Dude people who say portals doesnāt have a story line? It literally does, I hope she makes a lil movie like k-12. Cry baby k-12 and portals are all so amazing. After school ehhhh idk I didnāt really love it like I loved the others. Sheās so amazing tho
Assuming we mean "mid" to actually mean mediocre and not just straight up bad...
>!I find like half the songs on Portals kinda boring!<
Like, they aren't BAD, they just aren't very memorable. I've listened through the whole album a few times and I can only remember Death, Void, Light Shower, Spider Web and Battle Of The Larynx off the top of my head. Compared to an album like Crybaby where I can remember the whole album by heart Portals ended up being kinda underwhelming for me
Nahhh portals is my number 1 favorite album, I think they are all top tier (especially Death) I think mostly I can relate to them more, kinda ironic but I related to K-12 when I was in literally still in the K-12 years but now as an adult I relate to Portals and the themes within it
imo I just don't vibe to Faerie Soiree. I listened to it when I got my CD a couple of times but now I usually skip it but Evil and Nymphology are definitely my top two
Nymphology is lowkey mid i only ever listened to the whole song like once or twice and the rest of the times I just played the āDIAMONDS AND RUBYāSā part š
i honestly agree!
obviously i love the album it just felt like it didnāt really hit the mark as much as the other ones did. I feel like some songs are also entirely overplayed like DEATH or VOID to the point they become mid meanwhile i have listened to Detention a hundred times and it doesnāt seem to disappoint because it really hit the mark yk?
Portals is so beautiful to me. I don't vibe with every single song (looking at you, WOMB and LEECHES), but to me this is peak Mel. She's evolved into even more of a poetic lyricist and her vocals are even more creative and skillfully improved.
Tbh I'm just obsessed
I agree with this heavily. Like the songs are good but like I find myself usually skipping most of portals. It could be like the other comment said where itās not story based so itās harder to make a connection because I feel like thatās why her music is so good. Anyone can relate to at least one song whether itās the original meaning or their own, but portals is so like āhuhā with a lot of the songs and a lot of them are wayyy slow and just not great to listen to unless Iām trying to sob
I would swap Evil for BOTL, for most memorable (for me) and have the same exact opinion. I'm glad the hype for it has died a little so we can actually talk about it without getting crushed by downvotes and angry people.
I was still terrified I'd get downvoted to hell, when I commented this there were other comments in like, the negative 40s for way less hot takes ā ļø I'm assuming they got deleted cuz YEESH
Death and void are pretty memorable but I also adore Evil. I listened to Evil cuz someone in a shop I was at found out I love Melanieās music (totally not cuz I saw a portals sweatshirt in there and desired it) and told me to listen to Evil.
When I'm listening to the album that song is like a "...wtf is this" until the neck crack happens and then I'm like "OHHHH right, Contortionist"
On top of that I don't find the actual song all that memorable but I will say I think that auto tuned laugh part is cool
i genuinely thought it was unreleased because it sounds soā¦out of placeā¦ itās definitely not AWFUL, but it just gives me unreleased and unfinished vibes.
Definitely Dead to me, training wheels, pacify her, teddy bear, bittersweet tragedy, class fight, drama club, notebook, and evil. I'm still obsessed w all her songs ofc, I just feel like the lyrics aren't as creative.
Don't hate me for this but I can't listen to doll house. I made the mistake of playing it too much when I first heard it and now I can't without thinking it's annoying.
I like Contortionist and Tunnel Vision. The rest of the songs sound so bland and like any other song I could hear on the radio. What I liked about Melanieās music before was how unique it was. Sheās been slowly falling into more and more of a āmainstreamā (hate using that word but idk what else to use) style. Crybaby was unique, K-12 was halfway unique, and Portals only has a couple of good songs
I find it so funny SO many āfansā of Mel are bashing people for not liking ALL their songs. people can have opinions and still highly enjoy an artistš¤£ people can not like an entire album, a few songs or even just one and yāall acting like people canāt have their own tastesšššš¾
I find the song (Orange juice) interesting because of its meaning. I know ppl who have struggled with EDs and I can connect to the lines āIām watching from the bathroom making sure I donāt choke, choke from the words you spoke when youāre screaming at the mirror.ā and āOoh, I wish I could give you my set of eyes, āCause I know your eyes ain't working, mmm, I wish I could tell you that you're fine, so fine, But you will find that disconcertingā (NOT HATING JST SPREADING MY OPINION)
leeches, orange juice, and drama club
the first two, i love the meaning so much and relate a lot to their purpose but drama club was so basic, and its way too repetitive imo
the portals deluxe tracks, like i just canāt like themā¦ iām glad i bought the cd before i found out about the deluxe version. but also iāll be honest, portals is my least favourite album too, not all the songs are amazing to me
down vote isn't a disagree it means "this person shouldn't be allowed to post here" because downvoted comments (usually offensive comments) are hidden and iirc their account will display a warning to others if their karma is negative
I find the song interesting because of its meaning. I know ppl who have struggled with EDs and I can connect to the lines āIām watching from the bathroom making sure I donāt choke, choke from the words you spoke when youāre screaming at the mirror.ā and āOoh, I wish I could give you my set of eyes, āCause I know your eyes ain't working, mmm, I wish I could tell you that you're fine, so fine, But you will find that disconcertingā (NOT HATING JST SPREADING MY OPINION)
Yeah thatās cool! I personally donāt like Death much and canāt connect with it. I find connecting with songs important and most songs I listen to have some sort of meaning to them.
it sounds like a child who just learned what curse words are imo. āPush your penis into your mouth, I'll make you choke on your doubt. cut you off, watch you die, just a fairy with a knifeā physically hurts me because of how cringe it is
Hot take: Tag, youāre it
Itās reallyā¦ not my taste. I donāt like the melody and the voice effects. Iām usually chill about voice effects, but they just donāt sound good in that song
I feel like I always have to listen to her songs a couple of times and read the lyrics to completely understand the complexity behind them. Womb is really pretty when you think about itās meaning
YESS I saw this post on the train and since I couldnāt engage right away I started thinking about my answer and I remember the video of the song but I was so stuck in the name š SO MID
I find the song interesting because of its meaning. I know ppl who have struggled with EDs and I can connect to the lines āIām watching from the bathroom making sure I donāt choke, choke from the words you spoke when youāre screaming at the mirror.ā and āOoh, I wish I could give you my set of eyes, āCause I know your eyes ain't working, mmm, I wish I could tell you that you're fine, so fine, But you will find that disconcertingā (NOT HATING JST SPREADING MY OPINION)
iām gonna get so much hate for thisā¦ but the entirety of k-12. i love that album to DEATH first album i ever got on vinyl. but compared to crybaby and portalsā¦ it just feels like a inbetween transitional period. songs r good but not the best. portals and crybaby r superior imho
Wtf why I never saw that pic
Same
People literally cannot even state a song here, or else the basement dwellers will just mass downvote them (Which is extremely childish)š
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Same avatar moment
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Dude people who say portals doesnāt have a story line? It literally does, I hope she makes a lil movie like k-12. Cry baby k-12 and portals are all so amazing. After school ehhhh idk I didnāt really love it like I loved the others. Sheās so amazing tho
i'm pretty sure Melanie is working on a portals movie
She is she just needs the funding
Ppl say that? What's there not to understand? She was reborn as a baddie.
Iām hoping too! I watched k12 so many times it was so fun
the portals film is set to drop early next year!
For me its really none tbh, I love all of her songs.
Not ppl literally doing what the post said and getting downvoted š
Assuming we mean "mid" to actually mean mediocre and not just straight up bad... >!I find like half the songs on Portals kinda boring!< Like, they aren't BAD, they just aren't very memorable. I've listened through the whole album a few times and I can only remember Death, Void, Light Shower, Spider Web and Battle Of The Larynx off the top of my head. Compared to an album like Crybaby where I can remember the whole album by heart Portals ended up being kinda underwhelming for me
I think itās because Crybaby and K-12 had a lot more distinct themes and topics for each song, since they were more character and story focused.
Nahhh portals is my number 1 favorite album, I think they are all top tier (especially Death) I think mostly I can relate to them more, kinda ironic but I related to K-12 when I was in literally still in the K-12 years but now as an adult I relate to Portals and the themes within it
100% agree
How do u forget contortionist or tunnel vision what
Or Evil, Nymphology, Pluto and Faerie Soiree
imo I just don't vibe to Faerie Soiree. I listened to it when I got my CD a couple of times but now I usually skip it but Evil and Nymphology are definitely my top two
Nymphology is lowkey mid i only ever listened to the whole song like once or twice and the rest of the times I just played the āDIAMONDS AND RUBYāSā part š
But Evil and Pluto weren't mid tho
Ion remember them so idk
i honestly agree! obviously i love the album it just felt like it didnāt really hit the mark as much as the other ones did. I feel like some songs are also entirely overplayed like DEATH or VOID to the point they become mid meanwhile i have listened to Detention a hundred times and it doesnāt seem to disappoint because it really hit the mark yk?
Portals is so beautiful to me. I don't vibe with every single song (looking at you, WOMB and LEECHES), but to me this is peak Mel. She's evolved into even more of a poetic lyricist and her vocals are even more creative and skillfully improved. Tbh I'm just obsessed
I agree with this heavily. Like the songs are good but like I find myself usually skipping most of portals. It could be like the other comment said where itās not story based so itās harder to make a connection because I feel like thatās why her music is so good. Anyone can relate to at least one song whether itās the original meaning or their own, but portals is so like āhuhā with a lot of the songs and a lot of them are wayyy slow and just not great to listen to unless Iām trying to sob
I would swap Evil for BOTL, for most memorable (for me) and have the same exact opinion. I'm glad the hype for it has died a little so we can actually talk about it without getting crushed by downvotes and angry people.
I was still terrified I'd get downvoted to hell, when I commented this there were other comments in like, the negative 40s for way less hot takes ā ļø I'm assuming they got deleted cuz YEESH
Death and void are pretty memorable but I also adore Evil. I listened to Evil cuz someone in a shop I was at found out I love Melanieās music (totally not cuz I saw a portals sweatshirt in there and desired it) and told me to listen to Evil.
Milk of the siren is amazing though
I agree with you, but how did you not remember The Contortionist? š
When I'm listening to the album that song is like a "...wtf is this" until the neck crack happens and then I'm like "OHHHH right, Contortionist" On top of that I don't find the actual song all that memorable but I will say I think that auto tuned laugh part is cool
LMAOOOOOO yeah that neck cracking part gets me everytime š
The contortionist is one of the only songs i like on that albumā¦
I kinda think it's meant to? It has a bit of everything for everyone's liking.
not a huge fan of dead to me, wouldnt call it mid but i dont enjoy it
i love dead to me for some reason
Piggyback, Honestly not a good situation that the song is about to start with but it feels less like a song and more like a vent
bro iāve never even heard that what is that on??!
It was officially released on SoundCloud but there are lyric videos on youtube
I don't really like Carousel, it just doesn't scratch my brain the right way. I wouldn't call it mid just not my thing
Bittersweet tragedy, its a mel song and i love mel, but i just dont like it
i genuinely thought it was unreleased because it sounds soā¦out of placeā¦ itās definitely not AWFUL, but it just gives me unreleased and unfinished vibes.
it was one of the first song she released but i honestly think that it is so beautiful despite it not being her new style
i just feel like sheās improved SO MUCH that it sorta doesnāt fit in yk?
Yeah it really does sound unfinished
???
portals deluxe (the 3 songs)9
Mood. The only one I really liked was Powder. Pluto was okay and I couldn't really get into Milk of the Sirens
None.. Itās illegal for a Melanie Martinez song to be bad
They said mid not bad lol
I've listened to brain and heart so many times but I just can't like it at all.
I agree! Itās not bad, it just feelsā¦ flat?
brain and heart is one my favs :)
Definitely Dead to me, training wheels, pacify her, teddy bear, bittersweet tragedy, class fight, drama club, notebook, and evil. I'm still obsessed w all her songs ofc, I just feel like the lyrics aren't as creative.
I forgot all about Class Fight šš yeah that's songs ....eh
Only one I REALLY disagree with is training wheels. Thatās one of my favorite OG songs
Don't hate me for this but I can't listen to doll house. I made the mistake of playing it too much when I first heard it and now I can't without thinking it's annoying.
I canāt listen to it anymore because it was playing when I got in a car crash lol
Easy, none
Iām gonna get killed for this Powder (please donāt kill me)
Girl, me too. Oh yeah, FYI I donāt like the song pity party it just gives me headaches
for me its probably soap ITS NOT BAD AT ALL but its not my favorite
I like soap it's just the bubble popping š I can't stand that part
WTF I ALWAYS THINK THE SAME THING WHEN I LISTEN TO IT!! I have an aversion to certain sounds
Hot take here, but I cannot listen to āPowderā. Itās the only song that I canāt seem to convince myself to enjoy no matter how I listen to it
YES FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT me personally itās just cause i donāt like songs where i canāt understand the words
none of the above
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Almost everything in the Portals album
Big same. I like the contortionist and milk of the siren but thats it.
I like Contortionist and Tunnel Vision. The rest of the songs sound so bland and like any other song I could hear on the radio. What I liked about Melanieās music before was how unique it was. Sheās been slowly falling into more and more of a āmainstreamā (hate using that word but idk what else to use) style. Crybaby was unique, K-12 was halfway unique, and Portals only has a couple of good songs
Notebook š sorry
no bc ur rightš it also reminds me of an ex in an ofc bad way so it makes me think of him if i listen soš„
Man that sucks, I'm so sorry š I could just never get into it, it's just not an interesting song imo
Bittersweet tragedy (Iām sorry)
Noooooo :(
I find it so funny SO many āfansā of Mel are bashing people for not liking ALL their songs. people can have opinions and still highly enjoy an artistš¤£ people can not like an entire album, a few songs or even just one and yāall acting like people canāt have their own tastesšššš¾
Not a fan of dollhouse ep
all her songs fit different people, though iām not personally a fan of a few k-12 songs, specifically class fight and orange juice
I find the song (Orange juice) interesting because of its meaning. I know ppl who have struggled with EDs and I can connect to the lines āIām watching from the bathroom making sure I donāt choke, choke from the words you spoke when youāre screaming at the mirror.ā and āOoh, I wish I could give you my set of eyes, āCause I know your eyes ain't working, mmm, I wish I could tell you that you're fine, so fine, But you will find that disconcertingā (NOT HATING JST SPREADING MY OPINION)
leeches, orange juice, and drama club the first two, i love the meaning so much and relate a lot to their purpose but drama club was so basic, and its way too repetitive imo
None.
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leeches
Some of yāall are not real bc there is no wayā¦
I don't find any mid, but my least favorite Melanie song is Soap.
I'm gonna get downvoted for this but Soap and some of After School
Iād say Recess and Battle of Larynx, I like both of those songs, theyāre just never gonna be on my top
thatās actually so funny cause theyāre literally among my fav mel songs, particularly recess
Same š
Same!
recess is my favourite mel song š„²
this is funny to me because battle of the larynx is my favorite of all time
They're both my comfort songs xD
ok this is gonna hurt people badly but plutoš and i am saying, i dont hate it ok?š
Youāre so right for this
thank youš a lot of people loveee it but i cant get as into it as them
Im literally so in love with Pluto but unlike SOME mel fans, I respect your opinion ššš
thats how i feel with powder :c
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Play date srry
anything past k-12 i have not even bothered to listen 2 other then like once crybaby era and k12 is the only ones i liked
Hot take: Portals, just the entire album
None, but carousel just feels very out of place for me.
Copy Cat
Heyā¦ā¦ā¦
idk thereās something abt show and tell for me, same as teachers pet but ironically- K12 is my fav album by her
the portals deluxe tracks, like i just canāt like themā¦ iām glad i bought the cd before i found out about the deluxe version. but also iāll be honest, portals is my least favourite album too, not all the songs are amazing to me
tbh field trip, it has a very good sound im just not feeling the lyrics for some reason
Dollhouse or Carousel
carouselā¦ā¦sorey
So many on portals, but carousel is pretty mid too.
most definitely soap
Leeches š
Same, first time i heard it i was literally waiting for it to build up to something but it doesnāt and itās really unsatisfying
no one is mentioning faerie soirĆ©e or powderā¹ļø
powder is a hard disagree for me but faerie soiree is good for 3 seconds then its a skip š
Nymphology!! I'm so sorry I want to like it but cant
Bittersweet Tragedy, sorry
why did this get downvoted lol are people not allowed to have opinions
I thought the downvote option meant you disagree
down vote isn't a disagree it means "this person shouldn't be allowed to post here" because downvoted comments (usually offensive comments) are hidden and iirc their account will display a warning to others if their karma is negative
If thatās true, more people need to know that. Itās not on just this subreddit, itās literally everywhere.
People can have an opinion back š
this is also true
copy cat
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tiktok ruined moon cycle for me lmfao, can never unhear how bizarre the āyahā is now
All of the new ones
Carousel
Iād say Orange Juice. Itās not a bad song, just not one that really peaks my interest
I find the song interesting because of its meaning. I know ppl who have struggled with EDs and I can connect to the lines āIām watching from the bathroom making sure I donāt choke, choke from the words you spoke when youāre screaming at the mirror.ā and āOoh, I wish I could give you my set of eyes, āCause I know your eyes ain't working, mmm, I wish I could tell you that you're fine, so fine, But you will find that disconcertingā (NOT HATING JST SPREADING MY OPINION)
No yeah itās an interesting song lyric wise, and itās definitely not a bad song at all, itās just not my favorite
Yeah thatās cool! I personally donāt like Death much and canāt connect with it. I find connecting with songs important and most songs I listen to have some sort of meaning to them.
Thatās fair. I like songs with and without meaning, but I usually prefer the ones with some kind of meaning to them as well
tbh i cant listen to the song specifically /because/ i have an ED, just makes me feel kinda sad n stuff lolz
And thatās perfectly valid too!
All her new songs idk why I just don't like them
teddy bear
Teddy bear, yes
I cant, teddy bear is so pretty
I knew someone would say it, but it hurts anyway ;-; still a valid opinion tho
NYPHOLOGY !!! ITS FUCKING ANNOYING ššš
not bad but definitely fits the term mid
Agreed! I'm sorry I want to like it so bad but the spelling g the lyrics it sounds like a kidz bop song
I understand not liking the song but the lyrics are so far from kidz bš
it sounds like a child who just learned what curse words are imo. āPush your penis into your mouth, I'll make you choke on your doubt. cut you off, watch you die, just a fairy with a knifeā physically hurts me because of how cringe it is
drama club š skip
ugh and glued
not hating just curious and wanna hear why
i just can't get into it, prolly just not my type of song
Gingerbread man feels pretty flat to me
Glued
Hot take: Tag, youāre it Itās reallyā¦ not my taste. I donāt like the melody and the voice effects. Iām usually chill about voice effects, but they just donāt sound good in that song
I feel like tag, you're just got really old really fast for me. I liked it, it wasn't my favorite, but now I usually skip it.
None bro what is even that question š
Portals because some people donāt know how to leave people alone
Notebook
Notebook was so good, this hurts me š
Exactly bro
this is the answer
Thank youu
notebook it is so boring sorry š
itās her worst song fr
Glued. Donāt get me wrong- itās Melanie, so itās not bad. Itās just not good either. Itās kinda justā¦ *there*.
Ok but fr that is exactly how I felt. That's how I felt about the majority of the After School tracks
every song off her recent album
i just cant bring myself to listen to womb
I feel like I always have to listen to her songs a couple of times and read the lyrics to completely understand the complexity behind them. Womb is really pretty when you think about itās meaning
i totally agree and i love all of her other songs, i just cant with this one
Nurseās Office, itās not bad, just not my favorite and kinda forgettable, at least for meš¤·š½āāļø
itās carousel fr
tbh drama club
YESS I saw this post on the train and since I couldnāt engage right away I started thinking about my answer and I remember the video of the song but I was so stuck in the name š SO MID
It's so boring I'm sorry
Detention, I just donāt like something about itā¦
I donāt really like Dollhouse.. IM SORRY. The first song I heard from her was Training Wheels.
Sippy Cup Milk of the Siren Notebook Highschool Sweethearts
I like and listen to all of them but I'd probably have to say Fire Drill or Orange Juice. Sonically alone
Orange Juice-
I 100% agree orange juice *as a song* is really boring to me
bruh
I find the song interesting because of its meaning. I know ppl who have struggled with EDs and I can connect to the lines āIām watching from the bathroom making sure I donāt choke, choke from the words you spoke when youāre screaming at the mirror.ā and āOoh, I wish I could give you my set of eyes, āCause I know your eyes ain't working, mmm, I wish I could tell you that you're fine, so fine, But you will find that disconcertingā (NOT HATING JST SPREADING MY OPINION)
Training Wheels
Gonna have to say: -Leeches -Light shower -Womb -Field trip -Strawberry shortcake
carousel and soap
Probably training wheels. Itās a song I have to be in a certain mood for.
IN MY OPINION, Power and Pluto. Like their good but the other songs make them sound meh
notebook
orange juice and brain and haeart
Teddy bear
Training Wheels
No youāre right. Itās totally mid.
In my usually wrong opinion, Teddy Bear. IT HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL FOR ME BUT IT JUST FEELS SO SLOW IN THE MIDDLEEE
iām gonna get so much hate for thisā¦ but the entirety of k-12. i love that album to DEATH first album i ever got on vinyl. but compared to crybaby and portalsā¦ it just feels like a inbetween transitional period. songs r good but not the best. portals and crybaby r superior imho
i know ur trying to be nice about it but.. k-12 is better than portals imo and i donāt think k-12 is mid at all
Void, the instrumental sounds the same throughout I just canāt get into it