Mess at me getting drunk on
love a glass of wine halfway trough the album so excuse me if this post doesn't make sense at parts. No wonder Beth likes to drink this grape juice, I mean I didn't get this drunk on the same amount of vodka (I really don't know how that's possible, maybe I just didn't have enough food today...)
So, I've listened to it. The first word that came out of my mouth after No Ordinary Love finished: wow. (cheesy, right? like fave like stan.) I ran a mile in a minute (again, I don't know how was that physically possible) to get to the store to buy cream cheese (or whatever you call it), to make a cheesecake like a proper Beth stan. They didn't have any. The other shop near that didn't have any. I got angry so I rushed home, talked to Döme ("what to do?" "is it okay if I'll listen to it without eating a cheesecake?" mess) and decided to go with just wine + the album. (I know, I know, first world problems...)
First impressions about the package: Slay me, SMOG. I just want them to hug so hard, the design is pretty awesome, and I don't mind the digipak, it looks so good in hand.
About the songs... Gosh I love them so much. Besides the 3 released tracks, the following will be a first impression as I didn't listen to them more than once.
Capsized: Perfect album opener. I loved it since release. Good melodies, lyics, everything.
From A Closet In Norway (Oslo Blues): I really didn't think this will sound like as it sounds. I like it, but in a weird way, the lyrics are more interesting than the song itself (I don't know if this makes any sense in english), and it's totally not a bad thing. At first I thought the repeated line in the end isn't that good, like, we get it, but they gave it substance with their voices.
Gently: Gosh, I love the lyric. It's so fascinating and good, maybe the best on rose ave... I just don't know what to write about it. It's funny how my opinion differs about fading away (I associate it rather with death than popularity) yet I find theirs beautiful.
Love Gone Wrong: woo lordT now I understand your hype about this song. Slayed every bit of my soul. Please, please, Beth+Dally, make this song happen. It has so many potential, an AMA/Grammy performance and I'll shut my mouth forever. At first when they announced the project, I feared that I might not like Dallas' voice and It'd ruin the whole album (for example, Nate is good in
one song, but an entire album? hell no). Now, this song demolished all that. Made me a fan of City, to be honest.
You and Me: Do I have to say anything? Love this song, great "introduction," really set the mood of the whole record. Kinda had me in tears this time. Weird to place it right after Love Gone Wrong though...
Unbeliever: Sounds perfect and maybe has the second most fascinating (lol I don't know how to word this) lyrics on the record.
Second Guess: Kinda interesting. I don't know. Need to listen to it more, definitely.
Break The Cycle: I didn't really "hate" this song like some of y'all (
) did, but I did appreciate it more being on this record rather than a stand-alone song.
Open Door: Gorgeous. This had me in tears, I've connected to it instantly. No need to say more.
No Ordinary Love: I didn't listen to the original before, so this was a 'new' song to me. It's really great. As it came closer to the end, I began to freak out, rose ave. is ending peeps... Perfect end notes.
Gosh, I know this is tl;dr to some of y'all but I had to write my feelings down. It's an instant classic. I'm happy I have waited. Never going to listen to Pinks albums in an other way again... what a great experience. Alecia+Dallas, if you happen to lurk this forum, thank you for this one.
Where's your thank you's though?