So the slick looking guy above really hasn’t been on my radar at all. Sure, I know that he had that big thing with Crookers, which all the awful club rats at my school enjoy, but as you can probably tell, that is not the best way to get in my good books. So I sort of downloaded this album on a limb, and I’ve been pleasantly surprised. Initially, I only enjoyed a couple of tracks which felt like they might as well be sold as singles. The rest felt awful. But after going through the album, as a whole, a couple of times, I’m really enjoying it.
Apart from the intro (which I just hate the sound of), every track fits well and is enjoyable within the context of the album; which consists of Kid Cudi sleeping, falling into a nightmare, finding a better place (“his sanctuary”) and finally, waking up. With help from narrator Common, the album flows and fits together really well. Of course, the lyrics are just as tight; it’s deep during his emotional nightmares and fun when Cudi is in the club. They are always strikingly appropriate, and once again add to that sense of togetherness. The music follows a similar course; slow and in minor keys at first, and then reaches high tempos with MGMT collaborations and Lady GaGa samples.
Piece by piece, there is not enough depth in the individual tracks for this album to be considered great. But, with everything fitting together so well, it is a real joy to listen to. I’ve attached the turn from Kid Cudi’s reality to his nightmare (Simple As and Solo Dolo) and my favourite track; Make Her Say.
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