Morphine Prince 105,730 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Yes, imo. Asking on here won't get you a valid answer though. Listen to the album yourself. A lot of things people like on this site are absolute garbage to me and some things people here hate I like so it's really just up to the individual. On top of that some people can't differentiate between the person and the music. Some may hate Ed due to his recent comments and immediately trash the music because they just hate him. Vice versa as well. Some may hate the music and therefore just hate the person. You can hate an artist and still like their music or hate their music but still like them as a person. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernster7 7,922 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Castle On The Hill and Dive are, the rest... Monsters never die. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrohemg 7,802 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 NO. Check the Metacritic users score and see for yourself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stev 358 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 no don't ask me how or why Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXXXDREAMS 72 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Shape of You, Eraser, Galway Girl (albeit cheesy), and Supermarket Flowers, are really good.. the rest of the album is overwhelmingly boring Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Apple 13,006 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 It's quite generic that makes it sound boring very fast. But it's definitely not a bad album Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Ambition 47,805 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Yes, I love it. My faves are Galway Girl, New Man, Perfect, Barcelona, and Dive (aside from the singles). ▌│█║▌║▌║ before I am Canadian, I am Chromatican ║▌║▌║█│▌ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwings 12,884 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I don't think his music is bad. I just find it incredibly mediocre. But I haven't liked a vast majority of recent hits in the past year, so the GP and I don't seem to see eye to eye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PI Floppedt 904 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 The narratives he dabbles with in Divide is derivative to those in many of the songs on his precedent studio albums - painting himself as the nice, romantic, vindicated guy who is sexually-charged and talks about having had sex with women, but gets hurt by them and then becomes bitter about it. It's really nothing new...it's kind of like Taylor Swift and using her ephemeral romances as the basis of her songwriting. It's tiresome. It's shallow. It's predictable. It sounds like he's in his creative comfort zone. I ultimately feel like it's a waste of his songwriting skills, which could have gone to delving into more meaningful, striking or controversial topics. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed with the lack of compelling theme of this album. But credit where it's due, his sound has gotten much more refined. There are more beats, bass, post-production effects in the vocals and more airy productions. His album is now more coherent sonically. It's easier than before to listen to an Ed Sheeran album. So idk...for me, I prefer Divide to his previous works, but I don't think it's spectacular at all. I don't actually hate PI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pray4FameGa 3,141 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I don't get pleasure out his music. It's far too bland for my taste. But if guitar driven, busking music is your thing, you'll like it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic 11,922 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 It's a brilliant album. He manages to change things up but also remain true to himself. The lyrics melt my heart and his voice is beautiful. Listen to it, don't let the pressed souls of GGD taint your perception. I've learnt to always listed to music first before I visit here now. The hardest thing in this world is to live in it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 14,822 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I preferred X more but it's ok. Ed's just very much an artist who has found a comfortable niche and doesn't want to stray from it. He knows what sells and sticks with that. Don't go into his album expecting innovation or anything that doesn't come from his personal experiences. I think the ultimate best tracks are Eraser, Hearts Don't Break Around Here, What Do I Know?, Supermarket Flowers, Nancy Mulligan and Save Myself. From confessional to quirky, this is Ed at his best. There's also other nice ones like Dive, Perfect, Galway Girl and Barcelona but none of them quite hit the spot as the ones I previously mentioned. Understand that the stuff he sings about is very personal, meaning it's very difficult to relate. It's probably the biggest gripe I have with his music - he sells himself as this person who everyone can relate to but I rarely can. But if there's one song you absolutely must listen to, it is Supermarket Flowers, I was nearly crying and it's Ed's only truly relatable song to me. But at the end of the day, yeah, as a complete package, it's overrated. But most mainstream artists have an album that does this. It's nothing new and he probably won't ever be as successful as this again. He's certainly making the most of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson123 38,275 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Wrong place to ask this. Everyone here hates Ed for "shading" Gaga (Not even mentioned but they think he was talking about her) and some other comments he has said about himself. I've listened to it and I liked it, just a couple songs here and there that I skip because it's the same over and over again. "Perfect" and "Supermarket Flowers" were my favorites. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Hell nah Folk Pop is boring and that album is the perfect example. Father John Misty however I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 17,461 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 23 hours ago, RAMROD said: To each their own. But majority seems to enjoy it tbh. It doesn't impress me that much personally. And I enjoyed "boring" music like say, Laura Marling! TRIGRERRREDD TO THE MOON Spoiler i know what u meant cutie, hug Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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