Best Ever Albums

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

baystateoftheart — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 23:58:53 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 07/20/2020 03:58

Igor defeats More Arriving 13-10 to advance to the sweet sixteen.

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

cestuneblague — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:18:09 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 07/17/2020 05:18

Voting solely on the production and overall song composition on Igor, I would be pleased, but something about Tyler's peformance just turns me off here. It doesn't feel like he's turning over a new mature leaf, he just sounds neutered. It's like he's plainly content with delivering the album that's expected of him in this point in time, rather than notably subverting expectations, and why it makes for a well-made release overall I feel no enthusaism or much returning interest for it at all. Sarathy Korwar was def hit or miss, but I found it generally more interesting and more passionate so it gets my vote here.

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

Anonymous — Fri, 3 Jul 2020 07:28:48 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/03/2020 11:28

guzguzgarbit wrote:

I'm voting for Korwar.
Although it didn't hit me at first, tracks of side B are just incredibly well fit for my taste.

It doesn't bothers me if Igor pulls through, it's a great album but I find More Arriving to be a lot more interesting.

Similar here. I like Igor but it's not exactly my thing I suppose. Really like the rhyhms and especially the saxophone on the Korwar album. The sax reminds me of Sons of Kemet/ The Comet is Coming, which is cool.

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

LedZep — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:02:56 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 06/30/2020 21:02

Sarathy Korwar is excellent. Like people have already mentioned, it suffers in the MC/rapping departments, but the instrumentals are fantastic. It'll land near the end of my 2019 chart.

I've overplayed Igor a bit last year, but songs like Gone Gone/Thank You and Are We Still Friends? are still a masterclass in contemporary R&B, soul and hip hop production and aesthetics. Lyrics are honest and likeable throughout the entire album, even on the lesser songs like I Don't Love You Anymore and Running Out Of Time.

It's always cool to see an underdog upset, but Igor is a better album here imo so it gets my vote.

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

dihansse — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:28:33 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 06/30/2020 19:28

Indian jazz hiphop: I liked it

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

jnfbn — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 13:23:02 GMT

Author: jnfbn

Posted: 06/30/2020 17:23

Hayden wrote:

I'm shocked it's this close of a fight. I didn't think a somewhat obscure record from India had a chance against our #1 on the charts...

i agree it seems hard here but at the same time, strangely, i feel like this is the only place that this could be 😄

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

Hayden — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 10:32:08 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/30/2020 14:32

guzguzgarbit wrote:

Glad you liked it 😄

I'm shocked it's this close of a fight. I didn't think a somewhat obscure record from India had a chance against our #1 on the charts...

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

jnfbn — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 09:44:02 GMT

Author: jnfbn

Posted: 06/30/2020 13:44

I just discovered korwar and think it's great too, maybe after some time it'll change but i have to go with Igor here

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

guzguzgarbit — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 09:34:50 GMT

Author: guzguzgarbit

Posted: 06/30/2020 13:34

I'm voting for Korwar.
Although it didn't hit me at first, tracks of side B are just incredibly well fit for my taste.

It doesn't bothers me if Igor pulls through, it's a great album but I find More Arriving to be a lot more interesting.

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

Hayden — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:58:39 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/30/2020 04:58

baystateoftheart wrote:

Hayden wrote:

.... 😨

I may consider a request to change my vote.

Sorry, I don't take requests for vote changing. Not because I don't trust you, but because that precedent would create opportunities for manipulation in the future. Maybe albummaster has the ability to actually erase your vote, idk.

I was halfkidding, don't worry. Just regret my vote. I didn't think Korwar had this much of a chance. Love seeing it so close though.

If AM can do it, please do 🤣

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

mickilennial — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:43:37 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 06/30/2020 04:43

we should only really count votes if they posted in the thread anyway

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

baystateoftheart — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:04:51 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 06/30/2020 03:04

Hayden wrote:

.... 😨

I may consider a request to change my vote.

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

RoundTheBend — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 23:25:03 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 06/29/2020 03:25

Igor is easily Tyler, The Creator's greatest album for me, it still was no where near as interesting to me as Sarathy Korwar's.

(Full disclosure, Igor is Tyler, The Creator's only album I considered good at first listen, which I'm sure is blasphemy to many of you).

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

Hayden — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 00:50:23 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/28/2020 04:50

.... 😨

I may consider a request to change my vote.

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

Purplepash — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 00:29:21 GMT

Author: Purplepash

Posted: 06/28/2020 04:29

First listen to the Sarathy Korwar album and I was quite impressed. Bol was an amazing song. Incredibly powerful. The album lands immediately above Igor in my rankings for now, so a very close call but gets my vote.

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

baystateoftheart — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 21:52:30 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 06/26/2020 01:52

Tyler, The Creator has made increasingly ambitious and inventive albums that are quite musically and conceptually impressive. Igor is the latest pinnacle of his move in a more "arty" direction. But is it a classic album like the internet consensus seems to indicate? While Igor has some amazing and at times transcendent moments, I don't quite consider it to be a great album track-for-track. Otherwise strong songs are marred by things like a corny lyric here, a poor sample choice there, off-putting vocals, or a bit of instrumentation that doesn't quite work. Considering how many ideas he's thrown into this, it's not surprising that not everything sticks. And I also suspect that there might be something here I haven't fully grasped yet. While it may strike me as overrated at present, it's still a very good album.

As for More Arriving, I am glad to have heard it. Very good jazz that seamlessly incorporates influences from Hindustani classical music. City Of Words is especially transfixing. However, the poetry and hip-hop elements were the weak link in my opinion. Some were good, but the quality of the MCs was just not very consistent.

Vote to Igor.

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

Fischman — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:07:52 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 06/22/2020 16:07

Sarathy Korwar for me.

Re: Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

Hayden — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:11:05 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/22/2020 02:11

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Igor :(

There's probably only three albums in this tournament that I'd vote over my nom, and Igor's one of them (keeping in mind I still have to listen to about seven...). It's an excellent work, and I'm sure Tyler's proud to have made it.

Being said, I'm hoping everyone gives Sarathy Korwar's album a spin, it's on Bandcamp and pretty easy to find. This is just a shame for a first round...

Round 1: Tyler, The Creator v. Sarathy Korwar

baystateoftheart — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 20:26:02 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 06/22/2020 00:26

Seed #2:

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Igor by Tyler, The Creator

Nominated by: NJ
Genres [RYM]: Neo-Soul, Psychedelic Soul

Seed #25:

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More Arriving by Sarathy Korwar

Nominated by: Hayden
Genres [RYM]: Conscious Hip Hop, Spiritual Jazz

Instructions:

If you have not already, please listen to both albums in full before voting. Share your thoughts and/or your vote in this thread. This poll will be tallied in no fewer than twenty-eight days. See Tournament Spreadsheet for the full bracket.