listening to my first FRANK OCEAN album

[@gutemberggomes7711]

“I would never cry to a Frank Ocean song, let’s be honest. I’m a man” yeah our boy just cried to mom’s voice note

[@idkabc12365]

Is my music any good?

[@lara-c7l9y]

@@idkabc12365 yess

[@komora2109]

its the first time i cried too, im high and idk why this time just hit me diferent:(

[@leak.9786]

No way he hasn’t listened to Blonde, that album is incredible! Literally has had an impact on Gen Z in so many ways, it’s been part of my go to albums since it came out 9 years ago

[@bambiibumsy8512]

I'm gen z and I've only liked white Ferrari last year

[@jason-oz9wb]

This album wasnt for the gen z bruh

[@MarkHaxify]

This album is a millenial album lol

[@bambiibumsy8512]

@@MarkHaxify well I mean most of my peers do like him he just isn't my taste of music so I do think it still has an impact with gen z

[@beautiful_black2007]

Omg yes, as a Gen Z, this album was a masterpiece and it changed my life

[@tachivrsion]

The first bisexual ever... so true

[@corinna3272]

timestamp?

[@annieml420]

@corinna3272 2:19

[@SquishGD]

Brother it's literally like in the first minute just watch the fucking video god damn ​@corinna3272

[@vaehharris0]

2:18

[@ricprodri]

I thought he was gay 😢

[@_blueb3rry.]

1. Nikes 2:27 2. Ivy 8:07 3. Pink + white 13:35 4. Be yourself 20:00 5. Solo 21:24 6. Skyline to 25:15 7. Self control 27:01 (Self control outro 29:16) 8. Good guy 31:11 9. Nights 33:00 (beat drop 35:59) 10. Solo (Reprise) 38:27 11. Pretty sweet 40:15 12. Facebook Story 42:48 13. Close to you 44:16 14. White Ferrari 46:11 (my fav song ever) (I’m sure we’re taller in another dimension part 49:20) 15. Seigfried 51:38 16. Godspeed 56:09 17. Futura Free 1:01:00 18. Conclusion 1:04:33

[@gmv17]

goated for the nights beat drop

[@farahi3976]

You help so many to make it easier to found out people favorites❤

[@shiaspears]

im gonna kiss u

[@eric9061]

Bless 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@salliejones6002]

you are an angel

[@beifong174]

There is a life before and after listening to Blond, and the real life only begins after listening to the album

[@TristanTML09]

this is so poetic

[@Othri]

@TristanTML09 its an incredibly well known saying

[@TristanTML09]

@@Othri have you ever heard of sarcasm?

[@idkabc12365]

Is my music any good?

[@Hellxvixlett]

He needs to listen to endless asap!!!🤩

[@guizzzao]

i just know he’s about to have THE best worst day of his life

[@AmandaSaiii]

It hits different listening to this album again, but with a fully developed brain

[@faithtrustandpixidust]

@@AmandaSaiii same, i remember thinking of Ivy as a love song when i listened to it in highschool 😭😭 actually looking at all the lyrics as an adult now hits so different

[@CowboyReneigh]

best feeling ever

[@Megan-mu5nk]

No fr esp after that first heartbreak and healing after lol

[@jacobsidedown]

That Pink + white sesh was magical thanks for including

[@bbybubby]

Never knew how much I needed it ! Fav part of the vid

[@izzycamoc1289]

the fact that frank ocean inspired so many artists with his music and the last thing he released (a masterpiece no less) was an album almost 10 years ago… i need to sit down

[@sadbabyrat]

I just started getting into Frank ocean and i genuinely had no idea he wasn’t making music anymore. His stuff is so timeless I thought it was released recently. That’s crazy

[@thatcrazychick3108]

@@izzycamoc1289 and its still talked about as if it just came out. a true classic.

[@oliwanane]

@@sadbabyrat thissss

[@user-bu3gm7gp4p]

Godspeed and White Ferrari are truly and I mean, truly, one of the best lyrical recorded pieces of music my ears have ever heard.

[@user-bu3gm7gp4p]

The likes?? Hello fame? Kidding I don’t want fame 🩷

[@user-bu3gm7gp4p]

But thanks for agreeing w me

[@taylorb1483]

Seigfried is better than both

[@user-bu3gm7gp4p]

@@taylorb1483 I disagree but I respect your opinion!

[@alanaduran9045]

You gotta do Channel Orange! So glad you finally getting to this art

[@Dontmindme171]

I was a teen with no personal music taste nor much life experience when this album came out so I genuinely thought it was just okay and far behind channel orange until I randomly revisited it last year as an adult with a fully formed frontal lobe after going through relationship troubles... first album to ever make me continuously cry (both sad and happy tears) while listening from start to finish. Pink + white was always my fav song (still is) but since last year I've had a completely different understanding of it.Thank you Frank.

[@tajanotaja]

This is almost exactly my experience! I listened to Channel Orange like crazyyy for years then when Blonde dropped I missed it somehow. I just listened last summer and haven’t been the same since. Your life experiences really shape how this album makes you feel.

[@Dontmindme171]

⁠@@tajanotajait’s such a strange but beautiful thing about timeless music!

[@tajanotaja]

@@Dontmindme171 painfully beautiful 🥹

[@lottathoughtsupinhere]

i'm honestly FLABBERGASTED that this isn't in your rotation already

[@jorgeortega6806]

RIP prepare to have a life changing, ground breaking, tear summoning experience

[@pieta_]

alligator bites never heal reaction is a must!!!!

[@mxgamelia]

Already up on the patreon, it might come to youtube at some point

[@pieta_]

@@mxgamelia didn't know that, i don't have patreon. thanks✨

[@juliaa.6553]

Yees pleaseeee

[@emiyonce]

YESSSS DOECHII

[@adi_Iastname]

you’re my favorite music reviewer on this website just because of the emotions you display, you’re not afraid to be moved the way the music moves you instead of just sitting and talking about structure and techniques

[@4LOUPEACE]

ur not done until ultraviolence is up and fully listened

[@rodrigoazevedo2455]

THISSSS

[@sophiesoph_08]

LITERALLY ❤❤❤

[@atheaalvarado6820]

UPPPPPPPP

[@schlawgalot]

AND NFR 🗣️🗣️🗣️🙌🙌🙌

[@yeawtv1295]

@@4LOUPEACE and honeymoon!!!

[@two.0]

Your passion for music is such a blessing to watch

[@robinist666]

this is the best reaction to blond ever made. Like your understanding, empathy and comments on it was so interesting and weirdly healing. this album has gotten me through 2024 and heading someone clearly understand what it means to someone for the FIRST time is outstanding especially godspeed !! your comprehension on it has me in tears. i could listen to your breakdowns again and again again !! you are SO interesting funny and captivating i wish this was longer. you have gained a subscriber !!

[@jaydenking7408]

"Wish i was there, wish wed grown up on the same advice" such a beautiful way of imagining a childhood friend ypu grow to fall in love with

[@biggiejulian]

I think you should react to CTRL by SZA, you’d love the sound and lyricism that it offers. Blonde and CTRL are my two favorite albums.

[@corinna3272]

so good

[@kaeleuu]

both of these albums actually changed my life

[@saltylimes9953]

I got to see Frank, SZA and Solange all in one day and I’m blessed

[@conzoisag]

bro, same. blond and ctrl are my two favorite albums too.

[@f4taltity]

he’s listened to ctrl before, just off camera. In his SOS reaction he said that he really liked all the grandma intros and outros from that album.

[@Innnnnk]

DUDE I CANNOT WAIT FOR WAISTLAND BABY

[@georgeandfriendsadventures5073]

SAME

[@ChloeMiraSánchez]

i got chills thinking about it im so excited

[@saltylimes9953]

I knowwww! Still fucks me up so glad I got the extended vinyl lol

[@maksiu9517]

its crazy that I listened to this album many times and watched several reactions and interpretations of it and still watching your video make me feel like I listen to it for the first time. Your reactions and such a detailed exploration of the melody and lyrics allows me to feel what I felt for the first time listening to Blonde once again, but in a new, even more interesting way. Thank you for that video ❤

[@georgeandfriendsadventures5073]

I can’t NOT cry while listening to White Ferrari. It’s just physically impossible for me.

[@malakelabbadi04]

This is like watching the Mona Lisa getting painted

[@gmae5342]

I haven’t even finished the video yet, but I just have to say wow dude. This is genuinely one of the best reactions I’ve ever watched. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone understand this album so much on first listen. Music for me is always about emotions and tiny little bits of songs that just make you feel things. I think you broke that down perfectly. Obviously it helps that you’re a musician so you’re more likely to notice the smaller things, but you broke down every little detail to perfection. This is one of those reactions that make you feel like you’re listening to the album for the first time again. You did an incredible job. Thank you, because I haven’t really been able to feel that with this album yet, which sucks because it’s my favorite ever. Edit: oh my god your Godspeed reaction is incredible 😢😢😢

[@mackrooney]

i think you should give white ferrari a second closer listen. to me that song can barely be described in words, it’s just this deep feeling. it’s about a young love relationship coming to an end, and all the things you feel when an era ends with someone who you know has forever changed you (especially a person leaving childhood and crossing into adulthood.) the crazy crescendo of sounds toward the end of the song to me is like every memory and feeling of this first love all coming to a head at once, while you look back on your time with this person you loved, and look ahead at all the unknown life you’ll live with this new version of yourself, without them. it’s grieving that time, letting go of a part of yourself, it’s mourning the past and welcoming a new phase of life that you’re both terrified and excited about. and so much more. sorry to get on my soap box but that song changed me in ways that are hard to articulate, and i know im not the only one. maybe it still wont hit home quite so hard for you, but maybe looking at it through that sort of lens on a second listen will do something. :)

[@alyssart147]

@@mackrooney this actually made me go back to the song and do this cathartic exercise to it thank you🥲🩷

[@jordtuber]

I remember for years in highschool I emotionally couldn’t move past the first two songs on this album, I think it was when I reached around 18 I could actually listen to it in full, such a beautiful experience and amazing album man

[@maddy734]

this is so beautiful, I’m so glad you moved past it

[@justinelspr]

@@maddy734 yeah sometimes it happens because it's not clicking w u yet

[@traceevans827]

Every time I listen to this album I'm reminded how incredible it is. It's like a crush where my perception of the album goes down when I'm away from it but as soon as a hear it again it becomes a masterpiece to me. Genuinely one of the best art pieces ever made, masterpiece.

[@kylawood9543]

0:00 - 2:27 ( Intro ) 2:28 - 7:06 (Nikes) 7:09 - 8:04 (Nikes overlook) 8:06 - 12:34 (Ivy) 12:35 - 13:18 (Ivy overlook) 13:22 - 17:31 (Pink + White) 17:32 - 19:59 (Pink + White Commentary + Troy's mini Concert) **Mother's Voice Note** 20:00 - 20:58 (Be Yourself) 20:59 - 21:23 (Be Yourself Commentary) 21:24 - 25:03 (Solo) 25:04 - 25:13 (Solo Commentary - there's more commentary throughout, than after) 25:15 - 26:31 (Skyline To) 26:32 - 26:59 (Skyline To Commentary) 27:00 - 29:48 (Self Control) 29:49 - 31:10 (Self Control Commentary) 31:11 - 32:00 (Good Guy) 32:01 - 32:57 (Good Guy Commentary) 32:58 - 37:40 (Nights) 37:41 - 38:25 (Nights Commentary) 38:26 - 39:21 (Solo - Reprise) 39:22 - 40:09 (Solo - Reprise Commentary) 40:10 - 41:52 (Pretty Sweet) 41:53 - 42:45 (Pretty Sweet Commentary) **Filler Track** 42:46 - 43:32 (Facebook Story) 43:33 - 44:13 (Facebook Story Commentary) 44:14 - 45:22 (Close to You) 45:23 - 46:08 (Close to You Commentary) 46:09 - 49:53 (White Ferrari) 49:54 - 51:22 (White Ferrari Commentary) 51:32 - 55:26 (Seigfried) 55:27 - 56:11 (Seigfried Commentary) 56:12 - 58:23 (Godspeed) 58:24 - 1:00:44 (Godspeed Commentary) 1:00:45 - 1:04:10 (Future Free) 1:04:11 - 1:04:30 (Future Free Commentary) Conclusion + Final Thoughts: 1:04:31 - 1:05:28

[@totoswab]

Oh to be able to listen to this album for the first time again

[@dir-gk]

21:33 dude you’re like THE ONLY person I’ve ever seen get that super ironic transition it’s so genius… Your passion of music reminds me of my own forreal, your love and your attention to detail, your willingness to LET EVERYTHING TAKE IN and listen, I love it.

[@crazyyyoyo]

man it's insane that you've never heard blonde, so glad to see a reaction to this album in 2025

[@maxisjustbored]

THE BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS I'VE BEEN WAITING!!!! 😭💒 *also...now you have to do Channel Orange

[@jackie0926]

This album played such a formative role in high school. So many memories, good and bad, tied to each of these songs. I havent been able to listen in a while but this was healing, to be able to listen to these songs with a finer ear and hear more than the memories. Thank you!

[@TheToadMaster3]

One of my favorite albums ever made. Cannot wait to see Nights send you to another dimension.

[@FFrozenCJ]

I'm not ready for this

[@lukeklop]

it gets better with every listen man, this is one of those albums that is so layered that you find something new every time. ive listened to it maybe ~150 times if i had to guess. even when i last listened to it a few days ago i was catching things. this album is incredible in ways that im not sure i, and probably a lot of people, could explain in words. and skyline to is not a filler track. i think the progression and the vocals/lyrics work in tandem to create something that can help to explain the beauty of the natural world, and sharing that beauty with someone. some adam and eve type shit

[@starheartskull15]

I miss frank’s voice so muchhhh he needs to release something new 😩😩 it brings me so much comfort

[@paytons871]

i had never listened to this album before this year, but one of my friends listened to the first half of it with me during a study hall class and told me all about his favorite songs. a couple weeks later, we had a senior in my school pass away and all i could do was go back and listen to “ivy” on repeat. “i ain’t a kid no more, we’ll never be those kids again” hits different knowing that one random day i woke up and the innocence of my childhood had vanished overnight without me even knowing. anyway, frank ocean rocks, and if my friend sees this (bc i told him to watch this video lol), you really helped me out by showing me this, buddy. :)

[@nevermind.abbs7]

Awwww sending you all the good vibes... Really sorry about your classmate but it's nice you had a friend there to show you some good music therapy so shout out to your friend if he sees this! Also ... The first loss of someone around your own age is an awful reminder of our own mortality and its awful and scary and you are right that it's a sort of loss of innocence but pleaseeee know you are so young and have so so much to look forward to! Your life is just getting started and it's going to be amazing and you have great music taste to help get you through anything lol so hang in there ok 💜

[@joeysan]

FIRST Frank album???? Oh no he’s not ready 😂

[@Sydneylr28]

this was beautiful!! thank you!! please do more from Frank…also some Mac Miller would be amazing. this album is so close to my heart, i even have lyrics from “Nights” tattooed below it. i loved this, you truly FELT the lyrics!!

[@blonded4eva]

i love watching people listen to albums for the first time because it fr does feel like listening to it like it was your first time. but it was so cool to see him connect so many dots

[@ruvieswellness1448]

Dawn - Yebba gives me this ethereal feeling. Distance and Paranoia Purple is a touch of heaven. Especially the Live at the Electric Lady versions. Even if you never react I hope you get a chance to experience that album

[@casualviewer1998]

Love your breakdowns and attention to detail in all the songs you review. Makes me appreciate it more. Keep up the good work!

[@heidygonzalez2145]

HE'S BACK FINALLY I WAS WAITING DUDEEEEEE KEEP MAKING VIDS

[@moseycozy8733]

ill sell my grandmother to listen to this album for the first time again. im honestly jealous of him for this.

[@EyyitsAlyssa]

Dude you were so close to landing on Florence & The Machine. I’m gonna be so hyped when it finally lands on them!

[@F0RLORN]

FINALLY WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A LOOOOONGGG TIME

[@bambitnyembo]

I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LOVE OF THE CHORDS ON Pink+ White! I will be 65 glazing that song idc!

[@SimonWh0]

This album is an other worldly sadness after you’ve experience any sort of heart break.

[@nevermind.abbs7]

I would give almost ANYTHING to listen to this for the first time again!!! Literally one of the best albums EVER. And im a pretty hardcore music addict so... yeah... super excited to listen with you because you're one of the best reactors on here. Lessssgooo💜

[@Hadelrey6]

Your hair looks so good!!😤🤩

[@chrissantoagustin]

Dude I love the way that you describe and analyze the music theory, story, lyrics and are able to articulate and interpret every songs are why I love watching your videos. Please listen to more albums, I love the way you make the music easier to understand

[@gua610]

Incredible album, just got into Frank last year and have been obsessed since.

[@glossplug]

this is my first impression of you, followed so quickly know a vibe when i see one.

[@havuveera]

MAn, u just pulled me out of an endless emotional gutter. Havent felt like doing a ny thing for a while now, but you giving me this boost, this ENERGY this happiness, I put my loundry loundring, food fooding, shower showering... all before 12 am

[@poolsidejoe]

You HAVE to listen to Endless now, it came out the night before Blonde, there's so much to the entire Frank Ocean tapestry and its all so worth diving in. My favorite artist of all time, his music completely shifted my life and made me who I am, really recommend diving into all of it.

[@oncetheysaid0]

FINNALY THANK YOU HAZE

[@ianhandsup]

19:20 Great to see hthaze play instruments!! He's so good!!

[@skrrten]

can i just say u geeking out to the piano to guitar arrangement on pink + white actually makes me so excited cos I FEEL THE SAME WAY!!! MUSIC IS SO BEAUTIFUL FRANK NAILED EVERY DAMN TRACK ON THIS ALBUM

[@jayjaylittlejet]

love this, still waiting for the tyler reactions tho

[@boulderroxxs]

I rlly appreciate how u edit the songs now in ur videos it’s fluid

[@Swimmingupstream11]

IT’S HAPPENING

[@leticiaviana1714]

loved the reaction!!! the way you analyze + the attention to the lyrics, loved so much! i’ll be waiting to the channel ORANGE reaction also ❤

[@adalaedie]

Troy 🥲🥲🥲🥲 thank you for letting me witness someone experience this album for the first time. This shit is so powerful to me it makes my heart cry and swell

[@xap_sly]

I’m realizing this means YOU NEVER HEARD PYRAMIDS?

[@amberj7537]

still can’t believe this is your first listen. it’s one of my top 3 all time albums & yes i was one of the probably hundreds to suggest this. i needed you to listen for his lyricism, but i always appreciate your musician ear breaking down the production too.

[@claire.felty1]

think it should be mentioned that alex g did most of the guitar work for this album, which i mention because i think troy should do some alex g

[@ankovastro]

instant like! the best album of the 10's, hands down. you HAVE to do CHANNEL ORANGE next ❤

[@ropesquid2085]

I used to have an awesome job and one of the aspects was product photography, so I could tuck myself in the all-white photo room, crank the aircon super cold, put headphones on and just listen to shit. I listened this album for the first time around then, got obsessed and listened to a podcast that went through and focused on each song each episode. The lore around the album is insane. The way he finessed his record label, the bandaid on the hand from the fistfight with Chris Brown, the placement of the beat switch on Nights in the middle of the song and also the album as a whole, the answer to the final interview question at the end of Futura Free - which is the last thing you hear - is actually the length of the track itself. Tbh, if Frank never releases another album I'll understand. We'll always have Blond.

[@Perth-is]

need a channel orange reaction in my life after seeing how in love with music you are!!!

[@melaniegomez9910]

I’m so glad we got experience this with you 🥹😭

[@cryaboutit7147]

So glad you finally got this ICONIC and legendary album. One of my absolute favorites

[@graysanspradlin1290]

PLEASE DO ARTIC MONKEYS I BEGGGGGGGG 😭😭😭😭

[@joesorkin]

5 minutes in and I can tell you were born to listen to this album 😂😂 so happy for you Edit: that’s the best reaction video I’ve ever seen, I’m just repeating what others have already said but you truly have a way of communicating about music and emotion and intention that I’ve never seen on KZbin Thank you so much

[@clementinedewitt9022]

Did I already watch this twice on patreon? Yes. Am I watching it again for the edits? Yes.

[@aliasc2593]

first time ive stumbled upon your content and this blew me away. having someone listen to blonde for the first time is always such an ethereal experience so having you appreciating all of its layers on the first listen is so nice to see. channel orange is also a great listen! maybe not as conceptually sound as this but id say its more of frank getting into his bag and showing us what he can do. amazing reaction, would love to see more.

[@raphaelcruzx]

FLORENCE NEXT OMFG IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE THANK ME LATER ('Ceremonials' and 'How big...' first) 'Dance Fever' is a MUST as well.

[@ton-m9v]

Lovee the way he breaks down the lyrics and paints a story of them. This man knows art!! 💯

[@zoc.6922]

Its wild now he hasn't listened to Blonde. It dropped my freshman year in high school. I wasn't ready at all.

[@golden-fia]

I swear, watching ur reactions heals something in me every damn time

[@nickisjay]

Just bawled my eyes out… I’m glad this album came out when I was 16 and was dumb and had no life experience. If I first listened this TODAY, I wouldn’t have come out of my room for months

[@VonnieStellarBabe]

heaavvvyyyyy on listening to that DJO album, he's got a new releasing coming up this january you WONT regret

[@kayziofficial]

I never fully listened to any Frank Ocean album and mainly only knew Thinkin Bout You. It wasn’t until TikTok that I found all these other great songs. The ending of White Ferrari brings so much beauty and pain every single time. Then his songs got added to GTA5 and I got to spend more time with them.

[@marsalislecky5818]

Awesome breakdown and reaction dude🔥🔥🔥

[@Passionatelym]

I thought i was watching an old video, but omg you never listen to Blonde? Tbh I wish I was you because to listen to this album for the first time again would be a dream

[@gordonramslay9955]

I’ve been waiting for this video for years 😭

[@interstellar_1]

the editor cooked with this one

[@mandywandy7518]

i’ve listened to frank for years and this is my favorite of his albums and honestly my favorite album ever. honestly life changing and every time you listen to it you relate to something that you may of never noticed before. when i first listened to it it had a completely different meaning to me than it does now, love it

[@mtyounis]

When did bro become this majestic

[@lulu-u1h]

OH IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE YALLLLLL

[@danniellegonzalez5666]

SEEING ARCTIC MONKEYS ON THE LIST MAKES ME SO EXCITED TO SEE THAT REACTION HAPPEN THIS YEAR >\\\

[@james___]

I can;t even describe how much this album is my entire life

[@james___]

its very demure

[@Hotdogcouch]

LOVE that Florence is up here so many times. I would advise starting with some other albums before visiting Dance Fever though, if it ever gets around to happening

[@Waryfuls]

_wish i could listen to this album to the first time again..._

[@graidyslaloca5970]

I MIGHT CRY I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@ria4314]

Frank Ocean? My Shayla!

[@a-bittersweet-tragedy0203]

I’m so happy to see Florence and paramore in there 😭 dance fever is good when you know the story behind it and lungs and ceremonials are good but something about high as hope gets me so good. I love after laughter and I think it’s right up your alley. I’m looking forward to those videos 🥹

[@jettwithanothert]

we almost got ultraviolence 😢