This album presents us with the ramblings of a grieving man, and while it's a very somber and interesting look at how a person mourns in their own way, musically there's not a whole lot to get a hold of here. Perhaps that suits the subject of the record, but for myself I would have liked to see the emotions expressed through words come through in the instrumentation and little less subtle.
The song writing is good, but there are some weird vocal effects going on on several tracks here that are just extremely antithetical to the pure sound of the rest of the album
It's no exaggeration to say JID saved this album. Up until Fuel around the midpoint of the record, this was looking like another extremely disappointing chapter in Eminem's fading career. However, JID's performance was so far above everything that came before, and set the pace for a backend packed with highlights and one or two Shady all timers.
Doesn't quite sustain the highs, but still an extremely fun listen start to finish
Apart from the obvious low points around the middle of the record, this is a very solid album from Taylor and a big step towards making her the superstar that she is today
Tennis Court is a classic, but Swingin Party just isn't very good and you can see why it was left off the record
There are some real highlights on here, but so much of it is clearly the work of an amateur yet unsure of his sound and where he wants to take his music
First four tracks are smooth boom bap perfection, but after that we are treated to awkward flow after awkward flow in an altogether less smooth experience. There's still value to be had in the remaining tracks, but it's a real let down compared to where the album looked like it was heading
Started strong but really tailed off towards the end
Musically solid and full of intrigue, but there's very little to engage with here on more than a surface level.
Massively bloated and struggles to maintain it's quality on the back end, but there's still a lot to offer here