Sonically, What’s Your Favorite Britney Era, & Why?

[DoYouDare?]

Personally, I would say my favorite Britney era is “In The Zone,” because she chose to experiment outside of her comfort zone, & evolved drastically as an artist. With songs such as, “Breathe On Me,” “Showdown,” & “Touch of My Hand,” Britney managed to shift in a completely new direction, & created a fresh/authentic sound that to this day stills separates her from the rest. 
 

 

What is yours?

 

 

Edited August 15 by DoYouDare?

[thesimplelife]

I’m gonna go with Blackout! I think it’s her most cohesive album to this date, all of the songs are 10/10s and the sound still feels fresh to this day, it aged better than any other record of that era imo. She really changed the scene with this album, it truly deserves the “Bible of Pop” title. 
In the Zone is a close second, her best work is when she’s 100% involved in the project that’s why it’s so frustrating that they took away her creative freedom after 2007.  

Edited August 16 by thesimplelife

[DoYouDare?]

13 minutes ago, thesimplelife said:

I’m gonna go with Blackout! I think it’s her most cohesive album to this date, all of the songs are 10/10s and the sound still feels fresh to this day, it aged better than any other record of that era imo. She really changed the scene with this album, it truly deserves the “Bible of Pop” title. 
In the Zone is a close second, her best work is when she’s 100% involved in the project that’s why it’s so frustrating that they took away her creative freedom after 2007.  

“Blackout” is iconic, & it’s admirable how she was able to even make it happen in the midst of everything she was dealing with. I agree, she definitely set a new standard in pop music for that time period.

[femmef4toole]

It’s a toss up between Circus & Oops! Oops is absolutely her most cohesive record to date, imo. And it just haemorrhaged class from every corner of the album. Vocally, I believe she was in that sweet spot between her deeper register and baby voice just before completely conforming (through no fault of her own) to simply just the baby voice. There was or at least appeared to be a deep connection between herself and the lyrics too, I was able to imagine Britney reading the lyrics to each song and being like “I love this. I’d listen to this.”

We also got some of her greatest ballads, slow songs and also girls just having fun fed up with boys but not too deep type music from Oops.

Cool topic  

[thesimplelife]

6 minutes ago, femmef4toole said:

It’s a toss up between Circus & Oops! Oops is absolutely her most cohesive record to date, imo. And it just haemorrhaged class from every corner of the album. Vocally, I believe she was in that sweet spot between her deeper register and baby voice just before completely conforming (through no fault of her own) to simply just the baby voice. There was or at least appeared to be a deep connection between herself and the lyrics too, I was able to imagine Britney reading the lyrics to each song and being like “I love this. I’d listen to this.”

We also got some of her greatest ballads, slow songs and also girls just having fun fed up with boys but not too deep type music from Oops.

Cool topic  

oops is so good and criminally underrated I feel like most songs could’ve been singles. that era should’ve been waaay longer, it was one of her peaks performance wise and the gp was still very much on her side. it had the potential to be even bigger than it was

[femmef4toole]

8 minutes ago, thesimplelife said:

oops is so good and criminally underrated I feel like most songs could’ve been singles. that era should’ve been waaay longer, it was one of her peaks performance wise and the gp was still very much on her side. it had the potential to be even bigger than it was

I couldn’t agree more. When you see how far they ran with her follow up album, it could just of easily been done with Oops. EVERYONE and their mother was rooting for her at this moment! It was simply perfection.

[super.nova]

I feel Britney is one of the albums that I like most of the songs

[DoYouDare?]

53 minutes ago, femmef4toole said:

It’s a toss up between Circus & Oops! Oops is absolutely her most cohesive record to date, imo. And it just haemorrhaged class from every corner of the album. Vocally, I believe she was in that sweet spot between her deeper register and baby voice just before completely conforming (through no fault of her own) to simply just the baby voice. There was or at least appeared to be a deep connection between herself and the lyrics too, I was able to imagine Britney reading the lyrics to each song and being like “I love this. I’d listen to this.”

We also got some of her greatest ballads, slow songs and also girls just having fun fed up with boys but not too deep type music from Oops.

Cool topic  

Her “Oops” album definitely holds a special place in my being, as it carries so much nostalgia. I have to agree, the moods are pleasantly blended together, & it’s a smooth listen all the way through. She also sang beautifully on that record, probably the best she’s ever showcased her vocals to date —& maybe it’s just me, but her song “Circus” definitely sounds inspired by her “Oops” era, perhaps that’s why it might be a toss up for you lol & thanks for complimenting my topic, I appreciate it

Edited August 16 by DoYouDare?

[femmef4toole]

33 minutes ago, DoYouDare? said:

Her “Oops” album definitely holds a special place in my being, as it carries so much nostalgia. I have to agree, the moods are pleasantly blended together, & it’s a smooth listen all the way through. She also sang beautifully on that record, probably the best she’s ever showcased her vocals to date —& maybe it’s just me, but her song “Circus” definitely sounds inspired by her “Oops” era, perhaps that’s why it might be a toss up for you lol & thanks for complimenting my topic, I appreciate it

Me too!!! It is so heavily rooted in my childhood. I can definitely relate with you there. Whoever organised the track list knew exactly what they were doing, it just works. And it works well. And I agree with you, her vocals might actually be at their peak here.

Yes! I do actually feel some kind of affinity or kinship between Circus & Oops. Obviously, Circus cannot touch an era like Oops but it wouldn’t surprise me if during their brainstorm they tried to do an adult version or reboot of Oops.
 

Although it’s digresses from the sonically specific question.. The Circus narrative was implemented well & with hella class. I think that’s another reason I see them as similar. They were both quite immaculate executions, like clean if you get what I mean?     

[Princessmimi]

I'm gonna have to say BOMT, Oops and Blackout.

BOMT because it has that classic 90s sound that I love and is nostalgic to me.

Oops because its pop perfection

Blackout cause of its dark and hard beats and how fresh it sounds.

[TTrouble]

In the Zone - Blackout - Circus

Also her unreleased songs during those times 

[warioaddams]

Femme Fatale and Glory. Love most of the songs from these albums.

[HIM]

When she actually sang and didn’t moan or sound like a chump junk 

[DoYouDare?]

21 minutes ago, femmef4toole said:

Me too!!! It is so heavily rooted in my childhood. I can definitely relate with you there. Whoever organised the track list knew exactly what they were doing, it just works. And it works well. And I agree with you, her vocals might actually be at their peak here.

Yes! I do actually feel some kind of affinity or kinship between Circus & Oops. Obviously, Circus cannot touch an era like Oops but it wouldn’t surprise me if during their brainstorm they tried to do an adult version or reboot of Oops.
 

Although it’s digresses from the sonically specific question.. The Circus narrative was implemented well & with hella class. I think that’s another reason I see them as similar. They were both quite immaculate executions, like clean if you get what I mean?     

I absolutely agree. Excellent album choices👌🏻

[thesimplelife]

1 hour ago, femmef4toole said:

I couldn’t agree more. When you see how far they ran with her follow up album, it could just of easily been done with Oops. EVERYONE and their mother was rooting for her at this moment! It was simply perfection.

her team has always been trash, they were so obsessed  with releasing one album per year that they ended up not milking them to their full extent