Bon Iver 22, A Million
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tommygun
April 16th 2017


27110 Comments

Album Rating: 1.0

didn't read, pos for rating

Divaman
April 17th 2017


16120 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

>It has a track-list that looks like a cat jumped on Stephen Hawking’s keyboard





This is my favorite line in the whole review. And as always, some beautiful album recs.

CompostCompote
April 17th 2017


1022 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

I just want to expose the good people to the good music, you know. Recs like those are what made me the gender-confused entity I am today.

Divaman
April 17th 2017


16120 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Bless you, Compost. You're an angel of mercy.

Pch101
April 17th 2017


115 Comments


I look forward to the review that you write after you've heard the album.

CompostCompote
April 17th 2017


1022 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Me too. I have a feeling it'll drop the rating down another .5

Divaman
April 17th 2017


16120 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

It will. Um, I mean, "How dare you sir! Sputnik groupthink has declared this a work of great passion and beauty!"

Pch101
April 17th 2017


115 Comments


I'm not really a fan of the album and I also preferred the first album.

But this review is word salad. Just because the album isn't to your tastes does not mean that Bon Iver isn't making a genuine effort. Justin Vernon may have run out of steam (in my opinion), but he isn't a commercial sellout ala Harry Styles or Taylor Swift, either.

CompostCompote
April 17th 2017


1022 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

You don't know that he hasn't sold out anymore than I do that he did. So let's meet halfway and say he did, okay, deal? Great!!

CompostCompote
April 17th 2017


1022 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Also, whoever's taste adheres to this jumble of blips and menopausal whale sounds, I pity them and want to give them a sandwich and a pat on the knee.

Pch101
April 17th 2017


115 Comments


If you can't figure out the difference between a pop record and this, then you should stick to listening to commercial jingles during the Super Bowl.

This is not an easy record to listen to. It doesn't not follow standard pop song structures. It takes risks (in my opinion, not all that well, but it does take them.) It is different enough from his previous work to potentially alienate fans.

So I can say with absolute confidence that Bon Iver did not sell out, because this pretty much does the opposite. Sellouts load up with hooks piled onto songs that are easy to digest, and that isn't what this is. Me no likey ≠ selling out.

CompostCompote
April 17th 2017


1022 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Or........... he was trying to sell out and missed drastically. I mean this has all the ingredients of selling out. Just arranged in a wonky way. Maybe he broke his reading glasses the day before doing this.



Also, those jingles are dandy. You don't get all the way to the Super Bowl without being at least a little Super.

FullOfSounds
April 17th 2017


15821 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

is this ghost

CompostCompote
April 17th 2017


1022 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Ghost of artist formerly known as Bon Iver.

Kompys2000
Emeritus
April 17th 2017


9474 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Uncle Barbeque Does a Vaporwave

brainmelter
Contributing Reviewer
April 17th 2017


8366 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

correct rating

Pajolero
April 17th 2017


1440 Comments


How do I subscribe to more reviews from you?

RustCohle
April 17th 2017


423 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

Loved my ass off, amazing review for a shit album.

CompostCompote
April 17th 2017


1022 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

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Pajolero
April 17th 2017


1440 Comments


I actually clicked on that link you asshole



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