Brokencyde - Guilty Pleasure
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RIYL
MillionairesBlood on the Dance Floor
Truck$top Girlfriend
Being Date Raped
Release Date
11/08/2011
Label
BreakSilence RecordingsTracklist
1. Intro2. Burnin' Feat. Tre Nyce
3. Phenomenon Feat. Paul Wall
4. Whoa!
5. Magnum
6. Fly Away
7. The Party Don't Stop
8. Doin' My Thang Feat. UnderR
9. Girls, Girls, Girls
10. Ocean View
11. Let's Dance
12. U Mad Bro
13. Still the King!!!
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Let’s face it, hating on brokenCYDE is old hat. I don’t think I’ve seen a band get so thoroughly shit upon for such a prolonged and sustained period of time, only to continue putting out increasingly successful records. Did you know that the band has over 500,000 likes on Facebook? Me neither. That’s insane. So let’s put aside all the knee-jerk reactions and burns we’ve got prepared and really listen to Guilty Pleasure, really judge brokeNCYDE on straight artistic merit.
Nope, still shit.
In all honesty, though, Guilty Pleasure is listenable. brokeNCYDE have really toned down the awful, awful screaming, and have begun concentrating on their awful, awful lyrics. The worst example might be “Magnum,” which is one big, incredibly dated Zoolander reference. Even Duke Nukem Forever had fresher references than Zoolander!
As for the production, the beats, and the vocals? Uh, surprisingly solid. If brokenCYDE’s worst offense was popularizing the inexplicably-viral phenomenon that is “crunkcore,” at least they’ve become the least offensive act of the bunch. In fact, if someone had played “Ocean View” for me and told me it was a song they heard on the radio sandwiched between Rihanna and Bruno Mars, I wouldn’t have batted an eyelash.
Obviously this review is colored by my astronomically-lowered expectations, but I’m pleasantly surprised by Guilty Pleasure. I don’t think the album has guilty pleasure potential just yet, but who knows? Maybe if the internet shits on brokeNCYDE for another two years their next album might be spectacularly mediocre.
--Zach Roth
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West Haven, CT
I can't believe you gave this two stars.
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Milwaukee, WI
That's all I can think is how the hell did this get 2 stars. I won't ever listen to it and I know it's a -5. Maybe I shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, but when the cover reads Brokencyde, I think I am allowed.
Ada, Ohio
You were very fair with this, Zach. Although it exceeded my expectations, I don't think I can put this above a 1.5/5. It's very poorly done.
West Haven, CT
I give Zach a .5/5 for giving this a 2.
The Cityscape Burns Brighter By The Hour.
Minnesota
Come on guys, be nice. Zach got one of the free hand jobs the band gives out at shows and wanted to make it up to them. It was one of the best tuggers he's ever had.
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Fishers, Indiana
Eh.
I'd rather listen to this album than every band in the RIYL. I'd rather listen to this than Exquisite Rap Duo. I'd rather listen to this than every non-single Ke$ha song. I'd rather listen to this than their previous albums. I'd rather listen to this than Beneath Wind & Waves.
I gave this a two because there is so much shit that is objectively worse than this. It's just mediocre, but they're no longer offensively bad.
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Minnesota
Find me EVERYWHERE:
Fishers, Indiana
Who the hell is that?
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West Haven, CT
Bite your tounge noob.
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Fishers, Indiana
You could've just said Christopher Lloyd.
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