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Post by 10goldbees on Apr 19, 2017 10:43:22 GMT -5
Gonna go ahead and say With The Beatles > Hard Day's Night > Beatles For Sale > Help! > Rubber Soul > Revolver > Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was a pretty strong run.
Gonna go ahead and say With The Beatles > Hard Day's Night > Beatles For Sale > Help! > Rubber Soul > Revolver > Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was a pretty strong run.
Gonna go ahead and say With The Beatles > Hard Day's Night > Beatles For Sale > Help! > Rubber Soul > Revolver > Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was a pretty strong run.
Why did you stop there?
Honestly... so as not to start another Inforoo debate of what constitutes a proper album. Everything from Please Please Me up to Magical Mystery Tour is a cut-and-dried album. Some people debate if MMT was a double EP or a proper album. And MMT and Yellow Submarine could be debated as proper album vs. soundtrack plus some additional songs. And then there could be debate on the recording time frame of Abbey Road vs. Let It Be.
I didn't want to derail the current convo because I think it's more interesting than Beatles pedantry. But I agree that their entire output is basically flawless.
I also much prefer DAMN to TPAB which was such a slog to get through. The continuous retelling of "I remember you was conflicted...", the Tupac convo, the race issues that I admittedly may not feel as deeply because of the color of my skin. I recognize that the album is good, but I'll never be in a hurry to put it on. I think Damn is extremely varied and more fun. Being more accessible than TPAB doesn't make it radio-pandered.
I never got super into TPAB because I felt that the concept was way too grandiose and it kept losing me. For me, GKMC was a far better album because the story was focused and cohesive. I have listened to TPAB so many times, but without having read all the breakdowns and analysis on it I still never would've pieced together what I was supposed to take from it (despite the very in-your-face songs like The Blacker the Berry, i, U, etc).
I think DAMN. is great because it's a step in a new direction (which isn't a surprise). The front -> back and back -> front concept is really cool and executed to perfection. The production is flawless. And we get some really unique Kendrick songs like LUST., LOVE., GOD. and the bangers like DNA., XXX., HUMBLE. But still none of it feels shoehorned or unnecessary. The more I listen the more I enjoy it and I think it's every bit as good as the rest of his body of work.
I think Kendrick may have put together the best 3-album run of any artist ever, or at least close to it (not counting untitled unmastered). For me it comes down to the tone and the attitude of this and GKMC inspiring me more than TPAB.
Let's not go saying things we can't take back
Not to be a fanboy, but who else has done it though? Radiohead. The Beatles. Bowie. Pink Floyd. Outkast. Prince. Talking Heads. Bjork. Modest Mouse(?)
I wouldn't say his streak is better than any of those, but it's still very illustrious company.
edit: whoops - replied without finishing the thread and seeing all the other answers.
After my first listen I love the new Gorillaz, but I don't know if it's going to beat Kendrick. I'm going to be on a couple of long bus rides this weekend, so I'm going to let both marinate. Also digging the new Actress as well.
Anything good come out last week? GAS and Woods are the only things I've got on deck to listen to.
If you're up for getting a litte weird then I'd try the new Tara Jane O'Neil. Compared to her earlier work, it's more straightforward. Good not great but definitely worth a listen.
Yeah, I didn't love the new Black Angels, pretty standard by them. Still probably going to see them when they roll through because I love APTBS and the mustachio light show thing looks pretty cool.