[humbz]

The thing is: she has one of the most (if not THE most) solid discographies of all-time. Even her less appealing body of work is still top notch.

I LOVE the controversial /\/\/\Y/\ (I'm pretty much a sucker for M.I.A. and everything she does tho ), but it is indeed her most questionable record. Lovalot, Steppin Up, Teqkilla, Story to be Told, Caps Lock, Internet Connection, Illygirl >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Then we got It Iz What It Iz, Tell Me Why, the average It Takes A Muscle and the you-need-to-be-in-a-specific-mood tune (Meds and Feds).

Kala takes the crown cause every single beat and every single concept and every single layer of every single song... Ugh! Too damn much. Feels like heaven, feels like a crazy-hot-neon-fluorescent-disturbing-super-colorful-gorgeous print from a Medium East tissue, if you know what I mean.

Matangi is all about my soul being pushed left and right and back and forth and up up away we go, aw Lord. Every song is a trip. The girl slayed us with album of the year all over again. No need to think twice.

Now I'm too tired to talk about the good sis Arular, but let's just say that Sunshowers is one of my favorite songs ever.

Kala > Matangi = Arular > /\/\/\Y/\.

[charmed23]

Did anyone see her performance of YALA on Conan?

Im sure she did it on purpose, still watching her doing the whole thing by herself is kinda funny.

EDIT: her random legs-kicking is hilarious haha

[collin]

Tell Me Why is AMAZING. Bye.

[TrashyNavy]

Bingo is amazing, Hombre is eh and It Iz What It Iz is amazing. Her albums go like this
Arular > Maya > Kala > Matangi

[aleik2]

Double Boubble Trouble is INSANE omg i was being slayed HARD with all the changes in the beat
Oh and mathangi >>>>> maya >>> the overrated others tbqfh

[BambooBanga]

Hombre is one of my top 3 from Arular. It iz what it Iz is great, but at the same I can understand someone's dislike for it. Im surprised there was no blaqstarr on Matangi.

Tell Me Why though is a horrid mess. Her worse vocals on any song by far.

[Blueberry Mary]

Is this a grower

[Braz]

The Y.A.L.A. video, lawddd...

[Matangi]

I need this extended version of Double Bubble Trouble

[Stevie]

Originally posted by Blueberry Mary

Is this a grower

The album? Yeah, at first I kind of hated it but now I enjoy it.

The main thing that's holding it back from greatness is a general sense of sloppiness - lyrically and with the at times, annoying vocal distortions. For me, the intro and title track are irritating. "Bad Girls" still sounds great but is a bit out of place, and "Y.A.L.A." plus "Bring The Noize" are too obvious attempts a some sort of club or accessible dancefloor track for me. "Boom Skit" really should have been a full track because it's great and "Exodus" plus "Sexodus" being nearly identical tracks made no sense to me. But overall, it's a cool and forward-thinking album.

[collin]

I also don't understand why there's an Exodus and Sexodus Seems dumb to me.
I agree that YALA and BTN are a little too try-hard clubby, but I still really enjoy them and she managed to make
them mildly satirical in a way, like ironic club pop. But they still fit the theme of the album, too, so.

[collin]

Originally posted by TrashyNavy

Bingo is amazing, Hombre is eh and It Iz What It Iz is amazing. Her albums go like this
Arular > Maya > Kala > Matangi

I'm gonna go Kala > Matangi = Maya > Arular

[MCBeth]

The album is great, I love it.

[Stevie]

Originally posted by collin

I also don't understand why there's an Exodus and Sexodus Seems dumb to me.
I agree that YALA and BTN are a little too try-hard clubby, but I still really enjoy them and she managed to make
them mildly satirical in a way, like ironic club pop. But they still fit the theme of the album, too, so.

Yeah, well tracks like "Only 1 U" and "Warriors" do a much better job at being bangers than those two, in my opinion.

[collin]

Originally posted by Stevie

Yeah, well tracks like "Only 1 U" and "Warriors" do a much better job at being bangers than those two, in my opinion.

I don't know if I really agree with that, though I think Double Bubble Trouble surpasses them all.

[Jameson Teqkilla]

M.I.A. has always been about making songs about something sound like songs about nothing. The bangerz on this album >>>>

[Stevie]

Originally posted by collin

I don't know if I really agree with that, though I think Double Bubble Trouble surpasses them all.

You might be right, I've been sleeping on that one but it's really grown on me.

[Penk]

Originally posted by Blueberry Mary

Is this a grower

I liked it from first listen, but it did get even better with repeated listens.

[Bríseis]

Originally posted by Stevie

Yeah, well tracks like "Only 1 U" and "Warriors" do a much better job at being bangers than those two, in my opinion.

Those two happen to be my least favorite. But they can grow on me like many of her tracks did.

[Matangi]

This album is definitely a grower.