![]() ![]() These vocals are especially disappointing, given that “Me and Your Mama” had already proven one of Gambino’s greatest assets (his singing) to a degree never before heard (by me) in his music.īut wait: I have an even bigger problem with this song: It’s mediocre. So the first strike against “Have Some Love,” right out the gate, is those massed vocals, like an extended family with varying degrees of individual vocal talent all singing together (ugh! so positive!). That means that some of the undeniably classic funk and soul of the late ‘60s and ‘70s that Awaken, My Love! draws from has an extra hurdle to get over with me: I either have to dissociate myself from my personal taste in order to give it its due critical consideration, or the song has to be so good, or use that vocal element so effectively, that it transcends my usual reaction against it. (Just like this track-by-track review, amirite?) I am not so much a loosey goosey, crowd-shouted harmonies type of guy. In order to explain why, I have to clue you into a personal bias I’ve realized I have: When it comes to harmonies, I am a Beach Boys guy through and through. On my first straight-through listen, this song filled me with a looming sense of dread. This song also introduces us to one of the album’s most important points: that Donald Glover is a monstrously talented vocalist. To its credit, the intro and the little synth doodle that blooms over the ending allow this track to stand on its own instead of being defined by its clear influences. It’s probably the album’s best homage to depressed, political, explosively rocking soul that was being put out by Funkadelic and Sly & the Family Stone in 19. It’s a standout, and a solid introduction to the album. Really hard to compete with “Formation,” “Freedom,” and “Hold Up,” the three genuine all-timers on Lemonade.) *(To be fair, if I were to list them by which album had the highest peaks, I would probably go with Bey, 1975, Gambino. Here’s the most controversial ranking you’ll ever see:Īustin Gerth’s recent Target CD purchases, ranked:ġ) The 1975’s I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it That brings me to the first giant digression of this review. They sell it at Target! I bought it and two other notable 2016 albums, playing a little catch-up on the year just past. Which brings me to mention that, yes, my wi-fi is shitty enough that I did resort to buying this thing on CD. ![]() I’m actually just learning some of the track names from Wikipedia now because for some reason there’s a fucking hand over the tracklist on the CD case: Why? Just going to write a little about each track on the album. I wanna make up for some lost time, so I’m keepin’ this one TIGHT. ![]()
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