Frank Ocean - Blonde ALBUM REVIEW (Endless / Boys Don't Cry) 

Frank about to disappear for another 15 years smh

10/10 or your homophobic

Strong 8 is basically a 9 and a 9 is basically a 10. Blonde is a 10/10 confirmed.

Almost 3 years later, and I still can’t get my head around the fact you put “Nikes” as the worst track

This album GROWWWS on you like something else. This is an album to last a decade.

only frank can call beyonce up to be a back up singer

2016 anthony: the lyrics on Nikes are too high pitched 2019 anthony: igor is 9/10

The only album review where a score of 8 is an insult

the beat switch on Nights gives me life

He made endless so that his contract obligations to def jam would end. Def jam owns endless, Frank owns Blonde. One of the reasons why Frank likes Blonde more

This is easily a ten, deducting a two just because you can't kiss Frank's feet is absurd

Futura Free gonna be heartbreaking to listen to now. Rest easy lil bro

If this Frank Ocean album don't turn me gay it's trash.

turn that 8 upside down thats an 8 now

You Know The Album Is Good When People Are Complaining That You Gave it a 8

I'm shocked you only dedicated 10 seconds to talk about Nights - arguably the best song on the album.

how he didn't like Nikes is beyond me

Ivy is a masterpiece.

I almost cried while I was listening to the following 1)Ivy 2)Self Control 3)Solo

“Ends and starts really weak” Words that were unironically used to describe Nikes and Futura Free

frank is above heads on this one, straight poetry, shit plays out like a radiohead album, every playthrough you hear new sounds, lyrics, etc.

Frank Ocean said "R.I.P. A$AP, R.I.P. Pimp C, R.I.P. Trayvon" but he never ever said R.I.P. Harambe

10/10 or u literally can’t hear

This album has been out for almost exactly 3 years, and has not lost its shine whatsoever. I daresay its bloomed and become a more refined record compared to other R&B albums released in recent years. Our boy, Franky Ocean, has shown that his talent is beyond solid and he is a name to be remembered into this generation's old age. He has etched his name in a beautiful and existential foundation of incredible music.

Damn was I the only one who absolutely loved Seigfried? Thats my favourite track on the whole record!!!

Self control anybody? Nobody? :(

There are 2 different versions of Blond, the other being “Blonde”, the entire album has a theme of duality. The music video for Nikes is much different from the streamable song itself, for example. The songs about doing drugs and the songs about not doing drugs are an example of the duality, along with the idea of being young and the idea of being an adult, talking about being bipolar, and so many other little examples in and about the album. The fact that his hair is green and the title is “blond” shows that he uses blond as a feeling, rather than a color. The line “you cut your hair, but you used to live a blonded life” makes no sense, unless you take the meaning as a feeling, rather than a color. Blond almost seems to follow the theme of youth, like nostalgia ultra did. A lot of people seem to miss the duality idea, and as a result are confused by the album.

i swear, amidst all the hype of the vinyl restock, i had a moment where i realized how important this album is going to be to me when i get older. i only discovered it recently but it's already one of my all time favorites, and it's gonna represent so much of my freshman year when i grow up

11 Months after it's release and not a single song has gotten old to me. I don't think this album will ever get old. Ever.

Holy shit, I can't believe the Seahawks didn't run the ball in the Super Bowl...

Self control will be a classic in 50 years

This album is drugs. Like it straight up alters my mind when I listen to it and that "Nikes" intro track sets the stage for that with the over-long high pitched vocals. It feels like it throws my mind off balance to prepare me for the rest of the crazy sonic journey of the album. So goddamn good.

it takes about 10 full listens with studio headphones / speakers to fully grasp all the intricacies in the production

You look like the guy who reviews memes

Four years and one day later, this should’ve been a 9. This album just grows and grows on you over times. Definitely gonna be a decade defining track for future listeners.

I understand that this album wasn't your favorite, but I don't think it was appropriate to call Frank the gay slur 14 times.

Seigfried just gives you that feel everytime it transitions into the violin that just makes your entire mood change

This IS a ten, melon.

honestly i want a redux, this is a legitimately classic album. Will not accept anything lower than a 9

For all who are curious, the sample used at the end of “White Ferrari” is “Here, There, and Everywhere” by the Beatles.

my englis bad but this song is a fucking!!

One of the best albums ever made

"I've been up all night man...I've been up all night with Frank Ocean!" -Anthony "🌈" Fantano

Anthony just doesn’t like Nikes because he’s repping three stripes for life

"There's a bull and a matador dueling in the sky" oh, the imagery. Great lyric.

Pink + White though.

There are moments on this album that move me so fucking deeply. For example: - the weird screamy “I’ve been dreamin’ of ya” vocals at the end of Ivy - the wailing distant guitar solo in Self Control - the climax of White Ferrari with just the acoustic guitar and layered vocals (“mind over matter is magic, I do magic”) - the spoken word part of Seigfried (“Dreaming a thought that could dream about a thought that could think of the dreamer that thought that could think of dreaming and getting a glimmer of God”) Just to name a few.

Anthony, at 16:30 that's a really strange way to write 10.

I thought Blonde was better than Channel Orange.

Real nigga hours right now

If this album was called “kids see blondes” you would’ve given it a ten

i’m from the future, we still waiting on a frank masterpiece😔

Frank Lotion

Nights is my favorite song.

White Ferrari symbolism too relatable I can't believe you didn't go in depth into it reee

“Nikes” takes a few listens.

Turn that 8 on its side it's infinity/10.

it took frank 4 years to dye his hair

One of the greatest albums of all time

My most favorite tracks ranked from this album: 1 Self Control 2 Nights 3 Pink White 4 Ivy 5 Solo 6 White Ferrari 7 Seigfried 8 Nikes 9 the rest

It says blond but its green green but its green green

So we not gon talk about how Andre fucking bodied his 1 minute and 30 second song

Ill never forgive Anthony for not giving Blonde a perfect score; it aged like fine wine and is no debate a masterpiece top to bottom

IM NOT HIM, BUT I MEAN SOMETHING TO YOUUU

Andre 3,000 gets a 10/10 Verse

Why you just gloss over the Andre 3000 feature 😪

one of my favorite albums ever, when I'm 80 imma put this shit on for my grandkids

good to know sexyy red beat this

I stopped listening to Blonde for this

Your review is awesome. I didn't realize he'd given The Beatles acknowledgement, but in White Ferrari, there's a line where he sings "Spending each day of the year" to the same melody that The Beatles did to the same line from "Here, There, and Everywhere." Super subtle, but beautiful.

Check out The Dissect Podcast. Season one: To Pimp A Butterfly Season two: My Beautiful Dad Twisted Fantasy Season three: Blond

13:55 “the only glaring issue to me about this record is that it ends” facts melon

I honestly think this is the best album I've ever heard. This shit is fucking art

In order to fully experience this album, you have to lock yourself in a dark, empty room with an oil lit candle in the middle. Two speakers on both sides of the room must be present at medium volume. Good Luck and Enjoy.

Blond is the kind of album that defines a new era in music. Definitely a major influence on a lot of emerging artists.

Futura free Weak?!???? Wtf bro that mellow ending is an absolutely godsend

This review bout to get 1 million views

So you gave Blonde 8/10 but only a 7/10 on Lil Boat? Seems legit...

nikes is a song i didn't like at first, but it really grows on you and it's become one of my favorite songs of all time.

Fun Fact: In track white Ferrari “spending each day of the year” is from a song ‘Here, there and everywhere’ by Beatles on album Revolver. Which is why Beatles is on Blond feature list.

Seigfried is fucking godly

i LOVE self control

This album aged very, very well.

Can’t be the only one that’s pissed off that he just skipped over nights

Ice jj fish X frank ocean = 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Nights was the best song bruh

this album has been the soundtrack to my late teenage years, and has been with me through a lot of personal growth. I’ll always cherish it

For some reason the transition from the skit at the end of good guy to nights always hits me the way nights cuts off the word bitches idk it sounds like the moment you reach solice on a cold and lonely night

This dude knows so much about music goodness. The analyzation is maaad

Turn that 8 upside down its still an 8

The Beatles credit goes to a sample of “a day in the life” intermediate string section in the beginning of “pretty sweet” on Frank’s album

So this guy gave sexy redd’s album the same rating as blond

"Inhale in hell there's heaven"

Skyline to... try listening to it with sun beams caressing your eyelids while you’re indica high, especially that angelic ending portion

Five years later, here we are. Still getting teary eyed at the outro from vicarious nostalgia.

in September 2021, it’s been 5 years since this masterpiece dropped, still waiting for a new frank project, but blonde has seen me through everything

Fantano: the reference to Elliot Smith was the "This is not my life / It's just a fond farewell to a friend" lyric in Frank's track Seigfried. Gotchu

What's everyone's favourite albums of the year? 1. Blonde - Frank Ocean 2. Stage Four - Touche Amore 3. A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead

In my opinion, the greatest album of all time

This is a 9/10 for me the album grows on you quickly