It’s gonna suck when none of the conspiracies are proven true on Friday, I had fun making fun of them
It’s undeniably a classic
The most “Drake” album
Probably in my top 3-4 atp
More Life is my favorite project but I really feel like CLB may be in its face soon
he hit every version of Drake we love and did it at a high level. Plus it has the best 3 track runs on any album
the lack of promo is crazy i hope it won't backfire
and i would rather have full music videos for 2-3 songs than 30 second "snippet" music videos for all songs
the lack of promo is crazy i hope it won't backfire
and i would rather have full music videos for 2-3 songs than 30 second "snippet" music videos for all songs
Hoping for a 48 hour blitz of cover, tracklist, videos, merch etc
Hoping for a 48 hour blitz of cover, tracklist, videos, merch etc
don't think he doing anything before episode 4
imo should have at least made a post on ig with album cover to keep the momentum
the lack of promo is crazy i hope it won't backfire
and i would rather have full music videos for 2-3 songs than 30 second "snippet" music videos for all songs
It won't.
If what I'm hearing is true, you guys are in for a treat.
Just keep scanning the dogs, that's all I'm gonna say.
For anyone interested in doing a discography relisten, this is a schedule that works (for solo projects only):
4/22 - So Far Gone
4/24 - Thank Me Later
4/26 - Take Care
4/28 - Nothing Was the Same
4/30 - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
5/2 - Views
5/4 - More Life
5/6 - Scorpion
5/8 - Dark Lane Demo Tapes
5/10 - Certified Lover Boy
5/12 - Honestly, Nevermind
5/14 - For All The Dogs
5/15 - Iceman
Finished Honestly, Nevermind.
This is what Drake is capable of when he locks in and makes a focused, cohesive album!!!
Loved this album in 2022 and love it even more today. I think this is arguably his best display of songwriting across an entire project ever. The emotional vulnerability and bareness present in each song is incredible. I love how the musicality also takes a big front seat on the entire album, more than any other Drake project where he's the main event for most of the runtime. So many great musical moments like the long breakdown on Falling Back, the big buildup and drop at the end of A Keeper, the drop in Massive, and the guitar sections in Tie That Binds. I love how it all manages to feel so cold but also warm at the same time.
For me, this was the first Drake project in a while where he just let the MUSIC do the talking, and it felt like he had a clear artistic goal in making the project.
I know people have complaints about the singing not being good on it or the album sounding like a Fisher Price version of house music, but I disagree with those criticisms. On the singing point, the vocals on here sound just as good or bad as his vocals on any other one of his projects, so if you don't like them here you probably just don't enjoy Drake as a vocalist, which is fair. And for the complaints about this being a basic house album, sure, I can see how one might walk away with that conclusion, but I don't think this is trying to be some ultra-representation of dance music overall. This is Drake's version of downtempo, mellow, deep house music, and in that context I think it succeeds brilliantly. 8/10