11/29/2023 0 Comments Bts unplugged reviews![]() It's fitting that "Life Goes On" opens the album and "Dynamite" closes it it's a testament to the two lyrical and sonic approaches to the album's theme and a reminder of BTS' attention to detail. When contextualized with the following two lines, the lyrics touch on the philosophical phenomenon of humanity's ability to keep pushing forward after the most horrific tragedies. "Like an echo in the forest" is sung in English while the following two Korean lines translate to "The day will come back around/As if nothing happened." When the English line is taken alone, the simile recalls the seemingly eternal ramification of sound that echoes produce in a forest. Lyrically, the chorus is particularly beautiful thanks to the double entendre of the first line. The track holds a poignant message of quiet strength and optimism in the face of the pandemic. BE is a layered artistic statement that doubles as a wonderful addition to the group's already stellar discography.īE begins with "Life Goes On," the group's latest single, a song with an unexpectedly more somber sound relative to the disco and funk inflected "Dynamite." With a soundscape informed by 2010s indie pop and hip-hop, "Life Goes On" is colored by a delicate acoustic guitar and drum pattern that feel contemplative and reflective. Instead, the album sees BTS delving into the complicated emotional depths of life under a pandemic, the loneliness of quarantine, and the joy of unabashed optimism in the face of this awful year. Their new album BE, could have been a victory lap. With their biggest song ever Stateside, BTS had unlocked a new level of global success that eclipsed basically every other artist on the planet. The song exploded with the biggest first-day streams total of the year on Global Spotify (7.778 million) and currently holds the record for the 2020 song with the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart (10 weeks). In August, BTS launched "Dynamite," their first completely English-language song. The high energy collection compiled tracks from their previous EP, Map of the Soul: Persona, and brand new tracks to create one incredibly solid body of work. ![]() Earlier this year the biggest group in the world, arguably the biggest musical act in the world, dropped their Map of the Soul: 7 album which housed the #4 Billboard Hot 100 hit, "ON," and "Louder than Bombs" which I named one of the best songs of 2020 so far. In terms of pop culture, it is impossible to reflect on 2020 without dedicating some time to BTS.
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