NumbSoul Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I never got the hate for it. Such a nice, cute album! And such a different vibe for her too! I mean, maybe it pales in comparison to Melodrama a bit, but I still think it's severely overhated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown away Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I only like Stoned At The Nail Salon, the rest isn't for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Blando, boring ****. The most dissapointing album of the decade maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stjosephprey4us Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 What a waste of good will and hype with the GP. The era did her entirely zero favors, and worst of all painted her as boring (which she is not). Classic case of Jack Antonoff’s copy and paste from around that period: Clairo’s album, this, Chemtrails, Daddy’s Home, Bleachers album, and one other all sound the exact same. I honestly dk if she will ever be able to recover from it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stjosephprey4us Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 And I say all that as one of the 6 ppl who actually liked it and replayed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shookspeare Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I knew it would be a panned mess the second the cover art leaked. ugly album but mood ring is still a bop so there's that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 this being 2 years old already is creepy. aint no way time goes this fast wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Lion Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 She should have been more thoughtful and considerate of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetblindness Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I'm not sure I've ever been more disappointed by an album. After it released, I tried to force myself to like it, and I revisited it yet again after hearing it live, but I still don't love it and seldom listen to it. There's a decent EP in there, but tracks 6-10 kill the momentum entirely. It didn't help that Lorde hyped the album up way too much in her emails for one to two years prior to its release, and after she said her forthcoming album was "inspired by her time in Antarctica," the reveal of Solar Power was just...confusing. The album had so much more potential and it's disappointing knowing what Lorde is capable of compared to what she delivered (though, again, some of the songs are quite good). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Jacobs Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Heard it Forgot about it a few hours later Never thought about it after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 help did she really say this album was inspired by her trip to Antarctica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltoe Chariot Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Unfortunately this was the album that made me reassess my love for her I used to adore her but now I find her voice to be extremely lacking and all of her music feels empty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filpo Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Imagine calling "boring" or "disappointing" the album that contains this two MASTERPIECES... ...along with other exquisite, silky, top notch pop music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoOneDiesFromLove Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 A misunderstood classic. Some skips here and there but it’s pretty solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandicha Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 mood ring is still a bop need to revisit the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Still indifferent. It was a NO for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquiddiamonds Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) The Path, title-track and Mood Ring are the only things I kept. Love the drums in the first and the harmonies in the later. The baggy change of beat is still cute in SP, although Primal Scream did it better. I wish she had kept that upbeat sound for the record. The slower songs still meander, are mostly tuneless and with nothing interesting to say. I still feel the same about them since day one. It’s not easy breezy to be a girl with a guitar Edited August 19, 2023 by liquiddiamonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flower Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 It was misunderstood. It was great, and it is still great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotham Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I was a fan of it upon release, and I've only grown to appreciate it more and more over time to the point that it's one of my all-time favorite albums of any artist. I never understood the hate behind the album, I loved the theming and the production was perfect for its messages, especially in light of COVID. No album better represents life in your mid-twenties and learning to settle and slow down while gripping with the uncertainties of adulthood. My highlights of the album are: "The Path" "Solar Power" "California" "Stoned at the Nail Salon" "Secrets from a Girl (Who's Seen it All)" "Mood Ring" "Oceanic Feeling" "Helen of Troy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOW Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 I've always liked it but I think I like it even more now that I've revisited it and because it reminds me a lot of that first year after covid when most of us were figuring out what to do next in our lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRHCOLLECTION Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 HER BEST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunbathinganimal Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Oceanic Feeling is her best song but overall the album is a bore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Legend E Posted August 19, 2023 ATRL Moderator Share Posted August 19, 2023 Still a good album. Not a masterpiece, but I love to put it on from time to time, and it is definitely overly hated. The Path, Fallen Fruit, Stoned, SP and Mood Ring are all masterpieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jooj Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Very bland album. Its a prime example of why bland sometimes is worse than bad. That being said, i love California and Fallen Fruit, especially the former. Secrets From a Girl and the title track are also enjoyable depending on the day (almost a so bad its good situation, ngl ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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