Dodo's Album Reviews

Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the collaboration between Kanye West and Jay Z, Watch The Throne. First of all, I will first be reviewing Kanye's side projects, and at the time of writing this post, I am two weeks away from reviewing Kanye's discography. Anyway, Watch The Throne is a collaboration between these two rap giants, but instead of being something like Bad Meets Evil, where Eminem and Royce da 5'9'', would show off theirtechnical skills, here we see Kanye and Jay rap together as a super duo. Let's see what this record has to offer. We open with No Church In The Wild, a moody opener, filled with pounding drums and some amazing synths. This song doesn't have a very complex instrumental, but it still goes hard. Lyrically, the song mostly talks about the place in which Kanye and Jay are, as being two incredibly powerful people in the business industry. Next we have Lift Off, featuring Beyonce, but I gotta say, her ho...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Bottomless Pit. Not The Bottomless Pit, just Bottomless Pit. We open with Giving Bad People Good Ideas. It starts off with a woman singing the song title. And then... the song literally explodes. The guitars, the drums, the synths, they all clash together, with Ride barely piercing through the mix. Amazing opener. Next we have Hot Head, which opens very glitchy and noisy, only to move into a much slower section, filled with arps and Ride amongst the synths. Then moving back into the glitchy first section. And then once more, back to the slow part. Spikes is one of the grooviest songs on here. The bass on here is amazing, and the drums are some of my favourites. They hit especially hard here. The hook is also one of the catchiest. It would have fit in very nicely on The Money Store. Warping is one of the slowest Death Grips songs I've heard, but the cowbell chorus adds some great energy to the song, making it soun...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing The King Of Limbs. This album is often considered one of the two worst Radiohead albums, alongside Pablo Honey . Anthony Fantano even said it's his least favourite Radiohead album. Why? Because this album focuses around repetitive loops. Is it really that bad? No. We start with Bloom, mainly revolving around a slow 5/4 breakbeat drum loop. It goes on for the entirety of the song, and whilst most will say it gets very repetitive, I find quite entrancing. Than Thom comes in with the vocals, and I just love the way the beat and the singing blend into one another. Around the middle, we find a serene string section, which spirals into a crescendo, before returning to the beat. Must say, this is one of my favourite openers from Radiohead. Next we have Morning Mr. Magpie, which revolves around a catchy bassline. This is one of the groovier songs on here. The synth pads that slowly come in also give this song some variet...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the debut album of super duo Silk Sonic, An Evening With Silk Sonic. This duo is comprised of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, and together, they worked on this throwback to the 70s R&B era. Usually, I wouldn't be inclined to check out some of these more mainstream artists, but after seeing the hype and listening to the singles, I aid why not give it a try. We open with the intro, setting the mood for the rest of the record. And then, Leave The Door Open is officially the smoothest song of 2021. This song is just a throwback to the 70s. The vocal harmonies are so soothing, the bass is just amazing, and so is the ear candy. Great opener. Fly As Me is the grooviest song on here. The bass work is dirty, but catchy. The vocals, again, are great. The organs also create a very unique atmosphere, filling the soundscapes. Next we have After Last Night, which is the sexiest song on this whole album. The whole song is sl...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the second half of The Powers That B, Jenny Death. After the band's supposed break-up and a mediocre instrumental album , they released NOTW 's sister, and the second disc of the group's double album. Let's see how this album sounds. Immediately, we are hit with classic Death Grips action. I Break Mirrors With My Face In The United States is an energetic noise-fest, filled with Ride screaming his lungs out. The drumming is top notch, and the bass is heavier than ever. Inanimate Sensation is one the band's longer songs, with the leading element in this track being a weird riser formed out of Ride's voice. The drumming is great, and the synths are especially diverse. Turned Off features guitars in the beginning, before being distorted beyond recognition once the drums come in. As usual, more of your usual Death Grips soundscapes. Why A B!tch Gotta Lie starts pretty odd and off-putting, featuring...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Radiohead's seventh studio album, In Rainbows. After being released from their record label after their six album contract, Radiohead decided to go solo and release their next album themselves, as a pay-what-you-want, which would become the groundwork for sites like Bandcamp. So let's see how this album sounds. Right off the bat, full of energy, we start with 15 Step. The drums are clean and punchy, the guitar is hard panned to the left ear, which creates a very odd atmosphere. The whole song sounds so joyful and full of life, at least for Radiohead standards. Next we have Bodysnatchers, the most energetic song on this album. The guitars are heavily distorted and create a wall of sound that Thom and the rest of the instruments barely manage to pierce through. Another great song. But then, immediately contrasting with the previous track, we find Nude. The verse mainly consist of just Thom's vocals, light d...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the last studio album from Nirvana, In Utero. After the success of Nevermind , Kurt Cobain wanted to go for a less polished sound, and feature much noisier and abrasive songs on here. We open with Serve The Servants. Not much to say here, just your usual catchy grunge tune. I must say that I really like the occasional dissonant guitar squeals. Scentless Apprentice is one of the noisier songs on here. But the highlight here is definetly the singing. Kurt screams like he never usually does. They way he just yells into the microphone is ear-piercing, but amazing at the same time. i think we all know heart shaped box. and the controversial, rape me. Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle is more the usual grunge. Not much else to comment on here. It's not bad by any mean, but I've heard much cooler grunge songs. Dumb is definetly one of my favourite tracks on here. I love the melancholic feel, and accom...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing the first half of Death Grips' double album, N!ggas On The Moon. On this first disc, the group collaborated with the legendary, Bjork. She provided the vocal samples that appear all over the record. We open with Up My Sleeves. Right off the bat, we are greeted to classic Death Grips noise. Ride is chanting, the drums sound powerful, the wall of synths penetrate through the mix, and the vocal chops here create a completely different vibe for the song. Usually, I don't enjoy vocal samples on a DG song, that's why I didn't enjoy Hustle Bones from The Money Store quite as much as the other tracks on there. Still, an amazing opener. Billy Not Really brings us a much more energetic song. The vocal samples form most of the main melody. The drums sound strong, Ride is screaming as usual. Yeah, this is a good song. Especially the vocals from Bjork, they just add a different dimension to the sound. Black Quart...

  Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, I will be reviewing Radiohead's most political album, Hail To The Thief. This was the last record Radiohead would release under EMI's 6 album deal. Let's see how they would end their contract... We start with the moody 2+2=5. We open with some quiet guitar plucks, and Thom's usual voice. But then, it suddenly turns into a full on rock song. Then we get into a strummed guitar section, with some very paranoid sounding vocals. A very chaotic opener, but it sets the tone for the rest of the record. Next we have Sit Down. Stand Up, which opens with a quiet drum machine, xylophone-like plucks and atmospheric strings. The song is very quiet and ambiental for the first half. Then the Everything In It's Right Place vocals come in, with the weird pitch shifted effects. Slowly we spiral into another chaotic crescendo, similiar to the opener. The percussion goes crazy and Thom just keeps repeating "the raindrops". Sail...