Dec 11, 2020·6 replies
Nessy 🦎Dec 11, 2020
fiveprestosidk, it checks off a bunch of boxes as to what this SHOULD sound like, but it really it feels like Cudi pulled all of his trite hums and lonelyisms out of a hat for each song. His music is not a blanket in the way it was for me when I was 16, its merely a recipe drawn out over a bunch of trap and alternative beats.
Production is great, Cudi's presence is upfront, but from a progression perspective he sounds hallow, and doesn't go where I know he can. What makes Cudi great to me is that the idea of him being lonely worked best as an element of his overall style instead of THE theme of each song, even if it's what made him. You just needed a line or two to really stick out, "a little bit off I am I am I am, "day and night I toss and turn". It didn't slow down the momentum of songs that were ultimately versatile and upbeat. This just over-saturates everything that he sees his fanbase latch onto and as a result he loses touch of the entire painting at large.
Some songs are nice and sentimental though, but I guess im getting older
the lonely being a style instead of a theme is a great point but it only really applies to aknc and motm1
kttmz ⚰️Dec 11, 2020Another day, another opportunity to posts Cudi gifs while listening to album of the life
- kttmz ⚰️Dec 11, 2020Cudderwalks
Dec 11, 2020·edited·4 repliesMy biggest issue with this is it feels like he set out to make a record that sounds like what PEOPLE like rather than what HE likes
It very much ticks all the boxes of what is popular and 'in' at the moment
- Spacey Travis-esque production
- Psychedelic trap-beats with Mike Dean outros
- Contemporary 'trap' features (Pop Smoke, Skepta, Trippie)
Whereas MOTM1 & 2 feel like records in which he was just making music
that reflected HIM best, whatever sound that took shape in didn't matter -
This record feels very conscious of what's popular at the moment, and then proceeds to shape itself around that
Dec 11, 2020Another day is a top 3 track
- Dec 11, 2020·4 replies
Listen man, some of y’all niggas over thinking this s*** lmao
Maybe it’s the shrooms for me
But I don’t know how a nigga can walk away from this project not giving this man every flower possible while he can still smell emHow many niggas y’all listening to right now legit hopping on tracks telling you it’s gone be ok and not even on some cool rap s*** or some fake hashtag virtue signaling twitter woke s*** but sonically putting his hand on your shoulder and literally telling you bro it’s gone be ok I promise you
Man stop this goofy s*** bruh hahaha
It’s Kid Cudi
Smoke up and let this s*** ride
Swear You niggas Be trying so hard to be fantano sometimes it’s like
You forgot what it was like to just listen to music with no intent other than to just experience it - Nessy 🦎Dec 11, 2020·1 reply
someone explain how ppds fits the trilogy more than this one cause i really dont get it
- Dec 11, 2020·edited·1 replyfiveprestos
idk, it checks off a bunch of boxes as to what this SHOULD sound like, but it really it feels like Cudi pulled all of his trite hums and lonelyisms out of a hat for each song. His music is not a blanket in the way it was for me when I was 16, its merely a recipe drawn out over a bunch of trap and alternative beats.
Production is great, Cudi's presence is upfront, but from a progression perspective he sounds hallow, and doesn't go where I know he can. What makes Cudi great to me is that the idea of him being lonely worked best as an element of his overall style instead of THE theme of each song, even if it's what made him. You just needed a line or two to really stick out, "a little bit off I am I am I am, "day and night I toss and turn". It didn't slow down the momentum of songs that were ultimately versatile and upbeat. This just over-saturates everything that he sees his fanbase latch onto and as a result he loses touch of the entire painting at large.
Some songs are nice and sentimental though, but I guess im getting older
I knew this would happen when I saw that bit written for the album talking about “cudi use to be sad then he got happy again but he’s getting sad for the last time!” Something like that
Dec 11, 2020·1 replyAnd I'm supposed to believe you can?
- Dec 11, 2020·1 replyRIP_Actavis· edited
My biggest issue with this is it feels like he set out to make a record that sounds like what PEOPLE like rather than what HE likes
It very much ticks all the boxes of what is popular and 'in' at the moment
- Spacey Travis-esque production
- Psychedelic trap-beats with Mike Dean outros
- Contemporary 'trap' features (Pop Smoke, Skepta, Trippie)
Whereas MOTM1 & 2 feel like records in which he was just making music
that reflected HIM best, whatever sound that took shape in didn't matter -
This record feels very conscious of what's popular at the moment, and then proceeds to shape itself around thatThis man literally gave an interview describing how he made this album and none of this came up
Dec 11, 2020·2 repliessome of y’all really overthinking this lmao
Album is great
Dec 11, 2020·1 replyfiveprestosidk, it checks off a bunch of boxes as to what this SHOULD sound like, but it really it feels like Cudi pulled all of his trite hums and lonelyisms out of a hat for each song. His music is not a blanket in the way it was for me when I was 16, its merely a recipe drawn out over a bunch of trap and alternative beats.
Production is great, Cudi's presence is upfront, but from a progression perspective he sounds hallow, and doesn't go where I know he can. What makes Cudi great to me is that the idea of him being lonely worked best as an element of his overall style instead of THE theme of each song, even if it's what made him. You just needed a line or two to really stick out, "a little bit off I am I am I am, "day and night I toss and turn". It didn't slow down the momentum of songs that were ultimately versatile and upbeat. This just over-saturates everything that he sees his fanbase latch onto and as a result he loses touch of the entire painting at large.
Some songs are nice and sentimental though, but I guess im getting older
i gotta say i don't really hear what you're saying. if this was just a pandering album he could've forced a bunch of sad songs on there that don't reflect his current mindset but instead he opted for mostly trap bangers and some reflective cuts about his struggles to get where he is now. i feared this album might betray the raw honesty that has defined his discography up to this point (because his fans clearly wanted more depressing tunes), but it's pretty clear he wasn't forcing anything and just wanted to make the music he loves, which i respect and view as progression on his part.
- kttmz ⚰️Dec 11, 2020Newhouse
some of y’all really overthinking this lmao
Album is great
- Dec 11, 2020·1 replyblachaze· edited
I knew this would happen when I saw that bit written for the album talking about “cudi use to be sad then he got happy again but he’s getting sad for the last time!” Something like that
lol what?
- Dec 11, 2020
Cudi in his interview yesterday: “I wasn’t even trying to make motm3 i just started recording songs and my heart told me this is man on the moon 3.”
The people who don’t like the first 8: “He just wants to be popular”
- Nessy 🦎Dec 11, 2020Cudderwalks
ok dis hard af
- Dec 11, 2020·2 repliesCudderwalks
This man literally gave an interview describing how he made this album and none of this came up
Well yeah of course he'd never admit to the point I just made
But this record feels very conscious of what's popular at the moment, and then proceeds to shape itself around that
- Dec 11, 2020
Aight.
