is this out there?
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Monday, 20 May 2013 15:15 (eleven years ago) link
not that i know of
― J0rdan S., Monday, 20 May 2013 15:25 (eleven years ago) link
I think the whole album is one great stretch, tbh, but "Too Early" is particularly incredible
― Evan R, Monday, 20 May 2013 15:29 (eleven years ago) link
idk i think there's a handful of tracks on this that are kinda worthless
― J0rdan S., Monday, 20 May 2013 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
There's some fluff in the final third, but it's mostly likable fluff, so I don't mind
― Evan R, Monday, 20 May 2013 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
his albums always start off kinda slow but "high art", "pussy" and "turnt" are 360 dunked into the recycle bin
― J0rdan S., Monday, 20 May 2013 15:42 (eleven years ago) link
http://hasitleaked.com/2013/the-dream-iv-play/
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Monday, 20 May 2013 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
big chunk of the record uploaded a couple hours ago, enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDreamVEVO
― tundra, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 09:16 (eleven years ago) link
KAT as first venue for webrip leak says a lot about Terius fan base...Can't wait til I can get 320. Is there even a place where I can officially buy IVPlay in 320? Only online option iTunes?
― mingalaba, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:14 (eleven years ago) link
Dipping in and out of album cut on YouTube, waiting to be wowed
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:38 (eleven years ago) link
Ok "Turnt Up" has its charms
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:42 (eleven years ago) link
Lol at "Michael"! Perfect, the Dream is....back? A+
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:47 (eleven years ago) link
This is like the perfect start to my day - it the Lonely Island tracks I'm about to spin are dope I should buy a lotto ticket
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:48 (eleven years ago) link
front third of this is sort of a mess
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:43 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
does anyone who had already heard this have the production credits?
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:44 AM (2 minutes ago)
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 13:47 (eleven years ago) link
All Nash everything except:
Equestrian (Nash/McKinney)Where Have You Been (Nash/Da Internz/Miykal Snoddy)Self-Conscious (Nash/McKinney)Holy Love (Nash/McKinney)
― Andy K, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 13:57 (eleven years ago) link
3 los tracks! somebody grab k3vin a towel.
― yeeznuts (some dude), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 14:04 (eleven years ago) link
andy k, thumbs up, thumbs down?
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 14:05 (eleven years ago) link
way too much of the stuff i hated about "love king" here -- aimless half-sung ballads, lower-register mumblecore -- and too little of the bright, hooky stuff that makes him good.
i don't know how anyone could end the album with "slow it down" and not think it's the most enjoyable thing here
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 14:14 (eleven years ago) link
Either neither or down.
Certainly not up.
xpost
― Andy K, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 14:15 (eleven years ago) link
It's true that there's not a lot of the bright, hooky stuff, but I think the storyline here is that he's getting better at the other sounds. He's trying a lot of new things on this record, and a lot of them work really well. I like that he's trying to advance his sound instead of just relive past glories.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 14:22 (eleven years ago) link
the song with kelly sounded good on the tonight show last night. or at least she sounded good.
― yeeznuts (some dude), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 14:24 (eleven years ago) link
Who is McKinney?
Not... CYNTHIA McKinney?!? Lol
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 15:02 (eleven years ago) link
kevin's being a bit fatalistic
there's some stuff on here that's not very good but "IV play"/"equestrian"/"where have you been"/"too early"/"michael" stand up with mostly anything off his three other albums
i need to listen more to everything else after michael tho
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 21 May 2013 15:19 (eleven years ago) link
mckinney is los da mystro, one of dream's longtime co-producers
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 15:20 (eleven years ago) link
"mostly everything!" who are you?!
lol
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 15:21 (eleven years ago) link
also again it really sucks that the original beyonce track got cut from this, it would be like pulling "fancy" off love vs money or something
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 21 May 2013 15:22 (eleven years ago) link
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:20 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
those songs are great and could be dropped into any of the other three albums and no one would bat an eye
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:22 PM (49 seconds ago) Bookmark
I really wish I had remained ignorant about this
― Number None, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 15:23 (eleven years ago) link
now that we're talking about LOS tho i guess this sort of fits into what you guys were discussing on the goon thread (i think) a while ago - the decline of the performer-producer relationship and the increased reliance on fad producers and guests. obviously terius has always had a hand in his own productions but his gradual drifting away from tricky and los does coincide with an appreciable drop in quality
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 15:25 (eleven years ago) link
yeah definitely. gradually hearing the difference between tricky and los and how they each played off the songwriting is a huge part of the pleasure of those albums for me. he's a lot mushier and less detailed a producer.
― goole, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 16:07 (eleven years ago) link
hmm can someone let the thread know when this leaks in decent quality? i'm not listening to a vevo stream of terius of all people, i may be sceptical but i at least want to give him a chance to shine
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 16:15 (eleven years ago) link
like, i don't know how you can be a dream stan not just totally adore "michael" or "IV play" or "equestrian"
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 21 May 2013 16:32 (eleven years ago) link
the little outro on michael is so classic terius -- "dirty diana, hop up in this phantom..."
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 21 May 2013 16:33 (eleven years ago) link
Holding out for a decent rip over here. Don't want to ruin the first impression.
― longneck, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
longneck and i as one on terius at last
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 17:28 (eleven years ago) link
longneck will love this
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
the vevos sound fine btw
Yeah it's not too bad tbf but more power to you holding out.
Equestrian was really lame to me.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 18:37 (eleven years ago) link
"turnt" is great and also puts in relief the failures of "high art" and "pussy"
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 18:54 (eleven years ago) link
glad that pussy got put in relief
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
really enjoying this still
i'd probably find 1977 extremely leaden if i listened to it after this
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, mercifully this positions 1977 as an outlier, not the beginning of an irreversible slide
― Evan R, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
man i'm all "the horns in 'loving you' are incredible" and then it immediately shifts into this kinda dull glitchy section :\
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 19:14 (eleven years ago) link
RIP the liveblogging from 2009
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 02:41 (eleven years ago) link
too early is epic as hell if i dont play this every summer night i just dont know
see me silhouette the sunset w/ my top downtop back, see me ridinmillion dollar benz rims glidintop down, gold watch100 stacks spent on my glock (?)
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 02:46 (eleven years ago) link
holy love is really nice
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 03:42 (eleven years ago) link
heh i thought that was the worst song on the album
― you are not a better writer than f. scott fitzgerald. you are not a b (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 03:45 (eleven years ago) link
My stream of this expired over the weekend, and I can't wait to hear it again. Probably going to buy the deluxe edition on Tuesday; I think it will be the first time I've bought a deluxe edition of an album since Love King
― Evan R, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 03:53 (eleven years ago) link
That's like the scourge of crit-Dom now, the expiring stream
― Beatrix Kiddo (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 03:57 (eleven years ago) link