Blurryface (studio album) by Twenty One Pilots

What starts out as a modern classic (with three hit songs on the first half!) somehow devolves (from Track 7-11) into an inexplicable wannabe Reggae-Rap mashup--I guess they thought they had a hit with "Ride" and a Reggae part to it, so why wouldn't they be able to repeat that same feat five more times on the same album--with very middling results. Then, the final three tracks restore it to better results. If they had just cut some of those track (7-11), this would be a 9 star album. But, with that filler, it drops to an 8.5/10.

This is the best of all their modern albums, I haven't listened to anything earlier than Vessel. This is one of the best albums ever created in my opinion because every track for me was great, and could be listened to up to about 8-10+times without needing to skip a song. The album is just longer than what you normally get, and therefore I give it an increased rating over Trench because it just has more content. Having said all of this, song for song I do rate Trench slightly higher, but I would estimate there is atleast 20% more music on Blurryface.

Hot take: This is Twenty One Pilots' best album. It's accessible while still being meaningful, which works with their lyrical themes. Speaking of lyrical themes, this is Twenty One Pilots' strongest album lyrically. It's an album about trying to force yourself to grow up and become a better person instead of wallowing in self-pity. Most overhated album of 2015.

From teague 07/14/2020 19:58

If you turned on the radio at all at the time this came out, you would undeniably hear Stressed Out or Ride. There was an oversaturation of Twenty One Pilots for a good 3 years or so. So now feels like the right time to check this out, after all the hype has died down a bit. Blurryface does help to expand the musical ethos of this band and they improve their songwriting abilities, but the lyricist seems to have lost his touch a bit. Rather than being emotionally vulnerable in a great way like on Vessel, everything comes off as whiny on Blurryface. In comparison to Vessel, the peaks are definitely higher on this effort, but the valleys are way lower. Overall, this record does less good than it hopes to do. Not to mention it's twice as long as it needs to be.

From Keatownrodriguez 12/18/2018 21:55

Well, this album hasn't changed me in the slightest, I will forget it within minutes and will have no desire to listen to it ever again, real shame, their old stuff is alright. Which I guess it's better than just being beyond awful, but either way I don't care for it.

A not very interesting but still listenable album.

When they released Fairly Local as the first single, I think that set the tone that this was gonna be nothing special, and certainly nowhere near Vessel. There's a couple standout songs (Heavydirtysoul, Stressed Out, Tear In My Heart, all surprisingly VERY good in my opinion), but most of the album feels uninspired, which is real sad cause these guys were unique.

Was an avid listener of this band before they hit mainstream success, as their newest album Blurryface is a huge disappointment. Barely anything that special other than the band failing to follow some kind of "Blurryface" theme/character. Only a big fan of their self-titled, honestly.

Highlights- Heavydirtysoul, Ride, Goner

From slurpdurp 12/28/2016 19:23

Twenty one pilots are really still trying to figure out who they are. They cover so many genres that the album completely lacks a cohesive sound. The common motif is depression and that is what ties each song together, but there is little commonalities in the music of Blurryface. It is filled with good songs but without a common focus, it is tough to listen to from start to finish.

From IgnacioJoaquin 12/17/2016 22:36

Their music is white-washed and stale, but it's passably decent for a mainstream audience. But honestly, Twenty One Pilots is bad