Hey remember that period of time where a lot of folks were saying this album was actually mediocre
Anyway this shit is incredible. While not quite as consistently great as GKMC and TPAB it's still a masterpiece and would be many, many other artists' best album
FutureSleep/LoveSnooze
Favorites: Aperture, Dance No More
Least favorite: Paint By Numbers
An absolute stunner. Damon and his collaborators went absolutely crazy here. This is the sound of a healthy grieving process, and it's incredibly beautiful
Favorites: The Moon Cave, The Happy Dictator, Orange County, The Manifesto, Delirium, Damascus, The Sad God
Least favorite: The Empty Dream Machine
This was... disappointing. A consistent criticism that has been levied against Bruno Mars over the years is that his music is too derivative, and while I can't disagree, him and his co-writers and producers have pretty consistently found a way to take something old and make it sound new again. 24K Magic and An Evening With Silk Sonic are pretty great examples of this; those albums are all killer, no filler and do a great job of paying tribute to pop music's past while still being ... read more
Bittersweet song to hear now after Mac's passing but it still grooves so damn hard
I feel a bit conflicted about this one. There's some seriously great rapping and production on here but sometimes I think Keem can't quite find the balance between the bangers that he's known for and being more introspective. Still, it's good to hear him opening up more about his past, and the high points on here are excellent.
"The rich declare themselves poor
And most of us are not sure
If we have too much but we'll take our chances
'Cause God's stopped keeping score"
An absolute motherfucker of a song. Nancy Wilson's acoustic intro alone is legendary but this whole thing is just such an end to end banger. Ann Wilson, the vocalist you are...
Everyone came correct here. Yes, even Large Sean with his ass puns. (They were very funny.) But that 2 Chainz verse needs to be hung in a museum
Apocalyptic orchestral beats to study to