Jan 24, 2022
WESLEY PRESELY· editedThis is Wesleytheorys deep dive into Common thread. Where you’ll find all his opinions and reviews right here.
Can I Borrow A Dollar?- 5/10
Resurrection- 8/10
One Day It’ll All Make Sense-8.5/10
Like Water For Chocolate-10/10
Electric Circus- 8/10
Be- 10/10
Finding Forever-8/10
Universal Mind Control- 4/10
The Dreamer/The Believer- 8.5/10
Nobody’s Smiling- 7/10
Black America Again- 8/10
August Greene- 7/10
Let Love- 7.5/10
A Beautiful Revolution 1 & 2- 7/10you inspire me to do this s***
- OPJan 24, 2022·1 reply
QueenbeyHmmmm he got a lot 8/10s and 10/10s
His discography is that good imo. Aside from his debut
- OPJan 24, 2022
Today I’m going out DoorDashing and listening to his eighth album.
I’ll give you guys a short review when I’m done.
Jan 24, 2022·2 replies
butch22this s*** really need 12 pages
Yeah nigga stfu this thread fire
- Jan 24, 2022
Punch Drunk Love from UMC
- OPJan 24, 2022mr get dough
Yeah nigga stfu this thread fire
Jan 24, 2022I feel like UMC aged pretty good and gets too much hate
- Jan 24, 2022
ALREADY KNOW IM TOO FLY
ALREADY KNOW IM TOO FLY
- Jan 24, 2022
Changes is good af
- Jan 24, 2022
I think my fave tracks are punch drunk, make my day, gladiator, changes, inhale
- Jan 24, 2022·1 replymr get dough
Yeah nigga stfu this thread fire
snooze
- Jan 24, 2022butch22
snooze
- Jan 24, 2022WESLEY PRESELY
His discography is that good imo. Aside from his debut
I’ve only listened to Be and like water for chocolate. But this thread inspired me to listen to some more
- Jan 24, 2022·1 replybutch22
this s*** really need 12 pages
- Jan 24, 2022J2422
goat user
- 8J6 🤴🏼Jan 24, 2022
You know you like it
It’s calling your name 
Jan 24, 2022Curious about this one.
- OPJan 24, 2022·edited·2 replies
This is a fascinating experiment. Is it better than its reputation? Yes. Does that make it a good album? No. A couple things hold this back from being what it could’ve been. Firstly, Common simply doesn’t mesh on some of these beats. None of these beats are bad from The Neptunes, they just sound awkward. Like on the title track for example. Someone like Kanye or T.I could’ve rapped over it back in 2008 and it would’ve sounded natural. But Common? His cadence and delivery just doesn’t mesh. He’s not a club rapper you turn up to, he’s a genius poet and you listen to what he has to say. This album is at its best when it’s a bit more Downtempo. Songs like “Punch Drunk Love” and “Changes” are great songs that still contain electronic elements, but they work more in Commons favor. But that leads me to the second thing that holds this album back. Some of Commons lyrics on the love/sex themed songs are a regression to his first album and parts of Resurrection. Corny, goofy, silly lyrics that aren’t even really clever. Like “Sex 4 Suga”. It’s not that he’s talking about love or sex, He’s talked about that subject matter many times before. It’s that he does it in such an unappealing way here. With that being said, there are some great songs on here and this album is short. With only 10 tracks (not including the live song), it’s a short 38 minute album that knows it’s not the best album and It ends quickly without a fuss. The album ending without Pops was also disappointing to me, his words of wisdom are something I’ve anticipated on every listen.
Final Score: 5/10
Favorite Songs: Punch Drunk Love, Make My Day & Changes
Least Favorite Songs: UMC & S***4 Suga
Jan 24, 2022WESLEY PRESELYThis is a fascinating experiment. Is it better than its reputation? Yes. Does that make it a good album? No. A couple things hold this back from being what it could’ve been. Firstly, Common simply doesn’t mesh on some of these beats. None of these beats are bad from The Neptunes, they just sound awkward. Like on the title track for example. Someone like Kanye or T.I could’ve rapped over it back in 2008 and it would’ve sounded natural. But Common? His cadence and delivery just doesn’t mesh. He’s not a club rapper you turn up to, he’s a genius poet and you listen to what he has to say. This album is at its best when it’s a bit more Downtempo. Songs like “Punch Drunk Love” and “Changes” are great songs that still contain electronic elements, but they work more in Commons favor. But that leads me to the second thing that holds this album back. Some of Commons lyrics on the love/sex themed songs are a regression to his first album and parts of Resurrection. Corny, goofy, silly lyrics that aren’t even really clever. Like “Sex 4 Suga”. It’s not that he’s talking about love or sex, He’s talked about that subject matter many times before. It’s that he does it in such an unappealing way here. With that being said, there are some great songs on here and this album is short. With only 10 tracks (not including the live song), it’s a short 38 minute album that knows it’s not the best album and It ends quickly without a fuss. The album ending without Pops was also disappointing to me, his words of wisdom are something I’ve anticipated on every listen.
Final Score: 5/10
Favorite Songs: Punch Drunk Love, Make My Day & Changes
Least Favorite Songs: UMC & S***4 Suga
Great review
Jan 24, 2022·1 replyWESLEY PRESELY· editedThis is Wesleytheorys deep dive into Common thread. Where you’ll find all his opinions and reviews right here.
Can I Borrow A Dollar?- 5/10
Resurrection- 8/10
One Day It’ll All Make Sense-8.5/10
Like Water For Chocolate-10/10
Electric Circus- 8/10
Be- 10/10
Finding Forever-8/10
Universal Mind Control- 4/10
The Dreamer/The Believer- 8.5/10
Nobody’s Smiling- 7/10
Black America Again- 8/10
August Greene- 7/10
Let Love- 7.5/10
A Beautiful Revolution 1 & 2- 7/10His worst album imo
- OPJan 25, 2022Aftermathbws_
His worst album imo
Absolutely. There’s some great songs on there I’m not going to lie, but overall it’s not a good project.
- Jan 25, 2022WESLEY PRESELY
This is a fascinating experiment. Is it better than its reputation? Yes. Does that make it a good album? No. A couple things hold this back from being what it could’ve been. Firstly, Common simply doesn’t mesh on some of these beats. None of these beats are bad from The Neptunes, they just sound awkward. Like on the title track for example. Someone like Kanye or T.I could’ve rapped over it back in 2008 and it would’ve sounded natural. But Common? His cadence and delivery just doesn’t mesh. He’s not a club rapper you turn up to, he’s a genius poet and you listen to what he has to say. This album is at its best when it’s a bit more Downtempo. Songs like “Punch Drunk Love” and “Changes” are great songs that still contain electronic elements, but they work more in Commons favor. But that leads me to the second thing that holds this album back. Some of Commons lyrics on the love/sex themed songs are a regression to his first album and parts of Resurrection. Corny, goofy, silly lyrics that aren’t even really clever. Like “Sex 4 Suga”. It’s not that he’s talking about love or sex, He’s talked about that subject matter many times before. It’s that he does it in such an unappealing way here. With that being said, there are some great songs on here and this album is short. With only 10 tracks (not including the live song), it’s a short 38 minute album that knows it’s not the best album and It ends quickly without a fuss. The album ending without Pops was also disappointing to me, his words of wisdom are something I’ve anticipated on every listen.
Final Score: 5/10
Favorite Songs: Punch Drunk Love, Make My Day & Changes
Least Favorite Songs: UMC & S***4 Suga
Dont disagree with u but i do like umc and s***4 suga they’re fun songs
Love punch drunk love but yeah a 5/10 is fair
Jan 25, 2022Huge Common Stan and Universal Mind Control is by far his worst album
- Jan 25, 2022·1 reply
@op have you listened to much James Fauntleroy before?
