normally i hate kendrick because i find his voice awkward and his flow minimal (maybe it's because he sounds slightly indian or something? idk) but his verse was awesome.
Joey Bada$$ was my favorite feature though.
No stereogum. Please no. This is a miss. It may be enjoyable at a party or a social occasion but honestly I thought the album of the week segment denoted albums of critical merit, works of more substance. I think it'd be quite a stretch to say theres much substance or any depth to the work on this album.
" He isn’t. Instead, he retreats into a weed-cloud of chaos, because that’s where he’s most comfortable, and he treats any outsiders as potential hostiles, because maybe they are. The good news is this: You do not have to hang out with Chief Keef. It doesn’t matter if you like him. And if you’re wringing your hands at his ascent, you’re depriving yourself of the brutally effective hunk of thud-rap that he’s released into the world today. Don’t do that."
Effective yes. But deserving of accolades for achievement? for creating something new and unique? I'd argue not, it is a good album, but nothing exceptional that hasn't been done before, he's just the newest and has the most hype in trap at the moment. But maybe it was a slow week and there wasn't much else of note, so that could make sense. However I just feel like it needs to be pointed out that trying to talk about something hyper critically or in depth is impossible to do if the depth is not within the work itself.
Also, I'm 17. 17 year olds are not all loathsome human beings, that is a ridiculous generalization.
the album would only be chirping, which instantly reminded me of those annoying seagulls from finding nemo. "Ocean Debris" featuring the hit "mine mine mine mine mine mine mine"
exactly, its like, i'd want a perfect car, that was really safe and well made. But music is not a car and it is supposed to express the feelings of real human beings and there is nothing real being reflected through the glossy studio finish. form DOEs NOT support the content (sad emotion-y stuff).
I feel like calling taylor swift's or any pop artists (usher, justin bieber, marron 5, WHOEVER...) album a "terrific pop-record" is a bad way of evaluating the merit of the work. Pop music by definition is the most popular music of a given time and not REALLY a specific genre. So saying it is a "terrific pop-record" is like saying "this album is good at being an album that will sell lots of albums to people who buy albums". It's just redundant. I think talking about the content and production in detail evaluates it much better than how pop-y it is. Also, I'm curious to know your definition of "quality music", how many mics are used and how much they cost? how airbrushed (figuratively) it is? The subtle use of pitch correction in her songs makes me feel sick. Her voice is literally made perfect. Or is it the depth of the lyrics, which are written with the help of two or more other people half the time. is it her musicianship? Multi-talented-ness? her musical credits on the album are some songwriting, the main vocals, and acoustic guitar (which i suspect was minimal in the actual recording), and then rest are about 30 multi-instrumentalists and 7 background vocalists. Seems like it would be pretty easy to make this "terrific pop-album" with a studio army of that size, not to mention the 10 producers. Think about it. Its her brand thats popular (young constantly heartbroken but happy girl) and then she is adopted by this machine if you will and given this army to work with. She has the easiest job out of all the people involved in this record and is essentially given all the credit.
Something to consider....
the question about how their catholic faith informed them was ridiculous, you will find nowhere else in the world, except the middle east, that still tie religion and state. We do not do this in Canada, I think it is very backwards to continue to do so in the U.S., democracy, not theocracy.
nailed absolutely with, "While You Wait for the Others", would have liked to see "Southern Point" and/or "I Live With You" purely for the lush epicness they contain.
yeah.. bands like black keys, MGMT, fun., Death Cab are all pretty much pop acts, just not plugged with as much corporate sludge, hardly the "underground music" "hipsters" listen to. Its easy to see that hipster is a term that has come to refer to just the aesthetics of music, but its so inconsistent relative and generic that no one actually knows what theyre talking about, so instead people like LA Weekly just look like idiots making a random list that means nothing
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