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The Official Kylie "Aphrodite" Era Thread!
Topic Started: Apr 20 2010, 01:51 PM (24,692 Views)
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Apr 25 2010, 02:16 PM
so her total sales world wide are what, like 20-30 million ?
At most, yeah. Her profile and popularity really aren't reflected in her record sales for the most part.
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Well, she did really well with that tour in America, a country she's barely known in.
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Apr 25 2010, 05:01 PM
Well, she did really well with that tour in America, a country she's barely known in.
:lol2: It was a TINY tour.
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Whatever.
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Insanely good write-up on the new Kylie album from Popjustice:

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Here is a picture of the microphone songstrel Kylie Minogue used to record vocals for her new album.

How do we know this? Because Stuart Price told us so when we VISITED HIS STUDIO LAST FRIDAY TO HEAR TRACKS FROM 'APHRODITE'. *Explodes*

Here are some things we discovered on our fact-finding mission to Acton.

FIRST UP: THE SINGLE IS BIG BOLD DANCEABLE PROPER KYLIE.
This is the most important news, because if the singles come in the wrong order the whole thing falls apart. 'All The Lovers' is the comeback single '2 Hearts' wasn't, which is funny because it's written by the same people (ie the artists formerly known as Kish Mauve). In tone it's a bit like 'I Believe In You' (which until now was Kylie's best single since 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head') with a more danceable edge; a confident, worldly-wise voice in 'All The Lovers' replaces the slightly naive optimism of 'I Believe In You'. The song starts off with Kylie quietly singing "dance, it's all I wanna do, why won't you move? I'm standing here with you, why won't you move?". Kylie suggests that the dancing is important "even if it throws you to the fire, fire, fire" and as the HUGE MASSIVE CHORUS storms into view it's clear that the song's not really about relaxing while you dance, it's about relaxing into a relationship. In the chorus - backed by a brilliantly wibbly synth riff - Kylie sings "all the lovers that have gone before, they don't compare to you, don't be frightened, just give me a little bit more, they don't compare, all the lovers". The lyrics might not read like much but they're proper air-punchingly euphoric and defiant and a little bit overwhelming in the song. One of the oddities with 'X' seemed to be that some Fairly Fundamental Things had happened in Kylie's life but were ignored in the tunes. Part of this single's likeability comes from its message that "yes, a lot's happened and we've both been around the block a bit but what we have here is properly amazing so calm down and let's just get on with it". After a bit of verse-chorus-verse-chorus action everything drops out for the middle eight where it goes all breathy and intimate and hot and sweaty with Kylie's repeated request to dance then the track EXPLODES into the music from that YouTube clip she put up last week. It's confident and exciting and completely brilliant if not something of a masterpiece and all in all is 'a bit of a moment'. Apparently 'All The Lovers' only really came up in the last three weeks and very quickly took the position of lead single.

SECONDLY: OTHER TRACKS ARE ALSO V GOOD.
Stuart played us a handful of other tracks from the album. 'Get Out Of My Way' could well be this album's 'Love At First Sight'; 'Better Than Today', while similar to the version Kylie performed live last year, now seems to have a punchier, more stompsome production. Another song Stuart played us even though he wasn't meant to but what are they going to do sack him is a slightly 'Wow'-esque number which has a BRILLIANT 'Stuart Price moment' (you'll know it when you hear it) plus another segment in which everything falls away - Stuart describes this is "the moment in a club when you can hear glasses clinking". How very posh - the clubs we go to put everything in plastics. (NB 'Get Out Of My Way' will sound amazing in the sort of club that doesn't trust its clientele with glassware.)

THE TITLE TRACK IS IMMENSE AND RIDICULOUS AND FANTASTIC.
'Aphrodite' is the title track on 'Aphrodite', hence the name. Stuart likes its 'Rhythm Nation'-esque qualities; we felt there was a slight Art Of Noise-ish, 'True Faith'-ey thing going on. It would have fitted in well on 'X' and would have been one of the album's best tracks, not least for the line "it's the truth, it's a fact, I was gone and now I'm back". It's a lyric that underlines and puts into capital letters the idea that this, not 'X', is really Kylie's big comeback album. Elsewhere in the song there's a great "I'm going back and forth and forth and back, can you feel me in stereo" hook along with military drums and handclaps. On one listen it doesn't feel like a single but we think it's one of the songs that'll end up defining the album.

PROPER KYLIE IS BACK BACK BACK.
"She's got that glint in her eye," Stuart notes.

SONGS ON THE ALBUM WERE SUBJECT TO A 'PARTON TEST'.
In an interesting (and slightly demented) twist on the 'old grey whistle test' method of identifying potential hits, Stuart and Kylie knew a song would work if it made sense when sung in the style of Dolly Parton. Apparently Kylie does a particularly good Dolly version of 'All The Lovers'. Vocals on tracks that had already been recorded were re-recorded in Stuart's studio and rather than singing in a vocal booth Kylie would sing (using the pictured microphone) standing right in front of Stuart. The idea was to give 'Aphrodite' a sense of fun and spontaneity - and cohesion - that wasn't there with 'X'.

THE BEST SONGS WENT ON THE ALBUM.
Stuart explains that he got involved with 'Aphrodite' last October when he met Kylie in New York for a writing session. From that session "three or four" tracks remain, and from that point onwards he became a very significant force in the album's completion. As executive producer he's been responsible for shaping the album's sound - at one point on Friday he described it as a 'houseparty' record - which has meant a role in deciding which songs did and didn't make the cut but also mixing tracks so they all feel like they're part of the same album. Songs were picked, Stuart says, not because of who wrote or produced them, but because of how good they were. From what he said last week Stuart's involvement on a lot of songs has been slightly more than the conventional idea of mixing a track but slightly less than the conventional idea of producing it. Basically everything's gone through a bit of a Stuart Price filter so that it doesn't sound like some dickhead A&R has just aimlessly scooped a load of tracks off a shelf, chucked them in a sack, Sellotaped a photo of Kylie to the front, opened his window and shouted "THAT'LL BE £7.99 PLEASE" at people in the street.

NO BALLADS.
We asked Stuart if there were any ballads on the album and he said no (AMAZING), then clarified that point by adding "not in the accepted sense". When we expressed some relief at this, commenting that Kylie wasn't really known for her ballads, Stuart countered that 'Especially For You' was in fact something of a tune. It was hard to disagree with his point and that's a great example of why Stuart's precisely the sort of person who should be in charge not just of this album but ALL OTHER ALBUMS BY EVERYONE EVER. His "not ballads in the accepted sense" comment may mean that there are some interesting sort-of-ballad-sort-of-not moments, and 'All The Lovers' does have that slightly sad, crying-at-the-discotheque upbeat discoballad quality everybody loves. Stuart added that some ballads were recorded during the 'Aphrodite' sessions but just weren't quite right for this album and may well appear in the future when there's a place for them.

AND FINALLY: IT'S GOING TO BE A CONTINUOUS MIX
This may not excite you very much but it excited us an obscene amount. In keeping with the 'this is an album not just a selection of tracks' idea, Stuart's currently finding a way of stitching the songs together. The plan is that it won't be a non-stop megamix but there'll be a natural continuous flow that creates an 'official' order for the album's tracks. (Stuart didn't say this himself, but we guess it'll be a bit like Madonna's 'Confessions...'.) In an era when fans routinely create their own album running orders in iTunes, presenting 'Aphrodite' as a definitively sequenced body of work is a great way of showcasing Kylie's own confidence in what's shaping up to be her best album since 'Light Years'.

In summary: a truly incredible comeback single that'll sit alongside Scissor Sisters' 'Fire With Fire' as a solid gold summer pop anthem, the other tracks sound great, Kylie's on great form vocally, there's no need for anybody to panic about 'X Mark 2' and we can't wait to hear the rest of the tracks. THE END.
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I am really looking forward to this album
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That certainly makes it sound fantastic, although Popjustice probably gushed about "X" in the same way and look how that turned out.

That said, "X" didn't have THE Stuart Price overseeing it! :drama:
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cannot wait!!!
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Let's get on record that Riv has stated that this record will flop.
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Showing a bit of age there Kili

Well done
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Apr 27 2010, 09:59 PM
Showing a bit of age there Kili

Well done
:lol2: and :clap: to Kyles.
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From SayHey:

I just met Dannii at the launch of her new clothing range at Selfridges (she looked glowing btw) and asked her if she had heard Kylie's new album. She said that her sister was being really secretive and would only let her hear the new single. She said it was "outstanding", I said I heard it was good and she replied "no its seriously outstanding!"
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she's so ugly
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Apr 28 2010, 07:26 AM
she's so ugly
:manson:
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"All The Lovers" remix to premiere this weekend

To celebrate Shadow Lounge's Kris Di Angelis remixing Kylie's brand new single we invite you to Shadow Lounge for his own unique tribute to the Princess of Pop

Her first new single in 3 years time ALL THE LOVERS is a very well kept secret. Only 30 secs have been released on the internet with 300.000 hits in less than 3 days. Everyone wants to hear Kylie's collaboration with Stuart Price and we are the ones to give it to you.
For the first time ever a gay club has been given the honour and the permission to play World Exclusive such a mega artist's new single.

So you know what you are doing this Bank Holiday Weekend... Hint hint : Dance, it's all I wanna do so won't you dance, i'm standing here with you why won't you move, i'll get inside your groove 'cos I'm on FIRE FIRE FIRE FIRE
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Oh God no. Another awful TV "special" is on the way. :vomit:


http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/132753/Kylie-Minogue-s-special-500k-deal/

KYLIE MINOGUE'S SPECIAL £500K DEAL

KYLIE Minogue fans should be feeling lucky, lucky, lucky this summer as ITV screen a special evening with her.

The Aussie beauty, 41, has signed an estimated £500,000 deal for the hour show.


It will coincide with the release of her album Aphrodite and single All The Lovers. She said: “I’m excited.”
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Think this album is gonna be a goodie! Not hard to improve on X, mind!
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Apr 28 2010, 07:26 AM
she's so ugly
wtf :manson:

yet another itv special would be cool as long as they skip the lame humour and stick to great stage acts.

it's occasions such as this i miss being a shadow lounge regular :(
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she wasn't always fug but in recent years it's gone quite a bit downhill for her face. sorry gays, that's just how I feel :(
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