[M.R.]

Originally posted by Bloomers

The highlights are the doomy sounding "No Sentiment," which seems to be the key track lyrically: "We started a war / Attack on memory / No easy way out / Forget everything...No nostalgia / No sentiment / We're over it now
/ We were over it then" which is made all the better by the frontman's disaffected snotty tone. "Fall In," is a catchy, quick moving track that is hooky enough to have competed with Good Charlotte and Blink-182 back in the day and "No Future/ No Past," is the best track with the most satisfying release in tension.

"Our Plans" and "Stay Useless" not mentioned as best tracks? Hm. Their new album Here and Nowhere Else is even better and one of my favorite releases this year. It sounds like In Utero and Fugazi had a love child and to top it all they added big pop choruses.

I would also mention Weezer (at least first two albums when they were power pop) when it comes to describing CN.

Waxahatchee is brilliant. Even just for the sake of those who miss old raw Cat Power sound.

GYBE are pioneers of post-rock, they have nothing to do with ambient music. They are instrumental rock basically. On 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! they played a bit with drone but they are quintessential post-rock band and Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven remains a classic of post-rock music of the noughties.

And for those of you who are not familiar with Burial, you should definitely check out his albums Burial and Untrue; they are like the Bibles of (electronic) music and hipsters.

[Forevermore]

Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of 2010s (Albums I Have Listened To In Full So Far):
#1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #8, #9, #10, #12, #13, #14, #15, #19, #21, #22, #24, #33, #36, #37, #39, #40, #41, #43, #44, #46, #48, #49, #50, #52, #53, #55, #56, #57, #60, #64, #65, #67, #74, #75, #76, #87, #88, #89, #90, #92, #94, #95, #97, #99



My thoughts on Real Estate's 'Days':

This is Indie Rock without the edge. Let's get this straight, Real Estate will not impress you with experimentation or through dynamic sound. This is music that you can chill out to essentially, and it is great for that purpose. These songs are not boring, and do not feel like they are dragging on, they are just meant more for easy listening. This album is very cohesive in that sense, with all of that tracks maintaining relatively the same style, which again, is not necessarily a bad thing. As a result, the standout tracks were less evident for me, but I decided that "Easy", "It's Real", "Municipality", "Wonder Years", "Three Blocks", and "Younger Than Yesterday", with their being no clear favorite as most of the album successfully blends. In the end though, this album does sort of fall prey to the issue that a lot of easy listening indie rock albums possess, which is failing to keep the listener interested for an extended amount of time, and as a result, this album can feel a bit like "background music" on some of the tracks that are not standouts. It is an alright album, nothing too dynamic or static, and perhaps that is exactly what Real Estate wanted to create.

[Bloomers]

Originally posted by M.R.

"Our Plans" and "Stay Useless" not mentioned as best tracks? Hm. Their new album Here and Nowhere Else is even better and one of my favorite releases this year. It sounds like In Utero and Fugazi had a love child and to top it all they added big pop choruses.

I would also mention Weezer (at least first two albums when they were power pop) when it comes to describing CN.

Waxahatchee is brilliant. Even just for the sake of those who miss old raw Cat Power sound.

GYBE are pioneers of post-rock, they have nothing to do with ambient music. They are instrumental rock basically. On 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! they played a bit with drone but they are quintessential post-rock band and Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven remains a classic of post-rock music of the noughties.

And for those of you who are not familiar with Burial, you should definitely check out his albums Burial and Untrue; they are like the Bibles of (electronic) music and hipsters.

To be honest, the whole Cloud Nothings album was great! minus parts of the second track of course, really every track stuck out to me and had something cool going on.

Good call on Weezer! I can definitely see them in the music. And I forgot CN put out somehing new, let me track it down soon!

I do have Burial's two albums and a couple of his EPs, I think Kindred clicked best with me. Haven't checked out his newest. The place I normally download his stuff from hasn't uploaded the newest EP yet.

@ Inception, can't wait to see your ranking of the albums. How many are you shooting for today?

Just saw your Real Estate post, I give this album a listen probably a year ago. Now I live in California and was relaxing outside listening to the album and I think drifted off to sleep, woke up, and could've sworn I was on the same song. I agree with what you said that the music is nice but not really interesting. I wonder why it's ranked so high?

[Forevermore]

Originally posted by Bloomers

@ Inception, can't wait to see your ranking of the albums. How many are you shooting for today?

Just saw your Real Estate post, I give this album a listen probably a year ago. Now I live in California and was relaxing outside listening to the album and I think drifted off to sleep, woke up, and could've sworn I was on the same song. I agree with what you said that the music is nice but not really interesting. I wonder why it's ranked so high?

I am going to try for at least 4-5, maybe more as I really want to finish this soon. It is going to be a drag to get through some of those rap albums though. I am not looking forward to Chief Keef, Danny Brown, Waka Flocka Flame, Future, and Young Thug. I think I am just going to try to pile them all on one day and get through it.

Yeah, I am not sure why Pitchfork rated the album so highly when it really does not appear to be anything incredibly special or interesting. It is almost just like an average Indie Rock release. Haha.

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Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of 2010s (Albums I Have Listened To In Full So Far):
#1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #8, #9, #10, #12, #13, #14, #15, #19, #21, #22, #24, #33, #36, #37, #39, #40, #41, #43, #44, #46, #48, #49, #50, #52, #53, #55, #56, #57, #60, #64, #65, #67, #74, #75, #76, #78, #87, #88, #89, #90, #92, #94, #95, #97, #99



My thoughts on Darkside's 'Psychic':

The main theme in the electronic production of 'Psychic' is intricacy. All of these songs were seemingly created with a special attention to detail, which makes some of them shine incredibly. I feel as though the opening of the album is the weakest part with "Golden Arrow" really being the only track that feels like it is dragging on, lacking any energetic or alluring quality to it. The album really starts with "Heart", and is carried successfully to the end with mesmerizing beats and a beautiful electronic sound. The standout tracks for me were "Heart", "Paper Trails", the ending of "The Only Shrine I've Seen", "Freak, Go Home", and "Metatron". My favorite track on the album would probably have to be "Heart". Ultimately, this album is exceptionally intriguing in the way it is crafted, and I simply love the intricate nature of the production. It truly is a shame that this group is going on a hiatus after releasing an album as strong as this.

[Bloomers]

Originally posted by Inception

I am going to try for at least 4-5, maybe more as I really want to finish this soon. It is going to be a drag to get through some of those rap albums though. I am not looking forward to Chief Keef, Danny Brown, Waka Flocka Flame, Future, and Young Thug. I think I am just going to try to pile them all on one day and get through it.

Yeah, I am not sure why Pitchfork rated the album so highly when it really does not appear to be anything incredibly special or interesting. It is almost just like an average Indie Rock release. Haha.

I don't know anything about Chief Keef besides his bit part on Yeezus and Cruel Summer and not familiar with Young Thug.

Future is kind of a little boring from personal experience. He sounds like he's drowning most of the time, but he's not bad, just a little low energy.

On the other hand, I love Waka. He's so ridiculous and over the top, he's really funny. All his ad-libs are amazing. Just take his music and all the little minor details, yelling, and adlibs his places in his music as tongue in cheek and have a good time! Definitely my favorite by far from that group, more guilty pleasure music though than serious high brow stuff.

And not only did Pitchfork rank Real Estate really high, there's also another Real Estate record on the list

[Forevermore]

Originally posted by Bloomers

I don't know anything about Chief Keef besides his bit part on Yeezus and Cruel Summer and not familiar with Young Thug.

Future is kind of a little boring from personal experience. He sounds like he's drowning most of the time, but he's not bad, just a little low energy.

On the other hand, I love Waka. He's so ridiculous and over the top, he's really funny. All his ad-libs are amazing. Just take his music and all the little minor details, yelling, and adlibs his places in his music as tongue in cheek and have a good time! Definitely my favorite by far from that group, more guilty pleasure music though than serious high brow stuff.

And not only did Pitchfork rank Real Estate really high, there's also another Real Estate record on the list

Oh I see, I have only heard one Waka song and hated it so much. Maybe the album will change my mind. Haha. I guess I really just do not like that genre of hip hop music.

Yep, I hope it's not just more of the same from them.

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Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of 2010s (Albums I Have Listened To In Full So Far):
#1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #8, #9, #10, #12, #13, #14, #15, #19, #21, #22, #24, #33, #36, #37, #39, #40, #41, #43, #44, #46, #48, #49, #50, #52, #53, #55, #56, #57, #60, #61, #64, #65, #67, #74, #75, #76, #78, #87, #88, #89, #90, #92, #94, #95, #97, #99



My thoughts on Dirty Projectors' 'Swing Lo Magellan':

This album is very interesting. It really is difficult to describe. This is an album that is very enjoyable to listen to for the most part, but is also rather experimental and artistic in its sound. I absolutely love its use of vocal chanting that is present on some of the tracks. The entire style of the album really is intriguing and instantly captivated me. Another thing to note is the incredible vocals present throughout this album that intertwine perfectly with the musical sound. Everything flows together so well on this album and really makes it an enjoyable experience. Every track is different and possesses its own unique and alluring sound, but the standouts for me were "Offspring Are Blank", "About to Die", "Gun Has No Trigger", "Swing Lo Magellan", "Just From Chevron"... yeah I am just going to list almost every track because nearly all of them were great in their own right. Haha. My absolute favorites were probably "Offspring Are Blank", "Gun Has No Trigger", and "See What She Seeing". The only point of question in relation to its quality is "Maybe That Was It", which feels like it drags on a bit. Overall though, it is really an exceptional record, one that is enjoyable and experimental, alluring and artistic, and possesses both style and substance. It is a record that deserves to be heard and appreciated. Plain and simple.

[M.R.]

I can write an essay about Real Estate (I won't, have to study) and why they are so high because their last two albums are the definition of how the so-called surf rock should sound in the 2010s. They were able to make the whole "beach" music sound good; using genres such as jungle pop and lo-fi and turning them into sunny catchy tunes. The same can't be said about The Drums and Beach Fossils -- they tried but went somewhere else with their sophomore releases. That's why we have Wild Nothing and DIIV as some sort of substitute. Atlas is even better than Days so check that album as well.

Originally posted by Bloomers

I do have Burial's two albums and a couple of his EPs, I think Kindred clicked best with me. Haven't checked out his newest. The place I normally download his stuff from hasn't uploaded the newest EP yet.

Kindred is his second best EP after Rival Dealer. Untrue to this day remains my favorite electronic album. "Etched Headplate" is everything.

[Bloomers]

Originally posted by M.R.

I can write an essay about Real Estate (I won't, have to study) and why they are so high because their last two albums are the definition of how the so-called surf rock should sound in the 2010s. They were able to make the whole "beach" music sound good; using genres such as jungle pop and lo-fi and turning them into sunny catchy tunes. The same can't be said about The Drums and Beach Fossils -- they tried but went somewhere else with their sophomore releases. That's why we have Wild Nothing and DIIV as some sort of substitute. Atlas is even better than Days so check that album as well.


Kindred is his second best EP after Rival Dealer. Untrue to this day remains my favorite electronic album. "Etched Headplate" is everything.

I don't know if that justifies such a high place though. And I would argue that Lisbon by The Walkmen has a similar sound for the majority of the album but is infinitely better at doing the things that Real Estate tried to do.

I'll give another listen to Untrue again soon though, I've really been meaning to really get into Burial.

And Inception Swing Lo Magellan is great! I think you chose my favorite tracks, I really love "Impregnable Question" also, but it is a solid album. And PSYCHIC might just be my favorite album released last year, so completely interesting. Some great late night music, I just love the bluesy electronic sound.

Let me see if I can listen to Waka first and make my case for why he's great It's been awhile since I've heard his first album.

Japandroids - Celebration Rock #29 Mid Decade List

Everything rock music should be in the 2010s. The music throughout the album is urgent, bright, and shimmering. The music sounds big, crisp, and urgent (the album starts out with energy at 10 and stays there, it's really impressive). The album definitely lives up to it's name, every vocal is shouted with joy, the climaxes are gigantic, the cymbals crash like waves, just a great album.

Helping the album explode in just the right way is the short running time at 36 minutes and 8 tracks, anymore, and the album might have gotten repetitive, exhausting, and overstayed its welcome; but as is it's just the right way to get swept up in the euphoria of the album. If I had to relate them to somebody, I'd say they sound like Smashing Pumpkins without any of their mopeyness and lethargy or Paramore without any of their emo tendencies. The album is catchy, it is easy to connect with, and really just a great listen.

Best tracks: The Nights of Wine and Roses, The House That Heaven Built

[Forevermore]

Originally posted by M.R.

I can write an essay about Real Estate (I won't, have to study) and why they are so high because their last two albums are the definition of how the so-called surf rock should sound in the 2010s. They were able to make the whole "beach" music sound good; using genres such as jungle pop and lo-fi and turning them into sunny catchy tunes. The same can't be said about The Drums and Beach Fossils -- they tried but went somewhere else with their sophomore releases. That's why we have Wild Nothing and DIIV as some sort of substitute. Atlas is even better than Days so check that album as well.

Like Bloomers said though, does that really make it deserving of its place? I would argue definitely not, because even if Real Estate are creating modern beach rock, it does not necessarily make the music entirely worth listening to.

Originally posted by Bloomers

And Inception Swing Lo Magellan is great! I think you chose my favorite tracks, I really love "Impregnable Question" also, but it is a solid album. And PSYCHIC might just be my favorite album released last year, so completely interesting. Some great late night music, I just love the bluesy electronic sound.

Let me see if I can listen to Waka first and make my case for why he's great It's been awhile since I've heard his first album.

Japandroids - Celebration Rock #29 Mid Decade List

Everything rock music should be in the 2010s. The music throughout the album is urgent, bright, and shimmering. The music sounds big, crisp, and urgent (the album starts out with energy at 10 and stays there, it's really impressive). The album definitely lives up to it's name, every vocal is shouted with joy, the climaxes are gigantic, the cymbals crash like waves, just a great album.

Helping the album explode in just the right way is the short running time at 36 minutes and 8 tracks, anymore, and the album might have gotten repetitive, exhausting, and overstayed its welcome; but as is it's just the right way to get swept up in the euphoria of the album. If I had to relate them to somebody, I'd say they sound like Smashing Pumpkins without any of their mopeyness and lethargy or Paramore without any of their emo tendencies. The album is catchy, it is easy to connect with, and really just a great listen.

Best tracks: The Nights of Wine and Roses, The House That Heaven Built

Yes, those are both great albums, I really love 'Swing Lo Magellan' in particular. Haha, good luck. I just do not think that genre of music is for me. I really like your review of 'Celebration Rock' also, and I am glad to hear that it is indeed very energetic and exciting to listen to. I will probably give a spin pretty soon.

[Bloomers]

Feel a little strange talking about this here, but...

Waka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli #47 Mid-Decade List

I've always listened to Waka more as a guilty pleasure the same way I do with Pitbull, or Katy Perry. But he made his way onto Pitchfork's best of 2010 album list as well as their mid-decade list so...

Waka definitely does have a sense of humor that sets him apart from other gangsta rappers and that makes all the difference on this 17 track record. Yes, the cover looks intimidating and the sound is also at first, but little details details sneak in as you're listening that let you know that Waka's having fun. For starters, there is the completely overdramatic cover and the nonsense title that's also a pun of Waka's rap name. Also, there is a song just titled "Bang" with a highly meaningful chorus of "bang bang bang bang bang / we in this bitch throwing gang signs man" and it sounds even more ridiculous on record than in writing. The track before TTG (Trained To Go) has an outro with a rapper named baby bomb repeating "I'm baby bomb," in a baby voice that sounds more like "I'm baby bop."

Really, the whole album is completely over down from the top from the titles (O Let's Do It, Bang, Bustin' At Them, Homies, Grove St. Party, to the production (Lex Luger really set the standard for the next couple of years of Hip-Hop here), to Waka himself (he shouts the simplest ad libs, Who, What!, Waka! Briccccckkkkkk Squuuuaaaad! over and over that it's clear that he knows what he's doing is ridiculous, but he's doing it anyway.)

The production here is the winner, you can here the beginnings of trap here, of Mike Will's sound, of Future's sound, of Hit-Boys sound; in all seriousness, it's probably the still-fresh sounding production that earned it's high place here, but no doubt without Waka's charisma the record and sound wouldn't have caught on. Very interesting things go on if you listen on headphones: Waka will often yell: WAKA in one ear and then FLOCKA in the other in addition to other random phrases, it's hard not to laugh or at least not crack a smile.

Disclaimer: If you're thinking while listening to the album, that's a bad idea. The album is like an album equivalent of a Michael Bay movie, just enjoy the explosions.

Key tracks: No Hands (the clear radio single), Grove St. Party (the weird video game sound sticks out), **** This Industry (the emotional centerpiece), Bang, Hard In Da paint.

For fans of: Rick Ross, Gaga's Jewels N Drugs, Watch The Throne, 2 Chainz, Pitbull's most critically acclaimed moments

[Forevermore]

Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of 2010s (Albums I Have Listened To In Full So Far):
#1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #8, #9, #10, #12, #13, #14, #15, #19, #21, #22, #24, #31, #33, #36, #37, #39, #40, #41, #43, #44, #46, #48, #49, #50, #52, #53, #55, #56, #57, #60, #61, #64, #65, #67, #74, #75, #76, #78, #87, #88, #89, #90, #92, #94, #95, #97, #99



My thoughts on Daft Punks' 'Random Access Memories':

There is no doubt that 'Random Access Memories' is a strong album, but is it one that will maintain your attention? After listening to it in full, my answer would have to be both yes and no. This album does a great job of fusing multiple genres successfully into one coherent work, but as a result, some of the tracks lose their power. Some of the tracks blend together and are thus hard to distinguish from one another. The ones that are easily recognizable, of course, are the standouts that deserve to be praised. "Give Life Back To Music", "Instant Crush", "Touch", "Get Lucky", "Beyond", and "Contact" were the best on the album with "Touch" and "Contact" easily triumphing over the others (the ending of "Touch" is so beautiful). These are tracks that utilize their rather long length (on this album) to their advantage, with every moment being seemingly meaningful and powerful. These are tracks that deserve to be praised incredibly as they are simply beautiful pieces. Ultimately, even while there may be a few tracks that are worth skipping, 'Random Access Memories' shines because of these incredible standout tracks, and in the end is a success.

[Forevermore]

Originally posted by Bloomers

Feel a little strange talking about this here, but...

Waka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli #47 Mid-Decade List

I've always listened to Waka more as a guilty pleasure the same way I do with Pitbull, or Katy Perry. But he made his way onto Pitchfork's best of 2010 album list as well as their mid-decade list so...

Waka definitely does have a sense of humor that sets him apart from other gangsta rappers and that makes all the difference on this 17 track record. Yes, the cover looks intimidating and the sound is also at first, but little details details sneak in as you're listening that let you know that Waka's having fun. For starters, there is the completely overdramatic cover and the nonsense title that's also a pun of Waka's rap name. Also, there is a song just titled "Bang" with a highly meaningful chorus of "bang bang bang bang bang / we in this bitch throwing gang signs man" and it sounds even more ridiculous on record than in writing. The track before TTG (Trained To Go) has an outro with a rapper named baby bomb repeating "I'm baby bomb," in a baby voice that sounds more like "I'm baby bop."

Really, the whole album is completely over down from the top from the titles (O Let's Do It, Bang, Bustin' At Them, Homies, Grove St. Party, to the production (Lex Luger really set the standard for the next couple of years of Hip-Hop here), to Waka himself (he shouts the simplest ad libs, Who, What!, Waka! Briccccckkkkkk Squuuuaaaad! over and over that it's clear that he knows what he's doing is ridiculous, but he's doing it anyway.)

The production here is the winner, you can here the beginnings of trap here, of Mike Will's sound, of Future's sound, of Hit-Boys sound; in all seriousness, it's probably the still-fresh sounding production that earned it's high place here, but no doubt without Waka's charisma the record and sound wouldn't have caught on. Very interesting things go on if you listen on headphones: Waka will often yell: WAKA in one ear and then FLOCKA in the other in addition to other random phrases, it's hard not to laugh or at least not crack a smile.

Disclaimer: If you're thinking while listening to the album, that's a bad idea. The album is like an album equivalent of a Michael Bay movie, just enjoy the explosions.

Key tracks: No Hands (the clear radio single), Grove St. Party (the weird video game sound sticks out), **** This Industry (the emotional centerpiece), Bang, Hard In Da paint.

For fans of: Rick Ross, Gaga's Jewels N Drugs, Watch The Throne, 2 Chainz, Pitbull's most critically acclaimed moments

Oh no, this looks like it is going to be a challenge. I was wondering how he even made it on this list, like I had to do a double take when I saw this album. Like... seriously?

Also, I always think and analyze the lyrics and musical sound with any song I am listening to so that will be a challenge. I am not usually someone to just try to "enjoy the ride". Lmao. I hate "Jewels N Drugs" and Rick Ross and 2 Chainz and Pitbull... damn!

[Cristhian]

Legends.

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Originally posted by Cristhian

Legends.

HAIM is flawless! I have yet to listen to The War on Drugs album, because I am trying to finish this top 100 list first. I have been putting off listening to The Knife's album on this list for some reason, probably because of its length, but I will listen eventually. Excited!

[Forevermore]

Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of 2010s (Albums I Have Listened To In Full So Far):
#1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #8, #9, #10, #12, #13, #14, #15, #19, #21, #22, #24, #29, #31, #33, #36, #37, #39, #40, #41, #43, #44, #46, #48, #49, #50, #52, #53, #55, #56, #57, #60, #61, #64, #65, #67, #74, #75, #76, #78, #87, #88, #89, #90, #92, #94, #95, #97, #99



My thoughts on Japandroids' 'Celebration Rock':

Now this is high energy music! All of this album's 35 minutes are filled with energetic beats and strong vocals, but it never becomes too overwhelming. The album manages to flow very very well, and is still incredibly enjoyable to listen to, even while being quite loud and constant with its energy. This music is seemingly meant to be played LOUD, but it does not lose its power in its volume, rather it gains strength. It relishes in the fact that it is loud, and enjoys every moment beautifully. Another aspect to mention, is how incredible the vocals and instruments meld together on all of these tracks. Japandroids are masters and making both their vocals and music compliment each other perfectly. Every track is quite enjoyable and they are all strong in their own right, although my favorites were probably "Fire's Highway", The House That Heaven Built", and "Continuous Thunder". They have a captivating quality to them, that make them simply addicting. I felt that the weakest song on the album, was the cover they did of "For the Love of Ivy". I feel as though their songwriting was a lot stronger on the rest of the album than the cover song they chose. Overall, this album was an incredibly enjoyable experience, and just the right length for the sound they were going for. If you love high energy music than I would say definitely give this a try. It's great.

[Bloomers]

Originally posted by Inception

Oh no, this looks like it is going to be a challenge. I was wondering how he even made it on this list, like I had to do a double take when I saw this album. Like... seriously?

Also, I always think and analyze the lyrics and musical sound with any song I am listening to so that will be a challenge. I am not usually someone to just try to "enjoy the ride". Lmao. I hate "Jewels N Drugs" and Rick Ross and 2 Chainz and Pitbull... damn!

sounds like the perfect storm Well, there is still awhile to go before then on the brightside. Honestly though, I've given his album to a lot of my friends to get them to listen. He literally has a song called Fist Pump that is a favorite.

Originally posted by Cristhian

Legends.

Like your albums, especially the Knife and you know, Soldier of Love was on Pitchfork's 2010 song list if you wanted to discuss that...

Right now though

Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty #79 Mid Decade List

The more consistent half and less experimental half of Outkast makes a Hip-Hop classic.

The flow of the actual album is great. It never gets boring. Also, Big Boi's rap flow great, he cooly moves the album along like the veteran he is; by the time he made this album, he had been in the game for awhile and moves the album like a pro, changing up his flow when necessary and constantly keeping things interesting. The only time when the album sags is on the occasionally weak guest: Vonnegut adds a strange hook to Follow Us that isn't for everybody and Yelawolf sounds mushmouthed on You Ain't No DJ (even more than Gucci on Shine Blockas!)

The beats are also solid throughout, taking influence from Outkast, aiming for timelessness instead of joining the arms race for the biggest beat like Waka Flocka. This makes the beats and the album as a whole a very smooth listen, most often the music sounds labored over and even though it's often danceable and synthesized, it's still soulful. Although all the tracks have more of a timeless sound (they really sit out of time, like they could be from 15 years ago, or 15 years from now and would still sound apart from popular rap at the time), they are never boring. The tracks are as varied sounding as they are smooth and easy enjoy. Honestly, this album should be much, much higher on the list. It's a case of a solid and consistent album being overlooked in favor of more experimental or influential albums.

Best Tracks: General Patton - A bombastic opera backed track where Big Boi goes HAM, Shutterbug - An eccentric track led by playful beatboxing? and vocoders, Tangerine - a sleazy 808 powered strip club jam, You Ain't No DJ - a dis track with the strangest beat on the album, Shine Blockas - a bright and smooth track that advises to Shake Off the Haters, Back Up Plan - The most standard pop rap track here, still an A level track. Actually, they're all great...

For Fans Of: Outkast's less experimental but still strange moments, Janelle Monae, Kanye's first three albums

[Brando]

Good thread idea, but what happened to your old last fm where 90%+ of all your spins were from Gagz?

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Originally posted by Brando

Good thread idea, but what happened to your old last fm where 90%+ of all your spins were from Gagz?

Dat was my last.fm pre-enlightenment. Also, read the blurb I posted on the side. Oh, and add me on Last.fm!