Ariana to do a whole album of Imogen Heap covers pls 😭

goodnight n go is perfect.

I thought it’d be a straight cover so I’m glad she’s switched it up a bit. It works so so well 😭😭😭

 

I feel the same. My heart feels a little warmer this morning listening to it.

 

Although I also feel old.

This album is going to take me a while to process. Pharrell can just be so heavy-handed and stomaching almost an entire album of him is a task. Raindrops into Blazed and then into The Light Is Coming is a head-scratcher.

 

I do like the vibe of the album and how it seems like a grown-up Yours Truly though. We'll see.

Edited August 17, 20186 yr by blacksquare

i’d made peace with the fact that she wouldn’t be making another dangerous woman-style pop album when we heard the first 3 tracks but a little part of me was hoping she’d sneak a basic bop in for us.

 

she didn’t.

 

the only things to keep for me are ‘everytime’ & ‘breathin’ + the singles (not tlic).

 

 

the album is very much the label letting her “express her artistry” but for me it just got a little samey after 15 songs.

the pharrell songs are trash + have really pulled the album down. they stand out like a sore thumb because on an album that’s supposed to be a progression, those songs are dragging her back to 2013 as he obviously doesn’t know how to produce anything else.

 

the hip hop beat isn’t a new sound from her, as such, because she gave us hints of it on dangerous woman but it’s strange that we’ve been given an album of it.

 

it will probably grow but i guarantee you that this will nowhere close to smash because it will be a shock for the gp.

+ when it’s not what they’re expecting, the word of mouth will spread + casuals will think “oh, i won’t bother then”.

Edited August 17, 20186 yr by ǝʎʞ

Blazed is the best from the first half of the album. R.E.M is nice, I can still hear Beyoncé, don't think that's an issue though. I have to say Sweetener (the song) will take a lot of growing, not a big fan of that one. Successful I found dull on first listen but sounds like it could grow on me. Everytime is great, could be on Dangerous Woman. Breathin is the best nonsingle on the album for me. Just when I thought the album was getting amazing Borderline happened, like the vibe but it's so toneless. Love Missy always. Better Off picks up the better second half of the album, it's pretty. Goodnight n Go was a good idea, really suits hers, even if it is quite different to the original and she sounds bliss In Pete and Get Well Soon. I give the album 7/10.

 

Highlights:

No Tears Left To Cry

God Is A Woman

Blazed

Everytime

Breathin

I feel like NTLTC should’ve been track #2 after Raindrops, then blazed etc etc

I feel like NTLTC should’ve been track #2 after Raindrops, then blazed etc etc

 

Must agree with this actually.

 

Also forgot to add Wake Up... sorry R.E.M to my highlights, second listen speaks louder, Breathin still slaying me.

I must admit Sweetener was my favourite AT until she turned into a Bop It

I feel like the whole tracklist needs shuffling tbh. Were the Pharrell tracks part done before the Manchester attack do we think? Coz the Max tracks definitely came after and I feel like sonically that album woulda been stronger. I wouldn't have minded waiting a few more months for her to finish a Max album tbh. :lol:

Gave this a listen this morning, and the second half of the album is definitely a lot stronger than the first. 'God is a woman' is fantastic, but I feel like the album doesn't really get going until 'breathin' (bop!). Definitely lots of room to grow as time goes on.

R.E.M., Everytime, Breathin, Better Off and Goodnight n Go are my faves :heart:

 

Sounds like Yours Trulys follow up too me. Like a more grown up version of that album.

 

The beat of R.E.M. as well sort of reminds me of Soldier destiny’s child I don’t know why the songs aren’t really alike but production wise they feel similar.

Edited August 17, 20186 yr by Jordan Lee

This is extremely underwhelming for me.

Why is 'goodnight n go' not the last track? So beautiful and would've been even better as the final song.

This was...a very long 47 minutes. Don't think I will be giving any of the Pharrell tracks a 2nd listen.

On my first listen and I don't like how NTLTC is so far down the tracklist. I know tracklisting seems like a nickity thing to pick at but the album is far too similar when listening through.

I agree about the track list too, it doesn't flow in the best way it could. I think the closer should maybe have been a full version of Raindrops or Goodnight n Go. The sentiment of GWS being 5:22 and the silence at the end is a lovely sentiment and a way to pay tribute to Manchester without being forced too much but I just can't help but think she needn't have bothered with how disappointing the song is as a whole...

I agree about the track list too, it doesn't flow in the best way it could. I think the closer should maybe have been a full version of Raindrops or Goodnight n Go. The sentiment of GWS being 5:22 and the silence at the end is a lovely sentiment and a way to pay tribute to Manchester without being forced too much but I just can't help but think she needn't have bothered with how disappointing the song is as a whole...

 

I feel the same way, especially in comparison to Thinking Bout You and what a perfect closer that was.

The only track I am not mad on is Blazin (TLIC would be fab without the sample too)

Raindrops into Blazed is definitely the most confusing for me. It just seems like such an odd choice to open the album with, especially when Pharrell starts the track too. Raindrops into an extended (with the intro from the video) No Tears Left to Cry would have been quite something.

 

Edited August 17, 20186 yr by blacksquare

Well Breathin is smashing iTunes worldwide, so here's me hoping it's next single by default!

Why is breathin doing so well worldwide?