| There are a lot of other problems with this album, like the pretentious writing or Tyler Joseph's bad vocals, but what hurts even the good songs is producer Ricky Reed (who I don't know why is still working in the industry after making so many garbage songs like "Wiggle" and "Me Too".)rThe album has a lot of disadvantages: annoyingness and overproduction ("Heavydirtysoul"), pretentiousness and obnoxiousness (Fairly Local), filler ("Message Man"), mediocrity ("Lane Boy"), stuttered hooks ("Doubt"), Ukulele ballads ("The Judge"), and straight up garbage ("Ride").rBut there are some redeeming factors: "Stressed Out" is a pretty relatable piece about growing up and contemplating on your youth, "Polarize" is a pretty catchy song, "We Don't Believe What's on T.V." is also fun, "Goner" is a nice piano ballad that ends pretty bombastically, "Hometown" is a very beautiful sounding electronically hinged track, and then there are the albums two centerpieces, "Not Today" and "Tear in My Heart", both of which show how good twenty one pilots can actually be at crafting hooks and melodies. rIf only the rest of the album was as good. |
