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October 15, 2007

Britney Spears's Blackout Preview (And Album Art)

For those whose eyes simply cannot avert themselves from the car crash that is the life of Britney Spears (guilty), we offer a chance at the prematurest of evaluations. Jive's been dealing with all sorts of leak issues and rumors regarding every aspect of Blackout's pending release, and they've handled it by bumping up the LP release date and announcing a tracklist. The first nine of Blackout's twelve songs have been cut into twenty-second segments and strung together for a two-and-a-half minute sonic snapshot; it's not always a pretty picture, but she may have another iTunes #1 in "Radar"...

You can hear a full-length of "Radar" here. A little "Sweet Escape"-ish, no? As of now, Blackout's due 10/30 on Jive. Here's the tracklist as of today:
01 "Gimme More"
02 "Piece Of Me"
03 "Radar"
04 "Break The Ice"
05 "Heaven On Earth"
06 "Get Naked (I Got A Plan)"
07 "Freakshow"
08 "Toy Soldier"
09 "Hot As Ice"
10"Ooh Ooh Baby"
11 "Perfect Lover"
12 "Why Should I Be Sad"

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her vocal production is great!

Posted by: sussbomb at 10/15/07 6:43 PM | Reply
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you're dumb!

Posted by: ashton at 10/15/07 7:03 PM | Reply
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Blackout?

I liked it better when it was done by the Scorpions.
DwD

Posted by: Dw Dunphy at 10/15/07 7:20 PM | Reply
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Blackout? Oh yeah...that is a KILLER Pavement song from "Wowee Zowee"...a classic album. :) Ha ha

Posted by: SummerBabe at 10/15/07 7:38 PM | Reply
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What happened to "Tell Me What You're Sippin' On"? It sounds like old TLC, and it's in MY COPY of the album! Ooops.

Posted by: Patrik at 10/15/07 7:57 PM | Reply
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man, pearl jam really let themselves go.

Posted by: Everyone at 10/15/07 8:31 PM | Reply
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hey ashton, ease it down buddy...take a ride on the sarcasm slide.

oh and on the pavement tip.. listenin' to the reissue of wowee zowee makes me really believe that Pavement is easily one of the most important bands of the 90s...up there with nirvana in my opinion.

Posted by: sussbomb at 10/15/07 8:50 PM | Reply
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this has "train wreck off the grand canyon into a burning mound of tires" written all over it. first serious contender for worst album of the year?

and she's setting herself up for SOOOO many bad addiction jokes by calling the record "blackout"...

Posted by: Liam at 10/15/07 9:12 PM | Reply
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The title is hilarious.

I wonder if there will be a William Burroughs/Naked Lunch style preamble about how she has no recollection of making the album...

Posted by: hxc at 10/15/07 10:42 PM | Reply
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If Depeche Mode got drunk and had an illegitimate child in a trailer park and then that child grew up to be a deaf quadriplegic they would have record this record.

Posted by: Frank at 10/15/07 11:03 PM | Reply
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Right on SummerBabe, my thoughts exactly

Posted by: Fame Throwa at 10/15/07 11:41 PM | Reply
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blackout?

really, blackout?


as someone who likes having his jokes written for him, thanks.

Posted by: alex at 10/15/07 11:58 PM | Reply
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"take a ride on the sarcasm slide"... LOVE IT lol

Posted by: p at 10/16/07 2:05 AM | Reply
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(sigh) just when you thought things could not get worse. The shame of it all (dis agree as you will) is she had some really good stuff years ago when she was at her peak. A shame that a real come back is highly unlikely

Oppo
http://www.dragonlasers.com

Posted by: Oppo at 10/16/07 3:14 AM | Reply
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Dear God,

Send 4 horsemen NOW kthx.

- Jimmy

Posted by: Jimmy James at 10/16/07 10:05 AM | Reply
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Oh, nice. She's written an album about a Decepticon who transforms into a helicopter.

Posted by: The Other Matthew at 10/17/07 1:58 AM | Reply
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OH YEH!
BRITNEY'S BACK BITCH!
=D
sounds fucken hawwttt!
=D
xx

Posted by: *-..-* ([p])[[O]]([I])[[S]]([o])[[N]] *-..-* at 10/18/07 5:37 AM | Reply
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download britney's blackout already at hiphopupdate.blogspot.com

Posted by: ronson at 10/22/07 11:22 PM | Reply
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YOU FOOLS ARE TRYING WAYYYYY TOO HARD TO BE WITTY OR AMUSING!! KEEP TRYING!!! THE ALBUMS IS REALLY VERY GOOD!! STOP THE HATE!!

Posted by: dondie at 10/28/07 2:51 PM | Reply
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I will be a Britney fan forever, but this album
isn't really that incredible to say the least.
I am very dissapointed. I love electronic music,
but for the millions of dollars her label pumped
into this, i'd be asking that downloadable music program Fruity Loops to look into how many of their instruments and sequencers were used without changing the sound, i mean her producers could have at least written the music rather than sampled pre-recorded synths. I love Her, but i will have to give this record a shocking c-

Posted by: Alicia at 10/30/07 8:48 PM | Reply
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I love Britney and I love this CD. I don't care what anyone says this is some ass shakin music and i love iT

Posted by: I Love Brintey at 10/30/07 9:59 PM | Reply
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its brill, shes back to claim her throne

Posted by: greg at 10/31/07 11:38 AM | Reply
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Blackout, is amazing. you just wanna dance and feel the music. 4 all the haters out there you better watch out coz u will blackout with britney forever. Supeeeeeeer Album comes from supeeeeer star BRITNEY SPEARS

Posted by: britfans at 11/05/07 6:15 AM | Reply
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i love the song giimme more

Posted by: khadz at 11/21/07 12:07 PM | Reply
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