Dula Peep Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Where the f*ck is the banner are you serious @ATRL Moderation Team 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cqmerqn Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 whilst I think the album is poor, I hope she smashes. We need her to continue to be a streaming force. i can't see it happening tho :( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daglazzo Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I liked only two songs and non of them are as good as any random song from fn, and fn is not as good album as people claim. Idk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiko1230 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) Some are saying/comparing this to Katy Perry Witness and Gaga 2013-16. Maybe so but this is actually more like Kelly Clarkson in 2007 w/ My December tbh. Massive, hit packed prior album. Then Kelly wanted more 'artistic, creative control' etc...and DID end up prevailing over her record company esp. Clive Davis the mogul. But ended up w/ a dud result. Only to come back 2 years later w/ My Life Would Suck Without You and All I Ever Wanted (return to form, instant hit, welcomed back by the GP). My December just a blip and quickly forgotten. Bottom line...regardless of how red hot u were/are rarely if ever win against the record biz. machinery. Dua and her DAD Lol maybe got their artistic way but....anyway. Edited May 3 by jamiko1230 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heldenzeit Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 37 minutes ago, sbenci said: her EU store still hasn't shipped my vinyl variants am I the only one? Mine were shipped on wednesday, or so they say. The status hasn't changed since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M!X Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) omg the overreactions I am on my third listen and I am enjoying the album - sure she catfished us a little with Houdini and the rest of the singles sound but this is such a fun breezy pop album it's kinda giving Loud to Talk That Talk (not success wise tho) = iconic era full of smashes followed by experimental dance first single and the rest of the album not giving that sound but still having bops Edited May 3 by M!X 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurem Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Gays' radical need to compare everything is so annoying. I can kinda understand comparisons to Future Nostalgia, even though those are tired as well, but comparing to Katy's Witness or Gaga's ARTPOP... Are you out of your minds? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post Malone Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 So how long until the playlist updates with Cold Heart and Dance The Night so there are 4 good songs instead of 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm JAVIng Fun Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I liked End of An Era and These Walls the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayDuaStan Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) After a few more listens, i have to agree, most of the songs sound kinda unfinished. And the lyrics are honestly barebones. Hopefully the album's current critical performance is also a lesson for her to focus even more on the music and stop focusing on other endeavours that most of her fans do not care about (podcast, newsletter, Porsche ambassador,…). If she would've been 100% in for RO, it would've dropped way sooner, plus it would've got better reactions. 4 years for this is very underwhelming Edited May 3 by TayDuaStan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heldenzeit Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 They just put up the vinyl variants with the signed art card - outside of any bundles. For anyone who hasn't ordered yet! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsjokesta Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I can't get past End of An Era...it's so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReachOut Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 The lack of taste in here It's such a good album! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askeroff Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 These Walls best track of the album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIKI232 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) Edited May 3 by RIKI232 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
every1blinks Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Well I freaking loved this on first listen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Fey Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Illusion really does sound so good in the album. Like I almost understand why they would think it's the best song to release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verandi Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Let me tell what the issue is: Kevin Parker. All his productions for other people lack momentum or a strong hook, look at his work in the Justice album —truly giving the tame to tame impala. It just doesn't work for the pop girlies, he makes the music sound non-eventful and generic with some flair of the 80's. I can already tell she will go straight back to Jeff Bhasker and Stuart Price who produced FN for DL4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhmatt Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Falling Forever might be the album highlight, I don't know what else to tell you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My20sBlues Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Waking up and vibing with Falling Forever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoldyck Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I liked the album, but underwhelming after FN and 3 singles that precedes it. I remember listening to FN and when I was on track #3 Cool, I felt it had to be next single. But as I kept listening I was like damn Cool had no shot of being next single, every song is a banger in its own right. This in comparison, feels like they have already chosen the best as singles. Rest are still but not giving what those 3 singles gave. Falling Free came close. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) I know that Kevin's production here isn't for everyone, but I get (and LOVE) what he was going for. It's like I said in the Illusion thread: Dua is one of the remaining few who remembers dance music is also about instrumentation. This album reminds a lot of Jessie Ware's last two albums. Their sounds aren't similar, but both have layered and RICH productions. Edited May 3 by Virgos Groove 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladiator Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 2 minutes ago, Virgos Groove said: This album reminds a lot of Jessie Ware's last two albums. Their sounds aren't similar, but both have layered and RICH productions. I agree completely. I immediately picked up on some production elements that reminded me off of That Feels Good and What's Your Pleasure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildAmerican Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 End of Era's little spoken word parts sound like Rina's Comme Des Garcons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kern Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 7 minutes ago, WildAmerican said: End of Era's little spoken word parts sound like Rina's Comme Des Garcons It kinda sounds like that part in Miley's River Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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