This was the only Domo tape I really loved, you're right about it aging so well. Still can throw this on and enjoy it just as much. Earl features are great on both tracks.

Classic

Wolf might be the most varied Tyler album production wise

Aside from maybe Cherry Bomb

Aged so well too

Possibly a Top 3 album from him

Me too, I often think about it, whether for his albums or others

it's so great to have grown up or experienced their developments all of them

Yeah it's regrettable but I think he didn't have the means (less popular?) unlike the other members of the group

MellowHigh - MellowHigh

This is less the usual OF sound and more boom bap or reminiscent of the trippy alternative rap of those years, sounds like TDE/ASAP type s***. I think it’s a fun little project but with few highlights. For a project called “MellowHigh” I’d either want it to sound more “high” and cloudy or more like the dark grimey MellowHype sound, which comes up here sometimes. Still I like Left Brain’s production here and too bad he didn’t produce to artists outside of OF at the time. Overall I would call it decent with potential to be better / more unique.

Fav songs: Yu, Troublesome, Roofless, Cold World.

Sorry mixed up the order a little. Had more of a hip hop vibe today so played this first.

cold world has one of my fav earl verses over a cold ass beat from left

an underrated project to me

We've officially reached the weak era of OF

2013 was the last year Tyler and LB were on similar levels as producers

By 2015 Tyler was so clear of LB, i actually think LB was better than tyler in 09/10

Ok I hate to say this but Steve Lacy really saved The Internet... like they were so boring

The Internet - Feel Good

I honestly just feel bored? It's better than the first album because it's less of that Jet Age sound (we do get some of it here but just a little) it's more jazz / neo soul influence. I like it more when it's leaning more on melody and tune. The long experimental songs just aren't worth your time they drag it out so much... All of these songs should be 3-4 minutes max and no value would be lost.

Fav songs: Tellem, Dontcha, You Don't Even Know, Runnin.

best song on the album

Awesome thread got me going back to a lot of these projects

Earl Sweatshirt - Doris

Dark and grimey just like the original OF sound, but more realized and better rapped than ever. Earl symbolically starts and ends the OF era, after being outside of the group and growing, he drops album with the complex and sophisticated rapping we've come to expect, but better. While still youthful and with edgy lyrics, Earl is more intimate and clever in these songs and creates this dark vibe that carries the album.

The sound of the album is cinematic and hardcore and compliments Earl's rapping a lot. The features are great with Vince as the MVP having a lot of chemistry with Earl and rapping on his level. While not exactly the final OF album I think it symbolizes the growth of the OF artists and them moving past the collective into their own sound. Classic album!

Fav songs: Pre, Burgundy, Sunday, Hive, Chum, Molasses.

It was a little much but I found out about a lot of OF projects I never played before through this

And went back to albums I haven't played in years like Wolf and Doris

Dope thread.

Ok!

Finished what I wanted to do.

Went over 24 OF albums from the early years.

I also considered continuing this thread to 2016 but it was a little much, I might (not sure if I will) listen to these albums later and add short reviews about them.

Since Doris is when OF started to fade as a collective it feels like a good place to stop.

Overall I'd say the collective's sound is still appealing today and it's fun going back to these older songs.

OF produced a lot of talent and different artists who influenced the culture. And you see that talent form throughout the years.

Accurate

I loved this

2013 fantasy: we get the ASAP-Q-Soulo-Danny collab album and there's a MellowHype feature