After a few sublime moments in a row, we have Borderline. Hmm. This song is very "there" for me on the album: not bad, not particularly good either. Kind of inessential. Missy completely phoned that rap in too. Overall... eh!

Borderline is the weakest track on any of her last four albums. :(

 

Such a massive comedown coming after the last few tracks too.

First 'Into You'... now 'no tears left to cry' breaking BuzzJack :cheeseblock:

 

The taste can't be messed with. B-)

I know this isn't gonna get a good reception, Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Taste? to play please. It's so beautiful and dreamy and everything and underrated :cry:

This isn't as much of a highlight as a Missy collab sounds on paper but still pretty good :music:

I'm ready for this to get a hard time here, but legit my favourite non-single on the album! 'borderline' is every bit as dreamy and airy as the album aims to be, with such gorgeous lyrics and vocals. Missy is a great addition too. Who else is with me? :funky:

I'm ready for this to get a hard time here, but legit my favourite non-single on the album! 'borderline' is every bit as dreamy and airy as the album aims to be, with such gorgeous lyrics and vocals. Missy is a great addition too. Who else is with me? :funky:

Omg the first 'Borderline' stan I've found on here rejoice :cheeseblock:

NTLTC is a beauty of course :wub: loved from first play!

 

borderline is quite nice but a bit of a comedown after NTLTC.

Omg the first 'Borderline' stan I've found on here rejoice :cheeseblock:

Omg and i've found you!

 

Let's move to Chromatica together and play this there on repeat :cheeseblock:

My name is no, my number is no, the lyrics are no, the instrumental is no, the rap is weak, the voice is... good as usuaul.

 

01. no tears left to cry

02. breathin

03. God is woman

04. everytime

05. R.E.M.

06. sweetener

07. the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

08. successful

09. blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

10. borderline (feat. Missy Elliot)

#12. better off

 

'borderline' is a lot of fun! I think it'd be received better if it was in a different position on the album and not directly after ntltc :thinking:

 

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R A N K I N G:

 

01. no tears left to cry

02. God is a woman

03. breathin'

04. sweetener

05. borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

06. the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

07. everytime

08. successful

09. blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

10. R.E.M

Tempo whiplash yet again on this album :lol: 'better off' is rather captivating :heart:

Okay after that nothingy-ness, here's something really special... Better Off :wub: This is an incredibly touching and sincere song, with some fittingly subdued but pretty vocals. Love it!

Ooh I remember liking 'borderline' but in contrast to 'everytime' being less of a highlight than I remembered, this one is sounding like more of a highlight! I really love the slightly off-kilter instrumental.

Omg and i've found you!

 

Let's move to Chromatica together and play this there on repeat :cheeseblock:

Yasss, away from all these heathens :cheeseblock:

 

Better Off should be called Better Ooof, what a stunning song this is x

'Andrew's Top 25 Ariana Album Tracks' helped me fall in love with this all over again. :wub:

 

01. no tears left to cry

02. breathin

03. God is woman

04. everytime

05. R.E.M.

06. better off

07. sweetener

08. the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

09. successful

10. blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

11. borderline (feat. Missy Elliot)

I love this. It's so smooth and it gives me major Janelle Monae vibes! :wub:

 

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R A N K I N G:

 

01. no tears left to cry

02. God is a woman

03. breathin'

04. sweetener

05. better off

06. borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)

07. the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

08. everytime

09. successful

10. blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

11. R.E.M

Better Off is pretty mid-rank on the album for me. It's nowhere near the worst on the album but it's also nowhere near matching the highs of the album. I do really like the 2nd verse though.

'Andrew's Top 25 Ariana Album Tracks' helped me fall in love with this all over again. :wub:

 

01. no tears left to cry

02. breathin

03. God is woman

04. everytime

05. R.E.M.

06. better off

07. sweetener

08. the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

09. successful

10. blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)

11. borderline (feat. Missy Elliot)

Omfg, Ariana should pay me :cheeseblock: (yay <3)