Flopography
No matter how celebrated or remarkable a musician might be, there’s that one album in their discography that missed its mark. What stans call the ‘flop.’ But, was their album really as awful as critics and music fans made it out to be? Mike Queroz, “Bop to This Music” podcast host, and Steve Mariani, former wannabe American Top 40 host turned advertising professional, sound off on that very question in Flopography.
Episodes
Soon after a tragic domestic violence incident, Rihanna returned to the studio to create her darkest album to-date, “Rated R”. As a follow-up to her massive “Good Girl Gone Bad”, the album is the first introduction to an edgier Rihanna, full of dubstep, hip hop and even rock-tinged sounds. It failed to gain the popularity of her other studio efforts, though, despite the saving grace of her third single “Rude Boy”. How does the albu...
Following a several year hiatus, Avril Lavigne returned to her pop rock sound for 2011's "Goodbye Lullaby" - and unfortunately, audiences didn't follow suit as electro pop dominated the airwaves. The album is an introspective effort following her divorce from Sum 41's Derek Wilby, while still maintaining some light, pop punk fun. Did the album deserve to do better? Let's decide!
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Maroon 5 has been hot since the early 2000s...but seemed to have a misstep in 2021's "Jordi" - an album named and dedicated to the band's manager who passed away. While experience moderate commercial success with songs, the album's era spanned over several years before its official full release. Is it a flop? Mike and Steve review and help you decide!
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Mariah Carey's "Glitter" is synonymous with the word "flop". Mired in personal and professional controversy, Mariah's eight studio album and movie of the same name got lost in the general public...but has found new life in the late 2010s #JusticeFor movement. Is is truly a flop? Steve and Mike dive in.
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Switching up positions a little too much? Ariana Grande's 2020 album "Positions" failed to live up to the commercial success of her previous efforts - despite some heavy hitters on the album. Check out our perspective as we direct whether she was "too consistent" in this album and our take on whether it is truly a flop.
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Madonna's 2008 album "Hard Candy" did what she hadn't done at this stage in her career - go backwards and catch up with trends instead of setting them. Check out our fresh review of Madge's album and our perspective of where it lands on the flop scale.
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Steve and Mike are back for season three of Flopography! We kick off the season with profiling a recent flop from Lorde. Is "Solar Power" just a blip for the singer or will she soon be back with a vengeance? Check out our take!
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What is a flop? In this bonus episode Steve and Mike share the six strands that make up the DNA of a flop...from genre shifts to poor marketing, listen now to hear the indisputable reasons behind a flop as a culmination of our first two seasons. Stay tuned towards the end to hear about new episodes this spring and a special "thank you" to our listeners. Until next season...cheers!
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Our second season comes to an end with the first artist to have had two (flop) albums reviewed by us...Lady Gaga! "Joanne," the singer's fifth-studio album, was a pivot with a back-to-basis country rock-tinged sound and a big ol' pink floppy hat. Did Gaga come off as authentic, though? Steve, Mike & special co-host and Bop to the Music Co-Host Drew Adduci give their take!
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We're back after a hiatus that felt (almost) longer than Fergie's from The Black Eyed Peas! Fergie Ferg's second studio album, "Double Dutchess," came out more than 10 years after her first studio effort that blew up the charts. But what happens when you take a long break? You sell a sliver of what you were able to pull before. Steve and Mike review the album in this episode and help make sense of its flop-status!
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A quick update on our mid-season break. See you soon! Follow and DM us on any social media platform at @FlopographyPodcast.
Taking more of a jazz, funk-pop approach sound in his fourth studio album, Shawn Mendes' "Wonder" didn't quite hit the mark with the general public. Despite hitting #1 on the Billboard 200, his first single of the same name barely cracked the Top 20 on the Hot 100 and failed to catch on with the masses. But is the album actually a flop? Steve and Mike help you decide in this episode!
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We're switching things up this week by reviewing two albums that were released this year...and getting input from guest co-host and self-proclaimed Kanye expert, Matthew Renzulli. Kanye's Donda and Drake's Certified Lover Boy were long-hyped but failed to have first-week chart numbers compared to their last studio album efforts. Justified? You decide!
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Gone were the days of twerking and tongue wagging...Miley Cyrus went country-folk with her sixth studio album, "Younger Now." Despite a modest start with her 2017 summer hit, "Malibu," the album struggled to take off and is now a hallmark pop-flop. What's our take - YEE-haw or nah?
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Steve and Mike reviewed the king of pop in our last episode so why not take a look at a flop by the queen of pop?! Madonna's “American Life”, which came out two years after 9-11, took a polarizing yet introspective look at life in America. But did the album take a look at real life in America, or just Madonna's view of it?
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Steve and Mike are back for season two of Flopography! We kick off the season with no other than the late king of pop himself, Michael Jackson, and his flop-tactic and final studio album, “Invincible.” Is the album the best studio record of his career, or did it deserve the label of “flop”?
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Steve and Mike wrap up season one of Flopography with a review of Britney Spears’ “Britney Jean.” The pop star’s 2013 effort was dubbed by Spears as her most personal effort yet...but the album just fell flat with the masses. Listen (or watch) below to your favorite pop music podcast’s latest episode. Afterward, sound off at us at @FlopographyPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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Not even seven months after its release, Justin Bieber has already signaled a move past his “Changes” era. Justin-fied flop or is there more to his album than the public has given it? Watch or listen below to your favorite pop music podcast’s latest episode. Afterward, sound off at us at @FlopographyPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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A hallmark flop, Christina Aguilera's "Bionic" is lauded by many as "ahead of its time." But where does it stack in Steve and Mike's flop-o-meter? Listen to Xtina's review on any of your favorite podcast platforms or watch on YouTube via the links below. Afterward, sound off at us at @FlopographyPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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In the latest episode of your favorite pop music podcast, Steve and Mike review Eminem's sixth studio album, “Relapse.” How does Slim Shady's 2009 return hold up more than a decade later? Watch here or listen on any of your favorite podcast platforms below. Afterward, sound off at us at @FlopographyPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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