Imserba Webstore - Man on the Moon: The End of Day
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Manufacturer: Motown
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602527127521
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Motown
Manufacturer: Motown
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Motown
Release Date: 2009-09-15
Studio: Motown
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Editorial Reviews:
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"Kid Cudi is at the vanguard of a game-changing new generation of artists," said Universal Motown President Sylvia Rhone. "He crosses musical boundaries with an appeal that goes beyond genre, format, race, language, and culture. Cudi lives easily in the hip-hop, indie rock, pop, and R&B worlds - a diversity that shows in his innovative music and his all-embracing persona. He is a born storyteller who brings a positive, life-affirming message to his brilliant lyrical flow and compelling music. There are no clichés in what Cudi does. He is a breath of fresh air - a dynamic and important new voice, not only in the next phase of hip-hop, but as a groundbreaking trendsetter who represents the future. I am thrilled to welcome Kid Cudi into the Universal Motown family." KID CUDI released his first mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, in July, 2008 as a free download sponsored by New York streetwear company 10 Deep, leading to an introduction and signing to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music imprint, and in turn, to Cudi's co-writing of four tracks on the platinum Kanye West album 808s & Heartbreak, including the Top 5 single, "Heartless" and stepping out in a featured vocal on "Welcome to Heartbreak." He followed this up with his first Official single; "DAY N NITE" "day 'n' nite" dominated with #1 rankings at multiple radio formats.
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Summary: Outstanding music, terrible vocals
Comment: The music here is simply incredible. Consumed in one sitting, it is completely absorbing. The listener is transported into this stark, futuristic landscape (or more accurately, skyscape) untethered from the mundane life on this planet. This album would get 5 stars easily without the artist saying anything, which unfortunately, he does.
I find Kid Cudi's lyrics, vocal tone, and "singing" absolutely terrible. I cannot think of another group of songs so utterly ruined by the vocalist (except for Dream Theater's entire catalog). To me, it sounds like someone awakening from a long afternoon nap, hearing a song he's heard once and likes a little, and attempting to hum along with the melody. Or a lazy bumblebee buzzing around your head when you're at a concert in the park. You're trying to enjoy the music, but that droning tone just won't let you. If anyone knows where to get the instrumentals from this CD, please let me know.
Aside from tone, Kid Cudi's lyrical shortcomings are accentuated when placed alongside the guest artists, as on #12 (Make Her Say). I've never been a huge Kanye West fan, but he is a respectable lyricist. On this particular song Kanye sounds like Bach after listening to 45 minutes of John Williams.
Bottom line, if you can get past the vocals, this could be an incredible album. I just can't.
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Summary: Lyrically brilliant, a new direction for hip-hop
Comment: Let me start by saying I am unabashedly absorbed in this album. I bought it about three weeks ago and have been listening to it exclusively since. It is simply incredible. As broad as the hip-hop genre has grown, I still feel like this one breaks the mold, making it tough to compare it to any other artist. The beats are clean and deep, and extremely well produced (just check the the piano on My World). Kid Cudi's flow is deliberate, not always rapping and not quite singing, but the lyrics are straight ridiculous and match the beats hit for hit. The subject matter offers a depth not often seen in hip-hop. I suppose Common, Lupe and Mos Def come to mind as similarly thoughtful lyricists (and Common even makes a cameo), but Cudi's album follows a storyline start to finish, diving into his consciousness, the world that haunted his dreams as he grew up, and takes us full circle to him overcoming his demons. It gives the album an overarching theme that ties the whole thing together, and every song is unique and sick. If you're not sure, just listen to CuDi Zone. It should give you a pretty good sample of what the album is all about. For me, the more I listen to it the more I like it... Five stars without a doubt.
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Summary: What hip-hop is missing
Comment: The fact that this dude speaks what he feels, against beats that arent mainstream, speaks volumes. I like Biggie, 2Pac, Face, and early Jay-Z as well, but that's where it ends. There is no more Biggie and Pac, a new Face album is rare nowadays, and Jigga is on his way out the door. NOT TO MENTION the fact the alot of rappers who try to emulate these cats wind up one hit wonders, or even worse, they go commercial and perpetually release weak albums. I am a fan of 'real' hip-hop, and what I mean by that, to clear up the confusion, is when someone speaks about their own experiences. If you never sold dope, then don't rap about it, etc. Few successful hip-hop aritists can follow this motto, probably out of fear or whatever but it doesn't get followed by the vast majority IMHO.
I don't know if you heard A kid name Cudi, Kid Named Cudi, but that to me was tight too. Maybe being from the MidWest (DETROIT) I can relate more, but I definitely felt that one too, especially 'Cleveland Is The Reason'. I front to back both these albums faithfully.
Personally, HIP-HOP NEEDS A DRASTIC CHANGE. Period. It was stated in another review [...], Hip-Hop has always done 3 things, and the 1st point was that it painted a picture of urban/street youth. That's true, but I have a question for you, at what point did urban/street youth start riding Bentley's and wearing 20 carat's of jewlery and a new pair of shoes everyday? Exactly, maybe 1% of them, yo D-boys and kids D-men, but that's it. So, why is all the HIP-HOP you hear nowadays about that? The majority of the hood can't afford that crap, and the music isn't uplifting them, it makes them feel insecure b/c they don't have this stuff, and makes them wanna rob and steal to get it. My moral compass tells me that's not right, and to be honest I get sick of listening to most of it. If they were really servicing the urban/street youth, instead of servicing their wallets, they would talk about their weaknesses, the struggles they overcame, and not about their wealth and fame. This IS something that Big and Pac did, and Face does, and something Jigga used to do, but even for him it's rare nowadays('You want my old stuff, buy my old album.' ?!?! Can you say crossed-over?)
Don't get me wrong, I listen to Jeezy and some other gangsta rap, and am a fan of Jigga still, and like it, but at a point the music becomes counterproductive to what hip-hop was supposed to be.
To sum it up, I give this album 5 stars and encourage him, Lupe, and any up-and-coming artists to make music about what they feel and what happened in their life, not about what's 'the norm', cuz we all know there is no such thing as the norm.
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Summary: New Contender In Rap
Comment: This album was a huge suprise for me. I had only heard Day N Nite, but heard Common was backing him on this, so I decided to check the rest of this album out. This "Kid" brings alot to the table, and has a hell of a future if he can bring this kind of heat everytime out. Give this a listen for something different, meaning not every song is about bitches, guns, drugs, and cars. Thought provoking lyrics.
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Summary: Mind Expanding..the future for hip hop?
Comment: This is an amazingly creative, artistic, and truthful album.
The beats range from psychedelic, laid back, futuristic, inspirational,
motivational. His lyrics are about "vulnerabilities
and other human emotions and issues never before heard so vivid and honest".
A must have, this might set a new precedent for hip hop instead of always talking
about killing people, etc.
Fav songs Alive, Cudi Zone
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