The Cure (post-punk) & Cocteau Twins
They ain’t punk but I heavily agree
Kanye fans are the most delusional fan base in the history of music
u were cool until i saw this
Which punk bands y’all think got 10/10s
lowkey none unless you're counting post-punk or proto-punk, which i tend not to really
Husker Du the closest for me. think a lot of punk fans would say Ramones, Clash, Dead Kennedys
it’s great but i feel like it doesn’t get going until self control, and then the interludes kinda stop it from being perfect
there’s no way frank was working with vegyn and asap rocky without having listened to dean blunt’s work. i believe his work isn’t as grand, hut
touches on a lot of these topics to a greater effect. i just have a personal preference for minamalism
the way the album is structured reminds me a lot of black metal. pretty sweet being this super experimental track that starts off as a p much a noise track, feels sm like the climax of black metal. the shift between lighter meandering tracks into the darker heavier stuff.
imo the execution of this structure is done better in black metal. controversial i know, but black metal just speaks so much more to me than blonde.
i kinda always felt unfulfilled whenever i did a front to back listen to blonde which i talk about later here. black metal just felt like everything i wanted to feel with blonde. this is all just imo, i know ppl won’t feel the same way at all. but with the collaborators both artists work with, the themes they explore, and their love for experimenting / pushing boundaries i can’t NOT compare these two great artists.
another issue i have is with the interludes and how they frame the narrative of this record.
frank’s always done interludes but this album has the weakest feeling ones imo. idk they just don’t feel cinematic the same way “songs about women” or the playstation start up sounds on CO did for me. i like the backing track used but it gets kinda repetitive especially when you’ve listened to this album so much lol.
the are are so hit and miss for me. good guy is perfect. be yourself is cute, and facebook story is just a horrendous sore spot. pretty sweet to close to you is perfect. i don’t get why it has to be broken up by this story.
you can say just skip it, but these moments are important for a frank album. and honestly he’s done these short little moments better in his career.
nikes is a great introduction don’t have issues with it but futura free is just... disappointing. doesn’t live up to what is being set up by white ferrari / seigfried / godspeed imo. i like the lyrics but just kinda doesn’t give me the emotional release i’m expecting from those last three songs. feels like a s***ty endless song.
if blonde was a movie i’d say it has a great introduction scene, but doesn’t really get going until the climax. ending kinda falls flat. but overall a great movie with a great story. i’m just not giving it my full attention the entire time.
by any and all means it’s one of the best records of last decade, and will probably be remembered as THE album of the decade, only next to MBDTF. it’s genre bending without even caring. it’s got great songs, some decent songs, but comes together to tell a great coming of age story. it resonates with so many in my generation, but i don’t think it personally resonates as much as it does my peers.
i think blonde has some of the highest highs of any record i listened to since i started getting serious about music. but i don’t think it’s the perfect end all be all record everyone makes it out to seem.
i also feel like the beauty of frank’s storytelling is it’s vagueness, and that anyone can place themselves into these stories. this record does that very well, but i still kinda miss the more direct stories like most, novacane, forrest gump.
but i get that’s what the album is going for, less fully developed stories and more so vignettes fleeting moments. i think it’s well done but other artists are attempting to capture this “life through instagram stories” thing with the same creative energy as frank.
by any and all means i find this record fantastic but i just don’t think it’s this monumental larger than life record that some people
make it seem
damn thats a big ass write up.
idk i guess i dont agree,especially with the futura free thing,thats a quintessential frank song for me,absolutely perfect.
to each his own tho thats the beauty of music,love your writeup even tho i dont agree w it.
also u gotta chill with the abul disrespect
niggas that started listening to Ye in the 2010s swear that Yeezus is his only masterpiece
Ive been listening to ye since u were in diapers
GKMC isn't even perfect. Yall have no idea what a perfect album is. Lol
it’s subjective. but two albums that are 10/10’s for me undeniably are voodoo and what’s going on
not just 2
a pharrell remix of one of abels best songs
wanderlust s***s on every single pop record abel has ever done it’s not even remotely close
those horns pharrell put down as the main melody
absolute genius fam when u think ab it l would never think of doing that
perfect song fr and prob my fav post 2010 pharrell beat
Including post-punk?
Banshees
Na just punk. I know post punk was s***ting out masterpieces lol
Ive been listening to ye since u were in diapers
Kanye wasnt a thing when I was in Diapers cuck
Glad i havent seen a mention of jay-z yet so i wouldnt have to get all the outrage about me hating the blueprint
Kanye has like 7 10/10s
Ye stans are jokes. The man already has the most 10/10s of any rapper and y'all want to go discredit it all by saying some ridiculous s*** like he has 7.
He's got 4-5, which should be enough because it's already more than anyone else.
Na just punk. I know post punk was s***ting out masterpieces lol
Ah, Wire for sure.
First 3 albums are pretty damn good.
Glad i havent seen a mention of jay-z yet so i wouldnt have to get all the outrage about me hating the blueprint
Genuinely curious why do you hate the blueprint
Glad i havent seen a mention of jay-z yet so i wouldnt have to get all the outrage about me hating the blueprint
yeah you definitely started listening to rap in 2015
Why are yall crying about what other people think are 10s? Like damn if thats the case everyone is wrong in this thread and just lock it up. You cant have an opinion in this world anymore.
Genuinely curious why do you hate the blueprint
Jay-z is throwing it in on that album.