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  • Sep
    21
    2012

    Christina Aguilera Promises Big Vocals On ‘Lotus’ Album

    Written by TriniTrent | Filed under Christina Aguilera
    Christina Aguilera Billboard TheLavaLizard

    Christina Aguilera covers the latest issue of Billboard magazine.

    After the 78 odd minutes of screaming known as Christina Aguilera’s ‘Back to Basics’, many of her more conservative fans were grateful to still have their ability to hear. However, since her more restrained ‘Bionic’ effort didn’t yield sales to match its platinum-certified predecessor, the powerhouse is returning to her old tricks on her ‘Lotus’ album.

    Opting to abandon Linda Perry, who kept Aguilera’s wailing ways in check while recording ‘Beautiful’, the latter has enlisted Alex Da Kid, Sia, Candice Pillay and Max Martin for ‘Lotus’. Among the songs set to be included on ‘Lotus’ are the lead single, ‘Your Body’, ‘Make the World Move (Ft. Cee Lo Green)’, ‘Cease Fire’ and ‘Blank Page’.

    Speaking to Billboard, noted that she experimented with a calmer vocal approach on ‘Bionic’. ”I wanted to play with different sounds and textures of my voice while bringing an electronica feel to it because that’s what I was listening to a lot at the time.” Yet, she will unleash her grunted battle cry in full force on ‘Lotus’ via tunes such as the anthem ‘Army of Me’, which she has deemed ‘Fighter 2.0′, and vocally challenging ‘Sing for Me’.

    So, who do we have to thank for Aguilera’s revived urge to over-sing on ‘Lotus’? The contestants of ‘The Voice’ are responsible for this situation because they reminded her of the days when she tried and failed to imitate the stylings of her favourite artists.

    “[The contestants] come up to you and they’re such big fans and they share with you what song touched them the most and how they had to learn every single ad lib and dissect it,” Aguilera stated. “As a vocalist it brought me back to, “yeah, that’s what I used to do to my Whitney Houston record and my Mariah Carey record and my Etta James record.”

    “It brings you back to a place where it becomes your personal responsibility to infuse the next generation with more information about learning every intricate note. That’s why a song called ‘Sing for Me’ is special song. It’s one of those singer’s songs where if you’re not a vocalist you can’t mess with that song.”

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    Here we go again, Dorothy. That destructive tornado known as Hurricane Aguilera is about to sweep through and destroy our little musical farm, leaving nothing except pain in its wake. Yet, just like an actual twister, Aguilera’s vocal cords will roar pass before imploding and vanishing for good.

    Judging by the amount of damage already done to her voice at this young age, this Aguilera storm won’t last very long so there is no real need to panic. Just let to scream until it blows away like the memory of past album sales.

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    • pcm

      that gif

    • Dave

      Somebody’s mad, lol. You must be pressed because Mariah’s vocals are almost out the window. You don’t have to like her vocals, but don’t be pressed. You blogged about it, you must care.

    • Sarah

      Trent, did you know ‘Blank Page’ was originally meant for Leona Lewis?

    • Liberiangirl

      Why is it that whenever Trent writes a post about a singer that is not pleasing to you, you have to drag Mariah into it? Stay on the topic at hand which is Christina Aguilera’s vocals. If he wants to bring up Christina screaming than so be it because if you have her albums this IS fact! Trent made a freaking video on Mariah and he did not shy away from his issues with her. Maybe y’all need to re watch that Trini Trent video on Mariah before you say Trent is pressed and biased.

    • BOB

      Sarah@…..really? who wrote/produced blank page? how you no that? x

    • x

      Lmfao fucking flop, ”Midnight City” is the name of the sample she used in the intro song. Also, how about waiting until you hear the songs before making such biased judgments? I respected your opinions at first, but you’re starting to come off like another mindless, immature stan. This is the last time I come to this site.

      @Sarah, Sia clarified that the song was not meant for Leona, but for ”another singer,” obviously referring to Aguilera.

    • Anon

      This site is such a joke!

    • Taryn

      BAHAHAHA TRENT IS SOOO PRESSED I LOVE IT, I LOVE THAT YOU’RE INTIMIDATED!!!!! She’s better off vocally than Mariah is for damn sure :)

    • LegendTina The Goddess Of Music

      Trentisha! You never even heard none of the songs on Lotus yet you are biased and pressed. Why is it that whenever you do a post on Mariah you never ever mention she can’t hit notes no more and her voice is gone? Her voice is Gone yet she is the 1 who lipsyncs the most & the 1 who does not even really tour & do live shows! You never write about that because you a stan and biased and this vocals you did not hear on Lotus proves that! Xtina’s last performance were great & in check & hit the notes! Like her last liver performances a few months ago when she had the flu but could still sing and live on The Voice with ‘The Prayer’ & that Christmas Music Special & the opening performance of The Voice season 3.

      You need to hang it up and stop this now, but anyway you just a basic blogger shading her vocals while Legendary artists, singers like Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle who has been singing longer than Mariah and is older than Mariah can still hot notes and sing like she started, Celine Dion & late Whitney Houston praised Xtina’s voice. Maybe you just as pressed as your fave who is currently #1 on the struggle charts… And if you want to talk about Bionic fine! Xtina had 1 flop in her career, Mariah had a few, a album, movie, and a single. There would not even be no need for me to mention that but just because your brought Mariah your fave into this to try to belittle Christina and you never say the shit really on Mimi on all her live singing posts where you know damn well it’s not like it used to be!

    • Karla Kim

      ^ People act like Aguilera can really sing all the notes that she recorded in the studio and that’s pure illusion. Why? I’m sure we all remember the live version of You Lost Me, right? And by saying that i prove my point. And people, you don’t have to drag Mariah into this, she’s been 20 years in the game, although her voice is damaged, she still can impress. What about Christina Aguilera? Basically 10 years and

    • Karla Kim

      …the only thing that impress me is the fact that she still have vocal chords, and that’s really funny.

    • LegendTina The Goddess Of Music

      You heard her last live performances of You Lost Me?

      David Letterman show and Halloween Party where she hits the notes and better?

      I only mentioned Mariah Carey’s voice & flops because Trent brought Mariah Carey into this but when he posts about her he never mentions her failures & all that! I don’t do it to start stan wars like Trentisha is trying to do, I just retaliate that he needs to check his fave before she Trent comes for mine! Christina Aguilera had a flop album yes, sometimes she will not sing 1 note live yes but she still sings live and for the most sings the high notes LIVE, Mariah Carey had a flop album, single & movie yes, she does not sing much live and she does not dance or can hit the notes she used to but everyone is so quick to come for Christina and her failures or quick to point it out! If your fave is 15 years in or 10 years in, if they didn’t have nothing to prove they would not be making music so stop that shit of your fave has nothing to prove when your fave is still making music and trying for hits. If your fave didn’t have anything to prove he or she would retire! You remembered by your last hit or something like that? Before you mention someone elses failures look at your and your faves! I love Xtina and she is the only singer who always gives credit to artists who came before her… Always & Mariah is one of them. So Trentisha you need to stop girl! You sound bitter and very pressed!!!!!

    • Karla Kim

      So here’s the people i have when i watch You Lost Me live, she always seems incapable of doing all the high notes. She can’t even keep up with her backup singers and they do it all, she just stands there waiting for the next line and doesn’t do all the climax of this song that is the bridge. “How can I ever trust you again?” She never ever sang that line, probably because she knows she can’t do it live. Another example is Fighter, if you watch the performance on The Voice.. Gurl, Jesse wiped the floor and all she could do was yell and roar, and we have to agree that’s not singing. Let’s not act like she’s at her prime, she isn’t.

    • theman

      Mariah can still hit plenty of her notes, and even her lesser selling albums still outsell other artist’s flops. Mariah’s voice is great. You’re writing paragraphs full of nothing. It’s all crap. Christina had her lil spiffs as well, so don’t talk about speaking great of other artist’s.

    • http://vanity-unfair.tumblr.com/ FauxKingLuke

      ROFL It’s so sad how the decline of Mariah’s voice (like a decade ago) has left you unable to support any other female with them vocals. Xtina may have some damage to her voice but she still sings live 99% of the time (unlike Mariah) and when she needs too she can still hit the ball out of the park vocally (unlike Mariah), stay mad Trent because “Your Body” will be all over the billboard charts (unlike Mariah) :)

      Anyway looking forward to “Midnight City” most for some reason, dunno why :) Hope Xtina comes and promotes in the UK and all over the world tbh because her promo for “Bionic” (or lack of) was a major reason for that album flopping.

    • LegendTina The Goddess Of Music

      Christina Aguilera has not been singing live for 10 years, she’s been singing live since her MMC days and worked hard from then, toured the world with every album excluding Bionic, always sings live and even when she performs and dances…. Mimi does not really tour, she does not really sing live and she dance not move around on stage for her to not perform live andshe lost her voice 10yrs into her career, she had a 5 octave range but she lost that to the point where it sounds like a 3… Her easiest songs she can’t even sing or she lip sings “Touh my body, triumphant” so don’t come for Xtina when your fave can’t even hit a rhyme vocal

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    • Yeah.

      @LegendTina The Goddess Of Music are you high? Trent is always the first to point out when Mariah does bad. He’s even done a video on it & had a post a few weeks ago about her bad performance of Triumphant. You guys are always bashing Mariah. Nobody is perfect. Part of why her fans love her is that when she falls she gets up again. She’s made mistakes & had flops but she’s STILL going. How can you not respect the fact that she’s built such a legacy yet she still carries on doing what she loves for her fans? Hands up if your fave has never had a flop single/album or made a mistake in their career *see’s no hands*
      & I wish people would stop talking about Mariah not singing live. When was the last time she done that? Yeah, that’s what I thought.

    • SR 85

      ……….WTF DID I JUST WALK INTO?! PEARL HARBOR 2.0?! Jeez….it ain’t even that serious! lol

    • Girrrl

      Well I loved Back to Basics. Its my fave Xtina album so far and she did.use restrained vocals on some tracks on the album. I’m looking forward to Lotus.

    • Anthony

      What a completely biased review of an album that you haven’t even heard. What’s the point of even writing it? I’m not sure why the comparisons are necessary when Whitney Houston and Celine Dion have praised Christina. I’d like to think that their endorsements carry a bit more weight and give her more credibility than a disgruntled Mariah fan.

      Mariah is one of the best, but let’s not act as if her voice didn’t fade after the Daydream album. Christina voice has not been on point over the last two years or so (due to oversinging and straining) but let’s not act as if her voice is shot or anywhere as Mariah’s currently is. They both have made their mark vocally and should be respected as such.

      Anyway, I’m hoping for a more controlled Christina and maybe some vocal conditioning so she’s not screaming. I think her singing on the Burlesque soundtrack highlighted some of her better skills as a singer. Maybe somewhere between that and the Stripped album would be a good mix. I know I wasn’t feelin’ too many songs on Bionic.

    • Taryn

      LOL sooo many pressd Mariah fans, I guess if my fave hasnt sounded as good in over 15 years I’d be pretty hatefilled too. I mean damn. Remember back when Mariah used to know how to sing? Those were the days. But if you do your reasearch Christina’s had more power and soul in her voice since she was 7, than Mariah has ever or will ever have.

    • Luis

      You haven’t even heard the album or any if the tracks for that matter, so why are you making these claims? This is why nobody in the industry respects you and why you never get the exclusive.

    • Theman4u

      Rofl lmao, get him. You can clearly see the bias whenever he post about a singer that’s not Mariah

    • What’s Shade?

      damnnnn, Trent. You went in.

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