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Track seven is “Self Control” and goes back to the topic of love, this time however being on Frank having a love interest go with another man and he wants to still be at least friends with this girl. This is especially due to Frank being an avid smoker of marijuana at the time which in this song and the rest of the album is called “Californiacation.” This track hits a bit more for me as being sixteen summer does go by quicker and adulthood is just on the horizon. Track six is “Skyline To” and this song is about how as you get older summer feels faster each year as you get older. He really shows off his vocal range in this song and from what I have heard from other listeners it tends to be a fan favorite. Track five is “Solo” and as the name states he sings about how he is solo in life including when it comes to love. This goes with part of the theme of the album as well as Frank later discusses his drug addiction which shows the importance of this voicemail in light of that. Then track four “Be Yourself” is the first interlude of the album with Frank Ocean’s mom on the phone telling him to be himself and not do drugs in college. The lyrics however, discuss love still this time with him saying his first girl showed him love for the first time.
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The next track “Pink + White” switches the vibe of the album up quick as it has a happier summer vibe. This is showcased in the lyrics “I thought that I was dreaming when you said you loved me.” “Ivy” is also a great song and gets the album’s mood set into place very well, it also has a riveting outro as the vocals of Frank get heavily distorted with a loud scream to end the song. The second song is “Ivy” which Frank gets into his love life and in this case the shock he had when the girl he liked confessed her love for him. However Ocean pulls it off with ease as the song is still beautiful with a fantastic instrumental and the second half of the song consists of his regular singing voice which blends almost perfectly with the track. It also was released a day after his video album Endless, which was done so he could get out of his record deal and in the process make 20 million dollars which he got all to himself.īlonde starts with track one “Nikes” which for the first half of the song Ocean uses a new high pitched voice, a risky way to start the album due to it being the first dose of the singer for some listeners. Blonde is the second studio album released by Frank Ocean on Augand released four years after his first album Channel Orange. With the five year anniversary of Blonde coming up this year it is a good time to look back at what is considered one of the best albums of the decade and arguably of all time.