Hahaha, this so funny, 'cause I've been seeing your videos for about 3 days now, and it's always like, "Oh, give me a dollar for everytime you say "that bass is dirty" or something related to the bass. I'm actually having a good time watching your vids.
This should have won album of the year. Lorde was robbed. Also Lorde has synesthesia so she associates color with sound. When she commissioned the album art she asked the artist to include the colors that she associated with the album.
Something that honestly irritates me is when people start listening to this album today, and they start saying "This is reminding me of Billie Eilish". Bruhh, Lorde has been that bitch way before Billie was. I swear to god if ya'll let Lorde's new album flop I'm gonna be pissed 😑
when people do that it's perfect normal and natural because it means that they are trying to find a connection to what they already know, i really like this.
@@StefV153 For sure. That was my lazy observation while watching this - and if he hasn't listened to Pure Heroine before this (besides Royals and other songs played on radio), then I kinda get how he would call back to Taylor Swift or Halsey when making comparisons etc.
@@tooth-gapmartinez2434 Lorde literally did her album Pure heroine before Lana's album BTD released and tbh they are different To me in style + Lorde style showed up in many artists like Halsey, Troye sivan and more
It's honestly so frustrating. A PROOF that fame and annoying stans overshadow artistic excellence. Lorde is not only robbed of her sound, but also discredited by these butthurt, defensive fans.
I think Lorde was focused on being minimalist but not lacking because she wanted to showcase her songwriting to let it speak for itself. She's one of the greatest lyricist of our time. She just needs a little help from her production and both of them combined, you'll create this unique sound wherein it can't be replicated.
I personally do not think it is minimalistic at all, it is the opposite. Pure Heroin was minimalistic, Melodrama is melodrama, I def do not find it minimalistic. every song has so many elements. maybe it is minimalistic compared to what he usually listens to, but especially in Lorde's standards, this album is def not minimalistic
I kinda disagree. I think Melodrama is kind of maximalist without being loud. Look at Hard Feelings. The break down is insane! So much is happening, whereas Pure Heroine is very chill and minimalist throughout.
That “Broadcast the boom boom boom boom and make them all dance to it.” Its the sound of her heart thats why the bass doing the sound of her heartbeat. That’s Genius
I'll be honest, I just came here to listen to Melodrama again but with someone. The feeling of sharing the wonderful experience that is Lorde just makes me happy
You mean a Scammy? OOP. We shouldn't even care about those no more, they don't define any kind of excellence at this point, they are a fucking joke. This album is a masterpiece.
Ella called Melodrama “An ode to her teenage years.” She was twenty when the album came out, meaning she was 16-19 during most of the writing and recording, if not all of it. The. Absolute. Fucking. Talent. Wow.
Oh yeah i remember being 19 when this album came out. Id sing her line “im 19 and im on fire” from perfect places. The album resonated with me so much at the time. Now i am 22 and whenever I listen to this album again, all the songs there lyrics just bring me back😢
MELODRAMA really is aging like the finest wine because the lyrics and the experimental production/sound really is so fucking fresh and real and raw. She really let GO and so did I when I first heard it fully. The music and lyrics really soared within this album. I often revisit it and am reminded how much I miss and appreciate her music.
I know right? He should’ve react to Pure heroin and see the dates of its release and compare any songs in that date if there will be a sound like lorde… Her sound is so Advanced asf.
Yes, Lorde change the music in 2013, and with Melodrama inspired a lot of artist you can hear in with Taylor Swift, Halsey and Billie, they took Lorde to make music.
They were released in the same year. Melodrama was in June while Reputation was in November. So i would say, Reputation did not get its sound or is inspired from Melodrama.
Carl Bernardo Yes, you are right! I didn’t realize that until now. So the opposite is also not true. They just have similar sounds because the producer is the same.
First off, Melodrama absolutely the most incredible piece of music Jack Antonoff has produced and also Lorde is insanely creative. The metallic swaying sound at the end of Hard Feelings sounds just like a swing on a playground that’s a little rusted! I’d kill to see the behind the scenes on this album. There’s a podcast that Lorde was featured on and she explained the making of Sober. It’s called Song Exploder
I'd argue Norman F***ing Rockwell is the best this he's produced for other artists. We know jack is good with pop, but NFR showcased his versatility. But yes, he really pulled a lot of tricks for Melodrama. I love that you mention the metallic sounds in Hard Feelings. It's like the sound was supposed to be a violin line. By far my favorite track off Melodrama.
Melodrama made reputation and Halsey's album, that album set new standards for pop music production since it's been released, so it's not like Lorde sounds like Taylor, Halsey or Billie but they were straight up influenced by Lorde's music.
Lol no. When he says melodrama sometimes sounds like reputation he doesn't mean Lorde was inspired by Taylor. It's just an easier way to describe the "feel" of the production. The similarity between the two is all Jack Antonoff. Now, Halsey I agree; she does attempt to mimic some of the stuff lorde does but it falls short, tho Manic was a good album
This album didn't win the album of the year that's why it's called scammys and one of the producers is Jack Antonoff who worked with Taylor in 1989, Reputation and Lover, you need to react to Pure heroine her first album
The line "they'll hang us in the Louvre, down the back, but who cares, still the Louvre" has actually a double meaning because in the back was where they used to hang people to kill them. This gives the line a whole new perspective. Love from Argentina!
Does anyone else think that more and more "pop" artists are staring to create music that's not meat to be played "on the radio" or be "pop hits" but just music that they actually want to create? I think that the popularity of streaming platforms like Spotify and iTunes has allowed that, and I LOVE IT!
I hope this tendency gets so infectious that more famous artists like Shakira or Coldplay start to make the music they really want to create. A lot of famous mainstream artists want to sell charts, produce money and they just care of being relevant at the point they betray themselves and they forget about their true identity in art and significant music.
I'm one of the commentors who suggested Melodrama, dude, this Album is one of the 'no skip' play for me, and let's be honest Lorde's lyrics in this record is emotional, deep and melancholy, like, when she sings from 'I care for myself the way I used to care about you', to 'The truth is I am a toy that people enjoy, 'Til all of the tricks don't work anymore'. I mean c'mon!! All thee emotions.
yes finally! but also I feel like Taylor takes a lot of inspiration from Lorde. Lorde always had this sound to her. Taylor started using this darker vibe in Reputation and a little in Lover, while Jack Antanoff and Lorde have a sort of magic partnership like Elton John and Bernie.
Taylor is the first artist whom Jack produced for. Their synth sounds has been there since the beginning. Sweeter Than Fiction, I wish you would and Out of the Woods are all examples of that. Although The Archer is influenced by Lorde which is probably due to Jack Antonoff. I LOOOOOVE them three
1989 was literally 1989 pop vibes, Reputation was darker and the sound itself matched it . Lover was more like euphoria and its vibe matched the sound . plus Jack antonoff was the producer behind taylor's pop album ...
yes. the magnitude of this piece of art is far from being even analizable by a regular music related person. Every time you listen to it you find more and more that makes the full picture of melodrama. Lorde along jack are really geniuses.
Carlos Asan they are working together again for the next record. In the last email she sent she said they were already working on some stuff. I know whatever they do its gonna be good. Personally i hope they dont try to make something alike melodrama cause there is no way to reach that level again. I would like her to make something different like mixing different things into an album and you know, individual songs that works each one on itself instead of a whole concept album. But we’ll see... We can be sure we wont be dissapointed.
listen, i've literally been listening to this album for three years on a weekly basis, and i never would've connected that it sounded similar to taylor's reputation, which only came out 4 months after this album. usually i'm pretty good at noticing details like that in music, but that totally flew by me, and *that's* why i like your reactions. you always give a detailed narrative that only someone like yourself can do, being so involved in the music crowd and industry. because there’s really only a small handful of other good music reaction channels on youtube, such as ajay, ashley ippolito, zach campbel & kioshiwarrior (and dylan will not participate, but he stopped), that give insightful and enjoyable reactions, but of course their videos are based more on their opinions and simply how they react to the song; their personas. you do that, *and* talk about the music itself in a really informing, yet entertaining way. AND, you leave in everything, which is awesome. also i love your shirts and zebra mug, they're rad.
Jack Antonoff used the same melody in "Writer In The Dark" by Lorde (2017) and "Venice Bitch" by Lana Del Rey (2019). And those two songs have kind of a similar theme. I love noticing those little references 🖤
this album is an experience ...Bowie was right when he said she's the future of music!!! lorde's creativity is amazing ...!! great reaction ! Please do Pure Heroine by Lorde and Pang by Caroline Polachek (i think this one is very similar with melodrama -- it gives you the vibes of an experience )
Yeah! I love that more people associate the instrumentals of Pang and Melodrama. Both albums sound very similar, share the same genres of Ambient, Art Pop and Dream Pop 🌠💐👌
@@alextint5987 right? I love that so many more are implementing the same sounds and at the same time they creating their own version 😍 I hope it doesn't get so mainstream
I wanted to add some comments on your interpretations from the album's production. On Green Light, the vocal distortion at the end is actually the use of an electric guitar. Despite the minimalist sound of Sober, the song uses a combination of bongos, trumpets, and saxophones; Lorde actually hid the sound of a tiger's roar before the start of the bridge. You are correct on Liability - those are guitar strums you hear in the background. The Placebo song you referenced on The Louvre is actually a cover. The original artist is Kate Bush and she served as melodic and vocal inspiration for the album, especially on Writer in the Dark. I also want to note that reputation dropped 5 months after Melodrama. I highly recommend you to react to Pure Heroine. She wrote the entire album by herself and one co-writer (Joel Little) between the ages of 14 and 16. A lot of Melodrama, in turn, was written when she was 18 and 20.
@@user77797 I really love Lana Del Rey and I like Ultraviolence but I feel like that album really has some production issues, it could have been way better if other producers had worked on it
I feel like I didn’t appreciate melodrama enough the first time I listened to it. Cause I was just starting to get into lorde, so instead of appreciating it i just listened through it. L3s gonna be an experience bro
When he wants to tell us what comes next in the song based on his experience with music and then the song takes another direction because lorde's not like every other pop musician hahaha
You might like the homemade dynamite remix! Also, I'd love to hear your thoughts on her first album pure heroine; in particular, the song ribs has become my generation's (for lack of a better phrase) cult classic song. It's very ethereal. So I think it'd be rad to hear your perspective on it!
Her lyrics in Homemade Dynamite, “Might get your friend to drive, but he can hardly see We'll end up painted on the road Red and chrome All the broken glass sparkling I guess we're partying” is one of my favorite lyrics even to this day. Something about how she sings it creates such a detailed picture of a car crash. A very dark lyric but very real.
This is one of my all time favourite albums and whenever I recommend this to someone, no matter what they usually listen to, they enjoy it. This album is gorgeous. It's so crazy how you point out several things and even though I've listened to this album countless times, I find something new. Just how artistic this album is. Love the video
I love this album and think it’s a masterpiece. I listened to it a full two years at least. Still sprinkle in Lorde on my playlist all the time. I just read she’s working on L3.
This album deserves 1000 Grammys... Lorde is like Halsey but with more surprises in her music. So artistic. Also if you're into jack antonoff stuff you should listen to norman fucking Rockwell. That's a greatttt album and the production is amazing.
I think halsey is good regardless of the haters...she’ll never be as good as lorde but Hopeless Fountain Kingdom/Room 93 are some of my favorite albums
I feel like the long fadeout of supercut really ties the song together. The lyrics are all about remembering the good times from a past relationship (the supercut of it), and the long fadeout feels like a time where you can reminisce with her. Pure Heroine and Melodrama are both masterpieces.
Lorde is such an album artist and it’s beautiful. Every single song in an album of her has a purpose and a meaning which a lot of artists don’t often do
The fact that it reminds you of Running Up That Hill is insane. She talks about this song a lot. If you went to the Melodrama tour, the last song before her show started was always Running Up That Hill. This song is so special for us Lorde fans haha
Please react to The 1975s second album “I Like it When You Sleep For You Are so Beautiful Yet so Unaware of It”!! also, you definitely have to read the lyrics to this album! Matty is hard to understand but their lyrics are SO amazing.
I'll be honest... i just clicked cos I love me some lorde and this guy looked cute BUTTT the tips and tidbits he gives about everything is so insightful. Thanks for sharing :D
this reminds me of people reacting to bowie's albuns and saying "oh, sounds like x and y artist" ... Melodrama influenced the whole pop scene that we have today but still underrated...how? and i really hope that LORDE'S next project doesnt flop for people thinking that she sounds like everybody else when everybody who sounds like her
In The Louvre, the steady beat you hear is supposed to represent Lorde's heartbeat, that's the boom boom boom booom she's talking about broadcasting, her heart through her songs ("megaphone to my chest, broadcast the boom boom boom boom and make 'em all dance to it").
When he said Melodrama reminded him of Reputation, he meant the same producer duh. He's a producer, of course he's going to focus on the musical aspect and the production instead of the lyrical content or else the video would be like 3 hours. Yall getting super defensive for nothing lol
Instrumentals express the emotion and feelings of the lyrics. The sound and lyrics complement each other very well. I see that a lot of users dislike the music reactors who focus in instrumentals. It's obvious that Blake cares about the lyrics and he feels the stories of those songs, but he is a producer 👌
I dont know why these stans just can't seem to accept that Lorde is one if not the most influential pop artist of the decade. Stans can babble all they want but they cant take away the day Pure Heroine was released that changed pop nusic forever. Now, the meteoric Melodrama comes and you guys start discrediting her. Give acclaim when it's due and stop being so defensive. Lorde will conitnue to transform music whether you lile it or not and your faves will take notes and follow!
where did you hear that? I’ve never heard that nor have I ever listened to it with that in mind. to me it’s always been a LOOSE concept album about a relationship that ended. I’m pretty sure lorde said it was a loose concept album bc she wanted everyone to interpret it in their own way.
@@ethereo Im not thinking of that...more like driving with him in a nice car while having the windows down and escaping from the world while listening to music and share the same taste and passion for music
Literally have been waiting for this. I feel like I always wait for new reactors/reviewers to react to Melodrama... My entire opinion about the youtuber is based on how they rate Melodrama lollllll
Fun fact: The drums used at the beginning of "Loveless" is a sample of "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins (one of the most famous drum sequences; I've listened to this album 50+ times and just found out last week)
So so glad you reacted to this album!!! I remember when this album came out I was so so super obsessed with her voice and the production of the album. I really related to theses songs. I hope Lorde releases some new music in 2020!!🤞🏼🤞🏼 (Side fact I also found it extremely interesting that David Bowie acknowledged Lorde before his death and said she represents the future of music for him- huge complement)
An extra thing about the Homemade dynamite remix: if you're familiar with all the featured artists there, Khalid, Sza and Post Malone, you're gonna notice that they are not just singing on someone else's song but they're actually putting their own style and spin on it. Khalid's verse feels like something out of 'American Teen', his album, For Sza's verse, you can definitely tell that's Sza, that's her whole vibe & style and Post Malone's verse, I don't even have to say anything haha It's just a perfect combination! 😭 It's fresh, it's rare, it's a masterpiece!
![[LIVE] : ONE ลุมพินี 88 | คู่เอก "ป้อมเพชร vs อัสลามจอน"](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1ZqTVVbMgbo/mqdefault.jpg)
Also, "That Bass is Dirty" Hoodies are available for preorder! blake-mclain.myshopify.com/ more merch coming soon!
Blake McLain AWESOME💓
You need “call and response” ones!!!
Hahaha, this so funny, 'cause I've been seeing your videos for about 3 days now, and it's always like, "Oh, give me a dollar for everytime you say "that bass is dirty" or something related to the bass.
I'm actually having a good time watching your vids.
Please react to Badlands & Hopeless Fountain Kingdom by Halsey. Camila Cabello’s “Romance” album too please!
Pls react to MIND OF MINE
I wish I could listen to Melodrama for the first time once more
same! i'll never forget my reaction the first time i heard this masterpiece. this album truly changed my life and my musical taste
and now every time I listen to it, it feels different. that is the best album I have ever heard.
Yes absolutely I remember the first time I listened 😍 it was like discovering a new world
Same
Same, what an experience 😩
This should have won album of the year. Lorde was robbed. Also Lorde has synesthesia so she associates color with sound. When she commissioned the album art she asked the artist to include the colors that she associated with the album.
Lorde or Kendrick should have won album of the year. I still can’t believe Melodrama and DAMN. lost to 24K Magic.
Mayara Carvalho i agree
I have synesthesia with letters and colours too
Daniel i think i have it in words and colors i can taste the colors so weird
You why it didn't won album of the year?
⭐️TIME STAMPS!! ⭐️
1:16 Green Light
7:07 Sober
12:06 Homemade Dynamite
16:54 The Louvre
25:33 Liability
30:16 Hard Feelings/Loveless
38:17 Sober II (Melodrama)
41:56 Writer in the Dark
46:50 Supercut
53:25 Liability (Reprise)
56:15 Perfect Places
1:01:23 Homemade Dynamite Remix
Um that was fast
That was VERY fast
Wow thank you
@@rinareinholz5718 that's what she said
Ruby x AHHHAHAHHAHHH ooof or what he said if we’re talking about Larry Stylinson😂👀
*Lorde singing really sad lyrics* Blake: “hear that one guitar string in the back?”
I SCREAMED SO LOUD WHEN HE DID IT, I CANT BELIVE IT
Cause he is reacting to the production of the album not the lyrics
It’s because he’s focusing on the music production since he is a producer.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
minute?
mentioning halsey and billie eilish-lorde was the BLUEPRINT
lol exactly!
Halsey and Billie wouldn’t be a thing without Lana del Rey and lorde in my opinion
Lana and lorde paved the way for those artists honestly
Always setting the bar!
Amen to that
If you don’t think that this is one of the best albums of all time, I’m not acknowledging you
This is the final test for reactioners
AGREEEE
YESSSSS
agree
If you don't listen to Lorde's albums while pretending you're in a coming of age movie, are you really a fan?
Ella X exactly
I listened to it for the first time on a road trip lmao
@@tamirsmith4098 i first heard perfect place sat an amusement park, then i heard the full
album in my room
@@pupupurin143 sounds nice perfect places and supercut are tied for my first place songs of the album
I'll never get tired of people listening to the "explosion" in homemade dynamite for the first time. It's just pure magic.
It’s pure heroine without the addiction ✨
YASSS GURL
And that “tss tss tss dynamite.”
It sounds like Igniting the Dynamite.
She’s so SMART ❤️
and the "ch ch" in perfect places
I just remember me listening to it in July 16th, 2017 haha
I was like "ohhh that's cute" haha
Something that honestly irritates me is when people start listening to this album today, and they start saying "This is reminding me of Billie Eilish". Bruhh, Lorde has been that bitch way before Billie was. I swear to god if ya'll let Lorde's new album flop I'm gonna be pissed 😑
TIMOTHY TORRES When he said this is like Halsey that annoyed me
when people do that it's perfect normal and natural because it means that they are trying to find a connection to what they already know, i really like this.
This also came out before reputation but I get comparing to things youve heard before
theyre only saying that it reminds them of her, there's nothing wrong with that. but yeah lorde was before billie
Stay pressedt billie eilish's first album outsold pure heroine and melodrama combined
He keeps mentioning the music of other artists she's literally influenced this decade lol
And she herself was inspired by other artists. It's pretty natural for people to compare artists to eachother
@@StefV153 For sure. That was my lazy observation while watching this - and if he hasn't listened to Pure Heroine before this (besides Royals and other songs played on radio), then I kinda get how he would call back to Taylor Swift or Halsey when making comparisons etc.
Lana influenced more people including her
@@tooth-gapmartinez2434 Lorde literally did her album Pure heroine before Lana's album BTD released and tbh they are different To me in style + Lorde style showed up in many artists like Halsey, Troye sivan and more
It's honestly so frustrating. A PROOF that fame and annoying stans overshadow artistic excellence. Lorde is not only robbed of her sound, but also discredited by these butthurt, defensive fans.
I think Lorde was focused on being minimalist but not lacking because she wanted to showcase her songwriting to let it speak for itself. She's one of the greatest lyricist of our time. She just needs a little help from her production and both of them combined, you'll create this unique sound wherein it can't be replicated.
I personally do not think it is minimalistic at all, it is the opposite. Pure Heroin was minimalistic, Melodrama is melodrama, I def do not find it minimalistic. every song has so many elements. maybe it is minimalistic compared to what he usually listens to, but especially in Lorde's standards, this album is def not minimalistic
@@jnthnofficial agreed. It's like abstract art. It might seem minimalist from afar, but there's actually so many layers to it
I kinda disagree. I think Melodrama is kind of maximalist without being loud. Look at Hard Feelings. The break down is insane! So much is happening, whereas Pure Heroine is very chill and minimalist throughout.
Its art
No. One of the best albums of the decade. Its perfect how it is
you don’t know how much i’ve been wanting this omg
Same.
!!!!!!!
That “Broadcast the boom boom boom boom and make them all dance to it.” Its the sound of her heart thats why the bass doing the sound of her heartbeat. That’s Genius
Taylor Swift even sampled her heartbeat in a song 😂😂 I really think it’s great and unique for both Taylor and Lorde.
Carlos Asan yeah kudos to this unique artists we should keep them they’re precious ❤️
@@carlosasan2604 yess they're UNIQUE
@@carlosasan2604 which song ?
@@melissathemelon9888 it was wildest dreams.
I'll be honest, I just came here to listen to Melodrama again but with someone. The feeling of sharing the wonderful experience that is Lorde just makes me happy
SAME
I think this is why most people watch reaction videos
Literally same
that's literally it
Same
I’m still upset that melodrama didn’t win the grammy
Grammy is a joke. Melodrama is the best album ever!
You mean a Scammy? OOP. We shouldn't even care about those no more, they don't define any kind of excellence at this point, they are a fucking joke. This album is a masterpiece.
Everyone, Melodrama deserved everything in this world
@@raul130471 remember when sweetner won. Yeah that’s when I knew they were a joke
You mean the Scammys?
Ella called Melodrama “An ode to her teenage years.” She was twenty when the album came out, meaning she was 16-19 during most of the writing and recording, if not all of it. The. Absolute. Fucking. Talent. Wow.
Her name is lorde.
@@lutherfloyd597 her name is Ella Yelich Connor
Oh yeah i remember being 19 when this album came out. Id sing her line “im 19 and im on fire” from perfect places. The album resonated with me so much at the time.
Now i am 22 and whenever I listen to this album again, all the songs there lyrics just bring me back😢
@@giggly117what a perfect accident because I first listen to Melodrama today and I'm 19 right now lol 😅
fun fact: lorde has synthesisia and she's said that each song has its own "aura" and the cover art is a culmination of all the songs' colors
THAT'S NOT REAL
YUP, I LOVE HER
Yeah......it's not real *said in sarcasm*
I think it’s safe to say green light has green aura
Blake Norwood u idiot i have one too what are talking about
MELODRAMA really is aging like the finest wine because the lyrics and the experimental production/sound really is so fucking fresh and real and raw. She really let GO and so did I when I first heard it fully. The music and lyrics really soared within this album. I often revisit it and am reminded how much I miss and appreciate her music.
Ikr time for another one Ella!
@@foxesamu Welp, might be closer than we think! ^^
It wasn't actually minimalist comparing to Pure Heroine but PUUUUUURRR
Me rn tbh
It's also aging so well because we're growing up and things get more relatable with time🥺
Not this man comparing Lorde to people she gave birth to...Please!
LDUFJDJDHYU😭😭🖐🏼 so true
it killed me when he compared her to Halsey 🤡 jeez I can't compare Lorde to anyone! I can't even hear people comparing her to someone.
yeaah same like, she gave birth to them
I know right? He should’ve react to Pure heroin and see the dates of its release and compare any songs in that date if there will be a sound like lorde… Her sound is so Advanced asf.
at least she gave birth to them and made them successful 😩
Funny how melodrama is still relevant until this day but that 24k doesn't
Your spill
ALBUM OF THE CENTURY TINGZ
PERIODT
Preach
periodtse
the fact that he didnt look hurted with the chorus of liability HOW
I KNOW! I WAS THINKING THE SAME! he was so concentrated on the production T-T DUDE YOU GOTTA GIVE A SECOND REACTION
That, and the Hard Feelings bridge!
@@ronjamay hard feelings is my favorite 💔
Exactly like dude pay attention to these poetry lyrics
When you realise Melodrama was before reputation. So everytime he said this screams reputation, it's really the other way around.
Yes, Lorde change the music in 2013, and with Melodrama inspired a lot of artist you can hear in with Taylor Swift, Halsey and Billie, they took Lorde to make music.
Yes! This album deserves that recognition. And reputation and Billie Eilish should also give that to Lorde. Taylor is also a friend of Lorde’s.
They were released in the same year. Melodrama was in June while Reputation was in November. So i would say, Reputation did not get its sound or is inspired from Melodrama.
Carl Bernardo Yes, you are right! I didn’t realize that until now. So the opposite is also not true. They just have similar sounds because the producer is the same.
not really bc they both came out in 2017 like thats not enough time to copy
OMG FINALLY, MELODRAMA IS THE NEW TESTAMENT
TESTAMENT??1:&/&:7/8:&&:8?,
I played Hard Feelings/LOVELESS for my mom and she’s a doctor so she pointed out that the beat in LOVELESS is actually a human heartbeat
F.! For real? Omg thats cool
Isn’t there a heartbeat in the louvre too?
So cool. Taylor Swift did that same thing back on Wildest Dreams from 1989. Sampled her heartbeat for it.
@@amandamarie5601 yeah! Both friends inspired themselves
@@amandamarie5601 omggg yes
lorde: s-
blake: she really opens up the space in this chorus
😂😂
Hahahaha! Oh my god 🤣🤣🤣
First off, Melodrama absolutely the most incredible piece of music Jack Antonoff has produced and also Lorde is insanely creative.
The metallic swaying sound at the end of Hard Feelings sounds just like a swing on a playground that’s a little rusted!
I’d kill to see the behind the scenes on this album. There’s a podcast that Lorde was featured on and she explained the making of Sober. It’s called Song Exploder
I'd argue Norman F***ing Rockwell is the best this he's produced for other artists. We know jack is good with pop, but NFR showcased his versatility.
But yes, he really pulled a lot of tricks for Melodrama. I love that you mention the metallic sounds in Hard Feelings. It's like the sound was supposed to be a violin line. By far my favorite track off Melodrama.
there's also a podcast called Behind the Melodrama where she goes into every song on the album
THAT'S MY WET DREAM AS A LORDE FAN
Frank S Ahhh NFR is sooo great too!! He is other worldly when it comes to music and production 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Tom Moskowitz ooooo I gotta check that out!
react to lana del rey "Norman F*cking Rockwell", its produced by jack antonoff also.
i second this
Yes pleaseeee
Yeeeeeessssssss
yes yes yes
i need this to happen
why did he google what she looked like she's LITerALLY on the album cover 😭😭😭
he might’ve thought it was someone else and not her maybe idek
How is he working in music and doesn't know how Lorde looks like?
Denis Breimann exactly 💀💀 but let’s pass because he’s cute 🥺
@@allupinyomine Who cares if you think he's "cute"? That's besides the point
Yeah, when he said, “That’s what I thought she’d look like!” I was like... umm...
"i need to check what she looks like"
the album cover: am i a joke to you
Melodrama made reputation and Halsey's album, that album set new standards for pop music production since it's been released, so it's not like Lorde sounds like Taylor, Halsey or Billie but they were straight up influenced by Lorde's music.
PREACH
Lol no. When he says melodrama sometimes sounds like reputation he doesn't mean Lorde was inspired by Taylor. It's just an easier way to describe the "feel" of the production. The similarity between the two is all Jack Antonoff. Now, Halsey I agree; she does attempt to mimic some of the stuff lorde does but it falls short, tho Manic was a good album
Jack antonoff
ella’s a lot more creative and better at making albums than them just saying
Halsey released her album in 2015
This album didn't win the album of the year that's why it's called scammys and one of the producers is Jack Antonoff who worked with Taylor in 1989, Reputation and Lover, you need to react to Pure heroine her first album
Her first album
Jack Antonoff didnt produce pure Heroine
Ivis H sorry english is not my first language
emotionalbreakdownsaremyforte the producer of Pure heroine is Joel little
JUST SAYING MELODRAMA CAME OUT BEFORE REPUTATION!!!
They have the same producer tho
I was screaming this the whole time I was watching it
@@alexandrarubin8350 same lol
no one knows what album finished first.
my thoughts exactly
The line "they'll hang us in the Louvre, down the back, but who cares, still the Louvre" has actually a double meaning because in the back was where they used to hang people to kill them. This gives the line a whole new perspective. Love from Argentina!
They killed people in the back of the Louvre??
@@malleriemakesmusic yes, it's on history
woahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
what the fuuuuckkkk
Dudeeee thanks for the facts holy shit. My interpretation of the song hella changed💀
@@malleriemakesmusic that’s actually a crazy detail lmao
Does anyone else think that more and more "pop" artists are staring to create music that's not meat to be played "on the radio" or be "pop hits" but just music that they actually want to create? I think that the popularity of streaming platforms like Spotify and iTunes has allowed that, and I LOVE IT!
I hope this tendency gets so infectious that more famous artists like Shakira or Coldplay start to make the music they really want to create. A lot of famous mainstream artists want to sell charts, produce money and they just care of being relevant at the point they betray themselves and they forget about their true identity in art and significant music.
Taylor making evermore and folklore and Halsey making manic, then Sawayama, and NFR all of them in the past some time GOD
I'm one of the commentors who suggested Melodrama, dude, this Album is one of the 'no skip' play for me, and let's be honest Lorde's lyrics in this record is emotional, deep and melancholy, like, when she sings from 'I care for myself the way I used to care about you', to 'The truth is I am a toy that people enjoy, 'Til all of the tricks don't work anymore'. I mean c'mon!! All thee emotions.
And even Louvre
@@ivanchen2356 yes and by doing so
The song is literally in your head that's why she repeats it so many times
She's a genius no doubt.
yes finally! but also I feel like Taylor takes a lot of inspiration from Lorde. Lorde always had this sound to her. Taylor started using this darker vibe in Reputation and a little in Lover, while Jack Antanoff and Lorde have a sort of magic partnership like Elton John and Bernie.
Taylor is the first artist whom Jack produced for. Their synth sounds has been there since the beginning. Sweeter Than Fiction, I wish you would and Out of the Woods are all examples of that. Although The Archer is influenced by Lorde which is probably due to Jack Antonoff. I LOOOOOVE them three
Off-topic: Lorde and Taylor Swift are friends in real life.
@@niketaylor7824 they're genius
@@niketaylor7824 they're both genius
Interviews of Jack hunny!
Do Pure Heroine Lorde's first album pleaseeeee
up
Up
YESS
Yes please
YEEEES PLEASE
Melodrama is the type of album to make you feel nostalgic over something you've never experienced
I feel the same
U JUST DESCRIBED WHAT I FELT I JUST KISYENED TO MELODRAMA RECENTLY I TSS INSANE
That’s literally ALL of her music
Thats lorde, MASTER of nostalgia.
I'm a diehard Swiftie, but Taylor's been inspired to Lorde since Pure Heroine, so I'd give Lorde that credit. :)
Shut up!
1989 was literally 1989 pop vibes, Reputation was darker and the sound itself matched it . Lover was more like euphoria and its vibe matched the sound . plus Jack antonoff was the producer behind taylor's pop album ...
I'm a stan of both, and maybe melodrama but pure heroine didn't inspire her
omg guys stop arguing rep and melodrama are both produced by jack antonoff so that explains the similarities
The fck?? taylor really respects and supports Lorde but she is not inspired by her lmao, stop typing delusional shit
THE FACT THAT 24K MAGIC WON AOTY AND NOT THIS OR DAMN.
TRAGIC
Mainstream fault ... oh gosh 24k is good but you can't compare it with melodrama
I'm a big Bruno Mars fan and I love 24k Magic so damn much. But I get why you all are complaining:c
Yeah that was messed up
When someone will understand the meaning behind those lyrics,will also be able to understand why they made this production to look so minimalistic
yes. the magnitude of this piece of art is far from being even analizable by a regular music related person. Every time you listen to it you find more and more that makes the full picture of melodrama. Lorde along jack are really geniuses.
Diego Matias I hope they work on the next album too, at least on one half
Yes this is why i love Melodrama so much. Its so detailed and pure. Its Art ❤️
Carlos Asan they are working together again for the next record. In the last email she sent she said they were already working on some stuff. I know whatever they do its gonna be good. Personally i hope they dont try to make something alike melodrama cause there is no way to reach that level again. I would like her to make something different like mixing different things into an album and you know, individual songs that works each one on itself instead of a whole concept album. But we’ll see... We can be sure we wont be dissapointed.
The horns: hi-...
Blake: call and response
listen, i've literally been listening to this album for three years on a weekly basis, and i never would've connected that it sounded similar to taylor's reputation, which only came out 4 months after this album. usually i'm pretty good at noticing details like that in music, but that totally flew by me, and *that's* why i like your reactions. you always give a detailed narrative that only someone like yourself can do, being so involved in the music crowd and industry. because there’s really only a small handful of other good music reaction channels on youtube, such as ajay, ashley ippolito, zach campbel & kioshiwarrior (and dylan will not participate, but he stopped), that give insightful and enjoyable reactions, but of course their videos are based more on their opinions and simply how they react to the song; their personas. you do that, *and* talk about the music itself in a really informing, yet entertaining way. AND, you leave in everything, which is awesome. also i love your shirts and zebra mug, they're rad.
completely agree
Spot on!
Try watching nina schofield
yesss I never recognize their similiarities too, Blake you are brilliant
Well said status
Jack Antonoff used the same melody in "Writer In The Dark" by Lorde (2017) and "Venice Bitch" by Lana Del Rey (2019). And those two songs have kind of a similar theme. I love noticing those little references 🖤
I believe venice bitch was 2018
POV: your trying to sing along to the songs when he keeps pausing it to talk
HELP
BRO
PLEASE THIS IS LITERALLY ME AND I GET SO ANGRY AT HIM LMAOOO
Bro. For real 😂
Like dude just stop talking
this album is an experience ...Bowie was right when he said she's the future of music!!! lorde's creativity is amazing ...!! great reaction ! Please do Pure Heroine by Lorde and Pang by Caroline Polachek (i think this one is very similar with melodrama -- it gives you the vibes of an experience )
Yeah! I love that more people associate the instrumentals of Pang and Melodrama. Both albums sound very similar, share the same genres of Ambient, Art Pop and Dream Pop 🌠💐👌
@@alextint5987 right? I love that so many more are implementing the same sounds and at the same time they creating their own version 😍 I hope it doesn't get so mainstream
the boom boom boom in the Louvre is her heartbeat. literally
I also listened the heartbeats in the Green Light chorus
I love how you can notice all the diferent sounds without earphones
that's because he has a great audio setup. HD speakers.
Yeah but there’s more hidden to it .
And he need to read the lyrics.
@@FirstBran yes thats what i thought
@@neontyler6663 Well, to be fair, he's a producer.. They rarely care about the lyrics....
@@cmmiestcat he writes his own music so i guess he un particular does
Not him saying he hears reputation in the album even tho melo came out before rep😩😩
Jack Antonoff produced both of their albums that's why he heard Rep in Melo
rep came 5 months after melodrama so...?
he listened reputation first that's why?
jack produced rep and melo
Jack Antonoff has a very distinct and recognizable production style, it's not surprising.
the louvre used to be a execution location in middle ages, so... "they'll hang us in the louvre" could be also refering to that?
no
yaaaas double meaning
and they say green light is a Gatzby reference, but actually no
Alan Boodibabudaho so what is it then
@@sharanski the traffic light, it means go,
I wanted to add some comments on your interpretations from the album's production. On Green Light, the vocal distortion at the end is actually the use of an electric guitar. Despite the minimalist sound of Sober, the song uses a combination of bongos, trumpets, and saxophones; Lorde actually hid the sound of a tiger's roar before the start of the bridge. You are correct on Liability - those are guitar strums you hear in the background.
The Placebo song you referenced on The Louvre is actually a cover. The original artist is Kate Bush and she served as melodic and vocal inspiration for the album, especially on Writer in the Dark.
I also want to note that reputation dropped 5 months after Melodrama. I highly recommend you to react to Pure Heroine. She wrote the entire album by herself and one co-writer (Joel Little) between the ages of 14 and 16. A lot of Melodrama, in turn, was written when she was 18 and 20.
Placebo is such a beautiful band 💕
I think the making of Melodrama and Reputation is almost the same time
Reputation - 2016 - 2017
Melodrama - 2015 - 2017
Hearing this album in headphones is a killer
Specially The Louvre
The louvre is my favorite song on this album. I’ve never wanted a tattoo before but that song makes me want to get one.
Anniee Faith yeahhh the louvre is just Magnificent ❤️💙
TRUEEEEEEE!!!
Please react to Lana Del Rey’s lastest album Norman F*cking Rockwell.
OMFG PLZ
We should Flooded him on Dm’s
And then Ultraviolence
Issac HP since he’s a producer i feel like he’d REALLY vibe with ultraviolence
@@user77797 I really love Lana Del Rey and I like Ultraviolence but I feel like that album really has some production issues, it could have been way better if other producers had worked on it
I feel like I didn’t appreciate melodrama enough the first time I listened to it. Cause I was just starting to get into lorde, so instead of appreciating it i just listened through it. L3s gonna be an experience bro
When he wants to tell us what comes next in the song based on his experience with music and then the song takes another direction because lorde's not like every other pop musician hahaha
The album is a week from turning three years old, and time has been extremely kind to it.
YESSS
You might like the homemade dynamite remix! Also, I'd love to hear your thoughts on her first album pure heroine; in particular, the song ribs has become my generation's (for lack of a better phrase) cult classic song. It's very ethereal. So I think it'd be rad to hear your perspective on it!
yes!!
Yes
He did homemade dynamite remix at the end.
Ribs just cuts me down to the soul in the very best way
R I B S
the way she coproduced this along with Jack Antonoff... this album never fails to blow my mind
Her lyrics in Homemade Dynamite,
“Might get your friend to drive, but he can hardly see
We'll end up painted on the road
Red and chrome
All the broken glass sparkling
I guess we're partying” is one of my favorite lyrics even to this day. Something about how she sings it creates such a detailed picture of a car crash. A very dark lyric but very real.
Lorde: -we'll end up painted on the road
Blake: -that's nice :)
This is one of my all time favourite albums and whenever I recommend this to someone, no matter what they usually listen to, they enjoy it. This album is gorgeous. It's so crazy how you point out several things and even though I've listened to this album countless times, I find something new. Just how artistic this album is. Love the video
I love this album and think it’s a masterpiece. I listened to it a full two years at least. Still sprinkle in Lorde on my playlist all the time. I just read she’s working on L3.
Badlands, hopeless fountain kingdom, Born to Die, and Lorde's first album. You're awesome and talented :-)
Me waiting for him to hear the trumpets in Sober 🎺🎺🎺
Video recap:
" Oh, that was very cool".
"Call and response".
"Tikitikitiki".
this album actually follows the feelings of a party that's why you would feel the very specific moods from each song
If you know anything about the structuring of Greek theatre, it resembles and Ancient Greek tragedy
Kaylen you see that video by internet jules saying that exact thing?
This album deserves 1000 Grammys...
Lorde is like Halsey but with more surprises in her music. So artistic.
Also if you're into jack antonoff stuff you should listen to norman fucking Rockwell. That's a greatttt album and the production is amazing.
Don’t you dare compare Halsey to Lorde.
Literally no comparison between Halsey and Lorde, don’t disrespect the queen Lorde like that
Lorde >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Halsey please never compare them, periodt
I think halsey is good regardless of the haters...she’ll never be as good as lorde but Hopeless Fountain Kingdom/Room 93 are some of my favorite albums
They're different not a good comparison imo
React to Norman F*****g Rockwell by Lana Del Rey!!!
NFR is a serve, best album of 2019
YES
yes!!
OR ELSE!! 😈👹🤬🤬😡🤬
The ending of supercut still gets me what a perfect song
It’s the beginning of liability (reprise)
THE FIRST personwho realizes that the Artwork is SICK. It lines up with the album's vibe perfectly
Could you react to her other album, Pure Heroine? It's such a good album
+
I feel like the long fadeout of supercut really ties the song together. The lyrics are all about remembering the good times from a past relationship (the supercut of it), and the long fadeout feels like a time where you can reminisce with her. Pure Heroine and Melodrama are both masterpieces.
I swear Melodrama should’ve won the Grammys on that year.. it was snobbed!
Can’t wait for Lorde’s 3rd album.
are you telling me that he’s never heard “green light” ?????
A lot of people have not
@@tooth-gapmartinez2434 unfortunately
@@tooth-gapmartinez2434 but hes producer and its shame he doesnt know that
@@moriahmars1462 umm melodrama was critically best album of 2017 so its clearly he has no taste in music im sorry :(
@@moriahmars1462 no wonder producers get caught for copying other songs they don’t even listen to anything else
Lorde is such an album artist and it’s beautiful. Every single song in an album of her has a purpose and a meaning which a lot of artists don’t often do
The fact that it reminds you of Running Up That Hill is insane. She talks about this song a lot. If you went to the Melodrama tour, the last song before her show started was always Running Up That Hill. This song is so special for us Lorde fans haha
OMG I read this just as he played it 😳
Whaaaaat WOW. But i prefer the og kate bush version over the one he plays
@@addisonratcatcher3287 When he played Running Up That Hill but it wasn't the original version I heard the Kill Bill sirens in my head lmao
Please react to The 1975s second album “I Like it When You Sleep For You Are so Beautiful Yet so Unaware of It”!! also, you definitely have to read the lyrics to this album! Matty is hard to understand but their lyrics are SO amazing.
react to any FKA Twigs album, she is amaziiiiing
I'll be honest... i just clicked cos I love me some lorde and this guy looked cute BUTTT the tips and tidbits he gives about everything is so insightful. Thanks for sharing :D
this reminds me of people reacting to bowie's albuns and saying "oh, sounds like x and y artist" ... Melodrama influenced the whole pop scene that we have today but still underrated...how? and i really hope that LORDE'S next project doesnt flop for people thinking that she sounds like everybody else when everybody who sounds like her
React to anything by AURORA!!! She’s like nothing you’ve heard before
Yes literally any of her albums
She's ethereal
For real!!! Yess I stan Aurora
The only queen out there rn, no one in the game like her
Warriors, Weirdos, & Moonchildren unite🧚♀️🌬️🌈
MELODRAMA IS THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME ! NO DOUBT ! 🤷♂️
100% agree
Nothing but facts.
peridot
1989 is the best for me but i like this one also. It has its own genre i guess.
i prefer pure heroine ngl
you should do magdalene by fka twigs. that album is amazing
yes!!!!
Yes yes yes
masterpiece
yesss
omg yes yes yes up
In The Louvre, the steady beat you hear is supposed to represent Lorde's heartbeat, that's the boom boom boom booom she's talking about broadcasting, her heart through her songs ("megaphone to my chest, broadcast the boom boom boom boom and make 'em all dance to it").
When he said Melodrama reminded him of Reputation, he meant the same producer duh. He's a producer, of course he's going to focus on the musical aspect and the production instead of the lyrical content or else the video would be like 3 hours. Yall getting super defensive for nothing lol
Exactly! People are dumb!
Instrumentals express the emotion and feelings of the lyrics. The sound and lyrics complement each other very well. I see that a lot of users dislike the music reactors who focus in instrumentals. It's obvious that Blake cares about the lyrics and he feels the stories of those songs, but he is a producer 👌
Yes thats bc these album have the same producer Jack Antonoff
Please react to her first album Pure Heroine! She swept the Grammy's with that as a teen and that's how the world fell in love with her music.
The beat drop in “the louvre” is her heartbeat btw😂
i can't stop overthinking about when L3 comes out aagh, lorde please come back 👀
i cant believe youve finished listen the whole album without crying.
I dont know why these stans just can't seem to accept that Lorde is one if not the most influential pop artist of the decade. Stans can babble all they want but they cant take away the day Pure Heroine was released that changed pop nusic forever. Now, the meteoric Melodrama comes and you guys start discrediting her. Give acclaim when it's due and stop being so defensive. Lorde will conitnue to transform music whether you lile it or not and your faves will take notes and follow!
You need to react to Troye Sivan’s Blue Neighbourhood!!!
omg yessss that would be so cool
thethirdbill just did!
& Bloom
HEAVEN was produced by Jack Antonoff as well
i second this!! & ofsman parra’s mention of bloom too!
nobody is gonna talk about how its a concept album where each song represents an hour of a party that lorde is at? ok.
where did you hear that? I’ve never heard that nor have I ever listened to it with that in mind. to me it’s always been a LOOSE concept album about a relationship that ended. I’m pretty sure lorde said it was a loose concept album bc she wanted everyone to interpret it in their own way.
mona garcia i’ve heard it from a good few people i thought it was common knowledge
yeah thats the point of the album. the party is a melodrama. the music video of greenlight is literally liability
This guy is hot af
Sorry the look always distracts me over the review lol
Frey Eirlango well what do you expect? It’s um well BLAKE MCLAIN😍
@@ethereo no
agreed he's really hot
@@ethereo Im not thinking of that...more like driving with him in a nice car while having the windows down and escaping from the world while listening to music and share the same taste and passion for music
full on fantasy
The louvre is my favorite music. And the guitar at the end almost make me cry.
okay but like when he said “that’s a change” and then the lighting changed to a small tint of green I screamed
Literally have been waiting for this.
I feel like I always wait for new reactors/reviewers to react to Melodrama... My entire opinion about the youtuber is based on how they rate Melodrama lollllll
Fun fact: The drums used at the beginning of "Loveless" is a sample of "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins (one of the most famous drum sequences; I've listened to this album 50+ times and just found out last week)
Whaaaaat? Thanks to u, I just discovered this, and I’ve been listening to Melodrama since came out.
So so glad you reacted to this album!!!
I remember when this album came out I was so so super obsessed with her voice and the production of the album. I really related to theses songs. I hope Lorde releases some new music in 2020!!🤞🏼🤞🏼
(Side fact I also found it extremely interesting that David Bowie acknowledged Lorde before his death and said she represents the future of music for him- huge complement)
An extra thing about the Homemade dynamite remix: if you're familiar with all the featured artists there, Khalid, Sza and Post Malone, you're gonna notice that they are not just singing on someone else's song but they're actually putting their own style and spin on it. Khalid's verse feels like something out of 'American Teen', his album, For Sza's verse, you can definitely tell that's Sza, that's her whole vibe & style and Post Malone's verse, I don't even have to say anything haha It's just a perfect combination! 😭 It's fresh, it's rare, it's a masterpiece!