Thank Me Later...

I mean, for Me...

Thank Me Later wasn't all that great. Maybe it was too hyped up and I expected a perfect album. Maybe it was because I expected something different, because he really went in a totally different direction that I thought he was goin' in. Either way, I felt that he could've done better.

Firstly, the production of the songs were too similar. I mean, they were good for what they were, but it seemed like it was a really slow and the production was too, for lack of a better word, serious. I know it's good not to have all up tempo, lively, and fun songs, but when the album is the total opposite of that, it gets kind of boring and sleeply. Listening to the first 4 songs on the album in a row almost put me to sleep, literally! He had a small section of more up tempo songs, but even with the tempo a little faster, the sounds were still really similar and I didn't like that.

Secondly, he really didn't have any "hooks" in his songs. He had choruses, but didn't have anything that I could, or at least, would want to sing along with. And again I say, I understand every song on the album cannot be the fun songs, but it would have been nice to have a few more than 3 or 4. Especially when he put out songs like Best I Ever Had..and I bet that reading the song title you're replaying the hook in your head right now! (Baby you're my everything..all I ever wanted.....You're the f***in best....) <<

Thirdly, Drake seems so sad on this album. I thought I had girl problems, this guy's love life is horrible..according to his album. The album reminded me of Kanye West's 808s & Heartbreak. The differences between those 2 albums: 1. We knew that Kanye's album was gonna be somewhat sad because of the title, and the fact that he was going to be singin'; we didn't know that about Thank Me Later (at least I didn't) 2. 808s & Heartbreak had more uptempo, and different sounding production using the same type of drum, than Thank Me Later did. This album was semi-depressing at times, the lyrics & production.

There are some things I liked, or didn't dislike too much about the album though. Drake's lyrics, whether they were depressing or not, were great. The metaphors and the way he said the things he said were up to par, and were what I expected from him. Subject matter might have been different from what I assumed, but he still delivered lyrically. One suggestion I would make though, he should have had Kanye do a verse on Show Me a Good Time (which is my favorite song on the album....uptempo beat, as well as a hook ;) I just think that the song suited Kanye, and having a 3rd verse by him would have sealed the deal on that song.

So overall, his album gets a 3.2 out of 5 from me. He got as high a rating as he did even though I didn't like it that much because I think he could've and should've done better, because his potential/hype is so high! And I don't think it's right to penalize him because of what he could've done...so I rated him on what he did do, and what it was if I hadn't heard any other song from him. So it is what it is...and that's how I feel about it.