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Britney Spears Has Fun And Ascends To Pop Greatness Once Again On ‘Glory’ - Album Review by Inquistr

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One thing that all fans of Britney Spears can agree with is that it’s obvious when the 34-year-old entertainer is truly enjoying what she’s doing.

For several years following her well-documented 2007 mental health episode, the joy and energy that exuded through Spears’ music and stage performances waned rather heavily, beginning with her shaky MTV Video Music Awards performance of “Gimme More,” and leading all the way up to last year’s one-off single, “Pretty Girls,” with Iggy Azalea.

 

The strongest show of nonchalance, however, was found on her last full offering, 2013’s Britney Jean, which was lauded by critics and fans alike, and in turn, became Spears worst-selling album to date.

Luckily for us (and for Spears), that spark that once made it impossible to ignore her has since been reignited and replenished, and it has shown up not just in her Las Vegas residency show, Britney: Piece of Me, but in her latest melodic work as well. Glory, Spears’ ninth album, displays this regaining of power immensely and helps to mold what could be her best work since Blackout, which was released at the pinnacle of her breakdown period.

In fact, we’re being totally honest about things, Glory actually comes close to besting what is seen as Spears’ pop opus, 2003’s In The Zone, partially thanks to her attempts to tackle new and surprising styles and genres for the disc. For the first time in a long while, it feels as if Britney is once again leading her show; something she claimed, but failed to do on 2009’s Circus, as opposed to being led into it by a group of producers or her sound engineer.

The end result is something wonderful to aurally witness.

Glory kicks off with the sultry and perfectly-titled “Invitation,” a slow-burn of a mid-tempo ballad.

“I’m ready to reveal it,” Spears seductively coos, “let inhibitions come undone. Here’s my invitation, baby, hope it sets us free.”

That literal opening leads to the first official lead from Glory, “Make Me…,” which may not be doing well in chart position or video accompaniment, but is still one of the best singles that Spears has released in quite some time.

In case anyone needed a reminder of her international relevance, Britney does so with not one, but two languages on deluxe bonuses for Glory: “Change Your Mind (No Seas Cortés)” and the completely-French “Coupure Électrique,” which holds a sweet and direct nod to the aforementioned Blackout by way of the title’s translation. It also makes up in one song what all of Britney Jean couldn’t do as a complete work by adding even more of a personal touch to the disc (Spears also had a hand in co-writing seven tracks on Glory, including “Coupure Électrique”).

Glory is the album that the Britney Army — Britney Spears’ fan base — never thought would come, but just as she’s proven time and time again, it’s unwise to count anything out when it comes to her. Spears’ resilience, strive, and most importantly, energy are at peak notches throughout Glory, and we can only hope that this is a true sign that “Miss American Dream” is ready to show the world that she’s nowhere near finished with slaying them just yet.

 

Glory, glory, hallelujah, Britney Spears is back!

 

http://www.inquisitr.com/3446401/britney-spears-glory-review/

 

Wow at the level of stanning, and everything they said is true tbh, Glory is beyond a masterpiece :clap:

Inquistr's review is one of the best reviews I've seen so far!

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14 minutes ago, Don't Keep Me Waiting said:

Not to go off on a tangent, but I'm getting tired of critics acting like In The Zone is Britney's greatest album since when it first came out it got middling reviews. I know hindsight is 20/20, but it's pretty ridiculous.

I can't at people giving In The Zone much more credit than the masterpiece that is Godout, they gave it low scores just because "it was cool to treat Britney like ****" back then :sickofu:

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2 hours ago, ImpossiblePrince said:

The strongest show of nonchalance, however, was found on her last full offering, 2013’s Britney Jean, which was lauded by critics and fans alike, and in turn, became Spears worst-selling album to date.

Um, lauded means "highly praised."

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1 minute ago, ImpossiblePrince said:

It WAS lauded at first, until they actually found out how shallow it was :orangu:

Eh, it got like B reviews (which is nuts because it sucks).

 

I was shading the author's grasp of language/sentence structure. To say something was lauded but then "in turn" sold poorly doesn't make sense, because it conveys that the expectation for high praise is low sales. "In turn" is about logical sequence, meaning 'high praise' leads to 'high sales.'

 

Sorry, I know you aren't the author. I just hate bad writing. 

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