The Obsessive Dilettante

obsessivedilettante:

Me: Ahhhh, what a beautiful, sunny, warm day! I should go out and enjoy it!

Also me: …but only once I confirm I didn’t win the Hamilton matinee lottery…

To no one’s surprise, I didn’t win. Which means I can go out and enjoy the day! (…and cross my fingers I’ll win the 8pm lottery XD)

Okay, I’ll do my best with an impossible question like this one. I apologize in advance because if I weren’t on mobile I’d link to all the songs, so you’ll just have to find them on your own. Sorry.

Starting chronologically by album:

“Only You” is my fave from their debut and in retrospect it could be considered a harbinger of the r&b vibe they would ultimately go in (but I was too distracted by the energetic puppies with their colorful and crazy clothes to realize it at the time!).

“Beautiful Target” is what made me officially fall in love with the boys so even though it’s technically not their debut song I still consider it to be their first (I mean “OK” is fun too but doesn’t match the greatness of “Beautiful Target” which never fails to make me happy – or sing and dance). Honestly that whole mini-album is great, but then I’ve listened to it probably a hundred times since it came out so I’m not sure if I love it because it’s good or because it’s familiar.

The Ignition album is my least favorite (too much auto-tune!) but “Baby I’m Sorry” has grown on me – if only because I will always be up for a dancing party with these boys. The special edition has “Baby Good Night” which I think is hilarious and catchy and I really love the dance.

“Tried to Walk” is excellent, and I also love the MV because it felt like the boys were officially going in a new direction from their usual chaotic and colorful selves. “In the Air” is also hella catchy and so much fun to experience live. Tbh In The Wind is also a good all-around album but it came out right after Ignition so I’m not sure I love it as much as I do just because it’s that good or it it’s just the anti-Ignition.

“What’s Happening” is one of my fave Kpop MVs just in general. The album is excellent, too – I don’t have any complaints about any of the songs and they all get a lot of play (no skipping!) when they show up in a playlist.

“Lonely” has a gorgeous dance. “Amazing” is a fave. I also like “Seoul” (again, that r&b sound!). Because I’m CNU trash I’m fond of his solo “Feel the Music,” but while the songs on Who Are You are all pretty solid, this isn’t necessarily the album I’d reach for when I need a B1A4 fix.

I pretty much love everything on Solo Day, but the title track is such fun crack – from the catchy beat and chorus, to the wild and fun MV, and the kicky lil’ dance. So great.

I own a signed copy of Sweet Girl. I’ve down loaded it from iTunes. I’ve listened to it maybe a dozen times. But none of the songs really stuck with me even though there’s nothing wrong with them.

Which brings me to their latest album. It’s great. All the songs are worthy. Notable favorites are “Drunk On You,” “In Dreams,” “I Will Find You,” “To My Star,” “Crushing On You Again,” “Nightmare” (which is probably my fave off the album), and “Good Timing” (which I’ll forever think of the boys having a blast during the encore!). I feel vaguely guilty that I didn’t mention every single song because I genuinely like them all, and if I keeping thinking about it I probably will. Basically it’s a great album and everyone should listen to it, and I think I’ve proven that I’m not just a blindly biased fangirl, so I really mean it!

obsessivedilettante:

obsessivedilettante:

This hotel doesn’t have Food Network like what’s the point of offering cable TV when you don’t have the only channel worth watching.

Oooooh, TLC’s got some ghost hunting show which is almost as good.

My friends and I used to play a drinking game with ghost hunting shows (ghost adventurers was always the best one for this, although I’m pretty sure it was also the one most likely to give us alcohol poisoning) and we used to pause for the evp recordings and guess what it was saying and I don’t think any of us ever got those right but even now I still try to guess although I’m always ‘wtf how did they get that.’

obsessivedilettante:

This hotel doesn’t have Food Network like what’s the point of offering cable TV when you don’t have the only channel worth watching.

Oooooh, TLC’s got some ghost hunting show which is almost as good.

I LOVED IT! Ahhhh I couldn’t stop dancing and singing the entire time. So much fun!!!!! Also their new album is really great, you should check it out! I love that they’re really embracing their r&b vibe plus Jinyoung wrote, composed, and produced most of the songs (the bae CNU wrote/composed a couple, too!).

Yes I was blessed by Baro, many times (and at least once by… Gongchan??? I think????). I love that he was like “hollup this encore isn’t over until we’ve gone through the ENTIRE CRATE OF WATER.” These dumb boys I love them so much.

Also I’m pretty sure CNU saw my sign and gave me a heart so y’know nbd my life is almost complete.