i like how when his voice is low the chat says “he should make his voice higher he sounds sleepy” but when he goes higher they’re like “why is he trying to go super high he’s doing a baby voice” 😂
@@cccbeats_ Ballads 1 is his worst album. Nectar is Ballads 1 refined to feel less artificial. In Tongues is also really good, and doesn't feel as manufactured as Ballads 1.
@@grantforgues720 In Tongues and Chloe Burbank are amazing but personally Ballads 1 is my favourite because I found it when I was going through a hard time and I just love everything about it.
@@cccbeats_ That's fair, I think it has some of his best songs like Yeah Right and Test Drive, but nearly everything that wasn't a single was super underwhelming. With this album, I think there are only two skips, one of which was a single
it really doesn't deserve a 9 or a 10. And i'm a heavy Joji fan... His music speaks to my soul, isome songs have kissed me in my most tragic moments. But no, not even close to an 8 this album. 18 songs makes it more a compilation than an album. Big mistake (he did it for more streams, more money, wich is fair, but it kills the album). The album has amazing highs, but it gets lost in repition and redundance in sound (18 songs is, again, a really naive and absurd way to compose an album...). Think about the best albums in history, the giants like Sgt Peppers or Pet Sounds, or Drak Side of the Moon, it's all 13 songs maximum ! It's a story, a poetic narration, a composition, filled with colors or with shadows. This album is a 6. I think Ballads 1 has that composition, making it a 6.5 for me. And Smithereens, with Glimpse of Us being, imo, one the best love songs of all tkme, is a 7.
Honestly, this one feels less corporate than ballads to me. The few tracks preceding this one had a very organic feel. And I like the tracks that are more acoustic. And the three main single run is insane.
@@grantforgues720 respect man. half the time when people have different opinions they take it fucking personal, music is subjective and it's something where too often the herd mentality blocks any valid criticism
I kinda agree it’s a solid 6. I wouldn’t say it’s more corporate though. I mean maybe the singles are, but the rest of the album is pretty on brand with what joji is known for.
Vegimite Sushi on first listen 8. But after repeated listens of the whole thing from a critical viewpoint I can see it dipping to a 6 for him, good album with plenty of flaws
