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I understand why Chappell Roan and this project have gotten so big so fast. The songwriting chops on this record are not to be underestimated, and in a world where Taylor Swift and other big pop acts are resting on their laurels making corporate synth pop, there is clearly a lot of personality in a pop record like this that is lacking from what some other big pop acts are giving. That being said, there are some vocal choices that permiate the record and, in my opinion, take me out of the point ... read more

While the opener of this project was a solid addition to the Taylor Swift track list, the album continues to take a sharp nosedive in quality that slightly improves far too late after some of the most uninspired music I've heard. Buzz words and phrases like "but daddy I love him" and "I can fix him" become the premises for entire songs and tend to feel forced and like bad clickbait. I couldn't sing a single melody from this record back to you since it's such a ... read more

I was really not in love with most of the first act. I appreciate the dedication to the operatic style, but there are some songs that have so much of so little to hang onto in terms of melody that I find the first half a bit of a chore. That being said, I really enjoyed the second act, with almost all of my favorite moments of the production being in the back half. The blending of Russian folk stylings, 2000s-2010s music theater stylings, electronic dance, as well as some experimental noise ... read more

Weird Al has a knack for picking good songs to parody, and I think this has some of the most "Weird Al" Weird Al albums in that it captures the kind of hijinx he likes to get into for his songs, complete with some of his most disgusting entries to date and polkas pulling from "angry white boys."