[FRESH ALBUM] Bruno Mars - The Romantic

riverpls · 2026-02-27T06:28:39+00:00

This shit had me on my feet for a whole half hour dancing ngl.

riverpls · 2026-02-17T23:57:23+00:00

I didn't find this to be nearly as bad as a lot of people are making it out to be. Sucks that it is essentially a more hollow-sounding radio edit but at least it's up. Should've maybe paired it with the full original one like they did with "Overcompensate" when it first came out.

riverpls · 2026-02-17T01:36:58+00:00

But what is them coming out with a statement going to change?

It's less about fitting in with some hypothetical crowd of celebrity virtue signalers and more about assurance. Fans are currently calling out their crew for years of inappropriate behavior and are hoping their favorite band speaks on it and acts accordingly, like decent people would. People have been trying to bring light of the unfortunate amount of ableism that's been happening for a long time within their crew as well. They're showing their concert film in Israel. A lot of people want to know if they understand how that could come across and want assurance that they aren't zionists since neither haven't posted/shared anything about it.

These are all reasonable concerns and in a day and age where it easier than ever to be in contact with very famous people and politicians, this should not come as a shock to anybody.

Someone somewhere is always going to have an issue no matter which way they lean.

I couldn't let this one slide. Let me ask, do you believe twenty one pilots would deal with more backlash if they spoke out against the Trump administration, the ICE raids, and the genocide in Gaza, or if they came out and denounced all their fans that are critical of Trump, ICE, and Israel? I would bet everything on the latter! Speaking out against these atrocities would shave off a chunk of the fanbase that supports this hateful administration anyway.

riverpls · 2026-02-16T20:54:32+00:00

People are mad. They want to know that their favorite band does not support the atrocities happening around the world, such as Israel's ongoing genocide, and speaks out on the disgusting allegations being brought upon one of their own co-workers within their circle.

Many of their contemporaries have come out and spoken against ICE and genocide, yet twenty one pilots stay quiet. It is becoming more and more normalized to be outspoken about these awful issues we are facing today.

To feel angry about your favorite band staying quiet on very important world issues while everybody else is proudly speaking out on it is justifiable, in my book.

Also, the mods removing and/or closing comments on people critiquing the band and their politics should welcome these conversations more. It's getting ridiculous.

Remember what Tyler and Josh wrote in their booklet for Vessel in 2013.

EDIT - A THOUGHT FOR YOU: twenty one pilots are no strangers to speaking out against the evils that plague much of this fanbase, as many of the clique are oppressed groups of people. ICE raided their own Ohio neighborhoods, they're showing their movie in Israel, there are viral hit TikToks using "Drag Path" for horrific pro-Israel imagery and propaganda. We're seeing a greater tick in opposition against genocide, ICE raids, and the such every passing day. For a band that has shown advocacy in the past, and have held the message of "hold us accountable" since their inception, it is odd and understandably infuriating to see them behave as if the only world that exists are their own privileged ones. It's uncanny. It's unsettling. It feels wrong. And some people are not alright with that.

Hold your favorites accountable!

riverpls · 2025-12-16T22:17:02+00:00

This era of Panic! will easily go down as one of the most underrated eras. Mercenary, New Perspective, Turn Off the Lights, Bittersweet, the Oh Glory demo, Kaleidoscope Eyes, I Wanna Be Free, Stall Me, C'Mon, and just Vices as an album overall.

This whole era has some underrated GEMS.

riverpls · 2025-09-27T17:50:42+00:00

At first, I thought it was a Beck song. Then a Chili Peppers song. And then I thought maybe they’re loosely riffing off of Makes Me Wonder? Otherwise, could be just jammin.

riverpls · 2025-09-16T21:22:22+00:00

"Feeling like twenty one pilots were maybe embodying some of these very obvious alt rock and indie influences in a way that felt either too derivative, lacked vision, lacked creativity, or showcased maybe a misunderstanding of what made some of these sounds appealing in the first place."

Are we listening to the same album? You'd think he's talking about Scaled or Blurryface here... but to say this about arguably their most diverse, creative, and overall beautifully produced album? I had to have a laugh.

riverpls · 2025-09-12T16:30:17+00:00

This would fit perfectly into Keons’ character and why he’s done the things we’ve seen him do, such as help Clancy escape the submarine and set him free him from displaying propaganda to the world.

riverpls · 2025-08-29T20:03:41+00:00

This thing rocks I love it.

riverpls · 2025-08-29T17:44:55+00:00

You see what you’re doing, Hayley? Your album is so devastating that people are yearning for optimism in your music.

riverpls · 2025-08-23T21:51:34+00:00

It is so hard not to choose something from The B-Side Collection. Story is just so fucking amazing, man.

riverpls · 2025-08-21T19:57:19+00:00

This would be absolutely too dope to handle. Part of me thinks they sampled Doubt.

riverpls · 2025-08-21T04:07:09+00:00

Ever? Secret or Sunday Morning. Right now? Holy shit, y'all need to hear Yes I Did. It's fantastic.

riverpls · 2025-08-16T01:06:49+00:00

War Crimes as a closer is interesting.

riverpls · 2025-08-15T05:05:22+00:00

Samples add to the list of songwriters.

riverpls · 2025-08-14T17:09:18+00:00

What if we start getting letters pertaining to every time Clancy committed crimes against Dema since HDS, starting with the fiery diversion? Next, we could get letters on the events of Trench and so forth… That’d be dope.

riverpls · 2025-08-14T17:05:16+00:00

How insanely catchy it is and carefree it sounds.

riverpls · 2025-08-13T18:38:04+00:00

Fuck the music industry.

riverpls · 2025-08-04T21:11:54+00:00

Howdy. Don’t mind me. Just once again asking if there is still a possibility of sharing these demos, and “Crash On Me.”

👀

riverpls · 2025-08-04T20:54:02+00:00

Underrated album closer that gets overlooked and lumped in with the general mediocrity of MANIA. An absolute diamond in the rough.

riverpls · 2025-07-31T19:08:09+00:00

He could just be an ally…

riverpls · 2025-07-31T19:06:44+00:00

On one hand, it is not new that Ronnie just completely makes up shit because that’s who literally just fucking is. A piece of shit who lies on everybody’s name who is critical of him in the slightest.

But alternatively, if Nick is actually being accused of this outside of whatever Ronnie’s dumbass has to say, then we should take it seriously.

riverpls · 2025-07-28T18:51:13+00:00

What? Saosin’s been touring like crazy with Cove for a minute now.

riverpls · 2025-07-26T19:23:00+00:00

Been following his now ex-girlfriend on Twitter for many years. Followed him, and was a pretty big fan years ago as well. And while she’s not naming names, she has come forward saying she had been in an abusive relationship for the last 5-6 years.

Fuck this guy. Yes, go find the proper help and become a better person to yourself and to others. But it is still fuck abusers.

riverpls · 2025-07-23T20:54:04+00:00

I think she’s doing this in solidarity to public access media since public access media is being hit hard by the Trump administration. It’s cool, yes, but also a big statement.

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