It might be just me but I'm extremely disappointed by this album. She had a really long time to make it as good as possible and it's just so plain boring and uneventful. "Hurts" still remains one of her best songs ever but sadly the others don't even come to close to it.
this sadly I listened once earlier and nothing really struck me outside of BU and Hurts which I've known and loved since they came out. OVOE is so good too. The only song I don't use is Mountains and occasionally BTL. I did hear a couple of standouts near the end of LLTA but don't remember what they were. I'll listen again tomorrow when my signed copy comes and hopefully I'll grow to it
Apparently they removed the acoustic version of "Hurts" from the album on iTunes, at least in the US. It was originally included on both the standard and deluxe versions, and it's not on either one now. As of this afternoon when I checked, it was still included in the track listing. Did anyone happen to get it?
Not only do i think this better than her first album, its one of the best albums of the year. So brilliantly painful and emotional, without overselling it. Happen is breathtaking.
this sadly I listened once earlier and nothing really struck me outside of BU and Hurts which I've known and loved since they came out. OVOE is so good too. The only song I don't use is Mountains and occasionally BTL. I did hear a couple of standouts near the end of LLTA but don't remember what they were. I'll listen again tomorrow when my signed copy comes and hopefully I'll grow to it
This. Word by word. Emeli gurl i was so looking forward to this
Apparently they removed the acoustic version of "Hurts" from the album on iTunes, at least in the US. It was originally included on both the standard and deluxe versions, and it's not on either one now. As of this afternoon when I checked, it was still included in the track listing. Did anyone happen to get it?
I was in LOVE with OVOE so was really looking forward to this although I wasn't really into Hurts or BU or Garden. On first listen I do love Shakes, Babe & Tenderly. Will have to see if the other songs grow on me. Overall though OVOE>>>>This.
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I genuinely don't know how y'all think OVOE is better than this. OVOE was cute at moments, but honestly it is the sonic equivalent of melodic moping. ATRL just stans for success and then expects people to release the exact same album over again.
This album has better lyrics, better production, more variation, better instrumentation, etc.
I genuinely don't know how y'all think OVOE is better than this. OVOE was cute at moments, but honestly it is the sonic equivalent of melodic moping. ATRL just stans for success and then expects people to release the exact same album over again.
This album has better lyrics, better production, more variation, better instrumentation, etc.