Reviews (page 13 of 14)
Esta bueno para background, pero para guardar canciones me dan huevitas.
Erghh
This feels like a record exec justifying an expensive studio. I don’t get the appeal of all high-mid, breathy vocals.
While I dig the production, this style of music and vocals is just not for me. The concept album does not speak to me either.
For me highlight tracks 'Green Light' & 'Sober II'
Enjoyed this. Hadn't heard most of them before. I like the unusual sounds she makes though her voice can drag a little sometimes. Standout track: Sober II (Melodrama)
The sort of album that I think sounds good but does very little for me
Solo tengo marcada "Supercut" como que me gusta. Tiene infinitas más escuchas que la mayoría de los discos incluidos en esta lista aunque supongo que está más relacionado con ser un album reciente que con su trascendencia. A "Supercut" como mejor canción para mí de este disco añadiría "Sober", "The Louvre" y "Liability". No esta mal.
A bit too heavy for my mental state at the time. Pretty but very sad
A bit bland?
Album #: 162 first impressions: I remember feeling kind of disappointed on my first listen of this album - I liked her debut a lot, and I feel like the glossiness (and come to learn, Jack Antonoff) of this album kind of diluted that. after listening through: I do think this album does a great job of encapsulating emotions at a specific time in life, on the cusp of adulthood, going through heartbreak, insecurity, when your friends are your life, etc. I was 26 when it came out, but I remember thinking it would have been perfect for me when I was a few years younger. It also sounds like the year when it came out, but without the worst aspects of that era (the dark nihilism/extreme vapidity of a lot of the popular music of the time.) post-reading reviews/wiki: Lorde (maybe this era specifically, I didn't spend a lot of time w her last album) feels like a hybrid of Taylor Swift (poignant, introspective lyrics, not super impressive, but distinctive vocals,) and the xx (dynamic, energetic, even when slow instrumentation that really captures specific emotions.) relisten?: I had forgotten about some old favorites: "Homemade Dynamite," "Supercut," "Perfect Places." And I never really stopped liking "Liability," and "Green Light" for specific moods. The rest of the songs are...fine. I can see how they fit into the album but I just don't find them as compelling or memorable.
To me it sounds a lot like Taylor Swift.
Pre-2017-me was a difficult beast, with an uncontrollable superiority complex around music. When I was a teenager, I refused to listen to anything that wasn't the Beatles until 70's prog became a perfect vehicle for my holier-than-thou intellectualising. Six years and one stint in a Genesis-worshipping prog band later, and I'd made tentative steps towards pop through offbeat, alternative artists (Kate Bush, Talking Heads, Magnetic Fields), but still rarely ventured into the uncharted waters of post-millennium music. But then, in April 2017, on came "Green Light"… and somehow I felt it was time to change. Maybe I was drawn in because Bowie had proclaimed Lorde as the future of music. Maybe it was the multi-layered composition, building up perfectly over the first minute. Maybe it was those seismic tom fills before the chorus, sounding straight out of "Hounds of Love". But I was quietly hooked, and from then I just kept sinking deeper. With each new release, I found something else to love. The haunted, broken and beautiful songwriting behind "Liability." The cathartic chorus of "Perfect Places", both wistful and euphoric. And, when the album came out, I became head-over-heels. This is Lorde's crowning achievement, full of danceable hooks, wry humour and abject heartbreak, sometimes all in a few lines (see "Homemade Dynamite": "we'll end up painted on the road, red and chrome, all the broken glass sparkling… I guess we're partying"). It's also Jack Antonoff's finest hour, with countless ear-grabbing production choices and instrumentation (horns and bongos in "Sober", grinding metal synths in "Hard Feelings", sudden cuts to a capella at various points in the record). Tight, focused, emotive, cohesive… "Melodrama" taught me a lot, but mainly opened the door to pop music not as something to scorn, or covet as a guilty pleasure, but something to savour. Pop can make you want to dance- like the choruses of "Green Light" and "Homemade Dynamite"- or it can make you want to curl up and die like "Liability" or my album favourite "Hard Feelings / Loveless". It didn't die in 1986, the next generation are not out to desecrate music, and lovesick 2010's ballads can still be thrilling, heart-wrenching works of art. I am just a few months older than Lorde, and was going through my own period of growing up at the time of "Melodrama"'s release. Nowadays, I still have a little whiff of a superiority complex - many of my reviews will show you that - but I like to think I'm getting better. And I owe a huge chunk of that to Lorde, Jack Antonoff and "Melodrama". What a perfect place.
Recently listened to Pure heroine, such a good debut album. This is such a great follow up to that album. Glad to be a Kiwi with artists like this
Gott popp, passlegt melodrama.
This is a phenomenal pop album. Atmospheric and distinctive. Lord we voice is grainy and gutty and works well throughout the material. A modern masterclass in pop that’s anti-pop.
Perhaps the lightest three I've given on this generator. It generally is just generic pop music, with moments that help it stand out. That production feels like every other song in the era, though, which really does not help it. The best thing when it comes to this album is the art, which I cannot deny is gorgeous. Just wish it was attached to something a bit more interesting.
Quite liked it, I would never choose to listen to this style normally, but the time passed really quickly.
Expectedly angst.
Meh.
I guess this is what would happen if Taylor Swifte's songwriters tried to write a Kate Bushe song. Maybe this passes as artsy for Gen Z. Probably inspired some really good tik tok dances lol. 2/5.
Why do they all sing in this nasal mockney way. Is there no one out there that has their own voice now just over-produced sameness
Eh, it's alright. Good pop to start off with a green light but I got a bit bored with too many slower ballady ones after. Writer in the Dark stands out from those but mainly because it sounds like Kate Bush. Haven't heard the debut, I listened to Solar Power a few times when that came out and enjoyed it, but there were several weaker tracks on that too. In fact often the Maori rework versions she did were loads better, for me. Anyway I'm not the target audience here so it gets a 3 and I move on.
Duh
The decision to root the majority of this synth pop album in piano is what makes it feel timeless yet very much a product of the 2010s. It works really well. The album art captures the essence of the album in its composition and color choice. Favorite tracks: Almost impossible to choose, but likely between Liability, The Louvre, and Loveless. 5/5.
No me gusto
I don't care what people say, I like Lorde, and her music is good.
I liked what little Lorde I heard before checking this album out. This is solid stuff all around, I really like it. Great production, beautifully chill melodies, great vocal work.
great poet, music is disposable.
These days, it's rare to find good pop albums. This is one of them. Lorde is has a fantastic voice, the production is top notch, and most (if not all) songs are at least listenable, if not better. Not one second did I have the feeling that I am wasting my time - something which I can't say for every album on this list. I especially liked Green Light and Supercut. This one was quite good. 4/5
I usually hate this kind of breathy vocal style that’s really popular these days but Lorde does a better job here than I thought. It’s a more straightforward pop album than I was expecting but still has some more unique moments. It won’t blow you away but was ok.
Lorde sounds like an angsty teen with a story about a drivers license and talks all slowly to tell her stories. If Lorde was the ‘original’ artist to sound like this, then I suppose this album has a reason to be here. 3.1/5
It’s okay but a little pop heavy for me, still seems better than normal pop record tho
Good
3.75
A modern day masterpiece
I enjoyed it more than I expected when I received the album this morning. However, it is still repetitive and too much standardized, especially compared to other stuff on the 1001 list. I like to receive new albums (after 2010), but I think that the quality of an album to be included in such a list as 1001 will always need to prove itself over time, and 5 or 6 years is not enough to really be considered an album to be listened to before die.
Good album, I mostly don’t listen to music like this so it was a nice refresher. I liked almost all of the songs and the vocals were delivered perfectly. 4/5
Bit of a surprise for me, but I really dig it.
Not much drama, to be fair
Everything sounds the same. And very.... Idol/The Voice kind of sound to it (most of the singers that do well in these shows all sound kinda the same when they are finished).
Lorde has a lovely voice, it felt a bit wasted in this
One of my favorite discoveries when I gave this a shot about a year ago. Not at all my kind of music but I keep coming back to it. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding
She sings like she's singing to a baby. That's a little annoying. Otherwise it's good. Favorite song: Hard Feelings.
I like this album quite a lot, already owning and playing it when mood demands. I love her voice, fierce and smoky. Best song is the first one. It’s a conversational album, quirky song structures, closer to Brel than ABBA, with the right amount of flourish - the post-punk guitar part at the end of “The Louvre” a lovely example of this.
"Dad, can we have Taylor Swift please please please?" "No, we have Taylor Swift at home" Taylor Swift at home: Lorde Couldn't wait for this to finish, not a single tune to be found on it. Antonoff production style is much better on my girl Lana's efforts, which also generously include melodies. Utter dogshit
Poppy, catchy, not my style, but not terrible.
Het is popmuziek dus ik kom er goed doorheen. Dit soort hijgend zingende, op foto's altijd moeilijk kijkende meisjes met diepzinnige, kwetsbare liedjes op langzame, goed geproduceerde beats zie je natuurlijk vaker. Nieuw-Zeeland heeft Lorde, wij hebben Froukje. Op dit album krijg je wat Eurovision Songfestival ('Green Light', 'Supercut'), de verplichte trap-beat ('Sober II (Melodrama)') en wat huismerk Björk ('Writer in the Dark'). Niks mis mee, maar wel altijd leuk om er een beetje op af te geven.
I listened twice since I thought it sounded like someone but I couldn't figure out who. Madonna, Morissette, Aguilera (without the vocal range). No no no. I think I figured it out. It's formulae music that tries to sound like everything and anything that worked in the past. That's exactly what I'm looking for!
I like the vocal production on a few the tracks, where she lops her own back-up vocals, as in Sober. But overall there is a singing style that I'm not crazy about. Maybe Lorde is actually the creator of the style but it's more likely it's pop-radio-ballad-meets-R&B-style that was developed over the last couple of decades. The kind of music my nieces like, but not me :) I do like the song, Sober II.
Better than expected and better than the popular music that the mellenials listen to these days. It does get a bit formulaic at times though.
2.5
Captures what it’s like to be a young person-and especially a young woman-in the new millennium better than almost any other young artist today. Lorde is a rare talent.
Super pretty album. It kept me interested the whole time. It was intense in a very effective way. I actually thought it sounded similar to Taylor Swift (and that was my least favorite thing about it).
Yeah I can definitely see the appeal. If I were an 18 year old girl leaving home for the first time, I bet this album would have such a life-affirming, eye-opening effect on me. Euphoric The songwriting is within pop music boundaries, but the album sounds REALLY good, as far as production and quality goes Favorite track: The Louvre, Liability, Perfect Places
Queen
This album is kinda fire
A lot of the tracks had a similar/mellow flow to them. No ebbs and flows to the energy, which made the tracks almost blend into each other. Probably not an album I would add to the rotation.
Yeah. Enjoyed it quite a bit on a dreary March day.
Good
Melodrama is a masterful production, companion to Pure Heroine going down a little easier, standing beside. I'm consistently impressed with its flow, the constituent elements familiar yet laid out staggered. The reprise is always the denouement, splintering the every-other hit formula.
Très beau et album
PREFS : Green Light, The Louvre, Hard Feelings/Loveless, Supercut, Perfect Places MOINS PREF : Homemade Dynamite
I'm sure if I were to listen to this a few more times I'd find a lot to like. Do I feel inspired to listen to it a few more times? Probably not. The production is good. Sometimes the vocal delivery is a bit annoying but sometimes it's really nice.
Great pop album.
haunting, deep electronic melodies with a fantastic voice that isn't overbearing. Never knew I liked Lorde this much.
Ei nyt korvia särkevä millään muotoa, mutta aika mitäänsanomaton.
Eipä tässä mitään vikaa ollut, mutta vähän geneerisen olosta. Aika mainosmusan kuulosta osin 2/5
Kova juttu ilmestyessään ja etenkin alkupuoli toimii loistavasti vieläkin. Kokonaisuutena ehkä hieman menettänyt tehoaan ja jäänyt 10-luvun pop-soundin malliesimerkiksi. Annetaan silti täpärä 4/5.
Kuulas poppislevy! musan puolesta 4/5. harvoin kommentoin näitä, mutta aika kaunis kansi myös.
I'm a pophead, and this is a perfect pop album.
Genre: Pop Review: Lorde has a powerful voice with wonderful range, akin to the likes of Adele and Aretha Franklin. For someone her age to put out music like this is something special indeed. That said, it's not exactly my type of music. Still, I do appreciate good music and musical talent, and she's got it in droves. Rating: 6/10
Oh Lorde Randy Marsh did it again!
Literally none of the songs of hers that are halfway decent. If I was a preteen girl I would love this album. Smack dab in the middle between T Swift and Billie Eillish.
Not my style, but a well put together album.
It’s a good Pop album. Lorde is dark but also has her witty moments on this as well. The singles bang but I also enjoyed Liability and Supercut. What I really like about Lorde is her delivery, kinda slacker like, with vocal quirks, it just makes her standout. Good stuff 3.5 stars
This is the type of pop music I like - very emotional. It flows really well - especially the climactic ‘Writer In The Dark’ into ‘Supercut’. It feels very genuine.
Pretty solid pop album, didn't necessarily grab me too much, but pleasant enough.
Not as good as the first
Shit was a lil gay...but I guess I'm a little gay cause I dugged it
Very cool album I am now a fan !!
Great
Dogshit this is a terrible website
Favorites: -Green light -Writer in the dark -Supercut -Perfect places
Overall it's not something I would normally be into, but it's really well-made and the songwriting is not bad.
Look. As a late 20-something, you best believe I have a Spotify playlist dedicated to sad girl music like this. Melodrama is sad but also danceable, it's emotional but also has bite. I feel the music, regardless of whether or not I've experienced exactly what she sings about first-hand. And Lorde, although not necessarily the best singer, sounds great here. She shows off the different qualities and emotions of her voice, and despite sharing some similarities to the 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻𝓼 of the indie genre, she doesn't drop into the pitfalls of oversinging, over-enunciating, and just generally sounding annoying. I liked this one a lot, and maybe I should look into her music (past the singles) more. Standout tracks were Green Light and Homemade Dynamite.
Best Song: Green Light. This song fucking rocks. The piano is fantastic, the backing vocals bring the energy, and Lorde's sultry voice fits very well in the main stage. Worst Song: The Louvre. Sounds like a Taylor Swift song, but like in a bad way. Overall: This album had such a strong start that I was ready to love it, but a fairly weak middle section left me feeling significantly less excited for it. Although it ended on a fairly high note, the middle was far too placid, ordinary pop music that sat in this superficially melancholic space without seeming to actually plumb all that much lyrical depth. I would have preferred a whole album of pop bangers like Green Light, or a more headlong dive into sadness.
I was at a 3 initially, but probably got to a 3.5. Think I’d appreciate this more on repeat listens. On the surface it sounds like boring electropop, but after a few listens the layers reveal themselves. I also eventually got over the way she pronounces words in this baby talk style. Green Light is an absolute banger, and the production on the album overall is very strong.
A very tight conceptual pop album with some really memorable songs capturing the essence of teenage drama/turmoil. Really dug this album.
14th feb, Janine kitchen again, mountains and porridge, another clear day.
Lorde help me, it's a Lorde album. Oh boy. I had not listened to this one. Somehow, I missed it coming out between 'Pure Heroine' and 'Solar Power.' In terms of enjoyment, 'Solar Power' is at the top of my list, but I really see why this album was so highly praised. 'Green Light' is maybe the standout song for me, but it's not a hit-heavy album, which frankly I didn't want it to be. It was nice and solid throughout, the strength coming from the uniqueness of her vocals and the lyrics. A really great album from Lorde.
Break up blues!
Love this album to death
3.5
Not even lorde can make me tolerate jack antinoffs production style. I like when she sounded like Kate bush.
Green Light is a banger. Never listened to a Lorde album all the way through before. I remember David Bowie saying she was the future of music years ago which is high praise. I thought he was high on spice at the time, which was maybe a little unfair. Enjoyed the album, it has been added to the library rotation and I can confirm I will be awarding 4 stars. Well done, Lorde x
Good album. If Bowie was a big fan then she must have a few crackers although I think he didn't really rate Paul McCartney. This interests me more than Adele's for example. Head bopping good time.
For a pop album I thought it was pretty good. Love Jack Antonoff, sounds a lot like Jack Antonoff. Jack Antonoff could’ve done it better.
very average pop album. nothing special about it. if anything its just boring
Once I started getting into this i really enjoyed this album. It is almost a concept album about a bar hoping teen finding herself after a massive break up. It is both uplifting an chaotic - two things I live in the music I listen to. Lorde is not someone I have readily listened to. Maybe I am not her target market or maybe I just need to listen to different things. On a side not, I am still not convinced by Jack Antonoff. I still don't know if his production elevates or ties down all the amazing artists he works with. I am beginning to think that his signature style is not unlike a sampler, pro-tools or even an antique effects pedal with each artist using him as a tool. Time will tell. This album. Is one of those ones I wish I could score out of ten as I don't feel it deserves 4 stars but it is so much better than most of the stuff I give 3s to.
Overproduced pop and bad singing
This was just alright - I always found Lorde to be a bit pretentious. First song I've heard before but her music is the stuff teenage girls would listen to and this is, needless to say, not my demo. Plus I can't stop thinking about that CRINGY video of her shushing her audience so she can sing horribly a capella. 6/10.
I think this is better than a lot of pop music I hear on the radio, but it's still nothing special to me. I do like a lot of the instrumentation and themes. Her voice can get grating at times. I think the album cover is probably the best thing about this album. I wouldn't seek it out, but I'd be fine with this playing on the radio. My favourite song is Writer in the Dark.
Detta är för mig helt ointressant. Kanske många andra skandinaviska cismän i medelåldern känner så.
Sådärlåtar och sådärproduktion.
Really damn good!!
I - 10 II - 9 III - 8 IV - 8 V - 10 VI - 8 ---------- VII - 7 VIII - 9 IX - 9 X - 6 XI - 10 PROMEDIO 1RA PARTE: 8.8 PROMEDIO 2DA PARTE: 8.2 PROMEDIO TOTAL: 8.5 NOTA FINAL: STRONG 9
Having never listened to this album, this was exactly what I was expecting when I read “pop album with Kate Bush influence”
Disaffected, lost, aggrieved, it sure sounds tough being Lorde but from this we get a striking album, with a grand sound from a compelling vocalist.
Really well produced album. Plenty of great pop songs on it.
Probably worth higher rating but i'm not a fan of her voice and the music is not that exciting. It just ok.
Really decent this - not sure I'd listen again but she's clearly very talented.
Good Lorde
Solid 3 and green light is a great track.
Best songs: green light, sober, supercut, homemade dynamite Worst song: liability
Pretty good
Had this album already. My original review: When this came out I was too edgy and disliked pop for the sake of disliking it lmao. Actually quite a nice album, easy listen for sure, varied songs and I'm surprised how much of it I liked. Saved tracks: Sober, Homemade Dynamite, The Louvre, Sober II (Melodrama)
Positives: surprising depth to the lyrics and themes; she has a unique and interesting voice and vocal styling Negatives: the synth arrangements date this horribly - you can tell it's a 2010s record (oh, the dude from Fun. wrote most of the music, that explains it...); it doesn't distinguish itself enough from other pop acts on the radio - the only way I know this isn't, say, Grimes or Lady Gaga is that her vocals are pretty unique.
A dance pop album with solid production that sounds great in headphones. There are a couple of major points that prevent the album from keeping my interest. The otherwise solid vocal performance suffers from trendy cursive singing style. Further, there is not much to distinguish the music from Billie Eilish or Lady Gaga.
I rather enjoyed this modern music. There's definitely a Greatest Showman vibe to the song construction and production. A very 2017 sound - lots of snare, crowd vocals and woooaaaas. Time will tell how it will age, but in the here and now, I liked it. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Green Light Date listened: 18/01/23
I’m not sure there’s a Lorde song I don’t instantly like. But for some reason I haven’t listened to this album before. “Liability” breaks my heart.
Amazing
Много написала, но все удалилось :( По звучанию мне прям попал в sweet spot. По смыслу хз.
Ну я люблю альбомы с женским вокалом, у меня отдельный дроч на Мадонну, Адель, Холзи и тд и тп, так что чувствую ждет охуенчик. Обложка - секс. Во-первых конечно мне дико НЕ прикольно что она ведет свой Джениус, для меня нет ничего хуже пояснения своих собственных строчек, а Lorde прям я чувствую охуенно упарывается по такому, но может такова традиция новозеландских артистов, не ебу. Ну кстати по строчкам она не очень прям глубока, это все та же лирика о любви, расставании, созависимости, женская тема. Ничего грандиозного, но оно по ощущениям тут и не нужно. Green Light прям дико мотивирующая, может из-за джина у меня в стакане, но прям поднимает настроение и под нее я готов куда-то ехать по утрам. Sober забавненькая, оч цепляет бридж в конце, прям вкусно, в остальном неплохо но без восторга. Homemade Dynamite - пушечка, однозначно добавляю. Louvre - я не понимаю получаю удовольствие с трека или кринжую с "бум-бум-бум-бум", дико смеялся на этих строчках. Liability - балладка под пианинку, тут очень искренне и красиво, минималистично, короче просто невероятно, слезу даже пустил. Hard Feelings/Loveless - мне очень нравится как шестиминутный трек постепенно набирает силу и обрастает крутостью, текст искренний и прямой, строчки сильной женщины из Новой Зеландии с проработанной недетской травмой. А потом начинается разнос на Loveless, который по ударным в начале мне кого то мне нахуй напоминает, возможно даже по имени Weekend (да и в целом почему-то такие Weekend-вайбы весь альбом, хуй знает почему). Sober II - меня откровенно заебал ее джениус, который она превратила в свой какой-то дневник с полными декодингами, брухмомент. Сам трек прикольный, бас здесь просто ебейше звучит, прям пробирает, жаль его так мало. Writer in the Dark - опять баллада на пианинке, только с немного другим вокалом, второй раз меня на такое не возьмешь. Supercut - по моему, это единственный трек без авторских пояснялок на каждом шагу, спасибо хоть на этом. В целом это Green Light, но только он был для интро, а этот уже под концовочку. Прикольненько, но тут уже чисто под прямую бочку и пианинку ебашит девочка. Liability (Reprise) - а нет, видимо девочка и вправду устала писать пояснялки к каждому треку, надеюсь и впредь не будет, аминь. Минималистичная реприза, больше сказать нечего. Perfect Places - звучит как музыка для афтепати, после предыдущего трека, который по моим ощущениям должен был альбом таки завершать. Тут и авторские комментарии, и строчки про еблю, пьянство и прочие неправославные drug usage. Тем не менее, довольно бодренько и интересно. СУКА ПОСМОТРИТЕ КЛИП НА ЭТОТ ТРЕК ОНА НА ТАЙМИНГЕ ГДЕ ТО 1:24 ОХУЕТЬ КАК СМЕШНО КАЧАЕТСЯ НА ВЕТКЕ, Я В СОПЛИ. Короче, возможно необъективная оценка щас будет, но мне все равно, мне понравилосб, чисто такое женское прикольное, добавил себе Green Light, Homemade Dynamite, и Perfect Places, но 5 поставить не могу по причине того что все это уже где-то слышал 4,5/5
Офигенная поп-музыка, которая цепляет лирикой и аранжировками. Чувствуешь, что альбом отточено звучит и Lorde прекрасно понимает себя и свою аудиторию
Ееее, квантовый скачок на 40 лет вперёд! К относительно недавнему релизу, к тому же. Быстрая сводка по Википедии дала мне знать, что продюсировал этот альбом Джек Антонофф. Он же делал и альбомы Тейлор Свифт. И вот то-то же не покидало меня смутное ощущение, что стилистика похожа. Я даже почти запутался в именах этих двух певиц. Последние альбомы Ланы Дел Рей тоже его работа кстати. И тоже очень похоже. Lorde... Окей, отмечу наверное очевидную вещь: это голос. Он возможно не супер профессионально поставлен, но в нём есть какая-то такая особенность, отличительная черта тембра, слегка слышная хрипотца. А на строчках "We told you this was melodrama" прям почти поплыл. Не знаю, меня это слегка чарует. Вдобавок, почитав про её карьеру, хочется сказать, что в 16 лет записать платиновый альбом - это мощно. Но это не про Melodrama, она чуть попозже была. Альбом: сведение крутое, много классных стереоэффектов (это у меня всё ещё боль от альбомов 60-70х годов не прошла), с вариативностью аранжировок, с заданным ультрамеланхоличным настроением всей пластинки. И слушается целиком на одном дыхании абсолютно спокойно. Но вот не знаю... нет в нём какой-то определённой изюминки, которая отличала бы его, например, от довольно свежего Solar Power. 4/5. На контрасте с предыдущей пластинкой здесь более слушабельная музыка с более сильной лирикой. Но не производит вау-эффекта. P.S. Ещё, кстати, послушайте композицию Liability. В голове моей засела мысль, что она что-то мне напоминает. И точно: "И я пойду, в красивом пальто, по набережной...". Как же так, Земфира Талгатовна? Забрать мелодию почти целиком, без изменений - не, ну я всегда понимал, что российская музыка навеяна западной. Но чтобы в 2021 и настолько сильно - это немножко удивило))
Альбом, так сказать, позитивный, но не мое. Зашли пару аранжировок и текстов, но суммарно понимаю крутоту всех оставшихся, но таки 3+
Helt decent/bra
Lustigt hur hon e helt som jag Ja feelar att musiken i sig självt e int helt en fyra men viben e chill
Maybe I’m making a lapse in judgment but I simply cannot remember anything from this album except being underwhelmed. My bad
Först och främst, vilken perfekt albumbild, absolut bland de allra bästa! Tyvärr lever inte albumet helt upp till covern, fast det har sina sidor. Jag gillar mycket av själva musiken och vissa coola ljud (samples eller någo dom koka upp själva idk) som finns i mixen. Den hyperstädiga inspelningskvaliteten funkar också, melodierna är catchy och jag såg ofta fram emot vart låtarna musikaliskt skulle gå. Mitt problem ligger med lyricsen och Lordes sångröst. Ingendera får mig att känna något annat än en mild irritation ibland, bortsett Writer in the Dark som går hårt. Ingen av låtarna är heller lika bra som Royals, fast writer in the dark som sagt är cool. Melodrama är i zonen var jag inte har något alls emot att lyssna på det, men ändå inte frivilligt skulle sätta på mer än en sång från skivan igen.
not really my thing, but good enough i guess
To be completely honest I thought I liked this album more then I ended up actually. The first song, Green Light, is always one of my most played so right off the bat I was happy- also with knowing Homemade Dynamite and Supercuts I was excited. But after listening to the whole album I realized that her voice can actually be very obnoxious. Those three songs are most known because to be honest they’re the least annoying. Don’t get me wrong- I still like it and I do know she has a good voice but the cursive style is not my favourite.
It's a little surprising that such a relatively recent album is on the list but I welcome it - it's nice to jump from early 70s to 50(!) years later and listen to how popular music has progressed. This is a great *sounding* album - there's a lot going on even in the simpler songs - e.g. "Writer In The Dark" seems like a simple piano ballad but there are subtly layered vocal tracks, orchestra samples that bolster a chord here and there - these are little things that make a track huge and I love it. I'll say it but not harp on it but Lorde uses a lot of "that affect" where she scrunches her vowel sounds - think of adding an "i" into words (e.g. "another" becomes "anoiither"). It's hard to turn my brain from that. I guess...I am harping on it? :P OK pivoting to something positive - in a lot of better places I get a Kate Bush vibe (e.g. "Supercut" especially in the refrain "...supercut of us...") I'm not sure how I feel about the album overall in terms of how much this sticks - or will stick with me. I was familiar with a few of the songs before listening ("Green Light" in particular - which is a compelling single) and yet it's just so dense in a modern production sense that even while it's interesting it's still hard to immediately connect with it. I think in the end while I do like it and recommend / would listen again I feel like it could have done with a bit more organic sound that would work well with Lorde's voice. 7/10 3 stars.
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Enjoyed it
Niet helemaal mijn smaak, maar best ok. 4*
Lorde's been cool in my books from the moment I heard Royals for the first time. She's got substance and depth, and she's an interesting artist who just so happens to express herself through the kind of top 40 pop music I usually avoid. I like this album too. It's dramatic and intense, but also cavalier and intrepid in such a fun way. I like.
Probably not a popular choice but it’s my favorite album of hers.
I like and enjoyed the album
Really great pop album that I did not like much upon its initial release.
I like Lorde. None of these were slaps, but was fine to listen to. Interesting. She's got a distinct style.
I like Green Light and Liability, but this is my first time listening to the whole album. The other songs are fine, but overall I like this album more than most we've listened to.
I thought it was all around okay
i had never listened the whole album before and it probably helped me confirm that this is not my go to music genre. favorite song : writer in the dark but perfect places is the perfect song to listen with full volume during car rides lorde’s voice type is not my thing and i really hated homemade dynamite
I remember being excited for this album when it came out because I liked Pure Heroine so much and then being disappointed after only listening to green light but 15 year old me was clearly a dumbass because 21 year old me thought this album is excellent. It's dreamy, nostalgic, and sad all at the same time while also being a pioneer of the type of female pop music that's been done to death at this point. I love Sour but there's no way Olivia Rodrigo is where she is without stuff like this. Perfect places, green light, and super cut are my favs but mainly perfect places.
Weinig origineel afkooksel in het popgenre. Te veel overproductie
Good, but lorde still can’t match pure heroine again
I think Lorde does a great job capturing the era of this album. Impressed it made this list in 2017.
This was alright. It tries to be anthemic when it doesn't have the balls to be so. I have only heard her hit until now. And this wasn't a bad listen.
Good, fun ‘Saturday night’ pop which at times hints at a Kate Bush stylings - maybe it gets repetitive towards the end.
Mediocre at his best.i just can't feel it, but I guess this is what kids like these days so I respect it 2.5
The lyrics are alright. Reminds me a little of how Taylor Swift writes. Not what I would seek out to listen to though
I didn’t have a Tumblr but I did have poor mental health.
Some absolute bangers with perfect pop production throughout, this is a brooding masterpiece
I can see now that T. Swift and Lorde are friends.
Never been a fan of Lorde’s voice/delivery. Good songwriting though.
Masterpiece, a classic for me
Really love Lorde, I think her other album is 5* so this one is 4* but still such a beautiful unique voice
I was thinking Taylor Swift totally ripped off the sound of this but I checked and it’s actually Jack Antonoff ripping himself off
Don't mind it
Lorde's second album Melodrama is a solid effort that showcases the young singer's growth and evolution as an artist. The album's lead single, "Green Light," is a catchy and infectious track that perfectly captures the excitement and energy of youth. The album's other standout track, "The Louvre," is a more introspective and emotionally resonant song that showcases Lorde's ability to craft complex and nuanced melodies. Overall, Melodrama is a solid addition to Lorde's discography. The album's production is top-notch, and Lorde's vocals are as powerful and captivating as ever. While not all of the tracks on the album hit the same highs as "Green Light" and "The Louvre," the album as a whole is an enjoyable and satisfying listen. If you're a fan of Lorde or pop music in general, Melodrama is definitely worth checking out.
I love the dynamic loves she has. It's beautiful and sad at the same time. Super boppy.
It’s Lorde, you’ve already heard what she has to offer. Nothing on this album reaches the peaks of her big singles though
Man, I'm disappointed. I only knew Green Light off this album and always quite liked it. I thought I would really enjoy this album. It was... okay? Pop doesn't have to be fun, and it doesn't even need to be very original. But it needs some ideas. It's like... Whenever there's a clever line in one of these songs, I'd find myself impressed and paying attention. And then immediately that line is just repeated as an incredibly weak hook. The passes/champagne glasses rhyme is cute! Don't make it your entire song!!! Come up with a chorus!!! Stop running out of ideas so fast!!! Fuck!!! And like, I still halfway enjoyed it. There have been worse albums, so it's going down the middle.
It's actually a nice album! I know Lorde only from the extremely annoying song "Royals", which was definitely overplayed on the radio soon after it was initially released. My hatred for this song was sufficient for me to never try any other track from her album. Apparently only until today. I still dont know any other song from her previous album, but if it's as good as this one, then I should quickly make up for that mistake. "Melodrama" opens up with a really catchy song "Green Light", one of the singles from this record. This track also sets up the mood of the album (if you couldn't make it up from the title of the album), and this rather sad and melancholic theme is creating a nice atmosphere. It's not overwhelming at any point, it gives you a perfect look into the state of mind and emotions of author. I really like songs like "Louvre" and both parts of "Sober" really well done stuff. I guess there's two questions - is it good enough for this list? And regardless, why isn't this album more popular? Small contradictions, but still, I had a nice time with this album.
As a someone who barely makes the cut to be a Millenial, this album is fantastic. The production threw me for a loop when I first heard it back in 2017 and holds up pretty well. Lorde's lyrics really encapsulated how I felt during my college years.
This album was fantastic. Lorde is a great performer and writer. Favorite track: Hard Feelings/Loveless
Pretty fucking good album. Fav song: Liability
One must not be in the target demographic. It's all very, well, melodramatic, though one can't say he wasn't warned. Only by grading on the curve would this rise to the level of mediocrity.
When we talk about the top 10 albums of 2017, this better be among that list because Ella went INNNNNN. Let's start with the iconic Green Light, Jay Gatsby could never amount to this level of icon status Sober is my drunk anthem and the BRIDGE Jack Antonoff gets a lot of hate but he has solidified his main pop girl status with this Homemade Dynamite is so smart, so teenage self destruction The creativity of the titles are so camp I am so upset she lost album of the year to that MJ impersonator Anywho, The Louvre always has me in my feels I am approaching my 19th birthday and I am so excited to feel this album course through my veins Liability, interlude and title track are all precious Writer in the Dark almost had me admitted to a psych ward, I'm not kidding I lost weight from crying to this masterpiece I am so upset that I am listening to this when I should be studying for my exams ahhhh Hard Feelings is going to put me in a coma, it's so depressing ahhhh Gotta love shaking some ass and that is what Loveless came to serve, she's putting the shrimp on the barbie, a party girl to her COOOREE. I love how all over the place the album is, it is so confined to this one house party but she travels through so many locations with her words. A WRITER. HER PEN'S INK WILL NEVER RUN DRY. Jesus literally talks about this in the bible Supercut and Perfect Places deserve a Pulitzer and nothing less. That joint smokes too hard I imagine a tv show ending every time I hear Perfect Places and I kind of covet the loneliness and euphoria of a highschool party, no matter how lame. I want it bad. Ella congrats for creating such a masterpiece, this will surely be going in the Louvre. Rest assured Queenie I wish women got more credit. The production is bomb but y'all already knew that
I really like this one. Probably my favorite of the albums that are new to me from this project. I did know of it and already really liked “Green Light”. I’m going to give it a 4 even if it leans towards a 5, though. That’s mostly because of “Liability”, which I really didn’t like (and for some reason is on here twice?). I think I might like this more on a second listen, though.
This is the Lorde album that passed me by. It isn't Pure Heroine that's for sure.
I've known Lorde is supposed to be good but this was the first time I've given an album of hers a listen. Some pretty good songs and musically very interesting. Will come back to this.
it's not an exaggeration to say that this is one of if not the best pop albums of the past decade and change. this shit rocks green light is a hell of an opener. lorde has a habit of making really impactful full albums and having certain songs (royals, green light) pulled away from the work as a whole and taken into the greater pop culture lexicon. green light as its own song is fucking fantastic, but it's also a really great opener for the picture lorde is trying to paint on melodrama, the picture of living life as a young woman feeling a full spectrum of emotions i love this album, you should too - it's really accessible (intentionally) while also bringing some really interesting and complicated musical stuff into the mix. all-time pop record right here
Overall this album felt pretty generic to me musically, although Lorde's vocals never disappointed, however Liability, Sober II (Melodrama), and Writer in the Dark are exceptional and honestly deserved to be on a stronger album
8.5/10
Never really paid much attention to Lorde before, but this album slaps!
it's a homemade d-d-d-dynamite! I think I must really be out of touch with modern music because this one completely blew me away. Absolutely loving it and it's totally outside of my comfort zone. I think there's not a single weak track (although some of the more poppy tunes are a bit too much for me, see Supercut or Perfect places). The lyrics are youthful but mature, and Lorde's voice is just beautiful. The entire album stands out from all the old classic folky albums I've been tortured with recently. Plus the artwork is so pretty it makes me want to purchase a vinyl copy. Favourites: Green Light, Homemade Dynamite, Liability, Writer in the Dark (that Kate Bush chorus!) and that short ending to Hard Feeling/Loveless. Straight to my favourite albums.
Love it 4
Hmm, not bad for pop music I guess. Nothing that would make me want to choose to listen to it, but I didn't dislike it while it was playing. 2.5/5
Very decent pop album. I don't really care for pop, but if I was going to listen to pop, I'd listen to something like this. 3.75/5
I remember trying Lorde’s first album when it came out and found it drowsy and monotonous, while every bit I’ve seen from her showed an attitude I did not care for. So I never got around to her follow-up, even though I hear that it’s better. It is, but I’m still not a fan of her sound, or Jack Antonoff’s, whose backlash seems to have been a longtime coming even if he is by all accounts solid. A couple of good moments here and there almost make me change my mind- “Green Light” is a banger- but I don’t have a lot of use for this otherwise. Would take it over Taylor or Lana any day of the week, though. Gonna round up to a C
When this came out I was too edgy and disliked pop for the sake of disliking it lmao. Actually quite a nice album, easy listen for sure, varied songs and I'm surprised how much of it I liked. Saved tracks: Sober, Homemade Dynamite, The Louvre, Sober II (Melodrama)
Lorde has an incredible voice and writes some catchy tunes. The production is crystal clear and perfect, but I definitely miss a scratch or smudge on the very polished surface. A pleasant listening experience, but nothing stays with me.
Extremely polished and a dramatic shift from her debut, Lorde is battling a broken heart and the lust for partying on Melodrama. I absolute love the first couple of tracks and while there are a few lesser lows along the way, I was really entertained and quite frankly a bit shocked about the quality pop songwriting on this.
Je l'ai toujours bien aimée! Cet album est pas le plus connu, mais très bon tout de même!
Decent.
I don't like the overdramatic tone of Lordes singing. Not bad, not good.
very good, enjoyed it.
Lorde had changed the pop landscape in 2013 with Pure Heroine, believe it or not. The toned-down alt-pop sound had broken through ultra-party electropop of the Black Eyed Peas and LMFAO, forcing the pop genre to evolve with more subtly and ambience. Alt-pop had brought more distinct vocal personalities to the front. Now, the likes of Lana Del Rey, Halsey, and more recently Billie Eilish have become the predominate sound of top 40 pop. So, after 4 long years, it comes to reason that Lorde's sophomore album would be highly anticipated. Melodrama successfully builds on the groundwork laid by Lorde on Pure Heroine by giving more dimension to the production through exploring more genre conventions. Stripped-down singer-songwriter piano ballads, explosive dance-pop tracks, and thoughtful alternative r&b songs give Lorde's signature alt-pop sound new life. Songs like Green Light and Writer in the Dark showcase a strong new direction indicating Lorde's forward-thinking pop sensibilities in her songwriting. This is a distinctly introspective breakup album, if the title and cover art didn't allude to that already. I think this is a fresh and well-needed take on the breakup album, which centers alcohol and partying as a coping mechanism which shows the highs and (mostly) lows of her experiences. As such, the more dance-focused elements of the album are drenched in a sort of sweet sorrow as Lorde drinks her sadness away. This is then contrasted with the slower, more depressive songs that represent the hangover. It's effective, showing maturity in Lorde's growth as an artist while still holding on to what made her so excellent in the first place. I think Melodrama might be one of the best albums of the 2010's, making this a shoe-in for the list. It's a shame that she would then fumble her strong footing in the pop world with her disappointing summer album Solar Power in 2021.
I found this album surprisingly tough to rate. In a vacuum it's a good album that features her distinctive vocal and musical styles well. I think that she's growing up as a lyricist and trying new things. However, I liked her first album a lot, and this feels like a step back from that. I could see a situation where, as time goes one, I grow to have a greater appreciation for this album relative to Pure Heroine, but as it stands this album feels a lot less fun and interesting. Still good, but definitely stuck in the shadow of it's older sibling 4/5
- Green light: 9/10 - Sober: 6,5/10 - Homemade Dynamite: 7/10 - The Louvre: 7/10 - Liability: 8/10 - Hard feelings/Loveless: 7/10 - Sober II: 8/10 - Writer in the dark: 8/10 - Supercut: 6/10 - Liability (reprise): 6/10 - Perfect places: 7/10
Hmja, klinkt als een beetje standaardmeisjesnavelstaarmuziek van nu. Je hoeft er de radio maar voor aan te zetten. Is het slecht? Neuh. Is het een klassiek album? Ik zou niet weten waarom. Over twintig jaar nog maar eens luisteren.
Ik heb het boek nodig. Want ik ben toch echt benieuwd waarom dit nu een album is dat ik moet horen. Luistert wel aardig weg verder hoor. Maar ik verwacht meer in deze lijst...
Er moest ook een plaatje voor generatie Z in. Billie Eilish was al gevraagd voor een James Bond film, dus kwam de keuze op Lorde. Leuk voor haar
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A real moody and emotional affair, you can feel the teenage angst all throughout the tracklist, melodrama is a perfect title. The story telling here is very relatable whilst still remaining personal and interesting. The real highlight for me is the the anthemic opener Green Light with its thumping drums and catchy piano melody. A fantastic pop song in so many ways. The rest of the album is consistently great as well. The intrumentation is used intelligently throughout with tracks never sounding too busy but still interesting. I particularly love the horn section on sober and Lorde's hushed vocals work well throughout - a vocal style that has become very popular in recent years. I'd go as far as to say Melodrama is probably the best mainstream pop album of the 2010's. While her debut arguably had a bigger cultral impact, this was her creative peak.
melodrama is pretty accurate lol nothing really hooked me 2.5
Ooh, well I know I love Green Light before we even start. Well... This whole thing was like the Taylor Swift of self loathing and I thought it was great! Louvre and Liability were standouts, and have some real wit and humour about them. The music was good, but not astounding, and a little bit too enamoured of that soft bloopy bass drum sound.
Lorde Lorde Lorde I am Lorde
An a-ok listen
I thought I hated Lorde's songs. Turns out I don't, at least on this particular record. Guess I just needed to spend a little more time with those tunes to actually appreciate them for what they are. By the way, I've also tried doing that with *Pure Heroine* and *Solar Power*, the two records bookending this one, but it's still not working for me. The first was way too amateurish in its production (a clear flaw for such blatantly "commercial" records), and even though it pointed towards the future when it comes to gritty teenange female pop singers, it didn't have anything that Billie Eilish didn't do ten times better almost ten years later. Sometimes too soon is too soon, even if your heart is in the right place. As for *Solar Power*, it was clearly lackluster in terms of hooks and overall energy. And just like her very first record, it didn't have nearly enough good songs in it to justify being included on that sort of list.. And yet, oddly enough, I quite like *Melodrama*. Maybe it's Jack Antonoff's input as a producer and co-writer that's doing wonders here. Admittedly said input doesn't work all the time, as *Solar Power* proves it. Yet the man is still able to dig gold when he guides or counsels all those hip female pop singers, from Lana Del Rey to St Vincent (to which you can add Taylor Swift depending on the project at hand). Or maybe the *real* charm here is Lorde's self-deprecating personality seeping through those songs, and the way the latter's choruses consequently sound both earnest, strong even, while retaining something very fragile in them, paradoxically. I'm not surprised some listeners compared her work on this album to the one of Kate Bush. Both artists seem to have the same sort of ambiguity here, even if Bush is obviously the most talented artist of the two. In a similar line of thought, the Kiwi singer's very original delivery of certain key moments is another strong asset on those tracks. No one can sing like Lorde, with that strange drawl that seems to let her play around the beat as if she was half-drunk yet still very energetic and awake. Somehow, I feel such voice thwarts pop conventions a little, even with the pristine production shenanigans that Antonoff applies to it. Add to this a devastating piano ballad about facing yourself in the mirror such as *Liability* (foretelling Taylor Swift's *Anti-Hero*, just released as those lines are written), among many other similar examples of effective personal confessions, and you have quite a satisfying and even *complete* mainstream pop album. Oh, and one shouldn't forget a few endearing, borderline-comical moments sprinkled throughout this record. Like when Lorde announces things are "really gonna blow" in *Homemade Dynamite*, only for the music to suddenly stop so that she can let out a ridiculous and childish imitation of a wet firecracker going off. Or when she half-confidently states about her and her lover : "We're the greatest / They'll hang us in the Louvre / Down the back, but who cares--still the Louvre", and this in sudden singspeak *nicely* taking you out of the song for one second. To be honest, I quite agree with Lorde's meta-assesment of her own worth here. And so, consequently... Number of albums left to review: 747 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 124 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 63 (including this one--down the back, probably, but still in *my* list of the best 1001 albums ever) 😉 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 67
I’m a total sucker for Jack Antonoff production.
It doesn't seem so essential to me.
Oh, this was excellent. I should have listened to it before now.
Ok pop album, wouldn't call it my favourite but is quite easy to listen to
Good album.
Favorite songs: Sober
That's two break-up albums in a row from the generator. This one is some generic pop. I paid nothing to hear this album, but still I feel I got ripped off for my time.
idk yet
jos sana loppu ärrään niin ihan rohkeasti sano se kunnolla... jos olisi paskempi ääni niin hyppy kolmoseen ja jos olisi parempi ääni hyppy kolmoseen... mutta ei... keskikaarti ei riitä.. ei mihinkään... muutama hitusen paremmannpuoleinen biisi pitää sen yli paskan mutta ei ei ja vielä KERRAN VITTU EI!!!!! EI NÄIN!!!!!!!!! EI KELPAA!!!!!!! paras bisi hard feelings/loveless...
Interesting voice and style combined with pop music.
One of the downsides to streaming services is everything has to have some arbitary genre metadata attached to it. This album is categorised as ‘alternative/indie’ which is like labelling Peter, Paul and Mary as Death Metal. It’s Pop - and that’s nothing to be ashamed of. Maybe the best way judge it is ‘would you drag your friends away from this if it was playing at a festival?’ As much as I’d love to say yes, I’d be lieing. It’s perfectly fine.
More of a wordsmith then I gave her credit for
Manic Pixie Dream Girl music.
I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would and Green light is a banger of an opening track that gets turned up loud in our car... I had to check there wasn't a pigeon stuck up our chimney when listening to Sober - there was a background note that sounded like a 'coo' and had me really confused for a bit. Would pop on again as a bit of background working music but probably wouldn't 'listen' to it
I thought it sounded a bit generic, which is to say it’s not really my thing. But when the pop gimmicks were stripped back the songs were amazing. ‘Liability’ is easily the stand out song on the album and an immediate favourite of recent years. The Bush-esque (Kate not George) ‘Writer In The Dark’ is the only other song I enjoyed.
Really didn’t like how clean it sounded. One or two good tracks though
I was expecting to be blown away by this...but...wasn't. Pretty good background music for working.
Slow, moody build up...crescendo! Slow, moody build up...crescendo! Rinse and repeat. Album full of 'edgy' X-Factor audition choices. Can imagine Louis Walsh saying "I like this girl, she's different".
One of those albums that I had never heard but felt immediately familiar - too familiar. Massive critical acclaim, which tells me I'm missing something. No tracks I was desperate to skip; and none I wanted to play again.
Superior pop
Rating: 4.0 Best Track: Liability
57/100: I wanted to enjoy this album, but I really, really disliked it. Every song sounded the same, and it wasn’t even a good sound. I don’t think Lorde is actually a good singer, which is a shame because she’s not a great songwriter either. Maybe I was already in a bad mood when listening to this album, but I think it might have ruined my day.
The album is just ok. I was not familiar with any of the songs and I wouldn't choose to listen to any of them again. It is pop music but 2017 pop music at that.
Nowhere near as good as her debut
Like a lesser NFR.
Hard NO!
Professional but samey and dull
I like it but it all sounds pretty similar, not much range.
Personality disorder aside it is Thematically consistent. Well produced. She has good vocals. It just got a bit repetitive.
Not that much to say, but I liked it.
I can’t wait for the REAL royal to put another album out. It’s been too long
Not my type of music normally but greatly appreciated this album. Nice beat to the songs and she has a great voice.
listened to again fantastic exploration of love lost
Banger
Some of this is really good, but dragged down by stuffing the back half with piano ballads, twinkling away until I finally call the cops on her. Turn the music up, lady, we got a lack-of-noise complaint! Supercut is just Lorde improvising over royalty free ad music.
Hmm no, too poppy for me.
Nothing to interesting pop. Liked Supercut but that was about it.
Not bad but I'm much too old for this type of music.
Surpreendeu pela qualidade do disco que superou o hit anterior.
Banger
I'm a big fan of "Royals" so I actually found this to be somewhat generic and disappointing. At its best, she sounds a lot like Halsey, but not quite as good as Halsey. Put Halsey on this list instead.
Realizing now that this is where *all* the millennial singer-popwriter molds have been cast. From the mumblecore lyricism to the busy dancing-on-my-own production, this album conjures up all the dreams of clubland melancholy. While this isn't For Me per se, I'm down with the vibe. Get in loser, we're going crying.
Far from the minimalism of the incredible "Royals", the only Lorde song that I know, but the elegance is still there. I love the production and the feels -- young person energy -- but it's ultimately generic as far as these "sad girl" pop songs go. And I say this as someone who is currently obsessed with such songs lately.
Monotonous...
I am lorde, I am lorde, ya ya ya. Great alternative pop album. Definitely a unique sound, but not really my type of music.
Solid album overall. Can see why she became a star. No song on it's own stands out to me but I did enjoy it all.
Honestly never listened to lorde before other than what had played on the radio. Very mad at radio stations for not playing “Green Light” more, it’s a banger. Her vocals are so cool and unique, somehow it reminds me of a chilled out Cyndi Lauper. Definitely an iconic artist of her generation. I was reluctant to listen to her before this but I will definitely check out her stuff when it releases. “Dynamite” is really great too. Album takes a turn at “Liability” and becomes more dramatic and bittersweet.
Fucking LORDE
i like this album. her peak??? liability 10/10
Idk lorde is sometimes a little boring and it makes it hard to finish the song
The album starts like almost any other pop album, however as the following songs starts, all the songs sound melancholic, like she misses something but at the same time is happy to let the past be. The last song give this feeling of overcoming this part of her life but she will miss those days.
Wouldn't have chosen to listen to this but quite pleasantly surprised. Some catchy songs and was chilled in parts to be able to have as background listening
Like lorde - don't really listen to this type of music often
Ya ya ya
Not terrible, just not for me.
Couldn't bring myself to enjoy even a single song on this album
I am Lorde, ya ya ya.... I don't hate it..... But it's not for me, wouldn't choose to listen to it. Probably not bad as far as pop albums go
Decent for a pop album
Very well produced marriage of pop music and genuine, from-the-heart songwriting. Really cool!
I’m vaguely familiar with Lorde, but never listened to a full album. - Green Light – Starts out as a bitter breakup song with “girl and her piano” instrumentation. Percussion and poppier sound comes in later. She’s got a nice voice. This is a very up-and-down song, both in tone and my opinions. I like the Chorus and the Refrain, the verses are mixed, and I don’t like the tone change on the pre-chorus. On the whole, despite the parts I don’t like, ti’s high tier pop with good production. - Sober – This one starts a little more active and drops down for the first chorus. The horns and varied, stripped back instrumentation is really nice. I don’t like the bridge though. The rest of the song is great. So, this one is two thirds great, and one third bad. - Homemade Dynamite – Don’t like the chorus here. The verses are quite good though. - The Louvre – Continues the obsessive relationship documented in the rest. This one treats the relationship like an art museum: beautiful, but now just history. The beat and build in the chorus is solid, though the end of the chorus really is a letdown. The post-chorus is also not good. Second verse is great. Another very mixed song with some fantastic parts and some parts I really don’t like. Outro is a nice little instrumental. - Liability – the one song that I previously had saved. The most stripped down and saddest song. Also the most melodramatic track on an album called Melodrama, lol. Doesn’t have the highest highs, but is the one tafck so far that doesn’t have any parts I straight up dislike (except maybe the weird e-eh-a-na-na-everyone thing). - Hard Feelings/Loveless – A two part song. Part 1: Hard Feelings is essentially a flashback to the breakup discussed in Green Light. A decent part, though I don’t like the weird dissonant sounds before the outro. Like, I actually hate them. Part 2: Loveless, is a much darker and more intense take on things, with a driving beat and lyrics that are both sincerely promising to mess up her lover’s life and mockingly calling her generation loveless. It’s artistic, but I don’t’ like it. I get what it’s going, but the bad parts really drag it down for me. - Sober II (Melodrama) – A clear continuation of Sober. Basically, Sober is the party, Melodrama is the feeligna fter the party ends and you’re loading the dishwasher with dishes that reek of alcohol. It’s a decent effect to go for, but as a track it’s not great to listen to. - Writer in the Dark – A decent track, but not one I’d listen to again. Some of the vocalization is weird and offputting. - Supercut – A reflection of the fact that the idealized view of her relationship only recalls the highlights (like a supercut), not all the nitty-gritty details. It’s bouncier song and both positive and soberly introspective. I like this one quite a bit. Some sick bass in the last refrain series. Great both as a singel and in context. - Liability (reprise) – A general realization of the lessons learned from the previous tracks. - Perfect Places – Essentially a bonus track as the narrative finishes with the previous track. It’s about using drugs, partying, alcohol, and sex as an escape from the harships of reality. Doesn’t further the album, but it’s a solid standalone song. In general, the pacing and production on these is great. I like the stripped back instrumentation. The beats are nice too. However, there’s parts of most songs that I don’t like. Mostly, it’s jarring tone shifts or setup that doesn’t lead to payoff. The record is called Melodrama, so clearly the overdramatic moments are being used for effect, but some of them are still a bit much. On the whole, the buildup of themes is well done, and it’s a pretty good exploration of the obsessive nature of love and the pain of breakups, highlighting the excessive drama of them for artistic effect. There’s enough lower moments, that I’m not quite comfortable giving it a 4, I don’t think. It’s really a 3.5 but I can’t give half stars, so it’s a 3. Trop Tracks - Green Light – Some small parts I dislike, but a solid pop tune. - Sober – Everything prior to the bridge is great. - Liability – Great introspective melodrama track. - Supercut – Got bounce. Great bass in outro. - Perfect Places – Solid standalone track that’s a bit separate from the rest of the album.
I forgot about Lorde and I was never that into her music tbh! I find her music a bit generic poppy crowd pleaser I guess but I only know the big hits. That means it was very interesting to listen to a whole album and I have to say I did find it boring. But I like her song-writing style if she did in fact write these songs and I'd be extremely impressed with myself if I'd written these songs. I don't like the way they're produced at all I think that's it and I don't find her voice particularly v interesting it's a bit generic to me. A song I really like is Supercut, something that stood out among the rest of this album!
Oh yeah Lorde! I forgot about her, she was a hype a while back. I think I really like her lyrics and use of chords and melody, but there is something about her voice and how heavily produced it all is that I don't super love. but that's not that it is bad, it just isn't my thing. There's a few songs I really liked on here, the one about "I am my mother's child" is a bit spoilt as I have seen numerous videos of her shushing crowds whilst she does that bit accapella and absolutely butchers it. Tough to sing. Also the last song - perfect places! Absolute shock for me, thought that was written by First Aid Kit. Bizarre because it sounds like it was written for country singers. Think I prefer their version but credit to Lorde for an truly excellent song there!
This really surprised me. Never thought I liked Lorde and kind of disregarded her. I tried to listen to her newest album but wasn't sure. This however was pretty good! Occasional boring or generic bits but some really good stuff. Nice song structures and buildings of sounds. Good lyrics which nicely flow with the music, not just singing over chords.
Less clever and more teen angst and relationships than the first album, but grew on me on the second trip through
Wasn't bad just not my thing. Was a one and done for me.
meeeh
Forgetable - exceedingly average and a little too pretentious The whole album blurred together into one long and uninteresting piece of elevator music
Sounds good for a modern sound, but u can't say anything beyond that. This is in the same realm as taylor swift pop music, so it sounds really samey to me. Overall, I don't hate I just think it's okay.
J'essaye d'être objectif mais le biais d'exposition est trop puissant
shhhhhhhh👄☝️
Luistert lekker weg, beetje poppy wel. Ken Liability van een serie (Euphoria), wel mooi liedje. Verder niet echt iets wat is blijven hangen, hou wel van Lorde's stem
Her voice is nice and the production is cool but gets a bit dull on an active listen. Doesn't really have many outstanding moments. Works nice as background music and I can imagine this is an album you could get more into when getting to know it better.
worst album
I can recognise a well put together record, with more to offer than just the radio hits. However, she's just not for me.
Liked it more than I expected. Probably not something I'd actively listen to, bit good background music.
Great sound. Lorde still not one of my favorite. Pure Heroine is probably the better overall album.
I don’t think I noticed the change from one song to another. Actually I didn’t notice when the album ended and another started playing.
Liked this more than i expected to.
sad girl stuff, eh
Either a 3 or 4 depending on the day. Caught me on a good one.
Gen Z masterpiece. Can’t argue with this being on the top 10 of the 2010s. So sick of music snobs who over the past few years discount anything Jack Antonoff has been involved with. This is her album, get over yourselves assholes.
It’s an ok album by Lorde. She has a few good pop songs on this one. However it seems after a couple listens that this doesn’t hit the same levels as her first album and feels a bit more regressive due to the complaint nature. The production is decent and for modern pop it’s better than other artists. Still just ok though 5.2/10
super-plus good
her stuff is okay
I have this and it's nowhere near as good as her debut. It's pretty dull, if I'm being honest - nothing on it really grabs me in any way. I will give it another go though, since it's popped up in this challenge...
p948. 2017. 3 stars Kiwi Pink wannabee but without the songs. Sharp lyrics, which is a plus, but a long of the songs blur into one another. It's OK, but not great.
An emotional listen to say the least. Would be perfect after a heartbreak or a breakup. Outside of that and its a heavy but decent album with some great songs. Not a favourite but a notable one.
This was very enjoyable. I’d never listened to her before !
Not bad, not my fav but enjoyed it enough
There are a lot more annoying pop albums than this one out there.
From https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/pkyqkv/cursive-singing-tiktok-trend-explained “…cursive singing or "indie singing" – a style characterised by diphthongisation, wherein vowel sounds are stretched beyond what is necessary. The typical cursive vocal will resemble a child mid-tantrum trying to articulate their distress but ever so slightly missing the mark, with many phrases being incomprehensible. For example, "flood" becomes "floyuid", "time" becomes "toyiuem" and so on.”
Enjoyed more than I expected, moody and stuff, but nicely put together
Some good tracks but some slower ones drag
4.5 22/07 Love Lorde to bits, and this is such an amazing album with so many good songs. But like her singing in Writer in the Dark just reminds me of the time when she shushed the crowd to sing it. I will forever cringe to that moment
Nothing entertaining or even remotely interesting about this album.
Meh, remember it being better.
it was an ok pop album