First impressions of Tyler, The Creator's IGOR

 

Rap/Hip-Hop has never been a genre I would consider myself a huge fan of. I am the kind of kid that listens to all variations of rock and metal. The only two reasons I even considered listening to IGOR were because I had many friends who praised it at the time of release and I knew about Tyler's generally goofy personality online. I knew going to IGOR that I would be stepping outside my sort of musical comfort-zone. When I listen to an album, I listen to all of it in one sitting, as most artists prefer their listeners to do so. After my first listen, I thought the album was good. A couple days passed. I've watched some interviews with Tyler and have been listening to the album more and more. I think it's become clear to me that this is now one of my favorite albums of all time. I love it when albums are designed and arranged in a narrative style that flows well from song to song. I also think music can be much more powerful when the artist opens up about deep, dark emotions that some listeners can relate to. Tyler focuses heavily on these ideas on this LP. On top of that, the music has a lot of variety ranging from dance music like I THINK or headbangers like NEW MAGIC WAND. All in all, I'm very happy I gave this album a shot and I look forward to continuing to broaden my music taste.