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Ay, well done Will and co. Great album!!! Every song is an absolute banger in my opinion while still being emotional and shows Wills feelings as a teenager, from the lyrics and sometimes the instrumentals, like the weird and anxious beginning of Vincent (atleast thats how i perceive it.) Will Toledos vocal performances are amazing on here, like the second half of Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales or the entirety of The Ballad of the Costa Concordia. It does feel like the band put their entire efforts ... read more

For my 20th album in this site, i decided to do a rap album, and this is amazing!! What can be said about this that hasnt been said already? Its TPAB!!! Kendrick has such amazing storytelling on this album and thats its main strongsuit. Personally, I think the first half is much stronger than the second half. The opener, Wesleys Theory, is by far the best song on the album imo, it has a super unique production not seen anywhere else, and i love it!! King Kunta, u, and Alright are all super ... read more

Just listened to this absolute classic for the first time, and its an amazing album, especially for the 70s!!! I love how they focus a lot on how the instruments and the sound convey the themes seen on the album with the lyrics, instead of the theme being mainly from lyrics. For example, Time has a lot of clock ticking sounds and Money has a lot of cash register and coin sounds. Speaking of Money, its probably my favorite on the album right now, its super groovy and catchy to me and i just love ... read more

For a band like that in 1983, this is a super great album!! Crazy that James and Co. already knew their thrash sound on their first album, but did grow more sophisticated in later releases. My main love for the album is in the overall atmosphere of the album, where it has more of a raw, lower budget feel unlike their other works like RTL and MOP (even though those 2 clear this.) It just really feels like a debut album to me. Even though it has a lower quality feel, the riffs and the heavy ... read more