album a while back is fanmade.

the only reason "Radar" is even on "Circus" is because Jive promised the producers it would be a single, and when it wasn't released, they put it on the new album to, I guess, match the royalties the producers would've gotten with a single release.

[kang daesung]

Originally Posted by ImpactBreaker

horrible/hideous songs like Freakshow

[Celaphorce]

Originally Posted by drewbilation

the "Radar" that leaked with the rest of the album a while back is fanmade.

the only reason "Radar" is even on "Circus" is because Jive promised the producers it would be a single, and when it wasn't released, they put it on the new album to, I guess, match the royalties the producers would've gotten with a single release.

I saw Radar as single material, it just sucked that there was only 3 single releases from Blackout.

and as far as the album, I listened to both my own cd rip and the one I downloaded when it leaked and it sounds completely different, I meant by pitch and such as well.

[naxxo.licious™]

This is really tough. They're both amazing. Right now, i still think Blackout's better than Circus. Mainly due to the producers, cause vocally wise Circus TOTALLY pwns Blackout.

It's just that Blackout was flawless to me. I love every single song on it (yes, including Freakshow and Why Should I Be Sad), unlike Circus, thanks to Blur and My Baby. I do like them, but they're just not great (especially Blur).

If they had been replaced with Quicksand (my fav song) and Amnesia, then my vote would instantly go to Circus. Same goes to Rock me In. I insist Rock Boy is better (sorry Billy XD).

As for the music videos, obviously Circus pwns Blackout. Same goes to the cover.

I dunno. I just can't choose. Both are awesome and i can't stop playing any of them. To me, they're Heaven on Earth lol

[ayumixfan]

I chose circus bevcause I like SO many tracks from it while blackout was ok lol

P.S. circus is the first english album i bought in ten years LOL

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by kang daesung

LOL I was never able to get into it. If I listen to the full album in order, after Break The Ice finishes, it comes an hiatus in the album that I really can't enjoy, and I only start enjoying it again with Hot As Ice. I can't stand Heaven On Earh, Toy Soldier, Get Naked and Freakshow.

[kang daesung]

^"Get Naked" and "Freakshow" are probably the most out-there tracks for me, and they really give Blackout an almost abstract, artistic feel that I really love. I'll give you "Heaven On Earth" even though I really love it, but disliking "Toy Soldier"?

[Yum!Fruit_Salad!]

Blackout