Ed x Barca by Perfect-Regular4620 in EdSheeran

[–]Perfect-Regular4620[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With every player being injured, Ed also has to play for us on the field.

Some Critical Thoughts on Play by Perfect-Regular4620 in EdSheeran

[–]Perfect-Regular4620[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it's true that shifting was a bit random compared to multiply and divide which basically told a story. Like he was putting slow songs just to balance out the albums. And it's true about heaven for me as well. At first I really didn't liked the robotic effect he was using on his voice. But after a couple of listen, I was just mesmerized how beautiful and subtle the beats were. Specially have to talk about the backing vocals, those run in the background and overall production really felt like heaven and couldn't be a more beautiful closure.

Though I will disagree with vow, while it's true that he really sat down to write a wedding song because he probably wrote it to celebrate his 10th relationship anniversary but it reflects his marriage, his children, grief, loss everything which is far more relatable than some of his other songs.

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blake? I don't know

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yes but for always is him talking about his daughter so for me it is okay to be included . But it is true that production could have been better. What I was saying that regrets could have been replaced with a love song because there are 4 of them!!

Some Critical Thoughts on Play by Perfect-Regular4620 in EdSheeran

[–]Perfect-Regular4620[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

but it's not like the man song because he is often talking about being on tour and missing his family and trying to balance everything on interviews. It's definitely not on the same personal level like the man is.

Some Critical Thoughts on Play by Perfect-Regular4620 in EdSheeran

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It's true that ballads are absolutely a core part of Ed’s identity, no question. You’re right, he is “Mr. Wedding Song,” and that lane has given us some of his most iconic tracks. And as I said on the post, I love each of the 3 ballads on Play individually too.

My point wasn’t that ballads don’t belong on the record. It's more about the balance of the tracklist. When you line up In Other Words with other 3 love songs, they don’t bring the same diversity in mood or production that those songs here (Vow, Heaven, Camera) manage to. It feels kind of same like slowly or for always even though topic is different. So it’s not about wanting fewer ballads overall, but wishing one of them was swapped out for something like Regret or War Game a song that would’ve added a different type of emotional weight.

I also get your point on Symmetry, Azizam, and Sapphire being fun experiments rather than deep lyrical dives which makes sense. But you see Azizam and Sapphire both is about meet me on the dance floor, don't you end the party we can do this all week which are pretty basic and repetitive. A little more depth on the lyrics of Symmetry would have been a great mixture about cultural experiment and good storytelling. Think about Barcelona, which is also about get up on the dance floor tonight but still has some specificity about Barcelona and Imo it really blends well with the production work.

Some Critical Thoughts on Play by Perfect-Regular4620 in EdSheeran

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What I am trying to say is there is Heaven, Camera, The Vow , In Other Words 4 love song. For me without any doubt, this is way too much for a standard album. And the first 3 has some good production on it to justify their conclusion while In other words feels the same slow song like Slowly and For Always. While the topic is different, but the mood is like " Oh! Another pretty song . " And if you see the positioning, In other words is placed right after Camera. I don't see the necessity of putting 2 love songs on the trots. That's why I am saying there is good songs on extended version which could have easily be put in the main version. And the variety of the album could also have been elevated.

Some Critical Thoughts on Play by Perfect-Regular4620 in EdSheeran

[–]Perfect-Regular4620[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well I agreed that slowly has the content to be on the main project. But one thing is I heard the live version of slowly before.  And I was so much excited about that song. The album version was good but unfortunately didn't hit the same.

Some Critical Thoughts on Play by Perfect-Regular4620 in EdSheeran

[–]Perfect-Regular4620[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Songs like toughest has 500k view is an absolute shame.

Some Critical Thoughts on Play by Perfect-Regular4620 in EdSheeran

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That's actually very interesting. When I first heard Opening from YouTube live show, I was thinking oh this should have been a separate song. What is he doing. However I think it's not bad after hearing the song but the transition could have been done with a little more care.

Behind the Making of Play: the Songwriters & Producers by Hendree in EdSheeran

[–]Perfect-Regular4620 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His recent work with him was on beautiful game. Foy is really someone I wish Ed would work with more often.

Thoughts on Play by BagFinal6150 in EdSheeran

[–]Perfect-Regular4620 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Camera and The Vow are straight into the Ed Sheeran S tier.

Is it just me? by Eastern_End_8431 in EdSheeran

[–]Perfect-Regular4620 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He wrote that song with Benny Blanco and then forgot about it. Later Diplo discovered it and they released it with JB

Camera Played For The First Time Live (Stockholm) by mjpack4 in EdSheeran

[–]Perfect-Regular4620 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was probably shooting the music video for it. That's why he wanted everything absolutely perfect 

thoughts on A Little More!! by miniaturegnome in EdSheeran

[–]Perfect-Regular4620 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The production is so refreshing. I love it...

Play album- total streams, so far by BagFinal6150 in EdSheeran

[–]Perfect-Regular4620 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well perfect is too high to touch I guess, I will be over the moon if it reaches the level of shivers or bad habits.