First shot at Mr. Sheeran here, honestly, better than I expected.
The first track is so good, it genuinely got me quite emotional, and it gave me high hopes for the rest of the project.
Unfortunately it did not deliver on those expectations, with each song after this progressively getting worse and worse, but I do have to admit, Ed makes some good melodies.
"This" is the lowest rated track on the album, and while I completely understand why, its simplistic nature gives it a kind of ... read more
Writing a long ass review like I did Rodeo is kind of a pain in the ass so I'm not doing that.
I can see where the dislike for this album comes from. It lacks the cohesion that Rodeo had, for me. It just kind of wanders, and just feels like a collection of tracks with little to no relation with each other. As with most Trav albums I've listened to, it peaks around the start and then wavers a bit near the middle and doesn't quite pick itself back up.
Some catchy songs with ... read more
The most memorable album I have ever heard. (out of like, 30 so.. very much subject to change.)
Ok, gonna try and actually compile all my thoughts on shit this time.
Pornography starts off with one of the little spoken word bits that T.I. does throughout the whole album and I absolutely love them. His voice just speaking over the instrumentals just hypes me up, especially on this first track, the two times he does it. The transition from the first part to the second part is HEAVENLY. The best transition on the album and one of the only good ones, the way Trav just goes "WAKE UP ... read more
it has more than 1 good song!
the 2nd half of the album is pretty strong
good debut, doesnt really show you much of an idea of how he actually ends up sounding later in his career though.