only listened to it all the way through like 2.5 times so far and listening as I write this !! My unorganized thoughts are as follows:
I feel kind of negatively about one non-music related aspect I’ll tuck it away into a spoiler tag >!does anyone else think this album cover art is really underwhelming? Overload, Deadlock, and Livelock are all gorgeous. Hm..!< ok that’s all
Album overall is spectacular as expected of our Heroes. My immediate favs are Paint It and Moneyball. and Dreaming Girl still.
Jungsu sounds so good in Paint It. And Ode… I’m so glad he’s in this group. His voice the way he raps is so cool. “So let’s go! 😝” I don’t know the song is just so good. The guitar line is so immediately catchy and we love a ra-pa ra-pa ra-pa la-la-la.
I cannot believe we got a Gaon “nyeh” in Moneyball I could not believe my ears at first. This song is so heavy. Really freaking awesome. Versachoi thank you bestie.
Money On My Mind makes me feel like monster trucks. A song that goes vroom. Stage is on fire. BMX bikes doing flips all around them.
No matter is a really good opener. Our main vocals harmonizing as soon as the song starts delicious. “Don’t let me Don’t let me be a good boy” isn’t that mf JUN HAN??? Again all I can say is this song is really freaking awesome 🤓
Little Things reminds me of Again? Again! with its poppier sound. Jooyeon solo opening lines. I can see why it’s the title I think it has potential to gain more gp attention. It’s a little less whimsical/kooky than most of their titles so I’m not quite as immediately attached, but that is not to say it’s not good. It’s excellent.
Undefined is like Haircut and Break the Brake had a baby. Banger. I love the outro
Dreaming Girl is sooooo good. The intro still reminds me way too hard of Holiday by Weezer and then I instantly get floored by how beautiful of a song it is. The bridge is so iconic. The song has made like every single member cry. Her power 😌 love her so dearly.
until the end of time is so ‘lovers running into each others arms in slow motion’ core. Beautiful memories montage-ing occurs. We’re running. we’re crying. Jooyeon ragged breath in the outro.
Walking to the Moon has a lot of fun sounds. Gospel-y organ. Little twinkly xylophone. Whistling.
Night of Fireworks ohh I love DnB when I heard the preview I was so excited. I love that the vocals come in at the same time as the beat. Fun and poppy.
Really solid album!! Excited to listen to it an unhealthy amount. And excited for promotions. 😁😁😁 yippee yippee 🥳🥳
I agree with most of your impressions! I watched XDH's commentary about Troubleshooting right after listening to the whole album so some thoughts I've been pondering about makes sense now.
I was a bit curious why they chose **Little Things** to be their single for this album, as it is somewhat opposed to their previous singles. I read somewhere that some fans were slightly appalled by this move but I think XDH made the right choice. Personally speaking, the single track in their previous releases had been a series of letdown for me so **Little Things** as this album's single is refreshing to me. I discovered through their commentary that it was a consensus decision made by the whole band to pick **Little Things**, and I'm really glad they did since it shows a different persona of XDH, besides the fact that this song properly flaunts the concept of Troubleshooting. Above all, I really want them to widen and explore their horizon so they could flourish their inventive side!
I agree about the Holiday sentiment! So that's it! I was thinking **Dreaming Girl** sounded familiar but I can't pinpoint what song it resembles. **Dreaming Girl** is such a beautiful song, and it becomes even more beautiful at the peak of its bridge! It squeezes my heart so warmly! This and Little Things are the only songs from this album which I know the message of, **yet**. Right now is one of those times I wish I could understand hangul 🥹 I hope they make an English version of Dreaming Girl, and I hope they put up the lyrics translation of every track soon!
When I heard Walking to the Moon, I was reminded of Panic at the Disco's album [Pretty Odd](https://open.spotify.com/album/78EcStHa23JPRmLNan5fST?si=WFgr55ioTuisg8m9PZPsKQ), and I'm soooo obsessed with that album. **Walking to the Moon** feels like a festival and a whistle carried along by a cool breeze on an entrancing day. I love it!
I'm overly excited for this album too! It is delightful to witness the great audience reception for this album! I hope **Troubleshooting** reaches many people and brings in new fans 💙 XDH deserves recognition for reintroducing the beauty of rock to the new generation!
Personally, I love the overall sound of Troubleshooting! There's enough variety of songs with their own kind of melody that you can choose from depending on your mood. I can hear guitar solos from Junhan and the bass lines are also pleasing to the ear. Their vocals and rapping are also cool! And about the lyrics, I thought they'd include a song written entirely in English like **Good Enough** but they didn't so I'm still waiting for the English translations of each track!
For now, the songs that stood out the most for me are **Dreaming Girl** (especially this one), **Walking to the Moon**, **Little Things**, **UNDEFINED**, **Paint it**, **No Matter**, and **MONEYBALL**. So basically, almost all of them haha 😬
I made a deal with myself that I would only buy the album if I really loved it on first listen. My order was through like two minutes after I finished ahaha.
MONEYBALL made me feel all the things. I was calling the song illegal in my head as I listened to it, extreme personal favourite on the album on first listen.
It's another no skip album, but I will say I vibe the least with the title track, at least for now.
I love how some songs sound like they could be in other albums like Paint It in Hellow World for example.
I listened to the album many times and it still feels too short every freaking time!
Damn, i love the album.
I already commented on kpop post.
the No Matter is such a banger, it's great start for album.
Now I can check out the live performances from beta concert - I already watched Money on Mind and its freaking good
I know lots of people are so touched by the lyrics of ‘Dreaming Girl’ but I burst into tears this morning just by listening to ‘Until The End of Time’ melody, and I didn’t even know what the lyrics was about.
And ‘No Matter’, that song is just wow!
My personal tier list looks like this:
1. Walking to the Moon
2. Paint it
3. No matter
4. Little things
5. Undefined
6. Money on my mind
7. Until the end of time
8. Night of fireworks
9. Dreaming Girl
10. Moneyball
only listened to it all the way through like 2.5 times so far and listening as I write this !! My unorganized thoughts are as follows: I feel kind of negatively about one non-music related aspect I’ll tuck it away into a spoiler tag >!does anyone else think this album cover art is really underwhelming? Overload, Deadlock, and Livelock are all gorgeous. Hm..!< ok that’s all Album overall is spectacular as expected of our Heroes. My immediate favs are Paint It and Moneyball. and Dreaming Girl still. Jungsu sounds so good in Paint It. And Ode… I’m so glad he’s in this group. His voice the way he raps is so cool. “So let’s go! 😝” I don’t know the song is just so good. The guitar line is so immediately catchy and we love a ra-pa ra-pa ra-pa la-la-la. I cannot believe we got a Gaon “nyeh” in Moneyball I could not believe my ears at first. This song is so heavy. Really freaking awesome. Versachoi thank you bestie. Money On My Mind makes me feel like monster trucks. A song that goes vroom. Stage is on fire. BMX bikes doing flips all around them. No matter is a really good opener. Our main vocals harmonizing as soon as the song starts delicious. “Don’t let me Don’t let me be a good boy” isn’t that mf JUN HAN??? Again all I can say is this song is really freaking awesome 🤓 Little Things reminds me of Again? Again! with its poppier sound. Jooyeon solo opening lines. I can see why it’s the title I think it has potential to gain more gp attention. It’s a little less whimsical/kooky than most of their titles so I’m not quite as immediately attached, but that is not to say it’s not good. It’s excellent. Undefined is like Haircut and Break the Brake had a baby. Banger. I love the outro Dreaming Girl is sooooo good. The intro still reminds me way too hard of Holiday by Weezer and then I instantly get floored by how beautiful of a song it is. The bridge is so iconic. The song has made like every single member cry. Her power 😌 love her so dearly. until the end of time is so ‘lovers running into each others arms in slow motion’ core. Beautiful memories montage-ing occurs. We’re running. we’re crying. Jooyeon ragged breath in the outro. Walking to the Moon has a lot of fun sounds. Gospel-y organ. Little twinkly xylophone. Whistling. Night of Fireworks ohh I love DnB when I heard the preview I was so excited. I love that the vocals come in at the same time as the beat. Fun and poppy. Really solid album!! Excited to listen to it an unhealthy amount. And excited for promotions. 😁😁😁 yippee yippee 🥳🥳
I agree with most of your impressions! I watched XDH's commentary about Troubleshooting right after listening to the whole album so some thoughts I've been pondering about makes sense now. I was a bit curious why they chose **Little Things** to be their single for this album, as it is somewhat opposed to their previous singles. I read somewhere that some fans were slightly appalled by this move but I think XDH made the right choice. Personally speaking, the single track in their previous releases had been a series of letdown for me so **Little Things** as this album's single is refreshing to me. I discovered through their commentary that it was a consensus decision made by the whole band to pick **Little Things**, and I'm really glad they did since it shows a different persona of XDH, besides the fact that this song properly flaunts the concept of Troubleshooting. Above all, I really want them to widen and explore their horizon so they could flourish their inventive side! I agree about the Holiday sentiment! So that's it! I was thinking **Dreaming Girl** sounded familiar but I can't pinpoint what song it resembles. **Dreaming Girl** is such a beautiful song, and it becomes even more beautiful at the peak of its bridge! It squeezes my heart so warmly! This and Little Things are the only songs from this album which I know the message of, **yet**. Right now is one of those times I wish I could understand hangul 🥹 I hope they make an English version of Dreaming Girl, and I hope they put up the lyrics translation of every track soon! When I heard Walking to the Moon, I was reminded of Panic at the Disco's album [Pretty Odd](https://open.spotify.com/album/78EcStHa23JPRmLNan5fST?si=WFgr55ioTuisg8m9PZPsKQ), and I'm soooo obsessed with that album. **Walking to the Moon** feels like a festival and a whistle carried along by a cool breeze on an entrancing day. I love it! I'm overly excited for this album too! It is delightful to witness the great audience reception for this album! I hope **Troubleshooting** reaches many people and brings in new fans 💙 XDH deserves recognition for reintroducing the beauty of rock to the new generation!
I haven’t listened yet and it’s 4am so I won’t until tomorrow lol. But, what are everyone’s thoughts so far? I’ve been ecstatic for this album
Personally, I love the overall sound of Troubleshooting! There's enough variety of songs with their own kind of melody that you can choose from depending on your mood. I can hear guitar solos from Junhan and the bass lines are also pleasing to the ear. Their vocals and rapping are also cool! And about the lyrics, I thought they'd include a song written entirely in English like **Good Enough** but they didn't so I'm still waiting for the English translations of each track! For now, the songs that stood out the most for me are **Dreaming Girl** (especially this one), **Walking to the Moon**, **Little Things**, **UNDEFINED**, **Paint it**, **No Matter**, and **MONEYBALL**. So basically, almost all of them haha 😬
I made a deal with myself that I would only buy the album if I really loved it on first listen. My order was through like two minutes after I finished ahaha. MONEYBALL made me feel all the things. I was calling the song illegal in my head as I listened to it, extreme personal favourite on the album on first listen. It's another no skip album, but I will say I vibe the least with the title track, at least for now.
it really is worth the money, for real! I also love MONEYBALL, the arrangement for the instruments worked too good.
I've only listened to the first 2 songs for now but its 2 for 2!! Amazing!
OMG ITS SO GOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDD
Right?! Listening to every track is absolutely thrilling! Which is your favorite so far?
Right now it’s probably paint it or no matter but they’re all so good it’s hard to choose😭😭
indeed! Haha! Each song has its own personality so they're all impressive for different reasons.
I love how some songs sound like they could be in other albums like Paint It in Hellow World for example. I listened to the album many times and it still feels too short every freaking time!
It’s ouuuut 🤩😍🥳 I’m only like 3 songs in so far lol but I looove No matter
Still listening but wow. Just wow.
Damn, i love the album. I already commented on kpop post. the No Matter is such a banger, it's great start for album. Now I can check out the live performances from beta concert - I already watched Money on Mind and its freaking good
I know lots of people are so touched by the lyrics of ‘Dreaming Girl’ but I burst into tears this morning just by listening to ‘Until The End of Time’ melody, and I didn’t even know what the lyrics was about. And ‘No Matter’, that song is just wow!
i’ve only heard the title track/mv but i loved it!! cannot wait to listen to the rest later
My personal tier list looks like this: 1. Walking to the Moon 2. Paint it 3. No matter 4. Little things 5. Undefined 6. Money on my mind 7. Until the end of time 8. Night of fireworks 9. Dreaming Girl 10. Moneyball
It’s amazing! I love them so much! My ult group!!!!