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End of an Era is getting lost in the sauce because its the first track but my gawd what a bop. :jonny5:

 

its so British, kinda reminds me of a Spice Girls track

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Posted (edited)

First listen done:

 

- End of an Era is so beautiful :smitten: 

- These Walls is great too but im not crazy for it like some of yall I guess. 

- Watcha Doing is soooo good...this should have been the lead single or something imo...Its a statement song imo :jonny: It would have been such a powerful lead and shift tbh....its also a little meatier than Houdini. Houdini is great but i feel like it would have been even more appreciated as a second single rather than lead 

- French Exit sounds like an old school Rih album track tbh but with a more modern oomph to it. Also kinda gives me Rina Sawayama vibes in a way. idk how to explain it.

- Falling Forever is fantastic but it isnt single worthy yall. The song is solid AF but singles aren't just based on quality usually...it wont work on radio. That said, Id love for it to get some performances and stuff 

- Anything for Love cute track

- Maria is cute af...reminds me of a Xenomania type of track....actually a lot of the album is very Xenomania tinged. 

- Happy for You is an EXCELLENT album closer 

 

Final thought: Great album overall! I dont think anything on here will be a proper hit but I dont care tbh. She served a really cute and compact record. She does need to work on DL4 a little quicker than she prob anticipated tho. Nothing on here can sustain or excuse another 4 year gap between albums tbh. Even with a re release probably. So lets all enjoy this record, have her tour it and then hopefully release DL4 by 2026 the latest. This album will be enjoyed even more in hindsight probably too

 

Biggest compaint: The lyrics are vapid and faceless throughout the record. Even the emotional tracks arent hitting as they should imo. idk what it is but her lyrics sound like they are written by AI...they are so predictable this era...I really need that pen game to be stepped up next era Dua...plz queen 

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10 minutes ago, TROJAN said:

Why does it sound like FN leftovers? :deadbanana4:

Because you're deaf

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6 minutes ago, Dula Peep said:

End of an Era is getting lost in the sauce because its the first track but my gawd what a bop. :jonny5:

 

its so British, kinda reminds me of a Spice Girls track

EOAE is giving me light breezy 2000s Britney soundtrack song

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Finally listening 

 

End Of An Era gagged me already :wanda:

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The critics doing the most. 

 

The album is not bad. It's not on the same tier as FN, but there isn't an eyesore song that stands out for the wrong reasons like GIB and BWBB.

 

I like Maria and Whatcha Doing the most.

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I genuinely believe Maria is the reason of critics panning

 

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14 minutes ago, TROJAN said:

Why does it sound like FN leftovers? :deadbanana4:

Upbeat pop = FN leftovers

 

 

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1 minute ago, Supervillain said:

I genuinely believe Maria is the reason of critics panning

 

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It's actually the sole reason for keeping the score above 60

 

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Just now, Cain said:

It's actually the sole reason for keeping the score above 60

 

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That would be French Grammy 

 

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First listen :jamming: End of an Era is a great start already

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Rita outlasted Dua, why? 

 

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I still maintain that Illusion and its video were released prematurely

 

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MARIA!

 

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2 minutes ago, Supervillain said:

That would be French Grammy 

 

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End the Brexit propaganda 

 

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EOAE 10/10

Houdini 10/10

Training Season 8.5/10 / London Sessions 10/10

These Walls 8/10

Whatcha Doing 9/10

French Exit 10/10

Illusion 8/10

Falling Forever 9/10

Anything for Love 7.5/10

Maria 1010100102020292/10 it should be the next single asap

Happy for You 10292929292929/10 too so tame impala coded
 

idk i love dua lipa, just keep me feed :giraffe:

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1 minute ago, greeneyedsoul said:

Rita outlasted Dua, why? 

 

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We need an Albanian Girls remix to save the era

 

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An Album :flame:

 

I actually love it, Thank You Dua for saving Pop :clap3: There are no skips, yes is short but I Love it!!

 

FALLING FOREVER IS THAT SONG!!! :WAP: it better be next single :worship2:

 

The production sounds expensive & the amout of layers + she did not lie she plan this album so could be played live & slay :duca:

 

This sounds completly different from FN.... I dont get why  some people says theres no evolution.

 

 

This album is perfect for this season.... I fear Dua won AGAIN 

 

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Some of you gays need to stop doing Europe dirty by using "this is so European" as an euphemism for boring dance pop 

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If these walls could talk
They'd say, "Enough"
They'd say, "Give up"

 

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If these walls could talk
They'd say, "You know you're f*****"

 

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I'm confused why she didn't release These Walls as the lead single, the first 3 singles were too similar to each other

 

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I will always stand behind my mother but this album is a bit of a disappointment as the follow-up to FN for me personally. But Houdini IS the best pop song of the last year to me and deserved to be a multi week number 1 smasha

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28 minutes ago, Bey'Knight said:

The saving grace of this album is in its latter half.

My thoughts exactly :celestial5:

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Imagine if this album with these songs was titled Chaos Theory or Vertigo.......

 

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25 minutes ago, TROJAN said:

Why does it sound like FN leftovers? :deadbanana4:

I am sorry for your (hearing) loss :celestial5:

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