Thematically, one of the most cohesive albums I've ever heard. From the chill tracks to the ego cuts, to processing the loss of a friend due to gang violence, to dwelling on topics like alcoholism, peer pressure, and drug usage, to finally acceptance. Hit after hit, BODIES after BODIES. Genuinely incredible.
Fav: PUT THE WHOLE TRACKLIST MAN
Meh: Swimming Pools (if I had to pick one)
I'm sorry, but Thriller is NOT a perfect album. One of the highest of highs I've seen any musician have - I'll give it that, but Paul McCartney, you have no business being on this album. Elite vibes though. Also has one of the greatest MVs of all time with Thriller and Billie Jean, some of the most influential RnB cuts of all time with Human Nature and P.Y.T., and my only (major) problem was a feature which was never needed.
Fav: Thriller, Human Nature, Billie Jean, Beat It
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My god, this album is like cocaine for summer vibes. Some of the catchiest I've ever heard, The Strokes or anyone ever. If this is where The Strokes were going, Rick Rubin- YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN.
Fav: The Adults Are Talking, Selfless, Ode to the Mets
Meh: Why Are Sundays So Depressing
Rollercoaster emotions when I heard it for the first time. He reminds me a lot of Bowie on this album. Some features (yes, I'm looking at you, Carti and Uzi) could have never existed in this album, but hey, it's not my piece of work. Regardless, very fun and extremely replayable album.
(ALSO, I have the vinyl of this album and it suits very well with my album ٩(^ᗜ^ )و ´-)
Fav: GONE, GONE / THANK YOU, ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?, A BOY IS A GUN*, I THINK
Meh: PUPPET, I DON'T ... read more
Not the strongest in Frank's discography (yes, I'm a Channel Orange boy), however, it does have some of the highest highs Frank's sonic mastery has been displayed.
Fav: Ivy, Pink + White, Self Control. Nights
Meh: Facebook Story, Good Guy
Every single track over here could be a generational hit of its own. A mysterious guitar solo at the end of Let's Go Crazy, to the erotic yet magnetic cry of Darling Nikki, to a majestic, grandiose guitar solo and opera-esque ending with Purple Rain. The GOAT of his own right, Prince brings timeless music with this one.
Fav: Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, Darling Nikki, Let's Go Crazy, Take Me With U, I Would Die 4 U
Meh:
Her voice is so powerful, it makes me lose track of time and space. I feel so small compared to the impact of her musical prowess.
Jazz has saved my soul.
Fav: My Man's Gone Now, Buck
Meh:
Very rarely has anybody written an album about legacy and death while staring death in the eyes. It is a special yet very eternal album. Bowed out the Bowie way.
Fav: I Can't Give Everything Away, ★, Lazarus
Meh: (I don't think I can put anything knowing full well every track over here is essential for his mortality {or immortality})
The only album in history, I have no comments on. I am genuinely speechless.
I don't want to listen to this album ever again, though. It is too overwhelming.
Fav: Sleep, Static, Storm, Like Antennas to Heaven...
Conceptually, you could argue, this is the best album of his to date. Sonically, there are stuff here you could never ever hear again, and that says everything you need to know.
Fav: XO / The Host, The Fall, Echoes of Silence
Meh:
Coming from HOB, this felt a bit underwhelming, which I don't blame it on HOB, HOB is too elite. There are some great standouts, but the lows of this album are just good for their instrumentals.
Favs: Rolling Stone, Heaven or Las Vegas, The Birds, Pt.1
Meh: Gone
This album was the start of my journey in music. I've met some of my closest friends because of my love for HOB. Abel went 9/9 in this one, and each could've been a streaming hit. Honestly, I do not understand what Fantano was on about. The sampling is so niche and elite, it satisfies my ADHD about sampling.
Fav: House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls, The Party & The After Party, The Morning
Meh:
Arguably my favorite album of all time. VIBES IMMACULATE, MUSIC ETERNAL, and the perfect conclusion to the legendary career of the French duo Daft Punk. I really wish I were listening to music when this came out.
Edit: I want everyone to know that Touch is the greatest song of all time, and it's not even a competition.
Fav: Fragments of Time, Instant Crush, Touch
Meh: Doin' It Right (it's not even meh, just relatively the worst compared to the rest)
2 years from now, it's going to turn 50. This is one of the albums that has aged gracefully for the fans but terribly for the band.
Incredible. One of those few albums that actually makes you feel the tension in the band that was taking place while making this.
Love Lindsey's guitar skills and Stevie, oh Stevie.
Fav: The Chain, Dreams, You Make Loving Fun
Meh: Never Going Back Again
First of all, ELITE WORK ETHIC. That man is made for music.
Dance and Hip-Hop elements to this also reminds me of CHERRY BOMB a lot because of the drums in the production.
Not much to say. Had a great time and for what its worth, its a enjoyable album.
DO NOT TAP THE GLASS btw.
Best Tracks: I'll Take Care of You, Sugar On My Tongue, Big Poe
Worst Tracks: Sucka Free
Having never heard Quadeca since the KSI diss track he made back in 2018 (?), I came to this album with a clear soul and non-existence bias, and boy was I blown away.
First of all, the cover. Solid cover, kinda mystique (reminds me of some of the graphs I used to make for working with a 500kV accelarator). Name also suits because the album gives me a very sailor boy, adventourous (Life of Pi ass type theme).
Now to the main bit. I would like to preface I think after listening to him, I do ... read more
WE ARE SO BACK.
The rollout has been phenomenal, and this album hasn't disappointed one bit.
Y'all gotta give Malice (or No Malice now) his flowers, man. Went an entire classic without cussing.
Fav: P.O.V. ,. So Be It, F.I.C.O., Chains & Whips.
God Bless Push and No Malice.