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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer
Yes, I agree with this statement. I think her most creative years musically were her first few albums, but I felt that she kept that going at least somewhat until Miss Understood. Secret has many tracks I love, but I do think things started to go downhill somewhat. These past two years though I feel have been especially bad; I think that Moon/Blossom is her weakest sounding single ever released - neither song grabs me at all. And I also feel that with the one exception of Don't Look Back, the album tracks on RNC are her most forgettable ever even though I've tried a lot to get into them.
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Always glad to hear you chime in, SunshineSlayer
Yes, Secret seems to me the blueprint for all the albums that have followed since then. I actually thought she would settle into the style of My Story, seeing that it was, for me, her most assured and complete-sounding album. But then came miss(understood) which showed that she still had that desire to explore new territory. But afterwards I noticed the overwhelming influence Secret had on her subsequent releases, particularly in how the albums are shaped.