Drunk

Got bored with a few songs to go

Soul from the 80ies - made in the last decade.

Pleasantly surprising

Cool jazz, funk. Sin más.

Beautiful post millennium psychedelic hip hop - and that bass guitar playing phwwoooo. There’s a lot to dig in through the hundreds of layers of this album

Haven't really revisited this since it came out and found myself enjoying it far less than I remembered. The very online lyrics don't hold up and many of the shorter tracks feel half baked. I like Thundercat's style but only when all of the pieces come together. 2.5/5

Weird, but kind of fun!

This, for me as a (beginner) bass player, is a blessing. I knew „Them Changes“ before but never really dove deeper into Thundercat‘s Library. Again, i‘m not really a lyric-guy but some songs acoustically and lyrically sound funny to me.

.. here we are. Felt like a rollercoaster alternating between „Omg what a pretentious pseudo-creative boys club!“ and „Hmm I have the stong feeling, that there‘s much more behind it and I‘m the problem here!“. Ended up ordering the vinyls to give it more presence :D

2-3

I hear so much about Thundercat, so I was excited to listen to this album. The experience was so-so, can't say he's somebody I'd want to listen to all the time.

Quite good. Great bass player. Brings the funk. Notable tracks include show you the way, walk on by, and them changes.

Good stuff -- funky, fun, easy to listen to. A modern classic.

Meow

Good

No.

This feels like if Frank Zappa had been into Rap instead. I don't know that I like it. I don't even know that I fully appreciate it. I am glad it exists though, because it is interesting. There are some really cool beats in here and it is just stuffed full of style. It also uses Meow as a key and repeated lyric in a song. Every track was at least enjoyable, and there are a few bangers with Them Changes and Walk on By being highlights.

If I had a nickel for every time I listened to an album that had a track where the vocalist meowed at me in tune to the beat, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

1. 3 2. 3 3. 3.4 4. 3.5 5. 4 6. 3 7. 4.2 8. 3.8 9. 3.7 10. 4 11. 3.7 12. 4.1 13. 4.3 14. 4.5 15. 4.6 16. 3.8 17. 4.2 18. 3.7 19. 3.7 20. 4.2 21. 3.5 22. 3.7 23. 3.5

This music was too slow moving for me. I can't call it bad, but it's awfully dull.

Eddies guitar work is absolutely unique. And his brothers drumming is sharp and driven. But the lyrics are something only a 14 year old boy could love.

Thundercat is a sensational lyricist and musician that adds so many unique and unexpected factors in his music that it keeps me strapped in for the entire way, and this album is no exception. His music is not for everyone out there (Which I get) because of how it can feel more like noise than music, but he definitely proves himself as a capable musician by finding beauty in that self-imposed madness (Uh Uh, Tokyo), while also providing clear and composed tracks that are just great listens on their own (Them Changes, Friend Zone). 5 from me, you should give his live performances a shot if you read these things!

This album SOUNDS like Adult Swim. It’d probably be a 5 for me if some songs were extended a little bit. Jethro, Where I’m Going, Inferno, the title track. All of them sound like they still have some steam in them but get prematurely cut short before they can really go somewhere. I don’t mind if it gets the run time to over an hour. I saw Thundercat live and he knows how to do a solo. Hell, it can go to 2 hours and I still wouldn’t mind that much.

Damn, the guy who featured on Gorillaz' "Cracker Island" made his own music? And it's **this good**? Well, damn! And if the Genesis Sonic samples ain't the cherry on top.

All my homies love Thundercat.

So, I’ve never listened to this in full with headphones in or anything like that – I had a small sense of what the album was like, or at least I thought I did. If you focus solely on the instruments, you end up with such a funky, bassy record that takes all of Thundercat’s best production beats on To Pimp a Butterfly, and then expands them to fit his own sensibilities lyrically. If you take the time to focus on the lyrics, you end up with all the phases of what it’s like to be drunk: the brief jolts of happiness, the random thoughts that creep in, the deep seated feelings that something isn’t right and you’re just kinda running away from something, and then the overwhelming sadness that comes as that drunk feeling starts to wear off. They meld together to make a really good soundscape, and ultimately, a really good album. I don’t think it’s perfect – I think some tracks go a little too short, I think some tracks didn’t quite click right with me on this first full listen, and there are some instrumentals where I went “I wish this was used for something with a little more depth,” but those are all nitpicks. The whole album is a great, great listen, and I’d recommend it to anyone. Strong, strong 4. Probably a 5 if you’re high.

Cool! Not super my vibe, but I dig it a little.

I always liked this album. Not so much the rap type songs but the jazz and rock ones are great.

It's too long and inconsistent but the bangers are bangers.

Not really my thing but it was listenable

It was definitely not for me.

Friend zone, them changes are my favourites.

Very cool modern jazz. Not at all what I was expecting. Great record.

them changes the obv highlight. really enjoyed the weirdness of a fan’s mail.

Love that he’s doing himself so completely. Bass is obviously next level. Lyrics feel really sincere in a way I don’t think many other artists have matched. Maybe it’s because they are so stream of conscious. It’s an interesting musical experience but I wasn’t grabbed by anything emotionally and it’s not something I’d necessarily throw on again.

This was a big surprise for me. I had never heard of this artist or album before and it was a great album to listen to while relaxing and doing chores. Would listen to again

Good stuff.

Feels very long, and not in a good way.

Cozy and chill music

The bad: Lyrics using the word “retarded,” use of a fart sound in a song, and way too long of an album. The good: genre bending, inspired, and original.

A bit flat

Begon heel kut, werd een stuk beter

Ik vind dit echt niet goed. Het is onrustig, te vrij van geest en ik kan er niet echt naar luisteren zonder rare trekjes te krijgen. Ik mis samenhang, continuïteit. Ik denk dat het gewoon niks voor mij is tbh. 2 reeten

I have not heard of this album or artist before. It wasn’t really my taste in music so I didn’t like it. One song that stood out to me a bit was: Show you the way. I did know one song from TikTok: Them changes. I won’t listen again.

This sounds so sleek and fresh, no doubt helped by the fact that it's the most contemporary album on here so far by half a decade. In fact, everything about it is wholly contemporary, and in all the good ways. I can see why this is already among classics at only 7 years old.

I laughed audibly in places.

The basslines on this album are so good, it's outrageous (I mean, it's Thundercat; what did you expect?) Not every track on here is a winner; some feel like they're trying too hard to be out there or weird, and I wish some of them were a bit longer since some are just over 2 minutes. But when a song here hits , it *really* hits.

Not sure what I was expecting but it definitely wasn't that. Apparently a very well respected bass player. Not my cup of tea 1.5 stars

Then Changes is a song I’ve enjoyed, but the album just didn’t draw me in. Technically good music, but the entire album? It felt tedious and a chore to finish. Good, but too much.

Wow, this is different, but in an enjoyable way. The reviews gave me little hope, but I'm thoroughly enjoying this. Maybe it's my affinity for funk and groovy basslines. Never heard of Thundercat before and I don't know how much of this album is him vs. his collaborators contributing to the sound, but this is a solid 4-5*, will decide at the end. Even with some meh tracks, I really like this. In a sea of samey albums in this list, this is a delight. What do the fast funky basslines remind me of? It's on the tip of my tongue. OH I KNOW, BILL WURTZ!! Holy shit, this so reminds me of his short random-ass songs on YouTube. Enjoyed: captain stupido, uh uh, friend zone Goofy shit that got me to giggle: a fan's mail, tokyo

This is a soul album. But this is also a bass album. Thundercat makes bass music. Thundercat is a bassist. One of the most talented and impressive bassists of our generation. This has other instruments in it, but it is very much centered around his bass playing. This album has a beefy set of songs. It’s only a little over 50 minutes long, but it has 23 songs. This really strange length is due to the songs being very short on average. Like 1 to 2 minutes short. To me, it comes off as bloat. Because some of these are quick, that they make little to no impact on the overall album. They could have been left out, and it would be the same. They are basically interludes. Like does the 25 second long track I Am Crazy really need to be here? I was slightly disappointed at the number of songs that just don’t do anything. None of the features were all that exciting either. Show You The Way is fine, but Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Wiz Khalifa don’t necessarily add anything to the songs they are in. Don’t get me wrong though, there are definitely some great songs. When the production is at its best, it has smooth and fast programmed drum beats, combined with one of the best bass tones I’ve ever heard. Thundercat also has a great voice. Them Changes is obviously a huge song at this point, but I still think it’s a classic, and it has one of the best uses of that iconic drum beat from The Isley Brothers. Parts of this album were underwhelming and a bit of a letdown, but I still found enjoyment in it. Rating: 6/10

Almost too many ideas for one album. It’s never boring, if you don’t like one track another will be along in 30 seconds. On the downside, that means only a few tracks feel properly developed (Bus In The Street, A Fan’s Mail, Show You The Way, Tokyo, Them Changes). They are all great, so I think I’m going to make the usual double album comment that it would have made a great single, like a more jazz-soul version of Midnite Vultures. His melodies are really unusual, hardly ever goes where you expect (the product of being a great bassist and having to counterpoint the obvious choice of the main instrument?) Will definitely check out the rest of his stuff as this was too much to take in on first listen. Not an all-time great album, but an interesting thread to follow.

Drunk What I think I like most about it is the singular vision of it all. It brings in so many influences, classic 70s souls, video games, hip hop, films, tv, pop, jazz l, sci fi, anime etc and just sprays them across 22 tracks. The scattergun, skittish, low attention span eclecticism of it really expresses his obsessions and idiosyncrasies, and you feel as though you get a sense of who he is and that this really is the sound in his head - there’s no concession to adhering to a ‘normal’ structure Show You the Way, what a tune and love that he bought Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins in on it. Brilliant idea. Captain Stupido, Uh Uh, A Fan’s Mail, Walk on By, Tokyo, Them Changes Sonically, I love it, obviously the bass playing is superb, and that squelchy sound, and the jerky, off kilter rhythms work so well together. It’s not a perfect album, and not every song works, but it’s a such an intriguing listen and a fascinating musical vision that it makes up for the dips and lulls. Almost certainly will get better with more listens, and when you put all the bits together (sound, influences, playing, ideas, themes, tunes and melodies) it’s a 4 for me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Couldn't make it through the first few songs, very weird and very chaotic music.

Yikes!

Great, unique R&B album. ‘Them Changes’ is a really good song I’ve had in my recommendations from time to time, and the rest of the album is of a similar quality. It will probably be a touch dated later down the line, but otherwise, I liked it a lot.

Everybody wants to be a cat!

I like the sound. A little long

Words cannot adequately be put into a sequence to describe this album. I had never heard of Thundercat before - so I went into this not knowing what I was about to experience. Weird. Funky. Odd. Offbeat. Unique. There are some words. These songs are good, some great. Some leave you scratching your head wondering who paid this man money to record what you just listened to. Overall, a very good album. I will listen to it again, and give it some more time to enjoy and savor. This also makes me want to review his full catalogue. I am cautiously looking forward to that.

amazing basslines, brilliant beats, forgettable-to-awful leads, garbage lyrics. meow meow meow

I was really vibing to this until that friend zone song and now it's just weird

Groovy, sexy, funny. Just what I want from thundercat

Great album. It's as good as I had hoped. Mellow and smooth. Definitely a vinyl purchase.

Hey, look at that. A fairly modern album. You don't see a lot of those on this project, so it's pretty cool to get something new regardless of if it ends up being good or bad. Fortunately, I really liked this album. Let's start with the positives. I think the sound and production on this album is excellent. Thundercat clearly has a talent for music, which can be easily seen through things like the production of the album, as well as his bass playing. I also like his singing. It's nice. Another thing that I like is the whole feel of the album. It's nice, but also thought provoking. It manages to have songs about death that aren't completely depressing for a change. Speaking of which, the writing is alright. Some lines are kind of silly, but there's a charm there. I have two problems with this album. For one, it is a bit long and some of the short filler tracks are a bit unnecessary. Finally, the features could've been better. I think they do fine enough, but they don't really enhance the songs as much as they could have. Overall, this is a very nice album and a change of pace from what I usually get. Also, Fantano was wrong. This is not a 6/10. It's at least a 7. As for my own 5 star rating, I think I'll give it a light 4/5.

noodle-ey

I've had heard Thundercat due to his insane bass skills and heard some songs on this album and thought i would give this album around a 3-4 but i absolutely loved the album. It mixes 70s and 80s Funk/soul with a modern touch and a lot of tasty bass lines. I love how he uses allot of more complex harmony ideas from fusion but still keeping it accessible. Also the blend of hip-hop and a bit of nerd humor makes this album is really a interesting touch. the downsides can be the lack of variations in his vocal style, i think this album had benefited with even more featuring artists. a lot of tracks has a tendency to be more in the background (which I'm fine with!) Overall loved it!

Decent listen. Talented guy.

2/5 too subtle and fairy

Definitely deserves another listen, there was no song that was similar to another. I initially thought it was an older album because of the album art, but after hearing the unique production on. Each song I was surprised to see that it came out just 6 years ago

Very funky, but not my style.

Not entirely my cup of tea but I do like the strangeness.

Nice album, artist felt like they were being pretty genuine and exploring their own experience. I ended up getting kind of tired of the "falsetto with a slow jam" format by the end of the album. It's not like it was too long, the vocals just kind of lost my attention over time. Favorite songs: Rabbot Ho, Them Changes, maybe Drink Dat.

More mellow than I expected. Some great collabs

Weird and wacky is the best way to describe this album, but that is not a bad thing. Low 4/5

Sounds Drunk as hell

This looked interesting and different. But wasn't really..

Thundercat is a ridiculously talented musician, I’m not sure if his songwriting instincts are always there, but he never stays on one idea too long, and does really explore different sounds and styles. Overall its a fun, if silly, record.

Didn’t know of Thundercat before listening to this and didn’t know what to expect. This was a really cool listen. A lot going on.

Nah, what the fuck is this?! Soft jazzy shite.

Wow, totally unexpected. Extremely unique with some amazing bass playing. Some lyrics were just fun others insightful - never knew what to expect from one song to the next, which made it hard not to keep listening.

Some great songs, others not for me!

Sadboi gamer lyrics with dead mall backing tracks. If it was a comedy album, maybe it would be a 2.

Quite mellow. The Changes and the Kendrick Lamarr presence on Walk On By are the stand out moments.

A damn tedious waste of an hour.

Very interesting sound throughout but pretty long

3/5. What a trippy, mushy, drippy dream-treat. Some out-there features. Thundercat contains multitudes. I remember well when this came out. A little surprised to see it here honestly, but pleasantly so.

I think I'm becoming a Thundercat convert. On paper, really none of this should work, but it all ranges from "kind of works" to "really really fucking amazing." I don't know enough about this music except that it sounds like an extended album of the "History of Japan" YouTube video, lol I've always been a little intimidated to listen to this music, it's just so many notes! Hard to take in at once. But it's somehow easy listening. Some absolutely essential nice harmonies and grooves. And I love Thundercat's super earnest, if a little deer-in-headlights, innocent and smart delivery. The lyrics and sounds of a de-realized, nihilist-but-it's-all-good-though new post-Internet future. I really get a sense of Thundercat's inner, vulnerable state here, it's kind of endearing. The Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins features are so cool and really gives you the context. It's sick. It's a little bit of a daze, a little disorienting, to be going on for so long. He gets a lot of mileage with this kind of beatmaking, beats-first-songs-later workflow. And the bass is somehow SO impressive and never showy. Essential for an instrumentalist-artist. (We just had a string of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, so that's what I'm thinking of). Thundercat just likes making music and bass and creating cool things and anime and Mortal Kombat and Japan, and I'm here for that kind of! A little long, could have been tightened. 4/5 great overall effort.

como el vino cada vez mejor

I just don’t know what shelf to put this on, so it will stay in a bag and forgotten about. Then I’ll discover it again, but won’t recall the sound, give it a listen and wonder why I didn’t just throw it out. Life’s too short.

Really good. Amazing music. Lyrics are not completely nonsense too. Definitely takes you places

chansons trop courtes et trop abstraites

this sounds like a bastardized version of yacht rock. in fact, michael mcdonald is featured in one of the songs. but not even the king of yacht rock can save this album.

Uninspired stream of consciousness set to a Casio keyboard. Well if that's not a five stars, I don't know what is.

Saw this guy live as an opener a few years back and it sounded awful but we were on the concourse the whole time so maybe that affected things. This sounded better but not by much.

Overall a pleasant album, and I liked some of the jazzy backtracks. But ultimately there wasn't anything that stuck out or was memorable to me.

Braver.

Honnêtement ça aurait été mieux si il chantait pas avec son si fin filet de voix, le groove était pas dégueu par lui même

Finally listen to this on the record player, 2 years and 2 months after I got it on this website... Worth the wait, great album with interesting melodies and jazz lines. Great song featuring kendrick as well. Was more chill that I had anticipated but overall a great album.

Some soul, r&b, and jazz fusion-influenced music. I liked the overall tone and mood of it. However.....it was all over the place and I couldn't really feel anything cohesive from most of the tracks. There was very little direction to whatever the aim of this was supposed to be.

Not my thing. Every once in a while I got a Zappa vibe.

A concept album, a stylistic choice, a slow moving train wreck. In the beginning I enjoyed the bass sound and airy vocals. In the middle I became distracted. In the end I just have up.

A strange album, very technically proficient but it left me feeling a little empty and unenthused. I think I could enjoy it more in a different frame of mind. Echoes of Silksonic but not as fun.

Weird

I'm glad this exists and I'm really impressed. But for some reason the way it sounds makes me nauseous? I can't explain.

I have really tried with this album in the past. He's so great at playing bass guitar and making me not remember his songs. The album sounds very washy and dated. I do not enjoy the humor. I'm tempted to rate 3 purely on technical ability, but hell, I do not enjoy it. 2.

Couple of decent songs

After an incredible opening set of songs like Captain Stupido, this album fell pretty hard and fast. All the songs bled into each other with the same sound and feel and even the (very talented) featured artists couldn't save some of the better songs. I had really high hopes after the first five minutes or so. Real shame nothing met those expectations. 4/5 for some obvious talent and the general weirdness of it all, but it wasn't enough to win me over. 1.5/5.

Is this what happens when an artist has lots of skill, a little bit of talent, but no taste?

3.5

More cool than interesting. (I don't like numeric ratings, I just give 3 to anyone)

Groovy, sprawling, playful, it sounds at times like a soundtrack to a bizarro game show. One wishes a few songs (e.g., "Lava Lamp," "Walk On By," "Show You the Way") had gone on a bit longer and a few others had been satisfied to be conventional. The mood and vibe are resolutely contemporary, but with strong retro overtones. Whole lot of Brothers Johnson touches and vibes. Good cameos, the novelty of Michael McD and Kenny Loggins (is that really him?) matching the quality of Kendrick and Wiz Kh. Not sure the social/environmental commentary lands with much impact, other than adding some atmospheric worry. The woozy, oft-disorienting vibe feels a little awkward at times, too, like some uncomfortable drunks one has known. Does run a bit to samey by the end, as if we/he didn’t need the last drink, as if the buzz/bender were optimally concluded 10 or so minutes sooner.

The hits FAR outweigh the misses. There's some filler, no doubt, but some classics as well.

That was truly awful.

drink dat

Without context I found this on my list and expected from the album cover it was some kind of 70's schlockfest. Imagine my surprise with the first track suggesting one "beat your meat, go to sleep." Probably not 70's schlock. Then I continued with intrepid funky, yet jazzy fugues, unable to further label what genre to assign. Was this some kind of interpolation of Level 42 + Jamiroquai + De La Soul + ... ? At first I imagined hip hop, with such a groovy bass, but then after a little wikipedia I ascertained that the bass was the main character. Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, etc... What an amusing anomalation.

Super cool. I’ve tried a few times though and always said “yes. This is cool” but never gone any further than that. It doesn’t excite me.

not my style, a bit experimental, but not bad

Modern classic. Motherfucker got Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald on a track.

I was honestly hoping for a little more energy out of this album. Thundercat is a great musician, and he did significant work on To Pimp a Butterfly, which is one of my favorite albums of the 2010s. This music was all good, but it was also mostly really slow and mellow. Not necessarily bad, but generally when I listen to an album by a bassist, I expect more upbeat numbers. 3/5

Undoubtfully very well constructed, but it needed something more. Didn't grip me.

Weird album but in a good way

Solid funk alt/r&b album

It feels like space age jazz. He is clearly a nerd and doing something completely different

already heard this one

Thunder thunder thunder thunder ... cack.

About 15 minutes too long, Snarf!

might have helped

Good! The kind of spacey bullshit I like sometimes, right in line with Tame Impala. Must be a good 🍄 listen.

Wow. This was dreadful. Imagine Ross from Friends playing the music Mario puts on when he's railing Princess Peach and you won't be far off. As for the bestbthing on the album, I'm torn between the cover, and the bit where they make cat noises (which happens more often than you could ever expect).

So great. I had never heard this before but I agree with the Apple music discussion that it is weird, hard to categorize, and wonderful

Jethro favourite track on this

I've never listened to this before, but after reading the wiki, was pretty excited. I was really disappointed with the actual music.

The fusion style is cool, but the tracks are just too random.

Sounds like what frogs listen to, but in the best way.

A lot of great stuff on here but quite a bit of it is more mid than I remembered as well. Uh Uh, Them Changes and Friend Zone are incredible but there’s not actually too much more of note here

interesting twist on R&B

after listening to this like one and a half times, i honestly still don't know what to think of it. it defies classification. some of these songs were well-written jazzy jams with clever lyrics and the rest just sounded like the worst hold music of all time (with some really crappy lyrics on top). i found myself stopping a few times and audibly asking anyone within earshot "what the FUCK are we listening to" favorites: blackkk, tokyo (one of the songs with terrible lyrics though), them changes, where i'm going

Just weird & not very musical.

I just don't like Thundercats music really. Even the songs I saved would probably rank in the bottom 10% of all of the songs I've saved on my Spotify. It seems like the industry and other artists love Thundercat for whatever reason but I just can't get into it. When the album got to the point of him talking about how he loved Dragonball Z as a kid it was time to turn it off

Pretty bad album. only gets the two because pretty good features and some solid jazzy beats

Dit was echt een geweldige verrassing! Wat een geweldig vet album, vette nummers, originele sound.

funky, weird, interesting, and hilarious. I can appreciate it but I doubt I'll ever listen to him again. Also, rad album art

Raunchy, funky, and sprinkled with eclectic guest appearances. A delight.

Really enjoyed this, annoyed now that I missed him when he was supporting a band I was seeing as I hadn’t heard of him

OK! I like this! It's more a whole bunch of sketches of musical ideas than SONGS for the most part, but I don't hate it. Some good grooves here.

Listened to this too many times to enjoy, I think..

This album sounds like the musings of the YouTuber Bill Wurtz, but with more star power. It has an electro/autotune like quality that is very reminicent of Bill's songs. I don't mind it, it's pretty chill and cruisy, perfect for a lazy weekend morning around the house drinking coffee. Best: Walk On By Worst: Jameel's Space Ride

I really could not get into this. Sounds awful to my ears

This whole album feels like being stuck in the Loading Screen Dimension. I was in a trance, barely paying any attention to this album, until the guy said "I think I'm Kenshiro, I think I'm Goku" and I had to triple-check the lyrics.

# 60 : what? Who? Why? Some weird electronic custard going on Jameel's Space Ride

I'm a fan of Thundercat and his style of bass playing and funk/rnb sensibility, but this isn't as good as I remember it. However Louis Cole is on this, and he is good and I love him to bits. He wrote (co-wrote?) and played on two of the tracks on this record, ‘Bus In These Streets’ and ‘Jameel's Space Ride’. Check out his own stuff, you won’t be disappointed.

So funky, so smooth, incredible basslines driving weird ass internet tunes. Love it!

buena sorpresa

Bof. C'est pas du tout mon style de musique, même si la liste de collab est fournie, ça me saoule très vite.

Très très bof. J'ai bien aimé certains des feats mais le reste ne suscite vraiment aucune émotion chez moi. Je ne sais pas si c'est parce que c'est trop minimaliste, mais en tout cas ça ne marche pas.

Hmm well it’s certainly unique quite ‘wibbly wobbly’ sounding in my opinion it’s not something I would listen to though 2/5

Thundercat rules

meh not one for me but them changes is good

lindo lindo 8/10

I've returned to this album every few months since it came out. Definitely my favorite of his. While I don't always identify with the lyrics I absolutely see where he's coming from, and songs remind me of specific people in my life. Storytelling is both humorous and pointed. Grooves are absolute fire.

I don’t deny the talent here, but I was bored by the end of it. I wished it was a Kendrick album.

I think this is a solid release. The Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald cameos are a cute nod to the past. I would be happy to listen to it, but it does not make my list.

I think this is fine but not special. I did like the variety of guest artists -- it's a long way from Jim Messina to Kendrick Lamar!

Thundercat is an exceptional musician but not an exceptional songwriter. Some of the tracks did start to sound repetitive and could have been cut in my opinion, but it was an overall enjoyable listen. The guest selection was a lot of fun and the groove in “Them Changes” still slaps.

Those are some annoying lyrics. Nope.

Oddly enjoyable

I oddly liked this. It was very different than I expected.

This feels like someone trying to be Steely Dan. And too many cats.

I don't get the point of this. The whole album gives me an upset stomach.

The soft, relaxed vocals mix extremely well with the erratic bass playing. Each song, in their own way, could be considered the best on the record. Only thing holding this record back for me is it has no real concept/theme, but musically this is the easiest album I’ve ever listened to. Also, the Kendrick feature was a nice follow on to Thundercats inclusions on To Pimp A Butterfly. Favourite Track: Walk on By

Very good, but not my thing- sonically gorgeous and consistent, but I think Id prefer 10 5 min songs over 20 odd really short songs, as I can only now remember 2-3 tracks specifically

I don't know whether this is genius or madness. It's one of those albums that I think needs a bit more time than the one a day listen. I like that it's playing with chords and structure, but it might just be a mess.

A refreshing surprise that this made it amongst the dad-rock.

Not my thing

A friend really liked it so there’s a temptation to listen again to see if my opinion changed but personally really didn’t enjoy it. Firstly 23 songs is criminal and when the majority are just a collection of sounds from the DJ buttons on a school keyboard, it’s hard to stay focused on the album. Secondly, someone commented that Thundercat uses Reddit and it perfectly describes the random, misplaced modern references. Finally, 23 SONGS! The Kenny Loggins collab was good though, maybe annoyingly considering the whole album could’ve been like that.

Sofffft. C'est pas venu me chercher. Bcp de tounes pas longues sur cet album. Des gros feat intéressants pourtant.

Saatana miten hyvä levy! Pakko ostaa jostain 4/5

Oli kova ilmestyessään, mutta ei tää ihan klassikoksi lopulta noussut. Muutama tosi kova biisi kyllä edelleen. 3,5/5

Thundercatilla on hyviä biisejä, mutta ehkä levynä vähän epätasainen tämä. 3/5

Best thing about it is the cover artwork. The rest is ok if you like that kinda thing.

It was super chill and enjoyable, I just wish it was a bit more fun and danceable. Just Friends was my favourite track, there were clever quips throughput I just wanted it to take off a bit more. Good background tunes for sure. 3.5 stars

I was instantly charmed by the album art, name of the artist, and names of the tracks. The all star lineup of cameos also seemed promising. But no matter how much I wanted to like this, and I did want to like this, I just didn't. It has lots of what I like but it never comes together into a lovable whole, whimsical or otherwise. It's interesting, lots of things going on, so many ideas, the genius is all right there; I'm not sorry to have listened. A disappointing miss.

First time actually listening to this album, a lot of tame impla vibes from this, enjoyed it, I’d say it deserves its place on the list. But not one I’ll rush back too.

This is not my sound, but it is interesting.

Un chill que no me convenció. Tiene el tema del final de Paren La Mano y es toda esa onda 'musica de cortina'.

Funky and chill but often the lyrics were annoying. I was surprised I did not enjoy this

Bill Wurtz is that you?

Pub music

Why was this album on here lol? It was okay but top 1000? Not sure.

bem estranho rsrsrs

Solid

Dosta loše. 2 jer je donekle slušljivo.

Soothing vocals mixed with catchy, way-out bass lines. That said, I have to admit that it is quite hard to listen to "Drunk" from start to finish at one blow. Although I'm a fan of Thundercat music, I think this album could have been shorter because after 20-30 minutes it gets way too repetitious. Highlights: Jethro, Them Changes

Dużo dobre, dziwne czasem, ale dobre

Yeah didn't like it.

olen niin vanha ei voi näitä uusia kuunnella...jaha heh...selvä zappa influenssi.. noh varmasti kasari hair metalli kelpaa teikälle heh.... valitettavasti on muitakin influenssia..korona esim, heh on vaan perus inflluenza heh. liikaa biisejä ei ehdi nauttia mistäkään hohhoijjaa jos haluut tehdä progea niin tee progea tarvitte hävetä..ei kaikkien tarvi olla valtavirta muusikkojja... raha... aina ensin vai... noh VITTU ET TEE 25 SEKUNNIN BIISEJÄ EN KATTONU JA TULLOO MAINOKSIA EI OO TYÖPÖYTÄVERSIO KRÄKÄTTY SAATANAAAA ja alas raitinki.. uh uh

4.5

I like the 70s funk/soul vibe of this, and how soft and calm it is. But I was glad when it was over, it became a total slog towards the end.

can work as background music bad actually much more deep

Next album to top the "latest album" list at 2017, surpassing You Want it Darker. This is great because Thundercat is a god on the bass.

Such a strange album in a good way. As a wiseman once told me "Them Changes is a great song to eat potatoes to" Was not expecting a Wiz Khalifa apperance

Been awhile since I've listened to this. Holds tf up. Love Thundercat's bass and jazzy tones on these songs. It's so recognizable and interesting. Wild to see an album with Kenny Loggins, Wiz Khalifa, Michael McDonald, and Kendrick. Also such a nerd spending all his cash in Tokyo on anime (Yes!) "Goku fucking ruined me" lmao he's so silly. Great listen there is some incredible keyboarding/synths going on in some of these songs that give that trippy vibe.

A strange listen. I don't even know what type of music this is but I can appreciate artistry in all it's bizarre and weird forms. I love the album cover, though. Not sure I'd come back to this. The featured guests lineup is pretty insane!

I honestly don't even know what to say about this. Is it serious? I guess it doesn't matter, cause obviously music can be fun. I think it should be fun. But what even is this album? It's very weird.

This is really, really good. A little overlong and laboured in places, perhaps, but it is very good. Apocalypse is probably a more focused and realised album. 3.5/5 rounded down.

I rarely listen to my copy of this all the way through because of the packaging. 4 10" records at 45 means pretty much constantly flipping. Some killer singles, but it does get long. The percussion is amazing, as is the bass playing - just wish some of the more intricate parts were higher in the mix. 3/5

Space noodling jazz funk. Odd and brilliant.

Not particularly engaging. It's not terrible, but I didn't really care for it while it was playing and was glad it finished, to be honest. 2 / 5 stars.

Not my cup of tea

I was expecting nothing from this jazz-funk offering and was BLOWN AWAY. Good good, the badass bass lines. I’ve got Friend Zone on repeat and I am living for the goofy-ass humour on full display. The only way that this would be better is if there were less self-indulgent guest artists. Even Kendrick didn’t add anything to this that Thundercat didn’t one-up.

25% of this album is 5 stars, 50% is about 3 stars and then 25% is pretty awful at 1 stars. Thundercat frustrates me to no end, man has a ton of talent but needs to ditch the pop/hip hop crap. Giving it 4 stars because he played in Suicidal Tendencies.

Weird cool jazz/funk influenced tunes with lush harmonies. Interesting, but probably a one time listen for me.

From album cover to the last song, this is a weird record. Didn't mind it but i'm not listening to it again.

Ehh, not for me. Some of it was sort of interesting, but it's all too similar to itself. And it's just too weird.

Masterful musicianship spiked with exuberant immaturity. Tedious though as about 5 tracks too long. Great representation of modern soul/R&B

Oh my god I get it you liked To Pimp a Butterfly

I can understand the negative reviews. The first couple of tracks felt like some sort of joke. But as I got deeper into the album, it started to come together for me. Some good beats. Very mellow like a micro dosing funk.

New to me! Will need the right mood for it.

I didn't particularly like this. It would be ok as background music but nothing jumped out at me. Some of it was weird.

I so badly wanted to love this. I just... really didn't. 2.5 rounded up

It's a very chill album, I don't think it's for everyone but for me I definetely enjoyed it ! But, I gotta say that it's not an album that I would listen on a daily basis or that was life changing for me. It's more one of these album where you listen to it and you're like "Great" and you move on.

Oh yeah, I grew to love this two years ago. A real journey. Thought at first that the album would be older, judging by the cover. Love the intermissions and the motif at the beginning and end. + Captain Stupido + Day And Night + Walk On By + Tokyo + Friendzone + Them Changes + Inferno

Favorite songs: Lava Lamp, Friend Zone

I just ain't cool enough for this

All I know about Thundercat is that he's a ridiculously good bassist, played on Kendrick's To Pimp a Butterfly, and played with Mac Miller on NPR. Going in with only that knowledge, this album has more in common with jazz fusion records than what I expected. It has a very clean sound, very smooth. The light, airy vocals also contribute to the very inoffensive easy listening sound. The fact that Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins feature on a track makes a ton of sense. I may have hated this when I was younger but it's really not that bad. I think it achieves the mood it sets out to create. It's just really nice and calming. And funny. There's a lot of silliness here. Good stuff. 6/10

I'm still not really sure if this was a piss take of the genre or not. So many silly and often ridiculous songs that didn't make sense. But I found the different take on the genre refreshing...

WooooohoooohooooHOOO so that’s what Thundercat is about. Dark jazzy psychedelic 3am on the floor vibes, I loved this

I don’t love every song but I respect how unique it all is 2.75/5

Very fun, very groovy. 3.5/5

Thundercat is all over To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar, didn't realize it. Thought that Kendrick was the originator of the sound of that album, but obviously I now know its Thundercat. All of that being said, I really didn't care for this stuff too much. I thought that it was musically creative, but its lack luster without k dot on top. Three star.

Ok, strange. Not unpleasant to listen to, but the album art provides a good first impression.

Weird album

Was close to clicking 4. Definitely unique. But I dunno how often I would throw it on

too experimental

Eh

I am too stupid to enjoy some types of jazz-influenced music.

Cool and also not what I was expecting.

I love this record but it’s definitely too long in places. Master of the new wave of jazz/funk artists out there

Chill

Just gets better with age. I love this album and I love thundercat. best tracks: them changes, A fan's mail, walk on by

I really enjoyed this album. It brought a fresh coat of paint to the jazz fusion I’ve heard from the 70s-80s, and is both easy on the ears and notably musically complex. I’ve heard a few songs off this album and some of Thundercat’s other work, and my high expectations were met. I was worried by the album length at first, and while some songs lost me a bit, I was continually engaged through the end. My favorites have to be the last 3 song stretch, them changes obviously, and captain stupido. Definitely will be revisiting.

Lots of great ideas and sounds. Consistently original while still calling back to traditional R&B, prog rock, Stevie Wonder, and more. Breathy vocal style gets tiring after a while. Some editing could easily have made this a 5.

It's alright. I like what they were going for here, but the execution was a little subpar at times. Still, this was pleasant to listen to.

Genres: Cool jazz, funk, jazz fusion, soft rock, soul Formed: Los Angeles in 2011 (solo) Run time: 23 songs, 51 min, 35 sec I liked the vibe of the album. The lyrics are extremely eclectic. The track “A Fan’s Mail (Tron Song Suite II) is all about being a cat… It’s certainly different. Other lyrics were far from deep and meaningful, e.g., “Beat your meat, and go to sleep” from the Track “Captain Stupido”. I enjoyed the track “Inferno”. As chilled background noise it’s great but I won’t be listening again. My Rating: **

Terrible, just terrible. I stuck it out hoping it would improve. I never want to hear this again.

I usually enjoy soul/funk albums but this album was so directionless and boring overall. It reminded me a bit of Earth Wind and Fire except that it was musically really bland (unlike EW&F which always made fun music). It wasn't my cup of tea.

I was disappointed. The album cover immediately had me jonesing for some great undiscovered 70s funk. But then I saw the year 2017 and knew I was going to be left unsatisfied. It was listenable, sure. But why would you listen to it? Mediocrity abounds.

Conflicting. Half way through my first listen my interest was thoroughly piqued. Three full listens later and I'm torn between praising the ideas/potential, and lamenting the ramblingness of it. I feel like the last eight tracks could have been clipped and the album actually improved as a result. Feel like this was released six months too early.

It is not interesting. It is boring. It's not really hip hop or jazz. Tries to be funk at other points. It is better than a one but I will round down.

Boy-howdy! I'm sure there is something I'm not getting or it's an elaborate prank I'm not in on but I'm confused.

The back half went together more than the first. Overall fine. Felt like an album for musicians, and nothing really stood out except for the hits 3 stars

His vocals suffice, while the musicianship is fantastic. Good features. Lot of great moments but it also drags sometimes.

Cool and new, pretty interesting

A lot better than I remember it would give it 4.5 than I could, Drink Dat the only cringy downside.

5 meows out of 5

Smooth as.

Quite good in places, but banal in others. Overall, a miss for me.

I wasn't impressed with this interpretation.

Crazy nonsense

Liked this one - really chilled vibes

I got into this album! Very funny and good vibes. 4/5

That was very strange. The way he sings reminds me of the guy who does the History of the World YouTube videos. A significant portion of the songs seemed more like jokes than anything else. It was super interesting how well it melded with Kendrick and Wiz, but other than that it was a miss for me. 5/10.

I reaaaaally did not like this. It all had a resemblance to that YouTube video “history of the entire world, I guess” by Bill Wurtz. The sun is a deadly laser! And I wish this album was too, so I wouldn’t have had to hear the entire thing.

Hoped this 70s type of music had ceased to exist. Not m cup of tea.

Ok Chill

Out of the gate I found myself liking this a lot. I've only recently gotten into Thundercat through Dragonball Durag (not on this album) and his feature on the new Gorillaz, so I was going to listen to this on my own eventually anyway. Well while it does start out really strong, I found my enthusiasm slipping after a while. It's still an overall really good album and one I will go back to. Hopefully I like it a bit more on repeat listens.

Le style est très intéressant, le son a un certain aspect unique et la production est excellente. Mais beaucoup trop souvent l'aspect composition laisse à désirer. C'est prometteur mais il manque quelque chose pour garder l'intérêt.

Very cool. Will keep around. Every song is like a whole individual universe

Ett helt album är en för stor dos. Snyggt apokalypsomslag dock.

Okay this album is really weird. Silly nonsensical lyrics, okay electronic sounds, some real jazzy parts. Definitely very unique. I found it a bit amateur and lazy as far as the lyrics go, but again had some real interesting sounds that I enjoyed.

quite disjointed, but decent "vibe"

Experimental and eclectic in the best way. The remix album of this — titled “Drank” — is also fantastic. 5/5.

Still don’t really get the hype about this. I remember 6music absolutely loved it when it came out, and I never really got why. Still don’t really. It’s quite good, and has some great production, but there’s a lot of filler. When it’s good, it’s great (Where I’m Going, Them Changes, Drink Dat) but when it’s not good it just sort of drifts by.

Well that was odd. There were a few bits and pieces that I thought a good tune might develop but it never did. Does this guy normally produce for rappers, seems likely from the cameos? I think if you looped a few snippets from this you'd get some good beats. Though there's loads of it that's a bit too r and b or just weird. Absolutely love the album cover though.

I didn't mind this at all. Some interesting ideas and concepts, not always well executed. Lyrics are insane. Not sure I'd listen again, but I am pleased I did.

Did not like this at all, thought it had a strange funk-jazz sound with even weirder lyrics. The album is like someone threw a load of stuff to the wall to see what would stick, but then decided to use the shite that fell on the floor. Highlight: Them Changes

This was a tricky one! It is really interesting and I think some of it is really good... But some of it is not really my thing, probably the ones that are more R&B sounding. Kendrick's verse in walk on by is great, but I don't think I like the rest of the song particularly.... I thought "A fans mail" was probably the second best song about a cat that I've heard. Tokyo was funny but also fairly weird. Jameels space ride was interesting too Drink dat and them changes were really good. Could possibly lose a handful of tracks and I probably would've enjoyed it more, but it was really interesting and don't think I've heard anything like this before. At least 3.5 but it's getting a 4

Didn't get this album. Was a struggle to get through. Seems you either love or hate this...I am definitely with the latter

Ethereal R&B, with some very fast guitar/bass/key parts

Is that supposed to be blood in the pool. Because it looks like blood.

So bad. Annoying singing, annoying rapping, childish lyrics about Mortal Kombat, Dragon Ball, and Captain Planet. I did like Them Changes with the 70's funk vibe and one other track that had no vocals, but not much else good here. How did Michael McDonald get roped into this?

One big pile of steaming meh

This is an album that gets better towards the end and I think will get better the more I listen to it. I also really like that there are a lot of short, fast-paced songs which makes for a fun listen. Will definitely get this in the rotation. fav song - Friend Zone

Incredible bass

Yessssss

Silly fun I thought

It gets 2 stars because the album art is cool. The music was derivative and forgettable, except for the tracks that had other featured artists.

Songs too short, should have fewer but longer songs

Bass obviously phenomenal, the rhythm and groove of the album is great, the lyrics are not great, but is a fun album to hear. Nice take on how to make jazz fun to new generations

funky nonsense

Thundercat is kinda like a modern George Clinton. Very experimental and funky and has his own style. This album is alright, I prefer his more recent one. Drunk is an album of shorter songs with plenty of features. It doesn’t really seem to make sense but maybe that’s the intention since it’s called drunk. Either way it’s good and I like it. 6.5/10

Vibey electro-jazz fusion. I always respect an artist who makes exactly the kind of art they want to make. But I don’t connect much to this. Maybe as background music for a smoke sesh. Even then I’m not sure though. Wow the Michael McDonald feature on “Show You the Way” surprised me haha Kendrick Lamar snaps things into focus on “Walk on By.” This is fascinating music for a hip-hop beat. But with Thundercat singing lead vocals on most songs, I get a little lost. I don’t love his high-pitched breathy vocals. I’ve listened to Flying Lotus in the past. He coproduced most of this album but I like his solo stuff better — it’s all manic beats and free jazz energy, and mostly instrumental. The vocals on this Thundercat album add a certain cheese to the music that I don’t love. He’s a sick bass player though. A lot of great bass lines on the album. Pharrell’s part on “The Turn Down” was good too. Fantastic album cover.

Wow I really wasn't expecting Thundercat on this list and this must be one of the more recent releases to appear on this list so far. I got into Thundercat after seeing him on Mac Miller's Tiny Desk concert a few years back- which I've recently been revisiting pretty frequently. Love the meter change in Captain Stupido around 1:00 minute in. There's a lot to digest on this record and I'm glad it's here I think? "Them Changes" is the big one and for good reason. It's a killer tune that uses what I think is 2 or 3 basses- one using a wah-wah pedal which is super weird for a bass guitar as the effect is essentially an EQ filter that rapidly opens and closes and that's a jarring sound for bass. With all of those positives listed, I still wouldn't necessarily say this album needs to be on this list. I think it gets a lot of credit for the flashes of virtuoso bass playing and the fun things like metric modulation and moments of funk-prog.

Thundercat always delivers, solid record

What a piece of trash album. Who let this nonsense get made? This is Jamiroquai's fault, isn't it? Whoever is responsible for letting Thundercat put this into the world needs a stern talking to. I mean, it's just so... dumb. Who's jam is this? I don't know but, after listening to this trash, I don't think I want to be friends with someone who's really into Thundercat.

The first thing I saw was 23 songs in 52 minutes and my immediate thought was the R&B version of Ramones? First couple songs in, I thought it was Jazz on speed. But this album's songs and music seemed to continually change as it went along. First time I listened, I wasn't impressed. Then I listened after taking a few tokes and playing Mario and thought it was OK. I mean, I have to be honest. Even listening to a couple times, I'm not really sure how I feel about this album. Nothing stood out that made me think I really need to save that song, but many songs I thought were good. Not great, but good. Good time to mention, I love Michael McDonalds voice and this guys voice/singing was pretty good too. Enjoyed the changing styles. Felt like I heard some Commodores music in there. Grooves were solid in many songs. 2nd song, Captain Stupido - Jesus take the wheel along with beat my meat and go to sleep? Well, OK!! The following songs stood out to me, Show you the Way, Jameels Space Ride, Them Changes and Drink Dat. Best line, I'm just chilling, high as fuck. Friend Zone = The truth! I wrote a lot, so I'll give a 3. I'm still a little undecided, but I've got to move on....... 3

Fffffffffffffffunkyyyyyy and nerdy. 3

3.5 What a ride of rapid-fire electronic jazz this was. For an album entitled “Drunk”, I feel like alcohol is probably not the most ideal drug for listening. In particular, it reminded me of that LSD-inspired Todd Rundgren album we had, being that it feels more like a journey through music than it does a collection of songs. Between references to anime and video games, maybe this is a Millennial/Gen Z take on what Rundgren was going for 50 years ago. The sound and style are also notable considering Thundercat was the bassist for Suicidal Tendencies before this. Clearly the guy is talented though, and I’m glad he had a much more successful and frankly well-done transition out of punk bass playing than Dee Dee Ramone (if you’ve never heard Dee Dee King, prepare yourself before listening). The features on this album are great (and a tad surprising in the case of Mr. Footloose himself), but Kendrick is by far the standout, and a gentle reminder that I need to listen to more of his stuff - maybe I will with this list? Anyway, much like A Wizard/A True Star, while there aren’t a ton of individual songs that stood out to me, I definitely see myself listening to the full thing again. I’m still not entirely sure of my opinion tbh, but I can confidently say this is one of the most unique listening experiences I’ve had, and it will definitely stick with me.

Spastic, psychedelic jazz and r&b. Like an early 90’s magic mushroom dorm room black light party and there’s a DJ mixing a sun-warped George Benson record with Stanley Clark’s Journey to Love at 45 instead of 33 rpm. The bass playing is great, the songs are interesting and more than a little weird. Easy 4/5. Oh and btw…some of you need to lighten up.

4.5