EXO Cream Soda FULL Album Review with SYLVIA!
Added 2023-07-13 08:56:11 +0000 UTCWell ....
I think a lot of the songs will grow on me but this wasn't the fully fleshed out album I had in my mind. Some of the songs sounded great but some felt rushed and not to the standard of production deserving of a group like EXO.
Like I said in the end, their vocal production and layerings etc elevated these songs a lot but the production fell short. This doesn't feel like an album SM was fully invested in which is a shame. I really wanted another Day After Day/Obsession/My Turn To Cry.
On the plus side the songs I didn't like still had moments of greatness thanks to the vocals but overall nothing grabbed me or felt super special besides Let Me In, No Makeup and parts of Private Party.
What were your favourites?
Comments
This album really had it up and downs but I got to appreciated <3 Personally my favorite album is Obsession and I'm just waiting for Exo to TOP IT! would love if you revisited the Obsession album for funsies and see what you think of each track <3
Popo Zeta
2024-08-29 05:29:07 +0000 UTCAgreed! That intro/outro threw me off
Koko3op
2023-07-20 08:50:12 +0000 UTCI enjoyed this album but it feels like a collection of singles not a cohesive project. I think Regret It would sound better without the intro/outro beat (not sure if I described that well). For some reason Love Fool reminds me of NCT 127’s Pilot.
Andie_J
2023-07-20 00:57:33 +0000 UTCTrue that is SM atm and i probably know most of those bsides now but might revisit them for sure.
Koko3op
2023-07-14 09:36:33 +0000 UTCI really enjoyed this album tho and soda cream is one of my fav exo songs now
Ran1998
2023-07-13 21:32:19 +0000 UTCI was kinda disappointed too in this album. But i didn’t have high expectations cuz it’s SM after all and they have been kinda ignoring Exo and other senior artists these years so i definitely knew they weren’t gonna give them the best songs they had in store🙄. Im just enjoying that they are at least getting a comeback😂But I always love your honesty in videos thanks for the amazing reaction🤗I feel like you guys would love if u haven’t listened yet to their debut or sophomore album they had amazing b-sides there also Ex’act and Exodus they have soo many good b-sides on those albums too. Hopefully you guys check them out💚
Magical Creature
2023-07-13 20:18:15 +0000 UTCIt's definitely growing on me already!
Koko3op
2023-07-13 18:54:46 +0000 UTCI was listening to Regret It yet again and had another thought about why it doesn't quite work for me. I mean the guys sound great because it's Exo, but it's NCT yet again. I swear I can hear NCT in this like it's a legit recycled track with the audacity to be #2 on the tracklist. It's not a bad song, it just not Exo imo. I had the same issues with Shinee's Hard but at least it wasn't the title and the overall album feels like Exo imo. I do agree that the album could have had better production, a bit more polish, all the things, but I still find it overall enjoyable and it's still a B rating. I would probably scrap Regret It because it doesn't fit but I may need to circle back in a month or so. It's only been days.
Kym
2023-07-13 18:17:10 +0000 UTCI love the album. I have enjoyed it everyday since the release.
Tiffany Mac
2023-07-13 17:52:45 +0000 UTCIt's a grower for sure. The more I hear Cinderella, the better it gets even if they forgot the damn drums or whatever it was they left out. I'm waiting on that moment for Regret It lol. It may be awhile... On a side note I wonder if Xiumin's fave track is Private Party because it reminds me of his solo single. It's very very Xiumin and I'm here for it!
Kym
2023-07-13 17:25:40 +0000 UTCYeah I hope we get a nice long era to give the songs more life and more performances of the bsides!
Koko3op
2023-07-13 16:54:47 +0000 UTCHAHA it IS very corny and condescending i agree!
Koko3op
2023-07-13 16:54:02 +0000 UTCYess it's already growing on me and feels more cohesive already!
Koko3op
2023-07-13 16:53:17 +0000 UTCI can definitely hear it growing on me and when I was in the gym I listened to it top to bottom and noticed how cohesive it is!
Koko3op
2023-07-13 16:52:48 +0000 UTCMy first listen to the album, I feel like the only song that I like was Let Me In (and I already heard hear me out since it's release). I feel sad and underwhelmed coz I've been waiting for this comeback for years :" But next day I gave it another chance and it's not that bad, buy still not comparable to their previous albums, but this album is a grower for me after several listen, their vocals is always great. Rn after listening to the album for 3 days in a row, I still like Let Me In the most, next is another day. Cream Soda tho, I never dislike the song but definitely it's not easy to remember, even after I watched the MV for lots of time I can't even hum the song, dunno what's wrong with me, but it's not bad tho, it's just not as good as other EXO's TT. But I just want them to get lots of promotion and see their content a lot :" miss them so so much.
Priestha Zara
2023-07-13 16:35:17 +0000 UTCFully agree on the album. The guys sound amazing, but the production and overall music direction on this album is kind of all over the place. I mentioned this on the YT but too many songs had intros that were unnecessary b/c they were tonally different from the rest of the song. It also felt like the raps that are usually better integrated into songs were kind of just added in without thought. Like it felt like a few of them were added just to give Sehun something to actually do rather than because they actually enhanced the song. The latter half has more cohesive songs. Let Me In is the best track on the album. From a pure music standpoint, I'd rank No Makeup as 2 but I ABSOLUTELY HATE the entire genre of songs that have the message of "you look better w/o makeup"/ "you don't know you're beautiful". Very corny and lowkey condescending to me. I haven't had an EXO song that I can't stand listening to like this since Lotto and it's STILL not my least favorite track on the album (that'd be Cinderella). So my number 2 goes to Cream Soda with Another Day and Hear Me Out going 3 and 4.
Alex M
2023-07-13 15:58:36 +0000 UTCIt's a great chill summer album, and probably one of their most cohesive. It's a grower though, but it's definitely something that I think will stand the test of time and that has replay value -- especially hear me out, which imo is the best produced track (rich, so many layers). On the other hand, it's obvious SM doesn't want to invest too much in them and would rather save resources for their newer groups. Cinderella's producer said they (SM) "forgot" to add a whole layer of drums that was in the demo, for example.
Carol B
2023-07-13 14:43:46 +0000 UTCI think the second half of the album is superior imo with No Make Up being my fave and Let Me In a very close second. I also really, really enjoyed Another Day and Private Party. Hear Me Out is my shit -that's just my type of feel good song and it's been on repeat since they dropped the video. I like the title Cream Soda a lot more now. I never disliked it, it just took a minute to absorb everything like how it started so abruply, but vocally it's so pleasing to hear. After a few album listens (it's been on repeat lol) , Cinderella grew on me. It was really Cinderella and Regret It that didn't quite work for me. Now the only song that still hasn't vibed with me is Regret It. I blame Dem Jointz lol. Overall solid album imo. Is it my fave? Nope. It could've been better but I enjoyed much of it. I give it a B.
Kym
2023-07-13 14:23:11 +0000 UTCYeahh the rap was not doing it for me at all. I hope it grows on me but I'm not in a rush to revisit it tbh.
Koko3op
2023-07-13 12:02:51 +0000 UTCHaha NEVER!!
Koko3op
2023-07-13 12:02:29 +0000 UTCI hope the album will grow on me. I am slightly disappointed so I will leave it for now and might come back to it in a month. Overall I would give it a C.
Kaori asene
2023-07-13 10:57:57 +0000 UTCI felt apart from the vocals that a lot of their songs lack life or punch. We could just listen to them in the background. They land flat on me. I still enjoyed hearing D.O. and baekhyun. I think overall the parts I disliked the most were the raps they did not do anything for me. I enjoyed to hear chanyeol singing a lot more.
Kaori asene
2023-07-13 10:55:54 +0000 UTCi thought something was wrong with me.
Kaori asene
2023-07-13 09:59:55 +0000 UTCOmg I am also so glad.
Kaori asene
2023-07-13 09:59:37 +0000 UTCYeahh I thought that's how they viewed this project too but even having fun songs can be produced way better and thank you! It's my favourite thing about discovering songs and I love it when it's noticed!
Koko3op
2023-07-13 09:55:15 +0000 UTCYup!
Koko3op
2023-07-13 09:54:07 +0000 UTCI mostly agree, I do feel like this is sort of a "we're back, having fun" type of project. I enjoy a lot of the tracks for the most part, and as you said those vocal moments are really amazing and make me want to revisit them.. but some of the production and instrumentals fall short for me as well and I hope that for their next project the company really goes out of their way to give us.. a fully fleshed out ALBUM. Sidenote: I love your reactions especially because you pick out those vocal moments in the forefront and in the background, it's fun to hone onto them when I'm listening on my own. My personal favorites are No Makeup, Let Me In, Another Day (I enjoy bits of Regret It too)
mist
2023-07-13 09:29:18 +0000 UTCthis is like the shinee album for me, its okay but nothing stands out except let me in but i still enjoyed it. Idk whats going on with SM lately, the songs arent hitting like they used to.
Hibz
2023-07-13 09:24:34 +0000 UTCbut vocals were heavenly as per !
archie :D
2023-07-13 09:16:09 +0000 UTCi just feel that most of the songs lacked depth and they don’t really connect to one another- like you said it feels very rushed and definitely not like a usual EXO album 🥲
archie :D
2023-07-13 09:14:39 +0000 UTCI'm glad it's not just me! Can you expand on what makes you feel this way?
Koko3op
2023-07-13 09:04:14 +0000 UTCRight?!! Yeah I'm gonna listen to it in the gym today and see
Koko3op
2023-07-13 09:03:54 +0000 UTCIt's actually grown on me more in the sequence of the album!
Koko3op
2023-07-13 09:03:40 +0000 UTCMy favorite is Hear Me Out. Love it so much and I have been playing it on repeat. I love how chill it is. You can play it anytime of the day and just groove to it.
Apple
2023-07-13 09:00:19 +0000 UTCYep.. I just felt really underwhelmed. But I will revisit the album maybe a few weeks later to like “forget” the songs n see how I feel then.
Maria Teresa
2023-07-13 08:59:11 +0000 UTCI agree
archie :D
2023-07-13 08:57:19 +0000 UTC
