"Albums you like at the start and dislike by the end"
Whether the album is too long or just takes a turn for the worst with all the good songs at the beginning.
What are some albums you put on and think “I forgot this album is dope” and then by the end you’re saying “nah this ain’t it…I can see why I forgot this album was dope” lol
7. "True, other than “Stranded on Death Row”" In response to Reply # 5
which I think is one of the best songs on the album. But yeah, that’s the only second half song that’s on the same level as the best ones on the first half.
15. "Gonna have to disagree with y'all here" In response to Reply # 7
Second half has Lyrical Gangbang and High Powered. And I'm partial to "N***a with a Gun" and "Rat-tat-tat" as while. I will say that "Bitches Ain't Shit" isn't really necessary. "The Roach" outro has some entertainment value in hearing RBX get progressively more stoned as the song goes on, but also could be excised due to quality.
20. "first one that came to mind" In response to Reply # 6
i remember 15 coming on here telling the story of meeting cyndi lauper around time it was released..and her having the exact same response to it ("why is side b so sad??")
>i remember 15 coming on here telling the story of meeting >cyndi lauper around time it was released..and her having the >exact same response to it ("why is side b so sad??")
That's hilarious. Imagine getting panned by Cyndi Lauper.
10. "Heavy Mental - Killah Priest" In response to Reply # 0
I actually really like this album and I think it’s just too long because by the time I get to the end, I’m just tired.
I don’t really dislike any song and actually really like some of the joints at the end like Mystic City and Science Project but I think the overall album is just too dense for it to be that long.
41. "RE: Jodeci’s first album" In response to Reply # 12
>If we’re talking more than hip hop. > >And again, it’s not “dislike”. I love that album. But >I had the tape and I ran Side A into the ground. > >
YES. It got to the point where I wouldn't run the 2nd side at all. They saved the day with some of the remixes they made but they weren't on that tape! By then though, I had the 2-tape joint so I could jam something else while I was rewinding..good times! Trying to explain stuff like this to my daughter is crazy. She's over there with ONE playlist with like 130 songs on it and she thinks she's a walking Sam Goody. She couldn't see my Case Logic from 2000.
14. "I played Muse-Sick-N-Hour-Mess-Age" In response to Reply # 0
And thru track 8 I was thinking “this album is dope” and then by 14 I said “I can see why this didn’t get great reviews” and then I turned it off after the Flav joint. Lol
17. "Truthfully, it usually goes the opposite direction for me" In response to Reply # 0
I won't like the start and the middle of an album, but then it bounces back as it wraps up, leaving me with a more favorable view of it than it likely deserves.
Both Pusha T's "Fear of God II" and "My Name Is My Name" fall into this category. Though with the latter, "Numbers On the Boards" is a great early song. But things are pretty dry between that and "Nosetalgia."
This is actually my favorite Dre produced album but the stretch from "To Kill a Hooker" through "I'd Rather Fcvk You" is just too much for 44 year old me now. I love the final two songs on the album, "Approach to Danger" and "The Dayz Of Wayback". Cube was missed on this album.
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28. "Great one. The first half is insaneeeeee." In response to Reply # 19
>This is actually my favorite Dre produced album but the >stretch from "To Kill a Hooker" through "I'd Rather Fcvk You" >is just too much for 44 year old me now. I love the final two >songs on the album, "Approach to Danger" and "The Dayz Of >Wayback". Cube was missed on this album.
Agreed. It's def in the conversation for best produced Dre album.
29. "I've come back around on "I'd Rather Fuck You"" In response to Reply # 19
Eazy goofing around while crooning Bootsy Collins' works for me. That song>>>>>>>Ren advising men to punch women in the face if they don't want to give them head.
The beats on "One Less Bitch" and "Findum, Fuckum..." are so fucking dope. Shame that the songs themselves pretty much suck.
40. "I love MC Ren, but She Swallowed It is impossible to listen to now" In response to Reply # 19
That back half of the album is pretty indefensible, even when it came out. I'll still pump Approach To Danger to this day, though
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I don't know maybe I had hellllllllla high an unrealistic expectations. I remember hearing it when it first came out and wasn't that wowed. I guess it was a letdown to me compared to the Efil production. But if isn't something I will argue poimt for point like I would Brand Nubian's "In God We Trust" being better than "One For All" tho.
48. "Dayz of Wayback is my fav song on the album and top 3 Dre beat" In response to Reply # 19
top 3 Dre beat all time for me.
But yeah, some of the songs are just very cringe. Production wise, when you consider when it was released, it’s easily one of the best produced hip hop albums of all time.
Features two of the best songs in his catalogue and during that era period up-front (Get Down and Made You Look). I'm even the guy that likes "Zone Out." But from that point on, it starts sliding down a cliff. I cut Nas some slack because he was obviously consumed by the death of his mother, but waaay to much of that album is not good. Also features some of my least favorite Alc production.
31. "Wilco - Sky Blue Sky" In response to Reply # 0
Wouldn't say I dislike it, but there's a significant drop in quality in the second half excluding "Hate It Here" and "On and On." "Either Way" is a beautiful opener, and "Impossible Germany" has one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. Worst part is that it's basically that second half that marks the start of their overall decline, and I haven't been interested in the band since.
Yeah that album is up there as one of my favorite from track 1-6 or so. Then it doesn’t quite fall off a cliff but it definitely dies down toward the end.
That said, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot does the opposite and gets stronger as the album goes.
35. "Mos Def - The New Danger | Mos Def - The Ecstatic" In response to Reply # 0
The New Danger matches what I think the intent of this post. An album that overall lacked the typical level of quality from the artist, but regardless had a number of strong songs near the top half of the album.
The Ecstatic overall is a good album. Its first four or five songs are among the best Mos has ever done. The latter half isn't bad, but their lack of artistry just conjures up the notion of what could have been if there was more time to craft songs of equal quality to the first half.
37. "I haven't heard The Ecstatic in a while..." In response to Reply # 36
... so maybe my opinion about the latter half might change with a new listening.
And I don't think the album's last half is "bad." But I was really feeling the first half and hoped the momentum would last through the second half. I guess if the first half is an 8 or 9, the second half is like a 6. So, it's not bad, just not great like the beginning.
52. "Yea I agree with this." In response to Reply # 37
2nd half isn't bad at all, I just think the first half was more imaginative and strong. History is a great song but it's also sort of ... conventional ? For lack of a better term.
56. "Auditorium is an all timer." In response to Reply # 55 Mon Dec-04-23 10:15 AM by Brew
I love History, to be clear. I just thought the beat was a little derivative of the sped up soul sample trend that, by then, had been ubiquitous for almost a decade. Minor complaint.
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