Which Britney studio album was her best, and which was her worst?
... Baby One More Time (1999)
Oops!... I Did It Again (2000)
Britney (2001)
In the Zone (2003)
Blackout (2007)
Circus (2008)
Femme Fatale (2011)
Britney Jean (2013)
Glory (2016)
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | June 10, 2022 1:05 AM |
They’re all pretty much trash but I would say Blackout and Femme Fatale are the more listenable ones for me
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 3, 2022 10:37 PM |
I think we all know what her worst was... Britney Jean. When I heard will.i.am was producing, I knew it would be a total flop. And I was right. There is a (credible) theory that it's not even Britney's voice on most of the tracks.
As for her best, the two most popular seem to be In the Zone and Blackout. And they are very very good albums. But "Oops" is my personal favorite, because it gave me such comfort as a budding gayling in middle school.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 3, 2022 10:38 PM |
Blackout-obviously the best. Baby one More Time the worst.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 3, 2022 10:39 PM |
Best album - Blackout Best song - Heaven on Earth
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 3, 2022 10:40 PM |
For someone who hates on Britney so much, you certainly love making threads about her.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 3, 2022 10:41 PM |
R5 I don't hate Britney at all. I love her.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 3, 2022 10:43 PM |
[quote]Best song - Heaven on Earth
I like “Get Naked”. And I think it was a bonus tack on Blackout, but Phonography is an incredible pop song and should have been on the album and a single.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 3, 2022 10:43 PM |
Her last two albums were a mess. And don't you just love how Britney supposedly co-wrote EVERY SINGLE TRACK on Britney Jean.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 3, 2022 10:55 PM |
[quote]And don't you just love how Britney supposedly co-wrote EVERY SINGLE TRACK on Britney Jean.
Lol. Yeah, I love Britney and all, but I’m calling bullshit on that.
I like Glory though. Well, certain songs on it. I don’t think it’s a cohesive album.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 3, 2022 10:59 PM |
Nothing before Blackout is tolerable. Almost everything from Blackout onwards is at least decent (except for Britney Jean). I say this as a hardcore Britney detractor.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 4, 2022 12:07 AM |
Her first two albums are disposable pop but ironically, she actually had a better voice then. Britney and In The Zone had standout tracks like "Slave 4 U", "Overprotected" and "Everytime" and "Toxic" but too much filler on both. Blackout, Circus and Femme Fatale were three solid albums though she barely sang well on them just talked her songs. I liked Glory too but her voice was shot and she sounded like a chipmunk smoking 20 packs a day. Britney Jean was trash.
So ranking:
1. Blackout 2. Femme Fatale. 3. Circus 4. In the Zone 5. Glory 6. Britney 7. Baby, One More Time 8. Oops, I Did It Again
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | June 6, 2022 10:20 PM |
britney jean is the most white trash album title ever.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 6, 2022 10:21 PM |
I think it was a reference to Janet's album Damita Jo, R15. Just like how Glory seems to be a reference to Madonna's Ray of Light. Though it's Britney Jean is a garbage album and Damita Jo was very underrated in my opinion. Britney has always been derivative. Blackout which is her best was actually inspired heavily by Nelly Furtado's Loose and Justin Timberlake's Future Sex/Love Sounds. Femme Fatale got praised from Kylie Minogue.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | June 6, 2022 10:28 PM |
I didn’t hate Britney Jean the way most folks seem to. I like Work Bitch, Alien, Perfume and Passenger. And I love Glory. Private Show inspired a million gay thirst trap videos and for that, I was very grateful.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 6, 2022 11:20 PM |
Best album - the one she will never release, because she doesn't have an ounce of talent and is an entirely manufactured product; which is to say, she is entirely devoid of any artistic inclinations, taste or merit (let's not even mention intelligence).
Worst album - the best that this slag has ever been able to produce are mediocre albums like Blackout or Circus. The rest are a few good, catchy songs lost amidst a sea of generic, low quality filler.
I will never understand how this trailer park escapee has cultivated such a fanatical following.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | June 6, 2022 11:20 PM |
[quote] I will never understand how this trailer park escapee has cultivated such a fanatical following.
My theory is she was relatable. She was a pretty white girl who grew up on a farm in Louisiana despite her limited talents, she became famous through the will of a vicious stage mom who drove her to every single audition throughout the country. From getting on The Mickey Mouse Club to her record deal at Jive. The execs at Jive only wanted her to be part of some girl group but saw she had this "aww shucks" charm to her. That they decided to give her a bunch of demos ranging from R&B, dance-pop or covers and made her perform at malls. The Max Martin single "Baby One More Time" (written for TLC) ended up a surprise hit and she stuck. I remember Britney-mania and all the documentaries and interviews she had and the key I felt was she felt like a real person despite her highly glamorized image. Her lack of talent didn't matter because it was just the image that sold and made her popular with young girls and horny boys everywhere.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 6, 2022 11:27 PM |
Max Martin took a girl with a plain, pretty singing voice and made her scream til she was hoarse and sounded like a baby goat to create the voice she has now. Granted, it made her famous because it became her signature, but he really ruined her signing voice intentionally.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | June 7, 2022 7:44 AM |
Max preferred nasally high-pitched voices to work with. Nick Carter and Justin Timberlake got a lot of solo parts in the songs he wrote where they screech too. I also think he wanted Britney to mimic T-Boz's vocal fry for BOMT.
She really needed more singing lessons. She had a voice but not had good control or technique. And she's clearly more comfortable singing in a deep pitch. I wish she was smarter to realize this but she just did what everyone told her and listened. It paid off financially but she can't sing anymore.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | June 7, 2022 9:51 AM |
Best to worst:
Blackout (2007)
In the Zone (2003)
Britney (2001)
Circus (2008)
Femme Fatale (2011)
... Baby One More Time (1999)
Glory (2016)
Oops!... I Did It Again (2000)
Britney Jean (2013)
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | June 10, 2022 1:05 AM |