21-06-2025, 13:45
American Heart – Benson Boone – Mellope Album Review
TRACK BY TRACK REVIEW:
1. Sorry, I'm Here For Someone Else (5.5/10)
Rare Benson Boone L. As Benson was one of my most streamed artists ever and 95% of the time creates something I enjoy, I was very much excited (to say the least) about this upcoming new era, and the opening single will set the tone for how I'm going to feel. To keep it short and real, Benson played it safe and did exactly what he'd been doing before but even worse, and the lyrics feel like they took a downgrade. The lyrics are like a page out of someone's diary about some cringe interaction with a waitress serving fries. Come on, Benson, what is this?? Is it due to the industry's high demand for quickly pushing out singles? Because this feels rushed and so damn boring that there's no room to have any new ideas of what Benson may be doing in the future with his music. Move on, make something new, or at least up to quality like your previous hit singles?
2. Mr Electric Blue (7.1/10)
It's like "Mystical Magical" but if it didn't carry a whole hate train on the internet. The buildup tone on "Watch the way you talk to me" really adds up to the full kick in the hook. Good song.
3. Man In Me (8.1/10)
At times this partly reminded me of opera with the deeper vocal tone that moves in a quirky yet wonderful way. The song has this emotional tone that's moving whilst maintaining that "wow" factor when it comes down to the song's production. Definitely beating the boring allegations with this one.
4. Mystical Magical (7/10)
A step up from 'Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else', this has a melody resembling 'Physical', which is shown more in the chorus. Benson gives a tune which makes you want to dance, but in an elegant way; it's Benson's usual, but it feels like it has more class to it.
5. Reminds Me Of You (7.6/10)
The clean and smooth soulful tone that it kicks into on the hook reminds me partly of Bruno Mars. The energy is so well laid out; I love it.
6. Momma Song (5/10)
This is the worst song from the upcoming album; if you've heard the start, you've heard the rest because there's no real hook… It's just so monotone and really lacks inspiration… It's your typical low-pitched pop song that sounds like something Ed Sheeran would get on. At least the lyrics were a tribute to his mother, but I can't even find it sweet purely because of how tedious it is.
7. I Want to Be the One You Call (5/10)
Benson uses the same poor formula that made his less thought-out production. It's typical Benson that makes this guy get hated on in a song.
8. Wanted Man (7.2/10)
This is giving me a little essence of many things… The sound is hard to describe by itself. It's fast-paced and has the signature Benson screams; the screams aren't as loud as the ones in "Beautiful Things", but they're more fit for a radio-rock song.
9. Take Me Home (8/10)
Takes me back to his older eras of emotional music, the stuff that never felt meant for social media and instead felt like it had genuine emotion and character.
10. Young American Heart (7.7/10)
This is the perfection of Benson's screams and arguably one of the least artificial-sounding things on the album. The instrumentals (such as the drums) play a key part in the song, and the hook feels like the centre stage and bold vocal performance that Boone wanted it to be. A great album ending.
OVERVIEW:
The singles definitely shouldn't have been the singles; they don't showcase Benson's incredibly raw and real vocals and talent. And honestly, most of the hate for Benson and the low score just comes from "Beautiful Things" and "Mystical Magical" (which I didn't even think was that bad). Anyone who takes a real look into Benson will know he's more than a company pop copy. And wow, some of the hooks on the non-singles were just absolutely gold; they brought emotion and fun to different aspects that really gave "Benson Boone" while sharing something new. And considering this was released in little time, I'll take it.
BEST – Man In Me
WORST – Momma Song
RATING: 7.5/10
TRACK BY TRACK REVIEW:
1. Sorry, I'm Here For Someone Else (5.5/10)
Rare Benson Boone L. As Benson was one of my most streamed artists ever and 95% of the time creates something I enjoy, I was very much excited (to say the least) about this upcoming new era, and the opening single will set the tone for how I'm going to feel. To keep it short and real, Benson played it safe and did exactly what he'd been doing before but even worse, and the lyrics feel like they took a downgrade. The lyrics are like a page out of someone's diary about some cringe interaction with a waitress serving fries. Come on, Benson, what is this?? Is it due to the industry's high demand for quickly pushing out singles? Because this feels rushed and so damn boring that there's no room to have any new ideas of what Benson may be doing in the future with his music. Move on, make something new, or at least up to quality like your previous hit singles?
2. Mr Electric Blue (7.1/10)
It's like "Mystical Magical" but if it didn't carry a whole hate train on the internet. The buildup tone on "Watch the way you talk to me" really adds up to the full kick in the hook. Good song.
3. Man In Me (8.1/10)
At times this partly reminded me of opera with the deeper vocal tone that moves in a quirky yet wonderful way. The song has this emotional tone that's moving whilst maintaining that "wow" factor when it comes down to the song's production. Definitely beating the boring allegations with this one.
4. Mystical Magical (7/10)
A step up from 'Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else', this has a melody resembling 'Physical', which is shown more in the chorus. Benson gives a tune which makes you want to dance, but in an elegant way; it's Benson's usual, but it feels like it has more class to it.
5. Reminds Me Of You (7.6/10)
The clean and smooth soulful tone that it kicks into on the hook reminds me partly of Bruno Mars. The energy is so well laid out; I love it.
6. Momma Song (5/10)
This is the worst song from the upcoming album; if you've heard the start, you've heard the rest because there's no real hook… It's just so monotone and really lacks inspiration… It's your typical low-pitched pop song that sounds like something Ed Sheeran would get on. At least the lyrics were a tribute to his mother, but I can't even find it sweet purely because of how tedious it is.
7. I Want to Be the One You Call (5/10)
Benson uses the same poor formula that made his less thought-out production. It's typical Benson that makes this guy get hated on in a song.
8. Wanted Man (7.2/10)
This is giving me a little essence of many things… The sound is hard to describe by itself. It's fast-paced and has the signature Benson screams; the screams aren't as loud as the ones in "Beautiful Things", but they're more fit for a radio-rock song.
9. Take Me Home (8/10)
Takes me back to his older eras of emotional music, the stuff that never felt meant for social media and instead felt like it had genuine emotion and character.
10. Young American Heart (7.7/10)
This is the perfection of Benson's screams and arguably one of the least artificial-sounding things on the album. The instrumentals (such as the drums) play a key part in the song, and the hook feels like the centre stage and bold vocal performance that Boone wanted it to be. A great album ending.
OVERVIEW:
The singles definitely shouldn't have been the singles; they don't showcase Benson's incredibly raw and real vocals and talent. And honestly, most of the hate for Benson and the low score just comes from "Beautiful Things" and "Mystical Magical" (which I didn't even think was that bad). Anyone who takes a real look into Benson will know he's more than a company pop copy. And wow, some of the hooks on the non-singles were just absolutely gold; they brought emotion and fun to different aspects that really gave "Benson Boone" while sharing something new. And considering this was released in little time, I'll take it.
BEST – Man In Me
WORST – Momma Song
RATING: 7.5/10