Death Grips - The Money Store

[Phantom Limb]

^Nah

[Goofle]

I think so. Not many albums I think of maintain THAT level of quality for six or so tracks. There are albums that have great tracks throughout, but there's something about Death Grips that gives them an extra push beyond "enjoyable".

[Sparky]

I like it, and that's after listening to it with the preconception that it was going to be wiggity wack.

Seems to have one foot in 80's hardcore and the other in industrial hip hop. MC Ride is so abstract and devoid of any linear, cohesive message I'm reluctant to call it rap.

Agree with anticipation, i think its a "flash in the pan"; certainly dependent on the scene around it, which won't last long. Thats the case for a lot of music however, and i won't fault them for that, i just think they have already reached their peak with this particular sound.

[Goofle]

How can you say that? I doubt many Death Grips fans expected them to top Exmilitary and they certainly did in most people's view, so why not expand and grow with their next release?

[Sparky]

idk i just feel like they're not going to lol

They are blowing up big time. Next release is going to be post-"fame" if you will, lotsa fan and media expectations as well as studio pressure. Their original energy might get diluted in the midst of it all (similiar to OFWGKTA for lack of a better example)

[Goofle]

I don't think so. They might put out an average record, who knows, but I doubt that the new fame they have is going to make them fail.

As you hinted at, Odd Future are not quite the same in that they seemed to be making music that was there to appeal to kids and people who wanted an alternative take of what the mainstream is already giving them. (in a broad sense)

Death Grips, on the other hand, are making music for themselves. They have been lucky enough to blow up big time and maybe the sound is a fad, but I don't think that takes away from how great their music is.

[14232949]

A lot of folk are saying that the first halves of both albums are amazing but the rest aren't as good.
I think I may be able to provide a conclusion to this conundrum.

When you put the album on, you're overthrown by the noisy bass and power of the abnormal sound, I think by a couple tracks in, you're accustomed to the sound dynamics, and therefore the raw effect is lost somewhat.

[Sparky]

Originally Posted by Goofle11

I don't think so. They might put out an average record, who knows, but I doubt that the new fame they have is going to make them fail.

Yeah that's why i was stressing "with this particular sound" in my original post.

It's kinda redundant, because you would hope their next release would be a different sound. I just feel like it won't capture the same energy.

[Goofle]

I think they are in a great position where they can go in almost any direction they want. Electronic, Metal, Hip Hop, Abstract etc. They will be making music for a logn time I think, and not everything they put out will be in the same lane.

[Electrophonic Tonic]

Maybe it's listening to this several more times since I posted my short little review, but the back half of the album is not nearly as bad as I made it out to be. Sure, the two weakest songs on the album are there (F*ck That and Hacker) but System Blower has really grown on me with repeated listenings, especially that synth that sounds like a hurricane raping a tornado.

I agree with Thom. Takyon is my favorite track from Exmilitary and it's in the running with the Fever as my favorite overall. And, ironically or not, those are the two tracks I use to get people into Death Grips; usually followed my Beware because I think it sums up Death Grips' musical philosophy the best, especially the hook.