Early mix for Alien called "V2.8 Vocal Mix"

[CJMCH]

Less polished vocals, no glitch and a more simple instrumental. Straight from the pro tools folder.

 

[Heitorzinho]

The production in here is so much more clear and well done. You can tell when it's her, when it's Myah doing bv vocals... Britney Jean continues to be an interesting topic in Britney's career.

[TommyX]

V2 is early? How many versions are there? Is it like iOS? 

Edited September 19, 2023 by TommyX

[Crazy4BRITNEY3.2]

what's a pro tools folder 

[Benjamyn]

14 minutes ago, TommyX said:

V2 is early? How many versions are there? Is it like iOS? 

V 2.8 would suggest there has been there has been at least 18 other versions provided they increased incrementally and started at V1. More if they started at 0 0.1 etc

But who knows, that's the vocal mixer naming them I'm assuming.

V1.0 V 1.1 V1.2 V1.3 V1.4 V1.5 V1.6 V1.7 V1.8 V1.9
V2.0 V 2.1 etc

[Math Carmignani]

If this comes from the pro tools folder then basically it's "fanmade"? Someone basically selected some vocal takes and slapped them onto some instrumental files and released it. Right? 

[TwiggyStardust]

Her team really screwed up the trajectory of her discography with this entire album. It’s the only one I don’t listen to. Why listen to something that is 98.5% being sung by someone else? 

[CJMCH]

1 hour ago, Crazy4BRITNEY3.0 said:

what's a pro tools folder 

The recording sessions of the track. They surfaced yeard ago.

1 hour ago, Matheus Carmignani Salvador said:

If this comes from the pro tools folder then basically it's "fanmade"? Someone basically selected some vocal takes and slapped them onto some instrumental files and released it. Right? 

No, this is an actual file from the pro tools folder. All of the pro tools folders have a lot of mixes inside, but most of them get deleted before they surface to the public. Alien only had one on it but I'm sure there were a lot more on the folder before someone decided to put it out.

For example, aside from the 3 mixes that the fans did for Toxic using the rough vocal takes, the pro tools folder had an actual ruff mix with minor differences:

 

 

Make Me also has 8 mixes with G-Eazy and 8 without him, all on the pro tools folder. I think v1 from the solo mix is missing, but I could be wrong.

1 hour ago, Benjamyn said:

V 2.8 would suggest there has been there has been at least 18 other versions provided they increased incrementally and started at V1. More if they started at 0 0.1 etc

But who knows, that's the vocal mixer naming them I'm assuming.

V1.0 V 1.1 V1.2 V1.3 V1.4 V1.5 V1.6 V1.7 V1.8 V1.9
V2.0 V 2.1 etc

Yeah, there are probably a lot more versions of this one, of course, not sure how many. I remember "MusicMafia" posted V1.3 years ago and it's cut short/a lot more rough.

https://britney-online.net/media/audios/demos/britney_jean/Alien (V1.3).mp3

Edited September 19, 2023 by CJMCH

[paulmgrimes]

I can’t really tell a difference but I also haven’t listened to this album in almost a decade. I’m glad we got Glory before she retired. 

[Sia]

I'm in the minority here, but this song is just a mess - have always felt that way.

I think it's a technically beautiful song but the production and singing choices make it unbearable to me. Britney's voice just doesn't fit the song and it's clear that the long notes in the chorus never stood a chance.

Composition wise it's a solid song, but it needed the right artist and I honestly can't think of who it would be. Perhaps it should've stayed in the vault.

 

[Brat]

It’s too basic of a song for Britney,  sounds like a Selena song 

[jordeezy river red]

Sooooooooo much smoother!!!! I love it

[jordeezy river red]

2 hours ago, Sia said:

I'm in the minority here, but this song is just a mess - have always felt that way.

I think it's a technically beautiful song but the production and singing choices make it unbearable to me. Britney's voice just doesn't fit the song and it's clear that the long notes in the chorus never stood a chance.

Composition wise it's a solid song, but it needed the right artist and I honestly can't think of who it would be. Perhaps it should've stayed in the vault.

 

Its a good, solid album track but not an opener or single. It would make a great track 9 on an album of good songs. 

[December02]

I think basically it’s just that in the chorus a few vocal notes were changed. I’m pretty sure this is just the version that leaked a few days before the album? I remember that the chorus vocals in the leaked one back then were more natural like this? That being said natural maybe isnt the word to use since there is a whole lot of vocal correction going on here

[PokemonSpears]

4 hours ago, Heitorzinho said:

The production in here is so much more clear and well done. You can tell when it's her, when it's Myah doing bv vocals... Britney Jean continues to be an interesting topic in Britney's career.

Myah isn't even on this song, I think that's Ana Diaz

 

[Nickey]

No edit is going to change the fact that it's very poorly recorded. It sounds like they had little time to do this and it was a very very rough demo she did in a rush amid Vegas rehearshals. 

The song is not a vocal killer although she sounds like she's having a hard time singing it. She's clearly singing it for the first or second time, not really focusing on proper delivery. You can hear how different the vocals are done on Glory where she had some input and they didn't rush the album as much. 

[CJMCH]

3 hours ago, December02 said:

I think basically it’s just that in the chorus a few vocal notes were changed. I’m pretty sure this is just the version that leaked a few days before the album? I remember that the chorus vocals in the leaked one back then were more natural like this? That being said natural maybe isnt the word to use since there is a whole lot of vocal correction going on here

The one that leaked before the album had the whisper effects at the start and the song had more tuned vocals. Here it is: 

 

[fill the crown]

i'm very intrigued by how songs turn out the way they are in the end and hearing rough demos really tickle a part of my brain. thanks 4 sharing <3