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reviewsbynixx · 2 years

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Midnights: A Track by Track Review (by a non-Swiftie)

Taylor Swift has been a seemingly omnipresent force in the music world since I was literally five years old. Her 16 year career has resulted in her being a rare breed of musician, straddling the line between the old tabloid driven celebrity culture of the 2010s, and the slightly more relatability obsessed culture of the 2020s. To me, Taylor Swift has perfected what it means to be a superstar in the modern era. Despite this, I have never been a particularly massive fan of her albums. I can respect her talent as a songwriter and acknowledge that her albums are not for me as I rarely love more than 60-70% of the songs on each LP the way that I see others do (the exception to this rule being Folklore, although again, it still has three or four songs that I am iffy about). With all this in mind, I decided that the first post on this blog should be a review of her latest record smashing album, Midnights, and I hope this provides a blind, outside perspective on her music.

Lavender Haze

As an R&B fan, when I first saw frequent Kehlani collaborator Jahaan Sweet on the list of song credits, I was more than intrigued, and safe to say they did not disappoint. The song reminds me of I Think He Knows from Lover, from the production to Swift’s delivery and use of head voice. Thematically the lyrics are not anything Swift hasn’t written about before, but Lavender Haze is more polished and mature in its execution. Production wise this is probably my favourite song on the album. 9/10.

Maroon

This song has grown on me immensely since the first time I heard it. It is a great deep cut that acts as the perfect follow up from Lavender Haze and precursor to Anti-Hero and just works as an album track. The delivery of ‘your roommate's cheap ass screw top rosé’ is just perfect. Not much else to say about this one, if you get it you get it, if you don’t I feel bad for you. 7.5/10

Anti-Hero

I would consider this to be one of her best singles ever and possibly one of my favourite songs of hers ever. The introspective track features Swift pondering recurring themes in her work such as her struggle with celebrity and the fear of abandonment because of it. The bridge is so tongue in cheek in a way that Swift has perfected, and I think the song itself perfects the blend of personable and serious, soul baring storytelling (meaning you can also tell it was written by a millennial, but a very talented one). I know there’s been a lot of discourse about the sexy baby line, but since I heard it, its meaning has always been pretty obvious to me, even before I was told it was a 30 Rock reference, and I personally love it. Who hasn’t been a monster on the hill? 10/10

Snow On the Beach

I have to confess I don’t particularly care for this one. I also do not understand Taylor’s female collaborations just being Taylor and a female artist on backing vocals and/or ad libs. I think Nothing New is the only female collaboration of hers where I have heard another woman sing what would be a normal amount for a collaboration and I would actually really love for someone to explain it to me because it just confuses me a little, maybe there’s a reason? This is all building up to me saying I wish we got a proper Taylor Swift and Maren Morris collab! Back to the song, it is beautiful, I love the verses, but it isn’t a song I would actively come back to in isolation although I wouldn’t skip it when listening to the album. 6/10

You’re On Your Own, Kid

I LOVE the pre-chorus and bridge - I’m a sucker for a pre chorus that changes lyrically as the song goes on and the production builds. The song feels super nostalgic, almost like coming home to a small town, and reminds me of ‘tis the damn season, one of my favourite songs from Evermore. I cannot wait to see the end of year coming of age movie edits on twitter that use this song in the background. 7/10

Midnight Rain

Initially I wasn’t completely sold on this one but the more I listen to it the more I realise that there are elements of it that I really appreciate. It’s not the most musically daring but the vocal distortion used here (and on Lavender Haze) is probably one of the more experimental things Swift has done in a while, and I think it pays off. I wish there was some kind of final chorus instead of an instrumental outro because its use here does make the song feel somewhat unfinished to me and it's short enough that more could be added, give me a Midnight Rain final chorus you cowards! 7/10

Question…?

Relistening to this for this review has made me realise just how much I love this song.

I love when artists sample/interpolate their own work because, why wouldn’t you? Especially if you've written a song like Out of the Woods. I think the subject of the song, hoping someone you were once close to still thinks about you and your relationship, is something done so frequently due to its universality but I love the way Swift approaches it here. Side note: we need more songs written in the second person. ONE DRINK. AFTER. ANOTHER. FUCKIN. POLITICS AND GENDER ROLES AND YOU’RE NOT SURE AND I DON’T KNOW! Just so good. 9/10

Vigilante Shit

Not listening to that. It’s just corny, I’m sorryyyyyy. It sounds like something that did not make the cut on Reputation and I already have my issues with some of the songs that did. 2/10?

Bejeweled

I will say my opinion on this song has most definitely been swayed by its popularity on Tiktok because I did NOT like it when I first listened to the album but I admit, the chorus is super catchy. 5/10

Labyrinth

I won’t lie, I forgot this song was even on the album because I did not care for it on first listen and this is probably only my third or fourth time hearing it. Similarly to Snow on the Beach, I don’t hate it, I just think it's slightly boring but still beautiful. Nice outro. 6/10

Karma

I love this, I don’t even care. The melody is so fun and Swift’s triumphant yet peaceful delivery makes you believe that Karma is her cat/boyfriend/acrobat/god breezing through her hair and purring in her lap. The brightness of the production gives the song a youthful quality but the matter of fact way she sings the statements in the chorus breathe an air of maturity into the song - there is no uncertainty, she is so well acquainted with Karma that she knows she does not need to stress. I’m envious. 8/10

Sweet Nothing

Just so sweet. I love the faint horns used and the way the song paints this feeling of internal domestic bliss shielded from the bustling outside world. I’m just too soft for all of it :( 7/10

Mastermind

She’s kind of crazy (positive). This is another song I don’t particularly care for but I think it bookends the album in a nice way, and the themes of restlessness and questioning that are present lyrically here (and throughout the album) are well reflected in the production and tempo.6.5/10

Overall Score: 6.9

Standout Tracks: Lavender Haze, Question…?, Anti-Hero

I feel like this is somewhat appropriate for my experience with the album. I’m not sure where I’d rank it but it is definitely up there. To me anything above a 6 is an enjoyable album. I’m not reviewing 20 songs at once, but maybe at a later date I’ll talk about the 3am tracks, one of which is definitely one of my favourite and in my opinion one of her best songs ever.

Thanks for getting through this lofty review. What’s your top 3 on the album? What should the next single be? I think I might like Taylor Swift a lot actually.

#taylor swift #midnights #album review #track by track #music #spotify wrapped #anti hero #the eras tour #t swift #ariana grande #beyonce #sabrina carpenter #olivia rodrigo #sorry for the tags :(#joe alwyn #jack antanoff #jahaan sweet #zoe kravitz

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alarrylarrie · 2 years

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Not sure if this filters in with H’s audience being less safe, but I sometimes feel that there is this weird new (twitter/tiktok) thing of having to be ‘respectful’ and people go really hard in telling you (us Larries) that we are not being respectful. They see us talking about H’s sexuality and gender as intrusive and say we should respect his relationship with O. If tou pair that attitude with a lot of persons wanting H to be straight, I can really understand why things have changed through the years.

Not sure if I explained myself right, not a native speaker of English and also, maybe I just don’t make sense 🙈

Your English is incredible, and I think you make a really valid point!

I think there is an extremely dangerous correlation between rainbows and larries in Harry’s fandom at large that really frustrates me.

I think, because of this correlation- being seen decked out in rainbows or with big signs or whatever, is automatically associated with being a larrie, and larries are “disrespectful” because they don’t “respect” Harry for “who he is.”

And to the people who think that way let me say: what utter absolute horseshit.

1. You can be queer and not be a larrie.

2. You can be a larrie and not be queer.

3. A fan wearing a rainbow does not mean they assign an artist an identity. Ariana Grande, Hozier, Imagine Dragons, (that’s top of mind) have all actively made their spaces welcoming for queer fans and no one claims they’re being forced into some sort of identity pigeonhole, you know?

It’ll never be perfect, but hopefully we can make it better, you know?

#also let me just say in tags lol #that I think the massive difference between like Ariana Grande and Harry #is that #there’s a cognitive dissonance that surrounds Harry #people aren’t stupid #and even though a fair few of them WANT to think he’s straight #they pretty much know better #but they double down you know?#I read an NPR review of Harry’s House #and you can kind of sense the reviewer struggling with this #because on face value #a lot of the album doesn’t jive?#but if you know the backstory #if you accept the idea that he’s… who he is #it makes so much more sense #and that’s hard for people #doesn’t make it okay to be mean or bully other people though you know?

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musicreviewsstuff · 1 day

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Eternal Sunshine☀️

Type: Album

Artist: Ariana Grande

Length: 35 minutes

13 tracks

Rating: 9.5/10

Opinions: I absolutely loved this album, not because I’m a huge arianator, but because of the production quality, songwriting and the vocal quality of this record. I can hear how much effort Ariana put into this project. She digs deep into her emotions. I enjoyed every song from the intro to the end, with many tears involved in the listening process. She really showed the world her production, songwriting and singing abilities. Her beautiful angelic vocals, her raw and honest lyrics, and her clean and professional production. Everything was so perfect

Favourite Tracks

1. i wish i hated you

2. we can’t be friends (wait for your love)

3. supernatural

4. eternal sunshine

5. imperfect for you

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bl00dst41ned · 2 months

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giving my honest opinion on eternal sunshine (warning first ever listen) late as usual :)

intro - it happened so fast i don't even remember what it sounds like

bye - i like the song mostly for its instrumental (it really is not fit for Ari to showcase her entire vocal abilities), it is cool nevertheless and i think it'll be one i'll remember

don't wanna break up again - this has heavy rnb vibes, the inspiration is clear. the vocal stack is pretty cool, i really noticed the little touches added wish make a big difference. i love the feeling of back singers with her when it's actually all her, it's so cool.

saturn returns interlude - you will never be sza girl (this is satire don't try to murder me, you crazy arianators)

eternal sunshine - now this is an interlude because i didn't even realize the song changed. again the hip-hop influence is evident and i love it. now the vocals, please. how can you make "hope you feel alright when you're in her" sound so angelic. oh ariana...*hits like button while aggressively rocking to the beat*

supernatural - why does the chorus feel like a kpop song ? this is not my hit, it's quite boring sorry

true story - already listened to it during a little game i do in stores. now the rnb in this is getting me. the beat gives me tlc vibes which is very appreciable.

the boy is mine - i was promised inspirations from brandy and monica's 2000's hit of the same name and i don't find them, maybe I'm not looking deep enough in the song. the track is cool or whatever, but it feels kind of bland idk how to describe it. (basically this is what bland food could sound like)

yeah so I had to go to sleep and my period started today I'm no longer in the mood

edit: we can't be friends is actually cool and i would not be surprised if it became the song of a trailer for a teen romcom + eternal sunshine is my favorite rn

#bl00dy's song recs #ariana grande #eternal sunshine #eternal sunshine album #music recs #music review #album review

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blogmistermusic · 3 months

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Crítica de "Eternal Sunshine" de Ariana Grande

El ritmo de trabajo de Ariana Grande durante sus primeros años en el mundo de la música fue frenético y en apenas un lapso de 8 años publicó hasta 6 álbumes de estudio, recuperando los tiempos que manejaba Rihanna durante su apogeo en el panorama musical en la década del 2000. Apenas 7 meses después del lanzamiento de “Sweetener” llegó “Thank U, Next” y año y medio más tarde vio la luz…

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radgalniya · 3 months

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eternal sunshine review

you already knowwww. another album review.

random thoughts:

so the thing is i didn’t have high hopes for this, bc i hated sweetener and people were saying this was like a part 2. and shitting on positions, my favorite ari album, to compare this one. so i’m like i’m gonna hate this. but i am actually so excited bc i like it. i finally have new music to be obsessed w rather than relistening to the same songs over and over.

also just bc i like the album, don’t mean i’m like a homewrecker stan. she gotta chill.

she should’ve kept the red themed cover like i get the message of the new one but it just doesn’t hit the same.

anyways bc i’m a psycopath, i listened out of order bc that’s the only way i can properly listen idk y.

also i love that there’s no musical features

anyways to the review:

intro(end of the world):

it’s a cute lil intro. my everything vibes. 6/10. probably won’t relisten to this one much. but i love how she’s being so honest on this album bc i’m a nosey ass bitch. love when ppl air out their business. more more!

bye:

modern disco viiibes. upbeat. very dancey. but also lyrically it’s very idk not melancholy but like kind of sadish i like that. 7/10. the song is really not my personal taste but it’s really good still.

don’t wanna break up again:

naur he turned up the tv when he heard her crying throw that man in the trash!!! i like this one. i like the melody and lyrics and the chorus is my favorite part of the song. i wish the production was a little more melodic. it only does it for me during the chorus tbh. but i like this song. 8/10 “but i just can’t refuse” in the chorus sounds like the “im finding ways to stay concentrated on what i gotta do” in die for you by the weeknd.

saturn returns interlude:

idk man some woman talking what do you want me to say. isn’t it weird that this is the only track with capital letters tho?

eternal sunshine:

i really hate trap beats tbh. but ik it’s like ari’s signature now. but ick. it’s a bop tho for sure. but not really my taste. i only really like it bc the lyrics. i just love ppl telling their business y’all i’m not kidding. 7/10

supernatural:

AHHHHHH BITCHCHHHH YESSSS THIS IS WTF i’m TALKIN ABOUT THIS IS POP BITCH YESSS 100000/10 i love the modern 80s pop vibe and the chorus is so perfect w/ the beat. it just rides man i love this song. i’d love this album JUST for this song.

true story:

so 90s love it. very aaliyah beat. i love a good 90s r&b moment so ofc this is an automatic like even if the chorus isn’t that catchy. idk ig i just feel like pop should have catchy melodies and/or an infectious beat. y’know? also she ate w/ the belting at the end. 8/10

the boy is mine:

YASSSSSSS. again we know i love a 90s vibe. the slowdown right before the chorus is insaane. and the choral style harmonies on the “is” of the boy is mine scratches something in my brain as well as the “gotta be a reason why” robotic voice thing. this is so catchy. this is totally a fantasize vibe. so good. 10/10

yes and?:

i dont have it in me to keep defending this song from u vultures. AND i wish she put the mariah carey version on the album too 8/10 and no i will not be explaining myself further y’all are gonna make me cry.

we can’t be friends (wait for your love):

feel i’m getting an 80s vibe again. i like it. i’m loving the upbeat music, sadish vibe lyrics thing going on in this album. i like the vibe of this song a lot. i do wish something in here was more catchy. but i like it. it’s so soft and wistful almost. that’s probably why i’ll relisten. conjure up some interesting maladaptive daydreams w/ this one. 7/10 edit: i watched the video now i like it more. 8/10 lol

i wish i hated you:

it’s very vulnerable. again i’m nosey so i like that. but the song is eh for me. i don’t think this is a song i’d listen to for the music but more for the vibe. 6/10

imperfect for you:

i looooove it. a little weird melodically but i love it. just scratches something in my brain it’s so good. so catchy. 10/10

ordinary things:

it’s good. not one of my favorites but the more i listen, the more i like it. i love the way she pronounces ordinary in here lol. 7/10

okay that’s all really

p.s. i feel like why try from my everything would fit in here idk. this album feels like a perfect combination of all of her others, it’s so weird how that works out. i love it tho. pleasantly surprised!!

#chronicles of niya #music #ariana grande #eternal sunshine #album review

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fakemonalisa28 · 3 months

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Some quick thoughts/ramble about Eternal Sunshine

1) The outro for We Can’t Be Friends was beautiful

2)The lyrics really brought the story of True Story down, other wise it would’ve been on my top three

3)Some make a Destiel edit of Supernatural for the memes

4)Bye should be the next single

5)The Boy Is Mine is the best song ever make no it’s not to early to say this

#okay maybe I’m exaggerating with number 5 #but as a non Arihead #I found this album pleasantly surprising #probably her second best under Sweetner #if not at least in her top three #Ariana Grande #eternal sunshine #review #light review #rambling

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lootkey · 3 months

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No one cares but I need to express my thoughts so thoughts and reactions of the first album release of what I’m dubbing the pop music revival:

eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande

Album 1st listen: 7/10. Better than positions for sure. The production is great and her voice is lovely but I think the high points aren’t quite high enough and the low points are forgettable. Also -1 point for “yes, and?” as the lead single.

Album 3rd listen: 8/10. Production is very nostalgic of the early 2000s R&B sounds? Love that. Her delivery is great as always. My personal preference is always more of a lower vocal in choruses so certain songs are growing on me for that reason but I think this is a solid return to true pop music from Ariana.

Top 3 (in order): imperfect, don’t wanna break up again, bye

Bot 3: yes, and?, supernatural, true story

intro (end of the world)

1st listen impressions: this is not at all what I expected? I expected less instruments and more house type sounds. Her voice is beautiful. 6/10

- 3rd listen thoughts: I think this is more of a return to a sweetener-esque sound which I love. The lyrics hurt. A beautiful start to the album. 7/10

bye

1st: a bop!!! I love an upbeat breakup song. Had this been the lead single, I think it would have performed infinitely better than yes, and? Love love love the production. 8/10

3rd: top 3 of the album for me for sure. The lyrics are a little on the nose but as they should be! This is a brain off, with the windows down song with your bestie in the passenger seat song. Love love love 8/10.

don’t wanna break up again

1st: good production, her voice is beautiful. I think it will be well loved by fans but I’m not sure if it’s for me?

3rd: fuck that, I love this song. Top 2 if it’s not my favorite on the album. The sharp drum beat with her soft delivery? excellent. It’s almost 90s nostalgic sounding I think? Her delivery is amazing. Definitely a grower. 9/10

Saturn Returns Interlude

1st: I hate a spoken word interlude man I do. Like I get the theme but it just takes me out. It also takes away the title of a “skipless” album for me bc like?????? 1/10

3: I get it a little bit more but I still hate it. 2/10

eternal sunshine

1st: this one isn’t my favorite? The instrumental I love. I like the verses but the chorus is jarring to me. 5/10

3rd: this is growing on me? It kind of reminds me of the feelings I had for TS’s gold rush, where I loved loved loved the verses and tolerated the chorus but now it’s one of my favorite songs. Her delivery on the verses is probably my favorite of all of her discography. The higher register vocals on the verse isn’t my favorite, mostly because I prefer lower register female vocals (just as a personal preference). 7/10

supernatural

1st: this is the first filler track of the album. A skip but it’s fine? There’s nothing notable here but sonically it sounds fine. 4/10

3rd: again the higher vocal chorus isn’t my favorite. First skip of the album for me? If it came on during shuffle I’d probably be fine with it but I’m definitely not actively seeking it out or adding it to my playlists. It reminds me kinda of “fake smile” from thank u, next which I didn’t like at release but did like eventually so we will see? 4/10

true story

1st: another filler I think? The lyrics are interesting but I don’t have a ton of thoughts on this one. 5/10

3rd: The production kind of gives late 90s/early 2000s? At least the drums do to me anyway. I might give this one a few more listens to see if it grows on me some more. 5/10

the boy is mine

1st: now we are back in hit territory! The production is dancey. Her vocals are nostalgic to previous Ariana albums in a way that I like. 7/10.

3rd: I love this song but I hate the weird pause in the production going into the chorus, it reminds me of the skip you’d get when your CD was slightly scratched lol. The high vocals work on this song better than they did on previous songs. Again with the 90/2000s nostalgic delivery and production. 8/10

yes, and?

general thoughts bc lead single: I think I dislike this song the more I listen to it. The production is fine, I guess but I hate her delivery of the verses. Ariana is an artist who (for my personal taste) can be very hit or miss for me and I think this song just has all of my least favorite things lmao. I’m glad some people like it but it just isn’t for me. At first I didn’t see how sonically it fit with the album but the more I listen to the album as a whole the more it fits. Also, I understand why from a marketing standpoint it was made as the lead single but it definitely sticks out like a sore thumb both sonically and lyrically? 2/10

we can’t be friends (wait for your love)

1st: oh this is different sounding? It’s less nostalgic sounding than the first half of the album. Not a bad song, the lyrics are on par with most of Ariana’s other songs. Kind of unremarkable? 6/10

3rd: the synth in the background vaguely reminds me of “dancing on my own” for some reason, not a bad thing but idk why my brain is making that connection. I need to take a better look at the lyrics of this one because the more I make sense of the more the song doesn’t make a ton of sense for me. It’s interesting that it is more synth/bass heavy than drum heavy like the first half of the album. 6/10.

i wish i hated you:

1st: I’m not sure how I feel about this one? The bubbly sound in the background is mildly annoying lmao. I like the lyrics but I’m not a huge fan of her delivery in some parts? 5/10

3rd: I wish I liked this one lol the lyrics are beautiful but sonically it’s not my favorite. Her delivery and vocals aren’t my favorite. The production does a nice job of reflecting the yearning, cyclical, and melancholy feel of the lyrics though. 6/10

imperfect for you

1st: love the chorus!! The understated production and her vocals are amazing. I questioned who was singing at the beginning, thinking I somehow got away from the album bc I didn’t recognize her voice! 8/10

3rd: I love this song. This is the antithesis of “yes, and?” to me because while that song has everything I dislike of Ariana - this has everything I love about her. Her lower register, the clipped delivery of certain lines, and great lyrics. Understated production. My only critique is that it’s not long enough. My favorite of the album. 10/10

ordinary things

1st: I like the production of this song. Don’t love Nonna’s spoken word part (sorry Nonna) but as an album closer, I get it 6/10

3rd: I like that the album is ending on an uplifting note. I think it does a nice job of marrying the two sonic themes of production of the nostalgic R&B sounds of the first half and the synthy sounds of the 2nd half. Still don’t love the note from Nonna at the end but personal preference and I get why it’s there. 7/10

Ending thoughts: not to compare 2 queens but in some ways this album is her version of TS’s “Lover”. I think it is definitely executed better than Lover but idk I get the same vibes. The highs are great, the lows are forgettable but not truly offensive. There are songs on here that I know I will love for months, there are songs that may grow on me in a few weeks, and there are songs I definitely won’t be listening to you again (looking at you yes, and?). Overall I think it is a great body of work but there are definitely a few skips. This could potentially get Ariana her Album of the Year but we are entering a wild few months for pop music so who knows. This was fun!

#pop music #ariana grande #eternal sunshine #new music #new album #album review #just my thoughts

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cataldodarker · 9 months

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21/30 - Sweetener

Artista: Ariana Grande

Data di rilascio: 17-08-2018

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22/30 - Album

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23/30 - Phoenix

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24/30 - All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend

Artista: AURORA

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25/30 - Stagger

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26/30 - Lionheart

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27/30 - So Good

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28/30 - Lady Wood

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29/30 - Beauty Behind the Madness

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30/30 - Visions

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50 Years, 50 Albums (2019): Thank U, Next by Ariana Grande

I will turn 50 in November of this year, so my project for 2023 will be to listen to and review one album from each year of my life, 1973 to 2022. The only qualification is that it has to be an album I’ve not reviewed previously. 2019 Top Grossing Albums of 2019: Lover – Taylor Swift When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish Happiness Begins – Jonas Brothers Fine Line – Harry…

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thatscarletflycatcher · 1 month

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Every once in a while, when the mood strikes, I go look up reviews for some of my favorite albums, and it is always an experience, because so much of it are mean shots at the artist as a person.

From the creators of 'the problem with Josh Groban is that he's happy and wants to sing about it' in a review of All That Echoes, comes

'I guess Rick Astley's aging demographic (derogatory) might enjoy this (super cringe that he's trying to sell pop albums, ngl)'

Mr Reviewer, do you think that Rick Astley's album 50, so titled to call attention to his being an elder man, and thematically about the humble hope that comes from aging, and also the being more comfortable in one's skin that it brings, and in consequence, a deeper honesty about oneself, one's limitations and needs... had as intended target audience "the kids"? That he was coming to fight the spot with Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and Harry Styles?

#I mean part of it is definitely the very ageism in the industry #to which Rick is alluding with the title as well #like there's nothing wrong with making music for an older demographic????#There's nothing wrong with an older demographic as an audience????#The music they/we enjoy isn't automatically bad and stupid just because they/we are older????

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ramonathinks · 5 months

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5 Husbands by @kingkonoha review contains spoilers under the read more

playlist of a lot of songs that i think fit the vibe of my reading experience and what i felt matched up with the story

Playlist: crack rock by frank ocean, dreamer and valentine by laufey, when im in your arms by cleo sol, ophelia by pinkpatherress, daydream by Ariana Grande, miss romantic by cleo sol, fall in by Esperanza spalding, rain by fauna hues, slow motion by karina pasian, sunshine cleo sol, k by cigarettes after sex, used to love by chloe x Halle, sunset by the internet, pain is inevitable by daniel caesar (fawk him), cinnamon girl by lana del rey , let me know by winona oak, lost by frank ocean, butterfly by corinne bailey rae, piano song by eryn allen kane, float by fauna hues, how does it make you feel by Victoria monet, ivy by frank ocean, step on me by the cardigans, sad girl by lana del rey, wet by dazey and the scouts, frank’s ballad (wiseman) by Alex mankoo, who gets your love by margie joseph, what it is, between the cheats, will you still love me tomorrow, the girl from ipanema by amy winehouse the entirety of amy winehouse back to black album, take the box by amy winehouse

General Review:

Just wow. I did in fact spend like all day reading this and I do not regret it and even though it’s not done… this is literally a 5/5 read. Firstly the way that my baby Tay writes is so phenomenal and the depictions of the relationships and the amount of emotions and thought they she puts throughout the story makes everything so worth it. I really felt so attached to the characters and the overall story like i didn’t care how long the chapters were because i was so interested in the world she build and the CHARACTERS. Like it just keeps getting better and better; the amount of drama and messy that kept me on my toes every chapter. I cannot wait for the next chapter. The amount of stuff that went down in this fic and the route it’s going down idek how she got the life depicted in the first chapter because it’s shit happening every second like whew. I literally got so emotional reading this especially the more recent chapters because my heart hurtssss for reader so bad and it’s just so much strain on her and idgaf that’s my girl! I support women’s wrongs and she got a lot of them but that’s my baby like omg!

Now let’s delve in to my reactions ofc 🙈

CHAPTER 1: okay so obsessed with the fact that reader has a daughter firstly. The way you describe reader’s relationship and the dynamic she has with Armin and even the shift to his pov was very seamless and perfectoooo. The way you got in his head and i feel immersed inside of his thoughts about her and i just thought it was really well written and so beautifully executed. “Being with you but not truly being with you was like having an itch that begged to be scratched.” Like that line right there? It burneddd me and make me feel for him and overall i got invested. Can I add that Armin working in a bakery was very on par with his character lol? Like i love it. Your description of anything is very addicting as well let me add, im a sucker for details so i loved it. I was cheesing DOWN during their moments and when he took her to their childhood hangout place and the hold “date” bit came up and the “but even so, the implication of romance with him felt as natural as breathing.” Likeeee omg i was blushing. “I was always planning on leaving, but…not without you.” Oh that moved me like bad. I’m a sucker for childhood friends to lovers and hearing them reminiscing and just wanting to move out of where they are to make a lifeee was so good. “Since when was he ever so lucky? Since when did fate decide to show him a little bit of pity and mercy? The universe had taken everything from him before he was even old enough to know how to spell the word “universe.”” UGHH you’re killing meeee. And then armin’s backstory stop 😞😞😞. WHEN ARMIN SAID HE WANTED TK MARRY HERRRR OH MY HEART like 😭 crying omg!! Munch Armin Agenda >>>>

Mikasa Cameo yesss. Armin sending reader money 🥲🥲 even though he’s literally going through it ugh, my loveee. The proposal and reader finally getting her steak & lobster please love that for themmmm. Eren… pmo!! … “What they loved more, however, was the fact that he never took his eyes off of you the entire time.” 😄😄😁😁 oh okayyy, don’t know who im rooting for after eren two second cameo. “Nowadays, you had seen more of him than your own husband, and that broke your heart into pieces.” Naurrrrr 🥲 please… ““Is it ‘cause we’re all alone, baby?”” Eren… ERENNN R YOU KIDDING ME MOVEEE like moveee “Can’t control yourself when it’s just us, can you?” MOVEEE

“If you were with me, you’d only be making money for yourself. No one else, baby. It’ll take you wherever you wanna go, buy you whatever want, fuck you however you want. You’d like that, right?” OH FAUK YEWWW, but … omg that’s sexy like please don’t piss me off😭😭

OH FAWK HERR??? FAWK HER MY GODDESSS IS READER SERIOUS RN?? FAWK HER SO BAD FOR THIS IDC

CHAPTER 2: “It was an indisputable fact; scientists measured the elements of his face and declared the handsome man as the literal definition of physical perfection.” Oh that ate !

Eren defending reader yesss #RealMan . “Still though, it’s Eren. Same man who took you away from the person you’re writing about. There’s no way he’d be okay with this.” Jean clocked her im sorry LMAOO??

“You were more than just a pretty face. You were more than just a lovely voice. You were a distraction.” Real… so real.

“You’re such a damn jerk,” Jean snapped. “You can’t take everything you want like you rule the goddamn world, Eren. You stole her away from her ex-husband, but no one’s allowed to steal her away from you, right? Not until you get tired of her and move on to someone else?” CLOCKED LMAKDKA CAUSE WHY WAS I LITERALLY THINKING THE SAME THING LIKE PLEASE MOVE LMAOOO

“Is it true that your ex-husband pushed for your success? And you left him for Eren Yeager?” JEAN MIGHT AS WELL THAT BEEN THE ONE TO ASK THAT BECAUSE INTREEVIEWER CLOCKEDSD HER ! Marriage 😞 please move 👎🏾 why they just pissed me off. J-JEAN ! SIR!!

“Well now, Sarah, there is the possibility that she could have been having an affair! She did leave her first husband for Eren. Who’s to say that she wouldn’t leave Eren for someone else?” THEY CLOCKING HER 😭😭😭😭😭😭 back to back!

Reader locking down all the munches like that’s queen right there! “It was the first time you had ever slept next to him without his arms wrapped around you.” 😞😞 and Jean leaving the band omg… Levi so real lmaoooo

JEAN SO MESSY??? EREN COMING OMG?? EREN ACTUALLY BEING THEREEE OH MY GOSH PLEASE MOVE!!! “But, apparently, all of it was stupid. He felt stupid as he stood there, watching his best friend kiss and touch you. He felt stupid as he thought about the day he proposed to you. He felt stupid as he thought about how much he loved you.” Naur… MY GOSH READER SO ??? she done pissed me off!

CHAPTER 3:

Mikasa clocking her 😁😁🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ karma x3 and “i want him back” and “that’s not the same thing” LMAOO CLOCKED! LIKE GOT HER

“I didn’t even know that Eren was there! He was avoiding me for weeks a-and said he wasn’t gonna show up. I fucked up, I know that, but he stopped speaking to me. Stopped looking at me. He acted like I didn’t exist…and I was fucking lonely.” She kinda ate idk she back to winning me over. FAWK EREN 😭😭😭

Levi…is he crazy telling her to come with him?? 😭😭😭 like he finna get fucked up about her too is he MAD? “You’ve fooled around with three guys back to back. It’s a little hard to tell which one of them you like the most.” FUCK CLOCKED HER SKSJSK ?? “You’re a homeless woman who’s sleeping at her manager’s house because she cheated on a famous rockstar with his bandmate.” Levi it’s 10am in the morning 😭😭😭😭 please chill. “Last thing I need is for the public to start making rumors about us.” He so damn funny lmaoo

“Yes. Men like Eren and Jean took pure advantage of your naiveness. If you ask me, you should have been the one doing the punching. Don’t sit back and let them walk all over you.” Okayy Annie period queen.

“The singer with more failed relationships than original songs.” 😭😭😭 i be giggling down like the industry is clocking herrrrr bad

Annie and Sasha correct actually 🤷🏽‍♀️ coming from the uno champ myself. “Did I just make you laugh? And smile?” 👀 he better relaxxx he see the reader effect !

Not even divorced and literally got a meeting and kissing on Reiner like 😭 is she mad??

CONNIEEEE??? I AINT EVEN PWEP

“Gonna punch me too? Try it. Go ahead. Do it, and let’s see what fucking happens.” CLOCKED! Lmaoooo

Hickey… why i already knew something like that was gonna go down. Broke my baby heart omg 😞!

“If you loved him, you wouldn’t have cheated on him. If you loved me, you wouldn’t have left me. So you’re still fucking lying.” Armin just came back and clocking her lmaoooooo “I think it’s easier for you to act like you’ve never cared about anyone than it is to take responsibility for your actions. It’s less painful to pretend that you’re completely the victim in this situation than it is to accept that you broke my heart. Eren and Jean’s heart as well. I’m not saying that anyone is in the right or wrong, but I know you. I know you loved me, even if it was just a little bit.” Tea… like girl it’s okay.

CHAPTER 4:

Connie is crazyyy 😭😭? “You know your life is in my hands” & “don’t make me do some easy shit” OHH he crazy

Marco…. Yo?? And they wondering why Connie went mad like be serious.

Arminnn, glad to see he okayish. “You never thought he’d use it on you.” Welllll?? The love of his life fucked him over 😭😭😭 um be serious.

“I love you, and I understand what money and influence can do to a person, but I just miss you. I miss the old you, the person who made everyone laugh during card games and didn’t treat everyone like garbage.” 🙂🙂🙂 ohhh he clocked her this like one of the worst ones.

“No ordinary human being enjoyed the realization that they had changed for the worse. It felt like your insides were twisting up, as if the old version of yourself was begging to come out, buried underneath this new, shallow, perfect celebrity.” ☹️☹️☹️ nooo queenie.

“You’re so in love with Hollywood now, I didn’t think you’d come at all if I told you the truth.” 😟😟 oh um! this is crazy to say ?? why even invite her at all lmaoo??

Reiner’s place is so lived in and loved around like your description really got me cause I can feel it all around and buzzing so lively whew i felt home! Reiner is EXACTLY the type of man who would bring you to meet the family and to propose so i smiledddd because yes just yes!

Jean messy as HELL! THE BREAK IN IS CRAZY AND HER JUST ASSUMING ITS ARMIN

HER SUCKING LEVI IS CRAZY???? MARRIED FOR HALF A SECOND IS SHE MAD?? LEAKED PHOTOS AND ALL THAT IS CRAZY AFTER THE BREAK IN OMG??? 😭😭😭 she cannot catch a break, she been famous for like maybe 2 years what is her problem.

CHAPTER 5:

ARMIN AND EREN GETTING JUMOED BY CONNIE MEN IS SO INSANEEEE. Levi OKAYYY king shitttt yesss. Why is Connie so messy?? Why is he trying to ruin her like omg…

“Y/N’s the only client you give a damn about now. You don’t even give a damn about yourself. Your life is ruined, and yet, here you are, worrying about her.” CLOCKED LMAOO?? JEAN BE CLOCKING EVERYONE LIKE LMAOOO

Album called Heartbreaker, she kinda mother for that 😹😹 like literal queen shit. The story… my eyes almost popped out my head like okay.. Not jean and eren popping out yo! Um Connie and Flint is so…messy for all this. They really getting a personal fuck you.

😹😹 Eren just clocked Flint like I hope he don’t get beat up later but he ate. OH MY GOSH?? What the fuck is wrong with Connie yo?? He can’t hate eren this bad like he’s literally a monster….

NAH READER STFU?? BEFORE HE GET SOMEONE TO WHOOP YOUR ASS TOO LIKE OMG?? BUT WHY SHE VERY MUCH SO CLOCKED HIM LIKE IM GIGGLINGGG 😭😭😹😹 GET HIM AGAIN!

Someone gotta kill Connie like wtf is his problem and to even threaten Levi and the way he doing reader, not even letting her see Reiner… like i feel for her so bad omg. Why is he ruining her lifeeee omg ?? Like im finna cry ??? And then to do that to Reiner :((( omg i feel for everyone in here omg

NAH CAUSE LEVI RIGHT ACTUALLY?? LIKE CONNIE IS LITERALLY OBSESSED WITH HER!

Them being worried about who she gonna end up with is kinda crazy like she being held hostage 😭😭? Thank you Levi for getting them back in order. WHY REINER JUST CLOCKED ALL OF THEM LIKE LITERALLY ALL OF THEM LMAOOOO

CHAPTER 6:

ERWIN JUST FUCKED EVERYTHING UP ??? YO??

“She doesn’t have any loved ones, just a bunch of stupid guys hoping to crawl into bed with her. That’s all she’s good for.” Alright?? Fuck you??

CONNIE SHOOTHIM HIM IS MADDDD OMG

The car ride having me on the edge of my seat just paragraphs in. Connie trying to do small talk like please move…

“Because that would mean leaving, and you knew better.” I’m crying like idgaf she don’t deserve none of this 😭😵‍💫😵‍💫???

“Really? You’re working on your eighty-seventh marriage and you wanna lecture me about being a good person? You cheat and get remarried every season, so shut the hell up.” He tried to clock her but it’s tired at this point so 😭😭😭 please gtfo. Connie trying to be lonely too he can get out like i really dgaf.

Nah Reiner clocked it… I wasn’t even seeing Mikasa fr until he just said that because yes I can see it fr! Like wowww. This Mikasa and Reiner conversation is >>> like i love it.

Poor reader like idgaf, she did that to keep them safe obviously! Why would Jean just say that to eren tb licking connie’s boots like his mom’s life was at risk please ??😭😭😭

THE ENDINGGGG OMG??? I canttttt

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so the youtube critic i like to watch just said this about ttpd:

saying how one song is 5 minutes when she could've gotten the point across in half that time

emdless strings of metaphors that just fall flat

the writing quality makes it hard to feel bad for taylor in the middle of this heartbreak because they come across as self owns: you said normal girls are boring, why are you not gone in the morning; taylor what is not clicking

taylor hasn't taken the time to sonically or conceptually to find a new sound

it sounds uninspired and done before

she is closing those gaps that she has due to time by copying her peers homework: but daddy i love him-ariana grande, imgonnagethim back- olivia rodrigo, phoebe bridgers with a lot of the song titles, florida-ripping of lana, again and again. He is not shocked that at some point in one of her songs she is paranoid that her peers will come for her and he said how he isn't shocked considering what she puts out and how she is lacking so much in ideas and sounds

the albums stinks cause it is sloppy in terms of songwriting and execution

they don't feel like songs, they feel like taylor is just spilling tea

saying that the lyric about the heroin but with an e lyric is essentially coming from matty himself and it makes sense why this lyric alone is wittier than most of taylor's attempts at word play in this record, he should get song writing credits for that

saying how she tries so hard to make connections work for her fans that she forgets that being subtle works as well considerng that she capitalized the letters KIM in thank you aimee.

so as much as she says everything is working against her, the biggest threat to her public image is her: she wants this already doomed from the start rs to work, despite how big of a pr mess it is, she wants her haters to be mad but only it ending up with her releasing her most narcissistic songs to date: if you wanted me dead, you ould vejust said. I was gentle till the circus life made me mean. Along with the lyrics about an asylum. And something that made him laugh: so tell me everything is not about me, but what if it is.

the production is bad and she needs to stop with jack, feel like midnights leftovers but worse. They make them sound dated at impact

my boy only breaks his favorite toys- so many clunky choruses, packing it with so much verbiage that there is no way it can be stuck in someones mind

so long london, constant tension without any release, goes nowhere

florida reads like a bad tourism ad

i can fix him- saying how she can handle a dangerous man but rhe album clearly goes against that and the song doesn't show how silly and futile this mindset is

loml is his favorite while easy

and that it isn't good to base an album only about finding clues about who what song is about cause it can get messy and dated quickly

....he doesn't give it a score which speaks for itself, he only does that when he really hates it but he wears a red shirt which means it could be around hm below O to 2 out of 10. he barely had anything nice to say which he usually does with albums that are 2/10. ano he could only list one song of 31 as his favorite.

the review is funny so i will leave the link here, sorry if my spelling is bad or something makes no sense, i'm not native and worked with captions on the video as well (he made another one for the second part of the album, i can write down the main points as well later if people are interested, he is a rather smart critic in my opinion)

Link: https://youtu.be/Sz9DgY6NAcY?si=UhRnlR558Qeyh81V

Whoa, he really didn't like it! Everyone is saying that she needs to ditch Jack, but now that Joe has gone, she also needs another lyricist on board to curb her worst excesses. That line about heroin/heroine does sound like something Matty Healy would write.

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#anti taylor swift #jack antonoff #taylor swift

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