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[Zia]

This is Frank's best album.

 

[Red_Man]

Drake when he hears Solo (Reprise) for the first time

 

[SomedayTheFire]

The only thing I hate here is the beginning of Nikes, no reason to botch it like that.


P3 is one of the worst things I've heard this year. I literally can't remember a single song that wasn't one of the singles. It's good for you if you're having problems sleeping.

Man, Seigfried is my "Pyramids"

Yes.

I refuse to believe anyone's ever listened to the whole album in one go

an impossible task

I kinda wanna listen now just to see how bad it is lol

 

[Gaz_RB]

As a huge fan of his past mixtapes and Channel Orange, upon first listen of this I'm pretty disappointed. Blonde is lacking whatever it is that made his past work great. It's a little too experimental, a little too noisy and unfocused.

That's just first listen though. We'll see if it gets better for me.

 

[Heel]

Drake when he hears Solo (Reprise) for the first time

 

[Kyonashi]

.......

to be fair it was one per person I just found a copy on the street which someone had taken the disc from and thrown away

 

[JrBaconCheeseburger]

I never use this but it applies.

I'm about to take a massive L Today on release day.

They are not gonna have any left at this pop up shit.

Fuck

Ha Ha Ha

 

[all of my hate]

I kinda wanna listen now just to see how bad it is lol

The very first verse sets the tone for the entire album.

 

[solarus]

Nights is so gooooood.

 

[bobbychalkers]

Nikes is different on the magazine version. It's longer (6:10) and features a verse by the Japanese rapper KOHH.

I NEED THIS SHIT NOW FAM!!

 

[Cesare Borgia]

Is Kendrick on the album? Or did he just write something.

 

[iavi]

As someone who loved Nostalgia:Ultra and was meh on Channel Orange, this album speaks to me.

Frank actually delivered

 

[Fjordson]

Was never the biggest Channel Orange fan so think I already like this more. The chill mood works really well imo.

 

[chaislip3]

Oooh, I could hate you now
It's quite alright to hate me now

 

[Red_Man]

Pink + White is so fucking good. That beat & Frank's voice are made for each other.

I kinda wanna listen now just to see how bad it is lol

It's not bad in a "that sounds awful" kind of way it's bad in a "This is literally inaudible mumbling to boring ass beats" kind of bad. It's nothing.

As a huge fan of his past mixtapes and Channel Orange, upon first listen of this I'm pretty disappointed. Blonde is lacking whatever it is that made his past work great. It's a little too experimental, a little too noisy and unfocused.

That's just first listen though. We'll see if it gets better for me.

I expect a lot of people to be feeling this way, it's definitely on a different wave and doesn't have any real high tempo songs of Ocean's past.

 

[Ristifer]

Nights is so gooooood.

Mellow as fuck and taking me on a journey.

 

[SWKwong]

It's Andre 3000 on Solo (Reprise). The man always delivers.

 

[Darkman M]

was p3 that bad?

Yes

 

[Servbot24]

This seems to be better than CO but to be honest Endless sounded more promising

 

[Jpop]

It's Andre 3000 on Solo (Reprise). The man always delivers.

Solo (Reprise) is so good!

I'm listening to the album for time #3

 

[chaislip3]

This McDonald's rap Kanye wrote for the magazine is flames
https://twitter.com/duddersj/status/767153359379894272

 

[GringoSuave89]

I need the CD version of this album. Alt shit sounds amazing.

 

[LionPride]

Bless the Lordt

 

[-GJ-]

This seems to be better than CO but to be honest Endless sounded more promising

I'm sad we didn't get longer versions of Alabama, Comme des Garcons and Slide on Me. Those sound so amazing.

edit: Slide on Me is already a full song of course, but I wanted him to do some Pyramids shit to it.

 

[Junior Mint]

P3 was straight trash. Hope Frankie delivers

 

[Barzul]

Grammy bait. Every track has been flames so far, different from Chanel Orange but just as good.

 

[Fjordson]

This seems to be better than CO but to be honest Endless sounded more promising

Man the Endless thing really is annoying. Not just that it's a long ass video and not a proper album, but some of those tracks on Endless are begging to be lengthened and produced into proper songs.

Don't wanna complain too much because I like Blonde, but damn.

 

[Courage]

As a huge fan of his past mixtapes and Channel Orange, upon first listen of this I'm pretty disappointed. Blonde is lacking whatever it is that made his past work great. It's a little too experimental, a little too noisy and unfocused.

I'd say it's his most laid back and chill album tbh. Definitely see the Eno influence.

 

[EloquentM]

Apple Music exclusive? Fuck that shit

I mean you can still buy it on itunes

 

[Dartastic]

Man. I wish that I could get one of those magazines. No shops in Portland though.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Is Kendrick on the album? Or did he just write something.

Apparently he is on the physical version

I NEED THIS SHIT NOW FAM!!

I know man, it's killing me.

 

[solarus]

Rolling marijuana that's a cheap vacation
Whewww

 

[Servbot24]

This McDonald's rap Kanye wrote for the magazine is flames
https://twitter.com/duddersj/status/767153359379894272

Damn and this shit suffers from the same issues that's all over TLOP, he may as well get a ghost writer at this point

 

[hydruxo]

3 Stacks on Solo Reprise phewwwwwwwww

 

[HiiiLife]

Apple Music exclusive? Fuck that shit

Time to come to terms that more artists are gonna be picking sides.

 

[solarus]

Damn and this shit suffers from the same issues that's all over TLOP, he may as well get a ghost writer at this point

Chill it's just a funny rap, not that deep.

 

[Red_Man]

This 3 stacks verse is hilarious, the album is so chill and in another place and then out of nowhere comes Andre to light the place on fire

 

[Servbot24]

Chill it's just a funny rap, not that deep.

right, i was being facetious

Spoiler

still though he better just not repeat the same line over and over for tg16

 

[Jpop]

Time to come to terms that more artists are gonna be picking sides.

They aren't really picking just getting offered too much money to reject lol.

 

[Ivan 3414]

And now we lost PND.

PND was lost? That boy never been found lol

 

[wenis]

They aren't really picking just getting offered too much money to reject lol.

more money than they'd usually make off album sales. considering most make money on the road and not so much in the studio. and frank doesnt exactly "tour".

 

[all of my hate]

Is Kendrick on the album? Or did he just write something.

AFAIK, 3000 is the only feature (terms of singing/rapping). I don't know the writing credits.

 

[Darksol]

Just finished the first track. What a lovely surprise to wake up to.

 

[solarus]

Nikes actually one of my favourite from the album.

 

[EloquentM]

physicals bonus songs will be out there soon. don't post links fam. I don't want this thread closed

Spoiler

and i guess I don't wanna see anyone banned

 

[Ristifer]

Man, Nights going into that 3 Stacks Solo verse is... whew.

 

[Voidguts]

anyone know which track(s) James Blake worked on/with? Solo definitely sounds like his work. huntin' for that Elliot Smith sample now..

 

[Ivan 3414]

Maybe it's just me but who's willing to bet Ivy and Siegfried are Soulcalibur references

 

[-GJ-]

Maybe it's just me but who's willing to bet Ivy and Siegfried are Soulcalibur references

Frank does like his Soul Calibur

 

[all of my hate]

PND was lost? That boy never been found lol

I enjoyed PND1/2, though.