u/nousernamesleftwow

What is in your opinion the worst and best sounding Travis Scott song? I'm talking production, mixing, mastering performance, EQ, effects, all that shit. Worst being an assault on your ears (in a bad way) and best being absolute bliss (or assault in a good way).

Worst: Sloppy Toppy - shit is just grating and upper mids/treble heavy, except for maybe those nice synth notes. It sounds like a hot mess to me. The rest of the tape is dirty but mixed MUCH better imo.

Pray 4 Love - the bass synth seems kinda thin and almost papery (?lmao) and Abel's vocals are layered awkwardly and drenched in some weird effects which I don't like. Also the mastering did not serve this song all that well. All Abel's vocals and some back vocals come off quite harsh and sibilant. Drum work is a bit overdramatic and too wet for my taste.

Best: Astrothunder - just pure bliss, bit warmer than the rest of the album, but drums still crisp as fuck, the beat and Travis' delivery is otherwordly and woozy. The synths, tactile bass and rich lightweight background flourishes... it's just incredible

I Can Tell - the sub bass on this track is done extremely well. Great singing and has a nice dark texture, but then it brightens up with the drums and Travis' rapping has more bite and it just feels very satisfying. The subtle synth/piano riff during the whole song is nicely mixed to be kinda ethereal.

Also, I would give a shout out to Piss On Your Grave, which I think is disgustingly underrated in general. The psych rock intro, the disgusting beat, great beat, the guitars, the vocals. It all sounds so decadent. The "my my my my look at little Scotty now" is one of the best moments on the album for me. The drum and guitar fills and Travis' performance is just nuts. Kanye is very fun on that track too. It's just incredible, I can't believe how it's often treated as being on the weaker side. (I did notice that rock fans enjoy that track more though, so it may be that.)

LCD Soundsystem as of this day has 3M monthly listeners on Spotify. I remember just a few years ago that number was significantly lower, somewhere around 1.8M, which is more than a 50% increase. And they haven't released an album!

Compare that with indie artists which are peers with them, like Arcade Fire, Interpol, The National, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, maybe even The Strokes... Their numbers are decreasing or just stagnating without new music. I mean, I remember The National and Interpol being much more popular on Spotify than LCD, and now their numbers are lower!

I know numbers don't mean shit regarding the quality of music, and I don't want for this to come off as some sort of competition, I just find it interesting how LCD is "aging". It seems like their cultural importance and legacy grows exponentially compared to other bands. It makes me happy and I can't wait for some new music.

Please help me find this reel on IG. It went something like "POV: when this part of Ghost Town kicks in" and it's Cristiano Ronaldo, Fantano crying and some shi...

Thank you!

That the little riff in I Can Learn sounds exactly like "Why does a dog need to be walked"? Can't unhear it now.

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