Tyler, The Creator - IGOR
96

IGOR'S THEME: 9/10
EARFQUAKE: 10/10
I THINK: 10/10
EXACTLY WHAT YOU RUN FROM YOU END UP CHASING: 8/10
RUNNING OUT OF TIME: 10/10
NEW MAGIC WAND: 10/10
A BOY IS A GUN*: 10/10
PUPPET: 10/10
WHAT'S GOOD: 9/10
GONE, GONE / THANK YOU: 10/10
I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE: 10/10
ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?: 9/10

Could you tell I liked this album? There isn't a song on this album that doesn't sound entirely unique, and yet none it ever feels out of place, none of it sounds too abstract or experimental, it sounds ... read more

더 로즈 [The Rose] - DUAL
86

Dawn: 7/10
You're Beautiful: 9/10
Nauseous: 10/10
Back To Me: 8/10
Lifeline: 10/10
Dusk: 7/10
Angel: 8/10
Cosmo: 9/10
Wonder: 9/10

I might be biased. But man this album just slaps. I didn't even realize the first half of the album differentiates from the second half on PURPOSE. Dual's name served it's purpose I guess. The first half being mostly about falling in love, while being punchy and imposing, while the second half is about expressing love, while flowing into your ears swiftly and ... read more

Polyphia - New Levels New Devils
84

Nasty: 8/10
O.D.: 9/10
Death Note: 10/10
Bad: 8/10
Drown: 6/10
Saucy: 9/10
Yas: 10/10
So Strange: 8/10
Rich Kids: 8/10
G.O.A.T: 8/10

Very very solid LP. Really only one track that I didn't like all that much, mostly because I found it boring. And yet with the same instruments and very similar songs (I ain't got a degree in music theory this just my opinion) I could never find myself truly bored.

Overall: 8.4/10

Polyphia - Remember That You Will Die
74

Genesis: 8/10
Playing God: 9/10
The Audacity: 8/10
Reverie: 9/10
ABC: 8/10
Memento Mori: 5/10
Fuck Around and Find Out: 5/10
All Falls Apart: 7/10
Neurotica: 8/10
Chimera: 6/10
Bloodbath: 7/10
Ego Death: 9/10

Some really good songs on here, but man a lot of the featured artists are misses for me, sorry not sorry.

Overall: 7.42/10

Sampha - Lahai
91

Stereo Color Cloud (Shaman's Dream): 10/10
Spirit 2.0: 10/10
Dancing Circles: 8/10
Suspended: 10/10
Satellite Business: 7/10
Jonathon L. Seagull: 10/10
Inclination Compass (Tenderness): 10/10
Only: 10/10
Time Piece: 6/10
Can't Go Back: 8/10
Evidence: 8/10
Wave Therapy: 6/10
What If You Hypnotize Me?: 10/10
Rose Tint: 8/10

Oh My God. What an album. You know what's the best part? It'll only keep aging better and better (unless he commits a crime idk). Consistent songs with fantastic, soothing ... read more

Kanye West - Late Registration
91

Wake Up Mr. West: 8/10
Heard 'Em Say: 10/10
Touch the Sky: 10/10
Gold Digger: 9/10
Skit #1: 7/10
Drive Slow: 9/10
My Way Home: 10/10
Crack Music: 9/10
Roses: 10/10
Bring Me Down: 10/10
Addiction: 10/10
Skit #2: 7/10
Diamonds From Sierra Leone - Remix: 8/10
We Major: 9/10
Skit #3: 6/10
Hey Mama: 9/10
Celebration: 8/10
Skit #4: THIS WAS SO UNNECCESSARY /10
Gone: 7/10
Diamonds From Sierra Leone - Bonus Track: 8/10
Late: 9/10

Holy shit I keep forgetting how tightly consistent this album is. Would ... read more

The Cast Of Netflix's Film Tick, Tick... BOOM! - tick, tick... BOOM! (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
82

30/90: 10/10
Boho Days: 9/10
Green Green Dress: 8/10
No More: 8/10
Johnny Can't Decide: 10/10
Sunday: 7/10
Play Game: 6/10
Therapy: 10/10
Swimming: 8/10
Come to Your Senses: 10/10
Real Life: 7/10
Why: 10/10
Louder Than Words: 9/10
Come to Your Senses (end credit version): 7/10
Green Green Dress - Bonus: 9/10 (somehow more fun than the original, just a little less fitting)
Out Of My Dreams - Bonus: 5/10
Only Takes a Few - Bonus: 6/10

Lin Manuel Miranda's best work, and he didn't even write the ... read more

Various Artists - La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
89

Another Day of Sun: 10/10
Someone In the Crowd: 10/10
Mia & Sebastian's theme: 9/10
A Lovely Night: 10/10
Herman's Habit: 9/10
City of Stars: 9/10
Planetarium: 8/10
Summer Montage/ Madeline: 10/10
City of Stars - From "La La Land" Soundtrack: 9/10
Start a Fire: 7/10
Engagement Party: 7/10
Audition (The Fools Who Dream): 9/10
Epilogue: 10/10
The End: 9/10
City of Stars (Humming): 7/10

Some songs here are so melancholically rich and that I almost tear up. Almost. Just like the ... read more

KIDS SEE GHOSTS - KIDS SEE GHOSTS
90

Feel The Love: 10/10
Fire: 8/10
4th Dimension: 9/10
Freeee (Ghost Town Pt. 2): 9/10
Reborn: 10/10
Kids See Ghosts: 8/10
Cudi Montage: 9/10

Shorter, but damn good. Honestly didn't expect some of the goofier elements of these songs to hit so hard.

Overall: 9/10

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
93

Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter's Daughter: 8/10
Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe: 10/10
Backseat Freestyle: 10/10
The Art of Peer Pressure: 9/10
Money Trees: 10/10
Poetic Justice: 10/10
good kid: 8/10
m.A.A.d city: 10/10
Swimming Pools (Drank): 9/10
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst: 10/10
Real: 9/10
Compton: 9/10

Could you tell I liked this album? It's hard for me to say if this or T.P.A.B is Kendrick's best work, since they kind of appeal to separate yet the same audience.

Overall: 9.33/10

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
92

Wesley's Theory: 9/10
For Free? (Interlude): 9/10
King Kunta: 10/10
Institutionalized: 9/10
These Walls: 8/10
u: 9/10
Alright: 10/10
For sale? (Interlude): 8/10
Momma: 9/10
Hood Politics: 9/10
How Much A Dollar Cost: 8/10
Complexion (A Zulu Love): 8/10
The Blacker the Berry: 9/10
You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said): 7/10
i: 8/10
Mortal Man: 10/10

This album is too good to the point of feeling unfair? And yet it's so legendary for a reason. Consistently great songs aren't even needed (to a point) ... read more

fun. - Aim and Ignite
90

Be Calm: 10/10
Benson Hedges: 9/10
All the Pretty Girls: 10/10
I Wanna Be the One: 8/10
At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be): 8/10
Light A Roman Candle With Me: 10/10
Walking the Dog: 9/10
Barlights: 7/10
The Gambler: 10/10
Take Your Time (Coming Home): 9/10

Oh boy... I just adore this album. There are so many introspective and some downright romantic songs that I just love. Outside of these songs, it's still a very fun pop rock album. And yes, it is better than Some Nights.

Overall: ... read more

fun. - Some Nights
74

Some Nights (Intro): 7/10
Some Nights: 10/10
We Are Young: 10/10
Carry On: 9/10
It Gets Better: 5/10
Why Am I The One: 8/10
All Alone: 7/10
All Alright: 8/10
One Foot: 5/10
Stars: 5/10

As much as I adore some of these songs (Some Nights, We Are Young) there are some of these songs that are just so grating to the ear. Even outside of the two greats in this album, every other song just feels... strange. A couple are downright bland to the point of an automatic skip.

Overall: 7.4/10

John Mayer - Continuum
86

Waiting On the World to Change: 8/10
I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You): 9/10
Belief: 7/10
Gravity: 9/10
The Heart of Life: 10/10
Vultures: 10/10
Stop This Train: 10/10
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room: 10/10
Bold As Love: 7/10
Dreaming With a Broken Heart: 7/10
In Repair: 8/10
I'm Gonna Find Another You: 8/10

Amazing LP. Honestly I don't know why it isn't talked about more, considering how solid these tracks are. Definitely a great album, even among all of pop rock, which is admittedly a ... read more

ODD EYE CIRCLE - Max & Match
91

ADD: 8/10
Sweet Crazy Love: 9/10
Uncover: 8/10
Girl Front: 10/10
LOONATIC: 10/10
Chaotic: 10/10
Starlight: 8/10
ODD Front: 10/10

This album is just wayyyyy too good. I pray every day that I met the homie Vincent who put me on this shit.

Overall: 9.13/10

Frank Ocean - Blonde
90

Nikes: 9/10
Ivy: 10/10
Pink + White: 10/10
Be Yourself: 6/10
Solo: 10/10
Skyline To: 7/10
Self Control: 10/10
Good Guy: 9 /10
Nights: 10/10
Solo (Reprise): 6/10
Pretty Sweet: 9/10
Facebook Story: 5/10
Close to You: 9/10
White Ferrari: 10/10
Seigfried: 9/10
Godspeed: 8/10
Futura Free: 9/10

Selective, moody, soothing, and all the while encompassing an ulterior feeling of being freed and confined at the same time. At least that's what it felt like. I might be speaking out of my ass.

Overall: ... read more

Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
NR

Fuck Your Ethnicity: 8/10
Hol' Up: 9/10
A.D.H.D: 9/10
No Make-Up (Her Vice): 5/10
Tammy's Song: 8/10
Chapter Six: 7/10
Ronald Reagan Era: 10/10
Poe Mans Dreams (His Vice):
The Spiteful Chant:
Chapter Ten
Keisha's Song (Her Pain)
Rigamortus: 10/10
Kush & Corinthians:
Blow My High (Member's Only)
Ab-Souls Outro
Hiiipower:

Unfinished since I haven't listened in a while

Kanye West - Graduation
82

Good Morning: 10/10
Champion: 9/10
Stronger: 6/10
I Wonder: 9/10
Good Life: 9/10
Can't Tell Me Nothing: 10/10
Barry Bonds: 7/10
Drunk and Hot Girls: 4/10
Flashing Lights: 6/10
Everything I am: 9/10
The Glory: 8/10
Homecoming: 10/10
Big Brother: 9/10

There are some great songs on here. Out of the first three Kanye Albums, I feel as though graduation is the worst of the bunch, but certainly better than what Kanye has been releasing currently. Not really a criticism. I just don't get some of ... read more

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
86

Dark Fantasy: 9.5/10
Gorgeous: 9/10
Power: 10/10
All Of The Lights (Interlude) + All Of The Lights: 8/10
Monster: 9/10
So Appalled: 9/10
Devil In A New Dress: 10/10
Runaway: 9/10
Hell of a Life: 7/10
Blame Game: 7/10
Lost in the World: 8/10
Who Will Survive in America: 7/10

Kanye's 2nd or 3rd best work. Kinda falls off towards the end tho.

Overall: 8.58/10

Kanye West - Yeezus
84

On Sight: 9/10
Black Skinhead: 9/10
I Am a God: 8/10
New Slaves: 10/10
Hold My Liquor: 9/10
I'm in it: 6/10
Blood On the Leaves: 8/10
Guilt Trip: 7/10
Send it Up: 8/10
Bound 2: 10/10

Solid Kanye Album. Very overhated.
Overall: 8.4/10

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