"given that most pop albums have "the song with strings" or none at all"

Are you high?

"strings" in this context refers to orchestral strings not to stringed instruments generally (by which count piano would be included as well technically right?"

Then wtf are you including ukelele for?

U counting the bass on motive too lol

Album Rating: 3.0

ok that might not be really true, fair enough, but arguing that this album isnt replete with orchestral strings to an extent that is unusual and almost certainly represents a conscious choice is imho denying reality

This seems very arbitrary

It has a couple violins, yeah

Album Rating: 3.0

1:14 and 2:03 of "motive" has a string arrangement for those instruments. not super prominent, which I noted

It has a bass guitar too this isn't ur average pop music

Album Rating: 3.0

just google strings ariana grande positions and read all the reviews and even quotations from her

I do know what you mean ftr I just love to bust your balls

Album Rating: 3.0

thats what they all say

Its really not that uncommon tho I think its just done in a kind of unique way on shit like positions

Album Rating: 3.0

it's hard not to be biased by the first two songs I'll admit (when the intro is a strings-heavy song you can be like, "Ah, a string intro to a pop album", but then if the second song is too you start thinking, "Oh, a strings-heavy ALBUM")

Definitely the two first tracks and title track, there is a vibe there for sure

But don't think any string urination in shit like off the table or motive tho for instance is uncommon for pop

Hilarious auto correct

I don't even remember wtf word I actually meant to put there

Album Rating: 4.5

off the table is real sick, fuckin love that song boys

Album Rating: 4.5

Pots, After Hours doesn't deserve that shade

Fuck ya it does

without being mean, i still think 'forty minutes of sex usually feels amazing. forty minutes of Ariana Grande singing about sex sounds pretty damn good, too' is the worst line to ever open a sowing review

Lmao