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  • Called It (So sad)

    on It's Here
    outubro 31, 2008 - 7:00pm — connorrsmith

    Called it. Only took a few hours for the blogs to attack the pic as overly-photoshopped.

    This, from DListed (which gets about 1M hits/day):

    The Photoshop Awards: Brit Brit's "Circus" Cover - http://dlisted.com/node/29058

    And, as of 4:57 PM, there's 3 pages of not so positive comments re it.

    This shouldn't happen to Brit. How did you guys not see this coming?

  • Word to Jive Re the Cover

    on It's Here
    outubro 31, 2008 - 6:46pm — connorrsmith

    I've been studying the pic (which I like for the most part) but some suggestions that might make better and appease some:

    (1) Move the Britney Spears wording to the top of the pic (this would require more headspace at top or the lettering would cover her face.)

    (2) Make the stars and corresponding color in the border a darker blue

    (3) Have less stars - perhaps 2 or 4 - but make them bigger

    But, listen Jive. Bottom-line I realize a re-do would cost a lot of money and probably in end not make much financial sense. Know then that the cover is OK. People are freaking because it's not amazing and Brit's fans want everything to be so for her. It's more than serviceable, so take feedback - even negative, which I hope is meant to be constructive (mine is) - with a grain of salt.

  • BONUS TRACK

    on It's Here
    outubro 31, 2008 - 6:22pm — connorrsmith

    Jive:

    I think I get what you're doing by making "Radar" the bonus track - you're trying to advertise "Blackout" to the millions of non-hardcore Britney fans who will buy "Circus" but didn't buy that album due to lack of promotion.

    But, don't you realize it's a slap in the face to all hardcore fans who bought "Blackout" (or multiple copies - I bought 5 personally first week) to promote "Radar" as a bonus track like it's new material we've never heard? IT'S NOT A BONUS FOR US.

    Could make situation a little better by adding another NEW bonus track. But, then I guess in reality all 12 tracks are bonus so could and in end will be happy with that. Looking forward to album and will still buy it (probably multiple copies, again.)