she's so lucky to be able to listen to blonde for the first time, i'd kill to have that experience again

Frank ocean is the master of writing songs about nostalgia and unrequited love.

1:30 - Nikes 4:58 - Ivy 7:39 - Pink + White 9:50 - Be Yourself (Interlude) 10:20 - Solo 12:48 - Skyline To 14:53 - Self Control 17:42 - Good Guy 18:00 - Nights 20:18 - Solo(Reprise) 20:49 - Pretty Sweet 21:43 - Facebook Story 22:23 - Close To You 23:14 - White Ferrari 25:23 - Seigfried 28:29 - Godspeed 30:13 - Futura Free

In the song “Nights” when the beat switch happens that is the halfway mark of the album. The whole album is 1 hour long and when the beat switch happens it’s at 30 minutes.

If nobody‘s mentioned it: the backing vocals on „Pink + White“ are actually Beyonce.. How badass do you have to be to have her for background vocals without even featuring her

Broke up with my girlfriend just to feel this again

Imagine being able to listen to Self Control again for the first time, she’s so lucky. 🥺

I refuse to believe theres ppl out there that havent listened to Blond

As Jon Denton said ‘Frank Ocean is the angel 😇 and The Weeknd is the Devil 😈’

frank ocean and the weeknd are two of my favorite artists, but while the weeknd's music takes you into a journey through his dark world, what I love about frank ocean's music is how nostalgic it can feel. the production paired with his fragmented song writing let's you as the listener fill in the gaps, which usually means reminiscing about the past, what-ifs, and the people who aren't in your life anymore

The final line of futura free is How far is a light year? How far is a light year? (A second, a thousand years?) A light year is equivalent to ~9.4×1012 km. The song is 9.4 minutes (9:24) long.

The person rapping on Solo Reprise was Andre 3000 from Outkast

trust me, on first listen it does sound amazing, but this album TAKES TIME to fully take it in. eventually one day you'll listen to ivy or self control, and everything will just click (and you might start bawling your eyes out LOL)

Frank ocean is everyones favorite artist’s favorite artist 😌

The outro of Futura Free has an interview with Ryan Breaux, the younger brother of Frank Ocean. He recently passed away after a horrible car crash (he was only 18) and it hits me in the feels every time I hear it :( Ryan was so hyped when he heard that he was on the end of the album, breaks my heart.

This album is about identity. The album name is blond(e). The feminine spelling of the word is 'Blonde' which reflects the tone of the first half of the album which is light, happily melodic and has imagery of summer. Then, in 'Nights' there is a beat switch which is exactly halfway in the album (at 30minutes in the hour long project). This beat switch signifies the volta in tone to the other (masculine) side - 'Blond' The feel is much more brutal, delves into his character and is harsh in it's realities and ideas. This duality in the album of the both sides mirrors his sexuality, identity and mentality throughout. If it's not clear by my para, I love this album :-)

Do Frank Ocean- endless next. They're basically twin albums: Blonde- summer vibe Endless- winter vibe

There’s a double meaning on the last part of self control. When he says I,I,I know you gotta leave,leave,leave, take down some summer time, give up, just tonight,night,night. Translation : (I leave tonight). Also on solo. In some parts he says “so low” as well. And “inhale there’s heaven” (breathe, smoke weed, hence inhale). Also “in hell, there’s heaven”. And... the fact it says “Blonde” as the album name but “blond” on the album cover. (Blonde being feminine and blond being able to apply to anyone, he used this duality as a reflection of his own gender/orientation ). The beat switch at Nights happens exactly halfway through his album which defines the change of mood for the entire album. (Another form of duality)

Blond is the definition of hits different 10/10

you nailed it on “Ivy”. that’s what Frank and his producers were going for. the track sounds familiar, it SOUNDS nostalgic. reminiscing on a PAST relationship that didn’t work out. something that’s FAMILIAR with a lot of people. this whole album is just beautiful.

The lower voice on Self Control is a swedish rapper called Yung Lean.

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly

this album is ageless, it’s literally immortal and will probably make it to the history books centuries later regarding “21st century music”

I don’t get how you’ve avoided it for four years.

Listen to Channel Orange by Frank if you haven't, it's in my top 3 favourite albums of all time, along with Trilogy and Kissland ofc :')

I still can't believe how much I disliked this album when I first listened to it (& I gave it multiple tries!) It wasn't until earlier this year when I heard a song by him that I loved then realised it was on this album so gave it another go and somehow everything just clicked. This album is perfection and just gets better with every listen! Hearing him be so vulnerable about heartbreak, his sexuality, loneliness... ugh! So beautiful 💙

“The innocence is being broken”....New shit has come to light...I’ve never thought of it that way lol

Something about the way he says “glory from above” and “it’s all down hill from here” in pink + white hits sooo different

I’m gonna be honest I usually get annoyed when people call blond “chill”, but for first listeners I totally understand why they might describe the album that way. I think a more fitting term would be atmospheric, because Frank does leave a lot of room in these songs for people to focus on the lyrics and sit with their emotions a little bit. If you want a more “boppy” album from him than I definitely recommend you react to his previous album, Channel Orange.

Shelby: i hope this takes me on a musical journey Me: nah you’re going on a emotional rollercoaster

i cried when she got excited, my love go this man is overwhelming. oh to experience this for the first time again

me crying watching this because of his music's impact on my life, and watching her react just makes everything fall into place. i love frank UGH

That’s Beyoncé on the backing vocals of Pink+White btw :)

Blond’s atmospheric-ness really gives room for the listener to channel their emotions into each song. I think that’s why whenever I listen to it it’s a new experience for me every time!

Something to notice is that the woman in be yourself gives a strongly anti-drugs message and then the first line of the very next song is "Hand me a towel im dirty dancing, gone off tabs of that acid"

I’ve watched tonnes of reactions from lots of people to lots of music. This is the best I’ve seen, love how you immersed yourself in it. Keep up the great work 😊

This is by far one of the most intuitive and realistic review I seen in the longest I loveee ittt and thank you for sharing your moment with s Lmaoo.

Two songs in and I'm subscribing. Watching someone vibe this hard to one of my emotional support albums from my teen/young adult years is an unparalleled feeling.

Your energy is absolutely contagious!! Amazing video. Thank you for this reaction!

moon river's cover by frank is insanely beautiful just as cayendo from this year tbh

Blond is pure nostalgia I even got his boys don’t cry magazine. It blows my mind that there’s a lot of people that are just now listening blond this year. Blond reminds me of driving thru Dallas highways at night And channel orange reminds me of driving on lonely desert roads in west texas omw to Colorado. Man... I wish I could go back to 2012 when I was in 9th grade and listen to channel orange and to 2016 freshmen year of college to listen to blond for the very first time again. It freaking blows my mind that I’ve been listening to Frank Ocean for 9yrs now and everybody treats him and his albums like they came out a month ago. And to me futura free is his most underrated song.

I wanted Kiss Land but I got something just as good instead. Thank you ❤

Im glad u loved self control, its my absolute favorite of Frank and its so underappreciated

“i don’t even know how to describe this right now” nobody ever will just 😌✨🤎🥺😍🔥🤑😄

Im so jealous of u being able to listen to this masterpiece for the first time...if there was any album i could listen too for the first time again i think it would be this or channel orange😭

"I don't even know how to describe this right now"... The entire album

Unbelievable how just watching someone else experience this album for the first time makes me weep. Undeniable classic. Great vid!

You're so great! The way you vibe to the album takes me back to my first listen so vividly. It's also really nice to get a woman's take on the album since not many of my girl friends listen to Frank Ocean:)

My favorite album because you can just soak in these songs for so long and right when you think you know the whole album, a song just clicks in your brain like you've unlocked some deeper meaning, its so weird. And it happens almost at random. I was doing laundry one night and had the album playing in the other room and when the transition happened in Self Control it hit me sooo hard I was like "Damn this has to be the best sounding piece of music I've ever heard." Basically had the same reaction you did on your first listen. Just bliss.

White Ferrari is one of the best songs ever written. A lot of chills and a lot of tears with my eyes closed every time I hear it.

i’m actually so excited for u it’s beautiful

It's just so beautiful. Frank Oceans voice just brings me to tears, it gets too much sometimes.

By far the most respectable reaction that’s appreciative of the little things in this album

Listen to Endless by Frank Ocean, it is more like an experience than an album, really interesting.

You’re so genuine. Please keep being yourself. Great video. 🙏🏽

This reaction is hella genuine, keep up the good work!

Godspeed always hits so hard. The whole sound of it just brings out every emotion.

I’m jealous you have your first experience with this album recorded

You are great! Can’t wait to see more and you definitely deserve more likes and views.

Finally 😭💚, great reaction! 🙌🏾

I love this channel so much. You deserve to be so famous i’m being honest

I'm a simple man, I see frank ocean and I watch

a whole vibe, imagine hearing this for the first time again

Came across this channel randomly and I’m crushing so hard now wow

I first listened to Frank Ocean a year ago with my boyfriend, who had been listening to him for a while. After a long time of listening to this album on repeat, I shed a tear a least once every time. Ivy, self control, and pink+white will forever have a special place in my heart.

It’s been 4 years and I still can’t get over this album

literally getting so emotional watching this 🥺🥺🥺 i love this album more than anything fucking thing. damn so beautiful watching you react!

The vocal that you complemented on pink and white was Beyoncé

this had me crying. I would do anything to listen to this album for the first time again. its so important to me

I love that every time I listen to that album I get the same chills from the first time I listened to it

AH yes ive been waitingg😭😭❤️❤️❤️ edit: i recommend endless and channel orange as well!

I had to stop. I'm 10 minutes in and I'm feeling amazing. I haven't heard this album in months and I'm following Shelby's emotions. Speechless.

What a masterpiece of an album. I'd pay large amounts of money to hear it for the first time again. 😭🤣

You gotta listen to Endless, the visual album that was released a day before Blonde. Like Blonde, it’s a mesmerising listening experience and actually probably has his best vocal performances period

Listen to Chanel Orange by Frank Ocean , I feel it showcases his vocals more

Aghh I love seeing people react to Blond it reminds me the first time i heard it, great reaction ❤️

tbh i havent listened to frank ocean in such a long time that hearing nike just made me almost shed a tear.

2016 was probably the best year in music and it’s not even close😂

Your vibe and spirit is so right. Subscribed.

its weird to see someone not belting the lyrics while listening to this

I feel sorry for anyone who hasn’t heard this album - genre bending masterpiece.

I cried the first time I heard Ivy, Self Control, the beat switch in Nights, and White Ferrari. Honestly, I wish I could go back to the first time I heard Blonde. It was 2 in the morning and I was high as shit. The room was dark and it was just me visualizing the music.

I love this so much. SO wholesome!

I just listened to it for the first time ever about 2 months ago. Dead ass, almost same reaction. Such a beautiful project all the way through.

I love seeing the reaction of people hearing the beat switch in nights for the first time.

Nights is my favorite!! i love him so much. could quite actually die for him.

Wow loved your reaction and you clearly love music! I'd love to see your reaction to more of Frank's stuff as well as channel orange my personal favourite due to certain songs on that album

i love this video so much haha. great reactions :)

theres literally nothing like someone going through what i went through when i first heard this piece of art

When this album came out i had this huge crush on a girl and everytime i listen to this album i remind me of those times and kinda reminds me of her in a good way.

im so happy that i got to experience this with you. i wish i could re experience it

thank you KZfaq algorithm, I love this babe. I’d sit around and listen to beautiful music with you wherever, whenever.

I love seeing people's first reactions to the beat switch in nights LMAO

This album gets better the more times you listen to it.

This was a great first reaction. Made the album feel brand new once again.

I’ll never forget the day this came out and all the hype that lead up to it, I remember all the speculation and guessing, the black and white video that we now know as Endless and then finally Blond, damn it I would do anything to listen to this for the first time again! This album carried my entire senior year of high school.

god the things i would do to hear this album especially pink + white for the first time again. i actually started crying 😭

To this day I’m still waiting on a longer version to good guy🥲

Franks music cuts right into my core like nothing else, especially on Blonde. The combination of the production quality, grounded day-to-day thematic and the raw, vulnerable avant garde song structures or lack thereof is so hypnotic.

I recently discovered frank ocean, I've heard Chanelle in the past, and I'm addicted now. Music still holds up