I’m at all times a bit skeptical about songs known as “Rock & Roll” that aren’t from precise rock bands, but when anybody’s obtained the angle to drive this type it’s ITZY. They made their title on a brash power that felt punky even because it was rigorously designed by an organization to look so.
Japanese single Rock & Roll just isn’t even near “rock,” regardless of the women repeatedly telling us that they’re “so rock and roll.” The tune doesn’t even attempt to embrace this style, and that’s in all probability to its profit. As a substitute, Rock & Roll is an upbeat dance monitor peppered by the occasional edgy breakdown. The melodies are lighter than anticipated, particularly the effusive refrain. My mind can’t fairly parse what ITZY are saying with how they’re saying it, making me want the tune had a completely completely different idea. However from somebody who now loves a monitor known as “Head Shoulders Knees Toes,” I can clearly recover from cringy lyrics if the sound itself is attractive.
Rock & Roll is attractive, if a bit generic. I want the tune pushed itself additional in any route. Because it stands, Rock & Roll doesn’t decide to a lot of something, happy to face as pleasant fluff quite than trigger the form of ruckus we all know ITZY are able to. Inside their discography, that is clearly mid-tier — sanitized sufficient to please nearly everybody however missing the sucker punch that might really knock out the group’s largest admirers.
| Hooks | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
Grade: C+
