Kendrick Lamar - GNX (November 22nd, 2024) Album • Page 19

Nah, I like this a lot, great insight my man

 

grimace has spoke and so it shall be

 

My argument would be that I don't think there's anything more inherently "sensible" about a review (or post) saying it's an incredible and one of the best albums (like say that Stereogum piece) vs saying something may grow on you. I find both positions totally sensible on a spectrum of fandom and music experience. Said another way: Moderation of emotion isn't inherently more sensible/right/more likely to be right for one's reaction to art. Each reaction can be just as a real, and one isn't more right/more wrong because of the strength of that emotion. If your enjoyment of a piece of art gets graphed over time, you may see dips, peaks, valleys, but probably never a flat line for something you end up listening to often. I don't think anyone at any point on that journey is more or less sensible. (My second argument might be those experiencing and expressing that ride are probably more attuned to their thoughts and feelings on the music.)

Edit: And this is, funny enough, something that's kind of an evolution of my own thinking on how I view albums/fitting into my musical history/pantheon, etc. over time. Definitely now how I would have viewed things 20 years ago.

 

hey wait a minute

 

ive listened to this twice so far today. cant imagine it will go out of rotation any time soon. none of his others had that kind of immediate hold on me, not even TPAB.

 

I really did not like the stereogum piece

 

looking at that tracklist I see pretty much what I saw back in 2017 which is 3-4 of his best songs, 3-4 just okay and 3-4 of his absolute worst. it's remarkable after the initial excitement faded how consistently the highs and lows of that album have stayed high and low for me. also, wild that you have to imply that album is some misunderstood masterpiece instead of an album that's obviously always gonna be divisive based on its place in his discog? it's probably the least apt Kendrick album to take the holier-than-thou soapbox for lmao

100% this, but I'd even say 4. parts of Section 80 haven't aged that well but it's a lot stronger than a lot of people give it credit for. no masterpiece certainly but the run from that to untitled unmastered was just something special, and the shift afterwards is the way he constructs albums and writes songs is significant

 

Don't even see an argument for any of his worst songs being on Damn. "Lust," maybe, because of that one part? But he's got some weirdo shit like that on every album lol

 

TPAB=Morale>GKMC>GNX=DAMN, but all 5 are like a 9/10 or above.

 

"Yah" is in my personal top five Kendrick songs.

 

I'm not taking any soapbox lol chill the fuck out. way to be weirdly aggressive in this response

 

Let me put the head in

 

I have a fun take brewing

 

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if this is another scam to get me to give you money you can keep it brother

 

i wont be fooled a 7th time

 

Moreso me trying to not get into arguments on line even though that's why I have fiber so I can argue faster

 

either I missed this last time or it really took someone this long to create something like this

 

Spo already said he doesn't like GKMC, I seem to think this album is good but not great, now I wanna know your controversial opinion friendo

 

I don't like GKMC much either but that's a freebie and not my controversial opinion out there for that you must join the gold tier of my Patreon sponsored by Raid Shadow Legends

 

maybe dustin's controversial opinion is the friends we made along the way

 

I can't believe you would take hypothetical food out of my yet-to-be-born child's mouth just so I can hear you call Mr. Morale his best album

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