Channel Orange

February 10, 2013: I'm sitting in the living room of our college apartment, watching the Grammys on my giant box TV. Not sure why, I guess I was bored. I saw that Mumford & Sons were nominated quite a bit for their Babel album, which had been a favorite of mine over the previous year. Near the end of the broadcast, a guy named Frank Ocean gets up to perform a song called "Forrest Gump." He's standing behind a keyboard, and there's a screen displaying his legs running, and he ends the song whistling and running down behind the keyboard, off into the distance. I was intrigued. This same guy beat Chris Brown for the suspiciously racist "best urban contemporary album" award, but he lost AOTY to Mumford & Sons. I went to sleep with "Forrest Gump" stuck in my head. Next chance I had, I downloaded the album from [REDACTED] and began listening. It was gas. Our grandmother had passed away a day before the Grammy performance, and in the late nights between then and our flight to Chicago for the funeral, I absorbed this album like a sponge. I was trying to get all of my grieving cousins to listen to Frank Ocean. I loved most of the tracks, but was obsessed with "Bad Religion." I realized very quickly that this should've beat Mumford & Sons. I bought a bootleg vinyl on eBay (pressed on orange wax of course), and Alex and I would listen to this in the dark in that apartment. I put it on a CD in my car and played it over and over until it became scratched and skippy. I learned the in's and out's of this project like a treasure map. This album didn't just put me on to Frank Ocean, it made me a fan of music in a way I'd never been before. I started looking for acclaimed albums I'd never heard, started downloading playlists of Pitchfork's top 100 songs of each year. Paired with Yeezus a few months later, these albums opened my eyes and ears to the point where they may never close again. Without this album, there's probably no obsessive record collection, no year-end albums and tracks lists, no semi-famous youtuber, and almost certainly no participation in this 1001 albums journey. This album really changed my life and it means the world to me. Favorite tracks: Every song on here to some degree. Album art: It's orange baby. That's enough. 5/5

This music is the soundtrack for the beginning of the degeneration of music and society as a whole. This goes hand in hand with instagram slut culture and signifies the move away from the rock and indie movement into the faceless, pointless RnB/hip hop and mumble rap of the current age. Paving the way for morons like Takeshi 69, Post Malone and Travis Scott, It has also spawned a social acceptance for hyper feminism such as Meghan thee Stallion and Cardi B. Nasty Ass Pussy. Music is an 808, syncopated, hi-hat/snare arrangement away from utter devastation and failure as a concept.

This is the answer to the question, "What would Stevie Wonder sound like if he had no talent for singing or song writing?"

I haven't really delved into Frank Ocean's music before, there's only a couple of songs that I knew before listening to this album. But this album is SO good! I can't get over how good it sounds, from start to finish. Highlights were Thinkin Bout You, Sweet Life, Pilot Jones, Pyramids, Lost, Bad Religion. Definitely rate it 5/5 stars. If I could give more than 5 stars I would. This might very well be my favourite album I've been given to listen so far. I'm definitely going to be listening to more of his music after this.

Legit mad that I'd never listened to this before now. Incredible from start to finish. The run from Pyramids to Pink Matter is *chef's kiss*. As soon as it was over, I wanted to listen again - a first for me in about 120 albums. Didn't even mind the long run time. Can't believe I missed out on 9 years of listening to this.

I'm sure people love this for many reasons, but I am not sure what they are. This album was just meh for me. Sounds like old school R&B at times, but with a rapper who can't sing and tries to be "creative" with voice effects and sound effects.

This is in the 1001 top albums?

Just boring. It took me about 1 minute per each track to be sick of it.

Effortlessly cool. Talking about a past lover, kids who just don’t understand living life and it’s troubles, a girl having to go work the strip club...none of it feels forced. This album rules

great album to cry to - ‘thinkin bout you’ is a masterpiece - his voice is gorgeous - arguably more honest and raw than Blonde - incredibly produced and composed.

It's as good as people were saying at the time isn't it? It feels like the sort of album Prince might have made had he been born 30 years later. Thinking, Pyramids and a few others are very impressive. I wish it had a little less of the "I'm up in my penthouse feeling alienated" crap in there, the curse of 2010s music - leave that to Drake and his army of simpleton fans to simp over. But other than that, a work of a very clever musician.

im a frank ocean hater

Absolutely horrible. Words cannot express how much I hate this music. Something about the R&B wharble is like nails on a blackboard to me. I can't listen to it.

The dire ramblings of someone with too much time and not enough tune

Listening to this brings me back to being 16. For some of us, this album was one of the biggest deals in all of high school. I first heard of Frank Ocean when my friends told me about this album and how it had dropped a week early. What an event this record turned out to be. We all had our favorite songs off of it. I gravitated towards the Elton John sampling "Super Rich Kids" and it's narrative of decadent ennui, the epic "Pyramids," with it's multiple phases and fried-beyond-recognition John Mayer guitar solo, and the simple bliss of "Forrest Gump." And of course, "Thinkin About You." We all loved that song. It closed out prom that year. I'll always be more of a Blonde guy if we're looking at complete albums, but Channel Orange, to this day, has some of my favorite songs ever on it. And, maybe more importantly, it's one of those albums that acts as a time machine for me, back to a time of halcyon togetherness. Can't be go lower than a 5.

5/5. Sometimes people are right

Not my cup of tea. Sounds like a million and one other 'artistes' of the last 10 years. Utterly pointless songs. Says nothing to me about my life.

Channel Orange is an amazing album and Frank Ocean is incredible. Flawless production, Frank Ocean's voice is so full of depth - the sound, the raw emotion, the range. Even the lyrics in this album are amazing, he really knows how to literally put you into his shoes as the listener and feel like you're experiencing the songs as you listen.

Good music but not my style. Would listen again and revise.

I completely hate this. There's no grit or emotion, every song floats from nothing into nothing. I don't know what genre this is, but I can't stand it. The singer's voice is much too high and incredibly annoying. There's no power in any of the tracks. It's thin and uninspiring. I do not understand why this album was selected, I could have happily skipped this before dying.

An incredible album made by one of the greatest R&B artists of his generation and it was very important to me in my formative years. No real misses on this album for me. My favorite song is Sweet Life but you can't really go wrong with any of them. I think the weakest track on here for me have to be White but it is still okay (like a 5-10). The rest of the songs range from a like 7-10.

An album that I would not have listened to without it being suggested, which I guess is the whole point of the platform. At first, I found it to be a little bland and uninvolving, far too preoccupied with samples, microbeats and other musical gimmicks. But then I began to "hear" the pleasing quality of Frank's voice and it became more of an enjoyable listen. By the time I reached "Lost", I realised that I would need to listen to the whole thing a couple more times before I settled on a judgement. Being tenacious in order to experience new music has been rewarded.

I find this album overall boring? It doesn't sound bad at all! His voice is beautiful and the general sound is as well, I just don't find it exciting. I think I don't have nostalgia related to this album which makes my enjoyment less intense. Some very high highs and it was a relaxing nice listen. The Andre 3000 feature was awesome

I was enjoying it for the first few songs but by the end, I felt like I was listening to the same song over and over again. 3.5.

Seriously I was just anxious for it to be over the whole time. I did not find it interesting or enjoyable.

Squeaky Usher. Like R Kelly, but without all the noncing (probably).... I mean, we don't know the real reason Ocean's 11 was called that. Still, ...better than Ocean's 8. Both in terms of the film and the connotations that I'm trying to imply, which are, that Frank Ocean nonces 8 and 11 year olds.

I was excited because I had heard good things about him but nope, no, not again. Raw dog, DD tities just the start of the mysigony all over this album. Rich people are bad unless it's him, drugs are bad except when he uses them, woman are beautiful when they do things for him. I was originally confused by the collaboration with John Mayer but by the end it made perfect sense.

1. ztart - 0 2. thinking about you - 1 3. fertilizer - 0 4. zierra leone - 1 5. zuueet life - 1 6. not juzt money - 0 7. zuper rich kidz - 1 8. pilot jonez - 0 9. crack rock - 1 10. pyramidz - 1.5 11. lozt - 1 12. uuhite - 0 13. monkz - 1 14. bad religion - 1 15. pink matter - 1 16. forrezt gump - 1 17. end - 0

I fully agree with the hype! Lyrics and songwriting miles ahead of anyone in the genre and a well put together album beginning to end

I'll be honest, I had very low expectations, and half of this album met those on the nose. But once we got past the usual misogynistic dross, there were a few tunes in here that I kind of enjoyed - Super Rich Kids had me humming along, Bad Religion I liked. Enough to come back to it? I doubt it, but I don't regret listening.

This wasn’t for me at all. I felt nothing while listening except boredom, and disappointment when it failed to end, until I finally felt relief when it was all over. Even a song about Forrest Gump couldn’t take this to 2 stars.

Oh dear Frank. Not sure what all the hype was for. An album bereft of any musical originality, a dirge of insipid tracks, conspiring to build an album of the mundane and banal. Amongst the dirge, Bad Religion is just about listenable. If he made money out if this dross fair play to him. There's millions of infinitely better musicians and artists out there struggling to make a pay check. The unfairness of it all stinks.

this is considered the greatest? it is barely music.

GOAT

It's a great groove, I like how he creates worlds in his lyrics. I don't think it's quite a 5, but there's a lot of dumbasses in the reviews thinking that if there's no guitars is terrible so here's my little bit of help with that.

Common Themes: Frank Ocean brings personal and intimate vocals to this album. Shorter "intermission" songs provide a short break from longer tracks. Reminded me of Adult Swim commercials in between shows. Latter half of the album discusses themes of love and being loved, once again intimate and sensual in a way. I wonder how Blonde innovates upon this formula.

It’s Frank…

Best frank album

5/5 you already know i fucking love this album right here. frank comes alive and tells us stories via song. W. No skips. Pyramids is prob my favorite but idk man its hard.

Me gusta mucho, aunque no sé bien explicarlo. E igual me asombra que haya gente que lo eleve tantísimo a Frank Ocean, pero quizá sólo sea mi ignorancia. Mientras, lo disfruto. Entre mis favs: "Sweet Life", "Pyramids", "Lost" y "Bad Religion" 9.5/10

This album is almost ten years old which is WILD! I listened to it a ton driving around LA when I was there for work. I remember how revelatory it was at the time that Frank Ocean was bisexual—it was a first and was considered pretty dramatic. And here we are 10 years later and it doesn’t feel like a big deal at all. And this album? Such a boo from top to bottom. I hope Ocean makes more. Sometimes we have to wait for good things.

Heavy bias here because I've spent hours and hours with this album (and Blonde) and good ol Cole Cuchna via the Dissect podcast. Everything about this album - the open letter coming out backstory, the double meanings, the skits, the instrumentation, the album cover, the song sequencing, the themes - is considered and layered with meaning. But its also not tedious or cold. Restrained, surreal storytelling. Unique production. Cleopatra in a strip club. Features are sparse but exactly where needed- numb rich guy iambic verse from Earl S, extremely tasteful John Mayer interlude, show stealing Andre 30000. If I didn't have a deep history with Frank I'd probably score this lower, but I do so A+

masterpiece

Oh yes

when i first listened to this i felt like i was missing too much musical context to truly "get" this album like so many people do but it's still very clear to me how "good" this is regardless of what you know about this kind of music it's clear to me when songs of a more familiar musical vocabulary to me like Lost come in

Love Lost! Overall, a delicate feeling album.

Real good. Great production. Could cut off the last few songs and it might be better, but the run through the middle of the album is killer. I don't know enough about the genre to speak definitively, but hard for me to imagine a much better version of what this is.

7/10 - Upbeat, jazzy, funky, spoken word. Some Stevie Wonder influence. Large range of styles.

I’ve always wanted to listen to Frank Ocean. 2. This Song is fantastic 5. I really love this 7. Love this too. It’s interesting contrasted with the previous track 14. Obsessed with this I’m not sure I really get this album but it was good.

Sexy and swanky. I already knew/liked "Thinkin Bout You" and other favorite track was "Sweet Life." A lot of sexy talk which isn't typically my vibe, but it was fun to listen to at a low volume.

I’ve tried a couple of times. It’s pretty, great voice. But not for me.

Cool vibe throughout …. Considered this new school R&B back in the day but it’s a bit more unique than that …. Vocals are definitely R&B with the music has more of a jazz/funk leaning to it. Really cool collaboration between the vocals and music throughout the album. Not a whole lot of variety in the album’s vibe tough to argue with staying in that lane.

It's good in the background and pretty boring if you actively listen to it.

Hugely not my thing but it was nice enough while it was on in the background while playing Quadratanks with my daughter. Probably won't listen again but I didn't dislike it to the extent I expected when the first tracks started and I recognised the genre. Enjoyed the start with the opening Playstation 1 sounds.

p923. 2012. 2 stars. Formulaic, bland, uninspired plastic high pitched vocal "R&B". Background music when shopping at Monsoon. Big Joe Turner must be turning in his grave.

Millennial music. The guy has a good voice but there is a lack of cohesion and energy on this album for me. So far I am having trouble understanding the structure of the melodies and I can't get past the sound of what seems to be some type of auto tune or pitch correction on his voice in some songs. There seems to be a lot of abstract feel throughout the album that is making it hard for me to get into. It's a little rambling for me. Very cool that Andre 3000 makes an appearance but I found his verse kind of unexciting. Seems like there are a lot of r and b albums like this that come from younger generations. Toro y Moi is an example of a younger guy that keeps r and b interesting when he does it. Alabama Shakes is another. Maybe I am showing my age in associating r and b with the solid musicianship of people like Earth, Wind and Fire, Anita Baker, Prince, Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson, Hi 5, Sade, Al B Sure and so many other heavy hitting r and b artists. I feel like I see what he's going for. Some of the songs echo Prince's 'Insatiable', EWAFs 'Reasons' and Elton John's 'Benny and Jets' but the creativity and innovation just isn't there for me. Frank raps in some parts, but I'm coming from the school of Busta Rhymes, Tribe Called Quest, Method Man, KRS 1, Immortal Technique, Biggie, and Mos Def so its hard for me get into a more Xanax type rap delivery. I hear Jimi Hendrix 's 'Little Miss Lover' drum intro in 'Crack Rock'. Best song for me on this album is 'Lost'.

So R&B – and whatever derivatives of it that I’ve been exposed to over the years, are most definitely NOT my wheelhouse… That said – if this is some sort of “Alt-R&B” that he has created, then I can say that it is better than any other R&B out there… The sound it very unique and original, and I like the diversity throughout the album – as clearly Frank is quite talented… No songs really jumped out though as being exceptional, but there weren’t any throwaway’s here either… Solid 2 for me, and I’d listen to another of his albums if it comes down to it…

like what im so confused this is straight up awful i was really excited to check out frank ocean, i heard a lot about him. and then i tune into this album and Im just confused? is there something i missed, some joke or is this a wrong album? it genuinly sounds like a first demo of an album, i mean, fuck, there is a song titled Crack Rock??? what the fuck is this shit?? this is awful even for 2012 jesus christ. flacid boring instrumentals like im listening to a dream pop album and out of tune whacked out vocals NNN

What do the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean have in common? They're all way more enjoyable to listen to than Frank Ocean.

ugh, it's modern r&b/rap. I have no idea what the appeal of this is. There are some very minor parts that have Stevie Wonder-ish vibes, but mostly it sounds exactly like the reason people hate modern r&b: lack of musical substance, ten thousand interludes, album length of an hour... what's not to dislike? 1/5.

This album is a white, middle aged, music critic's wet dream as it gives them a chance to pretend they're still down with "tha kidz" as they obviously love this album so they can play it for their daughter's friends to show they're still cool. "He's black and gay! I'm so open minded." I bet they tell people that they're often mistaken for sisters! Not mother and daughter! For me, it's dull modern R&B, decent neo-soul vocals but with nothing interesting to say, dull plodding drum machines, melodies that don't go anywhere. Awful. Best Tracks: Thinking Bout You; Super Rich Kids; Lost

El disco no solo es una mierda si no que además es terriblemente aburrido.

Bisexual paradise Frank Ocean’s music lives in nostalgia - that unattainable feeling of what used to be. His first mixtape is literally called “Nostalgia Ultra” and this album’s cover starts with the sound of a PS2 booting up, and its title and cover reference Nickelodeon. The songs here sound like reminisces of summers past, where you’re old enough to be left alone, but not old enough to be responsible for your own life. So what else is there to do but lay around and fall in love?

Crack Rock. Instant 12 stars.

Ein gutes Album

Superb

First off this a fantastic album and no one has really match Frank at what he does best. I do think this is an album that grows as it goes and hits it peak in the back half with Pyramids, Lost, Bad Religion and Pink Matter. This album also reminds me of a very specific time in my life and I think that adds an extra layer of depth. While I think it's a 4.5 with half stars, I'm going 5 as it's just better than a 4.

To all my fellow gen Zs (and millennials) , I’m very happy to report this album did not disappoint. After listening to Thinkin Bout You, I had fears that this wasn’t going to click with me, but with each track I was further convinced that the incessant praise frank has received is deserved. Pyramids especially is fantastic, the R&B equivalent of a prog rock song. I guess he was right, the best song wasn’t the single. Giving this an enthusiastic 5

the best

A decade-defining album. Brilliant, diverse, witty, and clever from start to finish with great music and stellar features. A favorite.

Really goovy, motherfucker!

If I could give this album 6 stars I would. Frank Ocean changed the way I listened to music in my 20s. His music got me through some dark times and some bright times. Absolutely love this album. Frank can do no wrong. Musically, vocally, lyrically outstanding.

Love Channel Orange. The emptiness of a life of excess. Such a strong debut.

A modern day RnB masterpiece, though shocked this is now 12 years old, maybe no longer modern day. With Blonde being 8 years old too now, we really need another album Frank!

I'm a bitch for frank

A richly satisfying exspansion of R&B half to finally hear this album.

Fantastic album, a real journey to listen to

Can't do half stars but it's 4.5

Didnt knew who this guy was until my kid put on this album about a month ago and we listened to it. Its a true love and lost love story. You can feel this dudes pain in the songwriting and voice. One pf those wtf moments when you realized there was an album this good and you had never even heard the artists name before yet you become an instafan. Im going to give it 5 stars cause the smoothness of the tracks and the jazz and rap lyrics blend in ways I had not listened to in a while. This guy is real talent.

This is one of those albums that has grown on me steadily over the years, and one I try to revisit at least once a year. R&B isn’t my favorite genre, but I think this album transcends typical R&B in many ways. While I probably slightly prefer Blonde, Channel Orange is a classic of this century and a masterpiece in its own right. Thinkin’ Bout You is his best song in my opinion. When he introduces his falsetto on that first “or do you not think so far ahead” it is a breathtaking moment. The album starts off with its best song, but it doesn’t really lose momentum. Sweet Life is super catchy, Super Rich Kids is great, and Pyramids is epic. A basically perfect album from one of our great current talents.

Most impactful debut of this millennium? Crazy start with 'Thinkin Bout You' setting up the entire atmosphere for the album. The synths on 'Pyramids' and 'Lost' + the trifecta of 'Monks', 'Bad Religion' and 'Pink Matter'. Great stuff.

Channel Orange is a cornerstone of modern R&B. The monolithic centerpiece of “Pyramids” followed by “Lost” is easily enough to make this album deserve its runtime. Also, I had forgotten that it starts with a PlayStation booting up. Love it!

Loungey and delicious. I'm four tracks in a it is a simply wonderful album that is outside of my normal sphere of listening. Peeping Tom feels similar. With that album Mike Patton was trying to reveal an alternate world where he was interpreting what he compose for various radio stations. While Channel Orange (so far) isn't as genre-swappy it is extremely diverse and densely packed. Alright, finished now. I'd put this up there as a modern masterpiece. Even the parts I am not fond of work as hallways to the next vista. Palette cleansers.

wow - i'd heard about frank ocean from other people, but never looked into him. i was aware that this was an acclaimed album, but i didn't expect to like it so much. beautiful and melodic, and really unique to my ears. i loved it! also, some of these reviews are breathtakingly racist. i'm talking to you, second-most-upvoted review. *this* is the downfall of society? really? this gentle, mournful r&b album? get your head out of your ass, jesus christ.

Fantastic song writing and production. I really want to listen to this on a hifi set-up.

Very good, first time listening

Peak music

# Playlist track - Super Rick Kids # Notes - This album is so weird. But it's also so interesting. - I love the "Street Fighter" sounds at the opening track. - I'm not really a hip hop guy, but there are so many things to hear on this album. It was hard to choose a favorite track. - Might be just me, but it doesn't seem that Ocean is a great singer. lol. That doesn't get in the way, tho. - Recommended for all. Five stars.

Incredible. Adding it to the roster. The Andre 3000 feature was so good.

9. absolute classic, one of my favourites. So so beautiful.

Fan, riktigt jävla bra skiva. Sämsta låten är nog den första, thinking about you, och då tänkte jag "fan, vill höra bra musik". Vilket definitivt sker på nästan resten av albumet. (Räknar bara de riktiga låtarna). Otroligt skön stämning. Första riktigt bra låten är sweet life och därefter, med undantag för pilot Jones är det riktigt hög nivå. Jag fastande omedelbart och har redan lyssnat mer (skivan har gått på repeat sen igår). Kommer garanterat lyssna mer, lägga till låtar på egna listor etc. Äntligen! Extra kul då jag aldrig lyssnat på FO. Har ju sett han i periferin. Kul att se Earl på en låt. Lyssnat lite på honom tidigare (han har en skön låt som heter "Chum"). Pyramids är nog bäst. Men det är jämnt skägg. Betyg då. Svårt. Det är definitivt en fyra. Jag lutar känslomässigt även högre. Jag kanske ska bjuda på en femma. Man lever bra en gång.

R&B har väl aldrig varit min genre riktigt, men det här är ju riktigt riktigt jäkla bra. Känns sjukt att inte haft bättre koll på honom.

With Frank Ocean, it's always gonna be either early mixtape *Nostalgia, Ultra* or this official debut album . I recognize *Blonde*'s impact later in 2016, but I would lie if I said that other Frank Ocean LP does as much for me. Whereas in *Channel Orange*, you got everything that makes this stellar artist hit all the right spots. At least *my* right spots. I almost never had the chance to understand (and then love) this album because of a pretty weird cut on its first side, "Sierra Leone"--really the second song on this record (filled with moody interludes I won't touch upon so as to leave room to discuss the real songs in this review). Now "Sierra Leone" is part of this record's perfect track flow in my mind, but at the time it was a no-go, so strange and seemingly pointless that it made me stop listening. Fortunately, I quickly fell in love with the individual highlights from this LP, which lead me right back to it as a whole. Needless to say, hose highlights slap.There is the delicate and subtle "Thinkin About You" (displaying an unobtrusive mood that would also be used to great effect on later cut "Pilot Jones"), the gently grooving "Sweet Life", Elton John's "Benny-And-The-Jets"-inspired "Super Rich Kids", and, of course, the absolutely epic two-part "Pyramids", where stripper 'Cleopatra' roams through Bladerunner-like soundscapes / cityscapes, her sad tale cryptically narrated by a protagonist who could either be her pimp, her soulmate or her best friend. The second part of the song is melancholic as f*ck, and imbued all sorts of fascinating, fully cinematic layers. High class art R'n'B here. And then it goes on and on for side two as well. "Lost" is a perfect smooth pop song with a killer synth hook. "Monks", just like "Crack Rock" some time before, brings some much needed funk-rock dynamism to the tracklisting. And "Bad Religion" is a terrific ballad supported by impressive string arrangements, and a song as awe-inspiring in the economy of the words it uses to effectively tell its story as it is mesmerizing on a purely musical level. Malay is one hell of a producer, and whether some of the unexpected chords modulations -- along with their wonderful, catchy harmonies -- come from him or Ocean himself, I gotta say they did a legendary work together in this record. The album keeps you on your toes until its very last seconds. And to this day, it still exudes a certain mystery as to the manner it brilliantly manages to hold all its odd swipes and discrete forays and sudden left turns into a single cohesive whole. Closer "Forrest Gump" unexpectedly ends *Channel Orange* on a surprisingly light-hearted, almost tongue-in-cheek note. The song is used in a humorous manner to close the subject when it comes to the nameless man who broke Frank's heart by not reciprocating the latter's feeling about him -- a subject that was way more painful on "Bad Religion"! Ocean finally sees his obsession for what it is, the first step to heal and mend his broken heart. When you rewind back to the beginning of the album, you soon realize what a rich, emotional journey it has been. There's indeed something that's also a little dissolute and slightly cynical about some of the album's vibes, at least in its first half--in keeping with the world of the "Super Rich Kids", from the song that bears their name. But then, it soon dawns upon you the record is really about Frank coming to terms with who he really is, and you understand why the journey had to start that way, by giving impressionistic portrayals of the sorts of environments he lives in -- the whole context behind the main plot of the unrequited love yarn. To be fair, I can't think of any other record that that makes the topic of bisexuality feel so vital, so artistically sound and emotionally engaging. And that's the cream on an already quite perfect cake. Number of albums left to review: 60 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 406 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 233 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 302

Bangin

All time classic, one of my favourites

such a great debut, a modern classic

A difficult and rewarding listen. This album is far out of what I would call my comfort zone and took me quite a few listens to really appreciate and has since become one of my favourite albums.

Can easily see this as being a future favourite… surprised me

Le doy un 10/10. Un hermoso un álbum siempre es grato escucharlo.

GOAT 5/5. Formative album during hs