jose168 Posted December 30, 2017 Author Posted December 30, 2017 1 hour ago, jose168 said: Gonna finish albums because I'm spending the weekend at baes 10. CTRL - SZA SZA came swinging with this album, right from the opening track. These tracks about romance all have so much character and interesting stories. There's development and the character is not one dimensional. The recordings kind of get a little played out if I have to critique a little but otherwise, engaging from beginning to end. See: The Weekend, Prom, Normal Girl 9. The Weather - Pond This album is so much fun! It's campy af but the instrumentals mean business. Once you clear the fog on the camp value you find some derk real topics too. The album is backed by members of Tame Impala and the influences shine through, so everyone who likes them will obviously love this. See: Colder Than Ice, Paint Me Silver, The Weather 8. Villains - Queens Of The Stone Age Queens co. follow up a magnum opus of an album with a little fun. What separates this from Era Vulgaris as a fun album is the level of maturity that steps into the reign here. Josh here is very much a father and a husband, but still gives a hell of a party. See: Feet Don't Fail Me, Domesticated Animal, The Evil Has Landed 7. Aguas - Mula Queer dominican project Mula put out a playful full length thats super colorful, with hints of reggaeton, world music and electronic. The fans of Wednesday Campanella might find their sound quite endearing as well. See: Diamentes, Retumba, Juego De Amor 6. Hot Thoughts - Spoon The production on this record is so good! All the spoon-isms are there but they also dip their toes in some fun electronic directions, cool echo effects and some killer hooks. See: Hot Thoughts, Whisperi'lllistentohearit, First Caress 5. Arca - Arca When this came out I knew the gays won 2017. Arcas phenominal, spacey, weird instrumental worlds are now backed by dramatic, dark, tragic opera-esque vocals. The songs are creepy but so captivating, I was actually shuffling with this being my #1 for a bit hehe. See: Reverie, Desafio, Saunter(after piel ) 4. How Did We Get So Dark? - Royal Blood Rock concerts are some of the most fun experiences in the world, It amplifies the adrenaline, the sex, the anarchy tenfold. Royal Blood truly capture that feeling in this record, where many bands especially currently can kind of be washed out by the heavy studio instrumentation. The duo kill it with 90% bass and drums and the best thing is at 34 minutes, it's snack sized. See: Lights Out, How Did We Get So Dark, Hook Line and Sinker 3. DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar Kendrick after 2 certified classics on release really didn't have much to prove here, and that wasn't to his detriment. We see some fun lyrical flexing showing how very easy it is for him to be radio-ready. That aside, the album works well as reflection, both to where we stand today as a country and reflection to his career up until this point, in terms of content. The album is not necessarily chronological but sums itself quite nicely, with XXX serving like pent up frustration and Duckworth. So yea, dont listen to the backwards collectors edition, thats just weird. See: XXX, Loyalty, DNA, Element 2. No Shape - Perfume Genius This album is hands down the most beautiful album of the year (to listen to). All of the instrumentation is gorgeous, the vocals are always sensual and delicate. The first half of the album feels like a state of bliss, with tracks like No Shape and Just Like Love, and ends steamy and sensual, tying it from the other worldly to something very mortal See: Wreath, No Shape, Die For You, Run Me Through and claiming the first double #1 on my year ends we have 1. Melodrama - Lorde Lorde comes to form in this record, serving a shockingly detailed depiction of being a female her age, and yet somehow being able to blanket coming of age for anyone. The anxiety of trying to find yourself when you and everyone and everything around you is moving at such a fast pace. The self-doubt, placing your selfworth in another. The selfishness of releasing yourself to your inhibitions and knowing hat its ok. And the theatre, comparing young love to timeless pieces of art, the fixation over things like parties, which teens really do fixate over. Melodrama really was the perfect title here. See: Writer In The Dark, Homemade Dynamite, Supercut, Sober, Liability, The Louvre let me bump her
rihannafan Posted December 30, 2017 Posted December 30, 2017 also let me congratulate on reaching 17 pages, you’ve carried a great countdown!
Lazuli Posted December 30, 2017 Posted December 30, 2017 The Weather is cute! Ctrl and DAMN No Shape Your #1 yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas so well deserved!
Green Posted December 30, 2017 Posted December 30, 2017 An amazing and deserving #1 Melodrama CTRL and DAMN. are also good.
K$Ellie Posted December 30, 2017 Posted December 30, 2017 Take Me Apart and Number 1 Angel are a slay your highlights are cute The #1 is a biT basic but stan for Sober, Homemade Dynamite and Writer In The Dark
Tom Vercetti Posted December 30, 2017 Posted December 30, 2017 Lorde w/ AOTY eh. Congrats 2 her. DAMN, No Shape, Arca Liking those highlights for each.
Pink Matter Posted December 30, 2017 Posted December 30, 2017 What a great top 10 SZA, Pond, Arca, Kendrick, PG, and Lorde The QotSA album was nice for a few listens but it never stuck with me. And I know you recommended Mula to me ages ago but it got lost between a bunch of albums that I was checking out at the time I'm going to get on that ASAP
World Eater Posted December 30, 2017 Posted December 30, 2017 Great album list! Hot Thoughts, Arca, DAMN., No Shape and Melodrama
TayRianaPH Posted December 30, 2017 Posted December 30, 2017 SZA go Princess! Melodrama is very well-deserved AOTY! DAMN is universally, wew! comment on mine too
lhdang2000 Posted December 31, 2017 Posted December 31, 2017 Melodrama. Such a good album. I'm waiting for the Kpop countdown.
soml Posted December 31, 2017 Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) Melodrama is amazing, such a great album, a deserved #1 Edited December 31, 2017 by soml
Dom Posted December 31, 2017 Posted December 31, 2017 melodrama is my fave album of 2017, so good, so different, so masterpiece.
jose168 Posted January 5, 2018 Author Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) So I'm writing personal statements for school and feel guilty whenever I try to make time to wrap up so I'll just finish my kpop list. Thank you guys for being super supportive! 20. Wee Woo - Pristin 19. Fine - Taeyeon 18. Fingertip - GFriend 17. Lonely - Jonghyun/Taeyeon (rip legend) 16. Hwi Hwi - Laboum 15. Fire - Taeyeon 14. Move - Taemin 13. Wow! - Lovelyz 12. Memory - Brave Girls 11. Don't Wanna Cry - Seventeen (last male group) 10. Knock Knock - Twice 9. Honey Bee - Hani/Luna/Solar 8. Bing Bing - AOA 7. Chase Me - Dreamcatcher 6. Gashina - Sunmi 5. Rookie - Red Velvet 4. As If It's Your Last - Blackpink 3. Rollin' - Brave Girls 2. Excuse Me - AOA 1. Red Flavor - Red Velvet Whew! Congrats for an awesome '17 guys Edited January 5, 2018 by jose168
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted January 5, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted January 5, 2018 Where the **** is babyface red flavor is their second weakest single sis...
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted January 5, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted January 5, 2018 Where the **** is babyface red flavor is their second weakest single sis...
jose168 Posted January 5, 2018 Author Posted January 5, 2018 1 minute ago, madonnas said: Where the **** is babyface red flavor is their second weakest single sis... #52
Maddox Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 Red Flavor was nice! No comment on Honey Bee Fingertip
jose168 Posted January 5, 2018 Author Posted January 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, Smilers said: where is Likey? The better singles won! but it charted Full Kpop - 70. Not Today - BTS 69. Now, We - Lovelyz 68. Time Lapse - Taeyeon 67. You Are - Got7 66. Girl Front - LOONA/Odd Eye Circle 65. I'll Be Yours - Girls' Day 64. Fruity - Hyolyn/Kisum 63. Lonely - SISTAR 62. Happy - WJSN 61. Peek-A-Boo - Red Velvet 60. April Story - April 59. Paradise - S.E.S. 58. O Sole Mio - SF9 57. Likey - TWICE 56. Power - EXO 55. Body Talk - Red Velvet 54. Babe - Hyuna 53. Kiss On The Lips - Melody Day 52. Babyface - WJSN 51. Untitled 2014 - G-Dragon 50. All Night - SNSD 49. Hobgoblin - CLC 48. Singing In The Rain - Jinsoul 47. Zoo - Red Velvet 46. Eyez Eyez - VICTION 45. Ninano - Minzy 44. We Like - Pristin 43. Limitless - NCT127 42. Downpour - IOI 41. In The Club - Imfact 40. Make Me Love You - Taeyeon 39. Don't Recall - KARD 38. Ko Ko Bop - EXO 37. A Girl Like Me - GUGUDAN 36. Signal - Twice 35. Cactus - ACE 34. I Wait - Day6 33. Island - Winner 32. Between Us - CNBLUE 31. Hallelujah - Jimin 30. Blue Moon - Hyolyn 29. Why Don't You Know - Chungha 28. Lip & Hip - Hyuna 27. I Got Love - Taeyeon 26. Thirsty - Girls' Day 25. Superwoman - Minzy 24. Really Really - Winner 23. Spring Day - BTS 22. Baby Dont Like It - NCT 127 21. Goodnight - Dreamcatcher 20. Wee Woo - Pristin 19. Fine - Taeyeon 18. Fingertip - GFriend 17. Lonely - Jonghyun/Taeyeon (rip legend) 16. Hwi Hwi - Laboum 15. Fire - Taeyeon 14. Move - Taemin 13. Wow! - Lovelyz 12. Memory - Brave Girls 11. Don't Wanna Cry - Seventeen (last male group) 10. Knock Knock - Twice 9. Honey Bee - Hani/Luna/Solar 8. Bing Bing - AOA 7. Chase Me - Dreamcatcher 6. Gashina - Sunmi 5. Rookie - Red Velvet 4. As If It's Your Last - Blackpink 3. Rollin' - Brave Girls 2. Excuse Me - AOA 1. Red Flavor - Red Velvet
Tom Vercetti Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 I completely blacked out on kpop in 2017 Nice top 2
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