{"id":35181,"date":"2021-03-05T20:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/ariana-grande-positions-deluxe-album\/"},"modified":"2021-03-05T20:00:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:00:18","slug":"ariana-grande-positions-deluxe-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/ariana-grande-positions-deluxe-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Ariana Grande Try Something Different?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Like so many other artists, Ariana Grande<\/a> dropped a surprise album while we were all stuck in quarantine. Although it includes some of the singer\u2019s dirtiest lyrics to date, <\/span>Positions<\/span><\/i> was largely underwhelming. Grande\u2019s fans like to emphasize how impressive it is that she can record albums in very short periods of time. However, just because something was made quickly doesn\u2019t mean it was made well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Four months after the release of <\/span>Positions<\/span><\/i>, Grande released four bonus tracks, plus a remix of \u201c34+35\u201d with feature verses from Doja Cat<\/a> and Megan Thee Stallion<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI always envisioned them coming out as a part of this era, this chapter, this storyline, this album,\u201d Grande previously said<\/a> of the new tracks. \u201cIt felt like they needed to be heard and they needed to kind of give the album a second life down the line.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Much like the rest of the original album, the bonus tracks are nothing special. \u201csomeone like u – interlude\u201d sees the singer trying on a Motown-like sound, with layered vocals that bring to mind the Supremes, but the song clocks in at just over a minute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201ctest drive\u201d features 80s keyboard sounds and a disco beat, but vague lyrics comparing the relationship to a car (\u201cI don\u2019t feel the need to test drive nothin\u2019\u201d) keep the song from being more memorable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The \u201c34+35\u201d remix takes one of Grande\u2019s naughtiest songs and cranks the X-rating up even farther with the additional verses from Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion. Even though it\u2019s a song we\u2019ve heard before, the featured artists keep the song fresh. Also, it\u2019s clear from listening to the track and watching the music video that this remix was fun for everyone involved.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ssq6X6alZ3w” align=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201cworst behavior\u201d and \u201cmain thing\u201d are also nothing to write home about. Grande often sacrifices melody and lyrics in service of interesting production. That can work sometimes, but when done too often, it can bore listeners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m a big Ariana Grande fan, but \u201cPositions\u201d did not impress me. Almost every song sounded just like the one that came before, making the whole album run together into a stream of trap beats, high notes and \u201cyuh\u201ds. I was hoping the bonus tracks would show a more experimental side to Grande, but I guess I\u2019ll just have to wait for the next album.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Check out the <\/span>Positions<\/span><\/i> bonus tracks here and let me know if you totally disagree.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n