I do know I don’t communicate for all Ok-pop followers, however I’m drained — so bored with being yelled at by overly aggressive boy teams shouting alongside cacophonous instrumentals. Beforehand, ALL(H)OURS discovered a pleasant center floor between noise and smooth construction, delivering the standout singles Shock and Gimme Gimme. However with new monitor Prepared 2 Rumble, it seems like we’re again at floor zero.
Look, I’m not towards noise. In truth, I want most Ok-pop songs on this technology have been greater and bolder and louder. However too typically, songwriters sacrifice the important constructing blocks of an important monitor for pure bluster — as if that bluster alone is compelling sufficient to compensate. Prepared 2 Rumble‘s verses are stable (particularly the extra melodic second verse). They’re spinoff and fail to ship any memorable turns, however a minimum of they transfer the track ahead.
From right here, we crash into pots-and-pans territory. The hulking instrumental seems like a headache ready to occur, as if the producers searched their pattern library for essentially the most abrasive, annoying loops they could possibly be positive. This might be salvageable with a killer hook thrown excessive, however as an alternative we now have the fellows repeating “we’re able to ruuuuuuummmmmmble” time and again in a monotonous vocal fry. Okay, Ok-pop composers. I assume we simply don’t write choruses anymore? How’s that figuring out for you? As a result of it’s a fairly sorry state of affairs from a listeners’ perspective.
| Hooks | 6 |
| Manufacturing | 7 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 6.75 |
Grade: D+
