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Vilppu • Year in Review (Finished! happy 2k17 xo)
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Formation at first was just okay but later in the year it turned to be one of my faves. Nice remix choice of waves cuz the Tame Impala one is also my fave version of it.
Good Lava is fine. Augustine's great but I don't play it often.
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Land of All is amazing! Woodkid is a genius
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formation is excellent. it captures everything her brand has been about and what it has moved towards!
completely forgot about the waves remix but it's nice. good pick from freetown sound too.
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Formation
Waves make your list I still like original more tho
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good lava
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Formation Definitely a highlight. I liked it at first listen but I had no idea I'd like it way more when it came in the context of Lemonade.
Good Lava and Augustine are great reps of their respective albums too! As for Waves (Remix) I haven't heard it. I was kind of turned off after hearing the Kacey remix which I thought was really awkward, but I like Tame Impala somewhat so I feel like it could be really cool.
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Formation took a while to grow on me as well and it felt like 7/11 2.0 but I like it now my favorite on Lemonade after Sorry
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NOT FORMATION
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if your msg isnt here, it means i had nothing to add but im not ignoring ne1 <3
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Originally posted by Superpower
Mitski, Carly and Rihanna
Needed Me is my fave here.
Angel's album is on my list of albums I need to check out. Will do it before TW2016 rate
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I think you might like My Woman. And yeah, if she ends up in TW2016, we don't want to repeat her absolute annihilation from the 2014 version
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Originally posted by AlexisNeiers
Set prawie w całości super Sam chciałem wcisnąć 3 single Angel na swoją listę, ale musiałem z jednego zrezygnować First Time bardzo lubię, ale jednak Higher>>> To samo z Needed Me, jest fajne, ale wolę Kiss It Better i Love on the Brain. Ten shade na Into You A Happy jest po prostu świetne, no i ten teledysk
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Hm, wyrzuciłbym Highlights i FML, zamiast nich dał właśnie Fade i Saint Pablo, a poza tym ładnie to wygląda
Nie zdradzaj, ale zgaduję, że na Twojej liście nie pojawi się Sister
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Both are excellent s0 as long as someone acknowledges it, idc how they rank them
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Originally posted by Eeveelution
First Time above Shut Up Scalp Me is... a choice. Happy and Needed Me are great, idk the other.
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You didn't specify what kind of choice it was so I'm just gonna assume you meant 'good'.
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Originally posted by holocene
All these sings are great except for 18 because I don't know her Vilppu her taste
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holocene, her taste when she agrees with me
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Originally posted by Reinvention
"First Time" is a bop! Carly really brought it with Side B - can't believe she had a stash of such SOLID hits that we almost never heard. The amount of perfect unheard songs from all our faves there must be out there...
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I'd love to hear some artists' unleaked stuff too but I think a lot of it would actually be middling.
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Originally posted by TRF.
Needed Me took a while to grow on me, it isn't as immediate as Work or Slay It Better but once it hits you it hits you... hard. To say the least.
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Agree, at first I liked those two more but Needed Me had much more longevity for me, a slow burner but worth spending time on it.
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Originally posted by Remmy
#20-16:
First Time Not in my top 3 from Side B but it might just be right outside of it.
Needed Me is a bop, I love her attitude on that one.
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Hm, I'd say it's definitely top 3 with Fever and either Store or Cry rounding it out
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Originally posted by K$Ellie
First Time is ok but probably my least favorite on Side B
Needed Me is such a bop I'm not here for the Into You hate tho
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Um, it's def better than Higher or Roses at least
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Originally posted by minho
Another great list! I liked Needed Me a LOT when Anti first came out, it was my immediate favourite. Happy is also my favourite from Mitski's album so yay. Good Luck is a great choice as well, stan for the superior 10 Seconds too though :eyes:
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Oh, I saw Good Luck on a few lists but no mention of 10 Seconds, thought I was the only one who preferred it (or maybe they're just saving it for the higher spots )
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Dream Awake is cute, but Wings of Love >>>
Needed Me
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Wings of Love was OK, didn't think much of it though.
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Glad Carly made it, and the Waves Remix is great. Tame Impala and Miguel
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Such a great duo, aren't they?
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I feel the SAME way about Formation! Though a lot of people I knew loved it I was like "yeah it's cool and all" but weirdly it took Lemonade being out for me to love it.
Woodkid released music this year? Wait... did he have another album? Hmmmm
Good summation for Freetown Sound, I'd agree. Augustine is a definite highlight.
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Yes, he released a soundtrack for a movie called Desierto, except for Land of All all the songs are instrumental though.
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Originally posted by Tom Vercetti
Formation at first was just okay but later in the year it turned to be one of my faves. Nice remix choice of waves cuz the Tame Impala one is also my fave version of it.
Good Lava is fine. Augustine's great but I don't play it often.
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It seems like Formation was truly a huge grower for everyone, didn't, like, the entire ATRL hate it when it dropped? And now we're all stanning n
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Land of All is amazing! Woodkid is a genius
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True
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Originally posted by bluth
formation is excellent. it captures everything her brand has been about and what it has moved towards!
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...and took it to another level, may I add!
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Originally posted by TheWayWeWere
Formation
Waves make your list I still like original more tho
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the original is v good as well, I just liked the rihmix a tiny bit more.
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Originally posted by minho
Formation Definitely a highlight. I liked it at first listen but I had no idea I'd like it way more when it came in the context of Lemonade.
Good Lava and Augustine are great reps of their respective albums too! As for Waves (Remix) I haven't heard it. I was kind of turned off after hearing the Kacey remix which I thought was really awkward, but I like Tame Impala somewhat so I feel like it could be really cool.
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Lemonade really put it into a different perspective, didn't it? I was shook when I was listening to it for the first time. And yeah, I heard a few people saying they loved the Kacey version while with me it's never clicked, this one >
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Originally posted by K$Ellie
Formation took a while to grow on me as well and it felt like 7/11 2.0 but I like it now my favorite on Lemonade after Sorry
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both bops, can get behind that top 2
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NOT FORMATION
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Formation I obviously love it. And I'm glad you like Good Lava too. The album is kinda a mess though but still a super solid album.
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"When he ****s me good I take his ass to Red Lobster" is Beyoncé's second best lyric after 7/11 "man this feels like rolling dice"
Oh and your 7/11 shade is now cute. 7/11 is a top5 discography highlight
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Great set.
Good Lava was a great standout for an album that I didn't really connect with.
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I liked Formation first listen because I have better judgment than anyone ever and am never wrong
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Originally posted by madonnas
Formation I obviously love it. And I'm glad you like Good Lava too. The album is kinda a mess though but still a super solid album.
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Yeah, some sings on Emily's D+Evolution are messy but the highs are so high that I can overlook it.
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Originally posted by Superpower
Oh and your 7/11 shade is now cute. 7/11 is a top5 discography highlight
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I've come around to it but n no
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Originally posted by MP2K
Great set.
Good Lava was a great standout for an album that I didn't really connect with.
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Well glad you at least like the best track of it <3
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Originally posted by holocene
I liked Formation first listen because I have better judgment than anyone ever and am never wrong
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OK holocaust
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10. Beyoncé - Hold Up
The second Bey single on the list (and she would have three if she actually cared and released All Night but since she's a bitch and paying it dust, so am I) was initially among my least favourite tracks on Lemonade. The reggae vibe with the almost nursery-rhyme-like performance took a while to grow on me but when they did, they hit hard. It's just such a cool song, on the one hand sunny and sonically uplifting but at the same time pretty aggresive and full of attitude. It's the moment when Bey stops being sad but she's not yet on her completely mad, "Ima **** you up" mode, which is perfectly reflected in the simple, yet intelligent lyrics. The "jealous/crazy" part especially is low-key a discography highlight, isn't it?
9. Alicia Keys - In Common
Probably the biggest shocker for me personally, after the middling at best The Element of Freedom and the crapfest of Eardrums on Fire, I didn't think Alicia still had what it takes to record an outstanding track in her. But she did. In Common might be trend-hopping, she'd never tried the tropical sound before it got popular, but I'll overlook that since she used the seemingly overused trend in such a captivating, charming way. A big advantage of the composition is Keys herself. In many of her past hits she tried to, hm, hit the notes she doesn't exactly have but thankfully, she restrains herself here. Even in the last, usually the most explosive chorus, she keeps her voice lower and softer which is not only pleasant to one's ears but also elevates the track even higher.
8. Radiohead - Burn the Witch
If the artist (or -s in this case) takes SIXTEEN (!) years to polish a track before its release, you just know it's good. The first, I don't even know how to call it, draft for what Burn the Witch is now was created during the Kid A sessions, arguably Radiohead's most creative and interesting body of work. Since then it must've come a long way. It was worth it though, the final effect is truly something remarkable. It might be because of my sweet spot for strings but the orchestra work in Burn the Witch is out of its world. The melody is kind of jerky and nervous, getting louder and more intense in the track's latter half. It does wonders for the general atmosphere, it keeps the listener emotionally involved in what's going on and the constant build-up with an abrupt ending instead of a more particular release leaves them in awe and wanting more. Truly a masterful work, shame none of the album tracks could live up to it.
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Hold Up is okay. I like the video more and it's probably among the best segment of the Lemonade movie. In Common > Any song on Alicia's album. Wish it wasn't snubbed.
Burn The Witch was lowkey an event From the social media wipe, to the animation teaser. I'm still fond of it too.
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hold up really is excellent. i was flip-flopping for ages as to whether i preferred that or formation. only SHE could bring indie and pop together like that.
burn the witch is also excellent, never knew it was from kid a tho, def their best album for me. the strings add that layer of new to their usual brand which elevates it
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three great songs ahhh
btw, all night is a single now. can't wait for it to be a 10 week #1.
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Beyoncé 2 razy? Well, przynajmniej wybrałeś dobre piosenki. Good Lava, Burn the Witch i Augustine były świetne, chociaż nie do końca zgadzam się z tym co napisałeś o Freetown Sound, bo mi właśnie z tych powodów podobało się bardziej niż Cupid Deluxe Może faktycznie nie ma tam drugiego Slaymakay czy Uncle JESUS, ale jako całość lepiej mi się przyswaja.
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Hold Up is amazing. I've changed my ranking of Lemonade's tracks so often, its crazy, yet Hold Up has always been in the top 3. Such a perfect song, and the use of the samples are the best.
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