Review: Kid Cudi’s “Man on the Moon: The End of the Day”
Last night, Kiki and I attended the album listening for Kid Cudi‘s much anticipated debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day.
“I think its going to change the game”, said Sylvia Rhone, President of Universal Motown.
Plain Pat, Cudi’s DJ’ing manager, started playing the album that took listeners on a trip on the moon. Most of us were not sure what to expect, but we knew it would be an intriguing musical experience.
The fifteen track album is broken into five acts.
Common introduces Man on the Moon, and narrates through each act. His voice can be a bit overwhelming at times since he’s featured on track number twelve, “Make her Say”.
However, the Common overload does not take away from the musical journey.
The production features 808 beats and drums. Think Kanye West‘s 808s & Heartbreak, with less of the tear jerking sounds and words. Each track carefully flows together as a chapter in a book.
I can foresee the songs on this album gaining musical licensing in popular basic cable teen drama programming, and HBO mini series.
A musical virtuoso carefully dissecting each track can hear the Phil Collins emotion, and Bob Dylan story telling influence in this album.
The features are not overwhelming for a debut album, since Cudi is not overshadowed on any of the tracks, with the exception of the Kanye West and Common feature “Make her Say.”
The album features the electo-duo RATATAT, and the hipster rock poster children MGMT on the elctronic tip. Ohio rapper Chip the Ripper is also on a track, which is a reminder that Cudi still reps for his home state.
One of my favorite tracks “My World” features an artist with the alias Billy Cravens. Cudi posted on his twitter:
“as far as who Billy Cravens is, the world will never know…he wants to keep his identity private…“
The album plays as a coming of age, melancholy infused soundtrack from beginning to end. This is a soundtrack for the 30 and under, quarter-life crises generation, and for anyone struggling to find themselves.
Full of emotions – uppers and downers – this is the type of futuristic love, emo sound, that may go over most listeners heads.
Man on the Moon is the kind of album that will surely be revisited in years to come, just as Jay-Z‘s debut album Reasonable Doubt was discovered years later by the masses.
Rhone closed the listening session and called Cudi the “Jimi Hendrix of rap.”
Kid Cudi is definitely changing the definition of what is considered hip-hop with his debut album.
Are you going to pick up Man on the Moon?
Of courtse i’m gonna pick up this album, there nothing else im doin on september 15th cuz i already know it’s about to sell out fast lol…
I got to listen to it first before I decide to cop it lol.
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just got the album and quite frankly it is the best hip-hop album since last registration. it may be even better. kid cudi is pioneering a new path for hip-hop
I cannot even begin to describe how ignorant this review is. The first quote that particularly disturbs me:
“A musical virtuoso carefully dissecting each track can hear the Phil Collins emotion, and Bob Dylan story telling influence in this album.”
Kid Cudi is a terrible lyricist. “Mr. Solo Dolo?” He has done nothing to be mentioned in even the same sentence as Bob Dylan or Phil Collins.
The only reason anyone has even heard of Kid Cudi is because of Kanye.
Who is another totally overrated artist, besides his producing.
“Rhone closed the listening session and called Cudi the “Jimi Hendrix of rap.”… Seriously?
One Mediocre album does not make one Hendrix. Cudi will never even be Mos, Talib, Biggie, Pac, Jay, Lupe, or Common.
What you mean “Lysergic?” Cudi ain’t gone be Pac, JUST LIKE Mos ain’t never gone be Talib! WTF Everybody can’t be grouped! Lupe the closest to Cudi right now. And if you look at the acceptance of “Kick Push” and look at “Day N Nite” you’ll see similarities. Cudi lyrical, just listen to the mixtapes. We all know Lupe, Jay nem some beasts, but I guess some folks just need a little more convincing about this Cudi situation, huh?
this isnt hip-hop. if you try to start listening to this album as hip-hop, youll be just as disappointed as if you tried to listen to 808s and Heartbreak as a hip-hop album. An entirely different genre, cudi is not a lyricist, but hes not trying to be. he makes the sacrifice of rhyme for his meaning behind the words. comparing him to lupe is rediculous. but when i step away from hip-hop and listen to Man on the Moon, i can appreciate it for something else, as a very well put together project with a purpose and a person with something to say. once you understand that you can enjoy the album..very much.
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I’ve said that least 2390744 times. The problem this like that is they are just too compilcated for the average bird, if you know what I mean
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