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Frank Ocean - Blonde |OT| These boys do cry.

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all of my hate

all of my hate

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http://pitchfork.com/news/67699-tom-sachs-explains-frank-oceans-endless-stairway-to-heaven/
“The 40-minute version is edited, but there's something like a 140-hour version. That’s the whole thing. That exists, that’s the art piece.”
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Damerman

Damerman

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my favorite track after listening on loop the whole day is easily nights... Thats his magnum opus. but thats speaking objectively, so to speak. really the track is something i would associate with being a large majority of people's favorites.

my personal favorite is pretty sweet. fucking bliss.
 
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Red_Man

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I never listened to Endless because I wasn't sure if it was the album chopped up, been listening to it all day today. Some really great stuff on here, the track with Sampha is fantastic.

Blessed Frank.
 
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WaffleTaco

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I listened to the album earlier today and was really drunk when listening to it, and it all kind of blurred together, but it was so amazing when listening to it.
 
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Yado

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Finally got around to listening to Endless and I liked it better than Blond. It reminds me of a soundcloud mix you just put on for background music.

Blond sounds like it will be more of a grower, need to listen to it again.
 
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Blader

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all of my hate said:
Not gonna lie, even after multiple listens, I've enjoyed this meal, but I'm still craving a full plate of the appetizer (Endless).

I just can't believe he'd put all that effort and then cut it into less-than-bite-size pieces.
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I don't think they were cut up, I think a lot of the tracks on Endless are just short sketches that he didn't flesh out into longer songs.

all of my hate said:
http://pitchfork.com/news/67699-tom-sachs-explains-frank-oceans-endless-stairway-to-heaven/


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It's 140 hours of Frank building the staircase, not 140 hours of music.
 
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chronos4590

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Anyone know if the pop up shops are still going on? Was mad i worked yesterday so i couldnt go. but im off tomorrow and wanna hit up the NY one....
 
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Saint Gregory

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Finally got around to watching Endless. With all these Franks why does it take so long to get an album out? Is it this carpentry side-business that's distracting them?
 
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torre_avenue

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I hate myself for missing that pop-up shop. Granted, I am not physically in New York and had no way of getting to one of them, but I would fucking love an actual physical magazine from Frank. I hope he actually sells it soon, and doesn't make this some limited edition bullshit.
 
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Red_Man

I Was There! Official L Receiver 2/12/2016
According to this review, Kendrick does vocals on Skyline To. Hard to identify, but I guess it's just meshed in with the vocals at the end.
 
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killertofu

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all of my hate said:
Bruh.
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Throw down.
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I gotta wait until it's on Spotify but first listen didn't do much for me.

It's ethereal in a sense that I think if this were just released without the hype or the games or the pop ups or the art show... People wouldn't be praising it so much.

I listened to CO afterwards and that album just seemed more solid, less airy than blonde. Again I gotta wait until it's on Spotify again
 
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Red_Man

I Was There! Official L Receiver 2/12/2016
Listening to this with headphones on is an absolute must. Technically and sonically this album is incredible.
 
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DiddyBop

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Listening to Endless again while looking at the tracklist and this is a really solid album that will sadly get lost in the shuffle I feel. Alabama, UNITY, comme des garçon, rushes, rushes to, higgs are all solid.
 
breakfuss

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Daria said:
why are we still trying to compare albums in 2016
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Because it's from the same artist? I wanted to see if he had grown any. And so far it seems so. Enjoying what I've heard. CO was garbage.

hydruxo said:
As soon as that track started I was like "yup this is a Tyler instrumental"

Song is great
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Sounds like Neptunes to me, and Beyoncé being on it leads me to believe it is.
 
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megalowho

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Yeah, I like this a bunch. Psychedelic, minimal and personal bedroom soul, definitely feeling the influences he's pulling from. Bit of a downer vibe overall but laid back and playful. Flows nicely from start to finish, even if I kinda feel phone messages and a big retrospective closer are a little played out at this point.

Favorites:

Nikes - Thinkin Bout You 2.0
Pink + White - Got to have a floaty neo soul track
Self Control - Currently on repeat. Masterful slow burn, goosebumps by the end
Nights - Starts a little robotic but then it opens up and goes places
Close To You - Dope beat/tease
Seigfried - Haunting, shifting. Dig the strings and the Elliott Smith shout out. Could see Thom Yorke playing this
Godspeed - Got to have a gospel track

High impact features too that add to the album without overdoing it. That Andre cat should put out more stuff.

Edit: Solo is also a good song
 
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Jocund

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I'd say the strength of the songwriting alone makes this project tremendously better than TLOP. For me, anyhow.

Edit: Maybe I shouldn't say better. More satisfying, I'd say.
 
all of my hate

all of my hate

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killertofu said:
I gotta wait until it's on Spotify but first listen didn't do much for me.

It's ethereal in a sense that I think if this were just released without the hype or the games or the pop ups or the art show... People wouldn't be praising it so much.

I listened to CO afterwards and that album just seemed more solid, less airy than blonde. Again I gotta wait until it's on Spotify again
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I feel you. As stated, I actually wish we had a full blown "Endless" and he had left Blond to the stream. I feel like Endless had more put into them.
 
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torre_avenue

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This fucking album, man.

Every time I've gone through this record, I find more things to like. This'll have been the third time I've gone through the album, and I find myself loving it more and more.

Frank fucking delivered, man.
 
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Darksol

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Still loving it. I also echo the opinion that you must give this album a listen with a pair of nice headphones. There's so much going on in these songs.
 
all of my hate

all of my hate

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Darksol said:
Still loving it. I also echo the opinion that you must give this album a listen with a pair of nice headphones. There's so much going on in these songs.
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Kinda wanna wait until a physical pops up so I can make a FLAC rip before putting it on my good headphones.
 
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