Why does she always do this?

[Quartz 12,620]

Mayhem is such a vibe. However, why does she always insist on ending albums by really slowing them down by the end? It's like we could have ended it with a high.

I listened to the album with closed eyes so that I can experience the soundscapes without distractions. By the time Blade of Grass came around, I was snoring literally, and I actually like the song :triggered:

What do you guys think? Do you like the track sequencing?

[Jawline4dayz 457]

This and Joanne? What other albums end in a ballad?

[AsleepOnTheCeiling 6,695]

"Member (can't react)" okay prison sentence!

Sonically arranged to kind of groove into the slower music for consistency. I also think it's a statement to save Blade of Grass for the near end, and the song about dying happy together for dead last. Also, Babylon was the last album closer and it was a high. I believe ARTPOP completed on Applause.

[INNA 3,762]

Teeth, The Edge of Glory, Applause, Just Another Day, Babylon are all pretty upbeat.

[AlvaroMU96 60]

Well, basically, she has never done it, so saying she "always does this" is not true. You should delete the title then to stop this mayhem👄

[IWantYourLove 1,425]

I wouldn’t say she always ends on a ‘low’, but I get what you mean - like there’s usually no celebratory explosion the way there is when she opens an album, it’s like a little baby one in comparison sometimes

edit: it’s still a ‘rare’ occurrence though, like on Joanne it was happy but not an explosion with JAD, and BTW and ARTPOP both finished with a BIG bang. The only ‘downer’ I can think of is this one, and the album actually ends on DWAS

Edited March 7, 2025 by IWantYourLove

[Bradley 59,768]

So you're saying you like parties and have trouble accessing emotional depth.

[NemoMyName 1,438]

This album it's like a panic attack to me, it starts strong and very frantic, but slows down little by little.

[Cavadour 2,564]

Ending an album with a ballad, a slower or stripped down piece of music is an utter classic in any genre possible. It's like turning the car engine off at the end of a trip or landing the plane after a flight.

That said, rules are also made to be transgressed...

[Bronco 16,076]

She's a major lover of older rock acts.

And a lot of older rock bands used to put their big ballad/closer last. I think she's likely inspired by that.

Plus ballads on a pop album generally do the weaker numbers, and in the streaming age you frontload as much as possible. 

[RAMROD 112,227]

Well, she really said what's come up must come down   

[nATAH 52,650]

this is complaining just to complain

if you fell asleep, maybe start going to bed at a decent time and eating food that gives you energy

[TheMontebello 746]

Ah yes, the famously slow ballad, Applause.

[chathonnete 842]

In Mayhem case it's definitly because DWAS was originally not planned for the album. Because the song is different from the album, they put it in the end and had to put slower songs next to it for it to blend.