March 17, 201510 yr 1) I'm a Ruin 2) Savages 3) Gold 4) Froot 5) Blue 6) Forget 7) Happy 8) Can't Pin Me Down 9) Weeds 10) Better Than That ------------------------- 11) Solitaire 12) Immortal (1 - 10 are all fantastic. 11 and 12 just haven't hit me yet)
March 17, 201510 yr Provisional rating - this will change 07 Happy - good start. Love the starkness 08 Froot - several parts of this are impressive. 11 I'm a Ruin - I never give out 11s just because a song is my fave off an album. This gets it for being one of her best songs. The 'yeah-heys' give me Tori-like chills. 07 Blue - love how the synth riff reminds me of Underworld for some reason 06 Forget - in light of the four opening songs this recycles too much from her past - it may grow on me more 05 Gold - I dont like this 05 Can't Pin Me Down - or this -- Solitaire - I haven't really absorbed this one properly yet so I wont rate it. 07 Better Than That - I love how in many of the songs what you think is going to be the chorus is actually the build up for the chorus. Like with this song. 06 Weeds - ok 07 Savages - perhaps this will grow - it's quite The Family Jewels in it's structure -- Immortal - like Solitaire, I'll wait until I've absorbed this properly before passing judgement Much better than Electra Heart. 7/10. Edited March 17, 201510 yr by AntoineTTe
March 17, 201510 yr 11) Solitaire 12) Immortal (1 - 10 are all fantastic. 11 and 12 just haven't hit me yet) -- Solitaire - I haven't really absorbed this one properly yet so I wont rate it. -- Immortal - like Solitaire, I'll wait until I've absorbed this properly before passing judgement WHAT
March 17, 201510 yr Solitaire is gorgeous. Blue is instantly one of her greatest tracks and really must be released, such an obvious hit. Savages and Gold are very good, and Forget is growing even though it lifts so blatantly from I'm a Ruin. Overall it's the first Marina album I've enjoyed start to end, even though it's rather too samey in places (in terms both of the production and melodies). It's all superbly well crafted.
March 17, 201510 yr 'Blue' is indeed amazing. So Family Jewels in some ways, and it definitely does sound like a lead single. I kinda wish this was her second album. Makes so much more sense than Electra Heart.
March 17, 201510 yr 'Blue' is indeed amazing. So Family Jewels in some ways, and it definitely does sound like a lead single. I've been singing it to myself all day. I kinda wish this was her second album. Makes so much more sense than Electra Heart. I was thinking this too.
March 17, 201510 yr 6.1k is not bad considering! Obviously expected a little better but nevertheless. I'm just worried about it's drops after this week :/
March 17, 201510 yr 'Blue' is indeed amazing. So Family Jewels in some ways, and it definitely does sound like a lead single. I kinda wish this was her second album. Makes so much more sense than Electra Heart. Umi do you like I'm a Ruin yet? She'll more than likely have promo booked for 3 weeks from now since that's when the album was meant to be coming out. Sales are a little underwhelming but she selling the same as artists who actually have support and promotion. I adore the album, I think it ties with Family Jewels for me. I liked Electra Heart but it has so many duds. Edited March 17, 201510 yr by Joe.
March 17, 201510 yr Umi do you like I'm a Ruin yet? She'll more than likely have promo booked for 3 weeks from now since that's when the album was meant to be coming out. Sales are a little underwhelming but she selling the same as artists who actually have support and promotion. I adore the album, I think it ties with Family Jewels for me. I liked Electra Heart but it has so many duds. I do! I still don't consider it a classic or anything, main failing point being the "yeah yeah" part which I just feel is oddly lazy for her, but it's a fine song. Doesn't let down the album or anything, just isn't a highlight. My problem with EH personally is that while it was incredible on first listen it was so "HAMMER ME IMMEDIATELY" that all but the very highlights are nearly impossible to listen to now. It was too in your face to have sticking power and FROOT is thankfully subtle enough to feel like that won't happen. I really feel like her heart is all over it too, while I don't think I'll ever be able to look back at EH and think "Yes, this is a Marina album".
March 17, 201510 yr I'm aware I haven't been talking much about this (after Froot underwhelmed me I didn't want to spoil the party) but I have gotten round to listening to it and it is indeed another fab Marina album, especially I'm A Ruin and Savages (and Solitaire for additional feels after I'm A Ruin), and it feels it'll grow to feel more natural than Electra Heart, which I do still like a lot of songs from but I think this'll turn out better.
March 17, 201510 yr I think I'll give my ratings for the album, having listened to it for the 7th time this week. I'm a Ruin - 11 Savages - 09 Gold - 09 Froot - 10 Blue - 08 Forget - 10 Happy - 08 Can't Pin Me Down - 10 Weeds - 11 Better Than That - 10 Solitaire - 08 Immortal - 07 Immortal was actually my favorite 'Froot Of The Month' before but it's gotten old in the past few weeks :nocheer:
March 17, 201510 yr I'm on my second listen of the album now. I don't think Happy is that great an album opener really, I like it as a song (and it's grown on me massively since the last listen!) but I don't feel like it's quite grabbing enough to be an album opener? Not sure if it's just me.
March 17, 201510 yr Forget still slays all y'all faves tbh The "forget about it" lyric gets me all the time
March 17, 201510 yr I'm on my second listen of the album now. I don't think Happy is that great an album opener really, I like it as a song (and it's grown on me massively since the last listen!) but I don't feel like it's quite grabbing enough to be an album opener? Not sure if it's just me. Did you manage to find it in the end then? Tesco CD selection is usually bad.
March 17, 201510 yr I've had it downloaded for a little while! Ordered my CD from Amazon last night, hopefully arriving in the next couple of days! Should've pre-ordered, I'd have it by now if so lol.
March 17, 201510 yr My experience with EH was that it was such a let down on first listen that it took ages for the highlights to reveal themselves (Lies, Bubblegum Bitch, and Power and Control).
March 17, 201510 yr The chords in the chorus of I'm A Ruin are currently the peak of the album for me. I've extended it for another 2 mins. Essential for aural pleasure.
March 17, 201510 yr It took me two days to figure out that the guitar parts in Better Than That remind me of Manic Street Preachers' Interiors. It was infuriating not being able to work it out.
March 17, 201510 yr Probably just my naivety but i thought she'd be heading for #1 this week until I saw Kendrick was out! Hadn't even considered the possibility of not making the top 5...yes, there's been no hit single but I thought there was a lot of buzz around her return! Still, top 10 is okay I guess. I haven't given the album much of a listen through yet (although I'm happy it's a digipak not a jewel case :wub:) but I'm a Ruin is my clear favourite so far, along with Froot of course.
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