The Official Kylie Minogue Thread

[Cyria]

After the Kylie talk in the downloads forum, I thought I'd go ahead and start this thread. We might soon have new material to discuss:

In June 2006, Minogue was reported to be recording material for a new album, seeing her collaborating again with The Scissor Sisters, Steve Anderson, Richard Stannard, Johnny Douglas, Ash Thomas and R&B producer Teddy Riley while also making preparations to continue her newly renamed Showgirl Homecoming tour. She gave her first public interview since her diagnosis with breast cancer on the British satellite channel Sky One, July 16, 2006.

Kylie will launch her perfume line, Darling, during her Australian tour. Minogue is currently working on a new album, which she says will return her to "sexy pop". A new song will be featured as part of her tour's setlist: it is rumoured to be "White Diamond" (co-written by Sissor Sisters frontman, Jake Shears) but remains to be confirmed. Minogue will not wear wigs, despite Internet rumors. Minogue has received compliments for her "short hair", and is keen to keep it for the tour. Minogue says that last couple of years have made her more determined than ever to launch full-time into her music career.

Sexy pop? Yes, please!

So, what is your favourite Kylie album? Look? Video? She's had a long career and there's plenty to choose from.

[explodingbird]

Yay! More Kylie!

I haven't really listened much to her pre-Impossible Princess albums...

Album-wise, though, Light Years and Fever are both near-perfect. I'll give Light Years the edge (plain packaging aside - I love the cover. The pictures could be more plentiful. And so one) because of the dusky nightlife feel a lot of the songs have. Loveboat feels a little out-of-place but it's fun and sassy and she does rhyme "savoir faire" and "memories we'll share" and "lose all your cares" with "sur la mer". That's just cool.

Song-wise, So Now Goodbye, Butterfly... hmmm... and Cowboy Style. OH! And Chocolate. God, that song is sexy.

I, however, absolutely hate Your Disco Needs You. It makes no sense. It's obnoxious. Then either You Make Me Feel or Someday - whichever has the obnoxious intermittent screeching.

Look? I really don't know. She was HOT during Body Language. Her eyes creeped me out (she looked like a zombie on the cover) but the liner photos for that album were otherwise beautiful. I dunno... physically Kylie either looks very sexy or very very horrifyingly ugly. No in-between. And it baffles me. Maybe the angling and make-up.... but sometimes she has this hideous horse face and other times she's completely hot (the Ultimate Kylie cover was awful though. She looked high).

ETA: Fever had some really nice shots too. But... what... the... hell.... was she doing to that poor microphone?

[Mad_Cactuar]

I started only around Fever and have a measly 2 albums and 2 single from her entire discography. Body Language and Ultimate Kylie, Giving You Up and I Believe In You. My favourite album is Body Language since it's the only one I have ever listened to in full, but I think Fever easily owns it as even the album tracks sound wonderful.

Some Kind Of Bliss was awesome, it feels so country and pleasant and poppy. I love that song. And then Confide In Me, stellar song really. The perfect vocals, you can never get anyone to manage that much atmosphere in a single track with their voice. Chocolate is beautiful. It's so atmospheric it's impossible not to let your imagination free when listening to it. B.P.M. is one of my favourite songs ever, and I'm sure Ashlee Simpson ripped off the woah woah's. Same with Made Of Glass, so beautifully crafted. It just flows endlessly so nicely. And then On A Night Like This, Breathe, Come Into My World, Love At First Sight, all four terribly listenable. I can't get bored of these songs.

I also hate Your Disco Needs You. It's so... icky. And the Ultimate Kylie cover is pretty ugly for a Greatest Hits. Light Years has a very beautiful cover.

*To be continued*

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I know i'm going to love her new music because of the two words "Sexy Pop"

^ You should listen to version of chocolate that feature Ludacris, when I first heard he was in the song I thought he would make it horrible, but now I like it better than the version without him.

Favourite album: Fever
Favourite Video: Come into my world/Can't get you out of my head
Favourite look: How she looked at the 2004 Nordic Music awards and Mtv Europe music awards

Spoiler:

[explodingbird]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?

I thought that version wasn't officially released. Was it? That song sounds like it was made for a guest rap from him (any other rapper would sound out-of-place, but as much as rapper interludes annoy me to a point, he'd fit perfectly on it).

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Here is Chocolate featuring Ludacris. The quality is not that good but it's all I could find. Like explodingbird said, it wasn't officially released.

The rap goes something like this (from what I could understand)

Let me take you far beyond
in a whole other galaxy
travel in your mind
explore your sexuality
melt you imagination
and mould it into reality
your heart's my art gallery, girl
can feel the pictures that I paint?
cause all of them are related
like a mother to a son
but non of them overrated
aint no other, you the one
our destiny is to make it
gotta thank you just for saharing your world
something something something (disturbed by kylie saying "Like chocolate")
thinking that i'm incapable
of taking on the duty
of making you interchangable
the thought is sensational
it's perfect -----
ready to take the milky way
------
you know my --- got batteries in it
the bedroom
we lose calories in it
start families in it
don't worry cause the situation's under control
---- this
Ludacris down with Kylie Minogue.


http://www.sendspace.com/file/uiq3b5

[Mad_Cactuar]

Thanks, downloading. If she releases that in the US nowm she'll break the market for sure. Ludacris is currently hot property there.

[Cyria]

I should probably make a song-by-song impressions post about Light Years and Fever (close to perfect pop), but I have to mention Come Into My World first. There's something so awesome about that song. Cool music video, but it's the simple and fun lyrics and Kylie's voice that make it special for me. She's no vocalist on the Mariah/Christina level but still just right for some songs. I like the playfulness of CIMW, but Confide In Me has wonderfully clear vocals.

Edit: well, I used an abbreviation and managed to get it wrong! The Ayu news today have hurt my ability to post coherently.

[Mad_Cactuar]

I know I know! CITM is just so pure and nice, I was crazy for it a few years back. It's simply beautiful and simple. I like the melodies a lot, it's terribly memorable. The verses are simply amazing. Confide In Me is strange and disturbing yet so elegant and haunting.

She shows that you don't need octaves to make serious good music. Even Mariah has a higher risk of producing bad songs than Kylie. With the exception of "Your Disco Needs You", I don't find any Kylie song horrid or evem remotely bad.

[Cyria]

Originally Posted by MC Tatsujin

I know I know! CITM is just so pure and nice, I was crazy for it a few years back. It's simply beautiful and simple. I like the melodies a lot, it's terribly memorable. The verses are simply amazing.

I think Love At First Sight is rather similar to it because of those things, it's uncomplicated but memorable. Sometimes I want to listen to songs about love that are just fun. While "And everything went from wrong to right/And the stars came out and filled up the sky" isn't deep, it does catch the "first weeks of love" giddiness.

Confide In Me is strange and disturbing yet so elegant and haunting.

She sounds classy yet slightly edgy.

She shows that you don't need octaves to make serious good music.

Here I'm going to mention the chorus of I Believe In You. So dreamy and soothing, personally I'd rather listen to it than to Whitney Houston shouting about how she'll always love you. There's a place for everything, there are good vocal diva songs, but Kylie has managed the true pop diva trick of finding songs that make her sound like the only proper choice to sing them despite her vocal limitations.

[explodingbird]

Do the opening synths on Come Into my World remind anyone else immediately of the opening synths on Can't Get You Out of My Head? Both awesome songs, but...

[Mad_Cactuar]

Originally Posted by Cyria

Here I'm going to mention the chorus of I Believe In You. So dreamy and soothing, personally I'd rather listen to it than to Whitney Houston shouting about how she'll always love you. There's a place for everything, there are good vocal diva songs, but Kylie has managed the true pop diva trick of finding songs that make her sound like the only proper choice to sing them despite her vocal limitations.

Exactly. Very well put.

Originally Posted by explodingbird

Do the opening synths on Come Into my World remind anyone else immediately of the opening synths on Can't Get You Out of My Head? Both awesome songs, but...

Wow I just realized. That thingy before the "la la la" and before the Come Into My World verses kick in is pretty similar eh?

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Can someone please tell me exactly why it is not ok to upload singles or Albums with an RIAA certificate but ok for singles or Albums with other certificates.

I swear Madonna copied confide in me for her crap rip-off song Human Nature.
especially with the S&M feel.

[extepan]

me likes kylie minogue, one of the most gay friendly popstar around!

i listen to her post impossible princess songs very often. i haev her ultimate kylie dvd as well. her videos are such joy to watch!

i agree, chocolate is very sexy. i also like 'in your eyes', 'i believe in you', 'can't get you out of my head', 'dancefloor', 'love at first sight'.

[ayu_fan929]

Definitely Fever

[Mad_Cactuar]

Originally Posted by Kingofpop

Can someone please tell me exactly why it is not ok to upload singles or Albums with an RIAA certificate but ok for singles or Albums with other certificates.

Seems like RIAA is the only one serious about cracking down on file sharing and piracy. They're powerful enough to make the forums close down for eternity.

[pbs1605]

My best album of all time ever is Rhythm Of Love.Pure POP perfection.

I can't wait for the new material.

How good is Kylie looking lately!!

[pbs1605]

Oh Yeah,

Who is going to the Homecoming Showgirl tour?

I will be at the 12th of November show.

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This is my absolute favourite Kylie filler song (Album track). I can't believe she did'nt release it. I also included the remix cause it's awesome.


Kylie Minogue - Dreams (Impossible Princess)
Kylie Minogue - Dreams (Impossible Princess) - Project K mix

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Neil Sean of Sky News reports Kylie Minogue's 2007 calendar has already racked up over one million pre sales. "I'm really enjoying being back at work - now more than ever. And my fans love me in glam mode," the singer said at a recent book signing. "This calendar is just one thank you to them for all their support and kindness." The calendar is released next month.