I bought this album on release, and looking back, fuck you, I still like this record. Kinda. Filled with songs that feel engineered to play on the radio (Looking at you, Centuries and Immortals) and songs that feel like they're going somewhere, but don't. (Irresistible, Jet Pack Blues) I still have a lot of love for Fourth of July- that Son Lux sample carries (Honestly, I should just listen to Lost it to Trying) I also tentatively liked Novocaine and Twin Skeleton's.

this is the first album I ever listened to track by track!!! and it's certainly not as good as I remember (maybe some of the most generic pop rock of all time), but there are a couple of songs I still enjoy- mostly due to nostalgia. I pointedly remember hating rat a tat, particularly because I despise the Courtney Love feature on that track. and I agree with prepubescent me- fuck that song. except prepubescent me is stupid, because I also liked Death Valley and Young Volcanoes, which sound like ... read more

it's their best but im still not too impressed

to be fair I have never be a person to spin a j cole record. that streak will continue it seems

WHO GIVES A FUCK ABOUT AN OXFORD COMMA?????????

it's got a little kick...
during my initial w my bipolar disorder & my diagnosis this album carried
here, kanye is at his most honest. suicide, hypersexuality, fear of relationships ending, gratitude, and relief are all staples of being on the up and down permanent cycle of bipolar disorder and kanye displays them in a way that mirrors my own experience.

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a couple years ago rolling stone said this was the worst album made by genius artists and they are astronomically incorrect ... read more

ngl I hate the writing on this

mural is as good as everyone says however dots & lines saved me so... (in a line in a line in a line)

genuinely surprised I didnt like this at 12-13... embarrassingly (more like stereotypically) I liked panic! n all the other pop punk folks but this never appealed to me. and it still doesn't

just can't get over $crim's vocals and the second hand embarrassment I get when I pay attention to the lyrics

my favorite aes album. blood sandwich is one of my favorite pieces of music.

this album came out at the height of my adoration for panic! and honestly I can see why that stopped after listening to this LP (I still like king of the clouds)

feels like rurality... for emma is one of the greatest songs ever

Presented as a diversion from her usual sound (the diversion being far worse production and lyricism than she usually has to show) Taylor manages to create some terribly obnoxious pop songs (LWYMMD, ... Ready For It?) on her most surface-level record to date. (Points for getaway car and the refrain on end game)

shoutout to my twt mutual for convincing me to listen. neat shoegaze/dream-hyperpop and a lot of guitar noises I really enjoy

In a fight with God over my deep-seated resentfulness of country music lessening after this.

Can we get much higher? (I don't think we can.)