44. "RE: Kinda dampers the optimism IMO" In response to In response to 36
>Oxnard was an easy fix with some trimming > >I revisited recently, and it's not a bad album per se > >But there are just full stops at certain points > >in particular, the Dre jawns should've been cut from the >album > >Would've been a home run had he stayed in the 70s funk vibe of >the first track...and carried that throughout...I think every >other song could have contributed to the cohesiveness > >That is to say...if he's going to turn this around and drop an >album next month...I'm skeptical that it's just not more of >the same > >I mean, I don't expect dude went back in the studio and >recorded all new songs for a more singularly focused album > >I expect to get reworks of songs that didn't make Oxnard and a >repeat of the scattered sound > >Hope I'm wrong though > >In any event, for those that haven't caught dude live > >It's a fucking party, and even if he doesn't get back to the >status of Malibu...he'll have a career as a live artist.
Nas taught me years ago to ignore the songs I don't like and enjoy the hell out of the ones that I do. With that, I was listening to the stuff I dug on Oxnard with joy just last night. I'll be doing that 11 PM Houston time download on Ventura fo sho.