First Reaction to Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (2009) Review 

what is the DEAL with these peas?!?! they all have black eyes, but peas can't get into fights!!!

i’m gonna admit to something i’m not very proud of: this was the first album i listened to in it’s entirety. i was 10 years old when this came out, and my pea brain was so blown away by I Gotta Feeling that i begged my mom to buy me an itunes gift card so i could buy the whole project. and i loved it. even today, although my adult brain knows that it is nothing special, i go crazy when i hear any song off this album. it reminds me of playing tether ball in the elementary school playground, my dad picking me up from the pool after work, my cousins and i trespassing on neighbors farms. during all these memories, the Black Eyed Peas provided the soundtrack to my life. 4/10

The E.N.D, for better or worse, is one of the most important albums of the 2000s. It's a cornerstone of the following decade's production style and general sound - well, at least the first half. People shat on it hard when it was new, but that sound and sounds like it were EVERYWHERE following its release.

meet me halfway is a timeless ethereal bop and nobody can say otherwise

I had a dream that I interviewed Trent Reznor right after he released Downward Spiral, and the first thing I said to him was "First question: Why so down?". And he just kept staring at me until I woke up.

Will always back that ‘Rock that Body’ has aged amazingly in the hyper pop age

This video reminds me that they played an edit of Boom Boom Pow on the radio that removed the word "satellite" from "satellite radio". Haven't found an official reason for it, so best guess is that local radio stations were doing it out of spiteful jealousy lol

This album feels like a nostalgic fever dream

even if the album is not as good as people made it out to be... it is for sure iconic

This album has what I call "the Graduation effect". It has very low points, but you feel like this music existed since forever, so the nostalgia hits hyperbolically lol

Rock that body has aged gracefully I will die on this hill

Your final verdict on Ring-a-ling gives off the same energy as Fantano praising an album with barely any mentions of negatives for the whole video and then giving it a 6/10

I remember being at a christian summer camp as a ten year old and a kid had this album on his jailbroken DS Lite. We were bumping Boom Boom Pow with the shittiest audio quality ever

time stamps for songs 1:15 1. Boom Boom Pow 4:01 2. Rock That Body 7:58 3. Meet Me Halfway 10:38 4. Imma Be 14:23 5. I Got a Feeling 17:42 6. Alive 19:55 7. Missing You 22:37 8. Ring-A-Ling 26:55 9. Party All The Time 29:08 10. Out Of My Head 31:54 11. Electric City 33:47 12. Showdown 35:20 13. Now Generation 36:39 14. One Tribe 37:38 15. Rocking To The Beat

The Meet Me Halfway chorus is too good for any of the main members to have written. That bridge was clearly some half-assed shit they threw together in 20 minutes though, what a shift in quality 🤢

Ring-a-Ling is 100% a guilty pleasure of mine because my god it's fucking horrendous but at the same time I can't resist singing to it.

As someone who grew up in a non-English speaking country, I was the absolute coolest kid in the 5th grade because I listened to this album specifically. When nostalgia is in the play, all my critical bones don’t work anymore.

“People hate Like A G6” April fools is tomorrow pal not today

Totally agree about Fergie's importance in the group

you nailed it on the head when u said "that school auditorium feeling" I'm dying

This album feels like primary school to me

I normally agree with most of your points but Rock That Body is an absolute banger of a song.

Ah hell yeah the reaction we’ve all been waiting for. Best album ever made

I think this album is over-hated, and I believe that your rating is very appropriate. The soundscapes that some of these songs (especially in the first half) provide were unique and kept the subtle non-human vibe.

“It’s going down now and not a tad bit later” on Showdown is one of the most unintentionally funny lines ever written

Thank you for saying "person with OCD" instead of "OCD person". You don't know how annoying it is to me when people use OCD as an adjective as someone who's lived through the hell of severe OCD.

meet me halfway is a masterpiece, it still slaps after all these years, nostalgia at its finest

"I got a feeling" Is definitely my favorite song from the Black Eyed Peas. If I ever want to feel nostalgic or just listening to it in the car I pop this up. Ironically it's better when as a ending of a day song rather than starting one. Defo a classic

As a kid, I never heard the entirety of Rock that Body because I knew I would hate it after the first 3 seconds. I'm glad Brad has shown me how right I was

I'll never not like this album, all of this songs played in the radio and in movies all the time, the anthems of my childhood (I live in Brasil, couldn't understand shit of the lyrics, just the vibe), it feels so nostalgic, especially I Gotta a Feeling

the lates 2000s era of pop is great, it just encapsulates that era perfectly. even late 2000s jpop has this nostalgic sound even though ive never been to japan in my life. capsule is a good example, yasutaka nakata is one of my favorite producers and i feel like he was very influential in bringing the electronic sound to pop music

I can't lie, Meet me Halfway is one of my favorite songs of all time. It takes me back to a simpler time, back to my first semester in college, going out to parties endlessly, falling in love. Yeah, maybe it's not that great in retrospect but it makes me feel incredibly nostalgic and I love it for that. Rest of the album is shit, though, haha.

if you want a track for that "best of the worst" playlist you described, may I recommend "I Just Wanna F" by David Guetta, from the same guy who produced I Gotta Feeling and a whole lot of other tracks from the same era which are also crap (but mostly boring). the way you reacted to Ring-A-Ling and all its progressively trash lines that get worse and worse and worse to a level that you can't even imagine and comes around into being entertaining as a result makes me wonder whether that track will do the same. not sure if it'll end up in "so bad it's good" territory or "so bad it surpasses 'so bad it's good' and circles back around to just being bad again" territory for you, kind of in the latter camp myself but hey might at least be worth the experience lmao

Rock That Body is more of a Justice ripoff than Daft Punk

Their first album, Behind the Front from 1998 is very underrated. It’s when they were doing a more conscious hip hop sound without Fergie. Really cool stuff and not too many stupid lyrics that they’re known for while also having many jazz sounds and live instrumentation. It’s my favourite project from them personally.

Discovery by Daft Punk was a substantial part of my childhood esp since i was big into anime and loved how their music videos were literally an anime movie split into several parts. If you havent watched interstella 5555 yet pls check it out, its a beautiful movie with a story only told by visuals and the daft punk songs and really elevates the experience you get from just the album alone

its funny to hear all the comparisons to daft punk bacause will.i.am got in trouble with daft punk for sampling one of their songs without their permission. it interesting to go back and listen to this album as i remember loving it as a kid

Real shit dude, your grind lately has been crazy. This video was really good, I wasn’t expecting a Black Eyed Peas reaction but I Ioved it

Mfw rock that body is one of my favorite songs on the album.

This was the first album I ever owned on CD. While some of it didn't stand the test of time, I still have a soft spot for it.

I always had a love hate relationship with Elephunk, everytime i return to It i Will apreciate the beat until they open the mouth and sing the most idiotic lyric possible, love the reaction Brad

Yes, PLEASE react to The Beginning. It's got it's fair share of hidden bangers, even in the second half.

Love the idea of you reacting/reviewing big hits from the 2000s across all genres

Honestly the stuff you said about the sequencing rings very true for me, I usually listened to rock that body after Imma he because the music video that was released had them one after the other, finding out they don’t flow into each other in the album was a major shock to me.

Imma Be is the best song here, it's so fucking fun and the transition to the 2nd part and synths gets me so hyped up

This album is such a time piece from like 4th grade I remember the radio blasting this and daughtry constantly what a time to be alive

I hope someone hasn’t heard Discovery by Daft Punk and are just hearing it that would be incredible for them

Honestly I look back on a lot of late 2000's-early 2010's pop a lot more fondly than I would've thought but I think a big part of it is the nostalgia factor, this stuff just reminds me of when I was a kid with no responsibilities lol

my mom played this cd regularly when she drove me to kindergarten/1st grade. uncensored. i imagine this video will be a near lethal dose of nostalgia.

Keep up the good work man!! Loving the content

Did my homework early, two great albums but discovery is just god their, every songs is extremely catchy, very creative and the samples and vocoders make it stand out so much and gives them they’re own style and sound

Another great video brad

I gotta feeling is the essential song to listen to when you're going to party. It was a banger back in 09 when I was 10 and it's a banger now.

imagine if THE E.N.D. was meant to be dated from day 1 so you'd feel nostalgic when you listened to it even if you don't like it and go "yeah, energy still alive"

They adapt to the time period miraculously. 2008-2011 top hits were like really bad but like good bad. Black Eyed Peas adapted well. It was a time full of electronic party music and that's what they did. They almost did it better though in my opinion by adding the disco vibes (which the 2020-2022 charts love) Now they are producing Spanglish bops that are doing pretty good numbers in Spanish countries.

Just recently got back into listening to I Got a Feeling. Got so unironically pumped seeing this notification 💀 also I notice ur yawning has decreased immensely !! Glad to see that sir

Just watching this gave me so much nostalgia. This album was my jam as a kid

this record is what would've happened if your favorite martian had millions of dollars behind it

Brad I love seeing your videos. You remind me so much of my younger brother, it makes my eyes water😅

Really enjoyed this review

This sounds like Will.i.am listened to Graduation and tried make a black eyed peas version

My childhood appreciated this video. Loved majority of the songs as a kid, still do now. It's so weird how I thought my Nostolgia clouded my judgement of it, but then it surprised me and I enjoy it.

Have you ever done a video reacting to sorry for party rocking front to back? If not I think it would be entertaining - I'd argue it has a similar energy to this album (but with less bangers)

This really takes me back to 4th-5th grade. Ugh, I remember playing The Bee Movie game in the Wii with my friend and listening to their songs. That being said, I feel like these are kids songs. The school assembly vibe is incredibly real.

Funnily enough I was on a nostalgia trip earlier today and was banging Waters of Nazareth, nice to see Justice still getting some love

Oh man Justice was the shit back in university, just tabbing out and jamming to those hard crunchy electro synth jams from 2007-2010. Soulwax’s Phantom Pt 2 remix still kills it’s.

This video was FUN!! + to all the people wanting more dance tracks check out chance de la soul , its not electronic but its very happy!

I have to say I still really enjoy some of these tracks (though it’s likely that it’s just my nostalgia for when I was 10 years old) but I don’t think I’ve ever actually listened to the rest of the album so this video will be fun.

This album reminds me of being in elementary school when I was younger. Sometimes in gym class I would hear some of these tracks on repeat it seems. I know this album isn’t fantastic but it’s nostalgic.

when I was younger this was honestly the best album ever, nostalgia hits harder than ever

I went on a trip to my home country of Venezuela when I was around 10y.o. For 2 months I had NO internet, but I had this album downloaded. I listened to it back to back maybe 20 times in those 2 months. I personally found it to be great, and it has deep messages like the sone one tribe.

You was asking for punk recommendations. A lot of people listed PUP as some good pop punk and they’re great but if you wanna check out some more traditional 90’s style street punk, Clowns and PEARS are doing great modern versions of that. I’d recommend Nature/Nurture and Green Star respectively

Best review ever, this was so fun 🤣

Holy shit I was just listening to monkey business, fuckin banger album check it out

15:31 really encapsulates my emotion watching this video expecting an owl city like tear down and actually getting more smiling faces than a school yearbook

God this album is so nostalgic regardless of quality. Some of the first pop music I was aware of since I didn’t listen to the radio until middle school.

Amazing review! And PLEASE OH PLEASE!!! Review the Green Day discography!!!! I'LL KISS U ON THE LIPS IF YOU DO!

I rlly didn’t know I needed this

I would love to see you react to elephunk, that shit slapped when I was a kid. also common Brad, give us some classic reviews, treat yourself and react to some classics like discovery by daft bunk

That Ring-A-Ling review has to be a top 5 Brad moment

You gotta react to The Beginning after this 😂 I haven't heard that in like 10 years and I wanna relive it, I remember it being awful for the time with a couple gems

rock that body sounds like they really wanted to make a justice song but they . couldn't. like it specifically sounds a lot like phantom and phantom pt 2 if they sucked

I was like 8 years old when I went to one of their last concert in latinoamerica, I love them, they're my guilty pleasure lmao

HELLO BRAD ☺️ LOVE UR CHANNEL

Worked in a nightclub for three years. "I Gotta Feeling" was one of the staple tracks. I physically recoil whenever I hear it in the wild. Also, I learned that David Guetta co-wrote it, and it made me want to petition the PM to declare war on France. We're behind Sweden and Denmark for most wars fought between two countries. Guetta is as good a reason as any to get our numbers up.

Some songs, like I gotta feeling, you just gotta be able to feel and not overanalyse it. I can also kinda understand the hate if you dont have the nostalgia many people like me at my age have with this song. It really captures a timepiece.

I would LOVE to see u listen to Masters Of The Sun.. Its their 2018 comeback post fergie party anthems and back to boom bap hip hop.. Its honestly fascinating in its context and genuinely a nice listen

i'm so happy you mentioned justice omg

Funny. I fell back to black eyed peas this year and now it appears here at brads screen too. Nostalgia hitting all of us in these times smh

This was my favourite album when I was 7 or 8 and I haven’t listened to it for years. I wonder how it holds up today

Ayeeee! Thank you for the shout out dude!

I loved this album as a kid, lmao. I was a massive Avril Lavigne and Kesha fan too, looking back a lot of this stuff aged poorly, except Avril's older stuff, and some Kesha songs that are still fun, but none of those aged as bad as Black Eyed Peas. Pump It and Meet My Halfway are the only solid songs they made

Electric city was always my favorite song when I was younger. I used to unironically love this album and was a huge peas fan. Mainly because of the movie flushed away....

Discovery: The perfect mix of hypnotic repetition and genuine musical prowess and deep knowledge and respect for their influences. Really the pinnacle of this era of European house. Justice: Sound design was nutty. Excellent detail and attention to song structure, where most lesser producers would simply use a build-drop loop, the songs really have a depth to them that is hard to find in traditional EDM these days. Really it was just a much more emotionally connected set of tracks I feel, that felt grounded in their own world sonically, while still providing strong variety. Also mixing was fucking stellar. The END: Literally just discovery if everything good about it was surgically removed. Imma Bee slaps, stay mad.

Anyone notice the background went from green to red throughout?

I have heard a couple singles from Discovery but just realised I've never actually listened to it (or any Daft Punk album) in full. Leaving this comment to remind me to listen and I'll report back

I literally revisited this album again 2 days ago after not hearing it since I was like 10 so perfect timing. I actually love this album, it's just their next one that's not great...

I was asleep watching this video (cuz of the album) and woke up right when you play one more time i thought i was in heaven

You should make a video looking at Best of the Worst tracks such as Ringa A Ling.

Okay but why did I obsess over this singular album as a child? That's the real question here.