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  1. Mike Tyson
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    May 27, 2015
    Before the TPAB stans come in here to cape, I want to open with this: ALLA puts you in a mood, where as you need to be in a certain mood to listen to TPAB.

    I don't know which album is better yet, I haven't listened to ALLA enough to rate it. But I will say, that A$AP found a creative space with this joint, and it echoes through each track. I'm only 4 listens deep, so I won't cement this comparison yet, but this is sort of like what Take Care was for Drake. Drake found a sound and ran with it.

    There's continuity throughout this joint, but theres enough switch ups to keep it interesting throughout. That's in between tracks, and even on tracks. I love that s---, it keeps it interesting. It's a very mellow listen, but he'll pick up the pace throughout the album on joints like Everyday, LPFJ2 and M'$. Then there's subdued joints with a great pace, West Side Highway, Electric Body, Canal St.

    18 tracks seems long in a period where a lot of artists are slipping back to the 10-13 track range, but each track on this joint is central to the project's identity.

    From the limited listens I've given this joint, I love it. The only other 2015 album I liked this much off early listens was Barter 6.
     
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    u lost, take a break from posting for a week or so
     
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    May 27, 2015
    only album that got praised as the second coming this year was TPAB.
     
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  5. Nav Bhatia
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    May 27, 2015
    hands on the wheel 12/10
     
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    May 28, 2015
    Holy Ghost > L$D

    And on that note, Excuse Me > Holy Ghost
     
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    May 28, 2015
    I wish I jumped into this discussion when this started so I wasn't so behind. So many things to comment on. I don't know where to start :/

    @Narsh you usually have decent opinions so I won't bag on you for being a little too harsh about this album, but you seem bias tbh. Kind of like you had a predisposed framework that this album didn't fit into. But you're favorite tracks align decently well with mine. Holy Ghost >>>>> almost everything in music rn. Joe Fox ending >>>> ..opinion is just for now though because the sound and vibe of that song is so f---ing crazy and nothing matches it and until I'm tired of the sound/vibe I'm sticking with that opinion lol. Feels like I'm riding a Harley into the gates of heaven.

    @Mike Tyson a few days ago you said L$D was rap SOTY and I was caught offguard at the time. I respect your opinion enough to try and see where you were coming from and why you thought that and all I have to say is... yup. Though Holy Ghost has grown on me so much and the vibe & energy it gives off is just as crazy. Excuse Me is same way. You couldn't have said it more perfectly though. This album puts you in a mood and gives you vibes. You don't have to put yourself in a mind state for this album, it'll do it for you.

    I also think this album is a good progression. He didn't really change his sound in a profound way but I wouldn't want him to do that. He enhanced his sound with this album and IMO took it in a great direction. I think Rocky sounds great with a bit of the classic rock/psych rock influence in there and it's a direction I never imagined Rocky in but this music is the essence of Rocky. This is A$AP and he didn't compromise on one track to stray away from that for focused commercial success.

    Idk what else to say. I have a bunch of scrambled opinions about this album and I'm not the best at articulating those opinions. Wish I was!
     
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    May 27, 2015
    f---. I read op 25 minutes before my meeting. Guaranteed the word "joint" comes out my mouth at least 3 times during. Just hope it's in the best context possible.
     
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    May 28, 2015
    what's wrong with you :s:
     
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    May 28, 2015
    I just wanna say I LOVE the ending to Electric Body.
     
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    Nav Bhatia Bitch, be humble

    May 27, 2015
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  13. Mike Tyson
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    May 27, 2015
    y'all paint pictures with ur words. you can get a point across in 3 sentences and @Narsh is really nice with the metaphors.

    i can only write when i feel strongly about something, otherwise i type a lot and say very little.

    i'm hype to read your review, i haven't read any thoughts on the album from anyone on this site aside from the first few pages in meero's initial reactions thread.
     
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