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Originally Posted by Severian

Dude, I really feel like you're formalizing this almost laughably informal discussion of ours. You don't need to have the entire album digested, shat out, and analyzed for fecal microbes before you can comment. First impressions are important. I like to joy down my feelings about an album during the first listen, then periodically as I grow more and more comfortable with the album. It gives me a real "big picture" idea of how I processed the album, and what I was right on/way the fuck off about in my initial reaction.

That's me though. I talk to myself... On the Internet. I don't like shit. I don't go outside. Actually I do, because I really love the outdoors, nature, etc.

I like Earl's mind. I like his word choices. But I'm increasingly aware of how much I think I would loathe him if I was a sophomore in college too. I can tell that his inclination toward poetic stream of consciousness wordplay often straddles the line between authenticity and (for lack of a better word) faking it and hoping for nonsense that sounds edgy. I don't think he's mastered his own lyrical approach. I've spent enough time around creative writing types to be able to smell horseshit free associative reaching.

I just want him to be good and work hard and have humility. If his life is as shitty as it sounds, he should probably stop smoking weed constantly. He seems like the type who could easily fall into a schizoid personality break if he overdoes that shit at too young an age. Maybe he should go outside more.

it's more that I'm speechless. I don't know what to say other than "I love it" yet. The 2Pac interview thing gives me goosebumps.