17. "the early singles had me worried" In response to In response to 15
>this guy's patterns are unreal. he's definitely not as wordy >as he's been in the past and he's slant rhyming more but i >think that gels well with the very naked loops that he's >rapping over. dialing it back a little and letting more space >in his flows makes his words a little more easier to pick out >amidst these dusty and muddy loops. and he's still >conversational and presenting full images to the listener >while rapping in these long form patterns. AND he's rapping >in unconventional time signatures on a few songs. there are >occasions when i think no one is better than earl and he >causes me to feel that way several times on this album
but "Shattered Dreams" and "Cold Summers" put me back at ease. the things I love about Earl are still on this album, even in this new style.
this is out in El-P with no punch-ins territory so he could have called this album "YMMV" and no one would bat an eye