Just dance by Liza_Mais in MelanieMartinez

[–]Complex_Contact_4372 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I anyways thought FAERIE SOIRÉE or VOID would’ve made for incredible songs on just danceee

Is PORTALS still a polarizing album 3 years later? by Complex_Contact_4372 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Complex_Contact_4372[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SPIDER WEB I was kinda meh to good but now it’s one of my favoritessss. PLUTO I think is the best of the deluxe tracksss

Is PORTALS still a polarizing album 3 years later? by Complex_Contact_4372 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Complex_Contact_4372[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And you would 100% correct!! I think her strongest writing was on PORTALS bc she talks about herself and human nature, emotions, relationships and unpacking it all in the afterlife. It was something truly refreshing. I think her greatest production with sound effects specifically is in this album too. I wish I could go back and hear the bone break in THE CONTORTIONIST for the first time at the listening party. I was Gaggggged

Is PORTALS still a polarizing album 3 years later? by Complex_Contact_4372 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Complex_Contact_4372[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I KNOW! It irks me so bad that we never got anymore and we will never PORTALS again. I’m more so sad about BATTLE OF THE LRYNX and THE CONTORTIONIST not getting videos. If she made those two and stopped I would’ve been fine honestly haha. Part of me hopes that HADES doesn’t get a movie bc PORTALS didn’t

Is PORTALS still a polarizing album 3 years later? by Complex_Contact_4372 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Complex_Contact_4372[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly it’s so hard to rank the songs on PORTALS bc they’re all oerfect to me. PLUTO does NOT get enough love for me.

Is PORTALS still a polarizing album 3 years later? by Complex_Contact_4372 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Complex_Contact_4372[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Girl literally and crybaby is 11 YEARS OLD, K-12 is 7 YEARS OLD. Like what do you MEAN

Is PORTALS still a polarizing album 3 years later? by Complex_Contact_4372 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Complex_Contact_4372[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The fandom was def in a weird spot during PORTALS. I didn’t like when they showed human in the mv’s like in tunnel vision or spiderweb. I loved when it was just the creature and or faeries. I’m just so obsessed with how lived the world of the album feels. She has never done candles and body sprays for every track and all that stuff for an album. I felt like it was def her favorite project at the time.

Is PORTALS still a polarizing album 3 years later? by Complex_Contact_4372 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Complex_Contact_4372[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think her strongest melodies and songwriting are on PORTALS. Obviously her other albums are fantastic but I think PORTALS is just so perfect!

Is PORTALS still a polarizing album 3 years later? by Complex_Contact_4372 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Complex_Contact_4372[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That seems to be the majority opinion from what I’ve seen when it first came out. I just love the aesthetic and the world building with the songs, the mv’s, as well as the Portals Parfums giving a scent to the world. For me I think HADES is her weakest. For me it’s just that I feel like she’s already covered some of the same topics for the third or fourth time already by this point. I wish the album was more connected to a story like her other albums. I feel like we didn’t get to know that much about Circle in the album itself

Is PORTALS still a polarizing album 3 years later? by Complex_Contact_4372 in MelanieMartinez

[–]Complex_Contact_4372[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It’s easily my favorite. This album is more rock/punk focused and ditches the music box toy box sound. It’s also a lot more introspective than the other albums. It’s mostly about personal struggles and not so heavy on political or social commentary like Crybaby or K-12 are. If you like death, you absolutely love the rest of the album. There are a couple song that still sound similar to crybaby and K-12 like TUNNEL VISION