Article by Joel
So I've been hyped up on this for a while. If you don't know already, Ariana is my girl. She is the only Disney Channel/Nickelodeon child star, in my opinion, that has a phenomenal voice. I've liked most of what she put out. Yours Truly was definitely an album throwing back to 90's rnb, which I was totally digging. It was what differentiated her from the styles of Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. My Everything, however, was a complete turn from that. Ariana, and a guest gang of rapper, tackled every 2014 trend that was "popping". But...I did like the singles coming off of that, and I still bump "Problem" in the whip from time to time.
So obviously, when I heard there was gonna be a new Ariana single coming out today, I was stoked. I actually listened to this song 2 times before writing this review so I could have a clear concise opinion. So here we go, here are my thoughts on "Focus"
.........It's a tiny bit of a let down
.
I was really hoping she would release a ballad, due to the black and white cover reveal and her sleek silver hair in the photoshoots. But then, the cover turned into color and the song that could've been a great ballad turned into "Problem Part II".
However, I learned to accept it so here's my thoughts on the song the way it is. I think the lyrics are actually ok, the way Ariana talks about a relationship that isn't working out. The beat is pretty dope and something you can bop to. The one thing I would change, if I was the producer, was I would mesh the trumpet bridge with the drop because, on its own, the drop is kind of weak. I think the trumpets would definitely go well with the beat and the prepubescent soul singer yelling "Focus on me!" Also, I would want Ariana to show more of her amazing vocal range. The thing that sucks the most is that this is in the same key as "Problem" which I had a lot of amazing vocal moments. And yes, this song had some good moments, I just wish there was more of them.
Rating: 7.5/10
So obviously, when I heard there was gonna be a new Ariana single coming out today, I was stoked. I actually listened to this song 2 times before writing this review so I could have a clear concise opinion. So here we go, here are my thoughts on "Focus"
.........It's a tiny bit of a let down
.
I was really hoping she would release a ballad, due to the black and white cover reveal and her sleek silver hair in the photoshoots. But then, the cover turned into color and the song that could've been a great ballad turned into "Problem Part II".
However, I learned to accept it so here's my thoughts on the song the way it is. I think the lyrics are actually ok, the way Ariana talks about a relationship that isn't working out. The beat is pretty dope and something you can bop to. The one thing I would change, if I was the producer, was I would mesh the trumpet bridge with the drop because, on its own, the drop is kind of weak. I think the trumpets would definitely go well with the beat and the prepubescent soul singer yelling "Focus on me!" Also, I would want Ariana to show more of her amazing vocal range. The thing that sucks the most is that this is in the same key as "Problem" which I had a lot of amazing vocal moments. And yes, this song had some good moments, I just wish there was more of them.
Rating: 7.5/10