Masterpiece when it comes to songwriting, performance, consistency and versatility, althought some of the tracks aren't perfect, it's still the best album these guys have put out
It is definitely great because of its influence: indeed we see here some of the first ever prog rock stuff, it is also one of the albums that helped a lot defining the psychedelic soundscape. Yet if you look at the tracklist most of the tracks aren't as inventive as the highs of the album, these are still pretty good but I don't think it is more than a solid project in terms of musical quality
Super raw and energetic album, I think it's a great start and it defines their style well even if it evolves later in their career
Very chill album, no skips at all, plus it brings a great message of humanity and peace, perfect.
Kanye shows how versatile he is on this project firstly by going from the jazz rap style he used to make on his previous records to a rap mixed with pop and disco, which was also very innovative at the time he did that; and secondly by exploring a different vibe on almost every song, I only got to say well done for this work
Banger after banger, only 1 or 2 tracks keep me away from giving it a 10/10
The storytelling is fun and the production is good but I think Tyler's performance isn't as good as usual on this one, it's still a solid project thought
Tyler is completely changing his direction and the type of concept he usually does, and it works pretty well
I mean Tyler's performance is great, so are the production and the features, but the lyrics are horrendous and keep me away from listening to it again
This is definitely a sort of better version of the College Dropout, same style but the production is more diverse and the rapping is better
Everything from the concept, the production, the vocals and the cohesivity is perfect from start to finish
Very good album, the duo is rapping like they never left the scene and the Pharell Williams production is really ambitious
Des bons flows, des bonnes paroles, dommage que les prods soient un peu répétitives et les refrains un peu ennuyeux sur certaines chansons, dans l'ensemble ça reste un bon projet.
Some bangers but also some really underwhelming tracks, even if I think it's an enjoyable project, I also think the tracklist is really inconsistent
On one side this album has a lot of bangers, huge replay value, Cole's rapping is at its peak, and the production is great, on the other side, Cole goes into a sort of R and B style that feels boring on a lot of tracks, he's not a good singer (and he keeps singing a lot tho), the features aren't that great, and there is bloat on the album I think at least 1/4 of it is totally unnecessary, solid project tho.
Didn't really like it at first listen but after revisiting it I have a much better opinion about it, Keem sings and rap well, the production is good, plus the features are great, really fun listen.