Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS (September 8, 2023) • Page 29

Lacy is the only one of the ballads that hasn't grown on me. Really came around on The Grudge the past few listens.

 

Yea, Lacy doesn’t really do much for me. Everything else hits me good.

 

“lacy” & “the grudge” are pretty easily my two favorite ballads on here.

 

I think I like this more than Sour as a whole, but the highs on Sour still hit more overall.

 

Will be cool to see vampire back on top after what a weird hot 100 it's been lately

 

Well, this is surprisingly good, huh? Really wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. Digging some of the mid 90's alt rock vibes running throughout.

 

So good man.

 

But does it make you light as a feather?

 

I've decided that "bad idea right?" remains my favorite song on the album (and maybe favorite of the year) but the b-side of this record is wayyyyy better than the a-side.

favorite five tracks:
1. bad idea right?
2. pretty isn't pretty
3. all-american bitch
4. love is embarrassing
5. get him back!

 

I feel like there's so much talk about her rockers versus her piano ballads, but "Pretty Isn't Pretty" really makes me want to hear more of her in that kind of lush, gorgeous mid-tempo vein. Feels like new territory for her.

 

My top five:

1) Get Him Back
2) Pretty Isn't Pretty
3) Vampire
4) Love Is Embarrassing
5) The Grudge

 

"all american bitch" song of the year

 

finally gave the album a full listen and I mostly enjoyed it. don't love the sing/talk thingy she does though.

 

that's one of my favorite things about her music haha

 

Whole album is great. "I wanna meet his mom and tell her her son sucks" is a lyrical marvel idec

 

probably my favorite on the album, such a cool song

 

Enema Of The State is only 35 minutes long. This conversation is over.

 

I thought the topic was good albums.

 

As for top tracks? I think the last five song run is the top five, in no particular order. One of them rare back-loaded albums.

 

Some people on social media would call that an “EP,” apparently.

 

not sure i love the sequencing of this. it seems like every time it gets going there's another ballad to slow things down. and some of them are just okay, where all of the faster songs are pretty excellent.

 

Why did I just read the comments on that Twitter post? I know better than this