4/14/2023 0 Comments Channel orange review![]() ![]() It was completely and totally mind-blowing, Earth-shattering, amazing. Reading Frank Ocean’s coming out letter was overwhelming. I know I’m only brave because you were first. Maybe it takes a near death experience to feel alive. I’ve never had more respect for life and living than I have right now. I’ll remember who you were and how we’ve both changed and stayed the same. Grateful that even though it wasn’t what I hoped for and even though it was never enough, it was. “I was never alone, as much as I felt like it. I wanted to weave it into everything I was experiencing and think about life inside of his voice. I attempted to memorize it in bits and parts. I posted excerpts of Frank Ocean’s coming out note everywhere. Ocean himself posted online that Orange reminds him of his “first love,” which he revealed prior to his coming out, but now makes perfect sense. ![]() Last week, Frank Ocean came out right around Independence Day, when he posted the liner notes to this album on his Tumblr and told a previously secret story about his real first love: another man. Tracks like “Pink Matter” (featuring the always timeless Andre 3000) will make you want to lay down with someone. Tracks like “Pyramid” are complex musically with lots of electronic touches keeping it up-to-date, and “Super Rich Kids” will make you feel like you’re in college again. Often the vocals come across as some sort of very integral instrument – like if you weren’t listening to it with words it’d be completely different. It keeps you engaged, intrigued, and entertained. Channel Orange marks Frank’s first studio album, and a huge success on his part to produce something timeless and/or classic and/or perfect. It’s a pleasure to listen to and a pleasure to spin. The sound is soulful but modern, and a definite progression from his older work. No, seriously: this is what hip-hop / R&B will sound like when they play it at the indoor pool in 2050, and we live like the Jetsons. It reads as one very long ride in an elevator playing hip-hop. Musically, the words that immediately came to mind when I heard Channel Orange were “what the fuck this is a smooth record.” I listened to the album on loop accidentally and loved it too much to care, really. I don’t know exactly how to put into words for you what “Channel Orange” means to me or to music or to anyone. The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.
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