'Numb' is amaaaaaaaaaaaaazing, a little bit grungy and swirly and the layering of the production is just so heavy and thumping. Love whatever weird snake charmer flute that is.

 

Heard 'Phresh Out The Runway' in G-A-Y on Saturday night and twerked it accordingly, so it's grown on me out of all proportion.

I love it when the final thing is so much better than the clips suggested!

Far far stronger than 'Talk That Talk', I was expecting to be really disappointed but it's quite the opposite, haha.

 

'Pour It Up' and 'No Love Allowed' especially. :wub:

Has 'Right Now' been confirmed as the second single? I really hope not, it's horrendous! Probably my least favourite on the album :(

I love 'Right Now'! It's generic as hell but it's SO addictive and a sensible choice for next single I think - it'll be huge!

Finally listened to this all of the way through!! It's fantastic, definitely one of her strongest albums! Even the urban tracks at the beginning are growing on me. My current favourites are Diamonds, Jump, Right Now, What Now, Stay and Half Of Me! :wub:

02 Phresh Out The Runaway (bleurgh. trying to be all cool and hip when it's just not and is a mess)

10 Diamonds (strongest song on the album by far!)

05 Numb

04 Pour It Up

03 Loveeeeee Song

08 Jump (didn't really get it at first but it's growing very quickly!)

08 Right Now (pretty good but doesn't compare to her other DG collabrations)

06 What Now

08 Stay (really good but not as amazing as some people are describing it! probably seems so good because it's surrounded by a lot of shit!)

05 Nobody's Business (like the funky feel but the way they pronounce 'business' is disgusting! bineh?!)

09 Love Without Tragedy/Mother Mary (loving this! both parts deserve to be full length songs on the album though)

04 Get It Over With (BEIGE)

07 No Love Allowed (really love the little riff playing throughout this! probably a grower too)

06 Lost In Paradise

 

This album really makes me appreciate 'Talk That Talk' as an album! I'm sure this will be a grower on the whole but it's disappointing as the 'big' songs are the worst, but the best is mainly comprising of album filler.

I really need Stay to be released.

02 Phresh Out The Runaway (bleurgh. trying to be all cool and hip when it's just not and is a mess)

10 Diamonds (strongest song on the album by far!)

05 Numb

04 Pour It Up

03 Loveeeeee Song

08 Jump (didn't really get it at first but it's growing very quickly!)

08 Right Now (pretty good but doesn't compare to her other DG collabrations)

06 What Now

08 Stay (really good but not as amazing as some people are describing it! probably seems so good because it's surrounded by a lot of shit!)

05 Nobody's Business (like the funky feel but the way they pronounce 'business' is disgusting! bineh?!)

09 Love Without Tragedy/Mother Mary (loving this! both parts deserve to be full length songs on the album though)

04 Get It Over With (BEIGE)

07 No Love Allowed (really love the little riff playing throughout this! probably a grower too)

06 Lost In Paradise

 

This album really makes me appreciate 'Talk That Talk' as an album! I'm sure this will be a grower on the whole but it's disappointing as the 'big' songs are the worst, but the best is mainly comprising of album filler.

GET

 

OUT

On track to go #1 in US. Crazy to think it'll be her first to do so.

The album has grown on me a hell of a lot since the first listen, from Right Now onwards it's pretty much all solid gold with the exception of one or two tracks, which are still very good. Diamonds isn't my favourite single of hers and the four tracks surrounding it lie somewhere between alright and woeful. I really feel like had she waited another few months to release it and got hold of four more KILLER songs it could have been an absolutely stunning album, but as it is it's probably on par or slightly better than Talk That Talk for me (albeit without any single monster anthem a la We Found Love/Where Have You Been) but not as good as Loud.

'Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary' is such a standout :wub: I adore it.

Couldn't agree more! It's perfect :wub:

'Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary' is incredible. Seriously good.

 

 

'Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary' is such a standout :wub: I adore it.

GUUURRRL WE KNO

 

The album has grown on me a hell of a lot since the first listen, from Right Now onwards it's pretty much all solid gold with the exception of one or two tracks, which are still very good. Diamonds isn't my favourite single of hers and the four tracks surrounding it lie somewhere between alright and woeful. I really feel like had she waited another few months to release it and got hold of four more KILLER songs it could have been an absolutely stunning album, but as it is it's probably on par or slightly better than Talk That Talk for me (albeit without any single monster anthem a la We Found Love/Where Have You Been) but not as good as Loud.

The opposite for me :lol: Like the first half way more than the second one.

Yeah pretty sure this is all awful :(

This is beyond awful. By far her worst. The 'urban' tracks are so incredibly try hard. Jump is probably the best track on there and Right Now is somewhat of a delight but christ, you can tell they rushed this one out. Nobody's Business is a good track, I just find the whole thing a bit ironic.

I´m really enjoying Jump and Right now

Another #01 for her! :D

I'm really surprised she hasn't had a US #1 yet.

Maybe I'm reading too much into this tweet = @SoumsluvRiri: You decided what your next single should be already?? @Rihanna *wishes for Stay*” who knows?!

 

But could it be Stay as 2nd single?! PLEASE :heart:

only 4.5 from pitchfork compared to constant 6.0+ she usually gets ): shame