u/thecolorgreyy

I feel as though The Scholars was VERY criticized upon release especially given the 5 year anticipation of a new album. I do give credit to the critics saying the albums narrative is hard to follow and vocally the album lacks the passion and emotion in comparison to previous projects. and to preface, NO! i am not one of those people who are like “why won’t he just remake another twin fantasy type of album even though he isn’t 19 anymore and is 33 years old BLAH BLAH BLAH.” I will agree very much so that the deep raw emotion depicted in twin fantasy 2018 and all work leading up to it has kind of ran flat in my SUBJECTIVE opinion. that’s really the only thing that struck me as disappointing but considering everything that’s occurred with will since their last album release, can’t really blame him if his whole entire heart and soul wasn’t thrown into this record .

However i think Will’s vocal and production progression over the years has reached its ultimate peak on The Scholars. His vocals throughout the entire album are absolutely BREATHTAKING. I think the track lengths are perfect for what they are. if we’re nitpicking, then the three 10 minute+ track run, back to back to back may make the album feel like it’s dragging on a bit but doesn’t take away from each individual songs performance rating. The in-depth lyrics, chilling guitar riffs, gorgeous and atmospheric vocals/production, beautifully executed pivot to a rock opera genre, all contribute to overcompensating for what lacks on this record whilst pushing this up to a 9/10 album for me.

I originally rated this album between a 9 and a 10 but was open to the idea of that being recency bias. it’s been a bit over a year now since the albums release and i have yet to stop having this album on repeat CONSTANTLY. it has fantastic replay-ability value and my rating has not changed whatsoever. i find more to admire that i hadn’t previously noticed with every listen.

shoutout car seat headrest 🙏

okay so i took lsd in 2024 which was untested. (i’ve learned my lesson) it was NOT bitter but i now suspect it may have been DOI with further research. my trip lasted a grand total of 24 hours, most of which was peaking 😀 anyways for the entire following week my hearing all of a sudden was almost non existent. people would have to raise their voice at close proximity for me to slightly hear them, i couldn’t hear music whatsoever. after about a week it went back to normal. i’ve done extensive research on both LSD and DOI and have not seen ANYONE else experience this. anyone got a clue what sort of science would make either substance do this?

i met a guy at one of my close friend’s parties and he is severely addicted to hard drugs as a young adult. all of our mutual friends have distanced themselves from him out of love and self preservation. as they should. i imagine how isolating that may feel for him at his lowest and have taken it upon myself in the past month to potentially sacrifice my mental health to be there for him consistently so he doesn’t feel so alone. i constantly try to help him and he’s appreciative to an extent but doesn’t seem to want help. he’s disrespected me during some of my attempts to help. i’ve disconnected myself the mindset of trying to save him and get over invested since it’s been a heavy weight on my shoulders. i’ll be there for him but not try to force him to change. my close friends do not like that im even continuing to hangout with him after his disrespect towards me. they think i should respect myself enough to cut him off. i know why i should but i can’t bring myself to leave him all alone. i don’t know what to do.