album reviews
Reviews of albums old and new from iconic artists and up and coming musicians alike.
'Babymetal' (2015)
Even though my days of Dooyoo and Ciao are long over, my passion for writing and music never left. Dooyoo's decision to stop paying for reviews kinda caused me to stop writing reviews for a while, but I still liked writing other stuff and listening to music. I've started traveling more now. One of the places that I went to was Japan.
By Chloe Gilholy8 years ago in Beat
'Ghosts'
In my opinion, this is the best album from 2007. Although she may not have gathered much attention from her first record, her popularity nearly quadrupled with the release of her outstanding album, Ghosts. Not technically a commercial success, I think it could have sold a lot more providing there weren't manufacturing issues that made the commercial markets look away. Since then, the album has been hard to find in places offline. Thank goodness for iTunes, YouTube, and Spotify.
By Chloe Gilholy8 years ago in Beat
Travis Scott - 'Astroworld' Review
For his third album, Travis Scott assembled a multitude of producers and artists to craft a new kind of Rodeo. Scott’s latest LP follows up Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho. With the help of go-to producer Mike Dean, along with WondaGurl, MurdaBeatz, Drake, Frank Ocean, and more, Astroworld is a zealous 17-track sonic theme park.
By Rap Disciple8 years ago in Beat
'Elton John'
For all intents and purposes, the eponymous Elton John album released in 1970 was an overnight smash debut that propelled the future "rocket man" to the top of the charts, and for the first half of the decade to the top of both the concert attendance and Top 40 lists.
By Sean Callaghan8 years ago in Beat
Denzel Curry – 'TA1300' Review
For all of his energetic raps and charismatic lyricism, Denzel Curry is still underrated. He was grouped with a class of rappers in 2016's XXL Freshman list that he didn’t fit in with. His freestyle went unnoticed because everyone had their attention on the saturation of wack freestyling displayed.
By Rap Disciple8 years ago in Beat
Dave East - 'Karma 2' Review
Dave East is showing no signs of slowing down. His discography now spans 13 mixtapes with a debut album still in the works. In 2017, he dropped Paranoia: A True Story, and Karma—the latter being a project with DJ Holiday. Still hungry as ever, he’s back with more.
By Rap Disciple8 years ago in Beat
G Herbo - 'Swervo' Review
From Lil Herb to G Herbo—16 year old rapper to Chi-raq phenom—G Herbo’s music is standing the test of time as his art evolves. With every new chapter in his career, he’s given fans a new alias to call him by. G Herbo was merely a nickname back when he was Lil Herb; but his adoption of it symbolizes his ascension into adulthood.
By Rap Disciple8 years ago in Beat
Review of The Blue Dahlia's 'La Tradition Américaine'
I had lunch a few days ago with my niece Dahlia—better known to you, the world, as The Blue Dahlia. In addition to her smiles, her laughter like summer rain, and her sparkle, she left me with a copy of her new album, La Tradition Américaine. I'm going to review it here. (Right, she's my niece. If you think that might bias my review, c'est dommage.)
By Paul Levinson8 years ago in Beat
The Internet - 'Hive Mind' (2018) Review
Los Angeles based psychedelic R&B/soul band The Internetis back with another full-length release. The Internet consists of Syd on lead vocals, Matt Martians on keyboards and vocals, Steve Lacey on guitar and vocals, Patrick Paige II on bass, and Christopher Smith on drums. Hive Mind is their fourth studio album release, following their 2015 record Ego Death, which is their most critically acclaimed album yet, even winning them a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album in 2016. With Ego Death, they cemented their spot in the R&B and psychedelic music scene, letting open ears know that they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. And they’ve definitely kept that promise with this album. Hive Mind is full of chill vibes that fulfill performances from the active but “cool cat” style drumming to the beautiful vocal harmonies Syd delivers, from the trippy but sweet guitar chords to the groovy, funky bass lines. On first play, the listener might experience colors swirling around them with this feeling of warmth inside their body. Not literally though. This album is a throwback to the 60s feels of grooviness, colors, and peace. You might get the feeling to walk outside, pluck a nice flower from your garden, inhaling its lovely scent, and appreciating its beauty.
By Luke Lange8 years ago in Beat
The Internet - 'Hive Mind' Review
Neo-soul sensations, The Internet, have been on hiatus since 2015’s Ego Death—an album that took the band’s sound to new heights. Sure, each member embarked on solo ventures afterwards, but you’d be a fool to think that they wouldn’t recoup.
By Rap Disciple8 years ago in Beat
