also s/o to ali shaheed for the luke cage soundtrack great stuff
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 10 November 2016 17:58 (seven years ago) link
Yes, I am listening to it now. I rarely download albums illegally anymore but I made an exception for this one. It sounds like a proper atcq album with a dash of psychedelia thrown in, a good deal of phife and some appropriate guest spots. Tip and Dre should form a duo.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 10 November 2016 18:13 (seven years ago) link
i thought there were a few good things but overall it's meh
― ANU (sisilafami), Thursday, 10 November 2016 18:15 (seven years ago) link
so is it out or did it leak or what exactly? Is there a streaming exclusive?
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Thursday, 10 November 2016 21:15 (seven years ago) link
There's a leak. It will be out on the streaming services tomorrow.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 10 November 2016 21:17 (seven years ago) link
cool, thanks!
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Thursday, 10 November 2016 21:48 (seven years ago) link
This is all better than I expected.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 10 November 2016 22:00 (seven years ago) link
I've only listened to the first two songs so far. Based on them, my first reaction is that this is the best album of the year.
― ¶ (DJP), Friday, 11 November 2016 14:26 (seven years ago) link
it's kind of exactly what i need to hear right about now
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 11 November 2016 14:41 (seven years ago) link
wow this is great
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Friday, 11 November 2016 15:59 (seven years ago) link
damn, sweet CAN sample running under "Lost Somebody"
― city worker, Friday, 11 November 2016 16:00 (seven years ago) link
first track hits the ground running
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Friday, 11 November 2016 16:54 (seven years ago) link
first three tracks alone justify the hype
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Friday, 11 November 2016 17:21 (seven years ago) link
pleasantly surprised at how great this is! it's very much a tribe album without feeling like a retread of past albums.
i tweeted this but i'll repeat, this feels like it should have been the commercially unsuccessful but underated messy and darker followup to Midnight Marauders, basically like their version of De La's Buhloone Mindstate or Jungle Brother's J. Beez With the Remedy.
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 11 November 2016 18:33 (seven years ago) link
it feels so familiar yet new. like i bought a new version of a comfy old sweater i used to have. It really is just what i needed this week.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 11 November 2016 18:41 (seven years ago) link
yeah this is really good on one listen
― Spottie, Friday, 11 November 2016 18:42 (seven years ago) link
tip and andre 3000 should do an album together
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 11 November 2016 18:43 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, good description.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 11 November 2016 18:45 (seven years ago) link
The buhloone/j beez comparison, that is.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 11 November 2016 18:46 (seven years ago) link
It feels alive where brl and lm sounded a bit sterile
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 11 November 2016 18:48 (seven years ago) link
^^^^ absolutely
― ¶ (DJP), Friday, 11 November 2016 18:52 (seven years ago) link
buhloone is secretly my second favorite de la album so yeah i'm feeling that comparison
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Friday, 11 November 2016 19:07 (seven years ago) link
"better than BRL and The Love Movement" are all the persuasion I need.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 November 2016 19:14 (seven years ago) link
dis generation feels like a classic
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Friday, 11 November 2016 19:23 (seven years ago) link
This album is really good, after that disappointing ass de la soul album I was pleasantly surprised
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 11 November 2016 19:30 (seven years ago) link
I actually bought a physical copy of the De La cuz I was so excited and I sold it on Amazon within the week; even got most of my money back b/c it was like new.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 November 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
just got to track 6 melatonin and it totally knocked me out. wow.
― kurt schwitterz, Friday, 11 November 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
one of you fuckers needs to dropbox this to me or something plz plz
― Οὖτις, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:00 (seven years ago) link
Does Jarobi rap on this?
― JRN, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:03 (seven years ago) link
I think so!
― ¶ (DJP), Friday, 11 November 2016 20:04 (seven years ago) link
the Elton interpolation is well done btw
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 November 2016 20:05 (seven years ago) link
xp Yeah, Jarobi's all over these tracks. And he sounds incredible. His voice really complements Phife and Tip's, and he's got some good lines
― Evan R, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:06 (seven years ago) link
Blown away by how great this is. I couldn't have even dreamed about this album being anywhere near this good (especially after that lifeless De La project)
― Evan R, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:07 (seven years ago) link
Shakey, no Spotify?
― Spottie, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:11 (seven years ago) link
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, November 11, 2016 2:05 PM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah the elton and jack white guests raised some red flags when the album was announced but they are really unobtrusive
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 11 November 2016 20:12 (seven years ago) link
I am against spotify
― Οὖτις, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link
fair
― Spottie, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link
I'm still worried about John Mayer filling in for Phife on SNL, but who knows, maybe they'll pull it off
― Evan R, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:17 (seven years ago) link
jarobi does sound surprisingly good.the elton track isn't too obtrusive but it's still the weakest song on "side one" imo
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Friday, 11 November 2016 20:31 (seven years ago) link
i dunno i like how it gets kinda trippy when they looping "solid wall of sound" verbed out like that
second listen this is even better, quite a triumph
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 11 November 2016 20:32 (seven years ago) link
Among the album's pleasures is Andre dropping the motormouthed delivery that had turned him into the hip hop Steve Vai.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 November 2016 20:32 (seven years ago) link
I love this, just what I needed.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:33 (seven years ago) link
as is my penchant, i'm trying to listen to the first half several times before digging into the second half. would welcome current hot takes on if it maintains, drastically improves, declines...?
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Friday, 11 November 2016 20:37 (seven years ago) link
...but plz Dropbox me this album gratis
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 11 November 2016 20:41 (seven years ago) link
lol
― Spottie, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
haha i was gonna say that but wanted to cut shakey a break
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 11 November 2016 20:43 (seven years ago) link
getting an album free from a friend is different from getting an album for (mostly) free from a company that doesn't pay artists
imo
― Οὖτις, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:58 (seven years ago) link
ie trading dubbed cassettes /= actively supporting a company that robs artists of royalties
but cool thx guys I will have to wait until I get paid next month and can (maybe) afford to buy a physical copy from an actual store/person
― Οὖτις, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:59 (seven years ago) link
Apple Music is free for the first three months fyi
― Evan R, Friday, 11 November 2016 21:01 (seven years ago) link