this album is a bad example of show don't tell, although the vocal performances are impressive it lacks any motion to push It forward besides ny transit queen which honestly doesn't sound like it's even on the album why is it there
I never expected a tribe called quest to make a comeback album this late in their careers especially after the love movement's mediocrity and even outright trash self but here we are, and although nostalgia bias sneaks it's way into critic's reviews (looking at you Record Collector) do not deny ATCQ their due respect
Incredible is all I have to say. also, I like the deluxe a little better because of monkey man that song is awesome R.I.P may winehouse the goat
and now coming back to this after having listened to lioness and frank, (4-24-25), this album is perfect. it is perfect, start to finish and deserves a 10/10
pretty quiet for a record called "it's too quiet" if you ask me but it gets louder I guess. but yeah, at points its boring and at points its amazing.
I don't like metal
I like system of a down
system of a down system of a down system of a down system of a down
first listen reaction: holy shit
cinematic, well produced, dancable, cryable - if this is the new sound I'm ready
j cole's best to date in terms of passion, flow, lyricism, songwriting, poetry...and everything else
I was comparing this to electric ladyland, and although it's more consistent it definitely doesn't have as much peaks as are you experienced. but yeah, peak psychedelic and blues, it's basically the only evidence for why jimi hendrix is the greatest guitarist of all time.
1999's followup didn't have the same expectations, but the bias gets erased as soon as those enjoyable and engaging fifty two minutes end. the features are awesome too except for diddy for obvious reasons. The last three tracks might be top one hundred three track run in hip hop, it genuinely almost made me cry. that last track is so underrated too, it's like a movie almost.
4-2-25: update - too many misses in my opinion
the last thing anybody was expecting kanye to do in 2018 was drop a psychedelic masterpiece with kid cudi, but I'm glad he did
it's called late registration because it's for late night listening - top five kanye easily
i mean a pink must hear is a stretch but it doesn't disappoint
pusha t's been pushing what makes a successful hip hop album. the genre he tackles in this record isn't known for having short albums exactly but he still makes a memorable 21 minute hardcore, southern and boom bap hip hop album that you really can't say is mid.
Only one year later making doolittle is hella impressive but it's honestly not THAT good I mean I could think of five better alternative rock albums but it is indeed influential and has it's highs + lows