Aesop Rock - Dorks (REACTION)
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- Original video: • Dorks
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Good choice…
In context of the albatross line. There's an idiom about having an albatross (a large marine bird) hanging around your neck. Meaning that you are carrying a heavy burden or curse that is preventing you from doing something. The origin is from an old poem titled The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge written in 1797. If anybody is curious there is more info here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rime_of_the_Ancient_Mariner
Oh didnt know that! Thanks for sharing this!
3 perfectly crafted verses
So good!
These verses still blow me away every time i listen. Aesops diction is otherworldly.
Otherworldly is accurate!
@@SaeedReacts.they got him ;)
I’m so happy you’re finding Aesop rewarding! Such a long shot for me to segway Aesop from a Tool reaction…
Right on man. I always love your observations. Thanks man
Different worlds and i love both 😄.
Aesop his pen is just insane! Just recorded another reaction to Water Tower. Hope to get that one up soon.
Thanks for watching!
@@SaeedReacts. to me, Water Tower is a rejection of morality
Aes used to be in a group of Definitive Jux rappers called The Weathermen (i used to hang around with rappers at the root of the scene) before they disbanded after Camu Tao's death, and rumour has it that this is a subtle dig towards El-P who ran DefJux at the time, and had received a massive increase in popularity with Run The Jewels around the time of this being released. If you listen to RTJ it definitely borders the line between braggadocio and gross, too...
Here's another song by Asaf Avidan, if interested. "Asaf Avidan - Earth Odessey (Official Video)" (by the channel: Asaf Avidan) --this song by Asaf Avidan is from his album called "Anagnorisis" released in 2020. The title of the song is a reference to Homer's epic Greek poem "The Odessey" through David Bowie's "Space Oddity" the song reflects on human helplessness and the journey of life. (Some may say a lyricist's playground) 😏 (hehehe)
Definitely will check out more of Asaf Avidan. Will add this one to my list. Thanks.
Stoked you're doing these. Jumping Coffin will be great. Be sure to try Oxygen for me ;)
BTW. Aesop did a Nike Run album of beats for working out.. It's actually really dope if you need some thing for working out!
Thanks for these recommendations!
Will see if i can do some extra reps while listening to it 😅
"Maybe no one cares" "Life is so unfair"
"Heavy load to bare"
I'll be over there
This is the song that got me hooked on the dude. That baseline and the chorus is just _mmmuahh_
Also all the sorcery, which is more obvious in the music video.
*Not sure about this one, but I heard on the interwebz that this track is a diss to El-P of Run The Jewels. Don't really know or care or care to know though.
I always felt like it could be about EL-P too, or maybe the whole Def Jux era underground scene ( root of the scene), but it just a guess. They were really close, had a falling out, both at the root of the scene, RTJ has mad braggadocio raps, they also ascended to a pedestal but I don't recall him patronizing those that didn't. Quite a few other lines in there but they could all apply to other rappers or scenes. Saeed thanks for the great reaction and breakdown, the whole Impossible Kid album is fire. Do Jumping Coffin its a banger. I still think you should do this one "Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire ft. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, EL-P - The Last Huzzah (Remix)" it's got bars.
@@anthonyv6962 Oh yeah, the last huzzah is a certified banger. I see what you're saying, but as I've stated, finding out who this song is for in particular would just subtract from my listening pleasure. As it stands, it could be about most of them. and that is fine.
Do some Hail Mary Mallon. It's Aes with Rob Sonic.
I second Hail Mary Mallon just about every track is better than above average. You can pick any of their songs, "Kiln" is particularly good.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Krill, from the second Hail Mary Mallon record, is so slept on.
I'd throw in "Garfield" as well! ✌️
5:30 I agree with your assessment. I’d also like to suggest an added layer of meaning: he was on the cutting edge of the underground scene when it was still a bunch of rappers connecting via MySpace. It was when the kids who grew up on Pharcyde revolted against the mainstream rap scene to accidentally establish a different hip hop ecosystem
Thanks for adding this. Didnt know the history of it.
brother he was with def jux before myspace was a thing, he's always been on the cutting edge of the underground scene
My point exactly, all of these small time record labels popped up in response to the divergence from mainstream rap. Now, those small time record labels are giants in the rap scene, even though you won’t hear their music on the radio. “I’ve been ignored for longer than you’ve been interested”
@@damienperry5758 I agree, El-P is known as the RTJ guy now but that dude was pioneering a rap scene selling 100k+ on records before the internet culture aspect even really had a foothold. Def Jux was like the first foot in the door for an indy label like that that actually had the reach and connects to legitimately make money, no disrespect to competing labels or anything but they were the big ones. Like Labor Days sold crazy. Go to someone Like Immortal Technique he was also selling crazy as an underground guy.
Have you listened to What Had Happened Was podcast where Open Mike Eagle interviewed El-P about Def Jux? Very interesting conversation. It’s multiple episodes that cover his whole Def Jux adventure
"The one dude who goes berserk - talked about his mom and might've had an album named after her". Paraphrasing but, who were you thinking about?! Spill the tea with this here pauper! 😂
All the puzzle pieces are there 😂
Hey, just run the whole album. It's amazing.
Definitely will check out more. Maybe ill get to all of them in due time 😃
I don't wanna put you too far along the scale cause his last two albums have been among his best ever but you gotta cover Crystal Sword as some point
That title alone sounds super interesting! Adding it to the list. Thanks.
@@SaeedReacts. It's his magnum opus after he learned how to make his own beats working with Tobacco and he is On Point during it. It is insane. I have never heard anything like it
I'm a cat lover I'm cool with my kitties eating my face. Wtf else is gonna happen to me
Good point 😅