Big Pop Girls 2016 VS Rate - COMPLETE
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Come to Mama is a highlight of Joanne thoughCome To Mama should go before Just Another Day
SCORE: 5.45
Highest Score: 10 x 2 (@Bobbyrae @Remorque)
Lowest Score: 0 x 4 (@Diet Pop! @tylerc904 @Jersey @Markus1981)
My Score: 5/10
This is a difficult one to categorise for me. Its place in the film is harrowing and spell-binding, and overall it's a beautiful little interlude, but at the level we're operating at in this rate, I'm not sure how we could justify this going much further. It's not bad, it's just not enough. And hey, at least it has the lead artist's vocals on it unlike the other interlude we've already chucked out.
Let's kick off with that boy is a gila monster, who awarded it an 8.5/10, " This… is incredibly moving to me. there's a profound sadness here that breaks my heart." Touchofmyhand finds it to be, "Not essential" however, and dodoriazarbon is even more cutting, " I’m hard on this but I have no need for it to be just him. I want her to sing it. I know the male voices on this album serve a purpose - they’re sort of her version of the Muses here, these disembodied voices flittering in and out of her moments of female power, rage, expression blah. But I don’t care for his moaning at the best of times, it’s barely a song, and her singing more of it would have given it a better chance with me." Remember when this trick gave "Rise" a 10/10? Solenciennes has only known the true context of this song for about six hours after finally watching the movie, but at least he got there in the end, "This is a nice interlude of sorts, a poignant moment in the movie and while there's really not enough Beyoncé on it to warrant a high score, the scenes it's set to are deep." Beautiful Child wants more and is sad he didn't get it, "This actually had huge potential to lead into something interesting/more experimental (like Mine or even Haunted). I love the way their vocals intertwine as the production drops away into an abyss but the tracks that follow this creepy little vignette never deliver on the promise."
"An interlude that isn’t mind numbing & actually adds to the experience! Quelle surprise." sexercise squeals, while joe_alouder likes the little moment of harmonic whatever but that's about it, "Lovely. But ultimately an interlude, though the brief moment their vocals are together is gorgeous." and tylerc904 really needs to watch the movie, "Okay but why did she do this? Why include it on an album like this? What happened during conception? Why is his voice so terrible?!" and so does Raichu, teebs, "This is not bad exactly, but as an interlude, it doesn’t enhance the album. It’s actually a bit distracting and I see no reason it shouldn’t have seen the cutting room floor." Did people really not watch Lemonade before rating? Slice of Life balances this out with his 9/10 though, "I think people do too much with this song. Sure, it's just an interlude with more James Blake than Bey. But it's still very, very pretty. And it works when listening to the album as a whole. I'll never skip this beauty." Rommers serves mess on a big ol' platter, "Idk this is nice and atmospheric and tonally illuminating, but it ain’t keeping hunger locked up till lunch ja FEEL. My pussy is tolerant but ambivalent." NAWT the Shreddies reference. I'm done.
Hyrulian has an unfortunate choice of words for this track, emphasis mine, "I must have blacked this song out on the film, because hearing it made me wish I never listened to it. Probably an unpopular opinion, but I can’t bring myself to rate it any higher." Sis... munro mirrors my score of 5/10 and adds, "I can’t give it any more than a 5 because it’s not long enough." Yes, full song next time please. P'NutButter likes the role it takes just fine though, "Adds a much needed emotional depth to 'Sandcastles' but also helps as a bridge to the next track." CorgiCorgiCorgi embarks on a bit of straight nonsense, " You know how The Godfather Part 3 is probably an okay movie on its own, but since the first two movies are so good, anything less than perfection is gonna look like hot garbage? This is the Godfather Part 3 of this album." Is The Godfather like a dom top????? johnny_tsunami doesn't bamboozle me with sports or whatever that talk was just there, "I’m a sucker for this one. I just find it very moving in the context of the album and in the “story” portrayed by the music. I also think James Blake’s vocals fit perfectly with the tone here."
eccentricsimply gives a very measured review, almost redeeming her transgressions in the previous eliminations, "This interlude is very clearly about making a separation about what was very personal and unique to her to subjects that are still personal to her but that fall more into a community thing. It's something that she goes to, but that also transcends individuals. The mothers of the movement holding the pictures of their sons is a very important moment of the film. I can appreciate that a lot, but I have to say it's not a very compelling interlude musically speaking." I think that's all pretty fair. ThisIsRogue is also rather decent in his appraisal, "Listening to this makes me vividly imagine the part from Lemonade it was put under. So striking. James Blake does his thing well and I do not mind it is mostly him." Yes, I like the fact that it kind of acts as a stock take in the album, a gasp for air, a moment of calm. ohnostalgia serves us some words that we should maybe keep in mind in 2017, ""Forward, best foot first just in case / when we made our way 'til now / it's time to listen, it's time to fight." I will carry this into 2017 and I hope you all do as well." Indeed.
Let's close with Bobbyrae, one of the two 10/10s for this track, " A mess that I gave this a ten?! It's just such a flawless interlude. The layering of their vocals is so perfect and it's so unexpected as a whole. Couple this with the devastating visuals...it's perfect."
As several have already mentioned, the song received a visual as part of the album's accompanying film during a segment entitled Resurrection, in which the relatives of several people gunned down by police in America hold the pictures of their deceased loved ones up to us as a reminder of everything that has been lost, and everything that still has to be done. Forward, but never without acknowledging what came before.
Come to Mama is a highlight of Joanne though
Yes. Come To Mama is imitating something good and doing it well. Can't say that about Just Another Day.
Million Reasons can leave before it.The fact the goat shrieking Higher hasn't been eliminated yet
Absolutely fucking not as far as the bolded are concerned.
But I've ranted enough about Just Another Day and I give zero fucks about Million Reasons. It doesn't deserve to go in the next batch, but it's about as interesting and exciting as old waffles.
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Higher is one of the best songs of the year. Just ask PitchforkThe fact the goat shrieking Higher hasn't been eliminated yet
I love Sigourney Weaver, what is she reacting to here?
Also, me when these dry-ass teetotallers weakly try to come for Higher -
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