[ManDown]

What an amazing album. I listened to it several times last night while driving around with my boyfriend, and I fell in love with it even more. The highlights, for me, are: Ivy (), Nights, Pink + White, Seigfried, Self Control. Out of all the interludes, Good Guy is my favorite.

[GreasyBruce]

Highlights for me are Ivy, Pink+White, Nights and White Ferrari

[BlackAura]

What genre is the album, is it similar to channel Orange ?

[ManDown]

Originally posted by BlackAura

What genre is the album, is it similar to channel Orange ?

Alt. R&B/neo soul, as was Channel Orange. I would say Blonde has more dream-pop elements, though.

[Reserved]

Blonde is way more acoustic than CO too

[lightstheyblindme]

this is not as good as channel orange

[Reserved]

nothing beats Pyramids, Pilot Jones and Sweet Life as the trinity, but it's too soon to say if it better or not.

[Patient Zero]

Originally posted by Stepfon

4/5 from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/mu...ith?CMP=twt_gu

that reads like a 5/5

[Same Ol' Mistakes]

I'm finally listening AOTY for the first time. The first three tracks already demolish careers.

[Pulse]

The Pop Up Shop version of "Nike" leaked

Still no trace of a physical CD rip

Here are a bunch of scans/photographs of the zine https://imgur.com/gallery/k9ttu

[Same Ol' Mistakes]

Originally posted by Pulse

The Pop Up Shop version of "Nike" leaked

Still no trace of a physical CD rip

Here are a bunch of scans/photographs of the zine https://imgur.com/gallery/k9ttu

The visuals are really sick. I definitely love the car shoot and skidlid one.

[DvnR]

I like Channel Orange more overall but whew Frank didn't disappoint.

[dabunique]

Originally posted by Same Ol' Mistakes

I'm finally listening AOTY for the first time. The first three tracks already demolish careers.

Boo y it take u so long lol

I'm on my thirteenth time.

[ManDown]

Originally posted by Pulse

The Pop Up Shop version of "Nike" leaked

Still no trace of a physical CD rip

Here are a bunch of scans/photographs of the zine https://imgur.com/gallery/k9ttu

The photoshoot is beautiful.

Yaaas at full-er body picture of cover shoot with him naked, even though it's blurry .

[GreasyBruce]

Originally posted by lightstheyblindme

this is not as good as channel orange

I agree. Channel Orange has SO many standouts whereas Blonde feels more like an overall mood piece where it's more about how the overall sound and the type of lyrics, not even the actual lyrics, make you feel and the tone they convey.

[Tom Vercetti]

It's too early for me to decide whether this is better than CO but the fact that Frank can release these amazing back to back records is noteworthy.

[Same Ol' Mistakes]

I almost finished my listen and my opinion and I knew he wouldn't disappoint. I love the magical and mystic atmosphere that has this album and every song flows so well. Nikes, Ivy, Pink + White, White Ferrari and Self Control are the highlights for now.

[Stepfon]

US iTunes:
1. Frank Ocean - Blonde
9. Frank Ocean - Channel ORANGE

[Saint]

After a couple listens, I really enjoy this album.
I did sort of feel as if it were missing something so I ended up listening to Endless again and realized that they go so perfectly together. Whatever Blonde lacks for me, Endless makes up for it.

Truly a ton of amazing music from Frank hitting all at once.

[JCON]

So OK. I've read a lot of stuff about all this. Let me see If I got this right.

Endless = An audio-visual project released exclusively on Apple Music. It's just a record of his live stream with him playing songs with some lyrics.
Blonde = Frank's actual second album also released exclusively on iTunes and Apple Music including uncredited collaborations of Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, André 3000 and etc.
Boys Don't Cry = A limited edition free magazine that includes photos, poems and the album. Also features an alternative "Nikes" version with KOHH.