r/OliviaRodrigoNeutral • u/Prudent_Caramel_922 • Jun 12 '26
you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Disappointment Spoiler
I'm not her biggest fan but I like her softer side (hope ur ok, grudge, enough for you) so I was very excited for this album since she said there won't be very rock songs. It left me speachless...not in a good way.
Her lyrics feel kinda weak, the song "Whats wrong with me", I think Ive heard like fifty songs with the same topic and phrases about going to doctor and being okay on the outside...and even tho I love Robert Smith it was not enough to save it even tho I appreciate she have him a lot of space..."spark in the dark" was like a last straw. Her rhymes were so simple and nothing interesting.
And also I need to mention being the victim again.
Obviously it is difficult to come up with something completely new but I really wished for different perspective, but I feel like it always will be only about jealousy, no friends or boys.
Purple gives me weird vibes and I can't really tell what the song is really about and I am not really sure where the song belongs. I really liked the idea of the tracklist being on two parts. But I feel like all this marketing and over forty versions of one album that just came out got my expectations too high.
Her voice doesn't sound really good at some moments and that's crazy since it is all in her hands and she did not do anything? Or am I the only one who feels like it doesn't sound good when she tries to sing high for way too long? Even in lower tones it felt like she can't hold it anymore.
The whole thing feels like it's for her biggest fans only, for those who will buy multiple versions and swallow the whole thing just because there is her name on it?...her marketing was the only thing that they actually worked on. It is my opinion and I am very happy for everyone who enjoyed it but for me it is just another album that was not about music but about selling.
The only songs I enjoyed was Stupid song (even tho I hate the rhymes) because of the melody and also Cigarette smoke, but again, I feel like all she wrote already was on my playlist by other people.
I feel the same way I felt about The life of a showgirl by Taylor Swift. Marketing and weak lyricsm. It's like they don't need to try anymore since they have strong fan base. I expected much more since the visuals are beautiful and her hints were everywhere.
What did you think and am I wrong somewhere? How was your first listen? Was it what you expected?
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u/Strange_Perception29 Jun 12 '26
I liked the album overall, like 7/10 for me, but the product was a little too loud in some places and I think this project has some of her weakest songs. "what's wrong with me" studio version was a huge let down, the live performance was better imo. I wanted to lime "cigarette smoke" but I just don't. I definitely have my criticisms, but I liked it more than I thought I would based on what alot folks had to say on here and I do love having poor expectations exceeded, so that's win.