“R&B crooner returns with avant-garde minimalism and understated depth”
“Frank Ocean's long-awaited second studio album is poetic, weird, complicated and quietly pertinent”
“Four years after the landmark Channel Orange, two new releases from Frank Ocean find him writing richly emotional songs for a quieter, more meditative space.”
“Our take on R&B singer's long-awaited second album”
“**💭 Thoughts:** Frank Ocean’s 2016 studio album *Blonde* is one of the most celebrated R&B albums of all time and is often recognized as one of the greatest albums ever released, regardless of genre. To be honest, I’ve never really seen what’s so special about this record. Sure, it achieves the atmospheric and emotional vibe it’s going for, but nothing really stands out to me other than a couple of tracks. **🎶 Tracklist Review** 1.) Nike🔵🥉 2.) Ivy 🔵🥈 3.) Pink + White 🔵🥇 4.) Be Yourself ⚪️ 5.) Solo 🟡 6.) Skyline To 🟡 7.) Self Control 🟢 8.) Good Guy 🟡 9.) Nights 🟢 10.) Solo (Reprise) 🟡 11.) Pretty Sweet 🟢 12.) Facebook Story ⚪️ 13.) Close to You 🟢 14.) White Ferrari 🟢 15.) Seigfried 🟢 16.) Godspeed 🟢 17.) Futura Free 🟡 ──────────────────── **🤔 Track Rating Scale** 🔵 Loved — Thoroughly enjoyed it and will revisit often. 🟢 Liked — Enjoyed it, but it’s not one I’d revisit often. 🟡 Mixed — Enjoyed it somewhat, but some aspects held it back for me; most likely won’t revisit. 🟠 Disliked — Didn’t enjoy it very much; won’t be revisiting. 🔴 Hated — Didn’t enjoy any part of it; no desire to revisit ever again. ⚪️ Interlude, etc. — Not rated as an actual song. ──────────────────── **🏅 Ranking Scale** 10 — Perfect 9 — Exceptional 8 — Great 7 — Good 6 — Decent 5 — Average 4 — Below Average 3 — Poor 2 — Bad 1 — Awful 0 — Unlistenable”
““Blonde” by Frank Ocean is a sparse, atmospheric, and emotionally evasive album that talks about memory, identity, love, childhood, and growing up. The album feels like a bunch of memories stitched together to create an atmospheric and emotional experience. The album has no traditional structure, with vocals dramatically changing and instrumentals hanging like unfinished thoughts. The minimalistic approach from Frank forces the listener to think and sit with their emotions, instead of just casually listen. Overall, Blonde feels like a lost memory, lingering and devastatingly nostalgic.. which is why it’s a clear 10/10 from me.”
“Blond is my favourite album ever. It’s one of two albums I actually have tattooed on my body. It’s soulful, sorrowful, and conscious. The best tracks include Seigfried, Ivy, and Self Control (my favourite song ever) and all tackle the theme of someone knowing exactly what they want, but knowing it’ll never happen. If you haven’t heard this song I emplore you to. A good place to start may be the song Ivy as it beautifully demonstrates the tone and themes of the album with one of the catchier tunes on the project.”
““We’ll never be those kids again” Frank Ocean is the epitome of art. He’s not concerned with what people want, he’s not concerned about making another paycheck, he’s painting a picture that we all can interpret differently. To each person, we all hear the same lyrics, yet they are perceived differently in our minds. Frank Ocean isn’t illustrating something for his life, he’s letting us discover our own. 10/10 album.”
“Whew, this album is a roller coaster of emotions. Currently, in my life, I’m trying to put vulnerability front and center, and I think this album is all about doing so. This album also tends to make me thing deeper no matter what the subject is , for me it’s finding who i am. The sounds of this album are simply just so angelic.”
“Good album, just a bit overhyped. Take nothing away from it though, it has some great songs and some of Franks best songs in his discography but some quite boring drawn out ones too that overcrowd it a bit. Top Songs ‘Nikes’ ‘Ivy” ‘Solo’ ‘Nights’ ‘White Ferrari’ ‘Pink + White’”
“a fantastic record by frank, ivy is a masterpiece of a song. the only song i don’t really vibe with on here is pretty sweet. but overall this is a great album. a staple of the 21st century.”
“1st listen, this wasnt for me. But on my second try, idkw but it just clicked. Super powerful stuff and just enjoyable to listen to.”
