Travis Scott – Utopia ALBUM REVIEW
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kS7F4VpJa0
Travis offers some dark and diverse ear candy on Utopia.
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Edited by Anthony (you did good, bro!)
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FAV TRACKS: HYAENA, THANK GOD, MODERN JAM, MY EYES, GOD’S COUNTRY, SIRENS, MELTDOWN, I KNOW ?, TOPIA TWINS, LOST FOREVER, LOOOVE, TELEKINESIS
LEAST FAV TRACK: PARASAIL
TRAVIS SCOTT – UTOPIA / 2023 / CACTUS JACK / ALTERNATIVE HIP HOP, PSYCHEDELIC TRAP
7/10
Y’all know this is just my opinion, right?
Glad you finally gave him the 10 he deserves
Bro the vid js came out.
MFER BAITED
literally my fave travis tape
It’s funny because he didn’t actually give him a 10 🤣
@Mason wow who would have guessed like you just completely ruined the joke by saying this
If it was called “To Pimp a Utopia” he would’ve given it a 10/10
don’t you get tired of repeating the same unfunny joke over and over?
@2SinnrzThat would never happen…
@2Sinnrzno fr, I feel that fantano is so tired of these bots commenting the same thing on his videos
absolutely love this album, im also super glad travis didn’t just make an astroworld 2
Facts
He probably should
@fifty that would be really disappointing if he did.
@Andre Nunezwhat he dropped was disappointing lmao
And sadly everyone hating just wanted astroworld 2
i think utopia is a step ahead of astroworld, it has low points but the continuous switch of sound in the album gives a hyper original and very high level tone to the album
It’s far more consistent than Astroworld, but doesn’t quite reach the same heights imo
@TheeGreenOneI’d say that Astroworld had higher highs, but Utopia has higher lows. Nothing on it is WHO? WHAT? or YOSEMITE levels of “meh” for me. I think it’s way too early to say if Utopia is better or worse than Astro, I think we need a lot more time to ruminate
(Edited for clarity)
@MC_88yea Astroworld was peak let’s be honest here
@MC_88 WHO WHAT? And YOSEMITE was so mid. Calling them “highs” of the album is crazy.
@Brandon The Loner I was not calling them highs, I was in fact calling them the low points. That’s on me for the ambiguity, I’ll make an edit
Come on Fantano , If it was named “Kids see Utopia” you would’ve given it a 10 / 10 .
Ngl that’s a fire album title
@Ilyasikr, kinda relevant too
If it was named “Come to Utopia the Kids Miss You” it would’ve gotten a 12/10
@MarioStrikersChargedEnthusiast💀
@MarioStrikersChargedEnthusiastlmfao 😹
This album is so interesting in that it’s more than the sum of its parts. The consistent production feel and vocal performances go a long way in creating an atmosphere that really lends itself to a good album experience, even if I’m not taking a lot of songs by themselves from this project. Don’t see a lot of album focused experiences from big time artists, shout-out to Travis for that.
Really nice of you giving your first 11/10 to Travis Scott Anthony!
Mid ambient noise beats carried fortnite kid same flows n sounds every track not even any good adlibs lmao yeat enslaves no difficulty😹👎
@Cg gClook at your pfp bro you can’t have an opinion on anything
@refreshh its peak lil bro not tapped in wit his cornball npc meme pfp☠️😹👎
I often felt that crossfading tracks and looping beats together was a cheat code for cohesion and on this album I’m super impressed he strayed from that and decided to create all original diverse songs that somehow all fit within the same soundstage. I feel like the song SKITZO is a testament to the album itself.
I think this album is his best work since Rodeo.
I like this take
@sofsings101who doesn’t lmao
@squarebreadsother people who don’t like it?
@Nikola Demitri fair enough
i like this project a lot for the risks it takes, even if not all of them succeed. id love to hear travis come into some more personal topics lyrically like he did on rodeo on the next record. i also hope the next record comes at a time where a kanye feature is more appropriate , if it ever will be
One of the things holding Travis back from being on Kanye’s level is the lack of personality or emotional performances like a Jesus Lord, Come to life, Family Business, Bound 2, or Hey Mama. That and also Kanye is probably a bit more forward thinking. There was a bit of forward thinking and uniqueness found in tracks like Lost Forever, Hyaena, and My Eyes, but a decent portion of the album is definitely Kanye “inspired.”
@Abel”TheWeekday”Fantano i agree i think kanye overall has more inspiration and things to write about then travis atm. i think trav will come into some type of focus, or maybe something significant will happen to him personally that will give him the kanye inspiration
@Sam Ellsworth I also forgot to mention I think Modern Jam is pretty forward thinking and risky, it takes an old school beat and flow, and adds very modern musical elements to it (hence the name Modern Jam) and the structure (or lack of structure) of the song is very weird but I really like it.
@samellsworth9498 what more could happen to him though? I wouldn’t expect him to talk about his rise to stardom because that was already touched upon in rodeo. The astrofest tragedy happened (yea I know he briefly talked about it), he’s had issues with Kylie, and he’s raised a daughter. But he didn’t really discuss these things – and it’s fine with me if he doesn’t wanna get personal. But in that case he could’ve at least described the concept of a “utopia” or better explained what utopia meant to him in the album. There could’ve been more of a narrative lyrically speaking.
even though it sounds like im shitting on travis I really like this project. It’s just that if he already has great production, great vision, and a ton of resources, why not improve your lyrics and take your music to the next level?
thank you for the modern jam love, been seeing WAY too much slander for it online😤😤
GarageBand type beat 🚮
@dabs.47it’s a kanye beat
@Rxmeo everything is a fucking kanye beat
No like it directly samples “I Am a God”