The Album Club: "Drunk" by Thundercat

**Frownland** · 07-09-2018, 01:47 PM

I have a pretty high noodle bar.

Trollheart · 07-09-2018, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I have a pretty high noodle bar.

That's where you eat your ramen, is it?

**Goofle** · 07-09-2018, 02:17 PM

Dude is boring as fuck live.

Also happy to say I disliked it.

Trollheart · 07-09-2018, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle

Dude is boring as fuck live.

Also happy to say I disliked it.

Surely this would be anything but boring?

**Goofle** · 07-09-2018, 02:37 PM

As a rule I don't watch black men having sex.

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-09-2018, 02:56 PM

I've noticed this album showing up sooo many places last year when I was searching for music. Somehow I never bothered checking it out, but I assumed it was some hard edged hip hop in the vein of MF Doom or something. Instead, it's a load of nice, smooth and mostly very boring modern alternative soul/R&B.

Gotta agree with Frown that it kind of ends up feeling like background filler.

Some nice production stuff going on here and there. Definitely some keyboard settings I'd love to steal showing up here and there but... yawn.

Psy-Fi · 07-14-2018, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Some fun and funky tracks, but so much lifelessly mundane and meandering filler throughout this thing. If I was drunk and at a party I could ignore this easily. Is that supposed to be the point?

^ That's pretty much my take on this as well. It sounded to me like Weather Report crossed with Frank Zappa's least interesting jazz/funk forays from the 1980's. It started out reasonably well but I quickly lost interest and was feeling bored after getting a few minutes into it. A bland jazz/funk smoothie.

4/10

Plankton · 07-14-2018, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Some fun and funky tracks, but so much lifelessly mundane and meandering filler throughout this thing. This is the second time I've heard this and I didn't make it to the end because I was tired of eating bland gruel. If there's good **** in the last 4 or 5 songs, let me know. If you want neo-soul that manages to be interesting and emotive (aka soulful), check out Haitus Kaiyote. Leave this garbage in the gutter. Voted disliked it. If I was drunk and at a party I could ignore this easily. Is that supposed to be the point?

I've heard that he's good live and I'm inclined to believe that. Some people just aren't made for albums.

I thumbed through Drunk and was impressed by the production and vibe, but yeah it's a bit lifeless, then I checked out Haitus and wow. Spot on write up. Good call and thanks.

Anteater · 07-14-2018, 12:50 PM

Drunk would have been a stronger album if Thundercat had focused in on 5 to 8 singleworthy cuts and maybe threw in a longer suite near the tail-end. The overall vibe and production is great: I just think the format here was a misstep.

Black Francis · 10-30-2018, 07:06 PM

I nominated this album as i was listening to it and i had a good first impression of it. Thought it was neat proggy r&b album and i still like some jams from it but yeah around midthrough it got a little boring. Also liked the humor in it, especially in tokyo when he says "Goku ****ing ruined me".

Fav tracks were "Fans mail" "lava lamp" and "Them changes"

Liked it and rate it 6/10

View Poll Results: How Much Did You Enjoy The Album?
Loved it	2	22.22%
Liked it	3	33.33%
Meh	1	11.11%
Disliked it	3	33.33%
Hated it	0	0%
Voters: 9. You may not vote on this poll

07-09-2018, 01:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I have a pretty high noodle bar. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	I nominated this album as i was listening to it and i had a good first impression of it. Thought it was neat proggy r&b album and i still like some jams from it but yeah around midthrough it got a little boring. Also liked the humor in it, especially in tokyo when he says "Goku **ing ruined me". Fav tracks were "Fans mail" "lava lamp" and "Them changes" Liked it and rate it 6/10 __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!"** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

07-09-2018, 02:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	I've noticed this album showing up sooo many places last year when I was searching for music. Somehow I never bothered checking it out, but I assumed it was some hard edged hip hop in the vein of MF Doom or something. Instead, it's a load of nice, smooth and mostly very boring modern alternative soul/R&B. Gotta agree with Frown that it kind of ends up feeling like background filler. Some nice production stuff going on here and there. Definitely some keyboard settings I'd love to steal showing up here and there but... yawn.