ONLY 9 SONGS. AS GOOD AS NECTAR? | JOJI "SMITHEREENS" REACTION AND ALBUM REVIEW

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TIMESTAMPS
INTRO 0:00
GLIMPSE OF US 1:37
FEELING LIKE THE END 5:23
DIE FOR YOU 8:32
BEFORE THE DAY IS OVER 13:19
DISSOLVE 16:19
NIGHT RIDER 18:39
BLAHBLAHBLAH DEMO 19:58
YUKON 21:40
1 AM FREESTYLE 23:07
ALBUM SUMMARY 25:31

[@fucked_up_potato3139]

Joji always ruins my day and i love it

[@TheThirdErnest]

BARS.

[@avinabaguha1970]

@@TheThirdErnest *incoming sirens*

[@CRank3103]

That is the Joji effect

[@Just_Jae19]

Dude the ending of 1am freestyle is so powerful

[@gabrielaviviescas]

1 AM is my favorite 🤝🏻

[@a-trainofthought4989]

1am is also my fav

[@BrendanZanitCoen]

Ends screaming “I don wanna be alone” into the silence.

[@a-trainofthought4989]

@@BrendanZanitCoen yesssss by a whole choir of jojis

[@azure.heartz]

1am freestyle and die for you is def the strongest songs on the album (excluding glimpse of us and yukon since they were already prereleased)

[@themothershiptv]

i really love this album. its a timeline. glimpse of us is a full length song because its at the beginning and as it gets closer to the end the songs get shorter and shorter from midnight (night rider) and 1 am freestyle at the end, getting less and less coherent as time passes.

[@jackthedog1896]

That makes a lot of sense that only adds to the emotions of the album. He’s losing his sanity as it goes on

[@HeyItsNJay]

Joji is actually listed as a producer on Life Is Not The Same by James Blake

[@a-trainofthought4989]

True and James is one of joji’s biggest vocal influences

[@fckntrsh4186]

He also did back up vocals for it too

[@mcgfn]

@@a-trainofthought4989can't believe I never noticed the similarities

[@adacta756]

tbf i really loved that album since it talks about things and thoughts that have tormented my life recently and that i can relate to. in my opinion this is joji‘s most mature project. it’s his most polished album but at the same time it is not. let me explain. all his thoughts and background behind this project are very clear but the product itself doesn’t succeed in putting them out which gives that feeling of an unfinished project. and tbh as much as my first listen touched me emotionally and the potential this album has on paper i also do feel like wanting more. vocally i think that joji has reached his peak but again doesn’t show his full potential he shown us on slow dancing in the dark. personally i wouldn’t announce this project as an album but as an EP. but all in all i really liked the project since it really had me in my feels but i also tried to acknowledge and understand why the critics have been so poor on this album. definitely in my top 10 album of the year. 8/10

[@lilterrestrial]

This is by far not his most polished album. Nectar has that all the way.

[@zacharymiller172]

Perfectly said at the end. Wish it had more tracks, but it might of diluted the album if it had more. Definitely his most solid album front to end for me. God I love Joji

[@anchitsingh8336]

Bro make song/album of the year contender video

[@AnAverageGamer18]

Also the song of the year top 10/15 would be fire lol

[@user-zk9xg5wm5q]

we need a abel & joji album

[@godsliq]

i would actually throw up from happiness and pure pain if that happened

[@a-trainofthought4989]

Yesssss absolutely the one time they collaborated so far was the party monster video and Joji was the camera operator.

[@Cobbal1987]

“Fantano will give it a strong 6” he didn’t know how correct he was.

[@Oeugh]

Yo im telling you we need an ernest cover of a song, dudes got vocals Also went to listne to James Blake after this video, and I dont know how I’ve never found him before, but his music’s incredible. So haunting and futuristic

[@Dck269]

He's joji's favorite artist bruv 😂

[@th3w3rwolf]

'if everything means nothing, but even nothing is something, that means everything means something and nothing means everything' BARRRR!!

[@saladmashups1310]

Did you know that Joji helped to produce Life is Not the Same by James Blake? He also did the background vocals on the track.

[@pablobebop]

My friends Didnt like the álbum and i got obsessed Over it. Its nice to Watch other people react and like it

[@Jandsbaskette]

It's absolutely beautiful

[@a-trainofthought4989]

I’m glad you appreciated and loved the album. I can also relate to the obsession. I’ve been repeating Smithereens for days.

[@laurieannegagnon]

I looooove the low harmonies on this album. It's been on repeat for me. Only disappointment is that it's so short. Also I love your commentary, you really pick up on details.

[@calebcondrea8556]

yooo a fellow optic fan, lets goo i did not think i'd see someone like you reppin' the boys

[@Jv1i3n]

joji keeps putting me in a cesspool of tears.. 😩😢

[@Ent3rname06]

I was waiting for your reaction lol. Great reaction as always. Personally, this album is tied for first with Nectar. I loved every album but his growth as an artist was shown in this album and I couldn’t be more proud of him. Yes, it was short but the vocals made up for it, in my opinion. Again, great reaction. Have a good one. ✌🏼

[@a-trainofthought4989]

The piano on Feeling Like The End is an interpolation of “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” by Radiohead - Joji has great music taste!!!

[@wendyraymond1751]

Was excited for you to do this thanku so much lovely much love an God bless always x

[@blujambam]

joji was one of the producers for life is not the same

[@kirstiejoe5506]

Man 😌 I've been anticipating your review of this album xx

[@lastshanty]

Joji has vocal and production credits on that James Blake track!

[@kevinvu7973]

I JUST LISTENED TO IT AND I CAN DEF HEAR IT

[@TheActualNewtster]

Joji was actually the cam recorder for the Party Monster music video

[@Stimiiii]

my boy parkie wasn't in the stream chat? crazyyyy

[@kairyu-8034]

glimpse of us and die for you story of my life

[@Yesorelse]

I personally love this album, I think Joji is deliberate as a musician to purposely have this work feel “unfinished” or that it should have more to it. The complex duality of emotions in these songs are presented in the covered in the interchange between the first and second half of the album. And maybe he has not come to the end of processing such emotions. Emotions don’t end, and I think there was beautiful intention in the production of this album. In my opinion, somehow, he has outdone himself with this work. His music makes me hurt about things that I thought were healed. One of my top releases of 2022. Thank you for this review - loved it💕

[@keyners.7665]

17:31 inflection point

[@Ben_Starlord]

Doom Eternal makes me want to destroy things, Joji makes me want to regret it

[@TheActualNewtster]

I weirdly needed to see this comment

[@Just_Jae19]

25:21 OMG 😱 bro that’s my first time hearing James Blake that shit wasn’t bad

[@Oeugh]

dude same this was my first time as well, and after this I went to listen to some of his other songs, and u gotta listen to his song Retrograde, shit was incredible

[@mrmaan7631]

Bro you my fav person to watch reactions of atm feel like you just know how to ENJOY music not critique it keep killin the game my guy

[@bigigloo3659]

9/10 for me but it leaves me wanting more. I love Joji so much tho and his voice and style is so nice

[@italexs_]

8:33 This isn't the weekend album my guy like bruh I'm kidding I understand the sacarsm

[@booch2k]

22:07 Shit you know Deb Never?? Taste, she's so fire. I hope Joji collabs with her one day

[@maykel9175]

Dang man, I finally have the will to watch YT after my soul mate broke up with me and she just made it official yesterday. I thought you would skip Glimpse of Us because you already did a vid on it before. Thought I was safe, but maaaaan. First 5 mins already killed me.

[@marisol6650]

joji is actually the one singing the background vocals on life is not the same 💔💔💔💔💔

[@rohanaggarwal4640]

bro got the optic texas jersey on... gonna miss the goat

[@KoryGraphic]

That shit is so hard we're running it back

[@Wiggz22]

I only have one criticism from this album. I really don’t like the adlib on Night Rider saying “I’m so precious”. I just really don’t like the sound of it and the sound if it doesn’t fit imo.

[@master_cc1155]

fantano gave this a strong 4 💀

[@sigh7310]

bro is sick in the head not joking

[@saulgoodman5497]

took me a bit to get used to the album, but its def his best work till date

[@vp_wrld]

My Apple Music Rewind says I’ve played Glimpse of us 417 times this year…

[@iceman10129]

Harpsicord is the 1793 instrument he is thinking of and its spot on.

[@thelucasshow4970]

I really love this album some of the tracks should be more developed but overall I'm happy with the album

[@Samvoh]

Joji and the Optic Texas jersey! Big W

[@_Erost_]

Yes do a top 15 songs of the year

[@Jandsbaskette]

I don't like how most people hated this album. Yes it's not perfect and it's short. But it's definitely different from his others. Plus it's something compared to waiting two years. I think people were just quick to judge because they were expecting the best album.

[@tylerricker230]

Repin the optic brand I love it! Green wall baby! 💚💚

[@BatmanFan2.0]

Anyone else grieving a heartbreak by listening to this album? ✋😭

[@siddhantsingh9715]

yesss please do songs of the year

[@juanpabloalgo]

"WTF is that 1793 piano?" 😂😂😂😂

[@fatshady0745]

"Strong 6"? Nah bro of course Fantano gave it a 4 😂

[@ruhuljadid3550]

react to Hashir's songs pls, his songs kinda give me the same vibes as joji

[@saifabidalbloushi]

When u gon react to quadeca's album??

[@graysonwindle7342]

Im pretty sure Joji has a credit on Life is not the same for James Blake, probably why it sounded like him lol

[@kayonicks]

lund is similar to joji with sad songs i love them both

[@júgadorAsh]

I love this reaction

[@zarbonfrog3754]

Dissolve is my favorite song from this album

[@_Erost_]

I really like this review and joji is so good

[@lwkmedits]

quadeca - tell me a joke

[@Okiepanther]

He prob waitin for for the album

[@lwkmedits]

@@Okiepanther u right

[@matsubaRELLA]

FANTANO GAVE IT A STRONG 4 WTF

[@hike3037]

well deserved

[@Random-lx7oo]

Who care lol?

[@bulletsunderpressure]

Funny how he wondered how fantino would rate this, because fantino was clearly not impressed lol.

[@CycleOfJudges]

I wish people woukd upload videos (yes stream recorded videos) without the chat. Theres nothing that ruins a video quite like a thousand absolutely idiots spamming their opinios. If i want that ill read the comments. Which i dont. So if i dont want to see it then why stick it literally over the entire video.

[@locajoji8315]

What score did he give it?

[@97NikeSb]

THIS. This is my favorite review of smithereens. A lot of folks became hypercritical of this album because they didn’t feel so strongly about these songs of his as they did listening to nectar and ballads 1 for literally months and years. Not a perfect album at all and not my favorite from Joji’s but it’s amazing nonetheless.

[@danielcarr1479]

25:00 Joji helped produce that song too

[@Bruhster.]

Can you react to church clothes 4 album by lecrae?

[@abolfazlabbaspour9162]

guys can AnyOne introduce me Artists like joji and James Blake?? pls let me know if you know someOne 🙏💙

[@fckngnoone7263]

I'm willing to bet that there was more to the album, but knowing him he prolly cut the rest cos it wasnt good enough

[@DreamErOG]

How you ain't done the Freddie Gibbs album yet? It's the album of the Year by a mile!

[@a-trainofthought4989]

My favorite album by him to date. Smithereens is his strongest musically lyrically and emotionally.

[@muhammadfadhil2804]

Bro can u react to his unrealesed song too, pls

[@nostalgiasoundz8528]

Reminds me so much of Keshi

[@_womp.womp_]

keshi's underrated asf

[@nostalgiasoundz8528]

@@_womp.womp_ agreed!

[@user-gv4co3mf8p]

YESSIR

[@jordanaustin95]

Fantano gave this shit a strong 4🤣🤣🤣

[@maxwelldespisesyou704]

Such a sin that Fantano gave this a strong 4. This album is at the very least a strong 9.

[@iceman10129]

Fantano giving it a 4...what a joke

[@anchitsingh8336]

Sup

[@Acen_Wyatt]

Bro literally skipped over all the good parts like cmon

[@jonahmorales126]

L jersey, FaZe up. W review though

[@jpad12]

fantano really gave this a 4

[@taccotrash]

As good as Nectar 💀

[@yansouza9823]

for me its only 7 musics

[@sir21dank]

Not even close to nectar

[@alextihor1190]

it feels like a demo, i dont even know why he released it, feels half baked, low effort, just why release it...

[@amandaclark9302]

React to maniac by stray kids

[@TheCrazyleo99]

Bro, I'm not a hater, but someone please explain how Smithereens is as good as Nectar? Nectar was great both in storyline and in music as a whole Smithereens was okay. Not great, not perfect, but just...okay I mean I'm still grateful that we got some new material, but I feel like Nectar set the bar high for Joji, and this just wasn't it, chief