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Old 7th July 2014, 01:18 AM
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-I wouldn't be surprised if the date on the mirror was the date she decided divorce Mannie, or announced that to him.

-I like the Terry Richardson-esque photos, IMO they add to the overall decadence that seemed to be so frequent on this album.

-The album (as concept albums tend to do) tells a story, begining from the light view on what a Party queen is (Party queen), things getting darker (NaNaNa, where she calls her lonely queen, and Shake it), they go eat something (taskebab) after clubbing and she goes home thinking about her life at the moment, being it how she never really understood or even felt in love before (call) and it's the first time she shows the darker side of her partying: substance abuse and escapism (Letter, to herself, not Max). The memories don't let her sleep (reminds me) and she finally gets into the point she was trying to run way from, and also the story climax, the failure of her marriage (Return Road, Tell me why). After A cup of a tea, she again faces her difficult in get what the hell love is (the next LOVE) and mirrors her failed relationships to her first relationship example, her parents (Eyes, Smoke, Magic). The closer number (how beautiful you are) can either be a self-enpowerment song for one of the most powerful women on Asia media that still has confidence issues, or the recognization that Mannie wasn't the one to blame for her being a psycho.

-Timmy doesn't really look friendly on that photo considering his facial expressions and his hand on her jewels.
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