(xp)but anyway: hashtag physical
― breastcrawl, Friday, 31 January 2020 08:09 (four years ago) link
Oh I have heard Sweet but Psycho on the radio quite a bit but kind of dismissed it as a kind of unpleasant outlier
― or something, Friday, 31 January 2020 11:42 (four years ago) link
kind of
― or something, Friday, 31 January 2020 11:43 (four years ago) link
I wasn’t
― breastcrawl, Friday, 31 January 2020 12:32 (four years ago) link
It wasn’t exactly pleasurable to me either, but it was my wtf-isn’t-it-much-too-soon-to-do-the-regaga moment
― breastcrawl, Friday, 31 January 2020 12:34 (four years ago) link
stuart price has a credit on the record which definitely helps someone's thesis itt
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 31 January 2020 15:16 (four years ago) link
"physical" does remind me of gaga but also doesn't feel that far removed from say "can't get you out of my head"
― ufo, Friday, 31 January 2020 22:57 (four years ago) link
not really feeling "physical" so far (tho for the record i was never a big fan of gaga's music even at her peak)
― dyl, Saturday, 1 February 2020 04:09 (four years ago) link
Where the Gaga and Xenomania (or more specifically Girls Aloud) comparisons don't quite scan for me is that those productions were absolutely laden with tinsel and tack, whereas Physical has a very specific Drive-soundtrack type filter laden over it. Gaga in particular was unabashedly cheesy in a way that sounded very jarring at the end of the 00s. Physical is going for a kind of dated robotic cool and the Stuart Price production credit absolutely makes sense in that context.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 1 February 2020 09:36 (four years ago) link
Also "this decade's Emotion" is a pretty absurd thing to say about a pop star who in commercial terms has already eclipsed CRJ several times over.
Both singles do feel like a swerve away from that very specific late 10s Spotify pop sound and towards a kind of classicism though.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 1 February 2020 09:42 (four years ago) link
"this decade's emotion" is exactly the sort of ridiculous thing i'd expect from stans on popjustice. i don't really think it makes much sense in any regard but i understand what they're trying to say
price isn't on "physical" though, only a few yet-to be released album tracks.
― ufo, Saturday, 1 February 2020 09:52 (four years ago) link
popjustice denizens freaking out about something is pretty much meaningless as they've spent the past five years or so foaming at the mouth every time a thin white woman serves up dance-pop with any commercial ambition whatsoever, only to lose interest each time said woman proves incapable of reaching the hot 100 more than twice. good for them that dua's finally coming thru, tho
― dyl, Saturday, 1 February 2020 15:17 (four years ago) link
hello is this 911 because i would like to etc
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 1 February 2020 15:19 (four years ago) link
the snowqueens of futurepop
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 1 February 2020 15:20 (four years ago) link
The reaction on Popjustice is partly because the thread on Dua was started five years ago when a lot of people fell in love with her from the first release of Be The One (when it wasn't a hit). I followed that thread and people were crazy invested in her through every single and collaboration (and that's about eight singles) before the album even came out. It often looked like she might get dropped and be another popinjustice as often happens (see also Annie -- a hero on that forum). The first album was delayed three times and came out a whole year after its initial release date. It's strange to think about what a struggle it was to get that album out and remember that the label who were desperately looking for that hit, just put it out anyway with the Miguel single which was that album's biggest failure.
When New Rules went to number one, it was a rare moment for those posters where everything worked out. Dua seems to be getting everything right this time round and I really don't begrudge the Popjustice crowd for getting so excited. The Emotion comparison is just the idea of a perfect pop record that's perfectly executed (the quality of music, not the release I'm guessing) It looks like Dua is going to get the bigger commercial success, but it's worth remembering that in the U.K I Really Like You was actually a huge hit. It was only when Run Away With Me flopped and that ridiculous staggered release strategy when Emotion started heading for cult status.
― kitchen person, Saturday, 1 February 2020 16:05 (four years ago) link
has nobody made the juice newton connection with this song yet or is it just obvious on the face of it?Anyways, this is loads of fun!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 1 February 2020 18:54 (four years ago) link
I don't think anyone has made a juice newton connection.Plenty have made the Olivia Newton John connection though.
― MarkoP, Saturday, 1 February 2020 19:37 (four years ago) link
lol, i don't know why i wrote that! my mind was free associating i guess; that's what i get for playing with the queen of hearts.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 1 February 2020 22:17 (four years ago) link
xxp -- alice chater's "hourglass" is another gaga revival, it's been happening for at least a year now
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Sunday, 2 February 2020 03:51 (four years ago) link
ava max reminds me of marina just as much as she does gaga
― ufo, Sunday, 2 February 2020 03:55 (four years ago) link
Physical is great but not convinced by the other two yet. I'm not really hearing the 09 Gaga sound other than the sheer bombast of the production, to me this "era" is definitely more in key with Sophie Ellis-Bextor's commercial peak of disco revivalism
― boxedjoy, Monday, 3 February 2020 20:08 (four years ago) link
Physical is great but not convinced by the other two yet.
madness x2
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 3 February 2020 20:10 (four years ago) link
Physcial is my least favourite of the three, but I still love it and think the album is shaping up to be something special.
― kitchen person, Monday, 3 February 2020 20:13 (four years ago) link
the greatest song of all time is now on streaming services: https://open.spotify.com/album/0MaGeHimijY3IhEWPkTUEx
― monotony, Sunday, 23 February 2020 22:35 (four years ago) link
Love this remix, real Ewan Pearson meets Aeroplane vibes.
― Tim F, Monday, 24 February 2020 06:56 (four years ago) link
should mention that hearing them back to back on the radio the other day i was struck by the sonic similarities between "blinding lights" and "physical"
― monotony, Monday, 24 February 2020 07:09 (four years ago) link
Take On My New Attitude
― breastcrawl, Monday, 24 February 2020 07:27 (four years ago) link
That one part of this reminds me so much of lizzo’s “juice” it feels intentional
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Monday, 24 February 2020 08:01 (four years ago) link
― monotony, Monday, 24 February 2020 07:09 (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Otm these songs definitely occupy the same space in my head
― or something, Monday, 24 February 2020 11:42 (four years ago) link
I would be fine with the next few singles being progressively longer remixes of DSN
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 24 February 2020 13:27 (four years ago) link
is that remix purchasable anywhere?
― Good taste, bit Victorian but who isn't? (jed_), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:03 (four years ago) link
(at 320 or higher)
itunes?
― dyl, Monday, 24 February 2020 14:53 (four years ago) link
Is this remix ever so slightly slower than the original?
― Indexed, Monday, 24 February 2020 15:05 (four years ago) link
iTunes isn't 320, sadly.
― Good taste, bit Victorian but who isn't? (jed_), Monday, 24 February 2020 21:31 (four years ago) link
xp possibly. also fyi this is called a "remix" on spotify but it's just the recording of a live session she did
― monotony, Monday, 24 February 2020 22:34 (four years ago) link
o rly?
― Good taste, bit Victorian but who isn't? (jed_), Monday, 24 February 2020 22:36 (four years ago) link
I thought the vocal take sounded different.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 24 February 2020 22:38 (four years ago) link
yes I posted the YouTube vid in here about a month ago - see here: https://youtu.be/YSoT3T58QFY
― monotony, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 00:18 (four years ago) link
Amazing how the remix just fixes everything that doesn't quite work about the original and then spends the last couple of minutes just putting its hands in the air.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 07:41 (four years ago) link
Also I think it's a remix interspersed with bits of live vocal? Really hammers home the extent to which her production sucks all the spontaneity out of her performance.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 07:43 (four years ago) link
i did a quick side by side comparison and i think that's right. the original song, the "live in la" performance video and the "remix" seem to all have the same vocal take, with the "live" ones just having a few live ad-libs added. the only difference i can tell between the performance video and the remix is the mix has been adjusted slightly - the drums hit harder is the main thing.
the original is fine but the remix really should have been the single. just cut off the intro for the radio edit and it's perfect surely?
― ufo, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 08:33 (four years ago) link
I think you must all be high :D
Now, if there was a version of the single mix extended out to 6 minutes then we we would be talking.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 3 March 2020 21:03 (four years ago) link
I have a very good edit of it by mikeandtess and it's just under 6 minutes but it got removed from bandcamp, sadly.
― Good taste, bit Victorian but who isn't? (jed_), Tuesday, 3 March 2020 21:16 (four years ago) link
oh it's now a free download on mikeandtess's soundcloud.
https://soundcloud.com/mikeandtess13
― Good taste, bit Victorian but who isn't? (jed_), Tuesday, 3 March 2020 21:18 (four years ago) link
Thanks.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 3 March 2020 21:25 (four years ago) link
how big is she in North America? is she big-big or niche-big?
― Alain the Botton (jed_), Wednesday, 4 March 2020 17:08 (four years ago) link
"new rules" and the calvin harris collab were big-big, don't think she has much of a profile otherwise
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 4 March 2020 17:15 (four years ago) link
the hot 100 isn't everything, but 'don't start now' is at #5 right now. a new peak for her.
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 4 March 2020 17:16 (four years ago) link
oh i was wondering if i should've checked "don't start now"'s status on the charts. that fuckin rocks
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 4 March 2020 17:19 (four years ago) link