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At first listen, I thought the first several tracks were well produced but over-all whack because of the tired ass subject matter.
Quote from: Tanjential on June 13, 2009, 12:18:15 PMAt first listen, I thought the first several tracks were well produced but over-all whack because of the tired ass subject matter. That's how I felt from the beginning and still feel. Not really feeling the album. Maybe 6 tracks or so.
Melody my friend. Melody.But, and this is not meant to be condescending or anything, I see how hip-hop fans could miss that because most people that are bigger into hip-hop than other genres typically don't care a whole lot for melody.-T
addendum: what makes the highest i can give this record 4.5 and not 5/5 is the lack of conventionally appealing melodies. songs like insane and medicine ball are brilliantly produced but their melodies are intentionally experimental and dissonant. There's very few songs with melodies as great, catchy and Eminem appropriate as "my Mom" and if there were more like those and less like "insane" and "medicine ball" this record would get a 5/5. medicine ball, insane, and other banging innovative tracks like that are good....but the melodic lack and dissonance puts them below ridiculously hard and melodic tracks like my mom, deja vu, and old time's sake that make classic fuckin records classic.-T