The bands magnum opus to many, and hey I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. this is one of my favourite albums of all time.
Following up on the foundation of their sophomore effort around the fur. both it and their debut record are without a doubt nu-metal.
this album broke the mold in their sound, both expanding on the soundscape established in around the fur and breaking new mold sonically.
this album keeps the same dark tone established in around the fur. the album follows themes of self ... read more
everything from the production, songwriting, vocals and storylines makes this one of my favourite albums of all time.
not a single miss in this ENTIRE tracklist. quad gives compelling and powerful vocal performances that compliment the ethereal production.
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I mean... its not completely worthless... just kinda dissapointing after his last project
I have stuff i like about this album but I honestly think this is a big step down
so because I'm stupid I wrote this review on the leaked version of album, my fault.
even though I never regularly listened to mac before his passing (big regret of mine, but I digress) I've found myself in tears when listening to his music and thinking about what we lost and talent that this guy had. One hell of a discography, insane growth and so much talent mac left us too soon
balloonerism comes from the faces era of macs music (my favourite mac project) and this does not ... read more
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even though I never regularly listened to mac before his passing (big regret of mine, but I digress) I've found myself in tears when listening to his music and thinking about what we lost and talent that this guy had. One hell of a discography, insane growth and so much talent mac left us too soon
balloonerism comes from the faces era of macs music (my favourite mac project) and this does not dissapoint. Macs existential and abstract concepts that he was playing with around this time come ... read more
90 -> 94 -> 96
the score for this album is criminally low, critics are so miserable. (Edit. YALL. Are miserable. This album not having the must listen tag is disgusting and yall should be ashamed of yourselves)
This isn't my favourite effort from The weeknd. That being said I do actually think it's great.
The production all around is pretty great, no complaints on that front and the features have grown on me a lot, they all work incredibly well and abel working with justice ... read more
My number 1 album of all time. basic choice maybe? I do not care. I ADORE this album. every single track hits and it's one of the few albums I consider 100% perfect. The vocals, even though tyler isn't the greatest singer ever the pitched vocals are BEAUTIFUL. the production is gorgeous in ways I can't describe. The synths are heavenly, the drums are hard hitting, the bass, the motifs and mixing are all perfect. the features are all used to perfection.
and the songwriting. oh my ... read more
I don't think this is kendricks best album. but I'll be damned if it's not my favourite
the production is unlike any other album I've heard, playing out almost like a stageplay and I love the overall aesthetic of this album. every song has some level of lyrical substance and is more often than not, kendrick getting up close and personal with his audience.
United in grief remains a masterclass of an album opener, with the musical esque opening putting emphasis on the eyes ... read more
Jay-Z's reasonable doubt feels like a mob movie. Luxurious yet grimey production, charismatic performances and some pretty fun storytelling at points, specifically on friend or foe with personality OOZING out of that track between Hov's verse and dj premiers instrumental. Little things like that are why i hate when people dismiss how great of a rapper Jay-Z is.
Aight so I've never really been a big central cee fan. His music has always been so painfully repetitive to me but I still wanted to see how i feel about this album.
surprised to say, I liked more than I thought i would but let's get the negatives out the way.
most of this album is hella repetitive and stuff central cee has done before. he doesn't have much variety in his delivery on MOST of the album.
that being said, he experiments plenty too. The song with Durk actually had ... read more
85 -> 92
this is one of my favourite albums of last year. Better than anything opium has put out since WLR. i'd argue better than WLR. Bladee brings such a unique energy to this album just showing this almost entirely negative energy, especially on the latter half of the record. Paranoia, wodrainer and yung sherman start off quite light, but catchy. he later goes into the more distorted and angry direction and it really pays off. King nothingg has one of the most insane beats I have ... read more
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