that guitar line at 69 seconds in (nice) is...from where? It's so familiar and I feel like I'm gonna say "duh" when I find out
― Simon H., Friday, July 13, 2018 9:46 AM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
kinda like under the bridge a bit maybe
― Hall of Fam (Spottie), Friday, 13 July 2018 16:52 (five years ago) link
I don't think it's a sample. Could be wrong...
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Friday, 13 July 2018 17:01 (five years ago) link
I don't think it's a sample either, it's just ringing a bell in a serious way.
― Simon H., Friday, 13 July 2018 17:12 (five years ago) link
FYI (if not already aware), the Ezekiel 25:17 monologue bit in the video was voiced by Madonna.
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Friday, 13 July 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
(don't know who voiced the gonzo interrupting-groundhog!)
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Friday, 13 July 2018 17:44 (five years ago) link
this and no tears remind me of late 90's britney/bsb max martin more than anything he's done since then
re: the video and i guess the song, it would be wonderful to see this much audacity placed in the service of ideas that aren't corny as shit
― james brooks, Friday, 13 July 2018 18:19 (five years ago) link
i actually like the bait & switch of the title/concept but as a piece of music i find it pretty uninspiring
― J0rdan S., Friday, 13 July 2018 20:32 (five years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Friday, July 13, 2018 4:32 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
otm, I haven't been able to figure out anything to say but "this is fine"
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Friday, 13 July 2018 20:34 (five years ago) link
I’ll say this —If I were not already an Ariana fan, this would probably not be the track to make me a fan. But as a fan, I’m greatly pleased. The song feels like an instant classic — as if it’s a core part of her repertoire, and it’s less than a day old.
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Saturday, 14 July 2018 00:22 (five years ago) link
I really like it - but I don't care for the video. And anyway, who isn't already an Ariana fan?
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Saturday, 14 July 2018 01:00 (five years ago) link
...a lotta people in my life (lol)
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Saturday, 14 July 2018 01:11 (five years ago) link
it sounds like JT's "cry me a river" to me.
― Roz, Saturday, 14 July 2018 01:28 (five years ago) link
Respect to the pop star who apologies for dodgy merch SKUs:
yea this looks wild and i can’t believe they sent it out. i’m on it. so fuckin sorry. the other merch looks perfect in person. i don’t wear t shirts so i didn’t have them send me this one first i’m so so sorry. i’ll approve everything in person from now on. this is trash. my bad.— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) July 31, 2018
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 2 August 2018 03:12 (five years ago) link
"i don't wear t shirts" is iconic
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 2 August 2018 03:26 (five years ago) link
that entire tweet rules
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 2 August 2018 03:49 (five years ago) link
ariana rules
― sleepy sweet (Ross), Thursday, 2 August 2018 17:20 (five years ago) link
i like her.
― akm, Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
almost certainly the best celebrity apology I've ever read
but also the shirt kinda rules
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:21 (five years ago) link
Album out tmrrw, y'all
― empire bro-lesque (morrisp), Thursday, 16 August 2018 23:35 (five years ago) link
I hope this is a grower because after one play, it didn't really leave any impression on me. I loved No Tears Left To Cry instantly and nothing came close.
― kitchen person, Friday, 17 August 2018 05:23 (five years ago) link
Actually, Breathin is really great. I guess I wasn't expecting the album to be so slight. Will definitely spend more time with it tomorrow.
― kitchen person, Friday, 17 August 2018 05:46 (five years ago) link
"Breathin'", "Everytime" and the Imogen Heap cover seemed like the standouts among the new songs on first go-around. It has the air of a New Jersey to me unfortunately, but I may reverse my view on that in a week.
― monotony, Friday, 17 August 2018 05:52 (five years ago) link
Pharrell's contribution to the title track was a bad idea.
― kitchen person, Friday, 17 August 2018 06:06 (five years ago) link
i actually like this more than i thought i might... it's sort of weird that it starts off w/ a song that sounds like pharrell wrote it around the time of "blurred lines"... and "the light is coming" is still bad. but after that i think it's pretty nice. "REM" and "successful" sounded good as far as the pharrell songs go. her last album had a few incredible songs but lots of stuff i didn't really care for, this def feels like a better package to me but we'll see if the songwriting ends up sticking w/ more listens
― J0rdan S., Friday, 17 August 2018 06:32 (five years ago) link
― kitchen person, Friday, August 17, 2018 2:06 AM (twenty-six minutes ago) Bookmark
there's lots of weird pharrell stuff lol... his ad libs on "sweetener". his presence is generally bizarre
― J0rdan S., Friday, 17 August 2018 06:33 (five years ago) link
oh wait that's the one you cited lol
― J0rdan S., Friday, 17 August 2018 06:35 (five years ago) link
this is very underwhelming especially compared to Dangerous Woman which is one of my favourite pop albums this decade. Everytime/Breathin/No Tears Left To Cry is the only part of this i can see myself coming back to but i do like how Successful kinda feels like Animal Crossing bg music lol
Dangerous Woman's highs were so so high and nothing on this really compares to Into You or the closing four tracks from Bad Decisions through to Thinkin Bout You
― ufo, Friday, 17 August 2018 06:54 (five years ago) link
this seems pretty low key, not much thrill.
goodnight n go is a really great kehlani song
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Friday, 17 August 2018 07:06 (five years ago) link
The fact that nearly everyone concerned couldn't be bothered to bring their A-game to this is pretty depressing. The whole thing feels very 'will this do?'
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 August 2018 08:01 (five years ago) link
i love the pharrell stuff here
― brackEt, Friday, 17 August 2018 13:57 (five years ago) link
the light is coming sounds like bubble pop electric, a song he did w/ gwen stefani e andre 3000 15 years ago
― brackEt, Friday, 17 August 2018 13:59 (five years ago) link
Light is coming mashes perfectly with lemon. Same sample too
― Ross, Friday, 17 August 2018 14:36 (five years ago) link
Same source. Not the same sample.
― MarkoP, Friday, 17 August 2018 14:39 (five years ago) link
lowered expectations did not stop the first half of this record from sounding like garbage to me
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 17 August 2018 14:56 (five years ago) link
"breathin" is fantastic though
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 17 August 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
everytime and breathin both rule
― J0rdan S., Friday, 17 August 2018 15:40 (five years ago) link
i guess it shouldn't be surprising that the 4 Ilya tracks are the clear highlights and sound like the Dangerous Woman follow-up i wanted since he co-wrote/co-produced most of the Dangerous Woman highlights
― ufo, Friday, 17 August 2018 15:46 (five years ago) link
yeah "breathin" is a stand-out. I like that "blazed" is an opening track on a major pop album in 2018 and it's based around an upright bass, that song is growing on me. I like the stylistic reference to early ariana on the closing track. 2nd half much more enjoyable. But at the moment I'm in the "pretty underwhelming" camp :/
― eeyore cohen, Friday, 17 August 2018 16:08 (five years ago) link
The title track has to be the worst song she's done.
― kitchen person, Friday, 17 August 2018 16:13 (five years ago) link
Does R.E.M sample R.E.M ?
Didn't care much for the last two albums beyond singles but i might listen to the record if R.E.M samples R.E.M ?
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 17 August 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
"R.E.M" does not sample R.E.M.
― stan in the place where you work (morrisp), Friday, 17 August 2018 16:39 (five years ago) link
Darn it Grande.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 17 August 2018 16:47 (five years ago) link
"breathin" is even better than "no tears left to cry" and i might like "better off" and "goodnight n go" even better than "breathin"
the pharrell stuff is all terrible as it turns out and given time to sit with "god is a woman" i actually really hate it
― james brooks, Friday, 17 August 2018 16:51 (five years ago) link
I really enjoyed my first listen, but I was wandering about, grocery shopping etc., so I can't claim I paid much attention, or have any insight.
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Friday, 17 August 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
marko - sorry i meant to say same source, correction
― Ross, Friday, 17 August 2018 17:53 (five years ago) link
"R.E.M." is an early favorite (of the "new" tracks)... it "bops" so hard, as (I guess) the kids say
― stan in the place where you work (morrisp), Friday, 17 August 2018 20:37 (five years ago) link
how do you do, fellow bops
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 17 August 2018 20:39 (five years ago) link
"Bop-zizza dilznoofuses!"
― stan in the place where you work (morrisp), Friday, 17 August 2018 20:46 (five years ago) link
This album has won me over very quickly (even the Pharrell production). At its best, it’s astonishing good...
― stan in the place where you work (morrisp), Friday, 17 August 2018 22:07 (five years ago) link
I wondered about that extra silence —https://variety.com/2018/music/news/ariana-grande-sweetener-get-well-soon-manchester-tribute-1202909136/
― stan in the place where you work (morrisp), Saturday, 18 August 2018 01:49 (five years ago) link