I was finally just able to give the album a complete, uninterrupted listen. I had my first midterm of the week a few hours ago and class before that which broke up my listening (along with having to study). I also took an Adderall XR (prescribed) this morning to help for studying and the test itself.
Earlier in the day I was only really feeling the upbeat tracks--basically the first half of the album--and couldn't much click with the rest of the album that's considerably slower or just "different".
But after the test, I was mentally exhausted and crashing hard from the Adderall. I knew the only thing I wanted to do was lie in bed, close my eyes, and blast Joanne on my headphones.
And I found that I was connecting the most with every song that I wasn't earlier. Angel Down--especially the outro--was so beautiful I nearly cried.
If you know anything about Adderall (aka amphetamine as referenced in Perfect Illusion), you know it basically puts you in a state of mania and hyper focus, but once it wears off, the crash makes you lethargic and depressed. It's like experiencing both sides of bipolarity in one day; you can reach extreme emotional highs and lows.
This isn't to suggest that she made the album with stimulant users in mine, lol. But it was just a very interesting way to experience Joanne on day one.
What's now evident to me is that she's made an incredibly well rounded album that is personal to both her and the listener. It's an album that can be enjoyed just as well from start to finish, but she made sure to make each song its own piece of work; there will always be at least one song for you at any given moment.
Anyway, this was a long post but I just wanted to get my thoughts into words. It always helps with my crashes.
I was finally just able to give the album a complete, uninterrupted listen. I had my first midterm of the week a few hours ago and class before that which broke up my listening (along with having to study). I also took an Adderall XR (prescribed) this morning to help for studying and the test itself.
Earlier in the day I was only really feeling the upbeat tracks--basically the first half of the album--and couldn't much click with the rest of the album that's considerably slower or just "different".
But after the test, I was mentally exhausted and crashing hard from the Adderall. I knew the only thing I wanted to do was lie in bed, close my eyes, and blast Joanne on my headphones.
And I found that I was connecting the most with every song that I wasn't earlier. Angel Down--especially the outro--was so beautiful I nearly cried.
If you know anything about Adderall (aka amphetamine as referenced in Perfect Illusion), you know it basically puts you in a state of mania and hyper focus, but once it wears off, the crash makes you lethargic and depressed. It's like experiencing both sides of bipolarity in one day; you can reach extreme emotional highs and lows.
This isn't to suggest that she made the album with stimulant users in mine, lol. But it was just a very interesting way to experience Joanne on day one.
What's now evident to me is that she's made an incredibly well rounded album that is personal to both her and the listener. It's an album that can be enjoyed just as well from start to finish, but she made sure to make each song its own piece of work; there will always be at least one song for you at any given moment.
Anyway, this was a long post but I just wanted to get my thoughts into words. It always helps with my crashes.
