Honestly this is a pretty neat evolution of Swans' sound and a cool benchmark in the band's development. I like the grand yet crushing presentation. And the weird chorus vocals are cool, reminds me of the Black Lake from Dark Souls. But, this also turns out to be one of Swans' most tedious efforts despite it's concise runtime. There is just not much progression on the songs.
Can't say I love this project as much as Xiu Xiu's other work. Personally the more pure folky sound is not as interesting to me. Maybe because it seems to come at the cost of their more noisy elements. But overall Unclouded Sky still has a lot of good stuff and some very atmospheric and slightly ambient sound work
When I first listened to this album I didn't get it. I didn't understand why it's considered the best Xiu Xiu project by most fans. A lot of the acoustic moments were too quiet for me and the loud was too little. But after many listens and experiencing many more emotions in just a year of two I understand. This album is pain. It's isolation and misery. It's hating yourself so much that you loop back around to telling yourself you're better than everyone. It's looking in the mirror after crying ... read more
Being gay means eating rocks as in chocolate that looks like little pebbles but also granite
I sometimes wake up in the night in immense pain. My eyes hurt intensely. They feel so rough and swollen. Like everything is wrong. My body feels wrong. Like I haven't used my joints in a good 24+ hours and my brain has forgot how they work. My skin prickles, like it's averse to the very notion of housing a conscious being. I'm drenched in sweat, I'm too hot in my blankets but I'm horribly cold if I try to escape them. My head spins and my stomach churns. If I try to get up the dizziness ... read more
If To Be Kind is the body, The Glowing Man is the mind. To Be Kind is so raw, so physical. The Glowing Man is so transient. It captures a twisting spiraling metal state. Endless waves of sound washing over you in formless arrays like thoughts in one's head. It's confused, like memories trying to be sorted through. Soundscapes of endless thought, recollection, sonic consciousness. The Glowing Man sounds like light. The music itself IS light. The way light warps, the way it wanes and twists in ... read more
Good god this is entrancing. It's so pretty and so quiet yet so detailed. Every minute is laced with beautiful little details in the instrumentals. I took a listen to just try and point out to myself everything that I liked in each track and it was like every few seconds I caught something new, some instrument or quality to the instrument that made it uniquely beautiful. This album stands incredibly strong even before you add the gorgeous vocals from Beth Gibbons and the heart wrenching ... read more
Lugubrious is just all time classic. The rest is prefty fun with som highlights like Maniac Drugdealer. But maybe a tad bloated and the tongue in cheek bars can wear a little thin.
lil ugly mane’s magnum opus. Pretty great production and interesting concept. The first part goes disgusting, the second part is very enthralling
I feel like this should be my favorite punk album of all time. Everything on here is so amazing. The playing is ferocious. The energy is off the charts. But the thing that honestly somewhat ruins this album for me is the mixing. Maybe it's just me, but this album's mix has always sounded absolutely awful to my ears. All that ferocity I mentioned feels sandpapered down by the flatness of everything. All the texture of the instruments just isn't there. Maybe it's because other more popular rock ... read more
Black Thoughts bars are So Damn Good. There's is almost not a single moment where I am not thoroughly enjoying what he is saying and the way his is saying it. I just wish he had an ear for slightly more interesting beats
Sex skits should be a criminal offense.
Ok I'll be honest I have just never loved Big Pun and I have no good reason. Maybe it's just something about the voice of the style but he has just never grown on me. Yes, dude can flow like no one's business and it often sounds pretty cool. Still just not a fav. Overall this project is a little bloated and the "sexy" raps with soul are just not very pleasant to me, but still quite solid and a great display of Pun's talent.
This is probably Wayne's magnum opus. A Massive collection of tracks and damn it I think he pulls it off. There's just so many fun classic bangers on here like A Milli, 3 Peat, Mr. Carter (yes it's frontloaded). And Dr. Carter is genuinely hilarious
Ok now this is more prime Wayne. Catchy bouncy banger beats and goofy clever braggadocios rhymes. This album is kinda pure fun and has great highlights. Still bloated and not without it's share of weak points cause it's Wayne
a fun if not pretty chill collection of beats and rhymes, mostly feels like keeping warm in between their big projects at the time
This is FOB's best album. The songs are more interesting, the production is more diverse, the whole sound is more enjoyable I feel. While this style of sappy pop punk will just never enthrall me they did a pretty good job here.
Some pretty endearing pop-punk and definitely a bit of unique sound and style. But not quite enough to make me love it. Too much pop and not enough punk really
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