sorry if swae lee's unique star quality wasn't so clear to me when only "no flex zone" was out, anyone flippantly commenting care to elaborate on what jumped out at you at that time?
― dyl, Friday, 2 March 2018 19:48 (six years ago) link
damn im already tired of powerglide.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Friday, 9 March 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
anyway "hurt to look" is the clear standout among this recent batch― dyl, Friday, March 2, 2018 6:07 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― dyl, Friday, March 2, 2018 6:07 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is straight up challops
― loud horn beeping jazzsplaining arse (dog latin), Thursday, 15 March 2018 14:20 (six years ago) link
Idk why it’s so controversial itt that swae is a more natural breakout star: he’s better looking (seems weird to say that but it’s true and matters); he does the sing-rap post drake thing (sorry for crudeness of that description) and he seems more chilll and confident, whereas jim is more drugged out /manic and channels the bratty element of their sound more. This isn’t to say swae is better per se just better adapted to the current rap ecosystem. I love Jxmmi on their second lp especially, he sounds super hungry
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Thursday, 15 March 2018 19:33 (six years ago) link
he also sings the hook on every one of their hits and wrote one of the biggest songs of last year
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 15 March 2018 21:36 (six years ago) link
co-wrote Formation too. He's been the chosen one since the beginning
― Number None, Thursday, 15 March 2018 21:53 (six years ago) link
do ppl not like "hurt to look"? like i would agree with the assessment above that it will probably not be a hit but i really like it much more than the other recent releases
― dyl, Thursday, 15 March 2018 22:38 (six years ago) link
to be fair I'll give it another chance, just not my thing maybe
― loud horn beeping jazzsplaining arse (dog latin), Friday, 16 March 2018 00:05 (six years ago) link
i wanted to like "hurt to look" but it only has one melodic idea. i can vibe w/ it because it's very vibey but i rate it well below "sativa" as far as swae R&B goes
― J0rdan S., Friday, 16 March 2018 01:10 (six years ago) link
"Powerglide" was a big grower
― Evan R, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 18:30 (six years ago) link
love it
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 19:08 (six years ago) link
it's lit
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 19:15 (six years ago) link
yeah it's a really good song, ready to get sick of it during the NBA playoffs tho
― stormzy daniels (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 19:23 (six years ago) link
maybe they'll play "Hurts to Look" during montages of the Celtics on offense instead.
― evol j, Tuesday, 10 April 2018 19:46 (six years ago) link
'Slime green paint, peanut butter inside' - Powerglide definitely one of my pop songs of the year
― loud horn beeping jazzsplaining arse (dog latin), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 19:57 (six years ago) link
Swae's "Guatemala" is a pretty forgettable "Unforgettable" rip. But still loving the flood of new material from these guys. Triple-album rollouts are fun
― Evan R, Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:31 (six years ago) link
― evol j, Tuesday, April 10, 2018 2:46 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i laughed
― stormzy daniels (voodoo chili), Thursday, 12 April 2018 21:40 (six years ago) link
'Powerglide' is the fastest five and a half minutes in pop.
― mr.raffles, Tuesday, 17 April 2018 19:55 (six years ago) link
it seems i have yet another objectively wrong opinion about rae sremmurd since i prefer "guatemala" to "powerglide"
― dyl, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 01:33 (five years ago) link
'Guatemala' is terrific too.
Was underwhelmed by some of the tracks as they came out, but, as a group, this is really working for me.
― mr.raffles, Thursday, 19 April 2018 03:44 (five years ago) link
i like “close” way more than “guatemala”
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 19 April 2018 06:48 (five years ago) link
"close" is niiiiiiiiiicce
Based on its radio play so far "Guatemala" seems like it might be a hit, so I guess Swae knew what he was doing going back to that well
― Evan R, Thursday, 19 April 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link
I'm a little peeved SR3MM doesn't have a release date yet but if that means that they just keep releasing two new song a week indefinitely I'm totally fine with it
swaecation
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 01:08 (five years ago) link
feel like swaecation might be more interesting than good but "offshore" is amazing
― J0rdan S., Friday, 4 May 2018 05:03 (five years ago) link
emotional diddy music
― J0rdan S., Friday, 4 May 2018 13:39 (five years ago) link
“offshore” rules so much
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 13:42 (five years ago) link
I haven't made it to the Jxmtro section yet
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 May 2018 13:52 (five years ago) link
A friend called Swaecation the 2018 Amplified and I'm inclined to agree. It's not bad, but a little one note compared to what I was hoping for.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 4 May 2018 14:03 (five years ago) link
oh shit, didn't realise this was out!!
― brand new universal harvester (dog latin), Friday, 4 May 2018 14:05 (five years ago) link
feel like swaecation might be more interesting than good
feel like this is prob true, the songs themselves are kinda formless, but it’s a pretty mood to sink into. can’t tell if that’s why i suddenly think “hurt to look” sounds fantastic even though i felt relatively cool about it when it came out
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 14:53 (five years ago) link
I keep reading 'Swaecation' as 'Swaetcorn'
― brand new universal harvester (dog latin), Friday, 4 May 2018 14:54 (five years ago) link
Jxmtro is the only side that meets expectations
They really spread themselves thin here. The first Sremmlife albums packed each song with melodic ideas, but Swaecation especially is almost stingy with them
― Evan R, Friday, 4 May 2018 14:55 (five years ago) link
even grading on the "it's a triple album what did you expect" curve this is really a disappointment :(
― Evan R, Friday, 4 May 2018 14:56 (five years ago) link
idk my current evaluation is it came out a few hours ago and i gotta spend more time with it
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 4 May 2018 14:59 (five years ago) link
On my first playthrough and Swaecation sounds incredible despite its lack of hooks and stand-up lines. The panflutes and guitar tones!
The "chinny chin chin" line in Powerglide really spoils an otherwise great track
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 5 May 2018 17:45 (five years ago) link
I like the sound of Swaecation but that sequence bores me, mostly.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2018 17:54 (five years ago) link
This whole album feels a lot less... focused than their previous two? And I’m not just talking about the 27 tracks. It’s more... something about how they let their guests steal the spotlight on these songs, something that rarely happened before, even when they had great guests.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 7 May 2018 07:57 (five years ago) link
That being said, I really like all the group album tracks. And a few of the solo tracks. The 3-4 final Jxmtroduction tracks are good.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 7 May 2018 08:01 (five years ago) link
Swaecation makes me think of Charli XCX's Pop 2
― boxedjoy, Monday, 7 May 2018 08:08 (five years ago) link
SR3MM proper is the most disappointing disc for me. "Up In My Cocina" is a dull opener, especially by this group's standards, and "Bedtime Stories" is the last thing I want to hear on a Rae Sremmurd album.
Swaecation is hard to criticize because it feels like a hug and it's so sweet and genuine and I love that. But it runs the same basic idea or two into the ground, and I have a hard time believing these are the best possible songs Swae Lee is capable of. It almost feels more like a Future mixtape to me, a myopic snapshot of where an artist's muse is at a very specific moment in their career, rather than a landmark portrait that captures the full scope of his talents.
― Evan R, Monday, 7 May 2018 14:03 (five years ago) link
There's enough good scattered throughout all of these sides that I feel greedy saying I wanted more, but I wanted more. "Touchscreen Navigation" is perfect, though, and "Hurt To Look" is classic
― Evan R, Monday, 7 May 2018 14:05 (five years ago) link
Interesting. I don' think SR3MM's songs are at their best either (I like "Up in my Cocina" more than you do), but it's the one I listen to most while I feel a real dip in my enthusiasm when I get to Swaecation
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 7 May 2018 14:06 (five years ago) link
My expectations were highest for Swaecation, because I wanted it to be a real Swae Lee solo debut and not just the bonus disc it essentially is. I don't think it cashes in on his talent or his buzz the way it could have, but once I balance for all of that I can at least appreciate that it mostly does what it sets out to do.
SR3MM though is just really unfocused and uneven and almost perfunctory at times. It feels like the disc the group shorted as they divided their attention across projects
― Evan R, Monday, 7 May 2018 14:18 (five years ago) link
I feel like Black Beatles was the sound of them arriving and this is the sound of them discovering that they now have to figure out where to go next. There's just less passion to it all. Like they're trying new stuff because they guess they have to and not out of genuine curiosity. There's a great yacht rock album somewhere inside Swaecation but it hasn't really left the shore. (Thugger does, obvs.)
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 7 May 2018 14:22 (five years ago) link
Well I was expecting this album to be a bit patchy and disappointing compared to the last two. Especially after mixed feelings on Migos's bumper album and the fact I've already heard about a fifth of the album already.
I was wrong. It's a thrill-ride and great fun to listen to on shuffle. I've not really had time to check the whole thing out yet but there are already some proper pump your fist moments.
― Hire Planes (dog latin), Thursday, 10 May 2018 12:50 (five years ago) link
per hits magazine, failed to outperform the leon bridges album released the same week, even w/ streaming numbers added
― dyl, Saturday, 12 May 2018 05:45 (five years ago) link
they’ve never sold albums
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 12 May 2018 07:42 (five years ago) link
That’s true. It strikes me as weird though. The singles aren’t exactly moving like hot cakes either this time around. Why aren’t the kids gravitating towards them? My initial lukewarmness had more to do with sky high expectations than with the actual quality of this album.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 12 May 2018 08:02 (five years ago) link
i thought they might buck that tendency post-"black beatles" and "unforgettable" but that is true enough
― dyl, Saturday, 12 May 2018 17:36 (five years ago) link