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- čas přidán 5. 11. 2022
- Joji returns with a gorgeous new project.
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I don’t understand why this album is getting so much hate, this is Joji. I love this album and can’t stop listening to it, sure it’s a bit short and maybe sounds a little unfinished in parts but it’s a really solid project from a really solid artist and I think it shows that there’s exciting stuff to come from Joji
it's getting hated?
for me it´s a to short masterpiece
@@maccap8480 unfortunately the majority of feedback I’ve seen has been pretty negative
Cus its short and people wanted more. Only 7 new songs, the album is only 25 mins. I think if it was an EP people would love it. I love what is on this album, but I do wish there were more songs.
@@duggy1710 yeah only reason ppl are "hating" is cuz its short not cuz the songs are bad lol , personally I wish it was longer but I'm happy with the album regardless
joji took the phrase “die for you” to a whole other level of pain and sadness
die for you is such a beautifully written and produced song, it makes you really feel the emotion with the lyrics and melody, to the peak of the instrumental towards the end and middle
YEEESSSS I don’t get the comments about how unfinished it sounds. I gave it a good couple listens and the songs are so well crafted. Although I do not like the blahblahblah demo very much, just not a good sound to me
On repeat
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@@monkeyshitstorm Oh fans are not criticizing Glimpse of Us, they’re criticizing the album as a whole product. It sort of sounded as we imagined given no promotion.
I played it on the speaker in my job when me and my coworkers were cleaning up the kitchen, creating a vibe- showing off some new good music. Some good Joji. For the vibes. Soft, crooning, soothing-beautiful. And one of my fucking coworkers kept saying and emphasizing that the song was “GAARRBBAAGGEE”… ”Turn this SHIT OFF!” I know he was trying to be funny or some shit too, but Jesus… I understand maybe not liking the vibe of the song; too slow?, too sad? Eh, not for me. But to say it’s ‘garbage’? And ‘shit’? Such a beautiful song like this??
i really don’t understand anyone saying this album sounds unfinished. it feels intentional that the songs are short and sweet it’s meant to be raw and joji seems to be presenting himself unapologetically. these are things that you don’t really see from an artist often. masterpiece.
YES
he didnt write or produce most of the songs, its definately not him "presenting himself" in the slightest
@@kidneycel just because someone helped with lyrics and their name is on the song doesn’t mean it’s not in jojis own vision. you can literally help with writing one bar and get your name put on a song. vocally he’s putting himself out there for everyone and that doesn’t deserve to be discredited in the slightest
@@kidneycel agreed, he’s portraying a character. He’s not new to that concept given his past. George Miller’s character “Joji” croons over heartbreak and melancholy on damn near every song
@@1openborder pink guy
Disc 1:
0:18 - Glimpse of Us
2:31 - Feeling Like the End
3:53 - Die For You
7:26 - Before the Day is Over
11:16 - Dissolve
Disc 2:
12:45 - NIGHT RIDER
13:52 - BLAHBLAHBLAH DEMO
15:37 - YUKON (INTERLUDE)
16:59 - 1AM FREESTYLE
1AM FREESTYLE has to be my favourite track on this album, especially when bass cuts out to hear Joji's hums to just kick back in again gives me chills. I personally love this album but I do understand why some feel disappointed as the tracks are rather short but overall I really enjoyed it.
It really gets better with every single listen, it’s crazy
That's a hell of a way to finish an album with the line "I don't want to be alone."
From the perspective of a fan, it is both strangely hopeful and so worrying.
before the day is over is the best
same here. and then for me night rider is second and feeling like the end 3rd
This album was great idk why I've seen so many negative comments
Probably because there’s not as many songs as people wanted or had the same amount of popular singles, overall the track quality is better than nectar but people prefer nectar because there’s more substance
really the only thing about it was it was short, the content was amazing though
@@ArchangelAir it's because alot of the tracks are pretty hallow lacking substance, just mellow beats with pretty repetitive lyrics and it's kinda just the same stuff he always does lacking variety
People like to feel special
It’s boring and nothing we haven’t heard from him before
0:20 Glimpse of us
2:31 Feeling like The End
3:55 Die For You
7:30 Before The Day Is Over
11:16 Dissolve
12:45 Night rider
13:54 Blahblahblah demo
15:38 Yukon interlude
17:01 1AM freestyle
Thank you!
Thanks man!
Thanks
Thank you
Real mvp
Unpopular opinion, this is my favorite album of his
not unpopular, just treat music like an edible. You have to let it sit for a bit before you can really feel it.
it's his best album.yet🤷🏾♂️
It could've been his best, the skeletons of these songs are amazing, and there are a few of his best songs here, but it felt a bit rushed or unfinished. It's a good listen, but MAN he coulda blown us away if the songs were longer and more ambitious.
Same
I feel like it's way to new for that, you have to let it set for a bit let your hype and honeymoon phase die off first
die for you is a masterpiece
I love that with joji songs the more you listen the better it gets and you start to see all of the layers its so cool
I’ve been waiting for your reaction to this amazing album lol. You always point out the changes, the instrumentation, as well as the lyrical aspects of each song. Great reaction as always. Keep up the great work, stay safe. ✌🏼
therapy? no. new joji album? yes.
Music is therapy
I think that side A is definitely supposed to be more melodic while the second side is more rap or rhythmic but I think that the second side doesn't do a well enough job of feeling like rap, I also think that 1 am freestyle is kind of a mixture of both the rhythmic and melodic style which is also why its my favorite track.
I had a lot of the same reactions that you had when I first listened to it. I feel like since I listen to Joji a lot, it's okay to me that not all of his music has that same ballad, very soothing-surrounding experience. I feel like the songs that aren't like his usual really just force you to listen to the lyrics more to find the meaning rather than just using the music in general. For me, I know it took me awhile to get used to songs like Dissolve and BLAHBLAHBLAH DEMO. I'm just glad that you're giving Joji the praise he deserves in terms of this album even though it's different because I still think that it's really good.
Contrary to popular opinion, I think this album is almost all meat. It held my attention the whole way through and the vibe was consistent. I don't have a short attention span, per say, just a demanding one, and this was the first Joji album I could listen to from start to finish, with no breaks.
Die For You gives me goosebumps every single time I listen to it
Great reaction mate
I've been waiting for this one
ive been waiting for this reaction
I LOVE hearing Joji lean more into the heartfelt symphony-ish types of songs. His voice fits those types of songs so well. Been a fan since BALLADS but this is an evolution of his sound
Die for you is immediately one of my favorite Joji songs of all time
The album is split into two because side a is like follow up to Nectar, then side b is a ballads follow up, which is why the titles are in all caps like ballads. Def my fav from him!
Amazing album! Was waiting for your reaction!
I was waiting your react 💙
This album in terms of production and vocals it's his best yet, you can like more nectar and ballads but in terms of quality this is a huge jump
Is it weird I think the vocals and production on Run is more “crisp” than this album? 🤔 But I guess you can’t put high production and lo-fi (low fidelity) in the same sentence. 😅 They contradict each other. That aside, I feel like he didn’t take any risks on it. Sort of like… he did what his label told him to do. Nothing more, nothing less. Felt a bit uninspired compared to previous albums.
@Aoi Shi I disagree. Nectar is better produced than this. This felt rushed.
@@pinkblossoms nectar wasnt better produced than this, they were both produced properly, it's just that he went for some different stuff on this one
@@fckngnoone7263 Again some songs just felt totally off on this album.
Was waiting on this cheers for the reaction.
Jon: "Are we gonna get one more? I don't think we are"
1AM FREESTYLE: "Hold my beer"
Starting the album with a love song/missing the love you lost and ending it with a song that's last lyrics are "I don't want to be alone" is fucking beautiful to me!
Great reaction Jon Denton. Brilliant love it. Dont think it sounds unfinished... this is Joji peeps 😍
I was waiting for this
For some reason I’m enjoying BLAHBLAHBLAH DEMO the most right now, I get the vibe isn’t as hard hitting and sad as the songs earlier in the album but it just gives me the vibe of his older stuff, with the distortion and different little sound effects, even a little monotone singing sorta. Just gives me a little nostalgia I think idk.
Omg I'm so glad I've found someone else who likes BLAHBLAHBLAH DEMO as much as I do.
I've been waiting for your reaction
i was waiting for this
Before the day is over has gotten me through some shit already it is for sure my comfort song
finally someone reacting to a good album
I love listening to your reactions (helps we love all the same artists) you make my day better and I hope you keep going. JD the prophet goated
The way you're able to word the emotions so delicately that we all feel is so nice to hear cause listening to joji is a rollercoaster where you can easily lose yourself in the songs
tbf i really loved that album since it talks about things and thoughts that have tormented my life recently and that i can relate to. in my opinion this is joji‘s most mature project. it’s his most polished album but at the same time it is not. let me explain. all his thoughts and background behind this project are very clear but the product itself doesn’t succeed in putting them out which gives that feeling of an unfinished project. and tbh as much as my first listen touched me emotionally and the potential this album has on paper i also do feel like wanting more. vocally i think that joji has reached his peak but again doesn’t show his full potential he shown us on slow dancing in the dark. personally i really liked the project since it really had me in my feels but i also tried to acknowledge and understand why the critics have been so poor on this album. definitely in my top 10 album of the year. 7/10
This whole album is incredible, 1AM Freestyle is the best track. Joji continues to get better with each album that drops.
My favorite song is die for you, I don't know just really better than another one's. For me. Thanks big man
Let's go the prophet! Comment for the Algo, fan since rock reacts. Love the vids ❤️
Was just about to comment on an other video where is the joji reaction?! It's here yaaaay!
the first side of the album sounds like everything he wants to say while the second side is how he feels. the disconnect, the way the songs sometimes flip moods. it reads like someone struggling with the pain of losing their person
Great album review 👌🏽 I had those same feelz my dude!
Love this record
saw him live in DC and his voice is just as angelic in person
Saw him in Denver can confirm
The album is really good, its so expressive and emotional, the shortness of the album wants me wanna listen and look for more from Joji.
i was hooked on the first listen. such a perfectly crafted album. words cannot describe its beauty. 🥹🥹🥹🥹♥️♥️♥️♥️
I really love Blahblahblah I love joji's melody and the speed change on the track is insane
2:47 and 13:27 gives me chills. It’s a beautiful album.
'Before the day is over' is my fav song ever!
Love this album
FINALLYY!!!
Really like the stuff on this album, but I certainly have my gripes and most of it comes down to me wanting more. Joji is so damn talented, he has such a great voice and vision. I wish we got more songs and I wish some of the songs we got were longer, 1AM FREESTYLE especially. There are a lot of fantastic moments here and my biggest issue with this is it left we wanting more which isn't a bad problem to have since it means I love Joji's music. I also feel like a lot of these songs feel like they're building up to something greater, like a climax where the instrumental should swell and Joji should bring our his vocals on full power, but then it ends just short which bothers me and increases that feeling of wanting more. Glimpse Of Us is a perfect song, I have no issues with it. Feeling Like The End is nice but that part at the end is a perfect example of a song feeling like its building to a climax and ending just short. Die For You is beautiful, very few complaints other than again wanting that end part to have some sort of big vocal climax to go along with those synths at the end. Before The Day Is Over is the only track where I actually think it could have been shorter, its a nice chill track that doesn't need that climax as much but also feels like it lingers just slightly too long. Dissolve is beautiful but that buildup at 2:34 in the song really is a perfect example of the needing a climax I'm talking about. Nigh Rider is totally perfect as is, fits perfectly into that late night drive type of vibe. BLAHBLAHBLAH DEMO is my least favorite song on the album and it isn't even bad, it just feels pretty unfinished as the title suggests and it needs more substance to it. YUKON (Interlude) is in that same vibe as Night Rider and needs no changes, I love it as is. 1AM FREESTYLE is the song that has me most conflicted since its both my favorite but also the one that I think had the most wasted the most potential, it is absolutely beautiful but needed to be at least a minute or 2 longer and needed that major climax to finish it off strong. Those are my feeling on the album. They may seem negative, but believe it or not I really like the album and I love Joji (he was fantastic when I saw him live in Austin), I just wish that this album did more with what it had because it has so many amazing ideas that I feel aren't fully fleshed out. Its an album I love but that I feel could have been so much more. Its also my subjective opinion though as someone whose favorite joji songs are the ones that have that swelling, climactic feeling (Slow Dancing In The Dark, Ew, 2nd half of Gimme Love, Run, Like You Do). Since this album was so short I'm hoping we hear more music from Joji in the near future and he doesn't disappear on us for almost 2 years like he did after Nectar, which was a top 5 album of 2020. I know nobody asked for my thoughts or cares, but I wanted to write this out just for myself. With all this said, this album is getting way too much hate. Its a solid 7 or 8 out of 10 and I don't know why people are acting like its awful when really they just wish it was longer like me.
I agree with a lot of what you said, personally i think BLAHBLAHBLAH DEMO and Dissolve are instant skips, and would give the album a 6.5/10.
Ain’t readin allat
Very well said mate
not readin that essay
I completely agree with you on this one. Especially the last few ending moments on 1AM FREESTYLE felt like it just needed to go somewhere higher and more climactic. I agree with a lot of what Shawn Cee says in his reaction to the album. Joji is working with an amazing palette and sound, but so many songs sound like unfinished paintings. The sound and vibe is there, it just needs to be pushed a little further to really reach the glory it can reach, which we know Joji can do with songs like SDITD, Gimme Love, Run, e.t.c. He just needs a little bit more confidence to fully flesh out songs to their true potential
Die for you is lyrically good. Comes head to head with Glimpse of Us.
Best reaction channel
For me Nectar is his best album by far, but smithereens doesn't lose the feeling and the vibe it's so good!! idk why people is hating it.
blah blah blah demo is my actual favourity song of the album after I dive in completely and surpass Glimpse of us and Die for you. I actually love more the part B because is less elaborate and the songs end up abruptly. In fact listening to this album has inspired me to do something I wanted to do for so long but I coundnt find the inspiration till nov 4th, and that is writting . So thanks for that JOJI.
Fav Joji album to date
night rider is his own entirely pretty much, he produced and wrote it. the rest had credited people on production and writing
I’m a casual Joji fan (ik him from his Filthy Frank days) but I thought this album was genuinely AMAZING
Did not like the album much on first listen but the whole thing flows so well. Been listening on repeat since release and I always pick up on something new.
Fully wept when I heard before the day is over 😭😭😭😭😭
Been waiting on this man, nice, personal, tonally consistent album
Too many writers for it to be personal.
Here’s an original opinion that I formed on my own. This is a great album, definitely some future Joji classics. The whole “it feels incomplete” crowd just watched album reviews and copy and pasted those peoples opinions.
He had a whole 2 years to work on this. Some songs are short because that’s just the way they are. So many people are used to songs that are 4 minutes long with 2 and a half minutes of filler or ad libs. The messages he can convey in the time he does is not crazy.
In certain cases less is more, and this album was almost perfect. I just wish there was more songs. That just me being greedy tho lol. This is one of my favorite releases from papa ❤
No. We’ve formed these opinions on our own.
@Yuu • há 5 anos Exactly. We’re capable of forming our own opinions. 😅 The reception for Ballads 1 and Nectar wasn’t this split. That means this album is more controversial, and for a good reason.
it is so so immature to claim that people who don't agree with you must be 'copy and pasting' other people's opinions. I have not watched or read a single review of this album except Jon's, and from my first listen I thought it sounded unfinished. The last three songs are literally called demo, interlude and freestyle. He should've released it as an EP.
If you took the time to comment because you felt offended then your part of that crowd lol.
The songs and the album as a whole do not sound finished and there is no critics needed for me to not feel that in the music
I enjoyed Smithereens. Wasn’t my favorite of his albums, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad. Even though it was a bit short, I liked the songs, and all of them were all solid. I wished their could have been a few more songs, but other than the album being short, I personally don’t have much to complain about it.
I listened to this album during an 8 hour flight and took everything in and it’s a work of art!
Letssss goooooo
Ayo, your content is lit
i believe the reasons why some of the songs feel incomplete or too short is maybe becuz of the theme of the album.
SMITHEREENS literally means small pieces and i think joji did a great job making the album connected with the title
me da risa como es su artista fav... siempre le toca el corazon
Die for you is such a great song
Best album yet
1AM FREESTYLE might be my favorite. It just HITS
This album has two of him best songs ever, Glimpse of Us and Die For You. However, as a whole, I think Nectar was a more complete LP. Thats not taking anything away from SMITHEREENS, its great, but it does feel a little rushed? I dont know if thats the word im looking for, but aside from the two previous songs I mentioned, most people wont revisit SMITHEREENS as much as Nectar. And this is coming from a HUGE Joji fan, he's one of my favorite artists.
The bass in Before the day is over reminds me very much of the theme song from Twin Peaks
Jon, you NEED to react to Smino's album Luv 4 Rent. It's easily one of the best projects this year. I just can't stop listening to it!!
This album is like the ideal breakup short and to the point
I'm glad you pointed out the Motown influence of Before the Day is Over, because it really felt like a doo-wop ballad for the new age.
I feel like this album was somewhat subpar overall, but damn I still love it. I hope now that he's free from his contract with 88rising that he starts to make even more unique stuff with very little outside influence. This album is pretty short, and given the 2 years we had to wait on it, I'm kind of disappointed. However I really like the tone he achieved with this project, and I'm really happy that we have more Joji music. This only makes me more excited for his future, given Glimpse Of Us hit the Billboard charts. I'm genuinely excited for what he does next. He's matured as a musician extremely well, and he's very very talented.
You’re jumping the gun a little bit with him being “free” from his contract. 👀 Although if it is capping his creativity, taking too much of his income and forcing him to perform then it’s better he parts ways with them.
Love the vid as always but why is your sound quality a bit off?
This album was fucking beautiful. God I love Joji
I understand the criticism. It comes from a place of love. Fans who have followed Joji and want to see him grow, not wither. It’s not my favourite album but I like most of the songs and that’s good enough. I don’t think he’s reached his Magnus Opus as an artist yet. Which is good. It means there’s still a lot of road and promise ahead. We’re only on the third studio album. 👀 And he’s doing extremely well. He’s gonna play Madison Square Garden and he’s (allegedly) being nominated for two Grammies. We love to see it.
That said, Nectar was a lot more experimental. And usually by the third studio album the artist has experimented enough that they have solidified their sound. Like The Beatles experimenting with their music and doing wild stuff is exactly what cemented their status as one of the greatest bands ever.
For Smithereens, he took no risks. He didn’t experiment. Some songs are a bit spacey and make you zone out a bit. But I assume he was trying to cater to the fans who kept saying “I love Ballads 1 it’s his best work.” But I guess even Ballads 1 was more experimental than this. He dipped his toe in like rock/grunge type of songs with Wanted U and World$tar Money. It takes balls to experiment and try new stuff. He also experimented with Nectar. Like that beat switch in Gimme Love. Each song being so different from each other. He didn’t do that with Smithereens except for very brief moments in some songs. Maybe his creative control was limited.
Die For You... I'm speechless 🙌
Definitely made me think of TOP
i personally think that glimpse of us is about how he misses his old life and how he wishes it was the way it was. like if you were to watch the video i think it could be understood better why i think that rather than him missing a past lover.
Definetly his most iconic album
Love the album, could not care less that it’s short
this was his best album to date imo, short but concise, and it gets the point across. Seems like people are just hating because they don’t understand it.
Most of the songs sound very similar no variety, Joji has a very distinct sad vibe and that's fine but you can only make so many songs about the same stuff till it gets old, it feels more like the album was released to stay relevant rather than actually make new interesting songs or to do something he hasn't done before
@@The_MEMEphis L
@@perc.m0nster I enjoy the album quite a lot but no artist is free of criticism have to put the fanboy mentality behind
@@The_MEMEphis yall love to say that every joji song sounds like the other now in this album how do the songs sound the same?!? Like the beats and his vocals are very different in each track… the songs are just short other than that the album isn’t that bad
I understand it as a stagnant album that is sort of limiting his creative control and creative potential. 🤔 I understand this as a very “safe” album that he likely had less influence over than his previous projects.
Listen to Hardrocks EP SLATTYDON i think it perfectly represents the direction rap is headed in, imo one of the best EPs this year
Are you going to react to thriller 40 when it comes out?
*3:51** die for you 😢❤*
Side a is a masterpiece
its called smithereens for a reason. Its supposed to be short, sweet, and almost unresolved/unfinished sounding.
Pretty neat album. Not my fave by him but definitely got some great moments. Real question though... We gonna get a Pink Season reaction? 👀😂
I really enjoyed this project but it’s definitely more of an EP than anything
I adore all Joji, but this whole album felt just more raw.
side a vs side b one is ballads one is nectar…caps are nectar ballads, the sad slow songs are side a
please, please,review the Jessie Ware What's your pleasure album, that's really amazing
are you gonna react to the new Smino album?
I don’t care that this album is full of short songs. That makes sense. The title of the album is “Smithereens” or “small pieces”. This album is meant to give us small pieces of emotions. And not just the general ones like sadness, longing, regret, but the small, minute emotions you feel between the lines.
Glimpse of us talks about someone who is trying to find happiness, but no matter what he does, he can’t get over the last person in his life.
Feeling like the End, is about the period in a breakup where you start to feel frustrated that you can’t move on.
Die for you, a story of undying love.
You get the point. You are meant to experience these particular emotions, just as you would in your own life when it happens. They are short bursts of thoughts that get washed over by other emotions, when in fact they burrow into your mind and continue to make you feel pain, without you knowing.
This is a masterpiece of an album.
We need a review on woodkids first album,The golden age,your ears are masterfully at hearing,you are going to love it,best belive it brother,enjoy la vida senor.