Reviews (page 7 of 14)
Big Lorde guy.
Well-written, concise, a clear theme that progresses over the course of the album, great vocals and strong structuring. The only thing holding this project back is it’s sound, which isn’t even bad and complements the aesthetic—all in all one of the best pop albums of the 2010s.
I AM LORDE YA YA YA BUT FOR REAL I LOVE LORDE. Her first album is my favorite.
Euhhh je m'attendais pas a tripper autant sur cet album. Des belles notes de piano mélangées a un bon son electropop. Et elle a une très belle voix je trouve. Pas les tounes les plus happy vibes, mais j'aime bien. Je pensais pas chanter avec sur certains de ses chansons. (Et je dis pas ça juste pour plaire a miss CBR). 4/5
Green light carries the album, but it's still good overall.
BL: I love pure heroine - however I’ve never listened to Melodrama despite everyone unanimously agreeing this is her best album. Look forward to listening to it. AL: I loved it a lot. Lorde is a voice of a generation. She weaves stories of guilt and heartbreak and shame all into one melodramatic package, 100% worth the listen. Like pure heroine but more diverse in sound and higher production value. FT: “sober” “green light” 4/5
I'm not saying they're the same, but Lorde kinda replaced the void that Amy Winehouse left for me. She's just a really unique and interesting talent. I'm not saying that I listen to her stuff regularly (I don't), but it always draws me in when I hear it.
Bastante bien, pero no tiene mi canción favorita de ella, que es Royals. Así que le doy un 4 al disco.
J'aime comment elle utilise les différentes textures de sa voix. Les textes ont une belle profondeur, transmettent l'émotion sans pathos. La musique nous soulève
Really good pop music. Highlights were Green Light and Liability. Interesting comparison with the '80s pop of the Pet Shop Boys we heard earlier this week. More hip hop elements and modern lyrical presentation. It was even better on the 2nd listen.
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)
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.
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.
Quite liked it, I would never choose to listen to this style normally, but the time passed really quickly.
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.
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
Good
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
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.
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).
Queen
This album is kinda fire
Yeah. Enjoyed it quite a bit on a dreary March day.
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
Great pop album.
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.
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 !!
A very tight conceptual pop album with some really memorable songs capturing the essence of teenage drama/turmoil. Really dug this album.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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
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))
Lustigt hur hon e helt som jag Ja feelar att musiken i sig självt e int helt en fyra men viben e chill
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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.
I like and enjoyed the album
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.
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.
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
Really love Lorde, I think her other album is 5* so this one is 4* but still such a beautiful unique voice
Don't mind it
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.
This album was fantastic. Lorde is a great performer and writer. Favorite track: Hard Feelings/Loveless
Pretty fucking good album. Fav song: Liability
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.
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.
8.5/10
Love it 4
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
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)
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!
very good, enjoyed it.
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_8S_7P7abM
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.
I’m a total sucker for Jack Antonoff production.
Favorite songs: Sober
Superior pop
I like it but it all sounds pretty similar, not much range.
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
Surpreendeu pela qualidade do disco que superou o hit anterior.
Banger
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.
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.
Like lorde - don't really listen to this type of music often
Decent for a pop album
Very well produced marriage of pop music and genuine, from-the-heart songwriting. Really cool!
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.
shhhhhhhh👄☝️
Either a 3 or 4 depending on the day. Caught me on a good one.
I enjoy both Lorde and Antonoff. Any time I hear something I enjoy from new music from modern pop acts I think "did Antonoff produce this?" and many times I've been right and love it. Yet here... the magic is missing. I think another comment said it right: it's missing the bangers. This album feels 90% of the way there to being great, but it's just missing those one or two songs that, for me, take it to a 5/5.
Very good, added a bunch to playlist kinda depressing tho
Really good
Good to vibe to but it’s depressing. A sad vibe album. Perfect for a heartbreak.
This album is super easy to listen to. I of course like greenlight because I'm a basic betch. Homemade dynamite is a great track.
4 might be a bit much but I can't think of a better pop album for a long time. Good tunes, good production, decent lyrics
modern classic
I tell my kids all the time that I don't care too much for pop but that there are a few incredibly talented female pop artists who have emerged in the last decade or so. I place Lorde in this category with the likes of Taylor Swift or Adele - say what you want, but these ladies can write incredible lyrics and arrange very catchy, melodic songs. They can also belt them out. This album from Lorde is a great example - her lyrics are fiercely emotional (Green Light, Writer in the Dark), edgy(ish) commentaries (Homemade Dynamite, Loveless), or smart wordplay and double meaning (Liability - Lorde is the girl that she loves). And her vocals are great; really mesh nicely with the various musical arrangements. In the end, this is mostly a breakup album but it feels like much more than that. Partly because she didn't just make them all sad sounding; I liked her mixing in of uptempo beats. Couldn't quite give it a 5 (tracks 7-11 not quite as good as the first 6), but it was close.
veislu plata
Was really into Lorde in the initial excitement when first emerging, like she was helping set a new direction for pop music. Not as sure now, it somehow feels dated already.
Fav tracks: green light, homemade, sober, liabi maybe perfect places?
Its actually pretty impressive stuff. Some genuinely cutting edge pop. Moving
I like the idea of this as a loose concept album. Also Liability will always get me in my feelings. 8/10
First time really listening to lorde and I liked it
I think it was midway through the second song that I realized that Jack Antinoff definitely had something to do with this. I wasn't a fan of the first song, but the rest of the album slowly won me over (save for maybe the two reprises). Reminds me of the shift Nelly Furtado made back in the mid 00s. Lorde is really the star here: her voice is great and the lyrics are, at the same time, personal yet totally relatable. Favorite tracks: "Perfect Places", "Sober", "Homemade Dynamite", "Liability"
it was ok
solid album. gorgeous voice
This album was a joy to listen to. Such a terrific variety of music, from the poppy and energetic to the soulful and introspective. 'Liability' and 'Writer in the Dark' are my favourites, but there's nothing to dislike here. Lorde is a fantastic vocalist and a genuine song-writing talent.
Jako mi se svidio kad je izašao i još uvijek mi se sviđa. Btw bila sam na samom mjestu di je Lorde vadila hrvatsko državljanstvo. Vjerojatno sam dirala istu kemijsku kojom je ona potpisivala dokumente.
Jedan od najboljih albuma 2017. No fucking cap! Perfect Places ako nisam čuo 100 puta.
Intelligent, engaging, mature pop music. Not really my thing (not loud enough!) but really good. Kiwis get an extra 🌟 too!
J'aimais beaucoup le premier album Pure Heroine. Son côté minimaliste avec des éléments Électro plus proche du Hip Hop que de la Pop me plaisait beaucoup. On poursuit là-dessus ici mais avec un peu plus d'arrangements. Je n'étais pas certain de mon appréciation au départ, mais avec les écoutes, je l'aime de plus en plus. Une jeune auteure-compositrice-interprète que j'aime beaucoup. Pièce préférée: Sober II (Melodrama)
Very good, good stuff, hard to believe she made that song about green beans
All I really knew of Lorde was that Royals song she did when she was about 15 and she's mates with Taylor Swift. This is very similar to Taylor's more poppy stuff. A quick check notices that Taylor's co-songwriting chief Jack Antoff is on the credits. Surprisingly good indie pop. Delivered in a much more palatable way for my tastes. 4/5
Buenaso. Aguante Lorde
Nice pop album!
I find that the songs run the risk of same-iness, but is also has perfect places, so... you know, it's not all bad.
El disc pel qual es jutjarà la trajectòria de Lorde. Una obra magna on es buida per dins i fora i dona origen a temes tan increïbles com 'Liability', 'Supercut' o 'Green Light'. El temps juga al seu favor i ara (gener 2022) sona molt millor que quan va sortir, el poso de les escoltes el fan encara millor del que inicialment semblava
I came not expecting much. I haven't listened to much Lorde, but wow. This album is one of the deepest and most touching pop records out there.
Mevrouw heeft een aparte stem. Nummers hebben wat mij betreft wel hit potentie. Heerlijke dance-achtige muziek! Mijn favoriet is "Green Light"
Finally an album I've heard before! :D I loved it when it came out and I love it now. Lorde's vocals and songwriting on this album are just top-notch. A few songs that don't quite hit, but they are still far from unlistenable. 8/10
3.5 stars. There were some bops that I could get into
Good pop, very unique for a young artist.
Melodrama is a good synth-pop album by singer-songwriter Lorde. The songs "Green Light", "Perfect Places", and "Homemade Dynamite" were released as singles. The album sounds a lot more mature than her previous (debut) album.
чисто заглавный трек норм
Bastante bien, pero no tiene mi canción favorita de ella, que es Royals. Así que le doy un 4 al disco.
Will buy.
Ça se laisse bien écouter Fav : Supercut
Solid
Maybe a bit of its time, not sure how it'll date but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Jopas oli pitkästä aikaa positiivinen yllätys. Ennakko-oletukseni Lordesta oli jokseenkin aivotonta peruspoppia hittilistojen kärjestä. Aika poppiahan tämä tosiaan onkin, mutta todella tyylikkäästi toteutettuna. Kappalemateriaali on lähes poikkeuksetta varsin laadukasta, eikä suurempia huteja löydy. Kappaleista parhaiten itselleni toimi slovarit Liability ja jopa hieman Tori Amosmainen Writer in the Dark.
pretty fire
great dance pop album.
Want to listen again - could accompany life moments
Bangers, bops, great tunes
Unexpectedly great
Aside from the sad girl vibe, pretty good.
Just an enjoyable album. We're the same age, so I have grown up listening to her music. There are some lyrics that seem a little funny, but it's Lorde, it's her style of writing. Just a solid album. I listened to it a few times.
Very good, though lyrically very heavy on the breakup lament, which I can only take so seriously from someone barely out of their 20s.
Lekker hoor, ik voel me ineens weer jaren jonger
Dit is toentertijd langs me heen gegaan, maar ik vind het verrassend goed!
3,8 Noo you are not a liability :(, Lorde I love you! Xxx Ja genieten, ook een leuk “recent” album
Album al vaker beluisterd, één van mijn favoriete uit 2017. Benieuwd wat haar carrière nog gaat brengen. Ik vind het een goeie mix van liedjes waar je energie van krijgt en ook waar je wat droevig van wordt. liability is mijn favoriet (very sad)
Kind of vocal pop with indie music. Excelent combination
Mola
YAY! Have listened many times, I love this album.
Good album… not as good as her first. Solid listen
Very good pop album! Had wanted to listen to this for years, but only knew one or two songs. Need to listen again, but I love Lorde's voice and the overall aesthetic of the sound. Great album cover too
Definitely legit and a few classics on here. But ultimately still Lorde and not exactly my style. Still solid
Good pop songs, I liked the variety in the songs. The production value is really good, with harmonic voices and instruments. It's a good album that I'd listen to again
Really dug it.
Liked this album. Good listen for if you're in the feels
Probably one of the more influential pop albums of the previous decade. Quite solid overall
Standard pop, nice as background noise.
4/5 actually it is a pretty nice album!
Really well done. I think this was a good follow up to her stellar debut. Lorde is legit.
"Green Light" Released: 2 March 2017 "Perfect Places" Released: 1 June 2017 "Homemade Dynamite" Released: 16 September 2017
1er album de lorde que j’ecoute. C’est fou comment on decouvre avec cette liste.je l’avais un peu boude a cause de son succes commercial mais j’ai aime le vibe de l’album. 4
I thought this album was pretty good musically, but Lorde's breathy vocals never appealed to me and some of the lyrics are painfully cliched. Still, there's enough here to get me interested in another album by her whenever it comes out
This was great. A little inconsistent but I enjoyed it all.
I've always loved Pure Heroine. The subdued production and the more opaque lyrics really work, in my opinion. Melodrama's more on-the-nose lyrics and the obvious Jack Antonoff touches aren't for me. That said, there are still a couple great songs late on the album.
Greenlight is a good song, I haven't heard it in years, it seems. Overall, a pretty solid album. The issue I'm running into these is that I wouldn't really go out of my way to listen to most of these. In the least critical way, I think this album would hit so hard if I was a teenage girl.
Interesting effects and vocals.
I did not hate this. I did not love it.
Some songs are OK, others are the dregs.
some catchy highlights, I definitely go to some songs more than others. strong 7/10. first listen tracklist ranking: 1. Writer in the Dark 2. The Louvre 3. Liability 4. Supercut 5. Perfect Places 6. Green Light 7. Sober 8. Homemade Dynamite 9. Hard Feelings/Loveless 10. Sober II 11. Liability Reprise
6/10 - more poppy than I'm accustomed too but not bad
It’s pretty ok
Mange bangers. Jeg syns dette er bra, men kommer ikke til å kjøpe skiva akkurat. Gir denne 3 men kunne goså vært 4
Hørt på radio, kjent musikk. Ikke superfan, men er jo ikke dårlig heller. Musikk jeg blir litt fort lei av (allerede lei av sangene når de kom på her), men det er noen bangers. Også noen låter jeg ikke har hørt som var ok. Nærme en 4-er, men jeg lander på 3 av 5 her.
Do not own this. This was my first listen to this album and these tracks. The opener - the lead single it would appear - has strong Carly Rae vibes - Like "Run Away With Me" maybe and Robyn too. Great combo for hit, dance-floor-ready pop - even if a bit derivative, that's pop after all. Interesting production by Jack Antonoff on these first few tracks - there's some fun little touches and quirky bits - like the little vocal explosion moment in "Homemade Dynamite" and the background vocal chanting in "Sober." I'm noticing that Lorde's songwriting has stayed strong and sincere, certainly not surface level, but Antonoff's approach is a bit more generic and even overshadows the clever lyrical content - not in a good way. So far though, the sparse yet melodic approach that worked on Pure Heroine is nowhere to be found. This album has some heavy lifting to do on the back-half to pull off anything extraordinary. "Liability" slows it down but is not particularly memorable - it didn't really hold my attention even on a second listen. Okay now - the back half delivers. "Writer in the Dark" is excellent, bringing that poignant songwriting together with production that actually fits really well. Strong finish. It might get better with multiple listens, but there's nothing too groundbreaking here. Solid. 3 stars
I have always had a weird relationship with Lorde. I think her music is generally ok, sometimes great, but her schtick can wear thin on me. That’s fine, I’m a dude in my 30s, I’m not the intended audience! So, I’ve always heard people talk about Melodrama, but I had not previously listened. Well, it’s very good! Surprisingly the songs do a feel a little dated, production-wise. You can definitely tell they were made in 2016. I was also surprised by how much of a sound Jack Antonoff has. I really thought a lot of these could be later-period Taylor Swift songs.
I find her voice interesting, it's a distinct pop voice. It's a bit hard to hear the lyrics at times though.
Hard Feelings very industrial and makes me think of Bjork. Homemade Dynamite was my favourite. Writer in the Dark is coming from behind because it's talking about mothers. I'm leaning 3. Not my favourite genre as for heartache I turn to country, but I can see the appeal. 2-3 songs so far that resonate. Not bad at all. If I had a breakup in my teens I would want this album to listen to. From a music perspective it's adventurous and bold.
For me it was a bit Boring sadly
This wasn't great but wasn't terrible, modern pop isn't my genre of choice but nothing in this to get too worked up about. I probably liked it a bit more than expected. 3 stars.
i liked this album more than i thought i would, but i have misgivings. her voice is great and emotional. however! jack antonoff's heavy hand is all over it, both in songwriting and production, and it makes the whole endeavor sound a little taylor swift-y in a way that lorde does not deserve. i feel as though she'd be a much better artist without him involved? apparently her newest album doesn't include him, maybe i'll check it out. i didn't add any songs to my music library but i also didn't hate it, which means this is a 3/5
3.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/lorde/melodrama/ Never been much of a Lorde fan, and this album doesn't change that. It's nice, but it never really moves me. It's a fine pop album, but doesn't pack the punch of the pop albums I hold in higher regard.
- This entry is sure triggering the misogynists on this site... love to see it. - I remember trying to listen to this when it came out, but just didn't get into it. I think I saw her at Osheaga in this era, but didn't really connect with that show, either. I was a bit disappointed because I love her debut album. I expected to see that one on this list! - There are nice moments on the album (especially the first song), but overall, it feels overproduced... and for me, doesn't really fit her autobiographical narrative style. - I generally like her affected vocals and cadence. But, I think the busy, poppy instrumentation didn't really giver her the ability to shine in that arena... the lyrics also weren't quite there for me, but there were nice moments there, too. - Appreciate that the album is not too long. - It's probably a 2.5, but I think I'll round up to make up for her debut album not being on here.
I could see myself revisiting this again, but after three listens, I'm just a bit lukewarm on it. Nothing that makes me want to hit that skip button, but there were only a couple of tracks that caught my attention as worth listening to more regularly and deeply.
3.5/5 if I could give it that. Some of her best songs are on this album but there are some that just don’t do it for me like there is a whole trap breakdown on one I don’t fully understand just alittle all over the place. Could have been rearranged I feel like supercut is the real end to the album. The album does make me want to run through a field and dance.
Green light is a 10/10 pop song. The rest is a mixed bag but perfectly fine for a Tuesday morning.
Very consistently strong throughout but incredibly generic musically, 3.5
Never heard before. Not normally my sort of thing but...... I'm going to put this one down as 'pleasant suprise'. I quite enjoyed it and may be tempted to give it another go. I liked her voice and the music had a nice sound to it. Lullaby was a really nice song...I really enjoyed Perfect Places as well. Writer in the Dark also stood out.
yep
This was really interesting. Definitely a mood and time and place for me. Might be coming back on a certain kind of day
The album was decent? I knew some of the songs, but didn't like them enough to jam out to or really sing to. A lot of the album felt same-y, but still good to have on. Probably 3.25-3.5 territory?
Good. High quality recording. She's a little too poppy (taylor swift, olivia rodrigo etc) but good. 3.5
Niet voor mij, maar op zich wel ok
Probably something more like what my kids listen to, but I quite like some of this. Green Light is a banger start to the album, and Homemade Dynamite and Liability are also good. It drags a bit towards the end, and maybe Lorde's talk-singing style starts to grate a bit, but overall not bad.
Green Light is best thing here by a good bit. Supercut and Perfect Places probably next best. Randy Marsh isn't the best singer but it's not terrible, it's generally fine but it's a bit boring, the songs run into one another. There's so little dynamics on modern pop music, you could swap the underlying backing tracks around from song to song and wouldn't notice much difference. Same production techniques, same surge stuff, all the choruses are similar. 5/10
This was fine as far as pop goes. Mature lyrics, pretty good voice, relatively up tempo.
Not her most interesting.
not that bad at all but its hard for a middle aged man to get excited about it
Sounds nice I like some of the lorde.
This was great, especially the opening song. But also clearly not made for me, and that's okay. Most importantly, I played bass with Lorde's drummer in a church band and he was obviously amazing and I was not, but he made me feel amazing playing with him, and that's about as great a compliment anyone can ever pay another musician.
O álbum parece se tornar um símbolo retratando as gerações "loveless", que me parece abaracar millenials e os Z. Lorde nasceu na fronteira entre ambas, retrata a dor de crescer em ambos os contextos. Um disco sobre passagem da adoelscencia pra vida adulta de uma geração hiperconectada e, por isso mesmo, desconectada de si, descobrindo-se vazia´quando a luz acaba ou a festa se encerra, sem saber quem é. Não sei se o disco é tão memorável como acompanhar a carreira de Lorde.
Quite decent modern pop. Good enough to make me want to listen to the entire album, but not so good that I take any particular interest in any of the songs. Might be better with multiple listens, but ain't nobody got time for that
Pretty good.
There is power in simplicity and I am of the belief that Lorde is at her best when operating in that space. I do applaud her for branching out and creating a record solidly in the scope of mainstream pop. However this album gives a square peg, round hole vibe at times, primarily in the first couple songs and the final song. Jack Antonoff’s influence is felt from the very beginning, a style so recognizable and heavily associated with Taylor Swift that it could put some people off by making this album sound “too Swifty” Notes: The first song begins to feel off as soon as the kick-drum and piano cords are introduced. Gives a dance pop sound that lessens the prominence of Lorde’s vocals which is her selling point. Let that voice shine! Sober creates this tension with a subtle, groovy beat and horn. But then it just leaves you in that space without ever resolving The Louvre with the soft guitars creating a dreamy sound paired with flirty lyrics about a love so great it should hang in the Louvre, even if it is in the back. The sound change in the middle/back half of this song is a perfect example Lorde’s style mixing with Antonoff’s pop production prowess when we get this weird, distorted sound. A stark contrast to the melody but it somehow works for me. Liability and Writer in the Dark are similar songs. Both piano forward, Liability being a piano ballad that might be my favorite song on this album. I loved how Lorde’s lyrics are more raw and it helped me understand some of the pain she experienced with the breakup. Favorite Tracks and Rating - The Louvre - Liability - Writer in the Dark - Supercut Rating 6/10
I did enjoy it and she's a clever writer but I don't think I could go to a 4 as the young, pained female with the self confessional lyrics and electro pop production has been done to death in the last 10 years and this seemed to be a fairly middle example of the genre.
When "Green Light" came out as a single. I watched it the television coverage of it being performed at Glastonbury. I remember thinking that it didn't fit the standard pop song template of Verse/Chorus/Verse/Chorus/Middle Eight/Verse or Chorus refrain. It felt more like an artistic performance piece. Not dissimilar the that music video (not the song) that accompanied "Chandelier" by SIA. The only issue that I had with it was Lorde's singing style. To my ears she chews words. Putting a W into the middle of words, to sort of bend them. I found out from a friend that this style of singing is known as cursive. I'm not a fan and although I recognise that Lorde has a very beautiful voice and she has so much raw passion in her lyrics. The arrangement of synth, keyboard and heavy beats is really enjoyable. The way that Lorde sings puts a pretty significant barrier in place to my enjoyment of this album. (2.666)
Like a melancholy dream of chill wavy noise. This album is quintessentially Lorde through and through.
I’m gonna be honest I thought she just disappeared after her debut album I had no idea she was popular afterwards It’s better than most of what I’ve heard from late 2010s pop. I do think Lorde’s got a great voice and she uses it to the best of her ability in this one. Green Light is definitely the best song here; I really like the energy and the way the track swells and ebbs. I like how the electronic components are used to make it sound like a modern album but it avoids that tendency acts have to just go crazy on synths and ruin the listenability of the track I do think there’s just some boring tracks on here unfortunately; it does kinda feel like the music that’d show up in an AI commercial. It’s deeper than most but it still feels pretty shallow at times, which again is kinda par for the course for modern pop. I liked it more than I thought I would, but this is never gonna be a genre I’ll be crazy about. Pretty quintessential 6/10, and would probably be a bit forgettable if I didn’t grow up in an era where Lorde was everywhere and I heard Royals a million times
Favorite Track: Green Light
Need to listen still
Idk I really thought I was liking this album a lot but then it started feeling really corny. Don’t get me wrong there’s some bangers on this, specifically Supercut, Greenlight, and Homemade Dynamite. But if feels like every song is the same exact topic with a similar ish vibe. I know people love Lorde but she is writing the same song on repeat
I’m an Lord yah yah yah. Idk, it was fine.
Fine, but I think I could've died without listening to this and not felt like I missed out on too much.
I really liked this, and during the first two tracks I really really liked it. It combined modern pop, Kate Bush and Bjork in a decent ratio and that drew me in and the lyrics are heartfelt and funny in places. What stopped it being a four were a few too many average songs and overrunning a tad… but green light is excellent
Decent pop album, hasn't aged as well as I expected.
Royals was a brilliant and outstanding song and set a high bar. This second album is good with a more dance/pop feel to it. Lorde is an independent forward thinking artist.
Cool, but triggered me
"Green Light" is quite amazing, but the rest of the album wasn't so espectacular, even with the popular singles.
I might get ripped to shreds in the group chat but I do not really like this album. I enjoyed some of the songs but then something gets added to the song half way through then I’m kinda like what is happening right now. Idk what to say guys I do not enjoy this one unfortunately
last summer i was having a mental health episode and i went on a road trip with my friends and every 20 minutes i'd turn on Green Light and say "wait wait guys everyone stop talking. I need to feel this." and roll the windows down. and feel it.
sorry to the lorde heads but this didn't blow me away. (maybe i'm too much of a normie, i loved the solar power single) supercut was fun
Album cover was nice, music was fine.
Lowkey ik had beter verwacht. Naast de paar bekende nummers was het eigenlijk niet echt zo goed.
I've had a real lukewarm feeling towards Lorde for a minute now, and even less understanding as to why this album was so popular among ppl when it came out. That being said--if you can get past the fact that several of these songs feel like they're just more of the same 'white bi-girl blues' that was so popular in the late 2010s, the production is actually really well done.
Just ok
It's fun, don't get me wrong and as pop music goes, it's much higher than average when it comes to quality of the songwriting, instrumentation, production and other qualities I do appreciate. That being said, and I truly do hate saying this, I could not find the one thing I desperately need in pop music: catchiness. None of it stuck with me. This is the one area in which Melodrama lacks in comparison to Pure Heroine, and it's enough to make me prefer the debut over the sophomore.
I thought I'd like this more than I did. I enjoy her voice, but there's something sort of bland about this album.
This isn’t exactly groundbreaking but it is an excellent pop album. I don’t normally like Jack Antonoff’s production, but Lorde has enough artistic presence to make this his best collab.
It was an interesting juxtaposition to listen to Lorde and PJ Harvey back-to-back. The albums have a similar voice, in many ways, but they are definitely "of different eras." I am, of course, partial to the 90s era. I am also partial to real instruments. But I do respect Lorde for kinda "doing the PJ Harvey thing" even if it's in a very 2010s-female-pop-star sort of way.
I did not much like this.
3/5 - Not really my style of pop here, but the kids like it.
no notes… it’s really good, i wish i could give half points hahaha
Ma ütleks, et enamus laule selles albumis olid sellise keskmise poppmuusika kõlaga ja seetõttu mitte niiväga mulle. Samas osad teised nagu see green lights olid ka väga head. Kuigi ta muusika pole niiväga mulle, avastasin ma, et Lorde on vähemalt pealiskaudelt väga sümpaatne artist. Ma teadsin teda lapsepõlvest lauluga "Royals", mis mulle tol ajal üldse ei meeldinud ja seetõttu ma ei arvanud tast palju. Seetõttu olin ka üllatunud teada saada, kui noor ta tegelikult on. Igatahes, respekt, aga sellele albumile annan hetkel 3. Kuulasin Tallinn-Tartu bussis.
Minä muistelin että Loordee ois ollu kivempaa muzakkia. Tai sitte se on joku toinen levy. Mutta ei tämä sillee huonoa ollu.
When this album came out I couldn’t stop listening to it, now on a revisit I think maybe her first album was better????? Green light is one of the all time pop songs mind 3.0/5.0 Best Song; Green Light
I am not really much of a pip guy and this album isn't really for me, but I understand why people like it and it had some good moments. High 3.
Never really got that much into Lorde before, so thought I’d finally change that here, and my god, this was so much better than I was anticipating. Not super impressive to me but a pretty great pop record nonetheless. Has a cool sound that doesn’t really sound like anybody else. The production is amazing and all the songs on here sound great. Lorde’s vocals on here are also amazing. The opener Green Light was my favorite song on the album. It was really catchy and a great song. Also the cover is amazing. It’s really appealing to the eye.
3.5
Once I figured out that this wasn’t Lordi, I liked her voice. Generally very pleasant, 3.5.
Primera vez que escucho a lorde en mi vida, vamos a ver que onda!! Me gusto, me senti medio en un soundtrack de la vida en algunos momentos, como que me imagino caminando escuchando esto y creandome historias (ojala buenas ah). No es mi estilo de musica predilecto, pero disfrute la verdad.
There were some decent songs on here but her voice seems affected and it began to grate. Fine if you want pop.
Ik vind Lorde een goede zangeres en er zijn meerdere nummers van haar die ik echt kan waarderen. Alleen elke keer als ik naar een volledig album van haar luister, pakt het me niet. Ik zou het niet eentonig noemen, maar ik kan gewoon niet te lang achter elkaar alleen naar haar luisteren. Soms vind ik een nummer ook leuk, maar dan doet ze iets wat mij echt niet aanspreekt; zo vind ik "The Louvre" een goed nummer, maar ik vind het heel irritant dat ze steeds een zinnetje zegt in het refrein. Het is het gewoon net niet voor mij.
на любителя.
Spunky
I usually dislike modern pop, this was decent but didn’t really leave a lasting impression on me
It's 3.5
I liked this a lot a few more listens and it might move into a 4
This album is definitely not really for me, but Lorde can write a pop song.
I quite like the artwork, and some of the songs, but I never really got into the sound design.
I can see why people like it, but not my cup of tea.
i liked writer in the dark the best.
When i listened to this record, songs Green Light and sober were decent. But all I felt was that I was listening to some sort of pre-cursor of taylor swifts whole current production value, and that left a taste in my mouth that left this record in not great standing in my mind. This record lacked the depth that it was trying to convey. Some of the production value resulted in me, skipping a few songs.
Not bad but Lana del Ray does this sort of thing better
Not my bag. Some of it was fine.
achei até honesto
Homemade dynamite was my fav
I knew and liked Green Light but I missed the rest of this album at the time. There were much weirder sounds in this than I expected. Into it. 3.5
I would have picked Pure Heroine ez
Not the biggest fan of pop, but she's got a great voice and I enjoyed a few of the songs more than I thought I would!
It's ok, not really my thing.
Non il mio genere, ma ne riconosco la qualità
Très bien produit, du grand Antonoff. Bon, j'étais originalement plus enthousiaste, mais le commentaire d'un autre internaute m'a accroché. Et plusieurs autres internautes mentionnent quelque chose de similaire. C'est bon MAIS... est-ce qu'on est en train d'assister à la concentration des richesses 'artistiques' dans cet âge d'or du capitalisme sauvage. Je m'explique: Antonoff (et quelques autres) produisent tout et font spinner ad nauseam les mêmes 4-5 artistes (Swift, Lorde, Eilish, Carpenter, Lamar) et on obtient un lissage sans précédent. C'est smooth, on a développé une nouvelle pop '2010s' qui sonne très bien, mais je suis maintenant préoccupé par ce son générique qui s'infiltre partout et qui va changer subtilement aux 5-10 ans pour engraisser la même clique artistique et leurs héritiers. 5 pour la musique, 3 pour l'idéologie -> 4? 2e écoute, c'est supposé être bon niveau paroles, mais il y a absolument rien de poétique et novateur là-dedans, une autre coche de perdue.
bom. tem seus momentos
Gave it a run through. Holding out on judgement for fear it’s premature.
Slettes ikke så verst, men alle sangene er veldig like. Hadde forventet litt mer av tekstene.
i like some songs but not in the exact mood for her
Her first album is still her best album
Never fails to bring me right back to high school.
Got some nice singles, and I liked the synths used throughout. 7.5/10.
Its honestly a mixed bag, some nice moments but just lacking in something i can't really put my finger on. Doesn't help that it spawned a lot of rubbish
very melodramatic... Why is she singing like that? It really dislike when singers use an 'exaggerated voice'? For example, she managed to rhyme 'toy' with 'more' just by singing 'more' as 'moye', because of the way she sings. It's this weird way people have been singing since the mid 2010s up to today, in 2026, and some people still do. It's cringe and makes me feel uncomfortable. Honestly it kinda ruins this for me hahah Otherwise, the songs are pretty cool. Not really something I would add to my playlist to listen again, but appreciate from a distance... Like it's very impressive how many good and catchy melodies she can produce. Also very well produced, not overproduced at all, in my opinion; it's well balanced. I think this would've been much better if she didn't choose to sing like that. Probably wouldn't listen again and I didn't add any of these to my playlist, but would be happy if I heard one of these songs randomly, like on the radio or at the shops. It's all pretty decent.
I’m really not a synth pop person. There are some fun beats on this, but a lot of it sounds the same to me. There’s just something about synth pop that seems to pull all the believability out of the emotions in a song. This album survives that more than other Jack Antonoff albums I’ve heard. It does manage to hold onto a few good emotional moments, but it doesn’t escape it completely. There are moments where I really like her vocal style and moments where I don't like it. The more upbeat songs are the kind of music I would sing along to with people, but just sitting and listening to it does nothing for me (or annoys me tbh). This album gets an extra point because my friend put Supercut on a character playlist so it at least has that positive association for me. I also really like the album cover. I’m unfortunately just not a big fan of this genre. I told my friend “all Jack Antonoff music sounds the same to me.” I’m sure it’s not 100% true, but it feels true enough to stop me from listening again. Fav song: Supercut Least fav: Hard Feelings/Loveless
very experimental compered to her previous hits. i would say that slower and stronger rithms suit her voice better where she has to hit long notes. this was the point of her madness, i can still remember that iconic concert clip of her haha. i wonder what happened to her behind all of this
Couple of them were bangers but rest was just alright
it's a nice album. too edgy for my taste.
Enjoyed this more than I expected to, a few tracks I'd come back to.
It had its moments, but I felt it dragged on a bit towards the end.
Dull and wingey to me. But, I’m 74 and can’t relate, so my vote doesn’t count. She’s very talented, so she should definitely get away from Antonoff. He exploits and blunts talent. I’ll give her a 3 for a few decent songs.
I had only heard Royals back whenever that was popular, and nothing else from Lorde, so had no expectations of this. Was pleasantly surprised. There is a surprising amount of dynamics, creative rhyming schemes, and varying instrumentation (and dare I say 'progginess') that make this interesting to listen to. Lorde has distinctive voice that almost feels a little threatening. The first couple tracks are really good dance tracks, if it had kept up that I would say this could be a four stars. Unfortunately, it does start to wane as it moves to the back half of the album, and sounds a bit similar ballads. Still, don't regret listening to that. 3 stars.
This album is a vibe for me and some tracks stand out (Green Light, The Louvre, Supercut), but the fry and rasp in her voice is distracting at points and sometimes works against the music. A lot of it is quite same-y same-y. Really, I think I wish Lorde's music wasn't sung by Lorde. Rating: 3
3.5
Not my type
I'm not a Lorde fan. I barely now any of her songs. Yeah, only her singles. Or is it only one single "Royals"? I really don't know First I was like "Do I really need to listen to this album?" But I was surprised by this album. I really thought this would be a bad bad album. But it isn't. I don't say I will listen to it again next week or next month. Maybe I will never will listen to it again. But overall Lorde isn't that bad than I thought. 3/5
Very accurate album title
Nice songwriting and pleasant music
I recognize a few of these tracks by title, but have never listened to this album start-to-finish. Yeah, this was alright. I'm not over the moon about it, but it's not bad. Maybe a step above "Meh" but not something I feel compelled to listen to again.
It’s fine.
After actually listening to this album it feels to me that it’s built as a concept album where everything flows together. The problem is, there isn't enough variety to really tell one song from the next. It’s a lot of "plonk, plonk, plonk" sad piano - just one chord per bar ringing out with a basic beat behind it - and honestly, that’s really not my sort of thing. It does pickup on occasion and when it does it really works. There also isn't a single instrumental track on this album. The production is super polished - I’m pretty sure I know who produced this - but it’s so representative of that era that it feels like I’ve heard it all through cultural osmosis before. There is a lot of nuance in the instrumentation but, as it’s a pop album, none of this is done in a way that comes to the front and takes focus away from the vocalist. I expect fans of this will focus on the lyrics and the story, but this is not something I care about, and if there was anything here I completely missed it. She swears a few times, which isn't a problem, but it occasionally feels like a calculated attempt to shed a teenage pop-star persona; it comes off as a bit performative, though she pulls it off with a certain goofy charm. It’s not all misery, though. When the record actually decides to switch things up, it works: - "Green Light", I'm going to guess was the main single from this album, has a high energy chorus which shifts from a minor to major sound and that really gives it a lift. - "The Louvre" really stood out to me thanks to the distorted drum breakdown and that guitar outro. - "Hard Feelings/Loveless" had a noisy breakdown that was a really welcome change of pace. - "Perfect Places" is the perfect way to wrap it up. It all builds to a great crescendo. The beat really drives it and the snare has such a satisfying snap to it. I love the emphasis on the word “Fuck” on this one - It’s definitely something which will appeal to the younger pop fans who want to feel naughty, rude, and grown up. Overall, it’s a well-made record, but I don’t think I’ll be coming back for more. I think I still prefer the Randy Marsh version of her. I’d like to see her collaborate with other musicians and not just work with a producer - I think that’d be a net benefit for everyone involved and could create something really, really interesting. It would be unfair to give this a 2/5 just because it's not my usual thing. I expect it probably landed for people who are into this style and succeeded in what it was going for - evident by it's inclusion in this list. So, it gets a completely cromulant 3/5 from me.
It's hard for me to give this an unbiased listen, having followed Lorde since before her first album came out and gone to see her on the tour for this album. I also was deep into the lore, including the viral PowerPoint, so it's hard to be objective here. I do think this was a pioneering pop album at the time, as a concept album, in terms of production and in terms of the lyricism. It's influence on pop music in the last decade cannot be understated. I also think that the album is a victim of it's own success. Antonoff's production hallmarks on this album are so oversaturated to the point of derision. Lyrics now have to be witty, relatable, or full of lore for clickbait, to encourage more streams. That is not solely because of this album but an important part. There are standouts on this album for me. Greenlight is a standout, a weird and odd pop banger. Homemade Dynamite, Perfect Places - very cromulent pop songs. Outside of the singles, though, I think this album suffers from taking itself too seriously, with Lorde trying to overcome the huge success of Royals. I prefer the naiveté, clumsiness, and outsiderism of Pure Heroine.
Decent album. Enjoyable listen. Nothing groundbreaking IMO. This rating is in comparison to others on this list.
Every iteration of the 1001 list suffers from recency bias, and this is a perfect example. This album was heaped with praise when it came out, but does it really hold up almost a decade later? I like the synth/electronic elements, but the other side of that coin is that it’s a bit over produced. Such a different style it scarcely sounds like the same musician who did Pure Heroine. So much of the compositions sound samey, relative to all the other pop music that hits the charts. There’s a reason for that. It’s produced by Jack Antonoff. Might as well be listening to a Taylor Swift album. I’m so over this guy’s chokehold on the music industry.
Blind album, know the artist. Never really cared for Lorde's work and this isn't an exception to that. But TIL shes from New Zealand. 3
Couldn't vibe with this one. Didn't think much of the lyrics, melodies or harmonies. Production mood was mostly arena-okay, but also genuinely unsettling and cool on Hard Feelings/Loveless (my favorite song on the album). It was pleasant to listen to it a few times, but it kept reminding me of stuff I like more, sorry Lorde.
An up and down album. Songs ranging from decent to whiny borefests. Smack dab in the middle of the pack.
Fine album, first and last tracks are great but the rest is kinda filler.