Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love! (December 2, 2016) Album • Page 6

I really didn't like any of his other music too much but I really like this.

 

Sounds way too much like he is trying to be Flying Lotus.

 

Man I'm so excited to hear the rest of this. Him leaving rap behind on this one was a smart move, his sung stuff has always been among his best work. My friend who went to the Pharos event said the album he heard performed more than lives up to this track, and I'm really excited to see what type of audience he gets.

 

have you listened to flying lotus? this really sounds nothing like that, the closest thing would be the Kendrick beat he did and even then that's a stretch

 

Very cool, I dig it.

 

also want to add sounding like flying lotus is a great accomplishment in itself

 

Is there a reason everyone assumed he's not rapping on this at all? This is the only song we know of right?

 

He did those Joshua Tree shows back in September where he played the whole album. No phones or recording were allowed, but based on the recaps I've read there is very little rapping on it.

 

probably for the best

 

Eh. Plods along with some pretty ugly transitions. Not into it much at all. Expected better based on the responses

 

The introduction/pacing is awkward but one he comes in circa 3 mins I enjoy it. He sounds great and the melody is dope. The lyrics are trite but it's better than cum puns again

 

I think this works great as an intro to the album. since this was written mainly for his son, it make sense that it opens with lullaby chimes, and feels like it's bringing me into the vibe of the album. Maybe he should have had the intro as a different song, but that transition melts me and gets me pumped af. Too bad you guys don't enjoy it :shrugs:

 

This is the first Gambino I've listened to since Camp. I liked it a lot, even if it's a bit bloated.

 

Yeah I'd be very very surprised if most of the other tracks on the album took this long to get going... I talked to my friend who went to Pharos again today and he basically said this is the introductory statement to the album, and a lot of the other tracks still fit this vibe but aren't nearly as slow-paced with their structure. Personally I love it.

 

To anyone that knows someone that saw his Pharah show, was it this "funky"? I'm down with whatever he wants to put out, this is alright. Not my fav, but for sure better than stagnating....I think he pulls it off well.

 

My friend says there's a lot of soul and funk influence throughout.

 

This album is labeled as "R&B/Soul" on iTunes instead of hip-hop

 

I feel like I'm not understanding the love for this song. Maybe it's just to weird for me.

 

just like....listen harder man

jk it took like like 2/3 times before it clicked. I'm a huge fan of winding/weird songs

 

I'll admit I'm not one for songs that meander for a long time and that's what I feel like this does.

 

Absolutely love this. I get huge Pink Floyd/King Crimson vibes when everything kicks in.

 

This song is not "weird". Besides the production it's also not very good.

 

I think as the opener to an album it sets the mood well and has me extremely excited for the rest. I'm not really looking at it as a "single" in the traditional sense, but I think it will hopefully work great as an opener.

 

BBC Radio 1 just played "Redbone". Fantastic soul track, the pitched-up vocals take a bit to get used to but it's pretty great.

 

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