GOT7’s members have gone on to take pleasure in a wide range of solo careers, exploring numerous fields and markets. Amongst them, BamBam has had an fascinating — if unbalanced — discography. New single Final Parade throws that sense of inconsistency right into a single music. It’s directly thrilling and irritating.
Opening with the fanfare of a choir, Final Parade shortly segues right into a sparse hip-hop beat as BamBam effortlessly skirts between rapping and singing. A relentless sense of drama bristles below the floor, however Final Parade doles out its strengths sparingly. The observe is a bit merciless on this sense, forcing us to wade by an underwhelming refrain earlier than the instrumental picks up for a frenzied dance breakdown.
On this method, Final Parade jogs my memory of G-Dragon’s early-2010’s work, mixing genres right into a fitful hip-hop package deal pushed by character. The distinction is, songs like Crayon and Coup D’Etat had been way more beneficiant with their preparations. In distinction, Final Parade is 15% glorious and 85% waiting-for-the-song-to-become-excellent. Clearly, I want BamBam had leaned totally into the “glorious” aspect of issues, however flashes of brilliance make Final Parade worthy of at the least a pay attention or two.
| Hooks | 7 |
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Longevity | 8 |
| Bias | 8 |
| RATING | 7.75 |
Grade: C+