punisher Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Fantano gave it a light 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 11 minutes ago, Billionaire said: I'm sorry but there is no way in hell that this album is as bad as SP i agree with their assessment on lorde. her material is fairly rated. billie rating is interesting bc this album should be around 7.2-7.5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relampago. Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 .2 higher than Radical Optimism?? Umm.. I do think the album is slightly overpraised but it's not less than an 8. I kinda had a feeling they would give it a lower than expected score though because they love to be contrarian and it's not something super new, adventurous or boundary pushing for Billie. Not that it needs to be though.. it's taking ideas she had before and making them so much more fresh and exciting to listen to which I'd argue is harder than completely coming from left field and switching things up entirely (Cowboy Carter for example). They really only praise things that are extremely different or extremely groundbreaking lately. The album deserves better but I'm not shocked by their score, they love to be controversial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachutes Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 4 minutes ago, Camila Obama Cabello said: taylor 6 billie 6.8 guess it's safe to say CC4 will be the best contender for AOTY (unless camila get's robbed by beyonce) 36 minutes ago, popmusicisdead said: does this mean Billie and Taylor are both out for the count for AOTY? Not sure why y'all think a single review will be the determining factor in the AOTY when HMHAS is otherwise very well-received; critical acclaim is a relevant factor but if pitchfork reviews alone decided winners, the list of winners would look very different (assuming you're not just joking around) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodLuster Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 yeah no it's insanely low nnnn I was hoping this would be like when they review Lana's albums and their scores boost her significantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punky Rooster Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) As someone who has never heard one of her albums before (I'm far from her demographic), and in fact only really know her Barbie song and some of Bad Guy via a TV commercial, I've just started listening to this album now out of curiosity. It's very sleepy, middle of the road and sweet sounding. Would be nice to listen to with headphones looking out the window on a rainy winter day. She is impossible to understand though on the majority of tracks, but that's probably the vocal production more than anything, it's so deep in the mix. Birds of a Feather is clearly the best track as it has a good melody. Edited May 21 by Punky Rooster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V$. Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HealerKirby Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 13 minutes ago, ariesgroove said: gave her a light 7 Oh...I thought he was bopping the whole way through on stream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimbo Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 13 minutes ago, Kayseri Mantisi said: Solar Power is a highly sophisticated quality album which talks about topics we're generally not used to hearing on MPG albums such as questioning your future, existentialism, nature, connecting with your inner self, finding light, being alone with your thoughts, escapism and more. Mind you these came out one and two years before the highly sophisticated Solar Power talking about those topics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainwreck Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) Oh it was BAD for her they really thought she was getting the NFR! treatment Edited May 21 by Trainwreck 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreww Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 When does HITSDD usually post their predictions? I'm perched and nervous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodLuster Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) it isn't a tragic score but it still baffles me maybe I'm biased because I'm used to Lana's +7.5 but this truly didn't deserve less than WWAFA and HTE... Edited May 21 by BloodLuster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor fanboy Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 6 is not a pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackoutZone Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Maybe poptimism just died fr and we're back to pitchfork's old school scores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayseri Mantisi Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 8 minutes ago, Bimbo said: Mind you these came out one and two years before the highly sophisticated Solar Power talking about those topics Did you really just compare Orange Trees & MARINA's lyrical ability to Solar Power and Lorde? I literally laughed out loud & probably will remember this for a long time thanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relampago. Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Pitchfork's score means nothing btw this is one of their biased "we're different!" reviews, which is why they waited so long lol They waited to see the outcome and reception and formed a biased opinion based on that for sure. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K$Ellie Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 they've been so out of touch these last few years it's actually embarrassing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonedIvy Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 The double standards are laughable But as I have CONSISTENTLY said, I don't need reviewers to tell me what's good and what's not. Nor do I care what these reviewers say. TTPD is great, and HMHAS is great. That's all that's ever mattered to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acuminatus Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 This is what she deserves for only giving us half a hyperpop slay song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad guy Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) 3 hours ago, perfectillusion204 said: My ranking for now. I thoroughly enjoy every song. 1. L'Amour de Ma Vie 2. Lunch 3. Chihiro 4. Blue 5. The Greatest 6. The Diner 7. Birds of a Feather 8. Bittersuite (I LOVE the first part, wish it was longer) 9. Skinny 10. Wildflower 3 hours ago, Migs30283 said: My track ranking for now. I enjoy every song like it's perfect. 1. Blue 2. Chihiro 3. L'Amour de Ma Vie 4. The Greatest 5. Birds of a Feather 6. Lunch 7. The Diner 8. Bittersuite 9. Wildflower 10. Skinny 2 hours ago, Devin said: since we doing rankings. birds greatest blue / chihiro the diner l'amour wildflower bittersuite skinny lunch Edited May 21 by bad guy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellenthin Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) I loved the album on first listen; but I also only focus on sonics, production and how the music makes me feel on initial listens. After several listens I was mostly disappointed with the lyrics/rhymes being as basic as always, even if the themes were interesting. That is my biggest critique. Another critique being that most of the album is very samey in terms of sound. With that said, I think a 7/10 is a valid score. Edited May 21 by mellenthin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad guy Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Not even mad about the P4K review. They've had a weird hard-on for being passive aggressive and weird about her music since her debut. It's very obvious they just don't want to feed into her universal acclaim to stand out. Literally every review of her albums are positive and then boom a mid score. Honestly they did the same with Lana. Not even bothering reading that ****. But cut to 10 years where they do a re-evaluation of her discography and give it an 8 or something Losers! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Pitchfork wants to be constraining and different so bad all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalladallamallamalla Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 7 minutes ago, bad guy said: Not even mad about the P4K review. They've had a weird hard-on for being passive aggressive and weird about her music since her debut. It's very obvious they just don't want to feed into her universal acclaim to stand out. Literally every review of her albums are positive and then boom a mid score. Honestly they did the same with Lana. Not even bothering reading that ****. But cut to 10 years where they do a re-evaluation of her discography and give it an 8 or something Losers! Yeah they're incredibly cringe toward any artist that has mainstream traction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatito Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 oh eternal sunshine the acclaimed smash record that you are 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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