Kendrick Lamar

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, chazwwe said:

Nah. Emily booked Kendrick Lamar to play a hip hop set. If people going in have only heard 1 song and aren't a big fan of hip hop, that's on them.

 

No argument there, but there's still a wide gamut of ways a hip hop set can turn out - and I'm not convinced that designing a set to appeal to hardcore fans only and exclude the rest is a successful tactic to triumph on El Pointo.  In any genre. Just ask Springsteen.

[Matt42]

I actually found TPAB difficult on first listen. I found this much easier.

[kalifire]

2 minutes ago, leath02 said:

She cancelled that gig

Ha! Didn't know that. I believe her and Kenny are fans of each other. Doubt she could pass up the opportunity to see him or be involved.

[lighthouse]

Just now, Matt42 said:

I actually found TPAB difficult on first listen. I found this much easier.

TBAB was way more difficult on first listen. This is much more accessible than that. Already heard Die Hard on the radio twice which is nice. Will this be the first hit single? 

[the wonderwhy]

Father Time, Purple Hearts, Auntie Diaries, Mr Morale, Mother I Sober and Mirror are the early highlights for me 

[chazwwe]

4 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

No argument there, but there's still a wide gamut of ways a hip hop set can turn out - and I'm not convinced that designing a set to appeal to hardcore fans only and exclude the rest is a successful tactic to triumph on El Pointo.  In any genre. Just ask Springsteen.

Who said anything about appealing to hardcore only? It'll be the 2nd show of a new album. The likelihood is that he'll do 5-6 songs of this album. His Vegas show was 26 songs but normally he does 19 -20. Which means a gold 3rd of the set would be new album.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, chazwwe said:

Who said anything about appealing to hardcore only? It'll be the 2nd show of a new album. The likelihood is that he'll do 5-6 songs of this album. His Vegas show was 26 songs but normally he does 19 -20. Which means a gold 3rd of the set would be new album.

A half hour of this in the middle of the set would go over like Kanye's Bon Iver section.

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, the wonderwhy said:

Father Time, Purple Hearts, Auntie Diaries, Mr Morale, Mother I Sober and Mirror are the early highlights for me 

United In Grief, N95, Father Time, Purple Hearts, Count Me Out, Auntie Diaries, Mr Morale, Mother I Sober and Mirror are my highlights.

Thought rich in spirit had great production but my finger was hovering over skip a bit.

There are some absolutely incredible moments in this. 

[Slugy]

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.... what's that you hear?

1hr and 13 mins of goat noises.

[Ddiamondd]

9 minutes ago, chazwwe said:

I could do without We Cry Together. I get it but not for me and will be an auto skip.

Agreed. Rate the artistry and the intent, will probably have a handful plays at most though no matter how much I re-run this.

I fast-fwd through the second half of Blame Game too, and MBDTF is a top 5 all-time album for me. It happens.

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

A half hour of this in the middle of the set would go over like Kanye's Bon Iver section.

Errrr it depends on the track. N95, Father Time, Mr Morale will all go hard live.

[chazwwe]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

A half hour of this in the middle of the set would go over like Kanye's Bon Iver section.

Farther Time, Die Hard, N95, Mirrors, Purple Hearts. All of these will go down great. 

[Matt42]

Summer Walker also sounds great on Purple Hearts. Never really delved into her before but I might do now!

[chazwwe]

He's got 18 songs to pick from. Theres some very heavy songs on it that won't go down well, but pick the right songs and mix in his other bangers and it'll be an all time set. 

It'll be interesting to see how much the BBC bleep out. I can't see it but hearing Auntie Diaries on the Pyramid would wreck me.

[Ddiamondd]

Just now, chazwwe said:

It'll be interesting to see how much the BBC bleep out. I can't see it but hearing Auntie Diaries on the Pyramid would wreck me.

On recent evidence, BBC probably gonna bleep out a whole pro-trans song.

[the wonderwhy]

Personally I hope he yeets the majority of DAMN and subs in a huge bunch of this. 

Don't give a shit what that means for the Guardian et al reviews. 

[Hugh Jass II]

We Cry Together is a massive misstep.

Sounds like it should be in an Eminem album.

[Matt42]

MR Morale is going to go so hard

[dmedxb]

Crown is absolutely unbelievable. The talent on this dude, my goodness. 

[AlexOvd]

The last songs are so personal. Auntie Diaries hits hard.

[leath02]

This is so superior to DAMN

And DAMN was a masterpiece 

[chazwwe]

2 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said:

Personally I hope he yeets the majority of DAMN and subs in a huge bunch of this. 

Don't give a shit what that means for the Guardian et al reviews. 

D.N.A, Love, Element and Humble can stay. 

[chazwwe]

2 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

MR Morale is going to go so hard

I can see if opening. Mirrors closing the first set with Alright closing encore.

[AlexOvd]

1 minute ago, leath02 said:

This is so superior to DAMN

And DAMN was a masterpiece 

For me it's already on the second place after Good Kid, honestly. It's so so clean.

[Slugy]

As Matt said above way more digestible than TPAB but without the big singles. Plenty of songs here that slap and I think will translate well live though. The deep moments though, just wow. I don't think it will knock GKMC of the top spot for me but it's up there.