#idk maybe its just the vibes of the songs that make it extremely nostalgic

[jakejeffreyperalta]

i hate when songs feel like memories i don't have. nostalgia for things i have never experienced.

[portgasdst4r]

SEVENTEEN AS CHASE ATLANTIC SONGS

Kinda a playlist for y’all if you like chase Atlantic lol … also I saw that people liked my “The neighborhood’s one for hip-hop unit “ so I did another for all members and chase Atlantic as they are another group I like.

Scoups : Paranoid, this song with heavy hip hop inspiration, makes me feel like it kinda fit Seungcheol charisma as a leader. Idk like I can imagine a bomb ass edit about scoups with that song and his powerful aura 🤷🏻‍♀️

Jeonghan: Meddle about, this song is heavily flirty just like Jeonghan. It kinda vibes with the flirty but mischievous side of Jeonghan. This song makes me think of him, because I can imagine him just teasing his crush and mess a bit with their mind (not in a harmful way) but just to tease you and build the tension between you two. The lyrics can represent either yours or his frustration to the tension :p

Joshua : Oh mami (ft Maggie Lindemann), Joshua as a professional racer (?) concept 😌 this concept fits Joshua and so the song. I just feel like the concept of Joshua driving fast cars and being cocky is hot on him. That’s the only reason I chose that song for him 😭😭😭 Also the lyrics are hot and I feel like it fits Joshua flirty side of him.

Jun: Right here , jealous boyfriend concept on jun? I think yes and ofc always in a healthy way 😌. I just imagine Jun wrapping his arm around your waist and pull you close to him to kiss you. Wanting him to focus only on him and forget about others for this moment.

Hoshi : Devilish , HOSHI on stage is this song. Don’t argue with me. His dark aura, charisma, piercing eyes fits this song so much. I can think of HOSHI “tiger gaze” 😭 with this song. He’s hella hot on stage and that song is hot so 💃

Wonwoo : Love isn’t Easy, this song gives me an ethereal vibe. The moment I listened the song it gave me wonwoo vibe idk why 😭, like his calm self. I feel like if you broke up with him or had a discussion about a bad experience with love, he would answer calmly . Idk this song is like a safe place, and Wonwoo is my safe place so you get my pattern 😣. Can we also talk abt the lyrics that said “it’s like tears in the rain, it means nothing “ 😭💔💔 breaking my heart yayyYayayay

Woozi: Drugs & Money, this song has a more calm vibe to it without losing its rock(?) side. I chose that song for Woozi, because it kinda talks about struggles and love. In Woozi songs we can found those themes and I thought of him with this song. Maybe he would enjoy this song and like the lyrics. Well I do, and I love Woozi so I’m winning in both 🤪 lmao

Mingyu: Friends, for my previous about post about The neighborhood I also put a song linked to being friend with mingyu, and I’m doing it again. Mingyu in my head is the perfect model for friend to lover, you can’t tell me this songs doesn’t give off Mingyus vibe. He’s so social and flirty, this song feels like being in love with Mingyu but you realize he’s like that with everyone and you’re nothing special, just a friend .

The8: Moonlight, this songs has a chill vibe to it, it’s laid back but nostalgic. I think it fits Minghao because I can imagine having a good time with him and a cool late night with him. Having fun and laughing, walking hands in hands. Car ride at night after a fancy dinner, all dressed pretty.

Dokyeom: Okay, Dk is a hot mfk and some people turn a blind eye to it because he’s funny asf. “Okay” is like my go to song for chase Atlantic. The song is confident and attractive like DK and honestly, he shines on stage because of this. Dk is extremely charismatic too, that’s why this song just fits him 🤷🏻‍♀️

Vernon: No friend, this song is so fun and it has a more rock alternative vibe to it that ressemble Vernon’a taste in my opinion. If I had to go for a song for him, it would be this one. It’s one of my fave song from Chase Atlantic 😌💅

Seungkwan: Slow down, for this song I was going for Seungkwan hot and attractive side to him. Often people sees seungkwan as a soft ball and I do too, but I think he’s a someone really assertive when he wants to and that makes him hot. He knows what he wants and if he wants you, he will get you. This song is kinda like a tease because it’s feeling someone else to slow down and they will control the situation, and I’m a believer Seungkwan is a top and likes to take control. So for that Seungkwan is Slow down of chase Atlantic.

Chan: Swim, the song is hot and I feel like it represent Dino as he often goes for body rolls when he does free style dancing and the song vibe fits body rolls 😭😭it just a sexy/confident song and that fit Dino’s vibe. 😌

[m-o-o-n-s-g-o-o-n-s]

IT’S MUSIC TIME MY GOONIES PT. 3

FT. MY YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

hehe, so i have been wanting to do one of these again for a while now, so here we are! but instead, we’re doing my youtube playlist, which has all the slowed, sadder versions of songs that i like. yes, i like sad songs, oops :P. ballads have always been my jam, probably always will be so, here are some songs from my playlist! once again, putting the playlist on shuffle and just going with the flow besides the occasional skip lol :P

people i feel like would like to see this: @loth-wolffe @weirdcharacter @ladykatakuri @ahsokasleftbicep

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happier by olivia rodrigo but it’s ten times sadder

by wisterxiaa

i love slowed versions of songs, that is like the way to my heart lol 😂 this is really nice, her voice sounds really cool slowed down like this. the electric guitar in like the middle sounds so cool omgg. is it sad? yeah, a little, but it’s really nice slowed down like this. most of the time, the titles say this in my playlist, but i just like the way it’s slowed lol 😂. the thumbnail is so pretty 9/10, love the purple and the monarch butterflies :) overall, recommend this song when your in the mood for some olivia rodrigo, but a tad bit sadder. AND THE OOH’S AT THE END HIT DIFFERENT OMGGGG AND SHE SOUNDS SO BROKEN AND SOFT AT THE END APOBIHJ[OADSIJB

everybody loves somebody - dean martin (slowed n reverb)

by starclouds

pretty sure i got this song from General Angsty (if i didn’t, apologizes), but this slowed down verison HITS THE SPOT. i love his voice in this slowed way, it is so interesting. also, it’s reverb? like? yes, please. the thumbnail is actually a GIF that is a fountain, it’s pretty cool, 7/10, also this makes me wanna sway with like Echo or something (actually now that i think of it, i’m pretty sure i got this from General Angsty’s dancing post with the boys, which made me so SoFt omg :)) overall, recommend listen to this when you wanna sway with your lover in like a dance club, but your nestled into their neck and your pulled so close and it’s warm in their embrace :) the instruments also are really nice in this verison.

Clair De Lune Ethereal Remix

by A.Krishna

IF ALL MUSIC SUDDENLY BECAME ETHEREAL ON YOUTUBE, I WOULD MOST LIKELY CRY. so i love ethereal remixes, there’s just something so… whimsical about ethereal remixes. this song is so pretty and beautiful on ethereal omgggGGGg. the thumbnail is beautiful 10000000/10. I just- this sounds like a song you would use as like a look back through your entire life, like every memory and moment just appearing as this song plays WOW. and when the piano climax’s in the midDLE OMGGGG it is INSANE, LIKE THE EMOTIONS THAT GO THROUGH MY BRAIN AOBIASDNB and then it gets super soft and quiet aaaahhhh CAN YOU TELL I LIKE ETHEREAL?? IDK IF YOU CAN 😂 anyways, overall recommend this song when your just watching the rain fall and reminiscing about good times in your life :)

heather - conan gray ( slowed + reverb)

by Vibey

okay definitely this song is sadder slowed, like THE FEELS OMGG but it’s amazing slowed, like the original is awesome, AND THEN THIS???!! so the thumbnail is a really pretty GIF of this VHS tape just playing, and it’s purple so 10/10. this definitely brings the raspy part of his voice, and i really like it (or that’s just the reverb lol 😂) only thing i do not like about this slowed version is it cuts off the end of the song at the end of the video, and I don’t know why, but it’s still really good, so i don’t mind too much :). it’s very pretty and sad all at the same time. overall, recommend listening to this song when your just chilling, staring up at the ceiling and your like “let’s be a puddle of sad for a sec”

Chiquitita(slowed+reverbed)💜

by Brown Aesthetic Syndrome

LIL’ SOKA, IT’S OUR SONG!! OUR SONG SLOWED AND REVERBED IS SO PRETTY, AND AWESOME!!! MKAY, SO THE THUMBNAIL IS COOL, 8/10, THE FLOWERS ARE PRETTY!! YES, I WILL BE SCREAMING ABOUT THIS SONG LOL 😂 THE PIANO SOUNDS SO PRETTY IN THIS, LIKE IT’S SO MUCH MORE BROUGHT OUT :))), AND THEIR VOICES SOUND SO PRETTY SLOWED!!! OH AND THE CHORUS ITS DIFFERENT OMGGGGG AOPBINAS[FDPOIBJOFIBOAFINBPOJ IT’S SO INSANE OMGGG AOIBAPDOFSKGN!! ANYWAYS RECOMMEND THIS SONG WHEN YOU ARE LIKE “I NEED ABBA VIBES, BUT SLOWED” ALBKNDSPFOBIN

billie eilish - my future - slowed dreamy reverb

by ayabe

so this song is incredible, like it slowed really hits different. billie’s voice has always been so interesting to me because sometimes she sings like very whisper like, and other times she is full on belting like going insane, and i really like that she uses her voice in multiple different ways during her songs. billie is the number one artist i go to when i really wanna be in the feels, and this verison of my future is so amazing. the beat is so interesting, and the thumbnail is really cool 9/10, also i don’t know what the language is nor, do i know what it says, so if you do, let me know lol 😂 but the picture is cool. this song is one i listen to all the time because it’s just- yes. overall recommend this song when your chilling in bed, just in the dark, with the window open on a summer night :)

friends on the other side - s l o w e d

by angelicsounds

THIS IS SO EPIC SLOWED OMGGGGG I CAN’T NOT EVEN EXPLAIN AOBPINADOPBNF I REALLY FEEL LIKE A SPOOKY DUDE WHO KNOWS HOW TO DO SOME SPOOKY STUFF OMGGG i love the original song, and i also really like the cover by annapantsu, definitely recommend her verison too! this has got to be the coolest disney villain song slowed down, hands down. the thumbnail is a GIF of this anime character’s eyes doing weird looking highlight stuff lol idk what to call it, 8/10. overall, recommend when you wanna listen to a song that makes you feel like the main villain in a story :) AND THE ENDING HITS DIFFERENT OMGGGGGGGG

le valse de l’amour - patrick doyle (slowed down)

by mari

okay, so we all know that I love Cinderella. and this song is so incredible, i can’t- okay, but just imagine… the bad batch, undercover at a senate ball, you, trying to make sure the senators are safe. the boys are in their separate locations, you know, watching, making sure everyone is good. some random dude from out of nowhere tries to make you dance with him. you are obviously like “um, what the heck, please no sir.” and suddenly…

“may i have this dance?”

it’s Hunter (or crosshair, but i’ve written a fic about Hunter dancing with the reader, so i feel like he would be a good dancer).

anyways, he whisks you away from random dude, and your like “Hunter there’s no music” because the orchestra just finished their previous song, and he’s like

“just wait.”

bam, this song comes on.

and suddenly, Hunter’s waltzing with you and you didn’t even know he could waltz. and it’s exactly like the scene from Cinderella 2015. So you two are doing your own thing in the middle of the ballroom, and everyone starts moving out of the way because woah these people are really good at dancing

and you are just shocked because HOW??

and he just leads you through the whole thing. he spins you around, and if your wearing a dress and it’s got some tulle on it, it swishes around when he spins you and oh my god the butterflies and smile he gets when you giggle because you love the way it swirls around you. and then people start backing up more, because at this rate, you guys are taking up the whole dance floor.

and you just keep going, and he starts pick you up and spinning you around when the harp comes on. and he grabs you by the waist and starts swinging you around just like Kit & Ella do in the movie. and then the end of the song comes, and he dips you, brings you back up, and that’s it.

and when it’s all said and done, you just look at him, and well, he obviously looks extremely handsome, his suit is all pressed, and his hair is done back in a bun, but he’s got a few wisps coming out from your whole little dancing experience, and all you can say is:

“I-”

“shhh, mesh’la. later. i’ll tell you later.”

anyways, thumbnail is a solid 11/10, and recommend if you wanna daydream about dancing at a senator ball with Hunter.

no i am not planning on writing a fic about this, what you you implying? okay, yes i am, i am. no shame 😂

sleeping beauty - once upon a dream (slowed + reverb)

by Paige Coddington

sleeping beauty is one of my favorite disney princesses besides rapunzel & cinderella, so i love this. The GIF is so pretty, 10/10. Aurora’s voice is pretty, and her vibrato is so much more prominent in this verison, and i am obsessed. this is so pretty, I- speechless, actually. and then philip comes in and it’s just ✨ also, i always like aurora in the pink dress when i was younger, but now i kind of like the blue dress more. they should have just given her a purple dress i guess lol 😂 overall, really pretty, recommend when you are in the mood for some more nostalgic disney vibes :)

D a n c i n g Q u e e n 女王

by v a p o r w a v e

okay so i originally found this on an edit of “the snap from avengers infinity war, but dancing queen” -

and when i tell you that the snap got even sadder, I-

anyways, i also really like vaporwave music, very interesting and very cool. i love the video because i’m pretty sure it’s the original music video, but it looks like your looking through a kaleidoscope, so 100000000/10. this song is so good vaporwave, like, just yes. like when i say this hits different, like for real, this hits different. ABBA is always good, but this by far has to be my favorite thing of ABBA music i have ever found. It’s like…

it’s just incredible.

like i said with the ethereal remix of clair de lune, this is like a song that you put on your life, and just look at all the memories and moments that have happened to you.

overall, recommend when you wanna just sit and think for awhile, or maybe make the snap from avengers infinity war sadder

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and that’s it! i decided that i would just stick to 10, the other ones i have done are about 12, and i just thought it was a good number lol 😂 i hope you guys enjoy these as much as I do, and check out my pinned post to see them all linked on one post :)

lots of spells (& music listening),

moony

[x1uizy]

woodz woops! first listen commentary

trigger is so good! i need to listen again for coherent commentary but yes!!! he did that!!! she is who buck thought she was!!!

second listen: it almost has a country inspo? it's interesting that he began and ended the album with country inspired vibes but stuck within very non country songs (with trigger being more pop/trap/rap and tide being a slow song).

also i know that it was between this song and bump bump...i really like this song but bump bump was DEFINITELY the right choice!!!! this is a very fun promoted bside but bump bump definitely feels better to me as a title.

the transition between trigger and bump bump saved my life

bump bump is making me like,,,nostalgic for my friends 😭😭😭 it's definitely that post graduation summer roadtrip song that you listen to with the windows down,,,i love her sm i wish she came out,,, you know,,,in the summer 😭😭😭

on my own...the upbeat alt teenager vibes continue. i really like this one too, if im continuing the metaphor this is the song that plays when your friends have fallen asleep in the backseat and you and the driver are the only ones awake just chilling and reflecting,,,god the vibes im so 😭😭😭

thanks to was written for his grandmother iirc? it's really sweet, i think after hearing that i expected it to be more like a ballad? but im really happy that it's more chill w/ a tropical house kinda beat. the key change was unnecessary imo but i really do like the song hhh

sweater ooo 2/5ths(?) of mola 😭😭😭 lowkey im glad that most of the ppl who were mad at jamie are gone lmfao, that was stupid as hell and im glad that it doesn't seem to have affected their bond

anyways it's very chill and their voices are really great as usual. i could see this song doing really well in sk, it has coffee shop vibes (i think its charting lowest rn though lol) its kinda low-fi too? i could see dean and luna doing a song just like this, or maybe even heize

tide - very slow but not boring at all. as a person who doesn't really like slow songs this is like. nearly my ideal slow song. like i can actually see myself putting this on a playlist and studying to it lol (simjlar to sweater, but sweater is more chill than outright slow)

overall im extremely satisfied with this album, but i had a feeling i would be! my vibes match seungyoun's 9 times out 10. woops! definitely makes my top albums playlist, i might remove tide and perhaps sweater.

for some of these songs, you can really tell that he wrote them during luizy era. the emotions are similar but the performance is more sophisticated. i appreciate that soooo much.

ranking: i think its obvious but bump bump > trigger > on my own > thanks to > sweater > tide ...so album order minus bb and trigger lol 😅

comparison to prev music:

i respect equal's creative drive and i do love it a lot, but woops! definitely fits my vibes better. so ranking them together:

bump bump > trigger > on my own > lift up > waikiki ≥ love me harder > noid > accident ≥ thanks to > sweater > tide > buck > memories

i cant really rank different, pool, how have you been, baby ride, etc because they feel like a very different seungyoun tbh. like i love those songs a lot and wouldnt call them worse than his new stuff, but even like. equipment quality and editing quality differences are clear to me (esp with the luizy stuff) so idek hoe to put them together with the "refined" seungyoun lol. but if anyone cares my ranking of those songs is hhyb > different > baby ride > pool and idr the rest off of the top of my head. anyways back to equal:

love me harder is my 14th most listened to song, followed by lift up at 25, waikiki & noid at 60 & 61 and accident is 73 (kinda funny how the order is off from my ranking but i mightve streamed lmh idr). i definitely think bb, trigger, and omo will make the list, idk if they'll unseat all of equal with a month and a half left in the year but. they definitely could bc i like them sm.

also, continuing the earlier thought about luizy vibes/sy growing up as an artist: i really like equal but it definitely seemed like angsty seungyoun. not that that can't express that (in fact im glad he does) but i find equal to be a very intense album with very little breaks. it almost makes me wish that woops! was a repack of equal, because i feel like they balance eachother very well. equal felt like "meaningless" seungyoun, refined but still angsty? whereas woops! feels like him on the road to healing, it's very nice :) (note: this is purely based on vibes, not lyrics btw lol)

if anyone else has thoughts feel free to reply or whatever, i love talking about this stuff!

[apricotvanillalatte]

anyways first song to start this off with

Hatef--k by The Bravery

thoughts:

ok so this was in my discover weekly and holy shit this song bangs so hard wtf

the bg music isn't the classic guitar/drums/rough punk kind of deal but it's really really cool? very original, at least imo. I feel like it rly adds to the overall tone of the song. also, love the vocals. lately I've been in a rut where I'll find a song w bangin music but the vocalist is annoying as fuck. hate to break it to emo bands, but the nasally voice that seems to have a chokehold on the genre IS THE FUCKING WORST and makes your otherwise enjoyable song unlistenable.

I literally cannot stand the nasal voice people do I understand that it's a staple of the genre but I was never big into the classic emo bands BC of that voice it's so fucking baddfggffhffh please just sing normally then I would actually listen to ur shit

ok moving on, second song

R/Edgelord by JER

honestly bc of the vocals (reason above) I was torn on this track, but in the end it wormed its way into my head. extremely catchy and very fun, lots of ska influences (big fan). the little cooldown between verses where it's just a simple little guitar pluck is a really nice touch, adds a super cool vibe to the song and gives you time to absorb everything you just listened to. I feel like I should start rating these. ok this one gets a..... 6.5/10, it would get a 7 but the vocal style still annoys me just enough. also as much as I love ska punk, when it leans too far in the "proper" ska direction it just feels too weak 😔😔 part of the reason streetlight is one of the few ska bands I actually like (also rocket from the crypt) (hatef--k gets a........ honestly on the relisten I reallllyyy fucking love this song its very nostalgic somehow. probably a 9/10 bc FUCK!!!!!!!)

3rd song fr 💯💯

Dangerous Blues by The Young Veins

"wow this sounds so much like ryan ross lol that's so cool" *checks credits*

how does mr. ross keep finding me and taking over my favorite song spots. not ok sir, please share. anyways I, of course, I my youth was a p!atd stannie (v&v, p.o., and afycso still BANG I don't wanna HEAR IT when I post my spotify wrapped at the end of the year I don't want yall COMING FOR ME when patd is in my top 10 I can't help that ryan ross is a fucking musical genius) and therefore the era I was obsessed with has manipulated my music taste in a cruel way. therefore anything by mr. ross is angelic in nature. all of his side projects inevitably find me by surprise and become the thing I play on repeat for the next month. (the brobecks, the young veins, etc.) therefore I obviously adore this song and everything about it. ITS JUST SO GOOD. 9.5/10, not his best work but perfect nonetheless.

4th 😩

Cadillac Car by Playboy Manbaby

not the most lyrically or sonically impressive but. it's fun! sometimes that's all u need. I like the vibes. vocals are very satisfying, scratches the right place in my brain. I don't have a lot to say abt this song but it's fun to have play in the car with your windows down. 8/10! I also like the exaggeration the singer has in their voice.

song. 5

I Don't Wanna Die by The Unicorns

I feel like this is cheating. I've been obsessed w this song for YEARS. how I found it? if u know u know. but that doesn't change the fact that this song was on REPEAT 6th-10th grade for me fr fr‼️‼️ maybe even before that! anyways I fucking love this song and The Unicorns in general, highly recommend. 10/10, I gotta. the visceral reaction I get from listening to this song is unbeatable. idk if it's the nostalgia but I go absolutely FERAL. THE BREATH IN AT THE END UHG ITS UNBEATABLE oh my god

anyways I don't want to type anymore so I guess it's gonna be like 5 songs from my discover weekly every week or smth idk!! or just whatever the fuck I want 😎 gaming

[qveenpoppy]

youngblood: a song-by-song review

bc i should provide some commentary for each and every song on this amazing, iconic, legendary album

(give them a fucking grammy already, god)

alrighty, let’s do this

youngblood - i fell in love with this song on the first listen back when it was released as a single. so fucking good. i all but scream the chorus every time i listen to this song (and am either home alone or driving alone in the car)

want you back - ahh, yes, our first glimpse into the brilliancy of this album. wasn’t thrilled with the song the first time around, but it’s come to grow on me. i’m weak for a good falsetto, and the guitar riffs are very nice. an excellent summer song. (this whole album is extremely summer-y, they really nailed it when it came to picking a release date!)

lie to me - a little reminiscent of old 5sos. i love it! also sounds a bit like a rejected later 1d song. i don’t know any of the songwriting credits just yet on the album, but it wouldn’t surprise me if liam or louis contributed to this one (or wrote the whole song and sold/gave it to the band).

valentine - [nick jonas voice] it’s about SEX. no, seriously, this is about eating out and i’m fucking hERE FOR IT. the ultimate summer sex bop. i can’t wait to listen to this song while i’m lounging by the pool and just let my imagination do its thing. also, hi michael!!!! it’s funny that now listening to him sing i’m like “it’s dalton 2.0!” when in reality it’s 5sos that i became a fan of first so dalton is really like michael 2.0, lol

talk fast - a fucking BOP. another chorus that can only be sung at the loudest volume ever. i just wanna get up and dance around to this song like i’m 12 again. it’s just so good.  (also maybe some 1d vibes???? i don’t know.  it’s very pop-y but like good pop.)

moving along - also reminiscent of old school 5sos. (that’s kinda it. i’m not a huge fan of this song??? it’s just alright to me.)

if these walls could talk - this is like,,,,,,,, club music. not like some big electronic dance number, but definitely a song to be blasted and danced to. i fucking love it. (this song is also about SEX)

better man - opening sounds like a shawn mendes song. buildup to chorus (is that called the hook?) sounds like bastille (straight from “campus”) and the chorus is vaguely magic!-like. very catchy summer-y song. also kinda makes me wanna get up and dance.

more - this is angry. so much anger and raw energy.... yes. this feels like the new 5sos we all wanted and deserve. perfect blend of the old & new sounds. so!!! fucking!!! good!!!

why won’t you love me - i feel like i’m talking too much about how this “sounds like old school 5sos” but, like,,,,,,, it’s been so long since i listened to and loved this band so i’m nostalgic okay???? luke’s vocals are fantastic. i’m weak for falsettos and the high notes in the chorus (particularly those computerized background ones) vaguely remind me of ajr. this song is so good (even if it’s pretty sad when you listen to the lyrics)!

woke up in japan - this + “lost in japan” makes me think that japan must be a really fun place to visit, lol. those harmonies make me melt. i love solid, strong harmonies. 

empty wallets - i hate that it’s 2018 and i still get ashton & calum’s voices confused sometimes. i can’t tell who’s opening this song but i like it. such a funky instrumental for the verse you just wanna bop your head to. such a badass-yet-chill summer song. also probably about sleeping with prostitutes, i think?????

ghost of you - this song is confusing bc it sounds so pretty instrumentally, almost like a sweet love song, but then you listen to the lyrics and it’s so not????? i bet that was done intentionally. dammit, boys! how dare you play me like this!!!! (seriously, if you ignore the lyrics it’s almost like a ‘first dance at a wedding’ song.... but then you listen to the lyrics and you’re like nope, nevermind.)

monster among men - verse also sounds very old school, but not like 5sos old school, more like ‘early 2000s rock’ kind of old school. i dig it. hi michael, again!!! i’m not a huge fan of songs where the instrumentals of the verses and chorus sound like two different songs but this one isn’t terrible. that damn chorus is just so infectious. 

meet you there - this song is like so confusing for me bc the verse is so funky and badass and amazing but the instrumental (i guess chorus???) part is like...... a mess????? there’s like a trend of songs with breakdowns, i guess you can call them, like that and idk what you call that subgenre but i’m not a huge fan???????? i dunno. the song might grow on me. we’ll see.

babylon - so according to tumblr this song was written my calum and i’m with all of you when i say: LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!! this song is so fucking good. more lyrics you must scream when singing them. a fucking sick guitar riff. i swear this song needs a mosh pit or something. short story time: i listened to the album on my way to and from school today and i made it to this song on the way home and nearly got emotional picturing this song performed live--mostly bc the last and only time i saw them live was sooooooooo good and the absolute most fun i ever had at a concert and i miss it a lot and want to see them live again really badly now. i thought i was over this band but listening to this album just brought, like, a wave of love and admiration over me and i really can never be “over” them, i really can’t. this is supposed to be commentary on this one last song on the album but dammit man, it’s getting emotional and honest. this band was never at the top of my list back when i had a plethora of groups i was obsessed with, but that doesn’t mean i love them any less. honestly, they’re like all i have left since most of the groups i liked at one time are split up (the vamps are still a thing but until brad shares lead vocals on tracks with james and connor like 5sos does, i’m basically done with them) so i cling to that as much as i can. listening to their music, new and old, just brings me back to the good old days of high school, freshman year (and whenever i saw them live - it was over the summer so i forget which year it was!!!) and god, i’m actually getting teary-eyed typing all this, ugh-- this band disappeared for like 3 years but i still love them and i don’t think that’ll ever change. 

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that would be such a good place to end all this but this is supposed to be a review so um

overall thoughts: good!!!! very good overall. all the posts calling the album perfect and stuff are fun and nice but everyone definitely has songs they like more over others, as you can see here. no one song is bad, exactly, just not as good as some other ones, in my opinion. but as a whole package (*insert snickering here from immature 12 year old me*), it’s excellent. i was skeptical of 5sos’ new sound when “want you back” came out, but i’m now regretting ever feeling that way bc it’s great. shows a lot of growth and it’s not bad at all. different from their older stuff, but mature!!! i like it a lot!

i don’t think i’ve ever really given grades for album, but

9/10.

(not sure if it’s an accurate grade, looking at those songs i’m not as thrilled with, but the heart wants what it wants, and the heart wants to give this album a 9, so i’m going to, dammit!)

[moonydiego]

review shinees lucifer album 🐸 (im judging anything below a 9/10 jsyk)

send me an album and i’ll review it

alright SO 2010 kpop, lucifer was arguably shinees break out album (really theyve been the shit since replay with that rookie grand slam, PLUS with ring ding dong as a strong single of the ep Y.O.U.) i personally think this is due to how shinee was branded as actaully fucken amazing at dancing, and the lucifer choreography is honestly something unmatched, especially for the time that it came out.

but honestly for me as how i view things in shinee’s discography timeline, as well as with sales or what not i really think lucifer was that staple that not only was hype af when it came out but its main single “lucifer” still brings people onto shinee to this day so? really iconic album

however, as a long time shinee fan, i really love lucifer mostly nostalgically, like most people the first video i saw from shinee was lucifer, the first album i downloaded was lucifer, i tried learning the vogueing part from lucifer (and i still remember it lmao) so for me lucifer is really? great, mostly because it’s album i listened to when i was super young and kinda brought me onto shinee which in turn brought me to a wider spectrum of music

however, while it may be shinee’s amazing throwback album, looking back on it as a whole it really did not showcase the amazing powerhouse shinee is.

im not talking singing wise, lucifer does showcase amazing vocals but, shinee as a whole has a huge history of being contemporary, of always bringing people that new shit-that good shit-that cutting edge shit. and i think it’s taken them some time to grow into that contemporary mindset, before this mostly imo theyve been contemporary in the terms of style and what not but musically they’ve more or less sat comfortably of what was kinda going on. rather than being on the edge of the trend imo they brought out something that refined the trend to further establish it as the norm-before moving on as the trend changes

(imo shinee breaks out with sherlock as THAT group musically and artistically, that constantly pushes kpop music but thats for another review)

however lucifer is a staple in shinee’s discography and it’s a really nice album for that 2010 nostalgia era, it has cute upbeat songs, the freaking catchy lucifer as well as some gr8 ballads (and electric heart, imo one of the BEST songs shinee’s ever done)

anyway here’s the track by track review lmao:

(disclaimer, vocally shinee’s performances never disappoint (maybe rap wise but never singing wise) this is mostly me critiquing like the actual music and what it brings to the table as a cohesive album so not really shinee but mostly the production team backing them up and sm’s musical choices lmaoooo)

the first track is up and down, it’s classic 2010 kpop era type of song, it’s cute it’s catchy it’s upbeat. the main vocalists voices are strong af and the backing voices are really noice as well, the chorus is extremely catchy and it’s just? a straight forward catchy song. honestly nothing really new, especially with the placements of the raps but? it’s just a sweet listen, maybe a bit too sweet as the years pass, i think ready or not is a better catchy pop-y song imo but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

the next track is lucifer and honestly im gonna give my actual opinion, i dont listen to lucifer anymore sure i love lucifer but honestly i think this is just the perfect throwback song that you’re super hype for but in my opinion i dont listen to on the daily, like its good and it’s just catchy but, it follows that generic verse chorus verse chorus rap chorus. really what brought shinee into the lime light imo was their dancing and lucifer showcased that AMAZINGLY, but songwise it’s pretty? catchy but ?? you feel me??????

next is electric heart and electric heart TO THIS DAY is one of my favorite all time shinee songs. dude shinee has not done this type of song before, and it’s the only time they do this type of song on this album. the vocals are breathy and self assured, the harmonies are fucken angelic, the instrumentals fit their voices perfectly gives a very moody almost? seductive type of vibe that’s really punctuated by their falsettos. fucken A+++ track and honestly it really stands out from the album IMO just because of the way they sing and just how they all work together to make the song work. it’s groovy and sensual and jams when it needs to and just? a great listen all of them work so well in this ugh i love it

then it’s a-yo which i used to love when i was younger, not to repeat myself but the way i feel about this track is how i honestly feel about up and down with the exception that this song isn’t as upbeat, it’s more of a subdued upbeat song, something that in my opinion would fit perfectly in their replay album? i feel like it has that 2008 vibe. anyway yeah. catchy, cute, nothing new but nothing wrong w that

ok then we hit obsession and it’s one of the few shinee songs i actually dont like. i will give them the fact that it’s pretty experimental i guess?? for them??? for this album? the only problem is how out of place it feels, like we have upbeat and catchy then kinda sensual rly nice electric heart and then this? it has a darker tone and it’s? okay i guess i just think they really didn’t go all way that they couldve on this, i feel like theyve really refined the “darker” songs or more desperate sounding songs on the misconception albums. like it’s dark then soft and then you’re hit with jonghyun almost pleading chorus, honestly im not that big of a fan of it, especially with how the beginning and the chorus sound so disjointed on the same song but not in a Cool Experimental way imo, i kno i lot of people like it and if you do please tell me why!! would love to discuss w you all c:

after you’re hit with quasimodo which is a str8 up ballad and it would sound weird to have on an album that has songs like up and down and ready or not but? being placed after obsession was a great choice imo so it doesn’t sound so jarring. this is a complete ballads with fucken amazing vocals but especially the way they all just work together especially on the verses leading up to vocals. imo im not a huge fan of ballads but this is a really beautiful song that’s just, a great soft listen if you like those types of ballads. imo not anything new or groundbreaking but honestly it’s a Typical Ballad song in which jinki kills it so??? not really complaining

ok then it’s shout out which i was….obsessed with and honestly i….never listen to it now. it’s a great, “we’ve gone thru so much shit and here we are bitch we’re back and we dont give up” song i guess. however, in my opinion as a rap song? it’s not really? anything new or anything really?? astounding, imo listening back it’s kinda? i dont wanna say childish but i think like as utilizing “rapping” as a form of conveying music shinee (esp minho and kibum) have really improved on that a lot in their after years, and this is like a last remaining album of kibum and minho rapping the way every kpop group did in 2010 you know? nothing really shinee-like it’s just? idk it really isnt that great listening back and how far theyve come since it (odd eye guys, the rap in odd eye is a perf example because the rap goes along so well with the song itself and it feels like it sits in shinee’s discography as a perfect shinee song rather than A Rap Song They Did) and idk yeah, not a big fan now and i honestly think it’s great to show just how much shinee has grown as a kpop group to actual artists.

next up is wowowow and it’s? another catchy upbeat song but it’s not really with a lot of substance imo, like i feel they really went hard on the autotone like autotune can be used as a really cool device in song producing but i feel like? it’s a bit off putting with jonghyun’s high vocals you know?  it’s catchy but???? it’s just cute that’s it, what are they offering here that the other upbeat songs on this album dont offer? not to bash on it but?? there’s not much to say that i havent already ;A; (it’s still really cute)

your name is next and it’s? a cute slower song. it’s slow but not ballady. it’s like if wowowow was w/o autotune and like a bit more chiller. it’s just a sweet song nothing really???amazing i guess?? the “lalalala” the members do is really nice and i like it towards the end, once minho raps and the song changes a bit, i feel like it’s less generic and a cooler listen, like most songs in this era there’s a slight change towards the end of the song with the first two halves sounding extremely similar. nothing much to say w this one just. it’s cute.

then it’s life, which if i have one thing to say about this album’s lack of a cohesive feel is the fact that they put the slower songs with perfect transitioning songs before them, so listening to the album straight isn’t a jarring experience so honestly??? good on them that was a fab choice. now in my opinion, quasimodo was a better ballad-mostly because all the members really work together backing each other up and it sounds greater orchestrally than this song. life takes nearly two minutes to pick up, now i lov a slow start to get the tension started but really it doesn’t pick of until 1:50 and there isn’t really? anything amazing going on instrumentally to garner attention imo, shinee’s vocals are beautiful but?? u kno???? like most songs the cool shit is towards the end but i feel like it’s just subdued with some great notes belted out. classic ballady song if you like it, but again i think quasimodo really brought it home without sounding like it’s taking a while to get to the good parts you know????

after it’s ready or not. which i know i mentioned having transitining songs from slower to upbeat, which is NOT the case with this. but i FUCKEN lov ready or not. it’s literally like a better version of up and down imo, up and down sounds incredibly repetitive because of the whole rollercoaster ride thing, but this is like a repetitive song that doesnt seem like it’s looping. it has some embarssing 2010 song moments but honestly??? i dont care it’s literally a cute up beat song, generic especially with that kpop formula and the slight change towards the end but honestly thats what shinee was doing at the time, and it was fine. im only being so hard on this album because shinee Really Fucking Worked on their music and really went like beyond everything to become the shinee we know and love and appreciate today. so yeah. generic cute pop song that i still jam to but dont listen to often.

then it’s love pain, which i mean? it’s like a more hurt ayo lmao. like in the way it’s sung and it’s feel, the subject matter can be totally different. anyway not much to say just like…this album is so 2010 and this song really captures that like idk not much critique on this, i dont love it anymore but? vocals are gr8 and it’s a cool slow song

the album finishes with love still goes on, which is i think an AMAZING reference to the song love should off their first album. it’s a nod to the past while showing off how theyve grown and how theyve improved their vocals. the problem i have with this song is literally the same with ready or not with a dash of side eye at the raps but honestly?? it’s cute its happening and i just think the nod to their first album was a cute way to finish the album. it doesnt finish with a band but rather with a thanks, and i think that was really lovely

anyway my final review is: nostalgia/10 (with me mostly only listening to electric heart, ready or not, love still goes on and up and down)

but again this was me really just? giving a thorough critique lmao i still really lov this album, i own it (a ver AND b ver) and honestly if i ever see shinee live and they do any song off this album you will catch me wiping the tears from my eyes while belting out the lyrics. hyped as fuck. i kno this album like the back of my hand istgggggg i really do love this album, it’s just musically we all kno shinee is that group, but it’s super cool looking at their progression as artists and how theyve moved along musically!!