Goblin
by Tyler, The Creator

From arturguerra 04/23/2020 21:45 | #250446

raw emotion

From JulianR 03/01/2018 08:28 | #209825

"I'm not saying just to go out and do some stupid shit, commit crimes. What I'm trying to tell you is, do what the fuck you want. Stand for what the fuck you believe in, and don't let nobody tell you can't do what the fuck you want. I'm a fucking unicorn, and fuck anybody who say I'm not. Wolf Gang"

This line comes after his repeated hook of "kill people, burn sh*t, f*ck school." You gotta listen to every line, not just cherrypick the bad ones. Sure, he says some shitty stuff, and criticizing him for that is justified. But condensing this whole album to an exercise in shock value is simply wrong. There is so much more depth here. For every sadistic "Tron Cat", there is an equally heartbreaking and confessional "Her".

However, the music is also kinda mediocre for a little too much of the album for it to be considered really good. Still, I think its an interesting listen, and a much better concept album than most of what passes for concept in hip-hop

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From Norman Bates 01/20/2013 16:05 | #62229

Boring and way overlong.

From GeevyDallas 01/06/2012 23:05 | #34737

An equal messure of thriller and filler to me,would have been better as a 6 or 7 track ep.Some songs like Sandwitches and Yonkers are about the best hip-hop tracks of the last ten year but quite a lot of the rest are terrible.Plus the production is pretty bad and a lot of Tylers ramblings should have been cut,the album would be a lot better also if it was 15 minutes shorter.On a side note,do not let this album wheter you like it or not stop you goin to see OFWGKTA live,the best live experience you're ever likely to see(well one of them anyways).

From Hayden 10/21/2011 22:34 | #28805

Damn. Some of these songs are killer. It's just raw emotion some times. The first 4 tracks are crazy good. After that, I don't find much that catches my interest though. And, even though this isn't a massive album, I could see this starting a hip-hop revolution.

From ShaneSpear 05/19/2011 23:02 | #22000

The first two tracks and the last three tracks (including the instrumental) are actually quite good. It's just that the middle gets pretty bogged down. There are some killer lines toward the end about his views on children on meds, his status as a cult figure to white kids, and how he feels about the fact that millions online want Earl freed for their own entertainment, while all he wanted was his friend back.

Of all the songs in the middle, I liked Her the most because it reminded me how it feels on the inside when someone you're crushing on is out with somebody else, breaks up with them, and then almost immediately goes running back to him. The lyrics are pretty juvi, but then so is Tyler.