Nostalgia, Ultra
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Released | February 16, 2011 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Genre | Alternative R&B[1][2] | |||
Length | 42:06 | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
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Nostalgia, Ultra (stylized as nostalgia,ULTRA. and occasionally nostalgia/ultra) is the debut mixtape by American singer-songwriter Frank Ocean. It was released on February 16, 2011.[3] Ocean was inspired to make the mixtape after Hurricane Katrina in his native New Orleans and his subsequent relocation to Los Angeles. After joining alternative hip hop group Odd Future in 2009, he self-released the mixtape, without initial promotion. Nostalgia, Ultra has a unique R&B aesthetic and features surreal themes and nostalgic lyrics. The songs mostly focus on interpersonal relationships, personal reflection, and social commentary. Following its release, the mixtape received rave reviews from music critics. The cover features a picture of a bright orange BMW E30 M3, Ocean's "dream car", in plain sight amidst lush greenery.[3]
In May 2011,
The mixtape appeared on several music critics' and publications' end-of-year albums lists. Controversy arose in March 2012 over the song "American Wedding", a remake of the song "Hotel California" by American rock band Eagles. Because of the Eagles’ legal action, Nostalgia, Ultra is still unavailable on Spotify, even a decade since its release; it is considered one of the most famous and acclaimed albums not to be accessible on the streaming service.[4] Recording artist Kanye West was reportedly a fan of the mixtape, which led to Ocean appearing on the album Watch the Throne. Subsequently, Ocean collaborated with artists Beyoncé and Jay-Z after they were introduced to the mixtape through West. Following its release, both Ocean and the mixtape have developed a cult following. The mixtape was followed by the release of Ocean's debut studio album Channel Orange to even greater critical acclaim in 2012.
Background
Frank Ocean was born in
Eventually, he landed songwriting gigs for established artists like
Music and lyrics
The mixtape samples songs from
Ocean calls the album "
When asked by The Quietus if the songs from the album drew from his personal experiences, Frank commented "My kitchen is usually pretty clean, you know. But you have fun with the imagery, and for me the whole concept that everything has to be... Like, nobody gets upset with a director when a director's film isn't about his life. People think that with a recording artist that shit has to be like a fucking play by play of their whole life, but it's not. It's imagery, and a little bit of satire."[13] When asked if he made R&B music, Ocean replied that he disliked that in the United States, "if you're a singer and you're black, you're an R&B artist. Period." Ocean stated that the songs on the mixtape do contain R&B influences, but that it is not an R&B album entirely.[13]
Songs
The album begins with a melodic cover of "
Several interludes are placed throughout the album, named after
The mixtape also contains several references to American director
"
The penultimate track is "American Wedding", a 7-minute remake of "Hotel California" by American rock band Eagles.[21] The track expresses an extended tale of a shotgun marriage and subsequent divorce.[10] It's here that we "might get a little peek into the psychology of the man shirking the foremost genre for love songs: He doesn't believe in love. At least not in the United States."[15] The song has a "totally unexpected ending for a song told as a flashback."[15] The album ends with "Nature Feels". The song exhibits Ocean as an "openly fun character", opening the song with the line "I've been meaning to fuck you in the garden."[20] According to Pitchfork, no matter the mood, Ocean is always "quick to add fine particulars that make his songs his songs".[3] Pitchfork called "Nature Feel" an "MGMT-sampling Garden of Eden fuck ode".[3]
Singles
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Touring
Ocean embarked on a six-date concert tour from November 5 to November 15, 2011, through North America and Europe to promote both the mixtape and his other musical projects.[33] Originally, six shows were scheduled with a New York City performance at the Bowery Ballroom on the 6th. The original date for that show was postponed to the 27th, and that an additional show on the 28th had been added.[34] The reported reason was because Ocean was sick.[34] The performances featured no opening act, and the only performer on stage at any given time was Ocean.[35]
Rolling Stone reviewed the debut show, calling Ocean awkward at times, though they stated that "fortunately his dispassionately told stories of love and loss in a world that assumes impermanence could handle the load of the audience."[35] MTV commented that it took Ocean "some time to warm up to the crowd" at his debut New Orleans performance, though they noted the performance started the tour to a "promising start".[36] MTV later reviewed the New York performance on the 27th and called Ocean "an audience charmer".[37] The New York Times critic Jon Caramanica gave a positive review to the same New York performance, calling Ocean a "versatile singer" and writing that "in his elegant, savvy, slightly crooked postsoul, he shifts sneakily between the two topics, singing about love as a byproduct of music and using the subject of music to dig deep about love."[38]
The set lists to the various shows varied, though singles "Swim Good" and "Novacane" were performed at all shows. Others tracks like "LoveCrimes", "Dust" and "American Wedding" were performed at a majority of the shows, and "Strawberry Swing" "We All Try" were performed four times each.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 83/100[42] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [22] |
The A.V. Club | B[21] |
The Boston Phoenix | [43] |
Fact | 3/5[44] |
MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A[14] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10[3] |
RapReviews | 7.5/10[45] |
Sputnikmusic | [46] |
Nostalgia, Ultra received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an average score of 83, based on nine reviews.[42] Anupa Mistry from Exclaim! called it "sophisticated", "pulsing and expansive", and wrote that Ocean's "alt sensibilities" prove "musically intuitive"[47] AllMusic's Andy Kellman felt that Ocean's uniqueness lies in his "wistful, often self-effacing perspective and numbed, restrained delivery" rather than his production choices, which he found "neither exceptional nor particularly left of center".[22] Steven Hyden of The A.V. Club called the mixtape "dark, playful, a little tasteless, and absolutely riveting".[21] Connor O'Neill of The Miscellany News wrote that, "by funneling [the primary means of R&B decadence] through his diverse and diverging palette, Ocean literalizes both his nostalgic impulses and the odd future of which he is a part."[15] The Village Voice's Sean Fennessey called him "an intuitive R&B stylist, with a firm sense of song structure."[20] Rudy K. of Sputnikmusic felt that the mixtape sounds "so fresh, so real" for a member from Odd Future and stated, "With Ocean, it never sounds contrived."[46]
In his review for MSN Music, Robert Christgau described Ocean's "romantic laments" as "models of texture, respect, and profound loss, their beats subtle, seductive, weird, and seized like time whether he's deploying 'songs for women' that are soon trumped by Drake's, not feeling a porn-moonlighting dental student and her 'novacaine,' or annulling a courthouse wedding solemnized just before his bride turned in her term paper on hijab."[14] Pitchfork's Ryan Dombal commented that "There are distinct elements of Drake's melancholic paranoia and The-Dream's high melodrama, too. But there's also a heady surreality surrounding Nostalgia, Ultra that makes it unique."[3] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called it "slick and intuitive ... full of astral soul that owes debts to Terence Trent D'Arby, Pharrell Williams, even Drake", adding that "[Ocean] sings casually but precisely, stretching out syllables as if he's forgetting to let them go."[48] NPR's Andrew Noz commented that "It's his songwriting, smart and subtle, that sets Ocean far apart from that pack", adding that "The finest moments of Nostalgia, Ultra orbit the same soul-baring and minutiae-obsessed space as Marvin Gaye's breakup opus Here, My Dear or any number of Prince's more idiosyncratic ballads".[10] No Ripcord's Charlie Jebb wrote that "Nostalgia, Ultra has more than enough good stuff to establish Ocean as an artist to watch," calling it "[an] R&B record with crossover potential without sacrificing soul that creates a complete picture of its author, warts and all."[49]
Accolades
Nostalgia, Ultra appeared on a number of professional lists ranking the best albums from 2011. The record was nominated for Best International Album at the 2012 Swedish
Nostalgia, Ultra has also appeared on several professional listings of the best albums from its era, including decade-end lists by Rolling Stone (76),[citation needed] Spin (15),[citation needed] and Christgau (15th).[59] In 2019, the album was ranked 41st on The Guardian's 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century list.[60]
The track "Novacane" also received widespread critical acclaim. It was listed as one of the best songs of the year by
Legacy
Before the release of Nostalgia, Ultra, Ocean was a relatively unknown artist who made a majority of his money from
West also offered to appear on Ocean's debut album, but Ocean refused, saying "as much as I want to work with you… I kind of want to do this without you. I kind of want to do it on my own."[71] Rapper Nas was also a fan of the mixtape, writing that "He's new, he's fresh. He doesn't sound fly-by-night. The moment you hear it — I hear what he's sayin', and I relate."[72] Nas also stated on Twitter that he and Ocean were collaborating on a song from Nas's tenth studio album Life Is Good, though the material never made the album.[72] Chicago born rapper Lupe Fiasco expressed a positive opinion of the release too.[73]
Ocean quickly became Odd Future's main singing highlight, providing vocal hooks on Odd Future albums like
Controversy
In March 2012, controversy arose over the track "American Wedding", which samples The Eagles' song "Hotel California". Don Henley of the Eagles "had threatened legal action over Ocean's track", claiming that Ocean's version of the song was illegal.[79] The track was widely removed from the internet following this controversy, being removed from music sharing sites such as YouTube.[80] A spokesman for the band announced that a lawsuit would be filed against Ocean if he performed the song live.
"Frank Ocean did not merely 'sample' a portion of the Eagles' Hotel California; he took the whole
master track, plus the song's existing melody, and replaced the lyrics with his own. This is not creative, let alone 'intimidating.' It's illegal. For the record, Don Henley has not threatened or instituted any legal action against Frank Ocean, although the Eagles are now considering whether they should."[81]
Several publications noted that the song was released for free on a non-profitable mixtape, and that "live covers of famous songs are common in live performances", and that sampling is a common practice on mixtapes.[80] Ocean responded to the controversy via his Tumblr account:
"He (They) threatened to sue if I perform it again. I think that's fuckin awesome. I guess if I play it at
Coachella it'll cost me a couple hundred racks. If I don't show up to court, it'll be a judgement against me & will probably show up on my credit report. Oh well. I try to buy my shit cash anyway. They asked that I release a statement expressing my admiration for Mr. Henley, along with my assistance pulling it off the web as much as possible. Shit's weird. Ain't this guy rich as fuck? Why sue the new guy? I didn't make a dime off that song. I released it for free. If anything I'm paying homage."[82]
Ocean performed the song live occasionally with an altered arrangement not utilizing the original "Hotel California" sample.
Henley eventually spoke out on the controversy in late 2015, defending his stance on the 2012 litigation threat and referring to Ocean as a "talentless little prick".
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Street Fighter" | 0:23 | ||
2. | "Strawberry Swing" |
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| 2:34 |
12. | "American Wedding" (featuring James Fauntleroy) | Fauntleroy | 7:01 | |
13. | "Soul Calibur" | 0:18 | ||
14. | "Nature Feels" | Frank Ocean | 3:43 | |
Total length: | 42:06 |
Notes
- All tracks are stylized in all lowercase.
- "Strawberry Swing" contains samples of "Strawberry Swing", written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin, as performed by Coldplay.[16]
- "Bitches Talkin' " contains a sample of "Optimistic", written by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, and Philip Selway, as performed by Radiohead.[16]
- "There Will Be Tears" contains a sample of There Will Be Tears written by Benjamin Hudson McIldowie, as performed by Mr Hudson
- "American Wedding" contains samples of "Hotel California", written by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Don Felder, as performed by the Eagles.[86][87]
- "Nature Feels" contains a sample of "
Release history
On May 19, 2011, Ocean's record label
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External links
- Nostalgia, Ultra at Discogs (list of releases)
- Frank Ocean's blog at Tumblr
- Interview at RESPECT.