Ritmos robados. Increible propaganda. No artistic intregrity whatsoever and this is coming from a latin american
Honestly...
Disappointed...
This album could have been great, Ed exploring the aftermath of his megahits of "÷" the birth of his daughter and much more.
And the album starts of great with "Tides", but sadly it quickly gets
Idk why people hate so much Ed Sheeran.
Its like when he does a hit people say: "Its too boring".
When he does something personal however, people say : "Its too cringy".
But thats part of his personality.
Anyways, great song ;)
Pretty nice song. Dont know the lore behind it however I like the song but the only things is that the song feels a bit tame...
Good song still
This album you wont love at first listen.
Take that for sure.
It will take several listens for you to understand and appreciate all songs in the record. That said, even afyer hearing this album +30 times, the second half of the album is rather weak for me. After "End Of Youth", the album seems to be retreading ground. Dont get me wrong, there are still BANGERS like "Curtains" and "Sparks", however, as said, at a point they mix together.
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Honestly, the BEST Ed Sheeran album and a standard that he has only been able to surpass a couple times since.
One - A beautiful song explaining the doubt and hope
I'm A Mess - CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED. Especially the bridge that extends all the way to the end of the song.
Sing - For me its just a "guilt pleasure"
Don't - I love Don't, if you want my full thoughts, I did a review on it
Nina - A really personal song of Ed explaining his past relation with Nina.
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Honestly, this version is much better.
My highlights are "Nancy Mulligan" and "Save Myself" which is the best song Ed has made
Pretty good song! However the extended "F64" version is significantly better in my opinion
I don't care that this may be "corny" to some of you, this is a beautifully crafted song that shows PURE love.
Eh, I'm a hopeless romantic btw
Is it really nessesary to put why its soo good this song?
From the beat, to hook, to chorus, verses, and songwriting is top for MUSIC standards in general.
Honestly, after the banger of "A Little More", I had high hopes for this album, what ended up happening was a mix of that expectation being delivered and not at the same time.
"Opening" I could talk for hours about hoe its soo good and if you say that "Ed is cringy", I feel that it adds to his personality.
"Sapphire" and "Azizam" to me feel like the same song but one has persian instruments and the other Indian influence (The Arijit Singh ... read more
Honestly, I've heard this songs and I have to admit...
Some of them are really good. The Don't/Nina Medley is fenomenal to hear as many othet songs.
However, some songs like "You Need Me" are "worse" than the "official" live versions...
Still, if youre a fan, go check this album out!
An incredible song. It honestly surpises me how much it stands out quality-wise in "Play". This feels more like "Multiply" levels of quality if anything.
From the pettiness, to the lyrics, and conflicting feeling Ed has towards this someone just fit together soo nicely.
The only reason I'm not giving it 100 is because I feel it too short :(
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On aCriticalXCXfan's review of Ed Sheeran - Play
"@Mellope Also, have your opinions, but "Equals" is by far the worst album from the main lineup of songs of his. (Not including No.6)
If you hear "Sandman" or "Leave Your Life" and seriously enjoy them...
Then more power to you but I'll go insane after 5 listens of the song"
On aCriticalXCXfan's review of Ed Sheeran - Play
"@Mellope I would say quite the opposite, I think that although Ed leaned a bit too much into pop, its still has a decent focus on Indian sounds and that is wayyy more prevalent in the deluxe version.
Also, if we look at each song individually, "Opening" is the bridge between the deppresing album of "Subtract" and the bright album of "Play".
I feel that the whole rap and acoustic/ballad beats of it complement the whole message and the theme of "drawing a line" is especially effective and relatable.
I can talk like this about songs like "Old Phone", "A Little More" and even "Slowly".
However, I must add that this album feels dragged down by a whole lot of "mid".
"In Other Words" and "Down Look Down" were other versions of songs he has"
On aCriticalXCXfan's review of Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
"@aCriticalXCXfan
Latin American here!
I personally despise with every inch of my body Bad Bunny...
Ok, maybe an exaggeration, but I really cant stand the dude. From his arrogant persona, to his contradicting actions and values he promotes
To him proclaiming himself as a "Christian", but denied Daddy Yankee from playing his recent Chistian songs in favor of his older, popular songs which eventually made him drop out of the Superbowl.
To him ruining the youth in here...
(And he cant sing and like 80% of his songs are samples and thats why people like them, because of the samples, not his talent, at least in my opinion)
Be free to share your thoughts on these :))"
On aCriticalXCXfan's review of Ed Sheeran - Play
"@Mellope Sorry for being late, but why?
I felt a BIT dissapointed. But compared to "=" and "No.6", this is MILES better.
"Opening", "Old Phone", and "A Little More" were (in my opinionn) PEAK Ed back :))"
On TDbrick77's review of Ed Sheeran - -
"You're welcome though, giving "End Of Youth" a 30/100 is diabolical lol"
On GreenEagle72's review of Ed Sheeran - x
"Question, why did you rate the album 58 when the lowest score you gave to an individual song in the album is 58 on itself and all others are higher thus boosting up the score?"
On Kenny_McCormick's review of Ed Sheeran - x
"Man, you gonna say that "One" and "I'm A Mess" are coworker music? You're crazy, "Sing" I kinda get it but those two arent. "One" and "I'm A Mess" have some of the most heartfelt and strong lyrics and choruses Ed has made
Also shoutout to @TobySwitch"
On TDbrick77's review of Ed Sheeran - -
"This album you have to hear it at the very least 3 times for it to really love it.
Thats how it was for me, at first it was forgettable all of the songs but now I love every song from the first half of it. Give this album a few more listens and you'll realize that."
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