So as for constructively critiquing the music, there won't be much of that. The main reason for that being is that I don't know what the fuck I'm listening to. Seriously, this bull shit is actually sold on Itunes? With six songs that contain singing, or moaning, and four instrumentals, that leaves us with ten too many songs. There are no real high points on this album. In fact rather than measuring these songs with words like "good", and "bad." I found myself using adjectives like "barely tolerable" and "suicide inducing horse cock." However, I fancy myself a serious critic in some regards, so I will now attempt to discuss some positives from the unprecedented shit storm. Track two was alright. "Going to the Ceremony" as it is called is a bad track. That being said, it is not offensive like some of the tracks on this album manage to be. It has a decent melody, and while Cudi still can't sing, he tries to stay on tune. The effort was there, so for that reason alone I'll throw Cudi a bone and say that track didn't make me want to run a cheese grater across my forehead. That's it. That is the only positive thing I could possibly think to say of this album.
Now for the negatives. I obviously can't dissect everything I hated about this album, because no one has time for that. Going into this album, I had no idea what to expect, and coming out of it, I have no idea what I just heard. It is nonsensical bullshit that passes as profound with all of Cudi's mindless followers. I don't get anything from this, and labeling this a concept album is like pissing directly into the eyes of people who have actually put together dope concept albums. The instrumental tracks are boring, and far too similar. Cudi cannot sing to save his life, and throughout the album it seems as if Mescudi's only goal is to moan in as many different tones and pitches as fucking possible. I would be personally offended if I were a fan of Cudi. The already sub par music that garnered him his popularity was still better than this trash. There is even a song entitled "Copernicus Landing" in which he utters the sound "uh" seventy-five fucking times. That's enough to drain your body of brain cells. Not that you had too many to begin with if you ever thought our host was a musical genius. I don't want to sound like a complete douche, but I have to. Maybe if I continue to rant on how bad this garbage is, it will get through to you all that I'm right.
There is no explanation for why this album had to happen. It has been said that upon physical release four new tracks will be added, which will only drag on the already tortuous experience of this album. I would say that this is his worst work from a quality standpoint, but it does have the advantage of being brief, which Indicud did not. I'm not saying that this is the worst album you'll ever hear, but it isn't far from it. In fact, I cannot recall ever being this befuddled by a project. I knew that the odds were that I'd hate this project, but God himself could have told me it was going to sound like this, and I wouldn't have believed him. This sounds like the unfinished WZRD sessions that got left on the chopping board, thrown together to make a halfass album. I will continue to review Cudi projects because it is an obligation I have set onto myself, but I am done expecting anything different from this asshole. I hope his fanbase realizes that this was a cheap cash in, rather that something that you're actually expected to enjoy. They ridicule this album's critics by saying that they "just don't get it", which is complete and utter bull shit. This album is the musical rendition of watching paint dry. It is so boring and unpleasant that it makes me physically angry. All of this album's supporters need to quit kidding themselves, and move on. Find a new artist to adore irrationally, because Cudi sure as hell doesn't deserve it.
Rating: 1/5