March 3, 20178 yr Perfect is really basic and like an Adele rip-off. I get Ed Sheeran wants to be the male Adele, even with the album title theme, and makes real music, buut it's not the same quality.
March 3, 20178 yr It's a well-rounded album with some very catchy songs, however, he doesn't seem to experiment as much as he could have in my opinion and is basically just repeating what worked well for + and x. A few songs are very Ed Sheeran if you know what I mean. That's not a necessarily bad thing though, and it is what's to be expected these days. Rate 08.0 Eraser 10.0 Castle On The Hill 09.0 Dive 08.0 Shape Of You 06.0 Perfect 07.0 Galway Girl 08.0 Happier 08.0 New Man 05.0 Hearts Don't Break Around Here 08.0 What Do I Know? 04.0 How Would You Feel (Paean) 07.0 Supermarket Flowers 07.0 Barcelona 07.0 Bibia Be Ye Ye 06.0 Nancy Mulligan 07.0 Save Myself There's some very strong songs, but there's also some pretty mediocre ones too. It just seems very straightforward for the most part...predictable almost. How Would You Feel is very Thinking Out Loud, and What Do I Know? is a more upbeat Love Yourself. Dive is possibly my favourite from the album right now, and even that reminds me heavily of his collab with The Weeknd, Dark Times.
March 3, 20178 yr There are certainly very few risks here, but he's very savvy. He knows that the follow-up to x would be huge anyway so probably wants to capitalise on it by making the whole thing as accessible/mainstream as possible to take his star even higher into the stratosphere. I think the next album will be more risky and different to all the others, once he's had that 21-esque era he's obviously craving with this album. Even though a lot of it is formulaic though, it's still very strong to my ears! And still way more interesting and varied to listen to than a lot of albums by mainstream popstars.
March 3, 20178 yr There are certainly very few risks here, but he's very savvy. He knows that the follow-up to x would be huge anyway so probably wants to capitalise on it by making the whole thing as accessible/mainstream as possible to take his star even higher into the stratosphere. I think the next album will be more risky and different to all the others, once he's had that 21-esque era he's obviously craving with this album. Even though a lot of it is formulaic though, it's still very strong to my ears! And still way more interesting and varied to listen to than a lot of albums by mainstream popstars.Wanna know what you think to 'Galway Girl' tbh! :lol: GRAB THAT CORRS INSPIRED BOP TBH.
March 3, 20178 yr I just find it laughable he says he doesn't care about charts, but this whole campaign has been focused around them, excwpt from not releasing COTH a week earlier.
March 3, 20178 yr I just find it laughable he says he doesn't care about charts, but this whole campaign has been focused around them, excwpt from not releasing COTH a week earlier. oh he's definitely said he does care! with zane lowe he was very clear about how he DOES want this to be a huge moment. respect to him for being so open and ambitious about it
March 3, 20178 yr If he knows he's popular, why not capitalise on that? :lol: It's smart rather than greedy imo. It's not his fault people like what he does so much, he's not gonna squander that by alienating fans with a death metal album or sth...
March 3, 20178 yr Am awaiting my Deluxe from Amazon, hopefully tomorrow but have heard all 16 tracks on Youtube. Standouts so far are Perfect and New Man.
March 3, 20178 yr 07.5 Eraser 10.0 Castle On The Hill > I thought I was getting bored of this until we played it at work today... turns out I'm nowhere near getting bored :lol: < 07.0 Dive 07.0 Shape Of You 09.0 Perfect > I get that this is possibly the most unoriginal song on the album, but I actually really like this! It's very R Kelly - Turn Back The Hands Of Time meets Beyonce - Ave Maria. I can already envision the video to be a TOL sequel. Maybe at a dinner garden party or something. < 10.0 Galway Girl > This is a bop and a half! < 06.5 Happier 08.0 New Man 06.0 Hearts Don't Break Around Here 06.5 What Do I Know? > This is an infectious little number. < 06.5 How Would You Feel (Paean) 08.0 Supermarket Flowers > This is really sweet. < --- 08.0 Barcelona > Sounds like it should be the soundtrack to some animation movie! < 08.5 Bibia Be Ye Ye 07.0 Nancy Mulligan > This is a Eurovision entry, that never was :lol: < 06.5 Save Myself His bonus tracks are better than a fair amount of his standard tracks! It's a good album. I liked 'x' a lot more though, but this is growing with each listen so far!
March 3, 20178 yr Wanna know what you think to 'Galway Girl' tbh! :lol: GRAB THAT CORRS INSPIRED BOP TBH. Love it! Same with Nancy Mulligan. It's the Corrs-esque Irish bangers I never knew that I was willing Ed to release :lol:
March 3, 20178 yr Haven't listened to every song yet, but I am LOVING Galway Girl. Some of my friends (who wouldn't be pop fans to be honest) aren't fans, as it's not a "pure" traditional song. But I love it. Perfect combination of pop/RnB and Irish trad that reminds me of home. I played the fiddle for 10 years growing up in the Gaeltacht, but am definitely more of a pop music fan. This song is exactly the sort of thing I would have loved to have played along with!
March 3, 20178 yr Really liking this album so far. Of the new - not heard til today - songs I'm loving Galway Girl, New Man and Supermarket Flowers (i think he could've picked a better title for the latter however; it really doesn't do it justice) And I don't get why Ed thinks Perfect tops Thinking Out Loud ! *scratches head*
March 3, 20178 yr Really liking this album on the whole! The quality dips a bit when it gets to 'Hearts Don't Break Around Here' and the two after that ('How Would You Feel' is still falling to make a real impression on me) but then picks right up again at 'Supermarket Flowers' which is a real stunner :heart: 'Galway Girl' and 'Barcelona' are right bops, yay for the brief Spanish part interjected in the latter *.* I need more listens for a full rate but my top 5 of the album atm: 01. Castle on the Hill 02. Galway Girl 03. Barcelona 04. Supermarket Flowers 05. Shape of You 'Perfect' and 'Eraser' are definitely up there as well. The lyrics for the former are adorable <3
March 3, 20178 yr Really liking this album so far. Of the new - not heard til today - songs I'm loving Galway Girl, New Man and Supermarket Flowers (i think he could've picked a better title for the latter however; it really doesn't do it justice) And I don't get why Ed thinks Perfect tops Thinking Out Loud ! *scratches head* I agree, it's not as instant and I don't think it will be half as big. I suppose he's trying to self hype it and almost make himself believe that he's managed to write a song to top that. Don't get me wrong, I think Perfect is great, but Thinking Out Loud is such a classy and classic soul track and Perfect is...well, a strong boyband song! Edited March 3, 20178 yr by gooddelta
March 4, 20178 yr Full album Rank 07.5 Eraser 11.0 Castle On The Hill Still My favourite this era so far! 07.0 Dive 08.0 Shape Of You 09.0 Perfect 08.0 Galway Girl This has the most potential to grow I think 07.0 Happier 09.0 New Man LOVE THIS 08.0 Hearts Don't Break Around Here 07.5 What Do I Know? 06.5 How Would You Feel (Paean) 08.0 Supermarket Flowers --- 09.0 Barcelona 09.0 Bibia Be Ye Ye 08.0 Nancy Mulligan 07.0 Save Myself Such a solid album overall! How Would You Feel is my least favourite but still good I guess I dont like it much for being a carbon copy of Thinking Out Loud
March 4, 20178 yr I listened to the Radio 1 Album Party this morning and whilst everything I heard was quite pleasant, nothing really stood out to me. It is very formulaic and songs just morphed into one another (at first I thought Radio 1 were skipping songs but I'm pretty sure they weren't). I'll give it a few more listens and take what I like from it, but I don't think it'll be one I return to as a whole, nor will it be making me officially an Ed Sheeran fan (I thought I was being totally won over by his two singles, but it seems that was just a "two-off"(?)).
March 4, 20178 yr Galway Girl & Nancy Mulligan, my top two Ed Sheehan tracks. Maybe it's the Irish elements.
March 4, 20178 yr There are certainly very few risks here, but he's very savvy. He knows that the follow-up to x would be huge anyway so probably wants to capitalise on it by making the whole thing as accessible/mainstream as possible to take his star even higher into the stratosphere. I think the next album will be more risky and different to all the others, once he's had that 21-esque era he's obviously craving with this album. Even though a lot of it is formulaic though, it's still very strong to my ears! And still way more interesting and varied to listen to than a lot of albums by mainstream popstars. I would disagree here. Two of his songs are heavily influenced by Irish tradional music. Like when or how has that ever been used in mainstream music recently? That is definitely changing things up and is certainly a risk for a worldwide album where this music would never have been experienced.
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