NEX Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Loved it. So tight and well produced. Birds of Feather and The Greatest were the faves on first listen. Bittersuite instrumental ending was so good, I wish it was a good 1-2 minutes longer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Anthropocene Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I've decided my trinity is Chihiro, Lunch & Blue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoto Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 BIRDS OF FEATHER WE SHOULD STICK TOGETHER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 We are off to a GREAT start with these partial streams and early Apple numbers, especially compared to HTE. Keep streaming! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Also 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisocialites Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 (edited) it's fantastic, kinda hard to choose a top 3 Edited May 17 by Antisocialites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponzi Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I'm on The Greatest and the album is just beautiful and interesting. Her voice sounds amazing as usual but the production is full of intricacies and details that make each song a lot of fun. I don't get the complaints about it or the track lengths. I don't really hear the 2-songs-in-1 thing? It's just the way the songs progress. You girls need to listen to music longer than 2 minutes! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Støned Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Just listened to this album in full. I think our AOTY has arrived. Such a splendid experience from start to finish. Stand out tracks are : Chihiro, The Greatest (my favorite), L'Amour de ma vie, The diner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storminthedark Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 birds of a feather is just EXCELLENCE from start to finish. one of her best songs ever 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxxKatyCatxxX Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 20 minutes ago, burninredhot said: US Apple Music #42(+26) — SKINNY By: Billie Eilish *NEW PEAK* #47(+42) — CHIHIRO By: Billie Eilish *NEW PEAK* #48(+38) — LUNCH By: Billie Eilish *NEW PEAK* #90(+61) — BIRDS OF A FEATHER By: Billie Eilish *NEW PEAK* #102(+74) — WILDFLOWER By: Billie Eilish *NEW PEAK* #131(NEW) — THE GREATEST By: Billie Eilish #137(NEW) — L'AMOUR DE MA VIE By: Billie Eilish #154(NEW) — BLUE By: Billie Eilish #187(NEW) — THE DINER By: Billie Eilish #188(NEW) — BITTERSUITE By: Billie Eilish I'm so glad to see that others appreciate the CHIHIRO magic too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Grande Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 This album is sensational, dear lord!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphy23 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Is LUNCH the single? The Greatest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron511 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 56 minutes ago, LoveInStereo said: I wasn't gonna say anything bc I don't get dampening ppl's excitement just bc something does nothing for me when others are liking it but I personally had several problems with this album. I don't love the idea that ppl saying nothing = nobody has any legitimate critiques so… Reveal hidden contents Her diction/enunciation is incomprehensible, when you do look up the lyrics, they're littered with bottom shelf, obvious cliches & lazy rhymes. The switch ups are an overdone gimmick here to pass off thrown together, underwhelming parts as a more exciting whole & the trick is predictable by the end. Where HTE broke new ground for her sonically & disrupted the parameters of Billie's brand, this album puts her back in a box. Most of what she does here she's done before, she's playing it way too safe. The execution of any new references (namely the electronic styles) they dipped a toe into were extremely weak in execution & unconvincing.. The synths sound like software presets. Finneas isn't the producer people hype him up to be. There aren't any head scratcher, jaw drop moments. It's a boring album that takes itself too seriously. Doesn't seem like they had fun or were inspired making this & they didn't challenge themselves or their audience. They played it way too safe & it's way too early in her career to be so stagnant creatively I liked the album overall but I also agree with many of the things you said. Speficially the lazy/predictable/cliche rhymes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotunda Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I'm not sure where this album ranks for me, but I like all of her albums. I do think this one was important for showcasing a broader range from her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs30283 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 (edited) Rolling Stone gave the album a 80/100. Edited May 17 by Migs30283 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FameFatale Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Me during that switch in L'AMOUR DE MA VIE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apolonio Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 She really was in her bag with this album 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
period sis Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 9 minutes ago, Migs30283 said: Rolling Stone gave the album a 80/100. gave 100/100's to everyone and their moms so what happened... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreww Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Deserved instant classic.. Spoiler how did cowboy carter and GUTS get 100/100 but not HMHAS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kh-Loud Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Her soft whispering vocals are low key perfect for background music when you have to do a lot of boiler repetitive tasks!! There's a lot of house and electronic elements and influences in the productions, which I LOVE. He blends those genres so perfectly with the acoustic instruments. This man is soo talented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan_brit Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Heard the album last night & damn it was flawless what an album 1st 3 songs got me totally in shook! The production is amazing Finneas is a genius, Billie voice & lyrics are dope This is for sure one of my fave albums of 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no_better Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Thank you Billie Eilish for saving pop music this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Migs30283 said: Rolling Stone gave the album a 80/100. After all the 100s they've given out recently, I'm surprised that this is the album that they don't consider an instant classic. Edited May 17 by JoJo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airplane Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Y'all are not talking about Blue enough 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgirlriri Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 5 hours ago, Dear Reader said: I added Guitar Songs and WWIMF to this to make a (close to) one hour album Where did you add them out of curiosity? 5 hours ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: Lunch is low key overhated. It's such a feel good bop. Seen people saying it's the Lost Cause of the album like let's be real Its def not Well in the sense that Lost Cause is a masterpiece and Lunch is not tea- 4 hours ago, Alex said: I think this is my initial ranking. Other thoughts, - This is definitely her tightest offering yet, it's really going head to head with HTE as my favourite but i'm a bit sad that she has a sour taste with that album because it's very underrated as a project in general. this one definitely expands on the world she already built with the jazz influences and what not so Idk how I feel about her saying this is going back to WWAFFLES and retconning when I feel like it's just building upon a bit of everything! but whatever lol - Wildflower is beautiful, the way the song intentionally expands just like how a flower blossoms is kinda genius - Lunch is cute but also a bit one note no? I feel like there were better single choices but let's see how it does maybe i'm wrong Agreed with all of this, but I feel like she wasn't meaning to denounce HTE she said it was very important that she recorded that album for self-healing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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