Cherry Bomb

Tyler the Creator is undoubtedly one of the most inventive, ferocious, clever and recognizably distinct emcees we have nowadays and his new LP, Cherry Bomb, is only further proof of this as he spends the entire duration showcasing again why he is one of the last almost 100 percent, wholly original (especially in terms of overall sound and lyrics) Rap orchestrators left. He has proven this with his three previous efforts: Bastard, Goblin and Wolf. On his debut and sophomore LPs he displayed a youthful rebelliousness which was easily relatable and made him a musical leader (the type he calls out for on the second track of Cherry Bomb, “Buffalo”, gleefully aware that there are none left to a grove and with an overall flow reminiscent of Easy E). He recaptured most of this adolescent angst on Wolf but also showed great signs of maturity and proved some of his most interestingly versatile content to date. On his 4th album, Cherry Bomb, although fairly different than his prior works as it is one of his more mellow efforts (if you can really say such a thing about someone as harmoniously brash as Tyler the Creator), it reinforces the creativity in his music, his openness to transform and evolve and his willingness to take chances with the music he delivers to his fans. Even though I was hoping for more of his early Eminem horrorcore style (as he showcased on his 3 earlier albums), he also doesn't have as much to say as he did on his previous efforts in there for the content and some of the overall quality of this record suffers, I truly admire the more early 90's, melodic, The Roots style vibe it eventually takes on (after the opening track, “Deathcamp”, which sounds too modern to really fit the feel which is the rest of the songs) and the content, personality, outlook and general attitude on display is almost entirely his own (try to think of someone who can exhibit the vibe of “2Seater” or the heavy rock influenced title track to the album with the precise feel he leaves audiences with on these two songs alone). Sadly, he may sing almost as much as he raps (the small number of hip hop verses present throughout actually caught my ear the first time around and distracted me from the high quality of this funky opus and from second listen on I saw it as a superfluous criticism that really has no bearing on the high-quality of this new material) on these 13 tracks. If you let this initial response leave you and simply go with it you cannot deny how infectious, soulful and addictive the wall of sound he creates here and it all is what helps separate him from most musicians who only do one or the other. The gritty aggression he displayed in his previous efforts is only intermittent in this LP but it achieves a nice balance between laid back funk and the unruly essence that possessed his prior efforts. Every song is consistently listenable and Tyler has given us music on Cherry Bomb which is as much about the unique, multi-layered sound and effect driven grooves as it is his distinctly styled rhymes (if there is more than a touch of mainstream content this time around which even he mentions out loud and makes fun of himself for in the second to the last track of this album, “Keep Da O’s”, to a Dr. Dre-like orchestration and with an overall flow reminiscent of Easy E). That in itself makes this LP worthwhile and an absolute must for those of us who want to remember Rap’s heyday (the 90’s) and need a modern reminder of what made it so great.

good album i had to make a shrine for it and the little character on the poster it comes with

Envío rápido, suena muy bien!

Comes with a poster and a extra song I love this album

It was awesome,it came in good condition and even had an edited version of one of the songs.

The album was exactly as advertised

This is not a music review. The packing came in Digipak, which is known for being rather polar. The Wolf CD did it best I believe, where it has a plastic holder in the middle of the Digipak, but this uses a slot/wallet-like holder for the CD, which makes it more prone to scratching, even when you do nothing with it. It does come with a cool bonus poster in the other slot, which is really cool.

I like this

Honestly have no idea why I waited long to get my hands on my beloved favourite album that I so have on repeat but I don’t regret it one bit and have been playing this cd too much. The CD didn’t take long to come in either even though it said it was coming in a later time in the month but extra extra points for it coming earlier which made me super happy! Also comes with a poster and bonus tracks?!? Like what?!?! Definitely recommend this

Arrived in great condition and is definitely an underrated tyler album and it evens comes with a very unique and colourful poster

Geiles album,guter versand und verarbeitung

It said in the description that it was the 10 year anniversary Vinyl, however I got a normal one with the jacket gatefold. But even for a normal one the print on the c side vinyl was crumpled and not put on correctly

Da best tyler album. Came in perfect condition and cautiously packaged :) Also got it for a really great price