Аshanti Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleuwaffle Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 yep. even the dated tracks like 'double bubble trouble' have a kitsch time capsule quality to them now. she practically started the post-internet aesthetic wave on MAYA and kept it going with this album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASHTAGPOW Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 One of the best albums of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted August 10, 2022 ATRL Moderator Share Posted August 10, 2022 Compared to her other albums before it, no. Compared to most 2013 albums, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slap Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Compared to what she’s doing now, it’s a masterpiece. Bad Girls was a damn classic although it was already from the mixtape - the MV alone slayed lives and is up there for me with Borders as her best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisibility Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 I think it's unfairly maligned when compared go the first 3 albums, but I love it. aTENTion, Bring the Noize, title track, Come Walk with Me, (S)Exodus, Bad Girls... all great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fountain Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 imo it battles Kala for the title of her best, dependent on mood and what you’re looking for (with MAYA rounding out the top 3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Аshanti Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 16 minutes ago, madonnas said: Compared to her other albums before it, no. Compared to most 2013 albums, yes. Matangi is more ambitious and, well, better than Kala, idk if you're ready for this conversation though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contessa Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Bad Girls and Only 1 U are the mainstream and experimental head ******* of her discog, respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rage Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Ugh I could write an essay about this album. I love it so much. This was my first M.I.A. project and her music and sound introduced me to so many artists and concepts that I love. I think /\/\/\Y/\ is more forward thinking though. This album has some weaker songs that are a little more of their time (Yala comes to mind). Karmageddon, MATANGI, Bring the Noize, Only 1 U, aTENTion, and Warriors are all as strong as anything from her first 3 albums. Bad Girls is as iconic as Paper Planes at this point. Sadly, it seems like this could be her last truly great body of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan Chaos Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Yeah I'd say it aged well. I still like it about the same now as I did in 2013. So many tracks I adore but Double Bubble Trouble always comes to mind first (well or Only 1 U) with that multi-genre switch up UGH sooooooo good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherish Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 The only bad songs are Exodus and Sexodus. I don’t exactly stan “Know It Ain’t Right” but I can tolerate. I still stand by this statement I made back in 2016 (after I listened to it). Boom ADD deserved to be on the damn album. **** the skit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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