+ (studio album) by Ed Sheeran

This is a decent enough pop album, it's only snobbery that has it rated so lowly here. The A Team is a beautiful song. The other singles are also good. Not a fan of Wake Me Up though. Well worth a listen, he's clearly a very talented singer-songwriter.

Solía escuchar Ed Sheeran entre mis años de secundaria y bachillerato, con el paso del tiempo su música dejó de interesarme y básicamente no supe casi nada de él por mucho tiempo hasta que volví a escuchar este álbum recientemente. Sinceramente, si esta reseña la hubiera hecho hace 10 años, probablemente la calificación sería más alta, pero actualmente, creo que mi manera de entender la música ha cambiado tanto que este tipo de música ya no me atrapa tanto como solía hacerlo. "The A Team" es una gran canción y es la única que me sigue gustando tanto como antes, "Lego Hause" y "Give Me Love" no están mal pero las recordaba mucho mejor, el resto de las canciones mantienen una estructura, y sonido similar y por momentos las canciones son demasiado cursis, lo cual hace que el álbum sea repetitivo, así como aburrido.

The A Team, Lego House and The City are all very good pop tracks. Wake Me Up bugs me. This is a solid enough pop album - there is room for pop, everything doesn't have to be serious and challenging. Sometimes the ears are happy with bubble gum pop

There is no doubt that this artist has once been a fan of Damien Rice. And that he gets a lot of hate because he writes beutiful songs that kids like too. Yes "too". It's the Coldplay Syndrome or guilty pleasure that messes up someones I guess already fragile macho self-image. There is no wheel-inventions on this record and maybe that too is hard for someone to appreciate. Me too I'll never bother returning to this one by own initiative but if ever heard via someone elses speakers I will surely enjoy it and respect the artist' talent for m.o.r. songwriting.

@#$%...underrated

From Boltzmann 10/31/2018 09:45

Hahaha I honestly can’t figure out if some of the downvotes are from Ed fans or haters.
Anyway, I think mediocrity is (or at least should be) the biggest insult to an artist. Ed probably doesn’t give a shit what I call him, but I don’t think Ed is an artist either.
Some songs like “The A-Team” seem to go in a right direction for a moment, but that spark is gone quickly. You must be pretty simple-minded to be blown away by this.

It’s about the voice, lyrics and messages? You see, music itself is not about two outta three of those things, and the vocals are not that great either. Maybe listen to some Fleetwood Mac or David Bowie - okay let me give some more recent examples - Drake or Grimes, to hear what real interesting vocalists sound like. Not convinced after that? Well, then it’s agree to disagree.

From luigybetis 04/23/2018 19:06

This album has some really beautiful songs, such as The Team A or Lego House, but it really suffers from a lack of cohesion. 6/10.

From RoundTheBend 07/02/2016 06:26

For a pop record, this is pretty solid, but is just that, a pop album.

the album doesnt really have consistency in its content matter, but sheeran's incredible voice blended with modest and somewhat impressive instrumentation makes for a decent project. 59/100

Some great songs, some not-so-great songs

Inconsistent, but decent still