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Jon from ARTV reviews the long awaited, yet highly disappointing, 3rd album ‘Radical Optimism’ by pop artist Dua Lipa. Not quite “pop gone wrong”, but a lack of attitude chemistry with her producers has me missing ‘Future Nostalgia’...
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“Radical Optimism”
Warner Records UK
Released: 5/3/24
Rating: watch/5
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Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism - Album Tracklist
1. End Of An Era
2. Houdini
3. Training Season
4. These Walls
5. Whatcha Doing
6. French Exit
7. Illusion
8. Falling Forever
9. Anything For Love
10. Maria
11. Happy For You

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@beyondartv 5 месяцев назад

Definitely feeling disappointed with #RadicalOptimism but that's just me... What's your favorite Dua Lipa song? 🤔 (I'd probably go with Hallucinate or Physical)

@Stefan_Gerards 5 месяцев назад

Physical 🤤🤤

@n00b22 5 месяцев назад

Hallucinate is a banger. But the whole Future Nostalgia Album is one of my all-time favorites.

@shocksystem8675 5 месяцев назад

These two songs, as well as "Be The One", "New Rules" and "Lost In Your Light".

@notorious.a.r.i. 5 месяцев назад

Room for 2 😫

@catkin-z8g 5 месяцев назад

I like don't start now. I don't think it is disappointing. This is the same channel that was saying something about a homewrecker era.

@sillywabbit898 5 месяцев назад

Idk I feel like yall were complaining her songs sound alike, and when she switches it up, yall are mad it doesn’t sound like future nostalgia

@eze6982 5 месяцев назад

Being different does not automatically mean good or better

@sillywabbit898 5 месяцев назад

@@eze6982 but the album is good so I don’t understand what you’re even trying to say

@oraliamachado880 5 месяцев назад

THIS!!

@PistachioDean 5 месяцев назад

I don’t think that was the problem though. I loveeee Dua, and I was okay with her switching it up and making a psychedelic pop style album, but a lot of the songs just don’t hit as hard as all her other songs. It just didn’t feel cohesive as an album either

@danielecavalheiro7201 5 месяцев назад

For me all the songs in this album sounds the same

@w1961 5 месяцев назад

the album is pretty solid, it has a sonic identity of its own and most of the songs are growers, but if you compare it to the megasmash that is future nostalgia, it's going to come up short for sure

@omerhadi 5 месяцев назад

Still a flop.

@soundslikescifi 5 месяцев назад

yeahh not sure if i agree with this take. radical optimism is very much in line with future nostalgia and feels like the perfect progression. she gets more personal, incorporates new instrumental/vibes, and has such a cohesive pattern.

@beyondartv 5 месяцев назад

To each their own!!

@smaz9 5 месяцев назад

Not quite one of the worst albums of the year, but the marketing would say otherwise Passing off an album as left field while hiding the fact that it panders to the masses is one of the biggest musical red flags an artist can obtain. Dua's now got one herself

@lauraclark92 5 месяцев назад

If you're expecting another album that is similar to Future Nostalgia than yes, you're probably going to be disappointed. The sound of this new album has shifted imo. But c'mon... Houdini, Training Season, Whatcha Doing, These Walls, Illusion... the vocals on Falling Forever are insane! Maria, Happy For You ... I tried to not compare but just to listen. Honestly the song Houdini which was released first was the song that made me want to listen to more from her in the first place, I hadn't even heard most of Future Nostalgia yet, then I did and wow... I think she did it again. The first 5 tracks I named I think are amazing songs. The rest of the album is mostly great... there was only 2 or 3 songs I didn't vibe with as much. If I purchased this as a CD (which I might) I'd be happy. Those 5 tracks are fire 🔥 the other 3 I named here, I like a lot. I say great job Miss Dua ❤😊

@simonestellini9689 5 месяцев назад

Right!!!!! 👍 This is a wonderful record!

@lauraclark92 5 месяцев назад

@simonestellini9689 I couldn't even listen to this whole video at first but I made myself listen to it today. Just as I thought, he just made it sound like this whole album except for the song Houdini, just wasn't very good, substandard... though more songs are growing on him... smh everyone is entitled to their opinions but ouch! Thankfully, from what I've read and seen this album has been mostly well received by many, she deserves it. She puts out great stuff along with her team. I hope this album goes far, it needs to. It may not hit like Future Nostalgia but it's great.

@omerhadi 5 месяцев назад

It's trash. You are trying too hard. lol

@Sparlunar 4 месяца назад

The only thing I felt was weird was releasing Houdini and Training Season first. They have a completely different aesthetic than the rest of the album (in music videos and performances). I was so confused because other than Illusion, most of the songs felt nothing like the first 2 singles. And the ocean aesthetic is way different from how the album was first teased (darker colors, old London vibes)

@Watzie23 5 месяцев назад

The album is cute but definitely a step down from her last album. It reminds me a lot of her first album. Nothing special but nothing bad either.

@scorpio2630 5 месяцев назад

Her first album had be the one and last dance. Dont diss her debut😔

@mysticy. 5 месяцев назад

Nothing special? The album is full of bops but you have pre conceived notions because its not FN

@JoyNova 5 месяцев назад

I liked this album but the way she promoted it, just left me disappointed. She kept mentioning how she wrote over 95+ songs, how it woukd sound psychedelic and like massive attack.....and then you get the product and it's just bland.

@christophercambra3754 5 месяцев назад

For me, I was already knew "Radical Optimism" would not replicate "Future Nostalgia" so I used that to not overhype my expectations. Despite that, I still felt underwhelmed by "Radical Optimism." The song I like the most on this album has a lyric that encompasses my personal feelings about the album. In "Whatcha Doing," she says she "lost [her] 20/20 vision" which I thought (upon first listen) was an underlying way of her saying she's abandoned "Future Nostalgia" for a new era of music. For me, she lost her 2020 vision of creating a record that could bring something unique and different to the climate of pop music. Its an okay album but it will likely stay in the shadows behind Future Nostalgia.

@anigonzales37 5 месяцев назад

“Falling Forever” is my favorite and I’ve had it on repeat 🎉

@mohidfida5841 5 месяцев назад

maria better

@eze6982 5 месяцев назад

My favorite as well, it's the only one on par with FN

@juansebastiangonzalezlegui3526 5 месяцев назад

Same love falling forever

@ChilledPhoenix-bv9ty 5 месяцев назад

Falling forever is the worst. That screeching at the beginning... oh god. Skip !

@Mario_N64 5 месяцев назад

That "psychedelic pop" is nowhere to be found on the album. It sounds more like ABBA.

@CodeCompani 5 месяцев назад

When I heard HOUDINI I thought OMG this album is gonna be next level and now? I think is a HUGE stepdown…

@ReubenWslay 5 месяцев назад

Really? I love this album, songs like French exit and happy for you feel really unique and well done! Plus the singles are all great pop bangers! This album is definitely not a disappointment in my eyes 😭

@younged510 5 месяцев назад

It's a very good album I thought..

@BlueAlways319 5 месяцев назад

Instead of simply delivering hit after hit, she infused each track with its own emotional depth, showcasing her versatility. It's a beautifully crafted album focusing on feelings and experiences. Loved the album ❤

@PhillipRiser 5 месяцев назад

While I definitely didn't enjoy it as much as Future Nostalgia, I think the term "mid" does this album a disservice. You can tell that Dua Lipa and her collaborators are still trying to push creativity when it comes to creating radio-friendly pop music, and I appreciate that. For me, this album's main offense is just stumbling a bit on the back half, where songs 7-9 feel noticeably clunkier, and as a result, less appealing to the ear. Those tracks are also where I find that the instrumentals overpower Dua's voice in an unflattering way, as you mentioned. But the album as a whole still retains a lot of the strengths that Future Nostalgia brought to my attention.

@vivacemusik20 5 месяцев назад

It's more boring when a musician releases 2, 3 or 4 albums with the same songs just because "the fans" like it and maybe "storm" the charts in the short term!

@mishynaofficial 5 месяцев назад

It may be boring, but good is still good in the end of the day.

@raissaarlyn6209 5 месяцев назад

Taylor Swift is better. Cry about it though

@mishynaofficial 5 месяцев назад

@@raissaarlyn6209 no, and if you a fan of TS, why do you come here to hate? Stick to ur fandom, pls.

@maksymma317 5 месяцев назад

@@mishynaofficial because it’s fans of Taylor Swift 🤣 nothing other to expect from them I do agree that artists who try to change and do not follow the same style as Taylor Swift does (hello to her fans😂) deserve more respect I do not care about trashy Billboard or Grammy where winners are always Billie Eyilish and Taylor Swift (again) 😅 I am happy that Dua’s new album is different from Future Nostalgia

@simontalksmusic811 5 месяцев назад

Sadly with you on this one. I really like her first two albums but this one didn't do much for me at all.

@sand_is_greaney 5 месяцев назад

You’re spot on with artists disappointing this year. I’ve been feeling it nonstop and am really bummed these albums I was so hyped for just came out very bland. The “biggest disappointment” section of this year’s worst albums is shaping up to be very long lol

@Artemis25_ 5 месяцев назад

I thought Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé was pretty good and Ariana’s new work as far as my anticipated AOTY. Now just gonna hold out for Billie’s, even tho her album seems pretty short like Dua’s.

@charliequinn_ 5 месяцев назад

What about Allie X’s Girl With No Face?

@notorious.a.r.i. 5 месяцев назад

unpopular opinion but her first album is my favorite.

@shocksystem8675 5 месяцев назад

Agreed, her self-titled debut album is underrated.

@lowenarts 5 месяцев назад

It is for sure. Hotter than hell 🔥

@ruby9898 5 месяцев назад

The "Future Nostalgia" album has been a huge success. However, people are now expecting more from Dua Lipa's next album. It's important to remember that it's not easy to meet everyone's demands. As humans, we're not Superman. We should appreciate and be grateful for "Future Nostalgia" and not demand more than what is possible.

@tintinabello 5 месяцев назад

Can I just say how... unpleasant that cover art is? I can't quite pinpoint why but from a photography standpoint it's not great

@beyondartv 5 месяцев назад

Yeah I genuinely have no idea why she chose that. The aesthetics for this entire era have been all over the place

@Mario_N64 5 месяцев назад

Looks like a 2016 album cover.

@Unsweetened8618 5 месяцев назад

The cover art is a mess. What the hell.

@Rayaann 5 месяцев назад

The cover art doesn’t match the grungy dark maroon aesthetic training season and Houdini were proposing but if you listen to the entire album with the cover art in mind, it absolutely resonates.

@ChilledPhoenix-bv9ty 5 месяцев назад

I agree with you. There's nothing wrong with radical optimism, it's just boring. Not a single yaaaaaaass moment on it. Unlike her debut and the godsend that was future nostalgia. Very disappointing.

@AdamGYodaWars 5 месяцев назад

Honestly I knew this album was gonna be nowhere near as good as Future Nostalgia cause of the singles and I was right. It’s pretty good but not amazing. Happy For You and Falling Forever are really good tho.

@ElNabulsi 5 месяцев назад

I couldn’t agree further. I actually did not enjoy any of the songs on that album with all due respect. In my personal opinion, I think she needs to return the reigns to Ian Kirkpatrick and let him handle a whole record for her.

@abbiee9203 5 месяцев назад

It’s definitely not as good as Future Nostalgia, but idk it’s definitely been growing on me with a few more listens. A 7/10 for me

@thehunterx93 5 месяцев назад

the only track i can say i enjoyed from the deep cuts was "these walls" and even this one made me feel like something was missing for it to truly pack a punch. everything else felt mid to me. not bad per say but basically dua lipa on autopilot. even the singles felt that way, aside from houdini. overall, not a bad album, just average. i expected more from her.

@mkdelrey7362 5 месяцев назад

I thoroughly enjoyed this album! I danced along, enjoyed the vibe. I really feel like a couple years from now people are gonna wake up about this album and realize it’s seriously not that bad. Future Nostalgia was amazing and my favorite of all time, however I feel like she did step up on the lyrical cohesion of this album and the production has some cool intricate details. Maybe I’m just a really big fan, but I feel like there such a heavy negative connotation around this album and it literally just came out a few days ago… but everyone is entitled to their own opinions and music is all subjective as well. And also I feel when she starts performing and bringing these songs to life people will also wake up!

@MCEdziits Месяц назад

I miss the "Lost in your light", "Last dance", "levitating" type of music :/

@Arunfiable 5 месяцев назад

I feel like she’s an artist that producers make! She’s not all that good to carry an album on her own sadly

@clifftonl-vuitton2770 5 месяцев назад

That’s true, but I think Kevin Parker absolutely did her justice with this one. I loved this record

@memmora 5 месяцев назад

@@clifftonl-vuitton2770 He definitely did, i did not like her generic sounding Future Nostalgia album (but i did love the previous one) and since i love Tame Impala, this album has been an amazing experience at first listen even

@u2acrobata 5 месяцев назад

i agree ... i do believe that this album may be a "grower" with time ... but right now if the "ILLUSION" was in the sida A ... i would never play the side B ... for sure ... im so with you ... Maggie Rogers, Taylor Swift ... now Dua ... they are being a bit lazy ... what a dissapointment ... and i made the pre-order to all of them ... if i knew what i know now .... i would've stayed with the streaming versions !!!! Greetings from Portugal FILIPE

@LIZMGD 2 месяца назад

you know, when I first listened to the album I was hardly convienced by it's sound, something about it felt wrong. So the extended version was released later, I listened to it an I fell in love, I listen to it a lot, it has some of her best songs. My conclusion is that the original version's songs are so cut and short that they fall flat including Houdini, I still listen to them comparing side to side with the extended cut and it's more evident that maybe the unextended cut shouldn't have been the original.

@reese_mck 5 месяцев назад

Anticipating a revisit video for this one. It's a solid album and a great answer to Future Nostalgia without having too much copy paste. Kept the funk, but added in some new Psyche twists which was a great move overall. She sounds great regardless of production. It's the album of the summer hands down. 9/10

@reese_mck 3 месяца назад

@BeyondARTV Im sure the recent Extended Editions could be leaning more to your liking. Would love to hear your thoughts on what sounds like artist vs label battle of which version to release.

@PistachioDean 5 месяцев назад

I totally agree with this. I LOVE Dua Lipa, I just felt like this wasn’t as psychedelic as they hyped it up to be? A lot of the songs feel like filler. Compared with Christina, for example, with her third album, she changed her image totally, hit both emotional and sonic beats, and it felt like a good continuation of her progression in music. This just feels a bit so so in comparison to Future Nostalgia which was more cutting edge. When she says psychedelic I’m thinking Florence Welch or Jefferson Airplane.

@Mario_N64 5 месяцев назад

I don't think she even knows what psychedelic music is.

@daisy9650 2 месяца назад

I feel like because of covid her FN tour was delayed right? And because of that delay, she focused on improving the tour or something, then after FN tour wrapped up, she rushed to release RO because so much time has passed (she also got busy because of Barbie and that movie Argylle). Because of not having a lot of time to work on RO, we have an album with a concept that is all over the place and the marketing for it was so confusing and very misleading. This era is not a major flop, but definitely a big setback for her career. She should probably release something great next year or else….

@bigfatrockstar4991 5 месяцев назад

It’s crazy how Ava Max’s Diamonds and Dancefloors was more of a direct sequel to Future Nostalgia than Dua’s actual sequel was

@ArthurDeaville 5 месяцев назад

I'll never understand the hype for Diamonds and Dancefloors. RO is FAR more sonically interesting and hooky. Heaven & Hell was a stellar pop/dance record but Diamonds and Dancefloors was the definition of mid...

@MarinaHeath 5 месяцев назад

I think even looking at the album cover vs FN’s, you can tell how extremely laid back the vibe of this one is. I think it’s less so that the songs aren’t good, but Dua sounds less optimistic and more laid back. A lot of the music is about falling in love and changing her perspective on love, but none of it really got me feeling in love. But looking back, Love Again absolutely did. That one song on FN accomplished radical optimism more than this whole record.

@beyondartv 5 месяцев назад

Well said. Totally agree

@Stefan_Gerards 5 месяцев назад

Future Nostalgia was my favourite pop album of 2020 so i had high hopes for it, but the end product is a really mixed bag. i really enjoy Houdini, These Walls, Training Season, Illusion and Maria, while the rest vary from decent to not really doing anything for me. i'd say the album overall is just OK, but it lacks so much substance and finesse that made her last album great

@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125 5 месяцев назад

The Most Disappointing Albums List this year will be an interesting one…

@BradsPitts. 5 месяцев назад

Illusion is an S tier banger and I will die on that hill

@beyondartv 5 месяцев назад

I’m glad you’re enjoying it 🙌

@DamitaJo 5 месяцев назад

it sounds like her first album which is shocking. I guess Future Nostalgia was the outlier in her discography

@dominikdude7065 5 месяцев назад

The Teabag Principal.. Houdini was the Best and then it goes down and down ... training season was also nice, but the beat variants are fewer.. Illusion the next one...liked it ok, but honestly it wasnt an Burner yet

@codyroulo1958 5 месяцев назад

It’s not Katy Perry Witness bad. There are cute colorful moments but it’s just weaker as a whole. Dua is entitled to a miss step it happens to the best ala Britney Jean.

@luigikawakamidacruz2512 5 месяцев назад

I just enjoy this album for what it is. Like, the bar was set too high by Future Nostalgia unfortunately.

@carlosvarela7430 Месяц назад

The song Tokyo nights from digital farm animals sounds exactly the same as: training season.

@natalie_rose2861 5 месяцев назад

This album didn't really do anything for me. It was disappointing. I felt the same about Lizzy Mcalpine. So far I've only genuinely enjoyed 1 new album this year but I've only listened to 4 so I guess it could be worse.

@sandonparrish7217 5 месяцев назад

Its not the worst album of the year by any means, but its definitely one of the most disappointing ones I've heard in a while. I LOVE Future Nostalgia, and I loved all 3 singles too, but aside from Whatcha Doing, all of the non singles are just extremely okay. Like, not outwardly bad, but just EXTREMELY forgettable

@dominikdude7065 5 месяцев назад

The worst Album this Year could be Charli XCX with Brat ... didnt like her Rave Sound

@loray786 5 месяцев назад

@@dominikdude7065 Giirl worst album brat??? All the singers are eating Up everybody this year

@Itzzy515 5 месяцев назад

Happy fir you is so good

@kidbonesonline 5 месяцев назад

I love the new Dua Lipa album but to me, this album is just underwhelming 🤷🏻‍♂️

@brandonburroughs7128 5 месяцев назад

The album is enjoyable but doesn’t feel like the culmination of 4 years of work… little disappointing tbh. If she dropped more frequently it wouldn’t be as big of a deal. But considering the (most likely) fact that this is all we’ll have for the next 3-4 years makes it meh

@Mario_N64 5 месяцев назад

Trust me, the label is going to make her release something next year, when they see this album didn't do well.

@christopherhendron2449 5 месяцев назад

I like it but didn't love it as much as Future Nostalgia. I give it 3 and half stars.

@gamermoviedude5533 5 месяцев назад

I just watched Hot Rod for the first time today, and here I am catching that joke

@beyondartv 5 месяцев назад

What are the odds?

@memmora 5 месяцев назад

I'm not into pop music, but i just got my hands on the vinyl. Since i am a Tame Impala fan, i wanted to hear what could happen with such collaboration for a full length album. I like it, yet not all of it! End of An Era, French Exit, Happy for You and the 3 singles are amazing tracks! Funnily enough i didn't enjoy her Future Nostalgia album. (that has such a generic pop music sound, nothing similar to the current one having the influence of Kevin Parkers unique psychedelic sound). So i definitely disagree with this album being disappointing! This is a great album, in my eyes an album of the year contender.

@younged510 5 месяцев назад

I thought it was a very good album.. its weird. I am the type of person who will like the radio hit singles and like two more songs on an album but I can pretty much listen to all the songs in this album.

@xinyuning7652 5 месяцев назад

The second half of the album falls flat too fast, she shoulda put Whatcha Doing after Illusion. Storytelling-wise, it would make the album flow more smoothly. And it adds a little highlight to the second half as well. With that being said, I’m still hyped for any upcoming bonus tracks from her cuz I’m eating up her new sound in this era ngl.

@Benlovescheese 5 месяцев назад

Yeah im glad she took 4 years but tbh i only remember Houdini and Happy For You as being particularly strong, didnt like maria and these walls for reasons like the julia Michaels writing on these walls, a thing that's already been written by her with cliche lyrics about breaking up- the thing is you can tell she wrote it and it didnt feel all that different from the 5sos one, it felt very formualic and done before, the production was alright but it did not win me over, maria's whilsting really rubbed me the wrong way, and illusion being a bit too 'millienial whoop' heavy, i never usually complain about this but it felt too forced on both of them, most of this isn't bad, i just cant remember this at all. Anything for love i think should have been longer as it was for sure one of the strongest moments, my problem is it stopped as it was going, yeaaah light 5/10 for me

@Mosey._.entertainment 3 месяца назад

I agree with this album didn’t replicate the same magic as future nostalgia did for me I think where she went wrong is the production which made the track list underwhelming for me it doesn’t really compliment Dua lipas vocals That well but the production for the promotional singles were great though I didn’t get this physdelic vibe from this album and I think she also went wrong with marketing for this album the album cover was not what I was expecting it want not the vibe I was getting from her music videos of her promotional single and the illusion video caught me off guard too I wasn’t getting a endless summer vacation vibe from it but future nostalgia and her debut album are still on top for me

@el.grantelbart 5 месяцев назад

I‘m so sad and disappointed. Heartbroken. I had tickets to 5 of her concerts in 2024 but gonna sell 2 or 3. the songs sound like i heard them somwhere in 2000’s already. What about psychadellic what she talked about? And the lazy videos ?

@orlock20 5 месяцев назад

At least from one of the videos it looks like she was inspired by Kylie Minogue.

@el.grantelbart 5 месяцев назад

@@orlock20A lot of her content is inspired by others. Even beats and designd. Future nostalgia design artwork and colour was also by Kylie Minogue

@catkin-z8g 5 месяцев назад

Buying 5 tickets sounds pretty swifty to begin with. I remember being told first you just get one serving and then once everyone else has got food you can see if there is any left overs.

@el.grantelbart 5 месяцев назад

@@catkin-z8g 5 different countries, 5 different locations. I’m male 27 btw İ use it as excuse to go on journeys

@memmora 5 месяцев назад

The heavenly sounds and "overdone" synths are supposed to be the psychedelic sound. It was promo talk, but i love all that has come out! It's not even 2000's it is mid 2010's sound And to clarify what i'm talking about, listen to Tame Impala - Powerlines , and then you'll hear what i'm talking about. He (Tame Impala) prodcued 90% of the album

@heartshinemusic 5 месяцев назад

You are absolutely right! I was looking forward to this album, but it's just very subpar for her standards. Just a few songs that are okay, but nothing really stood out for me and the album doesn't feel cohesive. It just misses the urgency that you mentioned, the melodies are not that catchy at all and miss contrast.

@Thrillseeker8922 3 месяца назад

I think people who didn’t like this album are those still stuck in the Future Nostalgia era. It might not be as good, but it’s a darn good album. And it’s DIFFERENT.

@TheJimmyboy38 4 месяца назад

Totally agree its very poor, all the hype it would be brit poppy and Risky its that poor its not setting the world alight with sales the next album is critical after Future Nostalgia , it doesn't help that the singles were very average

@Nessiileinx3 5 месяцев назад

Listening to this album right now and I'm also just disappointed. I have the same feeling I had with Lordes last album: Forgettable summer release with 1-2 songs max. that I will ever listen to again. Very sad as Future Nostalgia was so amazing.

@djkcd 5 месяцев назад

I really like this album. It’s at the level of Future Nostalgia, but not many Pop Albums are. I think “If These Walls Could Talk” is a hidden gem on this album.

@purple1441 5 месяцев назад

What really disappointed me is that Dua Lipa's first 2 albums always had THAT ONE SONG. The one where once you hear it, you just know that it's an easy contender for top 10 songs of the year. For Dua Lipa (1st album) it's Blow Your Mind and for Furture Nostalgia it's Levitating. And while Radical Optimism has Houdini, which is very good I'll admit, it's really just not her best of the best. I personally think the extended version of this song is superior. However, a lot of the songs in this album feel very bland. Unfortunately it's a 5/10 for me. 7:04 Yeah, what is up with that? So many disappointments and we're not even halfway through the year. EDIT: Anyways, HAVE YOU HEARD THOSE KENDRICK LAMAR SONGS BECAUSE HOLY SHIT!

@ASH_AZURA 5 месяцев назад

For me, illusion was THE single of the album, I never warmed to Houdini

@tanayasharma7776 5 месяцев назад

You mentioned lizzy mcalpine there in the list of disappointing albums , i was first underwhelmed with older but as i listened to it more it grew on me. It has a different objective than five seconds flat. Drunk running, staying,all falls down are some of her best songs. So i think people should give this one some time. A pop record is only a tiktok hit away from being successful these days.

@beyondartv 5 месяцев назад

I've listened to it consistently since it dropped, sadly not for me as a whole body of work. It's too dry for my liking and too direct lyrically if that makes sense? I also am not a fan of the flow of the tracklist, but there are like 4ish songs I do love!

@kevinjordan6159 5 месяцев назад

This album been an huge let down

@kingofsnake2000 5 месяцев назад

I seem to like different tracks to you but have the same feeling overall - The production doesn't fit and is dull, the only highlight is Dua's vocals and overall very forgettable hopefully she bounces back and goes for a more maximal approach on her next album

@codyroulo1958 5 месяцев назад

These walls is everything.

@omerhadi 5 месяцев назад

She has already peaked!

@Timothyrpiano 5 месяцев назад

The album’s definitely nowhere near as good as Future Nostalgia, but it’s good for what it is

@RanterInShades 5 месяцев назад

I just got done livestreaming this on my channel and of course this appears when I refresh my sub feed haha! I had a really good time with this, but I knew it wasn't gonna top Future Nostalgia even after hearing Houdini when it was released as a single. As inconsistent as the album felt, the fun moments really shined through so I have a hard time calling this weak. The only things I really disliked at all were the lyrics in French Exit and how loud the drums were in Falling Forever.

@little_arsonist 5 месяцев назад

Did anyone else get her YSL ad before this started?

@rickastley5773 4 месяца назад

Who miss 2020-21 Dua😢

@chiki3002 4 месяца назад

I have listened to it several times and it does seem flat and has less dance hits overall in comparison to previous albums, for example when Kevin worked with gaga and ronson for perfect illusion it was incredible, it was profound it had a well defined theme and attitude, this one is like ok we got together and this is what we could do. Houdini is amazing but the line get s a bit repetitive for me, it's not doing well in charts as of this moment.

@trevorkeith3813 5 месяцев назад

I've only heard the record once but I liked this album indecently. It's no future nostalgia but I like it enough to feel the want to listen again. I'm not too hooked on her first album, that seems like an artist in the making. While it feels like a step down, it's not a big one. Also, I'm loving Lizzy's album. It's a very deliberate album I feel like. But Maggie kinda dropped the ball. I still like that one but it does have a lot of adult contemporary written all over it. It does feel like a stay at home wife/mom feel to it. Listened to while folding laundry.

@BlueShyBri 5 месяцев назад

I feel like im crazy bc everyone isnt fucking with this album but i absolutely loved it 😅

@shanialauren2198 5 месяцев назад

Now we wait for billie lol

@kairosgarcia1964 5 месяцев назад

just for me, Dua’s Radical Optimism is better than her last album Future Nostalgia. I really enjoyed both sonically, but lyrically and songs cohesiveness in the newer album is better, again just for me.

@linuxrobotgeek 5 месяцев назад

This is my first Dua Lipa album and it's disappointing. Stick to the singles.

@beyondartv 5 месяцев назад

give Future Nostalgia a chance, pretty please?

@linuxrobotgeek 5 месяцев назад

@@beyondartvAdding that to my backlog of albums to listen to lol

@simonestellini9689 5 месяцев назад

Maybe people should stop talking about how Future Nostalgia os so good, etc, etc. It never return such an era like that and Dua did the right thing to change style and songs mood. You cannot live on with the same melodies and image. Listen and listen better. This is a GREAT pop album. Period.

@jonfromartv 5 месяцев назад

No, this ain’t it. Why would we ever stop remembering what Dua is fully capable of? I’m glad you like it but I know tons of people disappointed with it, all opinions are valid

@TheSilverPhoenix356 5 месяцев назад

Malibu in the back 🔥🔥

@JackC11111 5 месяцев назад

End Of An Era sounds like Mario Kart Music (just like the last chorus of Not My Problem from Future Nostalgia).

@terrellujah 5 месяцев назад

I wanted to love this album so bad but I knew it would be hard for her to even come close to the magic she captured with Future Nostalgia.

@chappellgroan 5 месяцев назад

Where’s the reviews on the Lizzy and Maggie albums?? I’m interested to hear your thoughts on Lizzy especially, I was so disappointed with Older.

@mishynaofficial 5 месяцев назад

Houdini, Training Season, These Walls are on a great-good range, the rest are meek af

@marek9341 5 месяцев назад

I’ve always liked Dua Lipa, but this album doesn’t have the personality of the first two. Except Houdini eTraining season, the other songs are cute but they look made by any pop star. She seemed to want to play it easy.One last thing: she said she was inspired by Brit-pop for writing songs, do you hear something that reminds me of that music?I do not.

@bixenter 2 месяца назад

I feel like the ideas of the songs were good, but the execution was quite bad.

@11cesarrenato 5 месяцев назад

houdini sounds like a bside of Future nostagia but in the album is the stronger track, also i like training season is think is the best song in this new record.

@arcanemaster8722 5 месяцев назад

I’ll be one of the few to say that I kinda preferred this album over Future Nostalgia. Maybe because at the time that album came out, I was already sick of all the 80s pop worship that was floating around at the time and most of the songs on that album sounded the same. I came around on some singles, but idk, I really didn’t care for a lot of the tracks on that album. I liked the more lowkey and psychedelic vibe of this album. Not every track is a hitter, but I found the singles to be really strong, especially the first few tracks. It’s nothing ground breaking, but I like the sound more

@pallavthapa8862 5 месяцев назад

that maggie album was good tho

@beyondartv 5 месяцев назад

3/5, not "bad" just very disappointing imo Loved the kill and drunk though

@Artemis25_ 5 месяцев назад

I thought we were talking about the Maggie lindemann album that came out this year and I was SO confused haha

@boombox3510 2 месяца назад

So now she goes and sell her soul.

@Carter520 5 месяцев назад

This has been the most disappointing album for me this year and all the singles were so damn good

@sotiriavebo 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful album, love the metal on her voice.

@daisy9650 2 месяца назад

The album was so mis-marketed

@dannyb8889 5 месяцев назад

I'm obsessed ❤ love every single track 💗

@Meshari4evrenglit 5 месяцев назад

It’s so good , it’s different and emotional , love the duality , def her best album

@beyondartv 5 месяцев назад

😂 ok

@Scbms1_9-09 5 месяцев назад

I agree with you and this album kinda mixed her 1 and 2 this makes it better and French Exit so different previous song I like that not repeat herself.

@Meshari4evrenglit 5 месяцев назад

@@Scbms1_9-09 IKR