I feel like rating this album wouldn’t even be fair, but they pay me 10 cents a month for this, so here you go: 9/10. Every song has extremely clever metaphors for how our hero is feeling. Every song makes you think outside of the box.
#Channel orange review movie#
The best way to describe it is to imagine the complex thoughts of the movie ‘Inception’, and put those thoughts into an album (OK, that might not be the best comparison). If you listened to this album from start to finish like I did, by the end of it you should be appalled. I love Frank’s approach of being sarcastic on his verses to let the girl (or man) know that he’s thinking about them it reminds me of that damn funk smell coming from the kitchen: of course I’m thinking about finding the root, I’m just afraid it might be a dead rat!įrank Ocean is on another level musically. This is one of my favorite songs of all time! It is truthful, it’s honest, and it’s beautifully written. This allows Frankie to show off his vocal abilities, and I’ll be honest, I am actually astonished at how good he sounds on the track! He displays several different pitches that I wasn’t aware he was capable of reaching. Ocean’s not one to shout his words, so his well-wrought stories reveal. Other features include a full/half-power mode. Restraint is key to the execution of Channel Orange, a neo-R&B album that, for all its layered beauty, never overwhelms.
#Channel orange review portable#
The Rocker 15 could be a great weekend warrior tool, portable and compact enough to fit on pub stages. The clean channel, which Orange calls ‘Natural’, just has a single volume control. Live instruments flood this song, giving it a very fresh vibe. The Rocker 15 is a two-channel design, with a drive channel including gain, master and three band EQ controls. It makes me want to go on a picnic like s**t. With that being said, I love the summertime/happy-go-lucky tone it gives off. It’s a contradiction in many ways: a far-from-perfect album that suggests a long and prosperous career an artist without an exceptional voice who looks like he will instead become an exceptional voice. It’s also the most “snap my finger, mmmmhmmm” friendly, too (if you know what I mean!). Despite its faults, Channel ORANGE still marks Frank Ocean out as an intriguing and exciting artist. Though the album captured one summer, 10 years later listeners. “Forrest Gump” is the most radio-friendly song on this album. Channel Orange is great musically, thematically, undeniably and its oddities and idiosyncrasies only contribute to that greatness. He looks like his face wasn’t completely developed, as if during puberty there was a error at 74% progress. I’ve been saying this from day 1: Earl Sweatshirt is a beast! He’s just significantly ugly. Though 2016s Blonde has arguably eclipsed it in terms of influence and prestige, theres a playfulness to Channel Orange, a breezily joyful experimentation. I feel like Frank’s persona on this song is bratty it was probably inspired by either Richie Rich or spoiled ass Rob Kardashian! channel ORANGE feels like one long, moonlit, air-conditioned ride. I personally love this song! Its extremely simple, but has a nice little bop to it also. I love so many songs in this album that I do not have a favorite.