Jop Tournament Round 1.9

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The last 8 contenders for your polling pleasure.


[Poll #923803]


All polls still open until after the weekend, so if you've missed any you can go back and tick, (though I've not really tagged any of them, sorry!)

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I've never quite understood why you like "Everytime" so much Lex. (I'm sure the fact that it's nobody else's favourite has nothing to do with it ;))

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

It sounds like one T. Amos (as typing this I'm certain we've had this discussion before)

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It does but that's not really why I like it - cf post below, Tori Amos also tends to be quite overblown, or at least rarely as fragile and lost as Britney is on 'Everytime'.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Because it's completely gorgeous! The textures are amazing, really subtle, and I think it's her best vocal performance ever in terms of conveying emotion - 'Born To Make You Happy' and 'Before The Goodbye' come closest I think.

Also, microhouse : house :: 'Everytime' : traditional pop powerballad - it's interesting to compare this to 'Shadow', which is the kind of ballad you'd expect from Britney, and which is really good but not as affecting as 'Everytime', which just sounds...little, and lost, and tremulous.

Also it's her response to 'Cry Me A River'!

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I also think there's always a pleasure to those third singles from albums (although now I can't remember, maybe this was second...) Billie Jean, Beat It, and then... etc etc etc