ThisGuyTony 29,632 Posted Friday at 04:45 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:45 PM Benson Boone Can’t Land the Backflip Despite the Freddie Mercury-referencing deep-V jumpsuits he’s wearing these days, his latest deflates under the weight of all its glam-pop and Seventies and Eighties pastiche. At times swaggerless and too pristine in his attempts to corner the market of retro-pop stardom, Boone loses the youthful edge of his debut and the rawness that made his biggest hit soar so high. On American Heart, songs like “Man in Me” and “Mystical Magical” are the worst offenders of his retromania, the latter too cloying and unconvincing in its whimsy. 4 1 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANGT 5,222 Posted Friday at 04:49 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:49 PM I think he's cool. leave benson boone alone boooooo 7 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nATAH 47,965 Posted Friday at 05:20 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:20 PM not surprised! mother, what must i do? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco 10,277 Posted Friday at 05:22 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:22 PM Fair score. He's being way too heavily managed and manufactured for this era. They're desperate to milk his 15 minutes its going to ruin his career 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
popkulture 153 Posted Friday at 05:48 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:48 PM 58 minutes ago, SEANGT said: I think he's cool. leave benson boone alone boooooo this is an original experience 1 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkers 29,349 Posted Friday at 06:04 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:04 PM (edited) I'm sensing a lot of the hate comes from attitudes about white men. Which is for the most part, fair enough. I set this to a part of the video I think most people would like. It's a great vocal and solid track. Maybe safe, but when did safe become a bad thing? It's fun. Edited Friday at 06:05 PM by Bonkers Remember to like and subscribe, and click on the bell icon to get the latest updates 2 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANGT 5,222 Posted Friday at 06:08 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:08 PM 19 minutes ago, popkulture said: this is an original experience 4 minutes ago, Bonkers said: I'm sensing a lot of the hate comes from attitudes about white men. Which is for the most part, fair enough. I set this to a part of the video I think most people would like. It's a great vocal and solid track. Maybe safe, but when did safe become a bad thing? It's fun. there are dozens of us 3 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanSummer 1,139 Posted Friday at 06:09 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:09 PM I enjoy it DS 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVEDRUG 10,583 Posted Friday at 06:10 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:10 PM 1 hour ago, SEANGT said: I think he's cool. leave benson boone alone boooooo I do quite like him too. He's not the second coming of Christ by any means, and that Moonbeam Ice Cream song is pretty irritating, but the rest of his music is fine and he's at least trying, unlike most male popstars. 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALGAYDO 32,149 Posted Friday at 06:40 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:40 PM I like some of his songs and I’m glad he’s at least putting in some effort unlike 90% of male singers, plus he’s actually talented. But this whole era seems weird to me, don’t like the American aesthetic, it’s giving “I’m secretly MAGA but I can’t openly admit that cause my sales/streams will tank” lol 8 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvitr 1,081 Posted Friday at 06:41 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:41 PM 1 hour ago, Bronco said: Fair score. He's being way too heavily managed and manufactured for this era. They're desperate to milk his 15 minutes its going to ruin his career Well he’s the Male Katy Perry LG8 out soon 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaveMonster 78 Posted Friday at 06:42 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:42 PM 31 minutes ago, Bonkers said: I'm sensing a lot of the hate comes from attitudes about white men. Which is for the most part, fair enough. I set this to a part of the video I think most people would like. It's a great vocal and solid track. Maybe safe, but when did safe become a bad thing? It's fun. His music is just very ad jingle coded. It’s not bad but it’s tired and forgettable. 2 stars out of 5 may be harsh but this album doesn’t deserve anything above 3. Benson is clearly a talented singer but his music is just nothing to rave about and the album’s theme is all over the place. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 22,557 Posted Friday at 07:14 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:14 PM 32 minutes ago, RaveMonster said: His music is just very ad jingle coded. It’s not bad but it’s tired and forgettable. 2 stars out of 5 may be harsh but this album doesn’t deserve anything above 3. Benson is clearly a talented singer but his music is just nothing to rave about and the album’s theme is all over the place. Ad jingle x retail ambiance type ****, yup yup. We have forgotten our public MANNERS 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantasmas 10,405 Posted Friday at 07:32 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:32 PM bye, call me when he finally kisses a boy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevana229 1,871 Posted Friday at 07:39 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:39 PM he's got a great voice and Mystical Magical is a pretty good pop song, but I agree with the comment above this feels very manufactured. He just needs better music honestly 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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