Liafen Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 So far this sounds something like you'd put on at a grill party for a nice, inoffensive background music. It just fails to catch the attention itself. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayliah Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 (edited) its a lot of noise. Edited May 2 by kayliah 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simple Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 First listen highlights: - Falling Forever: easily the best - Happy for you - End of an era Solid album, production is great! I just wish it was longer (ended too fast tbh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selena_lavigne Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 minute ago, kayliah said: its a lot of noise i dont give a f**k about the commercial performance, its no eternal sunshine where the album was AOTY worthy on immediate listen. Good luck to dua. A very nice girl. 1 minute ago, kayliah said: its a lot of noise i dont give a f**k about the commercial performance, its no eternal sunshine where the album was AOTY worthy on immediate listen. Good luck to dua. A very nice girl. These Walls is better than anything on eternal sunshine except for maybe 3 songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TouchinFree Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 5 minutes ago, Gladiator said: it stars drums and guitars and is probably THE song that showcases that an actual band is playing the instrumental. that is a crime for the pop stans who demand synths, midi instruments in dance floor anthems. those with taste will recognize its greatness. Very well put. I think most pop stans ran in here expecting straight up radio pop songs that are instant hits ( much like her earlier albums/hits). While this bitcj served a mature , progressive pop album. French exit is one the best pop songs produced and one of her best songs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayIt Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 3 hours ago, djcalpal said: As a whole this album actually reminds me more of Debut than Future Nostalgia. I love DL1 this makes me excited! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mar Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 This is such an amazing album wow, I truly love each single song Faves are Maria, Falling Forever and French Exit I knew Ms Dua had it on her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simple Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 4 minutes ago, Simple said: First listen highlights: - Falling Forever: easily the best - Happy for you - End of an era Solid album, production is great! I just wish it was longer (ended too fast tbh) The end of Fallnig Forever is sooo annoying it feels like the song will have another chorus or a key change but just ends suddenly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Blue_Shirt Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Knowing that Illusion is the first song to be written for this album, now it all makes sense to me It felt very FN-transition type of song, it's like she was just warming up in the studio before going into full new era mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayliah Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 minute ago, selena_lavigne said: These Walls is better than anything on eternal sunshine except for maybe 3 songs. Nope Supernatural, eternal sunshine, The boy is mine etc... i count 8 songs out of 11 songs... so yeah eternal sunshine was eargasm on first listen. There was no you have to listen to it it will grow on you like TTPD. This one is noisy, melodies dont make much sense, its like vapid and overproduced and empty devoid of personality. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cain Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 minute ago, kayliah said: vapid and overproduced and empty devoid of personality. Not you stanning Eternal Midshine and then following it up by describing it Go back to Ariana's Max Martin'd easy bake oven pop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayliah Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 2 minutes ago, Cain said: Not you stanning Eternal Midshine and then following it up by describing it Go back to Ariana's Max Martin'd easy bake oven pop Gladly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Juancho Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Just ignore... that user is from a certain fanbase who is mad because his girl's new playlist was dragged left and right. Hating another pop girl won't change the reception of that mediocre playlist, move on. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Juancho Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Everyone has a different favorite song, which is an amazing sign. I can't wait 12 more hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Fey Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 I feel like a lot of the GP perception to the album could have been completely different if she sold the album differently. Not that psychedelic, rave, etc. music didn't inspire her. I assume Dua just listened a lot of those kinds of songs while writing, which helped her set a mood/vibe aka "inspired" and "influenced" her. But what everyone understood it as is the album WILL be psychedelia, rave, etc. She should have said: the album is 90s/00s europop based, and is lyrically about finding peace amidst chaos and she feels most at peace in the summer on the beach, so she wanted to make an album that had those vibes aesthetically and sonically. Then expectations would be more in check! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Blue_Shirt Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 This album is for the girls who searched the UK top 40 chart from the early 2000s to find new music to listen to Like, These Walls sounds very much like something Emma Bunton would sing on her debut album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dula Peep Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Wow... it looks like most of u flew to New Zealand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iris Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Subconsciously she's tried to recreate FN. EOAE tries hard to be the FN (title track) of RO. Houdini is the DSN. Training Season is the Physical. Whatcha doing is the Levitating. French Exit is the Pretty Please. Illusion is the Hallucinate. AFL is the GIB/BWBB Falling Forever and Maria are the Love Again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahauntingnearu Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 I just DON'T get why she refuses to do key changes or additional vocals or lets the songs' instrumentals breathe; everything is waaaay too rushed and while all very good, there's usually no payoff or climax with anything. With a few exceptions of course. Overall very solid, but a lot more this time (vs. FN) that I would have improved. Maybe it's a personal thing idk At least there are no duds tho, unlike FN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Fey Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 4 minutes ago, Papi Juancho said: Everyone has a different favorite song, which is an amazing sign. I can't wait 12 more hours Djdjdjd it's kinda crazy. One second there's a conversation about how a song is clearly filler, and then a page or two later there's a conversation about how that song is an obvious single choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relampago. Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 12 minutes ago, kayliah said: Nope Supernatural, eternal sunshine, The boy is mine etc... i count 8 songs out of 11 songs... so yeah eternal sunshine was eargasm on first listen. There was no you have to listen to it it will grow on you like TTPD. This one is noisy, melodies dont make much sense, its like vapid and overproduced and empty devoid of personality. Oh you stan the sleepy albums this year I see Haters really don't know how to have fun! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladiator Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 (edited) 16 minutes ago, kayliah said: Nope Supernatural, eternal sunshine, The boy is mine etc... i count 8 songs out of 11 songs... so yeah eternal sunshine was eargasm on first listen. There was no you have to listen to it it will grow on you like TTPD. This one is noisy, melodies dont make much sense, its like vapid and overproduced and empty devoid of personality. I recommend consulting the dictionary to looking up the definition for the word overproduced. In the meantime, it might be a good idea to not use words you don't know the definition of. Wishing you luck on your journey. Edited May 2 by Gladiator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildsidenormani Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Me every time I remember French Exit exists 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenPanty Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 3 minutes ago, ahauntingnearu said: I just DON'T get why she refuses to do key changes or additional vocals or lets the songs' instrumentals breathe; everything is waaaay too rushed and while all very good, there's usually no payoff or climax with anything. With a few exceptions of course. I would rather her stay away from key changes (I have PTSD from Ava Max's latest single) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memo90061 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 4 minutes ago, Relampago. said: Oh you stan the sleepy albums this year I see Haters really don't know how to have fun! I remember reading so many comments dragging Ariana's album because it was slow and it all seemed like the same song. Later, it seemed that everyone liked it. They changed their minds. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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