Discotheque
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that cover....reminds me of a former Toku avatar.
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Is it an album or a mixtape?
Discotheque
Banned
an album in the sense that section.80 and setbacks and follow me home were.
Pinko Marx
Banned
I try to stay away from subgenres because most of the time they're useless and don't really tell me much of anything about the music.
I just say what other kind of music that I've heard that an artist reminds me of and it paints a much better picture.
You could say Wacka Flocka is Gangsta Rap with a whole lot of energy and club bangers.
While The Roots are a highly introspective/conscious Rap Band.
Just says a lot more than saying The Roots are "underground" or Danny Brown is idk...Techno Hip-Hop or someshit.
Well, Section.80 was retail. So it pretty much was an album.
computers putin'
Member
that verse was just nasty.
Yeah, even though Pusha T isn't at the top of his game right now, I know he still got the potential to drop something dope. I just hope he pulls it together for his album.
Speaking of Common, the other day I was marveling at the fact that he's managed to not only remain relevant for all these years, but he's remained one of the nicest rappers out this whole time too. If someone said Common was top 10 dead or alive, I wouldn't be mad.
All three of them were retail albums, Setback was just made free later for all the late/sleepy cheapskates.
Discotheque
Banned
like physical cd copies? I've got them on amazon only so I wouldn't know.
Ahhh ok. Setbacks was okay. I disliked Follow Me Hom. I really liked Section.80 though. I have liked all the new Schoolboy Q i have heard, much more than setbacks.
Being retail doesnt have to mean physical copies.
so close
i'll never understand how rappers decide to promote mixtapes. actually i do, i just dont like it.
not directed at Q specifically, but he is guilty of it too.
i liked how Rocky did it personally. he just announced LLA for Halloween and let it speak for itself. if its really that fire then the internet will spread the word.
no nebulous release dates. no twitter whoring/begging (this really annoys the shit out of me). etc
as for the music, Setbacks fell out of rotation in about a week so i hope HNC is better.
Discotheque
Banned
yeah plus 1-2-3 punch of Whats The Word, betIgotsumweed and Druggys Wit Hoes is awesome.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
so what like, the whole disc as an online purchase but from specific sites?
Tokubetsu
Member
More like, a digital release. That's what they mean. You had to buy it on itunes/amazon intially.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
if you put oneirology as 1 then undun better be 0. not saying oneirology was bad but undun just felt more refined to me.
ahh thank you.
The more I listen to undun, the more I want to put it on my top 10. Not quite there yet, but it's so cohesive, I love it. Flows from start to finish, very few of those albums this year IMO. Oneirology is of the same kind, I just didn't like it as much.
I love concept albums, and undun is giving me that fix.
I love that Sufjan Stevens was solely responsible for my favorite instrumental on the album.
That's where the album loses it for me...I don't know if it's really that cohesive tbh. I like it and it's going to be in my top ten, but it's definitely not #1. This is just a really tough list to put together this year.
I pruned a lot since last night.
I know where your coming from. They kinda described it as the story of a man and all the shit that goes down in one day for him in a non-linear fashion, but it doesn't really work out like that at all, but I feel to a certain extent all the songs feel like they fit together on this one CD. The sound of the thing is pretty consistent throughout, but it *just* doesn't feel like your listening to the same song over and over again. At least, that's what I think your coming from with the cohesiveness.That's where the album loses it for me...I don't know if it's really that cohesive tbh. I like it and it's going to be in my top ten, but it's definitely not #1. This is just a really tough list to put together this year.
I pruned a lot since last night.
Make My, One Time and Tip The Scale are my favourite songs off of it.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Undun is pretty damn good. You can really tell it's an album they took their time crafting. I can't say I like some of the singing on the album which sounds generic to me, and a couple of the guest verses are annoying but overall it's solid. I also wish The Roots had another member who matched Questlove's talent and ambition. Yea they have a pretty good guitarist and keyboard guys, but I still would like to see something more daring from them. I miss Hub 
In terms of specific examples, Dice Raw's verse on One Time struck me as lacking, and really don't like the PORN verse on Stomp. Black Thought's verse is perfect, the production is amazing, everything is going well...then he staggers in with a rambling verse. Bah.
Make My, Lighthouse, Sleep, and I Remember are the stand out tracks to me. Overall it's a damn good album.
In terms of specific examples, Dice Raw's verse on One Time struck me as lacking, and really don't like the PORN verse on Stomp. Black Thought's verse is perfect, the production is amazing, everything is going well...then he staggers in with a rambling verse. Bah.
Make My, Lighthouse, Sleep, and I Remember are the stand out tracks to me. Overall it's a damn good album.
Yeah, I thought the singing was especially lackluster at first, but it's kinda grown on me even though it sounds like it has the driest delivery ever. It almost kinda fits as so.. like on One Time. I can definitely see people disliking it though.
The album definitely has it's flaws, but I'm surprised I'm enjoying it as much as I am. How I Got Over really didn't stick well with me, I thought it was grossly overrated on GAF.
The album definitely has it's flaws, but I'm surprised I'm enjoying it as much as I am. How I Got Over really didn't stick well with me, I thought it was grossly overrated on GAF.
Undun is pretty damn good. You can really tell it's an album they took their time crafting. I can't say I like some of the singing on the album which sounds generic to me, and a couple of the guest verses are annoying but overall it's solid. I also wish The Roots had another member who matched Questlove's talent and ambition. Yea they have a pretty good guitarist and keyboard guys, but I still would like to see something more daring from them. I miss Hub
In terms of specific examples, Dice Raw's verse on One Time struck me as lacking, and really don't like the PORN verse on Stomp. Black Thought's verse is perfect, the production is amazing, everything is going well...then he staggers in with a rambling verse. Bah.
Make My, Lighthouse, Sleep, and I Remember are the stand out tracks to me. Overall it's a damn good album.
My favorite cut from the album. Shit is just beautiful.
Pinko Marx
Banned
I can't get behind that Daily Bread album. Production sucks and the raps aren't anything to faun over either.
You got it wrong Enzo. Undun is the story of a man dying and looking back on the actions that lead him to his undoing.
You got it wrong Enzo. Undun is the story of a man dying and looking back on the actions that lead him to his undoing.
One of those albums are not like the rest...lol.
I also wish The Roots had another member who matched Questlove's talent and ambition. Yea they have a pretty good guitarist and keyboard guys, but I still would like to see something more daring from them. I miss Hub
So much this. Questlove already seem's like this dude who would devote all the time in the world to crafting this amazing album. Like he'd just live it until he was satisfied. It'd be amazing to see him team up with other like minded individuals.
Sure...it'd take forever to come out, but fuck, it would be amazing. Like his work on the last Al Green album was fucking phenomenal.
Oh yeah...those....
shit.
Maybe I indeed haven't listened to it enough. Currently finals are fucking me up and I've been listening mostly to something else I'll make an elaborating post on afterwards.
Good luck to all the GAF-Hoppers with exams and finals and all that jazz.
Pinko Marx
Banned
Just listen to Sleep and Make My, pay attention to the lyrics, spells it out pretty explicitly.
If you listen to Undun with the concept in mind it makes it that much better of an album. A lot of people say its good background music but that couldn't be farther from the truth. Undun demands that you sit down and pretty much give it your undevoted attention. Theres a to be found, a lot of things that it touches on.
The album is the concept. You're missing the full experience if you're not following the story.
SpeedingUptoStop
will totally Facebook friend you! *giggle* *LOL*
Kool On is a top 10 track of the year for me. The first verse threads the needle perfectly to me. And that loop is fuuuuu
PhoenixDark
Banned
Daily Bread is in my top 5
Finally got around to Camp and Undun. Camp is as dull as I expected. About 4 or 5 good songs, but just a whole lot of nothing content wise. He'll probably get 2 or 3 tracks on the big "listenable" playlist.
Undun is...its a roots album. The roots are the handjobs of the rap world. Nothing to complain about, it's an enjoyable experience, but it's never the most exciting part of the evening.
Undun is...its a roots album. The roots are the handjobs of the rap world. Nothing to complain about, it's an enjoyable experience, but it's never the most exciting part of the evening.
I have had some amazing hand-jobs in my life. In highschool, on bus rides. They definitely were the most exciting part of my day.
I don't think I have ever let a hand job be the most exciting part of my day. If she was willing to jerk me off, she was going to get it inside of her too.
In high-school on the bus, i didnt really have that option, lol.
Finals in what if you mind me asking? Im in the same boat btw, shit sucks.
Swag. also, go heat.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
Also catching up on
No Kings : A little disappointing actually. Some really really great tracks but also some repetitive production. Needs more listens though.
A Sucker For Pumps : I knew I'd love this being a Tiron fan for a while now, I was saving this for the end of the year and I'm not disappointed. Possible top 10 album for me.
Daily Bread : Just as solid as I expected. Probably not a top 10 for me, but top 20 definitely. Tell Me is sick as fuck. Reminds me that we should have a top 20 favorite songs of the year list as well.
No Kings : A little disappointing actually. Some really really great tracks but also some repetitive production. Needs more listens though.
A Sucker For Pumps : I knew I'd love this being a Tiron fan for a while now, I was saving this for the end of the year and I'm not disappointed. Possible top 10 album for me.
Daily Bread : Just as solid as I expected. Probably not a top 10 for me, but top 20 definitely. Tell Me is sick as fuck. Reminds me that we should have a top 20 favorite songs of the year list as well.
go listen to the eligh album; theres a grieves feature on it
A Sucker For Pumps is so good. I just got it this week, been on repeat all week.
IrishNinja
Member
Goblin was better on re-listening recently, good angry shit for gym/running and shit.
quietly grateful Com's shit hasn't leaked just yet; hearing Undun & Spiritual State, plus that, all inside of one week woudlve been like when i got an SNES with Mario World, Link to the Past & SFII: World Warrior - i'm never gonna have a lineup so good at one time like that again. that week, i flew too close to the sun~
quietly grateful Com's shit hasn't leaked just yet; hearing Undun & Spiritual State, plus that, all inside of one week woudlve been like when i got an SNES with Mario World, Link to the Past & SFII: World Warrior - i'm never gonna have a lineup so good at one time like that again. that week, i flew too close to the sun~
njean777
Member
The violin really makes it even better. Right under Section 80 for me for AOTY.
That is the problem with Goblin for me, its all anger, no substance, all shock. I like angry songs sometimes, but Goblin was just pure anger and nothing more. It really bothered me after about the 4th track and I haven't ever listened to it since. I like Tyler, but I wish he would make songs about other emotions other then anger.
Hopefully Commons leaks next week before the drive home. That would be a nice early Christmas gift.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
i liked bastard more than goblin. but i only gave goblin a brief listen, i may go back to it.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
i think it had to do with earl leaving.
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