Two months after its initial release as an album b-side, ALPHA DRIVE ONE have ressurected Talk To Me as its own digital single. I’m not sure what the hope is with this promotion, as the song didn’t even stand out as part of the album, but I suppose they need to keep their name in public consciousness.
Talk To Me is such a case study in what passes as R&B-flavored idol releases these days. It’s all about vibe, driven by atmospheric synth and skittering percussion. But rather than use this as a launchpad for engaging melodic storytelling, the song falls back on repetitive phrasing that promises build but deflates at every turn. Beyond a setting for the members to showcase their vocals, there’s just not much going on here. And at just over two and a half minutes in length, the song doesn’t even try to establish a narrative that progresses forward. It’s simply the same boring vibe repeated with little variation. Established fans may enjoy it, but for the rest of us there’s nothing here that proves ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s unique place in this generation of K-pop.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Production | 7 |
| Longevity | 7 |
| Bias | 7 |
| RATING | 7 |
Grade: C-
This was fine, and so I will take this chance to plug Carly Rae Jepsen’s song of the same name, which I do whenever I hear about a song titled ‘Talk to Me’. Carly’s is fun and coy like a lot of her best stuff!
https://youtu.be/SN8Rw6DM-nQ?si=8eJcyDp2LsvI_Ltf
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I seem to have lost the ability to link media widgets in WordPress’s new comment box…
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Did you use the link icon (after bold & italic)? I think using the embed button when you press the + plus icon may work better? let me try embedding your video below using that. The video on my end is not available but lmk if it is in yours.
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Thank you! That seems to work, good to know for future reference.
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Lazy.
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I was watching Alpha Drive One perform this song on M Countdown. The song and performance was very boring.
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Wow they’re really incapable of releasing a good song huh
Still the worst group from all the mnet survival shows by a mile
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