Channel Orange

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Super Rich Kids" stands out for me and he's got to be the first person I've heard of to make Arkansas sound interesting. He discussed the phenomenon with Pharrell Williams, who had also experienced it and similarly referenced it for the title of his side project N. Reviewers of the shows noted Ocean's low-key stage presence and observed crowd screams and audience members singing-along to songs.

The actual discs are completely different: my copy has opaque orange marble, and the center stickers are very minimal, almost matching the original Channel Orange cover, and each side has swapped sticker colors.Ocean produced most of Channel Orange and was assisted by Malay, [6] who also played guitar, bass, keyboards, and brass instruments. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard viewed that Ocean examines love in the context of money, drugs, and sex. Ocean's narratives generally depict dark, [36] broken characters, [10] and a Southern California setting, [35] with references to its sunny, coastal environment in both the lyrics and melodies. What remains is a solid collection of pop-soul renderings through which Ocean tries to find himself.

A lot of the music sounds very similar to Drake's R'n'B work, except Ocean's vocals are on another level. In an essay for the poll, the newspaper's Eric Sundermann deemed the victory unsurprising as Ocean "dominated most music discussions this past year" and had an equalizing effect on listeners of all music genres. Scrapping his original plan of including it in the album's liner notes, [13] Ocean published a TextEdit file as an open letter through his Tumblr blog on July 4.The lighthearted, lovelorn "Golden Girl" has up-tempo synths, [66] gradual fades, [67] and Tyler, The Creator rapping in a low-pitched, demonic voice. Personal favourites for me are Forrest Gump, Lost and Super Rich Kids, plus the crowning Jewel of the album 'Pink Matter' which is genuinely one of the best songs that I've heard this year. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Can't say that I had high hopes for a bootleg, but this is a uniquely garbage pressing of a great album.

Channel Orange by Frank Ocean, Mark Morales, Frank Ocean, Shea Taylor, André Benjamin, Pharrell Williams, James Fauntleroy II, J. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 148 on the magazine's revision to the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.Although its wide physical release was scheduled for July 17, [81] Universal encouraged physical retailers to start selling it immediately after they receive shipments of the album. Ocean also performed "Thinkin Bout You" and "Pyramids" on Saturday Night Live on September 15, the latter of which featured John Mayer on guitar. Ocean and Def Jam eventually mended their relationship, [1] and while a planned contracted edition of Nostalgia, Ultra never materialized, the label released two of its songs as singles, including the Billboard charting " Novacane". It is about a girl that provides salvation and peace of mind for the narrator, who likens her to an island. Bad Religion" features melodramatic, orchestral music and a series of figures, including strings, handclaps, marching band snare drums, [55] and mournful organ chords.

Ocean reached out to rappers André 3000 and Big Boi of hip hop duo Outkast to appear on "Pink Matter". For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. He summarized Channel Orange as "accessible enough for broad popularity yet operating in a pioneering realm closer to the avant-garde. Time magazine's Melissa Locker noted melodramatic elements such as "haunting melodies" similar to The-Dream's 2007 album Love/Hate.Music journalist Alexis Petridis asserted that the song "repurpos[es] the battle between religion and lust that's been at the heart of soul music since it ceded from gospel". A quiet outlier, he scored notable collaborations with Jay-Z and Kanye West, yet managed to breach popular culture without making much noise. As others have mentioned, it lacks "Super Rich Kids," is way off-center, and has a defect that makes the intro track unplayable. Pilot Jones" employs magic realism and escapist imagery, [6] and depicts an emotional dependency between drug addicts, who confuse friendship with sexual love in their support of each other.