Help me out with some questions. In my opinion, Chance > Childish Gambino. I think you wrote a post about "Because the Internet" and kind of stated the album was a bit over the place. Where do you think Kendrick Lamar fits into this spectrum? I am asking because I have listened to all 3 (although to be honest I just got into checking Chance out this morning) and I'm trying to figure out if I can buy 1 album from these 3, which I should buy, or if I can buy 2, which I should buy. I actually saw Kendrick Lamar live but it didn't stick with me because it was a huge stadium and I only knew like two of his songs. Also, seriously, how good is 1989? Is it worth a buy or a listen? (Right now I found Acidrap full length on youtube so I'm checking it out.) I guess I am thinking about acquiring some new music, most of the "new' music I have bought lately has not been new to me, but just "I WANT TO HAVE THIS ON MY IPOD!" The most new-to-me music I have bought recently would have to be Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded the Re-up" and I feel it's like, 50/50, even though I lovedloveloved Pink Friday. Besides that I re-bought some Postal Service and Death Cab but both of these bands are so old to me that there is nothing novel, really, about having the music on my iPod now. Except that it's there, when I want it. Since this is Pubski and therefore I can ramble, I'll add in: MUSICIANS WHOSE ALBUMS I HAVE REGRETTED BUYING Gotta say it. Corinne Bailey Rae (the self-titled) man. Everything on that album annoys me. A Best of Talking Heads album. I've found I have to be in the right mood for the talking heads - even though I totally believe David Byrne is brilliant, brilliant brililant. The Blight and the Bloom by Two Gallants. Gotta admit it, I didn't realize it then, but I basically bought it to listen to it because of a guy I liked. Neither the crush on the guy or the album lasted.
So. First off, you can still download Acid Rap for free since it's a mixtape. Off of datpiff. It's just a really high quality mixtape to the point that it's almost an album. So go with that, because it's his best album in my opinion anyways (you can tell from my snapchat). Which narrows us down to two: Childish Gambino and Kendrick Lamar. But really it only narrows us down to one, because Kendrick Lamar is literally the only legitimate choice. Which means you need to get Good Kid M.A.A.D. City. Like, right fuckin now. And listen to it from end to end, and if you can, don't do anything else while you're listening. Just listen. It's one of the best conceptual albums I've ever listened to, and probably my favorite hiphop album of all time. It's still in my rotation constantly, and I go through music like I go through shirts in a day, so this is saying something. If you REALLY wanna listen to Gambino still, you can check out his mixtape, also free: STN MTN/Kauai. At least, STN MTN is free, you can listen to Kauai on Spotify. Pretty hype at first, not all that memorable in retrospect. Which is how most of Gambino's stuff goes, to be honest. Second question: Yes, I think 1989 is definitely that good. But I could also be biased from exhaustion. Because I fuckin love Run the Jewels 2. Hell, that shit got a 9.0 on Pitchfork. Pitchfork. That being said. Even though the verse: "A revolutionary bangin' on my adversaries And I love Dr. King but violence might be necessary Cause when you live on MLK and it gets very scary You might have to pull your AK, send one to the cemetery" with a RIDICULOUS beat in the background that makes me want to flip cars over, forty minutes of that shit gets exhausting. 1989 is just damn fun and catchy in comparison. Genuine entertainment. It's not revolutionizing music, but I wouldn't give it a pass just because it isn't. Also I love pissing my roommate off by playing it don't judge me- CLASS IS STARTING GOTTA GO. Also to make sure you know I wrote all this shit down, _refugee_
You should check out Anthony Fantano's theneedledrop videos. He's by far the greatest music/album critic on YouTube and he's a legend to pair with Nardwuar- eightbitsamurai I wonder if you know him? Test out any band or album on his channel, I bet he's got something on 'em, from any genre. He focuses on hip-hop and rap though. watching his critique has taught me a lot about music and appreciation, and he's super well-spoken.
Word, you guys are great. I assume I can't download any of these things direct to iTunes (aka onto an iPhone or iDevice) though? Those are my main/only listening apparatuses, and although it's not technically true, I encourage you to treat me as though I do not really have a computer. [1] [1] I have a laptop. It has no disk drive. It has no iTunes. It will die soon. I bought an iPad to replace it. Foolish me, believing that a tablet could replace a computer - for me, personally, it cannot. So the laptop is going to last until it dies, but I won't have another for a bit, I'm afraid.