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I didn't say it did. just a general comment on topics you could safely classify as liberal-interest ones. It's sort of odd watching people who don't substantively disagree on almost anything (not just talking this subject) nitpick each other. not that I don't get why someone'd have this issue, but it kinda reminds me of the handwringing over "Same Love" last year
social media is crazy with left-on-left violence man, the way certain people talk any liberal who makes a vague "misstep" is some kind of blackhearted reactionary
ok i'm not being fair to Radiodudes, The Eraser was half a good album
Radiohead ain't been shit since Kid A real talk. Cliché maybe, but their experiments got way more aimless after that also Breihan you gotta keep your Pitchfork hoes in check, scoring this as the worst Coldplay album is nutso
omg aesthetic comparisons that geeks take as quality comparisons
if they chilled with the douchey self-impressed mostauthenticmusicfanever act I might care
Wayne's improvement since IANAHB2 is one of the less-discussed aspects of his career as of late & people are finally starting to catch on
site is probably the worst & most pointlessly ideological music crit rag out there but they've really outdone themselves with the self-parody here
let's not front though, about half of that album deserves the typical Coldplay criticism. Still could care less about "The Scientist" too, total drag
"Moving to Mars" off the 3-song EP preceding the album is gorgeous
never liked "Viva la Vida" the song, idk, just me actually they've had a pretty spotty record on their massive singles post-"Clocks" imo
I'm always skeptical of "X mediocre song sounds better in context" arguments tbh
I know the Kid A and the Ghost Stories can coexist peacefully anyway, think of it as a slightly peppier less wrist-slitting complement
lol@"time your divorce" The way you're talking makes me think you haven't actually listened to it, if you have though you're just completely off-base, cuz "Sky Full of Stars" is the only overt crowd pleaser reach here also I did read Timbaland did something here (mentioned in review?) but I didn't hear any song where he was noticeable so the idea that they got some big extra thump to appeal to the cool kidz is laughable
your intentions are IMPURE I say!!
I like Rush and VLV but for me it'd be a question of whether you like the best halves of those albums > the whole of this, since I think about half of each are zzzzz. VLV together with the EP follow-up gives you more material to work with though
also "Another's Arms" is fuckin' incredible
really like this & think it solidifies last 6 years Coldplay as a definitively better era than their earlier stuff, which doesn't hold up outside of the good 50% of "Rush of Blood"
Breihan's one guy, we'll see what type of reception this gets, it doesn't necessarily sound like a real immediate album so I'd understand on a level if it's not as discussed. I just had to take a shot at DJ Mustard AKA my least favorite sound on urban radio right now
This is dope, too bad critics already spent their energy on that crummy YG/Grey Poupon no-slap album as the Populist West Coast Album of the Year
Mastermind is the first project he's done that's worth a shit tbh, just on a sonic level. you're too invested in how dude presents his persona or whatnot when it's never been interesting, ever
actually fuck it C3 is his best album, hyping C2 as his best is some after-the-fact bullshit that ignores he was still improving at that point + it has more wack tracks than 3 (and lol "Drought series," I have never heard anyone talk about the first two)
C3 is only the beginning of his "decline" in dippy rap elitist circles. It's way more cohesive/tight flows than any of his mixtapes leading up It's not accurate cuz he's had plenty of killer verses/songs/freestyles since No Ceilings, which ppl choose to ignore for whatever reason
not that I blame anyone for losing interest in Wayne especially after some of the bullshit he's put out in the last two years, not to be THAT GUY like "ohhh you don't know these random songs??" Just, not getting the love for this at all, and there's a falloff narrative surrounding dude that's not entirely accurate.
I appreciate real talk on the POS album (although it's shitty qualities don't entirely have to do with how Beyoncé chooses to present herself)
Some of the comments like this I've seen popping up are nuts. Y'all heard dude's guest verses since IANAHB2? Dedication 5 (jacked beats but still?) His song on the YMCMB album? He's had recent stuff that's way better than this flat bullshit
I thought I might like this but then it veers toward "We Found Love" oontz-oontzery and yeah, no
Posted at 10:17? Taking the Gucci fandom too far man
I like this more than the new Future album, which is kinda depressing in a way. I've never messed with Gucci's flow (that marblemouthed deal you mentioned is not a positive for me, and there's not a lot of dynamics in his verses IMO, everything just slurs out) but the beats are dope and Thug has his moments. Actually though Gucci might be more on his particular A-game here than Thug is, even if it's not an A-game I really care about. "OMG BRO" knocks & is funny as hell
y'all motherfuckers always post shit like this whenever Breihan picks a rap album to highlight. Just give up already
See, what you call "tourettic-bersker drum programming" on "Covered n Money" to my ears just sounds like a splattered mess, as opposed to their previous collab "Same Damn Time" which knocked and was straightforward. The bangers on this album really don't work for me -- neither does the album as a whole really, but a few lower-key tracks are really nice. great description of "I Be U" man. There's one harmonizing moment toward the end of that that's absolutely gorgeous
Breihan you get too wrapped up in narratives. Is Thug THAT good on this? Compared to his last solo tape especially? I like the tape but let's be honest
The reason Revolver doesn't jump out to you as BEST EVER is cuz every classic-era Beatles album is better real talk
"everything?" I dunno about that
'Dre's raps on this really ain't shit, just bein' honest
his verse is pretty whatever tbqh. def. no "Walk It Out." Or "Royal Flush." Or Carter IV interlude even
well he's not wrong about dude's influence "I Be U" is gorgeous (that bit where the multitracked vocals join/get more robotic, damn...) but this is a big letdown IMO, and I dug Pluto
main beefs: the "Muddy Banks" version of "Negative Creep" is a million times better than the sludge album version. and "Drain You" is way too high.
I like this album too (well about half of it but that half is good) but you gotta let go of your early Neps fixation dude. yeah I know, futuristic synth-blurt blahblahblah but a bunch of their earliest shit as aged terribly. give me the best N.E.R.D/smoothed-out R&B tracks of theirs over something loud and ugly like "Superthug" anyday. plus their rap beats got more creative after '02 too, once they ditched their typical synth sound.