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Universal acclaim- based on 1322 Ratings
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Oct 21, 2016There is something I am not getting here. This is music? Where are songs like Novocain or Swim Good??This feels like a long boring monologue. SOLO yo! 4 points for what I am not getting.
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Oct 3, 2016
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Sep 26, 2016Pretty good album overall. It seems a little experimental compared to his old stuff. The lyrics are much more personal but a lot of the music doesn't really settle on a really catchy beat.
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Sep 22, 2016
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Sep 20, 2016Top 3 AOTY in no order: 1.Radiohead: A moon shaped pool 2. Frank Ocean: Blonde 3. Nick Cave: Skeleton Tree. For me this three albums are masterpieces!
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Sep 14, 2016
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Sep 13, 2016It's a very good album, it's very sticky, the production is 11/10 and I don't usually enjoy this music genre that much. I started hearing his music just for curiosity and I got caught!
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Sep 12, 2016This album is really special. This is probably going to be album of the year for me personally. I damn near had an out of body experience listening to this. This album is certainly a must listen that is overflowing with emotion and deep artistic expression
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Sep 10, 2016
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Sep 7, 2016We don't know which ways Frank took to get to Blonde, but for sure, there wasn't a easy one. Blonde is a fortress made of Ocean's flesh and bone, where he exposes every single bruise of every corner of his soul.
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Sep 6, 2016
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Sep 4, 2016This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 3, 2016This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 2, 2016
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Aug 31, 2016Easily the best album of the year. Surpasses Channel Orange and I was skeptical of that happening. I was terrified that he would turn into another money grubbing pop star with no substance. So far he's stayed true to the art form. This album is nothing short of genius and I'm very happy to be living in an era where we have artists like Frank Ocean.
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Aug 31, 2016
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Aug 31, 2016There is something I am not getting here. This is music? Where are songs like Novocain or Swim Good??This feels like a long boring monologue. SOLO yo! 4 points for what I am not getting.
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Aug 30, 201680/100.
This album really slows you down and lets you experience it all. The best songs are "Nikes", "Ivy", "Pink + White", Nights" and "Futura Free". -
Aug 29, 2016Easily the best album of the year. Surpasses Channel Orange and I was skeptical of that happening. I was terrified that he would turn into another money grubbing pop star with no substance. So far he's stayed true to the art form. This album is nothing short of genius and I'm very happy to be living in an era where we have artists like Frank Ocean.
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Aug 28, 2016Compared to other great albums released this year, I seriously don't find this one impressive. I tried listening it in full many times, but I simply can't.
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Aug 28, 2016
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Aug 27, 2016
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Aug 26, 2016
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Aug 26, 2016This is one of the best albums of this year and Frank has done really good job. Maybe I have found 1-2 songs which I don't like, but i think I need to listen them again. Well done, like always.
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Aug 26, 2016Following an album as good as channel Orange is no easy task. and I'm usually a little suspicious when an album receives so many positive reviews. But I must say Ocean pulled it off beautifully. Stripped down and simple but yet every bit as ambitious as channel Orange. Pink + White is as good as it gets... a driving beat, acoustic guitars, piano, beautiful background vocals...great production
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Aug 26, 2016This album is incredible. It is very detailed and there is a wide spectrum of hidden beauties within! Wonderful production, glorious vocals, and much more. Well worth the wait.
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Aug 26, 2016
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Aug 25, 2016Blonde is what happens when Channel Orange and Nostalgia Ultra have a baby. lol but seriously tho, how has Frank managed to keep his signature sound in an age where everything sounds so alike? Maybe thhat is what happens when you stay aloof and off social media. I love it.
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Aug 25, 2016A beautiful blend of love, lost, nostalgia and everything in between over eclectic beats. Frank Ocean never fails to deliver quality music to his fans.
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Aug 25, 2016Trippy like Nirvana! When last has music made you feel high without actually getting high? Such raw emotion, such beautiful vocals, every lyric, every guitar strum made me feel out of this world. To love Frank is to know him and if u claim to be a music lover it is your duty to get to know him by listening to Blond(e).
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Aug 25, 2016BEAUTIFUL. This album was worth the wait. Frank Ocean is truly one of the best, original artists out there right now. His storytelling and beats are incredible and ENDLESS.
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Aug 25, 2016We all waited years for another Channel Orange by Frank Ocean, but Frank gave us something different, something better. Every single song you can just listen and vibe out to, and when the album switches tone halfway through, that just proves how genius this album is.
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Aug 24, 2016
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Aug 24, 2016
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Aug 24, 2016Even though the skits had no real meaning and the end of futura free was also unnecessary, Frank delivers strongly and tries to step through boundaries, switching his sound unpredictably and without much effort. Although a big part of the part seems simple, it is complex simplicity and simply perfectly timed as well as balanced. A very good album overall
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Aug 24, 2016I have been waiting for this way too long but it was worth it. Every song was on point and most of them gave me chills. The only thing that disappointed me was to see Kendrick featured without doing a verse or a hook but I'm ok with that.
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Aug 24, 2016
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Aug 24, 2016This is Frank's best album, let's face it. The production, the features and the lyrics are pure gold. The wait was worth it for sure. This is classic Frank, if you like his stuff, you'll like this album.
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Aug 24, 2016Very infrequently can I say that it takes one listen-through to see that an album will undoubtedly be one day seen as a classic. It has all the trappings of a modern masterpiece, from its creative sonic exploration, to its unorthodox, but very cohesive, song structures. Ocean has absorbed, reflected, and refined, creating an album that it is totally, and unquestionably, original.
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Aug 24, 2016This album is dreamy and while you can let it play as background music, when you focus in, the pure genius of Frank Ocean shows. Personally, I was not the biggest fan of Chanel Orange, so this release I was skeptical- but Frank blew it out of the water. The album is quiet, self reflecting, and modest - and you need to hear it.
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Aug 23, 2016
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Aug 23, 2016Beats channel orange by miles, and that's a difficult feat. i loved the the more subtle nature, more live instrumentation, and more patient and sweet melodies.
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Aug 23, 2016Wow. I've been a fan of Frank since 2013 and have been waiting for this album since. This album is a modern day masterpiece. The instrumentals, the vocals, the production, all perfect. This is a must listen for Frank fans and everybody quite honestly.
Favorite Tracks: White Ferrari, Solo, Seigfried, and Ivy
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Aug 23, 2016Thank You Frank for existing. This is the best álbum of the Year for me. A beautiful and true masterpiece. Wait for your grammys, they are coming for sure
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Aug 23, 2016Frank Ocean shows to the world because he is the best of today. Blonde is a masterpiece of modern music. Beyoncé take care. Frank can drink your lemonade.
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Aug 23, 2016
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Aug 23, 2016It's honestly too difficult to put into words how amazing this album is. I believe this album will go down as a classic. It's interesting to note that he drew a lot of his inspiration from The Beatles and Beach Boys while making Blond.
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Aug 23, 2016I had never heard of Frank Ocean until this was suddenly on the front page of Reddit the other day. so I checked it out. Glad I did. The highlights for me are Self Control and White Ferrari, but there are a lot of really good tracks here.
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Aug 23, 2016An incredible album overflowing with emotion and maturity. "SELF CONTROL" is the best song on the album and do yourself a favour and listen to the song's last few minutes and be blown away. The boyfriend poem in the magazine is also a marvellous piece of work
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Aug 23, 2016I think a big problem for me was a got too hyped for the album during the buildup and just waiting for more material. I wanted some faster paced songs and a few catchy hooks, but in a vacuum it's a good album.
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Aug 23, 2016Depois de lançar um álbum transitório (Endless) do também ótimo Channel Orange para o Blonde, em que ele se firma como um escritor maravilhoso, um álbum que tem nomes como Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Andre 3000 e entre outros, mas esses nomes não tiram os holofotes de Frank Ocean, só enaltecem mais ele, um álbum ambicioso mostrando para o que ele veio.
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Aug 23, 2016Like a lot of people figure, the album is more of a grower, as the first listen only had a few stand out tracks for me. But each new listen breathes something new, as I'm sure my future plays of Blonde will still bring. The more you listen the more surprises you find
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Aug 23, 2016This album is beautiful. Definitely worth the wait. It is complex and well thought out and just amazing. I really loved where he took this album. It was definitely, definitely worth the wait!!!
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Aug 23, 2016Frank's latest album is spot on. Each song has been composed to carry the listener on a journey through Frank's poetic thoughts. It is an album that grows on you every single time. Beautiful.
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Aug 23, 2016
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Aug 23, 2016Nostalgia, Ultra is a solid rap mixtape with spitfire storytelling. Channel Orange is a pure Masterpiece. Endless/Blonde is a stripped back creative, [personal art project that is intoxicating on so many levels. 9/10
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Aug 23, 2016
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Aug 23, 2016rewarding.and adventurous.worth the four year wait.frank managed to craft one of the most anticipated albums in recent years with effort.already a future classic.
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Aug 23, 2016
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Aug 23, 2016A dreamer dreams a dream and takes us with him or their are just thoughts? A perfect complex album. Nothing for the radio, but for every individual who wants to listen.
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Aug 23, 2016Frank Ocean has dropped a true masterpiece. From start to finish, this album is wonderful. And after 10 listens, I can safely say this album is a major contender for album of the year. The production is fantastic, the lyricism is fantastic, the melody is fantastic, everything about this project is just fantastic.
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Aug 22, 2016Well worth the wait. Raw emotion and personality on every track and I've just missed Frankie's voice, one of the best in today's R&B. Best album I've heard so far in 2016 and definitely another classic from him
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Aug 22, 2016Una excelente pieza de trabajo, la espera realmente valio mucho la pena, no es tan bueno como Channel Orange pero aun asi es un excelente album. Frank se tomo su tiempo y realmente se noto su evolucion y su madurez lirica y musical.
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Aug 22, 2016
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Aug 22, 2016This is Ocean's most visceral and heartbreaking work yet, resulting in a devastating collection of masterful songs that leave you absolutely breathless
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Aug 22, 2016
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Aug 22, 2016Well, Mr. Ocean lives up the hype and his sophomore effort Blonde is a stunning achievement in every way. His growth as an artist is becoming more evident and this time there's a more intimate sound that accompanies powerful, personal lyrics. Definitely one of the best albums of 2016.
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Aug 22, 2016Blonde is subtle and odd compared to its accessible predecessor, and while it may not reach the legendary highs of Channel Orange, its minimal and organic approach to pop songwriting makes for an experience that transcends the immediacy of the genre it inhabits- particularly on album highlights Solo and White Ferrari.
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Aug 22, 2016Brilliant Album
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Aug 22, 2016Frank is clearly the best artist in the world! Silmply amazing. Is the best album of the year and i think it would win too many Grammys next year! Is innovative!
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Aug 22, 2016
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Aug 22, 2016Amazing album. From Start To Finish Frank Shows Us What He Has In His Little Finger, And Frankly, He Left Us Thinking About Everything From This Album. He Strikes Again. No Complaints With This. Simply Amazing.
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Aug 22, 2016O álbum do ano foi lançado. Depois da longa espera (4 anos desde o primeiro álbum de estúdio) Frank Ocean voltou, porém dessa vez pra se auto afirmar na indústria musical, e tornar-se um dos próximos nomes mais fortes do cenário popular americano.
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Aug 22, 2016This is Frank's best album, let's face it. The production, the features and the lyrics are pure gold. The wait was worth it for sure. This is classic Frank, if you like his stuff, you'll like this album.
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Aug 22, 2016
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Aug 22, 2016
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Aug 22, 2016AN incredibly beautiful album that carries you along its melodic waves through unchartered territory, in which you immerse yourself into the rawest of Ocean's emotions. Truly art.
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Aug 22, 2016Simply Amazing. it took me a few listens through but I think that this is his best album yet. It's such a new sound, and everything about it is aesthetically pleasing.
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Aug 22, 2016This is not what I was expecting at all, but Frank has a way of giving us music that feels vital. He's an artist and I respect his artistry enough to trust his direction. Blonde is not an easy listen. But if you're patient, the way we have to be with great art, it's extremely satisfying after repeated listens.This is one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard hands down.
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Aug 22, 2016
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Aug 22, 2016
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Aug 22, 2016a true masterpiece with this new beautiful sonic effect and legendary team that worked on this album
gorgeous inside out just brilliant. i really loved where this album takes you it's his most ambitious album to date . -
Aug 22, 2016
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Aug 22, 20164 years of waiting and this clear emotional album states Ocean's frustrations with social anxiety. Personally one of the best albums of 2016 but go ahead and listen for yourself
Awards & Rankings
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The WireNov 8, 2016The sum is Ocean’s most thorough reading of his world to date. [Oct 2016, p.65]
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MagnetOct 18, 2016This is an album of mostly beatless soul whose heart nevertheless pumps vividly and loudly throughout its 17 tracks. [No. 136, p.61]
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Oct 5, 2016This is music that fascinates on first listen but requires multiple spins for its complexities and idiosyncrasies to take hold.