Another interesting aspect of the record are the skits. There's some remaints of his rap stylings on stand out track 'Adventures!' Which utilises a shuffling hip hop beat over fuzz guitars. The opening track 'Edge of The Earth/Post-Mortem Boredom' combines audio collage and incredibly lo-fi guitar playing to make a truly unique and surreal sound for Cudi.
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While Man on The Moon 1 and 2 had some guitar on a few songs and Cudi's side project WZRD was a full out alt rock release, Speedin' Bullet takes a page out of Kurt Cobain's book and dishes out 18 tracks of aggressive outsider grunge/punk. Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven is nothing like you would be expecting from Cudi. So musically, what does Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven offer? Well, if you were expecting another neo-psychedelic dream rap album, turn away now. Critics disliked it, fans despised it (music critic Anthony Fantano famously gave it a 0/10) and even today, it's considered Cudi's worst album. It's a painfully odd album, one that is definitely not for everyone and still a hard listen for even his most devoted fans. A confusing harsh mix of buzz saw guitars and lo-fi drums. Once a psych-rap maestro, Cudi embraced his inner indie rock fan and produced one of the most jarring records of the past few years. Honestly it's one of the biggest musical anomalies to come out of a mainstream artist since Kid A and a massive 180° from Kid Cudi's early work. While Cudi’s ambition in making this album – perhaps at the expense of some of his diehard fans – is laudable, the project is more noteworthy for its noble intentions than its actual execution.Review Summary: No more chicken sandwiches, I'll pay for the damages Fans of the Man on the Moon efforts and Indicud will probably take most to “Adventures,” “Melting,” and the title track, which all feel like vintage Cudi.Īt two discs and 26 tracks long, getting through the entire album can feel like a chore, but perhaps that’s fitting, as living with mental illness day in and day out would no doubt feel dizzying, dark, and laborious. There’s no doubt this is the biggest departure from Cudi’s previous catalog, but there are still some moments where the Scott we’re more familiar with peeks his head out. While some of these songs are compelling listens ( “Confused” and “Screwed” come to mind), much of the album melts into a soup of a self-loathing that becomes progressively more difficult to digest. The soundtrack of his impassioned, wailing vocals along with the simple bass, electric guitar, grunge drum work, and increasingly gloomy lyrics – not to mention several puzzling Beavis and Butthead cameos – make it seem as if Cudi time traveled to 1994 to make the album. Though we’ve gotten some insight into Cudi’s inner demons in his previous work (specifically, the effect that the death of his father had on the trajectory of his life, which he addresses again in “Trauma”), Bullet lays them all bare. That doesn’t make it an easy listen, though. With fewer electronic influences and far more punk, grunge, and noise rock strokes, the album is a bold, brave effort that showcases Cudi at his most raw. With the arrival of Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven, which Cudi dedicated to “everyone struggling with mental disorder all over the world,” it’s clear that the Blaxican MC-singer has been going through something far darker than we could have imagined. When Kid Cudi announced that he’d be releasing a project devoid of his usual hip-hop fare ahead of the third installment of his wildly successful Man on the Moon series, no one knew quite what to expect.
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