Ellie Goulding - Halcyon Days sync listen (tonight 8.30)

[RJN]

Doing I Need Your Love and then will do these in this order, are we all agreed?

I'm doing this! In my version, In My City, Ritual, and High for this are bonus tracks on the normal disk, not the bonus disk. Flashlight is the bonus track on the bonus track

 

[Pipo]

This order - but the last video is not available in the UK

does this one work?

 

[Iguana]

does this one work?

Yes!

 

[RJN]

10 I Need Your Love
07 In My City

I think that I like dubstep more now than when it was everywhere. This is yet another filler but nice bonus track

 

[Pipo]

The second best thing Ellie Goulding has ever done:

The WORST things Ellie has done ASIDE from Burn and Your Song

Spoiler

 

[ZenGiraffe]

ELECTROBOPICA

 

[Jark]

I Need Your Love is a banger but Outside is even better frankly.

 

[RJN]

10 I Need Your Love
07 In My City
11 High for This

Ellie's top ode to ecstasy Love The Weeknd original, love this. It is just such a SEXY song

 

[Pipo]

08 I Need Your Love
09 In My City
10 High For This

 

[RJN]

10 I Need Your Love
07 In My City
11 High for This
09 Flashlight

I tend to like DJ Fresh, and this is catchy and fun, if not hit chasing

overall I would say
1. Normal Album
2. Bonus Tracks
3. Bonus Album

 

[Iguana]

Congrats @Jark on a 7 page Ellie Goulding thread!

 

[Iguana]

In 2020!

 

[RJN]

I'm 2020!

I wouldn't brag about that

 

[Iguana]

I wouldn't brag about that

It's my age

 

[AlgoAlex]

The WORST things Ellie has done ASIDE from Burn and Your Song

Spoiler

Do not put poor Niall in the same category as that beast

 

[RJN]

It's my age

2020: the year, your age, and the number of tracks on the next Ellie album

 

[Jark]

Congrats @Jark on a 7 page Ellie Goulding thread!

IN THIS ECONOMY!

thankyou so much huns for joining, it was as lovely as a bleak midwinter swim in a freezing pond on an estate in Devon with the voice of an angle humming a heartbreak lullaby somewhere on a distant raincloud

 

[Pipo]

10 Flashlight
09 Ritual

BYE NOW

 

[Iguana]

Ritual is great! Fits in so well with the main album

 

[RJN]

10 I Need Your Love
07 In My City
11 High for This
09 Flashlight
08 Ritual

I am exhausted

Thanks @Jark!

 

[Iguana]

Can we do the other 30 bonus tracks tomorrow night?

 

[Iguana]

Umm guys WHAT ABOUT "WITHOUT YOUR LOVE"?

 

[Iguana]

 

[Iguana]

10 Without Your Love

 

[RJN]

Umm guys WHAT ABOUT "WITHOUT YOUR LOVE"?

I think I won't, for the sake of remaining an Ellie fan

 

[Iguana]

 

[RJN]

I went against my word and listened to Without Your Love
09

I need to listen to it again tomorrow with fresh ears

 

[Pipo]

Umm guys WHAT ABOUT "WITHOUT YOUR LOVE"?

What about THE ENDING, MIDAS TOUCH and YOUR SONG?

 

[Pipo]

13 The Ending

what a song, never heard it before!

 

[Jark]

love that this NEVER-ENDING ELLIE ONSLAUGHT has literally BROKEN @RJN

"how did he die?"
"well it wasn't immediately clear, but the coroner found alarmingly high levels of Ellie Goulding in his blood. funny thing - she said it wasn't the first time she'd seen that..."

 

[RJN]

love that this NEVER-ENDING ELLIE ONSLAUGHT has literally BROKEN @RJN

"how did he die?"
"well it wasn't immediately clear, but the coroner found alarmingly high levels of Ellie Goulding in his blood. funny thing - she said it wasn't the first time she'd seen that..."

My doctor told me enough was enough after Delirium, but I just didn't listen

 

[POP!]

Took the edible, pressed play and we are OFF TO THE RACES

 

[POP!]

This does a feel a bit INDULGENT for a four minute track, but I'm digging it as a MOOD PIECE. The final minute elevates it a point.

I've chosen YOUUUUUUUU
But don't say a word!

07 Don't Say A Word

 

[POP!]

The percussion is SLAPPING and again the final minute is a TRIUMPH. A lot of layers to this, musically, so I anticipate it may even grow to a 10.

07 Don't Say A Word
09 My Blood

 

[POP!]

Oh, you ALREADY KNOW it's a 10. I love that this was a bit of a MODEST hit here and wasn't overplayed. The stuttery effect is so simple and robotic yet it exudes so much warmth. And then that middle eight "Baby, I'll give you everything you need.... BUT I DON'T THINK I NEED YOU!" I am already nostalgic for this, sounds so 2012 it hurts (in a good way).

07 Don't Say A Word
09 My Blood
10 Anything Could Happen

 

[RJN]

@POP!, I like that you're still doing this, just hours later Will you be listening to all of the songs we did?

 

[POP!]

@POP!, I like that you're still doing this, just hours later Will you be listening to all of the songs we did?

We will see how I feel in a half hour... I'm pairing the edible with a bottle of red. It won't be pretty

 

[RJN]

We will see how I feel in a half hour... I'm pairing the edible with a bottle of red. It won't be pretty

Halcyon is the album for that combination so good choice

 

[POP!]

Not a Yazoo! cover? OK just as good. The chipmunky frantic chorus is ridiculous yet totally addictive , why wasn't this a single (or was it?). Also another potential 10 with additional plays

07 Don't Say A Word
09 My Blood
10 Anything Could Happen
09 Only You

 

[POP!]

Oh the title track... the chorus randomly beefing up midway through is a really nice touch. Getting some slight Avicii - "Wake Me Up" teas before it gets the chorus. Very fun.

IT'S GONNA BE BETTA.
IT'S GONNA BE BETTA.
IT'S BEEEEEE-HEEEEEEEEEE!

07 Don't Say A Word
09 My Blood
10 Anything Could Happen
09 Only You
09 Hacolyn