The Christina Aguilera Mega-thread

[BRIOHAZARD]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

This is sad lol...

Damn, did you do this? Who ever did it beat me to it.

I was actually working on this last night.




"Not Myself Tonight", she hit the bulls eye with that title.

 

[sweet-HOT-sexy]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

I like the video. And I don´t care if she´s copying someone. It´s Cristina and I´m gonna love her no matter what.
And about the album, I´m not worried. Bionic will be huge

 

[bostonboy20]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

seeing alllll of those similarities posted above....it is SO obvious that this is the point of the video...she's taken from other artists, becuase she's "Not Herself Tonight"....that's what I think...there's no way in hell someone would make a video with that many similarities and not have done it on purpose.

 

[dannybye]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

Not a fan of Not Myself Tonight!!! For me it doesn't matter if she copied anyone else or not!! I'm deeply saddened to see someone with such GREAT TALENT sink to such depths when she doesn't need to!! I thought the video was DISGUSTING!! And what makes it worse is she's a mother!! For the record while I like Lady Gaga's music I'm not a fan of her videos either!!

 

[Mesho-37]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

THAT SLUT.

 

[Anton98]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

The monsters took no prisoners last night lol

 

[bokan800]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

I fucking love the video! >.<

It's a big sarcastic diss of all the iconic images of other artist's videos. Madonna, GaGa, Beyonce, Stefani, Spears... LOL

Video is called "Not MYSELF Tonight"...

Relax people...

 

[dannybye]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

Sarcastic Diss or not it's still beneath someone of her TALENT!!! I only hope the rest of the album is better than this and she gets back to doing great videos like the one for HURT. For me that's a CLASSIC video!!

 

[spice up your life]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

The video is amazing and so enjoyable and sexy and It fits the song perfectly and she looks so fucking hot also I loved all her references to the queen of Pop Madonna

 

[axioma16]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

Since the release of her mediocre attempts at crossing into the now lucrative 'techno/pop' genre that Lady Gaga made (undeservedly) popular two years ago, I have wondered about the state of Christina Aguilera's voice. It would seem that this is a genre favoured by singers whose vocal abilities are limited or dramatically diminished, and we should not forget that Miss Aguilera is notorious for her inability to produce what she "does" on record, while performing live.

Her tone is amazing and, as long as she is singing in the mid tenor range, her voice is very powerful, agile and elastic. However, anything above that is largely outside of her capabilities, unless it is in a very frail head voice. The fact that "Not Myself Tonight" doesn't even cover an octave in range, is performed in a half-sung/half-spoken manner and only contains heavily edited high notes in the background, would suggest that she is already losing her voice... Or maybe she has decided to release an album that will enable her vocal chords to have a much needed rest.

As for the video, it is as tacky, uninteresting and dull as the song itself. All of this has been done before and yes, Lady Gaga is a better plagiarist than Christina, probably because she is so over the top, that it is difficult to perceive the whiff of desperation through the whirling colours. In Christina's case, she is hampered by her ridiculous sense of self-importance, which always makes her want to make a grand statement. Hence, the result is dull and pretentious, as everything she has always done.

I cannot say that I'm exactly waiting for this album with much interest... Especially if the lack of quality in the material is as awful as in her previous shitty effort.

 

[lostnfound]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

The fact that "Not Myself Tonight" doesn't even cover an octave in range, is performed in a half-sung/half-spoken manner and only contains heavily edited high notes in the background, would suggest that she is already losing her voice... Or maybe she has decided to release an album that will enable her vocal chords to have a much needed rest.

It has been quoted that Linda Perry advised Christina on the album, to use her voice differently and not have to over-sing. Linda said that Christina should not be afraid to just sing without using so much power.

 

[goodtimes12128]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

I don't get why everyone is really worked up over familiar imagery. The real question to me, is if she is really wearing leather masks etc. and using whips in her actual sex life. I would hope that the video really is some sort of homage or commentary on popular imagery for blonde female pop stars OR her commenting on her newly found sex life. If neither of those are correct, then what is the point of the video?

 

[samsonite]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

She's not herself tonight? Bitch has been 'inspired' by other female artists for her entire career. Not being herself would require being original.

Soooo true lol. I'm kinda glad this song is flopping big time. It fucking sucks.

 

[Anton98]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

I'm hoping that the rest of the album is better. Isn't that her track record now? The singles always flopped on the charts but the album is gold. I have no problem with the video except the product placement of her fragrance. Nothing wrong with promotion but it looked tacky. Who's the guy on the bed in the last scene? Hottie!

 

[AngelFromAbove]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

Since the release of her mediocre attempts at crossing into the now lucrative 'techno/pop' genre that Lady Gaga made (undeservedly) popular two years ago, I have wondered about the state of Christina Aguilera's voice. It would seem that this is a genre favoured by singers whose vocal abilities are limited or dramatically diminished, and we should not forget that Miss Aguilera is notorious for her inability to produce what she "does" on record, while performing live.

What's with the Christina hate? Christina has had plenty of videos of her singing live and she's proven that she can reproduce the studio efforts, live.

Her tone is amazing and, as long as she is singing in the mid tenor range, her voice is very powerful, agile and elastic. However, anything above that is largely outside of her capabilities, unless it is in a very frail head voice. The fact that "Not Myself Tonight" doesn't even cover an octave in range, is performed in a half-sung/half-spoken manner and only contains heavily edited high notes in the background, would suggest that she is already losing her voice... Or maybe she has decided to release an album that will enable her vocal chords to have a much needed rest.

Stop trying to sound more intelligent than you really are. If you knew as much as you did about singing as you try to display, then you would go back, reread this statement, and figure out what's wrong with it. Here, I've helped you by highlighting the inaccurate fragment. In addition, her vocal capabilities would be anything she could produce and she can produce more than octave.

 

[axioma16]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

What's with the Christina hate? Christina has had plenty of videos of her singing live and she's proven that she can reproduce the studio efforts, live.

No, she cannot. She has to consistently alter the melodic line of songs in order to be able to perform them. In fact, she has been often criticized for her inability to hit notes in the upper tenor/alto range, or for making disastrous attempts at singing them. Her high notes are one part screaming and three parts studio wizardry. She rarely hits anything above B4 correctly, and she has often been accused of lip syncing to pre-recorded fragments of the difficult parts of her songs.

Stop trying to sound more intelligent than you really are. If you knew as much as you did about singing as you try to display, then you would go back, reread this statement, and figure out what's wrong with it. Here, I've helped you by highlighting the inaccurate fragment. In addition, her vocal capabilities would be anything she could produce and she can produce more than octave.

Don't get your knickers in a twist. My statement is perfectly valid, because it reflects the truth: she has a soprano timbre, but can only belt comfortably in the mid-tenor/upper baritone range. Most times, she can't even hit C5, for God's sake. Second, one's vocal capabilities are anything that one can produce with a solid timbre, vibrato, good tonal quality and can be sustained for more than two seconds. Thus, since her high notes are a mess, she fails miserably at singing them whenever there isn't a sound technician around to alter the pitch and improve the tonal quality, and she can barely hit these notes for a fraction of a second even in the studio, no, these frequencies are not within her capabilities.

Just because you can reach a particular pitch doesn't mean that you can do it well, or that it does have any degree of musical value. Maybe your fanaticism is the real problem, and not what you suppose to be pretension on my part.

 

[AngelFromAbove]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

No, she cannot. She has to consistently alter the melodic line of songs in order to be able to perform them. In fact, she has been often criticized for her inability to hit notes in the upper tenor/alto range, or for making disastrous attempts at singing them. Her high notes are one part screaming and three parts studio wizardry. She rarely hits anything above B4 correctly, and she has often been accused of lip syncing to pre-recorded fragments of the difficult parts of her songs.

Yes, she can. Has every performance been perfect? No. I can definitely attest to seeing performance where she has strained or missed notes, but what singer has not had some bad performances? However, she's also had several performances where she has sung, live, and she was on-key. Suffice it to say, you have not watched enough of her performances or you simply do not want to admit it, due to whatever biases you may carry about her and/or singing.

Don't get your knickers in a twist. My statement is perfectly valid, because it reflects the truth: she has a soprano timbre, but can only belt comfortably in the mid-tenor/upper baritone range.

Do you know where that is on the piano? No, you don't. That is why I pointed that out earlier. You have no clue what Tenor notes and Baritone notes are, otherwise you would not say that Christina Aguilera can hit them. You would also know that it is physiologically impossible for a female to go beyond Tenor, even if she has an extensive vocal fry.

Most times, she can't even hit C5, for God's sake. Second, one's vocal capabilities are anything that one can produce with a solid timbre, vibrato, good tonal quality and can be sustained for more than two seconds. Thus, since her high notes are a mess, she fails miserably at singing them whenever there isn't a sound technician around to alter the pitch and improve the tonal quality, and she can barely hit these notes for a fraction of a second even in the studio, no, these frequencies are not within her capabilities.

Again, you need to watch more of her videos? She can sing on-pitch, live, which means that it is within her vocal capabilities. Not to mention, vibrato is not necessary, for it to be singing. That is more misinformation you are serving.

Just because you can reach a particular pitch doesn't mean that you can do it well, or that it does have any degree of musical value. Maybe your fanaticism is the real problem, and not what you suppose to be pretension on my part.

I like Christina, but I'm not a fanatic. I just have problems with people trying to use terminology inaccurately and giving opinions based off limited sources/backing.

 

[Ekim23]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

Okay here's my point of view now...


Why people always compare her to other artists ? I mean everybody copies everybody. Gaga didnt create anything, neither did beyoncé and neither did Aguilera.

The problem is that people expect much more from aguilera and even when she tries to do different things, people always criticize her. when she' doing something popular she's copying Gaga and madonna. When she goes back to basics she has a lack of inspiration... anyway.

Even tho I always supported aguilera, I have to admit that after seing the video, it's not the aguilera I like. That's all I have to say, it's not about she's going gaga or whatever.

i like the fighter mode or the B2B mode. But the trashy aguilera is not my thing. Hopefully the next singles will be more mature

 

[Anton98]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

^ I hope so too. To be fair it took me a while to like the "Dirty" Christina too.

 

[Ephemeral]

Re: Aguilera: Bionic [Spring 2010]

I like the cleaned up version of Xtina. I wasn't feeling the Diirty era and I'm not feeling this. Sorry to say but this reminds me a lot of Gaga and only one person can be the incredible goddess that is Gaga.

What I don't understand is why can't this chick sell as well as Beyonce? Aguilera's voice is PHENOMENAL but her record sells pale in comparison to her competitors. The public gets it wrong everytime.