"Courage" album - Official Topic

[stevo]

Can’t believe this topic was opened in March 2015 and we thought it was coming that summer! 😆 4 years of accelerated balding

[Xpresso]

 

 

She should easily be number one, however Lady Antebellum usually has a big following in Country music ( most popular genre in the US)

Yes they are big. Are they touring (tour bundle) too?

[Nmj]

Can’t believe this topic was opened in March 2015 and we thought it was coming that summer! 😆 4 years of accelerated balding

 

I’m glad that after this wait, they gave us a quality product full of some great music! Because if they had given us something like LMBTL after this wait, I would have lost all hope. I never really mind waiting for new music as long as the final product of taking a bit of time is worth it.

[AdrienneM]

Lady Antebellum's last album debuted with 53,000 equivalent sales and dropped off super fast, I dont think theyre high competition, compared to Celine and her tour bundle

[Nmj]

Yes they are big. Are they touring (tour bundle) too?

 

I don’t believe they are touring at least not yet.

[Xpresso]

I only see 3 shows on Lady Antebellum's website. But they have merchandise bundles which count as well if I'm not mistaken. Edited November 8, 2019 at 05:40 PM by Xpresso

[Nmj]

I only see 3 shows from Lady Antebellum's website. But they have merchandise bundles which count as well if I'm not mistaken.

 

Lady Antebellum is not to be taken lightly, their genre is huge and there’s two upcoming televised Country Awards this month, where most likely they will be performing on. I hope Celine can inch them out for the number one spot, they can have number two LOL.

[Nando Férri]

OMG!

[tomier]

 

 

Lady Antebellum is not to be taken lightly, their genre is huge and there’s two upcoming televised Country Awards this month, where most likely they will be performing on. I hope Celine can inch them out for the number one spot, they can have number two LOL.

This is very true. And country album's sell well in general still sometimes.. the only good thing is they sell well but slowly. They tend to sell around the most but they take 2-3 months to do what other do in 3-4 weeks. Slow and steady. Fingers crossed!

[Xpresso]

What!? They are releasing it one week early over there?

[felicia]

What!? They are releasing it one week early over there?

 

The person said on fb that is was a dummy just for show

[GameC]

I know it would be a big undertaking, but any chance you could translate it?

There is of course nothing in this article that we would not know here

 

The author is not a music journalist, so the article refers first to who Céline is as a human being.

 

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It begins something like this:

 

"THE HIGHEST BID GAME"

 

You can not deny her vigor/momentum.

 

And it's not just about stage costumes, setting of concerts or her weakness for Haute-Couture clothes.

 

Céline Dion, with a record number of albums sold, has only a handful of competitors in the music industry. Her life has never spared her strong impressions, including the most tragic ones. She proved that when needed, she has the courage to step back into the shadows, but she can also come back in style.

 

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I searched for some information about the author, so:

 

She (Zofia Fabjanowska-Micyk, born in 1980) is "head of the department of culture" of this magazine. Her texts were published by many newspapers known in Poland, also in "National Geographic: Traveler", she is also a co-author of at least one book.

 

Knowing the above, the whole can still be interesting for you?

Edited November 8, 2019 at 06:09 PM by GameC

[yoyoma]

You guys are forgetting frozen 2 soundtrack. Although the movie is only released on 22 nov, the soundtrack is available on 15 nov. Last frozen soundtrack album was the best selling animated soundtrack in 21st century Edited November 8, 2019 at 06:05 PM by yoyoma

[Nmj]

You guys are forgetting frozen 2 soundtrack. Although the movie is only released on 22 nov, the soundtrack is available on 15 nov. Last frozen soundtrack album was the best selling animated soundtrack in 21st century

 

Frozen number two can “Let it Go”, Celine will be number ONE!!

Edited November 8, 2019 at 06:06 PM by Nmj

[jpatdeleon09]

So, i tried listening to the new frozen 2 soundtrack album and this one song called “Into The Unknown” sounds great and i wish that Céline is the one singing it. Imagine that high notes.. into the unknoooooooooooooown.

 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/11/08/frozen-2-idina-menzel-got-cocky-hitting-sequels-high-notes/2527495001/

 

See! They really put effects when they start to belt. Not dry voice effect.

Edited November 8, 2019 at 06:14 PM by jpatdeleon09

[jpatdeleon09]

But i think céline will say... Into the unknuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurwn

[Xpresso]

You guys are forgetting frozen 2 soundtrack. Although the movie is only released on 22 nov, the soundtrack is available on 15 nov. Last frozen soundtrack album was the best selling animated soundtrack in 21st century

I doubt this is a strong competitor for week 1. Once the movie is out, that's a different story.

[Alice]

There is of course nothing in this article that we would not know here

 

The author is not a music journalist, so the article refers first to who Céline is as a human being.

 

===

 

It begins something like this:

 

"THE HIGHEST BID GAME"

 

You can not deny her vigor/momentum.

 

And it's not just about stage costumes, setting of concerts or her weakness for Haute-Couture clothes.

 

Céline Dion, with a record number of albums sold, has only a handful of competitors in the music industry. Her life has never spared her strong impressions, including the most tragic ones. She proved that when needed, she has the courage to step back into the shadows, but she can also come back in style.

 

===

 

I searched for some information about the author, so:

 

She (Zofia Fabjanowska-Micyk, born in 1980) is "head of the department of culture" of this magazine. Her texts were published by many newspapers known in Poland, also in "National Geographic: Traveler", she is also a co-author of at least one book.

 

Knowing the above, the whole can still be interesting for you?

 

Maybe if/when the article is published online, we'll just use Google translate...

[mikez]

So, i tried listening to the new frozen 2 soundtrack album and this one song called “Into The Unknown” sounds great and i wish that Céline is the one singing it. Imagine that high notes.. into the unknoooooooooooooown.

 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/11/08/frozen-2-idina-menzel-got-cocky-hitting-sequels-high-notes/2527495001/

 

See! They really put effects when they start to belt. Not dry voice effect.

 

 

It does sound like something Céline would sing, with a similar technique

[Xpresso]

 

 

 

It does sound like something Céline would sing, with a similar technique

Too much screaming going on in this Frozen song! My ears!!

[CelinesDIVO5]

 

There is of course nothing in this article that we would not know here

 

The author is not a music journalist, so the article refers first to who Céline is as a human being.

 

===

 

It begins something like this:

 

"THE HIGHEST BID GAME"

 

You can not deny her vigor/momentum.

 

And it's not just about stage costumes, setting of concerts or her weakness for Haute-Couture clothes.

 

Céline Dion, with a record number of albums sold, has only a handful of competitors in the music industry. Her life has never spared her strong impressions, including the most tragic ones. She proved that when needed, she has the courage to step back into the shadows, but she can also come back in style.

 

===

 

I searched for some information about the author, so:

 

She (Zofia Fabjanowska-Micyk, born in 1980) is "head of the department of culture" of this magazine. Her texts were published by many newspapers known in Poland, also in "National Geographic: Traveler", she is also a co-author of at least one book.

 

Knowing the above, the whole can still be interesting for you?

 

Always interested lol. Maybe you can just highlight the most interesting parts that are said, rather than a full translation?

[A new day...]

I can’t stand Idina Menzel’s voice it’s cringing.

[celinedion87]

No vinyle édition?

[Dylan Callender]

Can someone please send me a link by DM of ‘Heart of Glass’, reading all the great comments from everyone makes me want to hear the song so much!! Thaaaaaaanks 😇

[CelinesDIVO5]

This new “Frozen” song has nothing on “Let It Go.” I don’t think it’s going to match the former’s success.

[superstar85ca]

I dont give a s*** about Frozen. I dont care if it becomes the number one selling album of all time. I do not care. Its Celine or nothing!! Edited November 8, 2019 at 07:57 PM by superstar85ca

[Loup_garou]

This new "Frozen" song has nothing on "Let It Go." I don't think it's going to match the former's success.

 

Agree, not even the Panic! At The Disco version

[Taking Chances]

Another day, and I'm even more obsessed with Look At Us Now and How Did You Get Here. How is that even possible?!

 

I can't wait to see people's reaction to these songs! I really hope they both become singles with music videos!

Edited November 8, 2019 at 08:24 PM by Taking Chances

[lukasz559]

Another day, and I'm even more obsessed with Look At Us Now and How Did You Get Here. How is that even possible?!

 

I can't wait to see people's reaction to these songs! I really hope they both become singles with music videos!

 

My favourite Songs. 😀

And The chase. And Change my mind. And Lying down. 😉

But, I have to say, all are good. Its a good album.

[rfkavanagh]

I wanted to wait to listen to the album a good few times before sharing any thoughts since my first reactions are often different to how I feel about an album after many repeats (and even my thoughts below are likely to change again over the next months and years - or tomorrow!). So, having listened to it ~8 times or so, here's what I think. (Warning, I can be verbose...)

 

Overall Thoughts

• Have to say I'm pretty impressed. I don't think it's that much of a stretch style-wise from what we've heard in the past (vs. many people who think it's completely unlike anything we've heard from her before), but they've done a great job of contemporizing the Céline qualities we all know and making them make sense in today's musical environment. She's not going to recapture her '90s success, but this should do well and keep her in the mix, avoiding turning her into a pure heritage act and securing her ongoing legacy even further.
  
• Love that in addition to the contemporary production, there'salso quite an organic through-line across the album that gives it a more natural feel - the acoustic guitar, organ, piano, etc., help give dimension to the more synthetic instruments. It's a really nice balance and also helps avoid appearing too try-hard.
  
• Songs are much higher quality lyrically than in the past. She's certainly had some deeper lyrics on previous albums, but those songs tended to be fewer and farther between. This album has consistently substantial lyrics, and they're personally resonant, too. I also like that while there's obviously much content that's very applicable to her life, the album isn't purely biographical and has quite a range of topics. Nice to see her acknowledge and be open about all that's happened in the past few years without delivering "Céline's Widowhood Album". Much closer to some of her French material, whereas the English-language releases have tended to be much fluffier and generic-love-songy in nature. Huge progression here - let's hope she keeps it up in the future!
  
• Will be interesting to see how the market reacts given her much higher profile and "cool" factor vs. when LMBTL was released. In some ways, this is entirely new territory. That said, I don't know that it'll translate to sales/streaming.
  
• Vocal enunciation is often very sloppy. It doesn't destroy my enjoyment of the album, but I feel she's been getting steadily worse when it comes to her English-language pronunciation. I was listening to the CD1992 album a couple of weeks ago, and the difference in how much care she took with pronunciation on that album and that stage in her career vs. more recent output is huge. I guess at that point they were much more concerned about making her vocals appealing to the masses to establish her career, and now they just think "She's MF-ing Céline Dion - she can do it whatever way she wants and people will like it!"
  
• Her vocal qualities are quite different depending on the song - many different shades and colors, purity and huskiness (and those low notes!). I'm guessing that's partly down to the very broad range of time when recording sessions took place. I like it!
  
• Sequencing is interesting, as are the choices of standard vs. deluxe tracks. They really did have a surfeit of quality songs, and they appeal to such a broad range of listeners, that I think you could make an argument for pretty much any song to be part of the standard release. It's a bit odd to start off with FOMO, which is the one song that probably doesn't really belong on the album and yet gives it a great launch, and the transition that makes me laugh every time is going from a song that's all about taking the leap to find love after giving up on it happening again (Falling In Love Again) immediately into one about a terrible relationship that she's leaving (Lying Down). Guess the honeymoon period didn't last long...
  

 

Top Tier

• Change My Mind: Love it! The only fault I see is that I really think it would benefit from another minute to extend that last section and give it proper breathing room and a longer outro.
  
• The Chase: just a really great song, with a really nice vocal delivery and aural quality throughout.
  
• Falling In Love Again: "Courage" is a very enjoyable ballad and obviously personally meaningful, but this is much stronger to me. Delivery, vocal quality, lyrical sentiment, and personal resonance all add up to one of her best true ballads in years.
  

 

Great

• Lying Down
  
• Perfect Goodbye
  
• Heart Of Glass
  
• The Hard Way
  

 

Really Enjoyable

• Flying On My Own
  
• Courage
  
• Imperfections
  
• Say Yes
  
• Nobody's Watching
  
• Baby (I still hear "I'll be there" instead of "Oh baby" all the time...)
  
• I Will Be Stronger
  
• Look At Us Now
  
• Best Of All
  
• Boundaries
  

 

Enjoyable, but I wouldn't miss them

• Lovers Never Die
  
• For The Lover That I Lost
  
• How Did You Get Here (I quite enjoy the first half - after about the 2:45 mark, the vocals start to actively annoy me. Feels like one of the much lesser tracks from LMBTL.)
  

 

Sub-Par

• Nothing!
  

 

Now we just need to hear "Soul" (and PMLALS if that's not it)!