I think most of the people calling this album mid/trash wanted an Astroworld 2. I feel like they wanted hits and mega bangers, but were disappointed when we got more album cuts, and experimentation. 8/10 for me
I didn't really see anyone criticize and give it a bad review tbh. But Travis's lyricism was kinda wack in this album but other than that it's been extremely good
You can hear the Kanye influence all throughout this album and I love it. Utopia is refreshing, innovative, and immersive. It’s not Astroworld 2 or Rodeo 2, it’s it’s own thing and it was not at all what I expected, but everything I wanted. Well worth the wait, in my opinion.
I think rn after a few listens I like it more.. but it doesn’t evoke any excitement like his other projects did.. this is probably my least favourite project from him currently.
@@Jykobe491 production crazy but travis flow/melody stuck in 2018 it sound like he rushed this album. Go watch the process of him making astroworld then come listen to utopia again. The passion aint there
Utopia is EXACTLY what I've been wanting from travis scott, dark, sinister, doing crazy shit with his voice, crazy experimental production, astroworld was good but it felt very safe and it felt like default travis scott songs more so than what travis scott stands for
AstroWorld was fun, familiar and youthful as it should be because it was literally based on an old amusement park in Houston.. Utopia is his own world and vision that he wants to create and you get that ambiance throughout the album.. yeah we can hear the Ye and Cudi influences but it doesn’t make or break the album imo.. solid album so far but it still needs to grow on us years down the line so we can throughly appreciate it!!!🤘🏾
Lil yachty - Let's star here >>> Utopia Gunna - Gift & a curse >>> utopia Uzi - Pink tape >>> Utopia Let's be real 6 years for that is crazy. A garbage version of Yeezus album.
To me it sounds like a demonic version of Donda, and I don’t think I can ever get past that. Honestly a good sounding album, but I really do get bad vibes from it
This album might be one of the best first listens I’ve had in a long time for a rap record. It really encapsulates an atmosphere that is so interesting and peculiar, but at the same pretty familiar for a Travis record. It’s like the combination of all of Travis’ strengths and was absolutely worth the wait imo
you was expecting another astroworld thing? i think its this expectations that was ruining some experiences out there, this is a nice album fr, hope utopia grow up on ppl in some time
@@Hwcks yep, I kept my expectations low because I knew some people were going to be expecting something like rodeo or astroworld, and it worked! It was an amazing experience, and I loved most of the songs on the album tbh. People just gotta have an open mind instead of expecting perfection.
@@BiasedSportsFanSame. I kept my expectations very low and after 2 listens I can say this is Top 2 Travis and aoty. Incredible project and worth the 5 year wait. No skips.
Telekenisis is the highlight of this album for me. Like Shawn said it’s just beautiful. That SZA verse was executed with so much fucking emotion. Future got so vulnerable with his relationships and drug abuse. And that travis hook fit in perfect.
@@barry4649bro leaks are leaks tho. This the version we got and it’s beautiful, there‘s no point comparing to leaks that didn’t make the finished product IMO
@@ltex3424 first time I listened to heaven and hell goat version my cock oscilatted violently and my children shot so violently to the ends of the earth moving within speeds unmatched to the point the load hit your mother. Me personally I cannot say that for the official version.
I loved the direction of the features: + what we received. everyone delivered. the art so far that we received for the visual emphasis is amazing, and futuristic. the album was like a sample of everything he fw, and is inspired by. this is travis' inspiration album. we're hearing travis as a producer in a way, and what he fucks with: sample culture, and showing what type of ish he's on rn. that's why I love this project + how I've been taking it as. it's a unity within the top of the top, and best of the best: all collaborating + being together on the track. it's not just one singular travis voice; travis is also talking through other features. it's like a DJ album: but in the format of his production + what he fcks with rn. that's how I see it so far, and I really love it. sorry for the long response.
The Influence of Kanye's sound on this album is immaculate, you can hear shades of Yeezus, MBDTF & Ye. The production is clean, the features are clean especially Carti's, he just has that style that you can't replicate. UTOPIA is a good 8/10, reason why I took out the two points was for him not adding Kanye on Telekinesis, and he changed the original version of Lost Forever, which got me mad asf
Kanye probably never had enough material finished for Future sounds so I dont stress that one. But gods country ? That song like 5 years in the making and kanye has a completed verse for that, it is dated but with the production team on this shit I know they could have mastered it and made it a 4 minute song. It hurt not to see kanye on Gods country, especially since the mf religious and been preaching the gospel for past few albums. Big L tbh. Smh
@@flackodiorhe started off as a producer. He’s produced a lot of his own music but that was definitely the most prod he’s done on his own work Edit: nvm he has prod credits on pretty much the entirety of rodeo lmao but this is the only time I’ve seen him solo produce this much. I’d have to look back but I think there’s 3 songs that he produced just by himself on utopia
i find it really interesting that the same song that the dad from turning the tables cries to and calls perfect just evokes a reaction of confusion and emptiness from shawn. love seeing people different perspectives on albums and even different songs, which is why i find watching different reactions super valuable.
Honestly I thought this was incredible. The production as expected is amazing, but it takes a bit of a new direction while still feeling like Travis. His rapping is the best it’s ever been, flows are insane, features mostly deliver, and he actually has some pretty nice lines and verses writing wise. The soundscape of this project is just beautiful. Top 5 album this year, first listen feels like a 9/10 barely any misses here, made me like Travis so much more.
That song with Beyoncé is immaculate. Like pure music perfection. Not too loud but just the perfect mix of sound and the vibe of it is perfect. I can’t even fully describe what makes it so good but by far it feels like the most complete song on the album
It’s actually insane how many Ye songs were either taken or interpolated on this album. Thank god, gods country, and telekinesis were Donda tracks at one point. Modern jam is an early “I am a god” version and he interpolates coldest winter with the delresto verse. The circus Maximus criticism is valid too.
Taken? Bro Kanye and Travis are friends, they aren’t just random people in the genre. Kanye isn’t on the album either due to recent situations and it would be risky having Kanye on Utopia cause what would the mainstream think? Or Kanye asked to not be on it due to him literally having a break from everything.
I never liked Travis for his catchy songs or lyricism or trendiness, I was always interested in his production and how he treats music more as a cinematic experience than purely musical. I think what sets this apart from his other projects (excluding probably Rodeo), is how different many of the songs sound. There was a good balance with some more standard sound, especially with the big features he has, but the experimentation I think succeeded, and will grow on people for sure a couple years down the line, as has happened with Rodeo
@@plutoskis1661 not saying it’s as good as rodeo. It’s still way off at release, and honestly I also still place it just behind astroworld. I’m just saying the sort of concept and style of sound is similar to Rodeo, in the sense that it’s a different kind of trap we’re listening to. A lot of the tracks are really production heavy and the experimentation is pretty clear and I think works for the majority of the album. What I liked about Rodeo more is that while the tracks sounded way different to music in it’s time, the whole album felt like it was all connected and similar, this seems like half of it was following a theme and the other half were tracks that were pretty good and he wanted to release at once in an album
@@InYourWalls101 ah my bad then I agree on that part. The production on this album was phenomenal and all that but like you said it didn’t really feel as connected as Rodeo with a theme and I would still have it under Astroworld as well. Also felt some of these songs were just not it at all.
i personally really like this project. i think it’ll age real well like rodeo did whereas astroworld couldn’t. it was enough travis but also enough experimentation with his sound. the yeezus and overall kanye influence is def apparent but executed very well. the production is spotless (which i expect from trav) and the overall vision is cohesive and complete, especially for a longer album. as a side note, i feel as if i’m the only person really digging modern jam. 8/10 off rip with definite room to move up into the 9s with more listens.
Bro? Astroworld didn’t age well? Literally everybody was copying the production on Astroworld and everybody has been trying to recreate the sicko mode beat switch
@@ihateanimebutonlywhenitiso7227 maybe it’s just me but i find many of the songs on astroworld boring now whereas i loved that track list when it first came out. also the production on astroworld being influential is arguable imo, but i see where you’re coming from.
the fact that travis was basically on almost every prod. of the song feels amazing to me, you could really tell how much he’s evolved like a producer. I think that this album like Mike Dean said its really like on some “Alien shit” and what I think they mean by that is the production, the detuned synths, modulations are perfect, in SIRENS (that is one of my favorites) that vocal chop is disgustingly good and Travis destroyed it in a good way. So I would say that you can really feel some of the things that nobody would’ve imagined the next Travis Scott album could’ve been like 3/4 years ago. You can feel Yeezus and early mixtapes influences for sure but what really stands out for me in this album is the production, oh my god that shit was crazy, talking from a producer pov. Either way I think this is easily one of my favorite Travis’ albums so far. 9/10. (sorry for my English im Italian 🙏)
I wouldn’t have known English wasn’t your first language if you hadn’t said so lol I wish I was as good in my second language 😂 anyway how would you rank this against Rodeo production wise?
In my opinion this album was amazing. People expect trap and rap from travis and wanted an astroworld 2, but then will criticize him once he doesnt change his flow and tracks, its a breath of fresh air. Not to mention utopia was never meant to be a rap album, its primarily meant to put you in a trance when you listen. As soon as utopia dropped all people did was criticize the lack of "hits" the album has. If you thoroughly listen to each track with an open mind you'll definitely enjoy it. The whole album had great production and beat selections, its also refreshing to see him try some new styles and flows like modern jam delrestro. Features also came in and did their thing, overall i would definitely listen to this over and over its just so psychedelic.
The production is immaculate as always, but what I really get from this album is that even the production isn’t enough to carry this one. I love Travis’s music so it pains me to admit it but lyrically this is easily his worst, and his vocal melodies on this are just boring. The only redeeming quality to this project is the production imo.
I think this is travis's best work, and i definitely think that this evolves trap so much farther than any other album out in this genre. It feels like travis's level headed clear vision and ye's eccentricity really come together here
@@peonsgetclapped8845 nah, i meant that this album involves elements of trap in a really unique forward thinking way - similar to how rodeo did and donda tried doing.
Utopia only has 4 trap songs and 3 more with trap influences but no trap lyrics. 4 or 7 songs out of 19 definitely isn’t pushing trap to the next level if there’s 13/15 non trap songs also on the album
My first listen I was unsure, but I re ran it and my god, it literally gets better with every listen. The production is absolutely crazy. 10/10 from me
the version of telekinesis that has been leaked for like 2 years (future sounds) was epic as fuck, i was hoping it would be the closer to this album. this final version is good, sza was amazing, but it lacked a bit of that grandiose energy of the leaked version
Leak syndrome is crazy with the hate on this track, I agree I wish it had Ye or the trumpets but y’all just wishing it was fuckin Future_Sounds_V6 (HQ) from some dude on SoundCloud
I don't think Travis or his feature overstays on any part of the album. Everything last just long enough, and then he hits you a clean transition, or new flow to keep you interested. A lot of songs from many artist could be cut down b/c it gets repetitive, but Travis does it just right, and every track is as long as it needs to be
@@nostalgiaharvey7213 i’m not saying that’s what he is, that’s just the reputation from most casual listeners. so he tries rap-rapping as hard as he can to prove them wrong
@@RB-.- um he been rapping like this bro for years. Talking about ‘rap rapping to hard to prove them wrong” dude he doesn’t have prove anything to anybody. That’s literally Travis Scott.
I love all the individual elements of the album, i love individual production choices, concepts, ideas, vibes, but I feel like it comes together to be less than the sum of its parts
@@lucdw3286it’s very Yeezus influenced while three songs being actual Kanye songs this is a new sound we haven’t heard something like this in a decade since yeezus so this is new. It’s more modernized per say
@@dominiquesmith7680This is new, you don’t see anyone doing this style of music that is mainstream at least. Yeezus was ahead of its time, and even thought this sounds like a Yeezus 2 album, it’s was more complex than that. Travis production on the album can’t go unnoticed and labelled as “Kanye Influenced”. Travis has always had that atmospheric and spacey vibe to each of his instrumentals, but now he has taken it up a notch.
@@ziontheprophet5362 yeah Travis gonna win a grammy with this one. People in doubt were anticipating some generic singles but the experimentation was a great change from all the mediocore stuff that came out this year. I think the features carried on Astroworld so i do kinda of wish he had some better features on Utopia but not complaining
I really really enjoyed the album. The evolution of Travis has been extraordinary. I doesn't have to be his best or his worst, all I ask is for a great album and to show growth each release for a different experiences and that's I got. Also, MY EYES went fucking crazy
21:20 This is my overall feeling with the whole album. There’s nothing on astroworld or BITTSM where you would say this. It’s him in his bag with dope melodies and hooks. This album has a lot of good songs but a couple of them are Kanye inspired and a couple of them are slow. He said he’s not doing his same set list anymore at shows and idk how he’s gonna do that because there’s just not enough on this album that’s gonna turn up the crowd.
I think it was his most concise album in a concept/experience way. I feel like Astroworld had the most highlights out of his discog, Rodeo had the highest highs, and Birds had the most consistent mood. Utopia combines all of these features.
The whole concept of the album is in the beginning he’s in his normal life but as the album goes on we get to the point where the girl asks Drake where utopia is and drake reply’s wym this is it? And she says this is just your hotel room. The whole concept is showing that each of us have our own vision or idea of a utopia in our heads. The ending half of the album is showing the desires and expectations of this utopia and the ending track is asking what will happen once we are tired or done with the utopia or no longer want/need it
good take, didn’t think about it that way. To build on this the way he’s falling in the album cover could take on how he’s falling out of of his “utopia” and finding deeper meanings in life
Lots of Yeezus and IGOR vibes on this album. Has lots of experimental, cinematic sounds and synths but in a darker tone. Feels more like a movie soundtrack than just easily digestible music
1:09 *“See I told you when you be hating on niggas that’s when it pay off”* Shawn hilarious😂💀💀. Also, Utopia felt like a breathe of fresh air to me. That 2nd Part of THANK GOD is somethin serious, deep voice Carti had me shell shocked/sounded like a different person, The Weeknd had me transcending toward heaven on CIRCUS MAXIMUS(beat reminded me a lot Black Skinhead), & Future and SZA left earth, went to heaven, and came back down on TELEKINESIS. The Yeezus/Kanye influence is very evident and is kinda a full circle moment since Travis produced on the album. If you ask me Travis definitely beat them washed allegation🤷🏾♂️.
@@Wuprrr dawg lol those are great TRAVIS Scott albums … if u maybe replace travis with a prime Kanye on this album it’d be a lot better but man this shit won’t age well . Travis makes high class trap/pop music … this album songs like a high class experimental rap album from the 2010s … way out of his element
At first I was comparing this to Astroworld (my personal favorite Travis album), and it didn’t sound right. Gave it a second listen and thought of it as being experimental. And I can say without a doubt that this album is a 8/10. It’s a great album, and it was kinda worth the wait. There are a few tracks I would definitely come back to, but other than that it’s an 8/10
I honestly respect you as someone who critiques music. Because anyone who follows your channel knows your issues with Travis Scott material. But, you gave it a fair assessment unlike others who just try to please those who follow them. As a Travis Scott fan I enjoy your channel
I think it's important to remember that Kanye is literally credited as a main producer on multiple tracks in this album - THANK GOD, GOD'S COUNTRY and TELEKINESIS all have him listed as the first name in the producers credits, not to mention that TELEKINESIS is literally Future Sounds (an old unreleased Kanye song). So with something like CIRCUS MAXIMUS, it's very possible that Kanye has given Travis permission to use the beat from Black Skinhead to spin his own thing with The Weeknd.
I'm just glad we didn't get a 2nd ASTROWORLD. Glad he did something different here. Young ones will definitely call it ass & trash. But give them a few weeks, they'll come around to it. *btw, there is so much layering in this album. I LOVE IT*
it feels like op/days before rodeo/rodeo travis vocals and rapping mixed with heavy yeezus production vibes. i love it ! LA FLAME !! 🔥🔥🔥 shawn can’t even deny this one !! 😂
Def recency bias. This has some of his worst rapping from any of his album besides birdz but that's just cause I haven't listened to birdz. Including his worst flows and melodies. The production is the best in his discog for sure tho. Everything Travis and the features do on this album is alright at best tho.
Dawg this album is on the same tier as Rodeo and Birds for me on just the first listen. I cant imagine how its gonna feel months from now. My biggest highlights off of it were : Skitzo, Telekinesis, I Know, Sirens, and Thank God. Those are my top 5 right now, but i literally saved 16 out of 19. I’d rate this album a 8.5 - 9, one of Travis’s best work to me easily. The wait was very worth it
@@h4rpoon Birds is 1A - 1B with rodeo, i feel like its more consistent. Rodeo has better highs but Birds is just a better listen all the way through with me.
BUT, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE "FIRST" "LOST FOREVER" that dropped months ago. He changed it in the second part with the drums when Westside Gun started rapping. The first version that dropped was better in my opinion but maybe I got accustomed to it. It was mysterious, intriguing and dark, I loved it. He changed the sound of the second part way too much.
i heard both too and personally like the new version more. the darker drums beat just matches west side gunn much better, and travis has a great verse on em. give it some time i think it'll grow on u
Production super clean, tracks are innovative, but not necessarily coming out of left field. It feels like experimentation, but done safely. And travis is really rapping on this project. I’d give it a 7 maybe 7.5/10. I think its really good, I just think twitter is over hyping it a little
dude My Eyes is so fire holy shit. this album started really strong then lowkey i was not feeling it near the end but the last 2 songs ended it strongly
Wasn’t what I was expecting so im gonna need a few listens to let it marinate but it was a good ass album worth the wait and we finally got future sounds
I really appreciate the direction Trav took. However, when it comes to the Astro comparison, Astro is sooo well executed, even if it's not that experimental, even if it's a "safe" album to make, it's just stacked of great songs and 0 skips aswell
Astro definitely has skips and the reason why I don’t really like Astro as much is that Travis was very boring in that album compared to other albums like the features added way more to the tracks than Travis on most songs.
'UTOPIA' is an album that is gonna grow on people!! Most people at first are not gonna like it as much for now but this album is truly ahead of it's time!! THIS ALBUM IS NOT FOR ASTROWORLD FANS AT ALL!! Utopia reminds me of 'Owl Pharaoh' 'Rodeo', & other early Travis Scott music!! The Ye influence on this album is CRAZYY!!!
you literally astro fan, album is only got 8 good songs so overall it's mid. Stop meat riding the hype. rodeo got no skips, this one got 11 skips you people trippin sayin it's not for Astroworld fan bcuz it is for them.
@josephstalin1690 I am not an astroworld fan imma Travis Scott fan you just don't understand the versitality of Travis Scott except k pop and parasail every song is good in simple words u just don't understand good rap you are the ones who think rap has to hype a shi and yea my opinion was the same as yours when i listened to it for the first time this is probably my 10th or 12th listen to this album so stfu
"gonna grow on people" is the biggest cope ever. It's the anime watchers excuse when they say " it gets good 3 seasons in ". Like bro, stop coping and accept people didn't like this shit.
@@Yagizino fam i agree it was mid at first and still people think it's mid okay fuck grow on people every guy who told it's mid I am damn sure at some stage he's comparing astroworld to this. this album is not at the level of astroworld at all these are two different album with different types of vibe and it's hard for some people to digest that Travis is making music like this jus wait watch this album age like fine wine
Even though most people seem to be enjoying it already, I think this album will age even more beautifully. Travis renovated his sound and was just experimental enough. I enjoyed the Yeezus-like vibe throughout the album
i cant say the same. there's nothing wrong with travis sounding like ye but I might as well just listen to unreleased ye. Travis Scotts lyrics are boring just doesn't feel personal, but yes the rapping is good. production was obviously very good, carried this album. when I first listened to it it was a 8 but now its 6.5-7/10
had a listening party in discord last night after we all got a smoke sesh in us. we all muted ourselves and listened through the whole thing. this might be my favorite travis album bro. idk what the reception has been so far but it’s just my opinion lol
Your review is the only one I was waiting on for real wanted to get your thoughts on the album first listen your commentary never disappoints 👏🏾 I’m happy you didn’t crap on Travis major😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Telekinesis is THEE best song on this album, future and Travis had me levitating but then SZA ended my career right there, this album I enjoyed for sure
I’m glad i didn’t get spoiled by the features (aside from Beyonce because his team decided to leak that she was on the song on Spotify and Drake because he was already confirmed anyway), but when SZA’s verse on telekinesis came on i was screaminggggg
i cant say the same. there's nothing wrong with travis sounding like ye but I might as well just listen to unreleased ye. Travis Scotts lyrics are boring just doesn't feel personal/ I expected more, but yes the rapping is good. production was obviously very good, carried this album. when I first listened to it it was a 8 but now its 6.5-7/10
@@bando6725 but he chose to drop it yesterday, it’s not like it’s out of his control. He definitely knew what he was doing. Even before I listened to it I knew it was gonna sound like yeezus cause of all the album art
It was a good album. Love seeing him embrace experimentation dating back to Animal and Sin City. This is what i expected Rodeo to sound like. Kids, gone are the days of the trap sound. Do we really wanna hear another decade of trap beats?
This album doesn't feel like a UTOPIA. Like when you listen to ASTROWORLD you are immerced in the manifested world that is ASTROWORLD and immediately from first listen you feel like you are in ASTROWORLD. UTOPIA feels like a mixture of songs from DONDA 2, Yeezus and other albums that feel empty and lackluster. One thing about the album that is really interesting is the priduction, the production feels raw like most of the production in DONDA 2. It's weird to listen to but it is interesting.
Agreed. Rodeo, Birds, etc all made you feel immersed in a world Travis created. Utopia has a grand feeling to it but it still feels empty like you said.
this is exactly how i feel. I could put utopia on shuffle first listen and come out with the exact same experience as if I didnt. but other trav albums i def get a lot more from listening in order and they just sound like they belong together more than this album
@@jufrefsongs like maria I'm drunk or 90210 talking about success, the ills, and taking care of his mom and fam. Or songs like coffeebean or even carousel (maybe I'm thinking of no bystanders) where he talks about love interests and falling out with them/his family.
I think most of the people calling this album mid/trash wanted an Astroworld 2. I feel like they wanted hits and mega bangers, but were disappointed when we got more album cuts, and experimentation. 8/10 for me
I didn't really see anyone criticize and give it a bad review tbh. But Travis's lyricism was kinda wack in this album but other than that it's been extremely good
atp they are just hating
@@pablodeadalbum has no hits lmao
@@pablodead nah travis fans are definitely d riding hard. if anyone else released this album yall would be calling it ass
@@waterhighnah cause actual fans loved this music since DBR, casual.
You can hear the Kanye influence all throughout this album and I love it. Utopia is refreshing, innovative, and immersive. It’s not Astroworld 2 or Rodeo 2, it’s it’s own thing and it was not at all what I expected, but everything I wanted. Well worth the wait, in my opinion.
Rodeo is better
@@bennyslatt3029nah bro this is blew up the expectations imo and of course the hidden features made it better for the first listen
@@bennyslatt3029 no one said it wasn't, rodeo is pretty hard to beat
5 years to sound like every other about out there right now? Bro u are doin tricks on it
@@TheUnscriptedCodename 2 albums that sounds like this
Utopia will age better with time, people that were expecting Astroworld 2 will eventually come around and realize how great the album truly is 👍
Nah if it aint their taste it aint their taste and that wont change
@@aajablajaraja6460 wlr?
@@aajablajaraja6460 exactly
Nah
@@aajablajaraja6460then their taste is shit this album fire
0:30 - HYAENA
1:31 - THANK GOD
2:38 - MODERN JAM
3:45 - MY EYES
5:40 - GOD'S COUNTRY
6:27 - SIRENS
7:17 - MELTDOWN
8:37 - FE!N
9:15 - DELRESTO
11:09 - I KNOW ?
11:49 - TOPIA TWINS
14:05 - CIRCUS MAXIMUS
16:00 - PARASAIL
16:52 - SKITZO
19:02 - LOST FOREVER
19:53 - LOOOVE
21:35 - K-POP (skipped)
21:53 - TELEKENISIS
24:12 - TIL FURTHER NOTICE
thanks bro 🐐
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The album is really good now, but will age like fine wine 🍷
Travis inspires me.. My parents said if i get 35K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally
Begging...
@@namantherockstargrown ahh man buy your own camera if you got almost 35k subs
@@SippingVinogrown ASS man
@@namantherockstarshut up
I think rn after a few listens I like it more.. but it doesn’t evoke any excitement like his other projects did.. this is probably my least favourite project from him currently.
Trav absolutely did his thing on this album
Trav did absolutely nothing on this album
@@jawleyduality of man
If he did the George w Bush thing i would be impressed. lamao hahahaha
@@jawleythat's you're opinion and your in the minority
@@Jykobe491 production crazy but travis flow/melody stuck in 2018 it sound like he rushed this album. Go watch the process of him making astroworld then come listen to utopia again. The passion aint there
Utopia is EXACTLY what I've been wanting from travis scott, dark, sinister, doing crazy shit with his voice, crazy experimental production, astroworld was good but it felt very safe and it felt like default travis scott songs more so than what travis scott stands for
Astroworld was not safe😂😂you don't have to lie just to big up Utopia.
AstroWorld was fun, familiar and youthful as it should be because it was literally based on an old amusement park in Houston.. Utopia is his own world and vision that he wants to create and you get that ambiance throughout the album.. yeah we can hear the Ye and Cudi influences but it doesn’t make or break the album imo.. solid album so far but it still needs to grow on us years down the line so we can throughly appreciate it!!!🤘🏾
Great take!
Great take I agree with the astroworld part as it has deep connections
I think that vision must have been that Travis need to hang up the mic and retire cause this shit was trash
Lil yachty - Let's star here >>> Utopia
Gunna - Gift & a curse >>> utopia
Uzi - Pink tape >>> Utopia
Let's be real 6 years for that is crazy. A garbage version of Yeezus album.
To me it sounds like a demonic version of Donda, and I don’t think I can ever get past that. Honestly a good sounding album, but I really do get bad vibes from it
This album might be one of the best first listens I’ve had in a long time for a rap record. It really encapsulates an atmosphere that is so interesting and peculiar, but at the same pretty familiar for a Travis record. It’s like the combination of all of Travis’ strengths and was absolutely worth the wait imo
you was expecting another astroworld thing? i think its this expectations that was ruining some experiences out there, this is a nice album fr, hope utopia grow up on ppl in some time
@@Hwcks yep, I kept my expectations low because I knew some people were going to be expecting something like rodeo or astroworld, and it worked! It was an amazing experience, and I loved most of the songs on the album tbh. People just gotta have an open mind instead of expecting perfection.
i thought the same thing + i was smoking weed w ma shorty so we was vibin fr
@@BiasedSportsFanSame. I kept my expectations very low and after 2 listens I can say this is Top 2 Travis and aoty. Incredible project and worth the 5 year wait. No skips.
Me and my friend were texting each-other listening to it when it first dropped texting each other like DAYUMMM
Telekenisis is the highlight of this album for me. Like Shawn said it’s just beautiful. That SZA verse was executed with so much fucking emotion. Future got so vulnerable with his relationships and drug abuse. And that travis hook fit in perfect.
Look at the original leak with Kanye called Future Bounce or Heaven and Hell GOAT Version. Those leaks were way better than the finished product imo
@@barry4649bro leaks are leaks tho. This the version we got and it’s beautiful, there‘s no point comparing to leaks that didn’t make the finished product IMO
@@barry4649 Heaven and Hell GOAT Version is not official dude
@@ltex3424 that’s just what it’s called on the only version on UA-cam, it’s just Future Bounce with the choir on it
@@ltex3424 first time I listened to heaven and hell goat version my cock oscilatted violently and my children shot so violently to the ends of the earth moving within speeds unmatched to the point the load hit your mother. Me personally I cannot say that for the official version.
I loved the direction of the features: + what we received. everyone delivered. the art so far that we received for the visual emphasis is amazing, and futuristic. the album was like a sample of everything he fw, and is inspired by. this is travis' inspiration album. we're hearing travis as a producer in a way, and what he fucks with: sample culture, and showing what type of ish he's on rn. that's why I love this project + how I've been taking it as. it's a unity within the top of the top, and best of the best: all collaborating + being together on the track. it's not just one singular travis voice; travis is also talking through other features. it's like a DJ album: but in the format of his production + what he fcks with rn. that's how I see it so far, and I really love it. sorry for the long response.
The Influence of Kanye's sound on this album is immaculate, you can hear shades of Yeezus, MBDTF & Ye. The production is clean, the features are clean especially Carti's, he just has that style that you can't replicate. UTOPIA is a good 8/10, reason why I took out the two points was for him not adding Kanye on Telekinesis, and he changed the original version of Lost Forever, which got me mad asf
Bro Kanye never finishes his verses nowadays he was not gonna be on Future Sounds
Kanye probably never had enough material finished for Future sounds so I dont stress that one. But gods country ? That song like 5 years in the making and kanye has a completed verse for that, it is dated but with the production team on this shit I know they could have mastered it and made it a 4 minute song. It hurt not to see kanye on Gods country, especially since the mf religious and been preaching the gospel for past few albums. Big L tbh. Smh
Bro, Travis influenced and worked on Yeezus!
What are you on?!?!
@@JS-pp7ll bro worked on 2 songs
I feel like the beat switch fits Westside Gunn’s verse more
Travis actually did a lot of production on this album
He produced 14 tracks and made multiple beats on this album
Nah fr? Didn’t know he had that in him
@@flackodiorhe started off as a producer. He’s produced a lot of his own music but that was definitely the most prod he’s done on his own work
Edit: nvm he has prod credits on pretty much the entirety of rodeo lmao but this is the only time I’ve seen him solo produce this much. I’d have to look back but I think there’s 3 songs that he produced just by himself on utopia
Correction he put his name there
@@flackodiorhe produced on yeezus
i find it really interesting that the same song that the dad from turning the tables cries to and calls perfect just evokes a reaction of confusion and emptiness from shawn. love seeing people different perspectives on albums and even different songs, which is why i find watching different reactions super valuable.
Lol what song was that?
@@shahriachowdhury9552 Parasail
@@shahriachowdhury9552 Parasail
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You know why the production on LOST FOREVER was so fire? The Alchemist produced it
Honestly I thought this was incredible. The production as expected is amazing, but it takes a bit of a new direction while still feeling like Travis. His rapping is the best it’s ever been, flows are insane, features mostly deliver, and he actually has some pretty nice lines and verses writing wise. The soundscape of this project is just beautiful. Top 5 album this year, first listen feels like a 9/10 barely any misses here, made me like Travis so much more.
Travis inspires me.. My parents said if i get 35K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally
Begging...
feels like he’s experimenting for a future sound
@@namantherockstar your parents scamming your ass
i honestly think its the best album this year not top 5, hip hop wise its been pretty weak this yr, but Utopia is insane
Great takes but what 4 albums would be better than this? To me it’s arguably best album of the decade
“When you hating it pays off” what I live by every single day
😂😂
What does it mean?
That song with Beyoncé is immaculate. Like pure music perfection. Not too loud but just the perfect mix of sound and the vibe of it is perfect. I can’t even fully describe what makes it so good but by far it feels like the most complete song on the album
Should have been FKAtwigs on there not Beyonce imo
her voice being deeper and richer fits so beautifully with the theme of the song
It kinda sounds like Vince Staples "Love Can Be"
This might be the most I’ve ever liked an album on a first listen. From beginning to end utopia kept on surprising me, and it was hard asf 🔥
You have to be like 15
@@KidsSeeFantasmas bro theyre all young lil kids , imagine playing this around the guys how do yall even get lit
@@KidsSeeFantasmascringe
It’s actually insane how many Ye songs were either taken or interpolated on this album. Thank god, gods country, and telekinesis were Donda tracks at one point. Modern jam is an early “I am a god” version and he interpolates coldest winter with the delresto verse. The circus Maximus criticism is valid too.
Travis did work on Yeezus a lot tho ( or at least took credit in a bunch of it ) so I’ll give him that
This album is Travis's yeezus
Why I love this album
i don’t think modern jam is an i am a god interpolation that one’s a stretch
Taken? Bro Kanye and Travis are friends, they aren’t just random people in the genre.
Kanye isn’t on the album either due to recent situations and it would be risky having Kanye on Utopia cause what would the mainstream think? Or Kanye asked to not be on it due to him literally having a break from everything.
I never liked Travis for his catchy songs or lyricism or trendiness, I was always interested in his production and how he treats music more as a cinematic experience than purely musical. I think what sets this apart from his other projects (excluding probably Rodeo), is how different many of the songs sound. There was a good balance with some more standard sound, especially with the big features he has, but the experimentation I think succeeded, and will grow on people for sure a couple years down the line, as has happened with Rodeo
solid coherent opinion. good review
It’s good but to Rodeo? Cmon bruh
@@plutoskis1661 not saying it’s as good as rodeo. It’s still way off at release, and honestly I also still place it just behind astroworld. I’m just saying the sort of concept and style of sound is similar to Rodeo, in the sense that it’s a different kind of trap we’re listening to. A lot of the tracks are really production heavy and the experimentation is pretty clear and I think works for the majority of the album. What I liked about Rodeo more is that while the tracks sounded way different to music in it’s time, the whole album felt like it was all connected and similar, this seems like half of it was following a theme and the other half were tracks that were pretty good and he wanted to release at once in an album
@@InYourWalls101 ah my bad then I agree on that part. The production on this album was phenomenal and all that but like you said it didn’t really feel as connected as Rodeo with a theme and I would still have it under Astroworld as well.
Also felt some of these songs were just not it at all.
good review bro, i think this experimental album will grow up on them too
The hole album has a story and it’s perfect production, and beats and bars are perfect the samples are crazy. On the songs and ft just perfect🔥🔥
*whole
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i personally really like this project. i think it’ll age real well like rodeo did whereas astroworld couldn’t. it was enough travis but also enough experimentation with his sound. the yeezus and overall kanye influence is def apparent but executed very well. the production is spotless (which i expect from trav) and the overall vision is cohesive and complete, especially for a longer album. as a side note, i feel as if i’m the only person really digging modern jam. 8/10 off rip with definite room to move up into the 9s with more listens.
Bro? Astroworld didn’t age well? Literally everybody was copying the production on Astroworld and everybody has been trying to recreate the sicko mode beat switch
@@ihateanimebutonlywhenitiso7227fr 😭😭
100% agree
@@ihateanimebutonlywhenitiso7227 maybe it’s just me but i find many of the songs on astroworld boring now whereas i loved that track list when it first came out. also the production on astroworld being influential is arguable imo, but i see where you’re coming from.
@@kindstranger999 it's just you bro astroworld is still one of the most streamed albums
the fact that travis was basically on almost every prod. of the song feels amazing to me, you could really tell how much he’s evolved like a producer. I think that this album like Mike Dean said its really like on some “Alien shit” and what I think they mean by that is the production, the detuned synths, modulations are perfect, in SIRENS (that is one of my favorites) that vocal chop is disgustingly good and Travis destroyed it in a good way. So I would say that you can really feel some of the things that nobody would’ve imagined the next Travis Scott album could’ve been like 3/4 years ago. You can feel Yeezus and early mixtapes influences for sure but what really stands out for me in this album is the production, oh my god that shit was crazy, talking from a producer pov. Either way I think this is easily one of my favorite Travis’ albums so far. 9/10.
(sorry for my English im Italian 🙏)
as another producer im glad you mentioned that vocal chop in sirens, the way travis transitioned it into a synth is wildd
Your english is great bro, trust yourself more, you provided us with some really nice commentary
@@gabrielpana5587 ay thanks bro hahahah appreciate it 🙏
@@TheIsaac246 that was fucking crazy ngl
I wouldn’t have known English wasn’t your first language if you hadn’t said so lol I wish I was as good in my second language 😂 anyway how would you rank this against Rodeo production wise?
In my opinion this album was amazing. People expect trap and rap from travis and wanted an astroworld 2, but then will criticize him once he doesnt change his flow and tracks, its a breath of fresh air. Not to mention utopia was never meant to be a rap album, its primarily meant to put you in a trance when you listen. As soon as utopia dropped all people did was criticize the lack of "hits" the album has. If you thoroughly listen to each track with an open mind you'll definitely enjoy it. The whole album had great production and beat selections, its also refreshing to see him try some new styles and flows like modern jam delrestro. Features also came in and did their thing, overall i would definitely listen to this over and over its just so psychedelic.
agreed dope album and very fun
Bouta listen again off shrooms as soon as I get out this meeting. 💀
@@CRXW.Was just thinking the same thing😂. Album boutta take you out of this world
The production is immaculate as always, but what I really get from this album is that even the production isn’t enough to carry this one. I love Travis’s music so it pains me to admit it but lyrically this is easily his worst, and his vocal melodies on this are just boring. The only redeeming quality to this project is the production imo.
It’s ass bro, just come to terms with it
I think this is travis's best work, and i definitely think that this evolves trap so much farther than any other album out in this genre. It feels like travis's level headed clear vision and ye's eccentricity really come together here
ur calling this trap music? or are u tryna say something else
@@peonsgetclapped8845 nah, i meant that this album involves elements of trap in a really unique forward thinking way - similar to how rodeo did and donda tried doing.
Utopia only has 4 trap songs and 3 more with trap influences but no trap lyrics. 4 or 7 songs out of 19 definitely isn’t pushing trap to the next level if there’s 13/15 non trap songs also on the album
Nigga this ain’t trap at allllllllllllllll stop it
this isn’t rodeo
My first listen I was unsure, but I re ran it and my god, it literally gets better with every listen. The production is absolutely crazy. 10/10 from me
the version of telekinesis that has been leaked for like 2 years (future sounds) was epic as fuck, i was hoping it would be the closer to this album. this final version is good, sza was amazing, but it lacked a bit of that grandiose energy of the leaked version
Leak syndrome is crazy with the hate on this track, I agree I wish it had Ye or the trumpets but y’all just wishing it was fuckin Future_Sounds_V6 (HQ) from some dude on SoundCloud
Fr, sounded like a compilation of sounds rather than the grand experimental track it was 2 years prior
That’s why we shouldn’t listen to leaks. It sets expectations for records the artist may never wanted to fulfill
I don't wanna be that guy but the mix on sza's vocals I feel overpowers the horns when they should really be the focal point of the track
future and sza ruined it , horrible and gross lyrics
I don't think Travis or his feature overstays on any part of the album. Everything last just long enough, and then he hits you a clean transition, or new flow to keep you interested. A lot of songs from many artist could be cut down b/c it gets repetitive, but Travis does it just right, and every track is as long as it needs to be
Skitzo imo. Travis just has nothing to say for 4 minutes of spitting, he’s boring when he tries to prove he’s not just the fortnite vibes guy
@@RB-.-A Fortnite guy vibes? Tf🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
@@RB-.-he is beyond more than that my boy idk what you talking about
@@nostalgiaharvey7213 i’m not saying that’s what he is, that’s just the reputation from most casual listeners. so he tries rap-rapping as hard as he can to prove them wrong
@@RB-.- um he been rapping like this bro for years. Talking about ‘rap rapping to hard to prove them wrong” dude he doesn’t have prove anything to anybody. That’s literally Travis Scott.
I love all the individual elements of the album, i love individual production choices, concepts, ideas, vibes, but I feel like it comes together to be less than the sum of its parts
Spot on
This album will age beautifully, it’s becoming my favorite Travis album already
He brought something totally new to the table, features killed, super immersive, im so happy with what we got
It's not totally new when it sounds like Donda and Yeezus
This is not new at all still very good nonetheless
i wouldn’t say new but it was good
@@lucdw3286it’s very Yeezus influenced while three songs being actual Kanye songs this is a new sound we haven’t heard something like this in a decade since yeezus so this is new. It’s more modernized per say
@@dominiquesmith7680This is new, you don’t see anyone doing this style of music that is mainstream at least. Yeezus was ahead of its time, and even thought this sounds like a Yeezus 2 album, it’s was more complex than that. Travis production on the album can’t go unnoticed and labelled as “Kanye Influenced”. Travis has always had that atmospheric and spacey vibe to each of his instrumentals, but now he has taken it up a notch.
Wait till Shawn finds out telekinesis is also a Kanye throwaway
Of the song "Future Sounds"
This album is so good bro, such a fun listen no boring production crazy flows shits so hard
I cant put to words how much i love this album
Nah I’m literally dumbfounded bruh, I gotta jus keep listening to it. Ion think people really understand how great this is and going to be
@@ziontheprophet5362 yeah Travis gonna win a grammy with this one. People in doubt were anticipating some generic singles but the experimentation was a great change from all the mediocore stuff that came out this year. I think the features carried on Astroworld so i do kinda of wish he had some better features on Utopia but not complaining
shit album
@@ziontheprophet5362fr no bs this shit is amazing
@@ziontheprophet5362 Fr this album is going to age amazingly
I really really enjoyed the album. The evolution of Travis has been extraordinary. I doesn't have to be his best or his worst, all I ask is for a great album and to show growth each release for a different experiences and that's I got. Also, MY EYES went fucking crazy
This is depressing to read, music is so bad now
@@TheUnscriptedCodeyou’re sped
@@TheUnscriptedCodesmh omg 🤦🏽♂️
@@TheUnscriptedCodeaverage eminem fan
@@KrizbyKrim😂
Production is so good, so many elements and mixed perfectly
21:20 This is my overall feeling with the whole album. There’s nothing on astroworld or BITTSM where you would say this. It’s him in his bag with dope melodies and hooks. This album has a lot of good songs but a couple of them are Kanye inspired and a couple of them are slow. He said he’s not doing his same set list anymore at shows and idk how he’s gonna do that because there’s just not enough on this album that’s gonna turn up the crowd.
I think it was his most concise album in a concept/experience way. I feel like Astroworld had the most highlights out of his discog, Rodeo had the highest highs, and Birds had the most consistent mood. Utopia combines all of these features.
Tf are u talking about this shit was all over the place
There’s no concept. It goes from high to low energy so fast. This shit is mid asf coming off of 5 years
It really fucking doesn’t bruh, y’all just glazing fr
No offence but feels like you’re just saying shit.. saying an album has “the highest highs” doesn’t really tell anyone anything
@@1700yungin That’s what i thought off first listen but the whole soundscape gives off a concept of sorts
Album went so damn hard. Hyaena the perfect opener
The whole concept of the album is in the beginning he’s in his normal life but as the album goes on we get to the point where the girl asks Drake where utopia is and drake reply’s wym this is it? And she says this is just your hotel room. The whole concept is showing that each of us have our own vision or idea of a utopia in our heads. The ending half of the album is showing the desires and expectations of this utopia and the ending track is asking what will happen once we are tired or done with the utopia or no longer want/need it
good take, didn’t think about it that way. To build on this the way he’s falling in the album cover could take on how he’s falling out of of his “utopia” and finding deeper meanings in life
Think he delivered on the album and feels like it’ll grow on people over time too 🔥
I can confirm this album just gets better and better 2-3+ listens in. I had the same thing with Astroworld
Was waiting all day for bro opinion on this 🔥
Lots of Yeezus and IGOR vibes on this album. Has lots of experimental, cinematic sounds and synths but in a darker tone. Feels more like a movie soundtrack than just easily digestible music
Over a 1000 days for a Travis album, I love it so far
This album was mega different. It caught me off guard and I loved it. I cant wait to see how this changes with time.
Trash
Shawn hearing an unexpected Future feature on a Travis Scott album is like seeing an only child wake up to a shitload of presents on Christmas.
1:09 *“See I told you when you be hating on niggas that’s when it pay off”* Shawn hilarious😂💀💀. Also, Utopia felt like a breathe of fresh air to me. That 2nd Part of THANK GOD is somethin serious, deep voice Carti had me shell shocked/sounded like a different person, The Weeknd had me transcending toward heaven on CIRCUS MAXIMUS(beat reminded me a lot Black Skinhead), & Future and SZA left earth, went to heaven, and came back down on TELEKINESIS. The Yeezus/Kanye influence is very evident and is kinda a full circle moment since Travis produced on the album. If you ask me Travis definitely beat them washed allegation🤷🏾♂️.
Fresh air to the modern rap industry !!!!
I feel like this is Travis' second best album right behind Rodeo. This shit's incredible
same
astroworld is better only cuz it is his era that really established travis and it had better highs. i would say its 3rdq
Birds is better and if we’re counting dbr it’s better as well
@@JustAguy25548nah you tweakin
@@Wuprrr dawg lol those are great TRAVIS Scott albums … if u maybe replace travis with a prime Kanye on this album it’d be a lot better but man this shit won’t age well . Travis makes high class trap/pop music … this album songs like a high class experimental rap album from the 2010s … way out of his element
At first I was comparing this to Astroworld (my personal favorite Travis album), and it didn’t sound right. Gave it a second listen and thought of it as being experimental. And I can say without a doubt that this album is a 8/10. It’s a great album, and it was kinda worth the wait. There are a few tracks I would definitely come back to, but other than that it’s an 8/10
I honestly respect you as someone who critiques music. Because anyone who follows your channel knows your issues with Travis Scott material. But, you gave it a fair assessment unlike others who just try to please those who follow them.
As a Travis Scott fan I enjoy your channel
The Tom McDonald and Eminem feature on the album was insane
I think it's important to remember that Kanye is literally credited as a main producer on multiple tracks in this album - THANK GOD, GOD'S COUNTRY and TELEKINESIS all have him listed as the first name in the producers credits, not to mention that TELEKINESIS is literally Future Sounds (an old unreleased Kanye song).
So with something like CIRCUS MAXIMUS, it's very possible that Kanye has given Travis permission to use the beat from Black Skinhead to spin his own thing with The Weeknd.
Black skinhead still better regardless
@@SanguinePink I'm not going to disagree with that, I'll just say I'm able to like both. Because I do.
@@TheRealmOfTFCircus Maximus is a good song but black skinhead is waaay better
god's country is also kanye's unreleased song, it had travis featured
I'm just glad we didn't get a 2nd ASTROWORLD. Glad he did something different here. Young ones will definitely call it ass & trash. But give them a few weeks, they'll come around to it.
*btw, there is so much layering in this album. I LOVE IT*
Listened to the album again and I freaking love it. Very well produced album
I like how often it switches real fast from a utopian to a dystopian sound
it feels like op/days before rodeo/rodeo travis vocals and rapping mixed with heavy yeezus production vibes. i love it ! LA FLAME !! 🔥🔥🔥 shawn can’t even deny this one !! 😂
check my utopia reaction out!!
travis hasn’t sounded this hungry since rodeo and this rivals scaring the hoes for best produced rap album of the year
Scaring the hoes is literally just one dude sampling, producing, mixing, mastering. This album had a whole ass production team behind it
@@santiagoromero3475and what's crazy is that the beats on STH are better and more creative than Utopia
I love shawn sm I be coming to watch these reactions just to get hype w him after I’ve already listened to the album like 5 times haha
I thought the same thing Shawn I was so happy to hear Travis taking a different direction with the song structure.
Travis set the bar high with this one.
He already did with Astroworld and Rodeo but yeah still an awesome album
This album is outstanding! This is most likely the recency bias talking, but this is Travis' best work yet!
Fuck no
Ngl i agree
I think its tied with astroworld but rodeo still his best by far
Nah Rodeo better
Def recency bias. This has some of his worst rapping from any of his album besides birdz but that's just cause I haven't listened to birdz. Including his worst flows and melodies. The production is the best in his discog for sure tho. Everything Travis and the features do on this album is alright at best tho.
Views going crazy bro . Great vid
Yoo this is crazy 🔥🔥🐐10/10 Longevity too
Dawg this album is on the same tier as Rodeo and Birds for me on just the first listen. I cant imagine how its gonna feel months from now. My biggest highlights off of it were : Skitzo, Telekinesis, I Know, Sirens, and Thank God. Those are my top 5 right now, but i literally saved 16 out of 19. I’d rate this album a 8.5 - 9, one of Travis’s best work to me easily. The wait was very worth it
Putting birds on the same tier as rodeo is crazy
Idk how someone listens to Rodeo multiple times & comes to the conclusion that this is anywhere near it. That’s wild but you do you
Totally agree w you bro
@@h4rpoon Birds is 1A - 1B with rodeo, i feel like its more consistent. Rodeo has better highs but Birds is just a better listen all the way through with me.
@@h4rpoon Pornography my favorite Travis song ever though
BUT, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE "FIRST" "LOST FOREVER" that dropped months ago.
He changed it in the second part with the drums when Westside Gun started rapping.
The first version that dropped was better in my opinion but maybe I got accustomed to it.
It was mysterious, intriguing and dark, I loved it.
He changed the sound of the second part way too much.
Exactly. I was so mad when I heard the Lost forever sounding that way
i heard both too and personally like the new version more. the darker drums beat just matches west side gunn much better, and travis has a great verse on em. give it some time i think it'll grow on u
@@highkey4316nah i enjoyed imagining westside marching thru the desert with the beat rather than just plain repetitive drums
Production super clean, tracks are innovative, but not necessarily coming out of left field. It feels like experimentation, but done safely. And travis is really rapping on this project. I’d give it a 7 maybe 7.5/10. I think its really good, I just think twitter is over hyping it a little
dude My Eyes is so fire holy shit. this album started really strong then lowkey i was not feeling it near the end but the last 2 songs ended it strongly
It was all about the creativity for me tbh and thats exactly what he delivered. 💯
Wasn’t what I was expecting so im gonna need a few listens to let it marinate but it was a good ass album worth the wait and we finally got future sounds
I really appreciate the direction Trav took. However, when it comes to the Astro comparison, Astro is sooo well executed, even if it's not that experimental, even if it's a "safe" album to make, it's just stacked of great songs and 0 skips aswell
Astro definitely has skips and the reason why I don’t really like Astro as much is that Travis was very boring in that album compared to other albums like the features added way more to the tracks than Travis on most songs.
@@surjay5633 what are your skips?
the end of the album has multiple skips
@@bradleyl0488 imo the beginning and end are amazing just the middle has a few skips for me like gods country, circus maximums, and kpop
'UTOPIA' is an album that is gonna grow on people!! Most people at first are not gonna like it as much for now but this album is truly ahead of it's time!! THIS ALBUM IS NOT FOR ASTROWORLD FANS AT ALL!! Utopia reminds me of 'Owl Pharaoh' 'Rodeo', & other early Travis Scott music!! The Ye influence on this album is CRAZYY!!!
Totally agree. First listen I was not much of a fan, but after listening to the album multiple times… it’s incredible!
you literally astro fan, album is only got 8 good songs so overall it's mid. Stop meat riding the hype. rodeo got no skips, this one got 11 skips you people trippin sayin it's not for Astroworld fan bcuz it is for them.
@josephstalin1690 I am not an astroworld fan imma Travis Scott fan you just don't understand the versitality of Travis Scott except k pop and parasail every song is good in simple words u just don't understand good rap you are the ones who think rap has to hype a shi and yea my opinion was the same as yours when i listened to it for the first time this is probably my 10th or 12th listen to this album so stfu
"gonna grow on people" is the biggest cope ever. It's the anime watchers excuse when they say " it gets good 3 seasons in ". Like bro, stop coping and accept people didn't like this shit.
@@Yagizino fam i agree it was mid at first and still people think it's mid okay fuck grow on people every guy who told it's mid I am damn sure at some stage he's comparing astroworld to this. this album is not at the level of astroworld at all these are two different album with different types of vibe and it's hard for some people to digest that Travis is making music like this jus wait watch this album age like fine wine
Shawn thank u for blessing us today with your love for travis scott🙏🙏
Travis inspires me.. My parents said if i get 35K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally
Begging...
@@namantherockstarwe really don’t care
Bro you didn’t even watch the video, you legit commented this 1 minute after the video release
@@dream1430 true do i care fuck no
@@bjarneruudmollers4082 ew
Even though most people seem to be enjoying it already, I think this album will age even more beautifully. Travis renovated his sound and was just experimental enough. I enjoyed the Yeezus-like vibe throughout the album
Man’s did the Jude Bellingham for SZA 😂
Travis still my sample in sirens 🚨 and this is the track Therealhmz - HORIZON
Dammmnnnn
Omg 😱
Holy shit
VERY ACCURATE TRAVIS HIT THE PYRAMIDS WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
After a few listens, it goes from a 6 to an 8 easily. The range of sounds, extraordinary. My Eyes is my favorite.
went from like 6,5 to a 9 for me after some listens
1000 ON MY FEEEEEEEET
My Eyes is my favorite too
i cant say the same. there's nothing wrong with travis sounding like ye but I might as well just listen to unreleased ye. Travis Scotts lyrics are boring just doesn't feel personal, but yes the rapping is good. production was obviously very good, carried this album. when I first listened to it it was a 8 but now its 6.5-7/10
#11 on trending. Congrats Shawn 💪
I can’t think of a better ending to an album in the last decade than “Til Further Notice.” 🔥🔥🔥 Metro and that beat…smh 🤯
Drake’s verse on Meltdown had me looking behind myself.
Am I deaf or why didn’t this mf listen to it on this video?
@@Hc46977:17
had a listening party in discord last night after we all got a smoke sesh in us. we all muted ourselves and listened through the whole thing. this might be my favorite travis album bro. idk what the reception has been so far but it’s just my opinion lol
HYAENA 0:30
THANK GOD 1:31
MODERN JAM 2:38
MY EYES 3:45
GOD'S COUNTRY 5:40
SIRENS 6:27
MELTDOWN 7:17
FE!N 8:37
DELRESTO 9:15
I KNOW ? 11:09
TOPIA TWINS 11:49
CIRCUS MAXIMUS 14:05
PARASAIL 16:00
SKITZO 16:52
LOST FOREVER 19:02
LOOOVE 19:53
K-POP 21:35 (skipped)
TELEKINESIS 21:53
TIL FURTHER NOTICE 24:12
Til Further Notice is DIFFERENT
Your review is the only one I was waiting on for real wanted to get your thoughts on the album first listen your commentary never disappoints 👏🏾 I’m happy you didn’t crap on Travis major😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Telekinesis is THEE best song on this album, future and Travis had me levitating but then SZA ended my career right there, this album I enjoyed for sure
I’m glad i didn’t get spoiled by the features (aside from Beyonce because his team decided to leak that she was on the song on Spotify and Drake because he was already confirmed anyway), but when SZA’s verse on telekinesis came on i was screaminggggg
listen to OG future sounds
The real heaven and hell version with Travis is much better. I think there's a fan made edit on it as well which is pretty good
@@orange_penis theres a bunch of different versions but i do like the heaven and hell/future sounds ultra cut
Can’t lie this song is a huge disappointment the sza verse made me shut the whole song off future low key ruined it
Future just breathes and brings this man to tears everytime 😂
This album ain’t for everyone this for the ogs for the great ears for the tasteful respectfully thank you trav for this
i cant say the same. there's nothing wrong with travis sounding like ye but I might as well just listen to unreleased ye. Travis Scotts lyrics are boring just doesn't feel personal/ I expected more, but yes the rapping is good. production was obviously very good, carried this album. when I first listened to it it was a 8 but now its 6.5-7/10
Yeezus dropped June 18 2013, and Utopia dropped July 28 2023. 10 years, 10 days and 1 month apart. I think Travis knew what he was doing
Nahh Utopia would’ve dropped wayy earlier if it wasn’t for the 2021 incident
@@bando6725 but he chose to drop it yesterday, it’s not like it’s out of his control. He definitely knew what he was doing. Even before I listened to it I knew it was gonna sound like yeezus cause of all the album art
@@fijionatreeyou’re reaching
You guys are the fuckin inspectors 😂
It was a good album. Love seeing him embrace experimentation dating back to Animal and Sin City. This is what i expected Rodeo to sound like. Kids, gone are the days of the trap sound. Do we really wanna hear another decade of trap beats?
Bruh. Album is 10/10 live. Just seen him SLC Utah delta center. Shit was LIITTTTT!!!! 🍀💨🥵🔥🔥
you know its a good album when shawn get excited i ain't seen him this excited since donda
This album doesn't feel like a UTOPIA. Like when you listen to ASTROWORLD you are immerced in the manifested world that is ASTROWORLD and immediately from first listen you feel like you are in ASTROWORLD. UTOPIA feels like a mixture of songs from DONDA 2, Yeezus and other albums that feel empty and lackluster. One thing about the album that is really interesting is the priduction, the production feels raw like most of the production in DONDA 2. It's weird to listen to but it is interesting.
Everybody saying this album is amazing when it’s not. You described it for what it is perfectly .
Agreed. Rodeo, Birds, etc all made you feel immersed in a world Travis created. Utopia has a grand feeling to it but it still feels empty like you said.
this is exactly how i feel. I could put utopia on shuffle first listen and come out with the exact same experience as if I didnt. but other trav albums i def get a lot more from listening in order and they just sound like they belong together more than this album
Has anybody taken the time to consider that that "emptiness" IS the world of Utopia??
You’re right, sounds nothing like a concept of Utopia, it’s just another Donda to me, which made me love Astroworld more, kinda disappointing.
My fav album this year!!
I didn't look up the features but I got hyped hearing them, I like this album, gave me man YEEZUS vibes, Travis really got experimental with this
That lil 20 second part with the beautiful singing towards the second half of MODERN JAM had beautiful "The Cure" vibes. Goosebumps 🤲
Album would be a 10/10 if there was a lyrical message, but it really doesn't leave you with anything to think about except for the creepy samples
💯 it’s no substance but amazing production
just curios, what did astro and rodeo give people to think about?
@@jufrefexactly 🧍🏻♂️
@@jufrefrodeo and astro made me think about floating
@@jufrefsongs like maria I'm drunk or 90210 talking about success, the ills, and taking care of his mom and fam. Or songs like coffeebean or even carousel (maybe I'm thinking of no bystanders) where he talks about love interests and falling out with them/his family.
he push the boundaries as always huge W
I like the use of the word ‘adventures’ for some of these songs.