It's June 16, 2024, 06:41:46 AM
But Infinite said Compton = Chronic + 2001
Horrendously wack when it dropped and still dripping in putrid filth all this time later. The guests are crap, the verses terrible, Dre really should stick to producing after this effort and in general its a sad attempt at bandwagon jumping/following whats hot by a dude that was known to innovate and not dick ride. The only good point is the audio fidelity which is astounding but there is only so far that will get you when everything else is just so bad. Those that hype this, consider this:If this release had been from another West artist like say, Snoop, then y'all would have shit all over it for the exact reasons outlined above but because it comes from Dre a lot of you automatically place a groupie aura around it. To put it into perspective, Snoop following up Doggystyle with Doggfather was a better move than Dre dropping Compton after 2001. Check the replayability in 20 years or so to compare my point and you'll see what I mean.
Quote from: eyeball on March 28, 2016, 05:24:53 AMHorrendously wack when it dropped and still dripping in putrid filth all this time later. The guests are crap, the verses terrible, Dre really should stick to producing after this effort and in general its a sad attempt at bandwagon jumping/following whats hot by a dude that was known to innovate and not dick ride. The only good point is the audio fidelity which is astounding but there is only so far that will get you when everything else is just so bad. Those that hype this, consider this:If this release had been from another West artist like say, Snoop, then y'all would have shit all over it for the exact reasons outlined above but because it comes from Dre a lot of you automatically place a groupie aura around it. To put it into perspective, Snoop following up Doggystyle with Doggfather was a better move than Dre dropping Compton after 2001. Check the replayability in 20 years or so to compare my point and you'll see what I mean. not a single fact stated here in this post lolol
Quote from: Blood$ on March 28, 2016, 07:43:01 AMQuote from: eyeball on March 28, 2016, 05:24:53 AMHorrendously wack when it dropped and still dripping in putrid filth all this time later. The guests are crap, the verses terrible, Dre really should stick to producing after this effort and in general its a sad attempt at bandwagon jumping/following whats hot by a dude that was known to innovate and not dick ride. The only good point is the audio fidelity which is astounding but there is only so far that will get you when everything else is just so bad. Those that hype this, consider this:If this release had been from another West artist like say, Snoop, then y'all would have shit all over it for the exact reasons outlined above but because it comes from Dre a lot of you automatically place a groupie aura around it. To put it into perspective, Snoop following up Doggystyle with Doggfather was a better move than Dre dropping Compton after 2001. Check the replayability in 20 years or so to compare my point and you'll see what I mean. not a single fact stated here in this post lololNo facts when it comes to music buddy boy, just perspectives and them thar be mine.
The album did grow on me a lot and it does have some really strong moments, but as much as I want it to be, I don't think it will be considered a classic in years to come. That doesn't matter too much as its still a really good album, but it would have been nice for Dre to have that final classic album under his belt.Where I think it loses momentum is in the second half. A track like 'For The Love Of Money' just sounds awkward on here, and I much prefer the original version of 'Animals' - it's about the only track I can think of where Dre's additional production wasn't needed. Also I don't care much for the Eminem featured track which is kind of a disappointment for me.That track 'Back To Business' though? Now that's the sort of big, epic sound that should have made it onto the album in place of one of the weaker cuts.
If I were to rank Dre's solo albums1. Chronic - Classic2. Compton - Classic3. 2001 - Classic