Perhaps THIS Should Have Been Demi's Comeback *album reaction*

[@rolandoperez3627]

It’s okay ASHLEY. We have all been late to something. BUT IT’s Better Late Than Never.

[@bluemoon7785]

Period

[@handsomemahlambi]

Amen

[@fashionfantastic22]

Exactly!!

[@erikdaniels0n]

Ash is absolutely SERVING LOOKS in this video. Like her hair and makeup??? Absolutely gorgeous

[@evelinaz1548]

no FR i need a tutorial to drop

[@drunk_taylor]

Ate, had seconds, even ate the plate and left no crumbs.

[@human6180]

totally agree, excuse me the EaRiNgS? the outfit?! like honestly gorgeous

[@saulesriets]

You were doing yourself a disservice delaying hearing this masterpiece

[@ReactsByAsh]

NO FOR REAL THO

[@thecavalieryouth]

@@ReactsByAsh from one mentally ill girlie to another, you need to be kinder to yourself Ash. You need to be open to healing, and listening to great ass albums that take us back to adolescence as soon as, in order to really see the meaning of life. 😌💅🏽🙏🏽

[@lavioca8304]

the “oh my god, i thought this was a classy party” after she said daddy issues had me SCREAMING

[@fanficsongaccount3633]

*they (Not trying to sound rude or anything 😅 just a gentle reminder)

[@Jazzythebest]

@@fanficsongaccount3633 Demi also uses she.

[@lavioca8304]

@@fanficsongaccount3633 ah! my mistake! apologies :)

[@Artemis25_]

@@fanficsongaccount3633 Demi did say they go by she/her/they/them now so you’re both correct 🥰

[@ChewyRocksandiscute]

@@fanficsongaccount3633 She's a she. gtfo, word police

[@Nomi_112]

'17 never crossed my mind' still BLOWS me away cause she's so right.

[@Nyxthebat04]

I'm so sad that this album didn't get the publicity it deserved. It's their best work and Demi does NOT deserve the hate they get.

[@Bluerock121]

So true. So many other artists are genuinely problematic and get so much less hate than Demi. It’s just a hate train that ppl jump on to be trendy

[@alannahfisherman1321]

I don’t agree that Demi is utterly perfect. Her weaknesses have been published. But I don’t think perfect would be interesting. We could have lost a unique person. There is just incredible variety in girls and women nowadays. They rage in personalities just as much as men.

[@telephonewyre]

This is literally demi's best work I hope they stick to this sound for another album

[@alannahfisherman1321]

I hope not. I love pop girlies and I wish many would give pop Demi a second listen.

[@bananaslin]

ash: demi lovato has a sick sense of humor me: laughs in dead friends and as someone who saw demi on tour twice, this album live slaps. city of angels is a banger and 29 is so emotional bc everyone shouts THEIR ages when they were groomed. and as someone who has been seeing demi life since 2008, this is genuinely the first time I’ve seen them 100% happy on stage, it nearly brought me to tears. I was lucky enough to see the first show and the last show of the tour and they were some of my favorite ever concerts I’ve been to Also the fact that bones is ruling thirst edits is a crime against humanity!!!

[@dant697]

Demi THEE Rock Lovato is everything that we deserve. They are iconic

[@squishy3248]

Too bad she went off the rails, she had so much potential…

[@dant697]

@@squishy3248they have had struggles and this album shows all of her reached potential so I disagree with you. Just because they’ve had mental health and substance issues doesn’t mean they aren’t iconic

[@Nick-dx2pt]

​@@squishy3248 You can't even respect people's pronouns you're the one off the rails here 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Artemis25_]

@@squishy3248 well, they just released a new pop rock song for the scream movie. Obviously has no problems booking a gig or making hits. And here you are…judging lol

[@leocookie9908]

ok so fun fact about dead friends, it started off as a really sad ballad but demi felt it was TOO sad and wanted to honor their dead friends by making a song that sounds celebratory and just reminds them of the good times with them sonically, and speaks of the truth of the reality theyre living with their friends being gone now lyrically alot of people love how it sounds but the lyrics being as deep and sad as they are tend to throw people off but for me personally the whiplash and the contrast between the sound and the lyrics actually end up complimenting eachother

[@ambriaashley3383]

That makes more sense as to why it kinda comes off like that!! Thanks for sharing

[@donavenmusic]

It’s one of my favorites, along with Heaven and Feed. Iconic tracks, truly.

[@ainy_1]

this album is just a little too excellent i fear. she really outdid herself with this record, literally no skips

[@chamari1998]

By far my favorite Demi album - the vocals are absolutely insane and I love the religious themes and undertones running concurrently with gender and sexual liberation throughout the album. It’s fantastic. I was lucky enough to see them on tour this past year and Happy Ending made me cry

[@adil0028]

Didn't she identify as an alien or something some time ago?

[@kingjayjay434]

her best really

[@alexsatrium]

@@adil0028 no, i think you have it misconstrued

[@Nick-dx2pt]

​@@adil0028 wtf being Nonbinary isn't being an alien what the actual fuck are you talking about????

[@adil0028]

@@alexsatrium oh yeah, my bad, she said calling aliens ETs was offensive, and that she was abducted by like, 3 of them and stuff?😂😂😂

[@claudiacarmona264]

Demi should have won a grammy for this album. Honestly, this is the best album of 2022.

[@babeebel]

timestamps 🔥 2:26 - freak ft. yungblud 4:20 - skin of my teeth 6:25 - substance 8:55 - eat me ft. royal & the serpent 10:30 - holy fvck 11:50 - 29 14:18 - happy ending 16:01 - heaven 17:08 - city of angels 18:45 - bones 19:17 - wasted 20:53 - come together 22:07 - dead friends 22:40 - help me w/ dead sara 23:28 - feed 25:00 - 4 ever 4 me 28:30 - ash's album ranking

[@bruno7193]

thank you!!! ❤

[@jadendiaz3615]

Thank you I really appreciate this in videos.

[@Jage24]

One of the things I love Demi did with this album is play with the concept of duality. Here’s some I’ve noticed: The duality of Substance relates to Demi’s past with substances and their want for something real and authentic The duality of HOLY FVCK by using a religious term paired with a sexual term The duality of being 17 vs. 29 The duality of being wasted on alcohol and being wasted on love The duality of a title like Come Together which sounds like it’s gonna be about world peace and even has a rhythm that feels unifying and it being about sex The duality of Dead Friends being a depressive topic yet the beat makes you wanna rock out And the obvious duality of feeding one part of ourselves over another. Love this running thread through the album ❤️

[@summerraine3622]

They talked about this dichotomy in their interview with Zane Lowe. It's a huge theme in this project and I agree! Its done so well.

[@donavenmusic]

And Heaven being about masturbation, while quoting a bible verse is PERFECTION.

[@austin3082]

Crazy how she was really able to sound almost just like she sounded all those years ago, had me so nostalgic the whole time

[@summerraine3622]

I went to the Holy Fvck tour, and I can confirm that this was AMAZING live. I have been to Neon Lights, Future Now, and now HF. Without a doubt, Demi's best concert. She was performing with friends and putting her SOUL into those vocals. All of these songs hit so hard live.

[@andreabg4620]

4 ever 4 me had me bawling. The melody somehow felt so familiar. It took me back to when I was 13 listening to her music, and at the same time the lyrics made me feel so happy for her and the place she is right now.

[@icystorm9968]

This album deserves a Grammy hands down.

[@meepinandmorpin]

The second everyone heard that first chorus, we knew we had our Demi back

[@DavidGallego___]

I can tell you that this album is fantastic live, I went to their concert in Colombia and it WAS AMAZING...

[@butterflyinthebeautifulsky]

Agreed, I went at concert in Brazil and was fantastic too

[@CarsonSchmidtMusic]

BANANAS

[@colosheepclassysongs3484]

you're so lucky, I couldn't go :( I'm from Colombia too

[@MrKhalid2012]

I saw her in Denver! And she fucking SMASHED IT! She even made all her pop songs into rock versions and they went HARDDD IN THE PAINT!!

[@BeautifulSolange]

Yes 4 Ever 4 Me being number 1 it’s my legit favorite song

[@adrii7186]

Also the bridge of Skin of My Teeth only made sense to me recently. She's saying we're all her. Just more compassion from everyone would go a long way. "I'm just tryna keep my head above water, I'm your son and I'm your daughter..."

[@whereis.mon.]

it's also saying "this (addiction) could happen to anyone, if it was someone from your family would you treat them and judge them the way to you judge me?" to all the people who are so disrespectful and gross towards their journey with their disease and etc. as if they're not worthy of empathy just bc they go through it all in the eyes of the media and the public.

[@dekute_official]

Demis pronouns are they/them

[@melissathw]

@@dekute_official they use she/her pronouns as well as they/them

[@squishy3248]

@@dekute_official mine are don’t/care

[@starprincessjolie]

@@squishy3248 are you a troll or just have no life?

[@AlessandraCerise]

As someone who was fortunate to go to the Holy Fvck Concert, I can attest to this sounding amazing live

[@Purrsephone19]

I feel like the last album was Demi being real with the world, where this sounds like they are being honest with themself. The straight up honesty in this, where as the last album was honest, but like Ash pointed out it was safe. The pg13 version, verses the XXX

[@rea_keebz]

this album had a chokehold on me when i first listened to it, and just when it's not on my mind every second of every day, you drop this video. but i simply cannot be mad because it IS a masterpiece

[@jaylaalle5827]

i’m a little sad that ash slept on this album when it first came out, it was so good! possibly demi’s best album ❤

[@christinacostello9800]

Me too

[@valencia7732]

FINALLY LISTENING TO THIS. Demi played so hard with this album she knew we needed rockvato back and she said no more wait

[@brunosoler790]

I’ve lived the Last chorus of 4E4M with you. Those notes were insaneeee 😵

[@sadiestevenson3572]

can confirm it was FANTASTIC live

[@__ASHA__T]

Girl I have been waiting on this !! I went to Demi’s concert for this and I was in there crying - it was so good

[@darklina]

here we go again (both the song itself and the entire album) had me in such a chokehold as a teen. it might be my most played album ever tbh

[@VENOMOUSPINK]

Yes more demi!!!!! Ash you haven’t reacted to demi in a while im so happy

[@adrii7186]

Agreed!! Still jamming out to the whole album. Wish I could have gone to the concerts. EAT ME is that girl! But I still struggle to listen to HAPPY ENDING without crying. That song is just so honest.

[@kevinmunch15]

This album is pure love this album is her best work and if she keeps going with this sound she will gain so many new fans and bring in a new fanbase with this album

[@dezthemerpuppy]

It's the way that I've been headbanging so hard to this album for months hehe. Fucking love rock and punk, especially when it feels very gritty and packs a punch. 👊🏽🖤

[@marcuss.9302]

I feel like when Demi is in their rock bag, they are at their best.

[@alannahfisherman1321]

I’m a pop fan. I just love pop girlies. They’re like modern day flappers. Making a world a little brighter, and less rigid.

[@rchlzbln]

I’m living for Ashley validating my early Demi love, like she was some of my first rock music from MY generation

[@ikmalhaqim6447]

Oh shit didn't expect 4 ever 4 me is your #1. It's mine too since first listen. The vocal range on that last chorus is amazing

[@idoltina]

The way I got the notification for this and IMMEDIATELY dropped what I was doing to devote my full attention to this. IMMEDIATELY, Ashley. (And now I'm watching it again to leave a comment, WHOOPS.) First of all, girlie, the hair is *chef's kiss*. Like, damn. 3:55 Can confirm, this album is fucking INCREDIBLE live. My show on the tour was at the end of September and I cried three times. Just. Holy fuck does not even begin to cover it. (I'm also JUST remembering that Ashlee Simpson was a guest at that show and my brain malfunctioned again.) 17:20 May or may not have scream-sung my voice hoarse during this "City of Angels" on tour. (Also as an aside, when this album dropped, I talked about wanting a mash-up of "4 Ever 4 Me" and "Iris" by The Goo Goo Dolls, not knowing that song actually inspired Demi for this one. The show we had tickets for was on our anniversary, and Demi actually did the fucking mash-up, and when I tell you I fucking CRIED!!!) 7:48 I see you, Camp Rock reference. I see you. 18:09 and 27:36-28:22 made me think about all of the interviews Demi was doing to promote this album, and she/they kept talking about how this album was really going back to the roots of her/their first two albums, how this is the kind of music she/they always wanted to make, that her/their initial instincts were right. Demi's voice is so powerful that it sometimes pushes past what pop music usually can withstand. There's NONE of that in this genre. Demi truly, truly owns it and fits beautifully into it, and she/they seem so happy to be making this type of music again. (As a side note, Demi has a song on the new Scream soundtrack called "Still Alive" that's still in this soundscape if you want to check it out on your own free time. I think it's great!) 23:30 Literally me at the opening of "Feed." But also the last 90 seconds of this song made me SOB the first time I heard it, because those RIFFS absolutely made me think of classic, old school Rockvato, and it really hit at that moment that we did it, kids, we made it!!! What's interesting is that it wasn't until I got to the end of this album with you that I realized this is almost Demi's equivalent to Taylor's "Reputation." It's a comeback album, it's a "departure" in sound from the previous album(s), it's "the old me is dead" (literally "she's dead, it's time to fucking mourn"), it's "start with bangers about not giving a single fuck, transition into "oh shit, who's this fine piece of eye candy," end on a soft, sweet song about being in love. And given how much you love *that* album, conceptually, it makes sense to me that this one would seem to land in a similar fashion? IDK, you can tell me I'm talking out of my ass, it's fine. XD This was absolutely worth the wait, thank you for making a point to share this experience with us!

[@iagooliveira3045]

also this album live is out of this world, i went to her show at rock in rio and it was so incredible and it also was my first time seeing demi live so i couldn't be more happier

[@Aurem15]

4ever 4 me is their best song ever. Trainwreck ? You had your moment. Catch Me ? Found in a ditch (not really, I love it). 4ever is just so beautiful in every way.

[@anbanananna]

Big CAP, please. Delusional.

[@joeysmith5715]

I really wanted Demi to continue on this path with their sound as well! I love this album! Dead Friends is my favorite, I’ve lost so many people in the last 3 years and it means a lot to me

[@nicoletti345]

Dead Friends is one of my favorites too! I can’t listen to it without crying.❤

[@mojo6860]

okay but HELP ME was on the bottom of my list but after hearing that shit live BOIIIII

[@dennyjones6921]

I love that you uploaded this the same day she puts out her song from the scream movie

[@meganwylie8489]

ash if you love this album i can guarantee you would love maggie lindimann’s suckerpunch. both kinda have the same pop rock sound!

[@_bebeboudeur_]

not the disneyland line in city of angels i - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[@stregahoena2022]

i got to catch her on tour in nyc a few months ago and HOLY FUCK (pun intended

[@taylorswifte1392]

demi just released a new song called still alive

[@kingkolbae1580]

OMG FINALLY!!!! Ive been so excited and praying youd do this album Also, side note: this album… live… spiritual awakening. It’s 10 times better live.

[@stefpretorius]

ASH you should go watch her live vevo performances from this album, happy ending EATSSS !!!

[@travistownsend5207]

I always loved their voice, but always liked them more on featured tracks than her own stuff. Knowing she prefers being more rock is great. That's exactly what id like going forward! Her new song for Scream 6 is a BANGER.

[@genesisstanley8163]

This album and the music is giving me early 2000s nostalgia🤧✨🫶🏽 Like when you watch the early 2000s movies and play those rock or upbeat songs in the teen movies💗

[@nicholasgrimmy]

Yes I’ve been WAITING FOR THIS!!!!! Also, side note-Ashley’s carpet in the background being bent up is killing me and my OCD😅😂

[@TheMssims3lover]

This album was everything 🙌, and Ashley looks amazing!!

[@TheREALBOJACK]

Completely unrelated, but you look gorgeous! 🤯

[@rayaanq9184]

Listen to Raye's Debut album My 21st Century Blue i promise you you will not regret it and its the best album released this year! SO UNDERRATED AND WHEN I TELL YOU ZERO SKIPS I MEAN THAT

[@dylanitachi950]

Demi also just released a new song in this same genre for the Scream 6 soundtrack called "Still Alive"

[@karleighhurt]

what's so good about eat me is it isn't even just about the industry it's also to the people who consistently hate them

[@AdamZugone]

24:17 she is ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! Feed is one of my faves off the album and that beginning of the chorus is sooooo good and I have no clue how to describe it. It just feels good and right and satisfying.

[@AdamZugone]

Update: wtf she put it in #13?????

[@ChequitaVal]

​​@@AdamZugoneRIIGHT??!! It's so low in the ranking. Feed is my top 2 just below Eat Me

[@michelcomenta]

Demi was born to make punk rock! And I absolutely agree with you, short songs suck!!!!! I'm the type of person who loves songs with deep lyrics and the shorter the song the more blended the lyrics are. Give me back 5 minute songs 😤

[@kaila_sparksflystan]

i missed a day when this album came out and thought i was late 😂😂😂😂 it’s ok ashley at least u finally heard this masterpiece

[@megtwix721]

Ash I got to see Demi preform this album live last November and Holy Fvck! I don't have words for how good that concert was! I literally can't wait until Demi goes on tour again! Cause I will be there!

[@Jage24]

Ashley girl, I love you AND please never let me wait this long again. I was MISERABLE 😭

[@meldelgado8376]

this album is so good, i just cannot disagree with your ranking. 4 ever 4 me and eat me are also in my top 5!!

[@blogistuff4383]

Omg ash. The hair and makeup in this video is giving

[@alexiafrench254]

I literally cry every time I hear the last track man

[@mibraddamibradda9474]

Why

[@pootyuno]

SHE ATE!!!

[@eadt12]

i wanted to see demi so bad live when this album came out... and i didn't and i am so sad.... also ashley i am so happy you are finally listening to this it is gold.... also did you catch the double meaning in come together yet...

[@melonpeach9723]

2:56 SPEAK ON IT! Songs don’t feel FULL anymore

[@AdamusicVideos]

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

[@auroreis2308]

WELCOME BACK ASH!! WHAT A BANGER TO COME BACK WITH CUS THIS ALBUM IS WHEW p.s. you should give a listen to Preacher's Daughter by Ethel Cain!! It's so good 😭😭

[@donshane7091]

Hi Ash! I wouldn’t have heard this album if you hadn’t done this. It definitely portrays a heck of a personal journey. Your comment on the shortness of songs was a riot. On the topic of super-short songs and TikTok killing music, one group that fills stadiums in Europe but doesn’t get play in the U.S. because their songs are too long for radio is Nightwish. I’d love to hear what you think of them. Their music is pretty complex, but you seem able to cope, and the complexity is in all the forms you love - smart lyrics, artful composition, outstanding vocals, great energy, excellent live shows, concept or concept-like albums, and a deep growth journey across multiple albums. You seem to have the soul to grasp what they do, so I (and probably all the Nightwish fans) would love to hear how you feel about it. Since you’re into whole albums, their 10th studio album is currently in process, and they’re still touring on their 9th one (“Human Nature”). The 7th album (“Imaginaerum”) even has a full-length movie associated with it (same title) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH-Wh5yDrdOJi6c A random extra kicker is that the most reacted-to song on all of KZbin is one of theirs. Specifically, the live performance of Ghost Love Score at the Wacken 2013 festival - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIrNep9-jKd0jNE Band KZbin channel - kzbin.info/door/QplaZZ2mv8fo8Zd-1hQPzg Band site - www.nightwish.com/music I encourage you to take a look and I think you’ll be glad if you do, but whatever you choose, keep being you. -Don

[@vulpkip2172]

a couple weeks ago on a drive out of town i listened to this album fully finally, and this is one of my top albums of the year already. it’s exactly my music taste and is SO demi. wasted, 29, come together, city of angels and happy ending are my favorites but there are zero skips for me. wasted has my heart tho, fell in love at first listen.

[@nicoletti345]

Wasted is my fave too! The harmonies are beautiful and I’m a sucker for melodies like that.

[@briscott4047]

Finally!! So glad you enjoyed the album!❤❤

[@noahpierson6437]

my mom is 66 and loves demi and her voice and story. we went to the holy fvck tour together and we had a blast seeing demi for the first time ever her fav song is 29

[@zontzooit2415]

Ashley PLEASE listen to hold the girl by rina sawayma!!! It’s sooo underrated and deserves more love, it’s emotional and a roller coaster of emotions to

[@aftteraugust]

im going to cry. i've missed you so much and, i've been WAITING for this moment

[@russellbermudez6089]

I’ll die for your reacts. Thank you for being so authentic.

[@josephlewis3868]

Ash you have to listen to Preacher’s Daughter by Ethel Cain you would love it

[@5my9other93half]

I wasn't on this album initially, but your excitement is getting me hyped and idk...maybe I'll give it a re-listen.

[@DanielMaia]

THIS NOTIFICATION MADE MY DAY! i was so depressed and it made me get out of bed and make something to eat while watching this ♥

[@pootyuno]

Rockvato is back🎸🎸🎸

[@Zethar]

I think you'd totally love Preacher's Daughter by Ethel Cain! I know her song House in Nebraska would destroy you (in a good way, of course)

[@aiza-]

I felt everything you said in this vid. Demi was my first introduction into this type of music as a kid and her early music like don't forget was such an important part of me learning my taste in music. This album is the kind of stuff I love from her Also our top 5 we're the same (just slightly shuffled)!

[@nualla.m]

i’m speechless you look so phenomenal in this video queen 🥹💗💕🤩🥰

[@Rosa-mj5mt]

One of my favorite albums from the previous year! Totally underrated. It has the perfect balance of being fresh yet nostalgic for those of us who grew up in the pop rock, punk, emo phase. And the VOCALS were impressive ❤

[@777ls23]

It’s never to late. I always enjoy your reviews. 💓 I’m excited. Demi is part of the soundtrack for new Scream movie. 💞

[@manseeratgill4692]

ashleyy girlie conan gray superache.... forever will be waiting 😭✨

[@sarahstabler2704]

This and paramores new album are my current obsessions! So glad you’re finally here

[@sudanesenightingale6877]

ASHLEY ASHLEY ASHLEY YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS UPLOAD HAS JUST MADE MY DAY 😭

[@handsomemahlambi]

Before the album came out Demi would share snippets of the songs so I already claimed CITY OF ANGELS & COME TOGETHER (I even knew the lyrics of the choruses and the second verse of COA) Those are my faves especially CT

[@virlinehonore9767]

4 ever 4 me made me cry!! It’s such a wedding song 😭😭💜💜

[@zavia973]

I used to check out Demi's rock era CD's from the library in elementary school and play them on repeat so I was a diff type of excited when she decided to go back to that sound (Love pop Lovato but I've been wanting this for a long time😭) and she def didn't disappoint. Like you said, it was really nostalgic and brought me back to some of my old Demi favs that I still listen to. I'm interested to see where she takes her sound after this.

[@takeomiso]

SHES BACKKK 🌷 ( also remember to take care of your earrings, make sure to wash it after re puncturing! )

[@honestlytho426]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Some of these songs really touched me. And some of the songs were really fun. I wish I could've seen it live. 🤤

[@mainaalves6305]

I was soooo f*cking anxious for your react video about Holy Fvck OMG In my opinion, THIS album is a masterpiece, is a LIBERATION album. Besides anything that they made before, that doesn't compared to the old ones (Don't Forget & Here We Go Again) because its magnified and has A LOT of mixed emotions (who's a fan and keep up with the looong history and tribulations of their personal life, it's going to get it). Playing with the relegious dicotomy and making tons of clever puns (lyrically), I recommend you to give a research about all the little details and references that they make, mostly the religious criticism. Summing up, Demi ALWAYS belonged to the Rock music. She was taken from that genre and they turned her into this POP DIVA that the industry wanted, because it sells. And now, they're fed up! They're back to the roots! For good! THAT'S IT.

[@donavenmusic]

This album changed my life. I’m glad you made it here 🖤

[@applejuice7122]

This album is actually incredible. I cant wait for more from her

[@marygreejan8425]

you have to check out the new Paramore album!!! it’s so so so good!!!!

[@p3nnyroyalteaaa]

YAY A PMORE STANNNN

[@OfficialRanika]

I loved this album immediately, definitely my top 2 with TMYLM!