![]() With a new peak to surpass, there’s no wonder why Four–released in 2014–is perhaps the boys’ most neglected album by the audience. “ Her light is as loud as as many ambulances / As it takes to save a savior” Photo Courtesy of Geniusīest songs: Girl Almighty, No Control, Change Your Ticket, Act My Age However, it’s a bit lengthy of an album and some songs don’t feel necessary at times. ![]() They sum up the three main ideas in this album perfectly. Co-writing on 83% of the songs, which is a significant difference from the rest of their albums, the arrangement works well as the first three songs and last three songs are a great way to introduce the concept of the album along with closing it. A new style is brought in as storytelling becomes much more prominent in Midnight Memories than in any other of their albums. The lyrics become much more contemplative and insightful on life itself while also keeping the romantic concept all throughout. Not only is the genre boundary broken, but the lyrical boundary is too. The sound has matured even more, and the reliance on FX as instrumentals has been wiped out and instead used as what FX are supposed to be in music: just a fun extra. ![]() More specifically, pop similar to that of your typical 2013 song, while also bringing in the classic rock style of bands like AC/DC and The Rolling Stones. The boys explore new boundaries, as the genre shifts over to p op-rock. “ The fire beneath my feet is burning bright / The way that I’ve been holdin’ on so tight /Īt what could be considered the peak of One Direction’s career, as the boys continue touring, making songs on the road, and now have a film production on their hands, one would expect Midnight Memories–released in 2013–to lack much effort. Photo Courtesy of Geniusīest songs: Best Song Ever, Story of My Life, Midnight Memories, Alive Co-writing on 25% of the songs, the arrangement in this album is for sure a fresh change from the actual emotional rollercoaster that Up All Night was. Compared to Up All Night, which focuses around meeting the perfect girl at a party and then making out, Take Me Home explores some flirtatious concepts along with some issues that may arise in a formal mature relationship between two people. Lyrically, the band performs something more unique, in which they really get a bit more insightful into how there’s different types of relationships in the real world. Despite still being pop, it’s not quite what one would consider as pop-dance music, and it instead brings a slight hint of acoustic-ness to the table, building a more mature sound for the boys. Not even a year after their debut album was released, Take Me Home would be released in 2012 with what is clearly a hint of maturity entering the band’s style. ![]() Photo Courtesy of Geniusīest songs: Live While We’re Young, Little Things, Rock Me, I Would, Over Again You’re unsure whether you’re supposed to be happy or sad, because before you can figure it out, the song has already changed and a different emotion is being played. With the boys co-writing only 17% of the songs on this album, the album’s layout consists of a constant shift of songs you’d dance along to and then songs you’d want to bawl your eyes out to. The lyrics are, too, exactly what you’d expect: a flirtatious mix of fun at parties and the overused “baby”s. Aiming to hit the “pop” target on the genre spectrum, Up All Night is very similar in sound to the sounds musicians like Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson were releasing in the early 2010s. Released in 2011, One Direction’s debut album consisted of exactly what you’d expect from a boyband during this era. Below is a ranking of One Direction’s five albums, from best to worst, based on a criteria for lyrics, vocals, sound development, and album arrangement. Throughout the boys’ five years together going on massive world tours and releasing albums back-to-back, they had many hit songs off of every single one of their albums. Angie Cotton, Managing Editor of FeaturesĬlosing in on the British boyband’s 10th anniversary as a group this year, it is without a doubt that One Direction–composed of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson–has become what is perhaps one of the most successful boybands in history.
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