Hey y'all, this is my track-by-track review of Miranda's follow up to her legendary album Sparks Fly.
This album is different from her previous albums in that it showed her experimenting more with sound (the songs in this album are much more diverse than her previous efforts), and the songwriting is more mature (in that she doesn't just sing about kissing and sparks flying).
Anyway, here's the reviews of tracks:
1.) Dancing Crazy - So I think this song's interesting in that it paints Miranda not as the sweet girl we knew in her previous album, but a more fun, party girl almost. As for the lyrics, one thing I really like is the addition of the word "smack!" Because all too often we have songs with awkward gaps and that would've been so easy here, but Miranda refused to do that and so filled it in with this iconic word. Now for the music: I think it's absolutely beautiful because it doesn't rely too much on loudness and electric guitars, but it doesn't rely too much on acoustic instruments either, and so it has this happy medium of both. Vocally, I think this is better than anything Selena, another ex-act, has sung, especially that long note, you know, that long "stooooooooooooooooooooooop."
My only criticisms of this is the fact that it doesn't have strong vocals throughout the whole song, but it has low points and high points instead. On top of that, it's not as melodic as one would expect after a beautiful album like Sparks Fly.
DISCLAIMER: I have made a change to the song's score to reflect the thoughts that came to me AFTER posting this. I really thought about the "smack" part and realized "it'd be a crime to not give it a 10 at least." Overall Score: 10/10
2.) High Maintenance - Miranda takes that image she painted of herself in Dancing Crazy, and runs with it in this song. In this duet with Rivers Cuomo, who I guess is meant to be hr sugar daddy in this song, she tells us that she's wild and reckless and that she threw an insane destructive party (Katy who?) And that she's not sorry in the slightest (Demi is SHOOK). Here the vocals are more consistent, and really match the song because it's fun, she laughs at the end, and she doesn't try to hit any long notes or anything. This paints her as not only more mature, but as pretty much a completely different person. But by saying she doesn't think she's "high maintenance," we see that she doesn't give a fuck about any crazy shit she does. Also, she even curses in this song.
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Do the actors of the characters also exist in the iCarly universe?
I realized I was Asexual after my girlfriend put on High Maintenance. The moment Avery and Kym discuss sexuality, I had a sudden chest churning crying session. My girlfriend joined in lol. A lot of things made sense for us in that moment. Now, it’s a day later and we decided sit down together and watch some videos on Asexuality. As we discovered the spectrum together, we also discussed what I identify with specifically. I was still getting there when she tapped out of the conversation. She said she needed to take a walk. Instead she went to the room and hasn’t been back smh. We’ve been together for 2+ years. She’s literally the most understanding patient and caring individual. She’s respected all of my sexual boundaries and limits as I’ve expressed them throughout our relationship. I just never accurately defined my sexuality or knew how to express it accurately??? Anyways, I’m writing my first Reddit post ever seeking advice, or just other experiences with a similar dynamic. Is it normal for this to be really hard for partners of aces? Should I be worried about losing the one person I love because of my sexuality?
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