SpaceOddity Posted September 6 Posted September 6 She should be legally forbidden from doing anything that's not rock- pop/punk adjacent. 4
Musicmajor Posted September 6 Posted September 6 23 minutes ago, SpaceOddity said: She should be legally forbidden from doing anything that's not rock- pop/punk adjacent. AGREED! This is perfection, truly. Takes me make to the Laguna Beach days for some reason 4
Hex Posted September 6 Posted September 6 Meh, pretty standard Halsey affair. Everything she's put out this era feels like a rehash of a sound she's already tried, though I do like LITM and The End. She's never topping IICHLIWP, I fear. 2
bonkbanisters Posted September 6 Posted September 6 I'm so intrigued by this whole album concept and enjoyed every single so far. Excited 1
AshleyLovescats887 Posted September 6 Posted September 6 This goes so harddd, Halsey is def taking aoty title with this album 1
LittleFreak Posted September 6 Posted September 6 This is great, I really like it. My favourite out of the four singles. 1
wish Posted September 6 Posted September 6 LITM is still my favorite but this is a bop. Best single so far in terms of catchiness and hit potential. 1
siegetheday Posted September 6 Posted September 6 4/4 rn. Everything from this album has been perfect. 1
Bindi Posted September 6 Posted September 6 Pop-rock perfection. Such a well crafted song. Greg never misses 1
Miles. Posted September 6 Posted September 6 LOVE this! She absolutely devoured! Sounds like a smash hit, hope they give it a big push! And yes, sounds very 3AM, but that's a good thing! 3AM is incredible!
LoveInStereo Posted September 8 Posted September 8 I'm glad people are enjoying Ego. Stop if you liked it Spoiler Wish I could say the same. It's laid on too thick. Feels hyperconscious of what it's trying to do, stilted & unnatural, like a bad movie. Pastiche. Like being hit over the head with a moodboard of references. The concept of this era/rollout unfortunately puts the spotlight on how sorely she lacks a sound of her own. Manic was the same, a scattered mess with high highs & low lows & no identity. She's at a point in her career where there's no room for excuses. She got away with that then shrugging it off as "I was manic". It's album 5 & she's spent more time playing pretend than being herself. Don't see this connecting with the public at all. So disappointing. She's always hiding behind savvy ideas & never getting vulnerable (The End wasn't a real risk, the presentation of it made it impervious to any kind of criticism whatsoever). It feels like she has no skin in the game & plays it way too safe. The pop punk revival needs to sink back into the swamp it rose out of. It'd be more of a gag if she dropped a song that sounded like Closer than this "I hate my parents" core bs. "I'm just a rock chick, I like to rock out" teas. Cringy, played out & trend chasing with the audacity to act like it's even remotely countercultural. This song pissed me tf off. She's capable of so much more than this 2 1
Kern Posted September 8 Posted September 8 17 minutes ago, LoveInStereo said: I'm glad people are enjoying Ego. Stop if you liked it Reveal hidden contents Wish I could say the same. It's laid on too thick. Feels hyperconscious of what it's trying to do, stilted & unnatural, like a bad movie. Pastiche. Like being hit over the head with a moodboard of references. The concept of this era/rollout unfortunately puts the spotlight on how sorely she lacks a sound of her own. Manic was the same, a scattered mess with high highs & low lows & no identity. She's at a point in her career where there's no room for excuses. She got away with that then shrugging it off as "I was manic". It's album 5 & she's spent more time playing pretend than being herself. Don't see this connecting with the public at all. So disappointing. She's always hiding behind savvy ideas & never getting vulnerable (The End wasn't a real risk, the presentation of it made it impervious to any kind of criticism whatsoever). It feels like she has no skin in the game & plays it way too safe. The pop punk revival needs to sink back into the swamp it rose out of. It'd be more of a gag if she dropped a song that sounded like Closer than this "I hate my parents" core bs. "I'm just a rock chick, I like to rock out" teas. Cringy, played out & trend chasing with the audacity to act like it's even remotely countercultural. This song pissed me tf off. She's capable of so much more than this While I enjoy this era and the songs - I agree with you (it just doesn't bother me that much). The concept of different music eras is great but these songs very rarely touch the essence of the sound of these decades but most importantly they never go beyond the pastiche which is a bit reductive. I think I will enjoy the album anyway but there was a potential here to do something greater
Yes, AND Posted September 8 Posted September 8 This is very Avril Lavigne/ Pink 2008. The chorus is very noisy.
Frozen99 Posted September 8 Posted September 8 2 hours ago, LoveInStereo said: I'm glad people are enjoying Ego. Stop if you liked it Hide contents Wish I could say the same. It's laid on too thick. Feels hyperconscious of what it's trying to do, stilted & unnatural, like a bad movie. Pastiche. Like being hit over the head with a moodboard of references. The concept of this era/rollout unfortunately puts the spotlight on how sorely she lacks a sound of her own. Manic was the same, a scattered mess with high highs & low lows & no identity. She's at a point in her career where there's no room for excuses. She got away with that then shrugging it off as "I was manic". It's album 5 & she's spent more time playing pretend than being herself. Don't see this connecting with the public at all. So disappointing. She's always hiding behind savvy ideas & never getting vulnerable (The End wasn't a real risk, the presentation of it made it impervious to any kind of criticism whatsoever). It feels like she has no skin in the game & plays it way too safe. The pop punk revival needs to sink back into the swamp it rose out of. It'd be more of a gag if she dropped a song that sounded like Closer than this "I hate my parents" core bs. "I'm just a rock chick, I like to rock out" teas. Cringy, played out & trend chasing with the audacity to act like it's even remotely countercultural. This song pissed me tf off. She's capable of so much more than this idc for her so i just enjoy a song here and there (except for the nine inch nails album, loved that) but 100% agree with you. lonely is the muse was better but i like this one too.
Forestboy Posted September 8 Posted September 8 this slaps way too hard i'm shook she really does fit this sound so good. 1
Europe Posted September 8 Posted September 8 Seeing these results I'm starting to worry Enchanted might not be #1 1
State of Grace. Posted September 9 Posted September 9 I love this. It's no LITM but still really good and like an elevated version of 3am. The album is shaping up to be one of the best of the year. This needs to be a hit. Cmon @Columbia pull up the Flowers/As It Was autoplay.
Ger Posted September 13 Posted September 13 This has grown on me a lot, and I already liked it, but it is THAT good when it hits. God, there's something about the background "na na na na na" is so infectious. Glad to see it taking off on Pop, c'mon Columbia push ittttt 1
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