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Friday at the very bottom: Please tell me that "Dear Hunter" is a different band than Deerhunter and that the folks over at Coachella didn't really: 1.) Typo the shit out of a well established band like Deerhunter 2.) If number 1 is correct put a well established band like Deerhunter (Dear Hunter?) lower on the bill than Ximena Siranana?
oh fudge "no more" then ten years now I get it, sorry. Fine cross out "Murray Street" and put up "Dirty" in it's place
Yes In Rainbows definitely should be on the list as well as a number of albums by Sonic Youth. Was "Murray Street" not a classic? That's like my favorite album by SY
Go Ravens!!!! And if I may be pedantic, it was definitely Ray Rice who "led" us. Anywho the track sounds alright it's quite germane juxtaposed against all the other songs I've heard from him the typical laid back "smoke sumpthin" vibe. I'm on the fence a bit with him overall I mean it's good he's found his niche but i think he might be getting a little to comfortable there. The song ultimately gets a "meh" from me, nothing special here just a good beat (as per usual with him). Also it's interesting that when i saw the title i believe the name that popped into my head first was Mos Def as he used to refer to himself as that back when he was the Mos Def I most enjoyed. Never thought of the obvious connection to Mr. Hot n' Cold Joe until now. Interesting.
I bet Fred Armisen was the one who suggested Thom Yorke in the first place. Good Stuff
I am a huge fan and all but at the same time I am eager to put the King of Limbs sessions behind us. Though it would be interesting to here the studio version of "Staircase" and I am forever waiting for the studio version "Present Tense". I NEED the studio version of "Present Tense". Oh, and never really been a fan of Supercollider but interestingly I first heard this song paired with "Skirting on the Surface" which I think is the better of the two. The percussion on this version adds a little something at least.
Boo. Come on you all; would you actually pay money for this? There is so much more creative ish out there. I don't even care if he sings or not I mean I'll take the instrumental alone from "Wilhem's Scream" over this in a second. Though I must admit i'd love to hear some DJ play this and watch all the James Blake apologists struggle to dance to it. LOL I'm still rooting for ya Blakey but this definitely belongs in the gutter.
Damn...fingers crossed TMZ's wrong...if not damn. He lost mad weight recently too. smh
no...this works way better than Lupe Fiasco's attempt.
Hmmm....sounds all right.
rockers beware of 27....true true
Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Nina! how can she not make anybody's list.
I don't know I've heard him perform this much better (vocally) before...maybe its the acoustics.
Well that song was pretty much a song by Grizzly (lyrics + production) rerecorded so it wasn't like it was a different side of "her". Service Bell is a great song though I really liked the sound of her voice on that one.
you a hater for that....hobbits are obviously Kiwis not Brits smh
I think it was pretty spot on, Lotus Flower, especially in comparison to the Basement version. Are you guys like listening to it through laptop speakers or something?
Good Music? Rhianna? ......I swear I'll rip my eardrums out if I ever have to listen to Rude Boy again!
God I hate him and his witty remarks lol
Jay-Z was terrible on this! Agreed Good job Frank Ocean! What? When? Where? Why? and How?
Blueprint 3 was worthwhile? lol How dare you mention MBDTF and Blueprint 3 in the same sentence, that's sacrilege. lmfao jk But it's interesting that you like New Day. Being that it's from RZA and Kanye proclaimed it was "that Wu shit" I expected something more in the vein of "Hollow Bones" but it wasn't bad.
If I understand what you're saying, to you this feels more like a compilation of assorted tracks then something like MBDTF which obviously had a theme it followed. I would agree 100%. I think that's why i like Kanye's albums cause they always have a solid theme. Unfortunately since this isn't technically his I guess he said fuck it let's just put out some tracks to "feed the streets". And what we're left with is - and you nailed it - a mixtape with over a million dollars of funding behind it.....not a bad thing.
Sorry but I disagree. I know I'm going to get like hundred thumbs down for this but here goes: Firstly his lyrics aren't anything special and his singing is only a notch above Drake's monotonous voice. I praise Frank Ocean for injecting something fresh into the R&B(/Pop) scene but here he didn't do much at all to me (kinda like Jay-Z...yeah I said it....he could have went in harder). The only thing that stood out about No Church in the Wild was the beat and I thought Made In America was plain pathetic for all parties involved. As a standalone artist I'm not really a fan but I respect his originality in the midst of all these cookie-cutter music industry friendly so called R&B singers. Here he's just a voice (he's not listed as a writer for any of the track he's on) and there are plenty out there that are better (Bilal, Dwele, Raheem DeVaugh etc.) Sorry, just my opinion.
It boils down to good beats and lackluster lyrics. it's only so many times i can listen to Jay-Z talking about buying this and that with his black card. And the staccato flow he utilizes here makes me miss the Reasonable Doubt era Jay even more. Kanye on the other hand was pretty much "red suit rocking a gigantic pharaoh necklace Kanye" which he's very good at and even though he seemingly rapped less on this album then Jay (I guess cause he produced most of the tracks) I would give the nod to him in regards to who was lyrically superior on this album. MBDTF was about excess, this album is as well the only thing is on WTT the excess has a cliched one dimensional feel whereas on MBDTF it was more fleshed out exploring all the dimensions of excess, the good and the bad. Plus as mentioned before the beats on MBDTF were much more eclectic and the lyrics more introspective. Also, if I may be idiosyncratic, I thought it was really awkward when at the end of "Who Gon Stop Me" Jay-Z raps "...black strap you know what that's for" and this line segues into Murder for Excellence which is like a PSA against murder in the black community. On one hand Jay-Z is glamorizing it (albeit facetiously) and then on the very next track he's admonishing it. I thought that was interestingly convoluted. It's obvious this was more about money hence the deal they struck with Itunes, however, that's not to diminish the fact that they did mange to put together a good album...not great but good. Though call me a hater I think that if two of the top rappers in the game join forces it should only be logical that they produce something GREAT.
I like how they divide the acts [somewhat] according to genre...then again Donald Glover seems to be the odd man out.
I have to hurry up and watch the holy grail that is Eraserhead. I feel too out of the loop. That said I've probably subconsciously over-hyped it and will hate it...hopefully not *fingers crossed.*
I thought it was a great performance..... apologies for going against the grain
Yeah so how long should we wait to mourn for Amy Winehouse is there a time table...what 3 or 4 days? Shut Up. R.I.P Amy. i was just listening to Me and Mr. jones just yesterday on repeat. She was great...I wanted her to so pull through and release another album smh.
I didn't say he was racist anywhere in there did I? He questioned the creativity of contemporary Black musicians...not musicians in general but black musicians. That's what I took offense to. I'm not ignorant enough to call someone racist even if they said they hated all black music...we're not all musicians. Done.
Yes! now, make more daria and i'll be in heaven.
OmG with the fu*ck hip/hop shit Kanye is one hip-hop artist. Who might I say is probably the best. This is one song....one song! All yall haters pop in Common's Like Water for Chocolate and shut the hell up already. Obviously...I'll say it again obviously the rap artists you hear on the radio aren't necessarily that creative...they're mainstream. Mainstream sucks it's why I don't watch the grammy's or the BET awards for that matter. Now don't let a handful of rappers influence your abject judgement on an entire genre. Look beneath the surface. have you heard Blu's Below the Heaven's coachellajunkie probably not cause you too busy mouthin off based on the creativeness of a few pop stars. Come on man. cochellajunkie says: "not many real talented black muscians or singers out now-a-days" Winston Marsallis Outkast ( OMG rappers with talent!) Erykah Badu talib kweli Lauryn Hill The Roots (OMG they play REAL instruments!) Nas Daddy G of Massive Attack TVTOTR Esperanza Spalding Kanye...yup Common Black Thought Dead Prez ghostpoet MF Doom Madlib Jay Dilla (RIP) Flying Lotus Joshua Redman (that's jazz cause you know not all black musians and singers are part of the quote unquote "hip hop culture") etc. Why every time a mainstream rap track comes on we gotta take it to race. Hip-hop is not black music it's a part of Black music. smh. I swear, that quote has to be one of the most ignorant things I've read on stereogum.
"it" being her album of course
i wouldn't be surprised if Adele won. i mean it sold like hot cakes and it was moderately well recieved by critics. Call me a hater but I don't want to see JB win. I didn't think his album was all that good except for three or four songs. Pj Harvey delivered a great album though. It's between her and Adele.