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Originally posted by FefeDobson
I purchased the album as a part of the preorder tickets deal - I only am enjoying a handful of tracks right now. Is the album as a whole a grower?
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Personally, yes. My first listen was modest, but I've listened all the way through two or three more times now (just finished a full listen) and it's superb to me now.
It's ridiculous how cohesive the album is. My only complaint would be TGF and AYF, they should've been maybe a minute shorter each. They kind of drag in their places. Everything else flows flawlessly. I've even warmed up to BIU!.
Broken Hearts Heal all the way through Gon Be Alright is absolute punch after punch and seamless transitions. I love it.
I would even say this is her best album since TVR. This coming from a huge AFY stan. Which is ironic to me cause I see TVR as a coming of age of her sexuality (even more so than Janet.), while I see Unbreakable as her really coming into her womanhood. DJ thru Discipline were just extensions of her sexual exploration to me, while this album is really mature and triumphant in its presentation of that.