I have a hard time listening to this. Like it's a phenomenal album, but it's also him peak crash out. He's paranoid and confused, and he's lashing out as a response. It's a dark listen, but there is so much to be gained from experiencing it.
I was hoping for something more real, but it's good for what it is
Fuck all yall, you're not ready for these mind gains. This is a beautiful album. Thank you Lil Jon.
I hope they try this sound again. I really think they can do so much more with it.
HOW DO THEY KEEP GETTING BETTER? HOW?! WHY DOES IT SOUND LIKE AFFINITY BY HAKEN? I CAN'T GET OVER THIS. FUCKING PEAK BTBAM.
DO DANGER DAYS NEXT YA PUSSIES
Has the Queen hit her full potential? No, she already did. What we are seeing here is a transcendence into an entirely unfathomable space.
An absolute banger of a journey. I can see myself returning to this plenty.
A devastating work of art, easily one of the best rap projects I've heard in recent memory. There's so much passion, pain, and fear conveyed poignantly with an abrasive grace.
The Big Day but good and for lesbians. I saw this bitch ordain something like 12 marriages on stage. Chance could never.
It's 3am, I press play and all of a sudden I'm thrust back to hearing "The Cave" crackle through a cheap alarm clock radio on a similarly sleepless night in 2009. It's Mumford and Sons at the top of their game. If you liked them then, you'll like this now.
The mix and engineering is stunning, the lyricism is above par as always, the songwriting is dynamic as as all hell, and the musicianship is impressive while remaining humble. It finds beauty within pain and expresses such flawlessly. Sick album. Love it.
I've always been fond of this one. It's a chill, melancholy poolside album. The songwriting is fantastic and the production is so pleasing to the ears. People just hate it cause they can't slow down their brain.
Stand-Out Tracks: Theory of the Crows, Cold Girl Fever, 29 Years, John's Star
This is a very special album for me. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it creates a serene atmosphere. For me it houses a moment in time where there was nothing but the future and untapped potential....then covid fucked that all up and life became hell.
This album, for me, represents that brief moment of excitement. It's nothing special, but it soundtracked many special moments.
I listened to this once when it dropped and haven't since. Even still, it remains one of the most impactful albums I have ever listened to. I'm sure I'll return again, but it was such a special moment that I wanna leave it untouched just a little longer
This box set feels so disingenuous. I wouldn't think much of it if the marketing weren't so intense. This isn't a good collection of rarities, because the "rarities" are (a) nothing new to die hard fans and (b) not even the highest quality recordings available! This isn't even to mention the lazy back half that just devolves into live versions of old tracks— and not even notably good renditions at that.
The curators (rights holders) half assed the assignment ... read more
I'm at a loss for words. They lost me with Burn, but I still held them in high regard and felt they were capable of another good album if they channeled it. I'm in a perpetual state of rooting for the band...and yet I can't help but stare in awe of the horrors before me. What the fuck were they thinking‽ They almost seem proud of how terrible this is.
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