Untitled 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 are all stunning, and they have enough depth that I suspect we’ll be talking about them for the rest to come. That’s not to say the album is a mixed bag: when Kendrick is on fire, he’s on fire. Untitled 3 and untitled 8, already performed on late-night TV, differ from their televised versions in significant ways, but also lose much of their urgency and immediacy on record. Untitled 7 feels like four songs instead of one. It’s also riskier, often more flawed, clearly unsure even of its own edits. It’s jazzier than TPAB, and more free-form with its ideas too. The messaging is clear: this album is Kendrick giving us something new while avoiding the weight that comes with an “official” new record.Īnd it’s pretty clearly a project, not a record, something Kendrick has just experimented with. Each track is simply called “untitled” and given a date, which often don’t coincide with events Lamar will specifically mention in the songs, rendering them totally meaningless. Good kid, m.A.A.Who saw this coming? Kendrick’s latest record doesn’t feel like a follow-up to To Pimp a Butterfly, nor does it feel like a collection of B-sides. The best sources would be CD rips and lossless downloads.īlack Panther The Album (Music From And Inspired By) As the vast majority of people doesn't use vinyl other sources are of much more relevance to most users. I will still allow this kind of source because there is no other way to handle vinyl but there will be some kind of notice. Often they just use the same digital master that CDs, downloads and streams share but seem more dynamic because of the analog ripping process.
They have the characteristics of a lossy source and each rip is different because it depends on the recording equipment. And the only means to get those albums is to legally buy or stream them. The database is there to represent the official album market. They don't serve any real purpose because they're not generally available to the public, which is also why there have been provided links to private downloads in the past. There will also be new rules regarding self-made "remasters" or downmixes of albums. User accounts have to be created with a valid e-mail address via double opt-in. Therefore there will be a user account system with different roles and a backend to log in to for moderators where they can review change requests. The planned changes: All actions will be held in a moderation queue and selected members (moderators) have to confirm any changes before they are visible to the public. But you can continue scanning albums, just keep the logs on your hard drive for the time being.
This update will take some time as it basically means rewriting everything from scratch with a new framework and adding a lot of new functionality. After setting the database to read-only and hiding comments due to the DMCA notice as a first step to prevent further harm I have now decided to continue working on the project and re-enabling create, edit and delete functionality again in the future.