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Disappointing... again...
Days Before Rodeo was my favorite rap project in a long time. Loved it. Then underwhelmed by Rodeo and again by this...
I like the production on The Ends, Coordinate, Guidance. Through the late night has a nice hook. Drums on Outside are sharp. But this whole thing is just so unstructured, feels thrown together. And what is Travis ever singing about? He's got almost nothing of substance lyrically. That's probably my biggest criticism of his last two projects.
He can set a cool, dark rap mood... but he did almost zero actual production on this, according to the credits... so he just sings autotuned lyrics about pills and girls... cool. There are more than a few times where this album gets too many layers and turns into an auto-tuned, overwhelming mess. There are some cool moments, but man do I miss tracks like Mamacita, Drugs You Should Try It, Don't Play, Skyfall, Basement Freestyle, Upper Echelon, Uptown, etc.
I just don't think Travis is that good of a musician. I was driving for a few hours today on the highway and played this album (third listen for me) followed by Blonde. The difference in musical quality was astounding.
lol what
Days Before Rodeo was my favorite rap project in a long time. Loved it. Then underwhelmed by Rodeo and again by this...
I like the production on The Ends, Coordinate, Guidance. Through the late night has a nice hook. Drums on Outside are sharp. But this whole thing is just so unstructured, feels thrown together. And what is Travis ever singing about? He's got almost nothing of substance lyrically. That's probably my biggest criticism of his last two projects.
He can set a cool, dark rap mood... but he did almost zero actual production on this, according to the credits... so he just sings autotuned lyrics about pills and girls... cool. There are more than a few times where this album gets too many layers and turns into an auto-tuned, overwhelming mess. There are some cool moments, but man do I miss tracks like Mamacita, Drugs You Should Try It, Don't Play, Skyfall, Basement Freestyle, Upper Echelon, Uptown, etc.
I just don't think Travis is that good of a musician. I was driving for a few hours today on the highway and played this album (third listen for me) followed by Blonde. The difference in musical quality was astounding.
The album is borderline flawless.
lol what