I just read some of the reviews of this album on this site, and I have to say, respectfully, you guys are kind of stupid. How are saying that this album is "gangster thug trash" when it's actively against that? People are offended that Kendrick is rapping vulgar when he's just rapping about his life. This is real life, so open your suburban eyes, people; you are silencing/degrading his life, pain, passion, and art.
If you're going to take "For Free?" so seriously (and too literally), why not study the stories told in "How Much A Dollar Cost" and "Institutionalized" or the messages told in "Alright" and "Blacker the Berry"? Are these tracks too ghetto for you? If you're not willing to take important songs seriously, why are you reviewing an album?
That's not all, just because an album doesn't fit your taste doesn't mean you can disrespect a project. I absolutely love it when someone gives actual criticism about this album, but hating on this album does literally nothing other than painting you as a bad person.
Anyways, this is my first day on my first project on this site, and I can't believe it gave me my favorite album of all time. I have a strangely good feeling about this.
Anyways, perfect album, would recommend.
Some might dislike his sound, but this is fact: This man has an unbelievable amount of talent in conveying emotion through music.
Before I explain why I understand the cult status of this record, I will state my negative opinions first with dispatch.
Although utilizing the limited production to make insanely detailed/dense songs is certainly impressive, the overall sound of the album really didn’t sit well with me at first; it’s probably just a preference thing, though.
The musicality and atmosphere of this album, however, is truly what made me understand the classic status that it dons. The sheer warmth and consistency that this record offers candidly makes it feel like 30 minutes of gentle hugs.
Anyways, great album, would recommend.
I haven’t heard much rock music at all, but this album might be the trigger for a change.
Before anything else, I would like to appreciate the pure hype that this record brought to me; I haven’t been this excited to hear old music in a second if I’m being completely honest.
There were two specific things about this album that kept me hooked: Unique song structures that didn’t shy away from unexpected detours and beautifully minimalistic song writing that gave each track strong identities. Genuinely, what more can you ask from an album like this?
Anyways, great album, would recommend.
This record got me feeling electrical (?)
“Live!” genuinely is the most body swinging album that I’ve heard a while. The overwhelming sense of being smothered by nasty instrumentals drenched in pure grooves and funk really is unmatched.
Can we also talk about the ending to this record? In fact, don’t even get me started. When he started using the audience as a choir, I knew it was over for me. This is too much for me man, this is actually peak music.
With that said, I do have a problem that keeps me from fully enjoying this project: Its lack of versatility. I don’t think versatility is a requirement for a perfect album, but it definitely shouldn’t be ignored. It’s mostly because of my dying attention span and the lack of understanding of afrobeat, but every song sounded too similar to each other. Sure, the songs are technically very different, but I can’t understand that. All I got as someone who doesn’t “get it” was four very upbeat songs that seemed like one really long song.
This review might seem more negative than positive, but it’s really not; the positives were just simpler to understand than the negatives. “Live” is unbelievable, but it’s definitely not for everyone.
Anyways, great album, wouldn’t recommend.
I wonder what head hunters even are.
I don’t find the point in listing why this album is one of the best representations of funk music, but I will try my best anyways (since that’s kind of the point of music reviews).
There are several occasions on this album where the splendor and creativity of the music forced me to pause and think about it for a long while, which is impressive since I’ll literally kill anyone who pauses my music midway through.
I’m guessing that a common criticism of this album would be that it’s too simple, but I would argue that it’s because literally everything on here is completely intentional; every decision deserves itself, which is why it may sound bare.
This project truly is the perfect mix of some classic jazz-funk and a bit of musical wittiness (and maybe insanity). Genuinely, how can you get bored of this?
I know this review reads like a nothing burger, but I really don’t have anything that interesting to say about this album; it’s simply fantastic.
Anyways, great album, would recommend.
Let me start off by saying that I definitely don’t have the rights to do an actual review on this album since I don’t know Spanish, so I won’t. All I’m going to say is this: This album is fairly minimalistic yet diverse; I don’t know what most of the songs are even about, but strangely, they all had very strong identities.
Anyways, great album, wouldn’t recommend.
My opinions on classic rock is very mixed, and I honestly don’t know what to feel about this project.
Overall, I think it was really good, but I’m not sure if I’m going to return to it any time soon; this type of sound really isn’t my thing. The quality of this album isn’t lacking in the slightest, but it didn’t speak to me the way I wanted it to.
One quality of this album that I did enjoy very much was the fact that they weren’t scared to use minimal production, which I am a huge fan of. Sometimes, strong musical themes can be driven better by simple riffs paired with smart breaks rather than overusing cinematic orchestras. This also impacts the consistency of the album in my opinion.
Tull is certainly impressive for making such a thematically tight and consistent album, it’s just unfortunate that my taste doesn’t favor it heavily.
Anyways, great album, would recommend.
