I liked this album less than TPAB when it came out but it’s overall grown on my bc every time a track comes on the radio it’s like the best thing ever
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 18 May 2018 00:54 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I wouldn’t say it’s as brilliant as TPAB in a high-concept sense, but it’s still plenty brilliant, and furthermore designed in a way where that brilliance is appropriate in way more contexts than some of the more outré stuff on its predecessor. It’s big and pop-friendly but still really distinctive and knotty when you get under the hood.Which is I think why I voted for “XXX”. On paper the shift from siren-blaring Mike-Will-Does-Bomb-Squad abrasion to a timestretched jazzy Bono cameo should be a disaster, but I don’t know, it’s like Disneyworld, all the wires holding it together are invisible but it feels so structurally appropriate.
― You're all losing so many points on your progress bars (Champiness), Friday, 18 May 2018 01:15 (six years ago) link
Fear
― flappy bird, Friday, 18 May 2018 05:28 (six years ago) link
DNA, ELEMENT, LOYALTY, LUST, and, FEAR could all easily get my vote. Probably will go with LOYALTY because Rihanna.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 18 May 2018 05:50 (six years ago) link
Love
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 18 May 2018 06:27 (six years ago) link
LUST. Its beat is completely astonishing, for a start
― imago, Friday, 18 May 2018 07:07 (six years ago) link
I'm gonna rep for FEEL because it gives me the chills every time. Especially the outburst in the middle and the overlapping lines that float through afterward.
― startled macropod (MatthewK), Friday, 18 May 2018 07:11 (six years ago) link
I actually think it's more brilliant than 2PAB high-concept wise, since the narrative concept, while just as strong, doesn't interfere with the individual songs in a "and THEN what happened was..." sort of way, while simultaneously working as a sort of argument. Also love the subtle dialectics of stuff like Pride sounding subdued, followed up by Humble being noisy as hell. His best album, imo.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 18 May 2018 07:12 (six years ago) link
ELEMENT
― devvvine, Friday, 18 May 2018 08:57 (six years ago) link
2. DNA.
― niels, Friday, 18 May 2018 11:25 (six years ago) link
DNA is undeniable.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 May 2018 11:49 (six years ago) link
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OTM.
Still prefer To Pimp a Butterfly.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 18 May 2018 11:58 (six years ago) link
Could’ve went for lust or xxx tbh
― Ross, Saturday, 19 May 2018 05:21 (six years ago) link
FEEL has one of the greatest build up/release I've heard in hip-hop. Also, there is something so hurtful when he sings 'ain't nobody praying for me'.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 19 May 2018 05:48 (six years ago) link
Duckworth
― clouds (peanutbuttereverysingleday), Saturday, 19 May 2018 06:44 (six years ago) link
DNA was the first time in a long time I felt compelled to memorize rap lyrics so DNA
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 20 May 2018 18:22 (six years ago) link
could also easily vote Duckworth or Fear though
DNA with consideration for XXX
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Sunday, 20 May 2018 18:31 (six years ago) link
Element and lust would be my runner ups
― synonym toast crunch (Ross), Friday, 1 June 2018 16:14 (six years ago) link
No surprise that the rym comments on this are cacaClaiming it’s a sell out album or step down seems really weird and tone deaf for me. Each record should be judged for its own universe and not against some canon trajectory
― synonym toast crunch (Ross), Friday, 1 June 2018 18:34 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 22 June 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 23 June 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
Voted for “XXX.” but I’m surprised by the low turnout for “LUST.”.
― You're all losing so many points on your progress bars (Champiness), Saturday, 23 June 2018 01:04 (six years ago) link
Surprised YAH got no votes
― flappy bird, Saturday, 23 June 2018 01:05 (six years ago) link
Element is too low.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 23 June 2018 01:46 (six years ago) link
no love for god either. god. damn.
― paul mccartney & whinge (voodoo chili), Saturday, 23 June 2018 04:56 (six years ago) link
The low placings for 'GOD.' and 'YAH.' don't surprise me at all. The low placings for 'ELEMENT.' and 'LUST.' do, though.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 23 June 2018 10:12 (six years ago) link
God is melodically similar to element
Great track
― mind how you go (Ross), Saturday, 23 June 2018 13:20 (six years ago) link
I don't get howanyone could look on the tracklist for this album and vote for the one featuring U2 .
― Frederik B, Saturday, 23 June 2018 13:30 (six years ago) link
You mean not for it ?
― mind how you go (Ross), Saturday, 23 June 2018 13:32 (six years ago) link
Anyone play this in reverse? Lamar confirmed it back then that it’s another way to hear the story and the vibe is different. Duckworth makes sense as an opener too
― Ross, Sunday, 15 July 2018 20:36 (six years ago) link
He actually released a version in reverse, too -https://i1.wp.com/hardyscloset.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_3045.png
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 16 July 2018 05:11 (six years ago) link
That’s the collectors edition yeah :)My understanding is the reverse version is a life where lamar’s father dies and in the end at “blood” Kendrick dies too? Interesting when artists do things like this, it’s two ways to listen to it - neither is the definitive one
― Ross, Monday, 16 July 2018 05:15 (six years ago) link
The final verse in FEAR. about potentially losing everything has always stuck with me
― nova, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 05:04 (six years ago) link
that's the one
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 05:54 (six years ago) link
i held the CD version of this my hands for quite a while yesterday at the record store and then ultimately put it down. i kinda want it, though.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 15:43 (six years ago) link
“I’ve been hungry all my life”
― Legalize dreams (Ross), Thursday, 19 July 2018 18:57 (six years ago) link
CD version omits parts from the digital, probably worth buying as a piece of the puzzle