A MOMENT OF ATTENTION
Here's the list of our 17 voters:
Kuhleezi
TRAVVV
WarmBlood11
ohdenny
nikkysan
lemonsqueezyy
Mr Blonde
Andy French
2014
phily693
Touchofmyhand
constantino
ohnostalgia
Serg.
AshleyKerwin
ThisIsRogue
TheDangerZone
In the case of
@TheDangerZone, they had some technical issues with scores, and couldn't finish their ballot. I was sent some scores but they were incomplete, the only fully rated album was Aquarius. I decided to keep only the scores for that album, hoping that it's ok for everyone else this way as well.
Now that this clarification is out of the way, we can start with our reveals, shall we?
So, who's going out dead last?
DRACARYS
#73
Highest: 10x1 (
@WarmBlood11)
Lowest: 0x1 (
@nikkysan)
My Vote: 5
Worth It (feat. Iamsu) for: (Let me explain this section a bit: this is an idea I came up with while wrapping my mind around running this rate. One thing I’ve always loved about Tinashe is her songs are not just stratospheric choruses surrounded by nothing, they always have little bits here and there that really make it worth it listening to them over and over and over and over. And over. In this little section I will (briefly) explain what for me those bits are that make every track of hers, even the least exciting ones, worth a listen or two).
...Having said that, the single cover is STUN. I guess.
Ok, so this was what we collectively deemed as “worst Tinashe song to date”. Was I expecting this? Yeah. Is it deserving of the title? Yeah. Is it the worst song in here, especially considering some of what we have in the Extras? Not really.
Flame is the latest in our girl’s attempts at breaking through in more pop-leaning circles. Judging by the reaction (or lack thereof), I don’t need to state how that worked out. Hell, the only chart I can find it featured on was New Zealand Heatseekers. At #9. Number. Nine. Heatseekers. (get your life
@beyoncésweave by the way).
So, it didn’t exactly set the world on fire (pun semi-intended). But is it at least any good? Hmmmm. I don’t actively despise it, but if it didn’t exist it'd be for the better for everyone. I’m really not the one to judge anyone here though, as I was actually one of the few poor souls to defend this in the thread when it came out (comparing it to a BASIC STOREMADE PESTO SAUCE?! Are you for real
@Kuhleezi from the past? Is this the legacy you want to pass on to future generations?).
At least with recent throwaway collaboration bops Tinashe has proven she can still turn out a brilliant video. Let’s see how she did with this on-oh, nvm, looks like she never shot one for this. How… unfortunate.
Seems like you lot had a lot to say about this one. Do you know the saying: those who despise are the ones buying (or something like that)? No? Well, neither does Tinashe [REMEMBER_TO_LINK_TO_THAT_YOUTUBE_VIDEO]
Let’s start with
phily693 (4.5) “It doesn't really sound like her. By that I mean it sounds faceless and could be some song on a film soundtrack and nobody would care/notice. I didn't think I would ever call her faceless. However, the Kaskade remix injects some life into it, it elevates the song to another level and its potential is really reached. It somehow takes the middle 8 and final chorus and makes it more pop and palatable than the original.” I’m listening right now and though it’s very 2017-on-a-budget, it IS better than the original. Another voter who steals from Arya’s Braavos elingonza (sorry) extravaganza is
Touchofmyhand (6): ''..........Faceless. Sounds like a Carly Emotion B Side reject, except she would have never added those dire and generic woo's. Nevertheless, I think Carly would have pulled it off better, and that's probably why I'm bein a little indulgent with it. This 'pure pop' sound doesn't suit Tinashe. Popnashe should be genre-hopping'' I high-key don’t even want Popnashe. What makes her stand out is how she effortlessly blends Alt R&B with Capital-P Pop hooks.
AshleyKerwin (3.5) low-key lives in OCD hell: “I have nothing to go back to for this. I don’t even know if it’s on my general Spotify playlist or not, aka the 5k song list where I just add entire discographies on and put on shuffle mode.” At least it’s better than living in denial, right
Serg. (9)? “Stop acting like this is a shit song”. I found this on Wikipedia Was it you or
@WarmBlood11? Don’t worry,
Andy French (7.5) is there for you both in these trying times: “I don’t hate this as much as everyone else seems to but it’s still kinda beneath her. I use, though.” I mean, almost same, but still I want to keep a semblance of taste round here.
constantino (4) takes the high-road: “MESS at this growing on me since I last heard i- WAIT NO. I’m giving this a shit score out of principle. You DON’T release this after Superlove, Company and Nightride. But damn it really isn’t as bad as I thought...” Ok, but, if you actually enjoy this couldn’t you just… enjoy it? We’re just some people on a pink forum with ridiculous avatars screaming kii and sIay and questioning whether the snippet posted by a popstar was a snake or was it actually a dragon because LOOK AT THOSE SCALES! We lost every right to seriousness the moment we entered ‘Nicola’ on that sign-up form.
Ddddddd that sounds so bitter. But
nikkysan (0) manages to 1up me: “I'm giving this a 0 because this everything that Tinashe should NOT be. The opening lines actually aren't bad, it actually gave me hope that this was a more lighter version of a Nightride track, but once the chorus kicks in it becomes such a dated, syrupy pop ballad and I'm still scratching my head at why they thought releasing this was a good idea.”
Told you there was no video for this!
MESS at no one mentioning this mess.