All I know is if #P4k try to play him again with these ratings there WILL be a riot goin on. The music is so lush man, I can see the kaleidoscope color mesh of the #Westbound logo. I say that because of one of the photos she seems to be wearing a dress of sorts. I haven't written or been stunned by an album I wasn't expecting since that time I got an advance of #BackToBlack. Artistically speaking, ya never really know what is going to be the final chosen photo for the cover art, so there could have been plenty of outtakes where it included her shoulders or even her body. I was NOT expecting a trip to Detroit circa 1972 at United Sound Studios. The last sucker punch in black music I remember in which NOONE had a clue what was coming was Sly's #TheresARiotGoinOn-read my IG about it (the flag)-I'm writing in real time cause -Jesus Christ the co-author of #WearwolfBarmitzvah just SONNED the shit outta me. but I thought I was getting some fresh millennial 2016 hip hop shit and I got sucker punched. I'm like-when is the last time someone sucker punched me on this level.I mean I knew #AroundTheWorldInADay was coming & it was a left turn-I'm about to blow the wigs off music historians. I can't even form the proper hyperbolic sentence to explain to D'angleo why I woke him up at 4am to listen to this. Please send any album recommendations via Twitter with #GeeklyGrooves or post them in the comments.Dude I'm so fucked up right now. Thanks for checking out the latest Geekly Grooves. Standout tracks include “ Me and Your Mama”, “Zombies”, “ Redbone”, and “Stand Tall”. Three years ago today, Donald Glover released his third Childish Gambino studio album, Awaken, My Love. The album feels incredibly personal and really does not feel like it is meant for the listener but they too can learn from lessons that Glover has to give. Cover Art It pays tribute to one of his favorite albums. The more I listen to it, the more I interpret the album as a collection of stories and lessons from Glover’s own life that he is passing down to his newly born child. A couple tracks did sound reworked compared to their live counterparts but I enjoyed “ Awaken, My Love!” immensely. I attended Pharos this past Summer where he debuted the album in its entirety and also debuted the first three episodes of Atlanta before its televised release. I’m a huge fan of Donald Glover and all his projects. I thought the album was flat out amazing. The album concludes with clean and inspiring vocals from Glover on “Stand Tall”, urging the listener to “keep all your dreams, keep standing tall” and to “smile when you can”. “The Night Me and Your Mama Met” has no lyrics but the choir returns over a scratch-guitar instrumental that features an amazing guitar solo reminiscent of Funkadelic’s “Maggot Brain”. It’s used stylistically rather than a crutch in songs like “Boogieman”, “Zombies”, and the bubbly “California”. There is sporadic use of auto-tune throughout the album but not enough to beat the listener to death with. Consisting of tracks being sung rather than rapped, its fusion of psychedelic soul, funk and R& B influences was considered a bold departure from the predominantly hip hop style of his prior work. It was released by Glassnote Records on December 2, 2016. Glover’s voice and style of singing changes from song to song, emulating George Clinton to Prince. 'Awaken, My Love' is the third studio album by American recording artist Donald Glover, under his stage name Childish Gambino. Filled with raw wails and primal screams alongside a gospel choir, right off that bat you know that this is no ordinary Childish Gambino record. The album begins and immediately takes you on a roller-coaster of sound with the stellar first single, “Me and Your Mama”. “I remember hearing a Funkadelic scream and being like, ‘Wow, that’s sexual and it’s scary.’ Not having a name for that, though just having a feeling. In an interview with Billboard, Glover described how these groups influenced him and his vision for the new album. “ Awaken, My Love!” is heavily influenced by funk legends Parliament-Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone, and The Isley Brothers. After a home run first season of his show Atlanta on FX, which Glover wrote, produced, and starred in, comes the last thing anyone expected from the quirky rapper: a completely sung P-Funk album. “ Awaken, My Love!” is the third studio album from artist Childish Gambino, also known as writer and actor Donald Glover. This album is Childish Gambino’s “ Awaken, My Love!”. This album is a funkified force of nature. This album is a throwback to black music of the 60s and 70s. This album is for his newborn child and the woman he loves. Be forewarned my friends, this album is not going to be for everyone.
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