Dec 29, 2024 @AOTWClub @Michael Myers has chosen Smile 2- The Skye Riley EP Its 17 f---ing minutes I'm sure you can get this one reviewed! I'm actually very interested in seeing how this one goes Ripperroo: 5/10 Jankland: 5.5/10 DiggleDogg69: 7/10 Yeez: 5/10 Justin Trudeau: 6/10 Stepdad enjoyer: 6.5/10 Wreckless: 6.5/10 Gimp: 4/10 45.5/ 80 = 5.6 I will tally up Ab Soul- Soul Burger on Wednesday
Dec 29, 2024 Also nahh don't think you will like this lmao But I chose a short album given all the 2024 albums for the AOTY thread Had others in mind first like I said
Dec 29, 2024 Man it was painfully bad, like hard to take serious bad. Started out good, then just got dumber and more boring until I eventually turned it off
Dec 29, 2024 Ab-Soul: Soul Burger Mmmmmmmm Burger I have to admit that I really hadn't listened to much Ab-Soul prior to this record. Off the top of my head I can name the 3 verses from him that I remember listening to: Kendrick's The Heart Part 3, Ab Soul's Outro from S80, and his feature on Danny Brown's Really Doe. I've always thought that his verses were great, but I never checked out a full album from him. Out of the 4 Black Hippy members, I've mostly listened to Kendrick with a bit of Q. I had planned to listen to an album from both Soul and Jay Rock at some point, so big thanks to @Allis Mines for the pick. I guess Jay Rock will have to wait in the meantime though. I actually really liked Soul Burger. I expected some great lyrics and that's what I got. I think Soul's delivery was also a big highlight. I liked most of the features especially JID, Ty Dolla $ign, and Vince Staples. This is a bit of a sidenote, but I haven't really been able to get into Doechii that much. I don't hate her verses or anything, but similar to her feature on CHROMAKOPIA, I just wasn't really vibing with her verse that much. Maybe her mixtape will change my mind, but who knows. As for the actual songs, I have to acknowledge that I wasn't a fan of the first half of 9 Mile. For a sec I thought that maybe I wouldn't like this record, but the second half won me over. Really enjoyed Paiday, California Dream, and B.U.C.K.O Jr. I also have to give props to Crazier and Go Pro. I think that Squeeze 1st 2 was a pretty good homage to the old Jay track (Hoping to select a Hov album sometime in the future, unless MM beats me to it) and yeah. While I can't say that this album is a perfect masterpiece or anything, I did enjoy it quite a bit. I'll probably revisit it in the future, and I might check out some of Soul's other work. So yeah, those are my thoughts on Soul Burger. Mmmmmmmm Favorite Songs: Paiday, California Dream, B.U.C.K.O. JR., Go Pro Rating: 7/10 @AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau
Dec 29, 2024 This seems like a repeat of the Atmosphere pick, with the majority of the club hating it I've enjoyed all of Allis' picks so far though (Yesterday is one of the best songs ever written)
Dec 29, 2024 This is a bit random but I decided to list my favorite album from each member so far (Only counting members that still actively participate) Jankland: Cilvia Demo Michael Myers: Melodrama Ripper Roo- House of Balloons (hard pick between this or GNX) Justin Trudeau: Americana (EMDM a close second) DiggleDogg69: 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time Wreckless: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Stepdad Enjoyer: Rare Chandeliers Allis Mines: When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That s--- Gold
Dec 29, 2024 Soul Burger - Ab-Soul REVIEW Score: 7.0 Review: Not gonna lie, going into this album I was scared. Y’all weren’t f---ing with the album, and I’ve seen the okay scores on AOTY.org due to me becoming an active user on there and collecting data for my 2024 album bracket thread (good plug right ), so I went in with caution. I am proud to say that i enjoyed this album! I didn't love it but I'm so glad I didn’t hate it. Crazier with JID is actually one of the best songs I’ve heard this year, it blew me away. Good pick @Allis Mines ! Interested to see how this does in the bracket. @AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau Spoiler: Rankings My Rankings: Discovery - 9.0 GNX - 9.0 Low - 9.0 Sling - 9.0 Cilvia Demo - 8.5 House Of Balloons - 8.5 Melodrama - 8.5 Orpheus vs. the Sirens - 8.5 Rare Chandeliers - 8.5 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - 8.5 The Death Of Slim Shady - 8.5 Laugh Now, Cry Later - 8.0 Miles - 8.0 When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1 - 8.0 All My Heroes Are Cornballs - 7.5 Americana - 7.5 Indestructible - 7.5 Mannibalector - 7.5 Big Conspiracy - 7.0 Soul Burger - 7.0 Why Would I Watch? - 7.0 Atonement - 6.5 Kings Of Crunk - 6.5 MID AIR - 6.5 POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR - 6.5 Theater Of The Mind - 6.5 EAT ME, DRINK ME - 6.0 LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground - 5.5 When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That s--- Gold - 5.0 DiggleDogg’s Rating Average: 7.57
Dec 29, 2024 Rap is my main genre I know the most about so I’m usually more critical of that genre when we review rap albums here when compared to something like a rock album
Dec 30, 2024 Tbh Soul Burger might be one of his worst albums but it's probably his most accessible asides from Control system Control System, Herbert, and Do What Thou Wilt are his best by far. DWTW is my favourite and I was going to pick that but it's a really weird album.
Dec 31, 2024 @AOTWClub @Justin Trudeau First Ab-Soul album and while I've dug some of his verses I never really listened to to him, seeing some of the responses here I was afraid I'd dislike it but I'm happy to say this was fun! Unlike others I enjoyed the beginning of 9 Mile more than the 2nd half, sacrilege for an Eminem fan and while it was a cool reference it was a little gimmicky. But after that the album picked up steam for me, I can't say I disliked many tracks. I will say Saudi Sweats and The Sky Is Limitless are easily the weakest on here to me, the more R&B cuts aren't mixed super great and I don't think they go the best with his style, at least in this project since I can't speak for his other work. All of the features did pretty great, I really liked Notorious N.I.Q, JID (surprise surprise) and Lupe but the back and forth with Fre$h on Don Julio 70 was really fun and one of my standouts of the album. Ab's wordplay can be a bit corny sometimes but it worked for me on a large chunk of this record and if this is considered one of his more middling that makes me excited for the lyricism and production on his other albums. This isn't paced the greatest or has the tightest tracklist (a few songs can definitely be cut with no harm to the album) but I liked this much more than I thought I would. Favorite Tracks: B.U.C.K.O Jr, Dnd, Don Julio 70, Crazier, Righteous Man (I'm biased toward the How Much A Dollar Cost sample) RATING: 7/10
Dec 31, 2024 Gonna get the next review done tmrw if I have time in-between setting up for a little new years get together
Dec 31, 2024 It's so hard not becoming the rock and metal guy when I want to choose albums I love that y'all might not have listened to but have a shot at liking and it ends up being mostly rock or metal cause I'm afraid to go off the deep end with hyper pop bs lmao. I have a few curveballs in mind after the mixtape rotation though so I'm excited!
Dec 31, 2024 f--- it man just do what you want even if it might get bad reviews. I’d love to hear more hyperpop though. I think a brakence project would be a great pick for example. I say rap is my main genre but really GNX is the only rap album I’ve picked so far, the others were R&B and alternative/folk basically. Exploring unfamiliar genres is an awesome part of this group
