I've decided to bring back my Album Of The Year nominee reviews. The field got expanded this year, so expect a review a week or thereabout. I'll draw at random which album I'll review week to week. I score each track on whether it stands out, is merely okay, or is a miss. The final score will be out of a high of 200.
(All Rights To Republic Records)
1) "Paranoid"
It starts off with a nice beat. This deals with inner struggles; "Tell me why I can get no relief (I can't get no sleep). Wonderin' when they'll come for me. A paranoid man makes paranoid plans." He's really demonstrating some trust issues.
2) "Spoil My Night" (ft/ Swae Lee)
This has a reggae style kind of beat. If I'm being honest, the lyrics seem almost computer generated.
3) "Rich & Sad"
In this track he's going through a tough trial with his partner, wishing his new gained fortune would be enough for her to stay.
4) "Zack And Codeine"
This has a cool intro, but there isn't a whole lot to it besides that.
5) "Takin' Shots"
While this has a dramatic and big-sounding intro, lyrically its a mess.
6) "Rockstar" (ft/ 21 Savage)
This is really catchy (which makes it a fitting radio single).
7) "Over Now"
This has a bit of a rock feel to it. Its hard beat is this track's saving grace.
8) "Psycho" (ft/ Ty Dolla $ign)
There's a really nice flow to this track.
9) "Better Now"
Again, a catchy track with a good beat. However, "Better Now" also gets more deep lyrically than most tracks on here, reflecting on a past relationship.
10) "Ball For Me" (ft/ Nicki Minaj)
Starts off with a funky sounding intro. Nicki provides a really nice flow (with a cool Buffy reference; "Call me Buffy 'cause that's what I slay like").
11) "Otherside"
We see a different feel with "Otherside", giving this album a change of pace.
12) "Stay"
This is slower paced, with a nice guitar backing (a breath of relief to hear some actual instrumentals). Post Malone shows off his vocals here.
13) "Blame It On Me"
This is a rather deep track, as Post Malone delves on the consequences of his prior choices and lifestyle.
14) "Same Bitches" (ft/ G-Eazy and YG)
From "Stay" and "Blame It On Me", we arrive to this track....a big regression. This is just rather shallow.
15) "Jonestown" (Interlude)
16) "92 Explorer"
There's a nice flow to this, but it gets rather repetitive.
17) "Candy Paint"
This track feels like its just there. There isn't much to it overall.
18) "Sugar Wraith"
The beat really goes hard here, but its forgettable in the long-run.
There are some bright spots, but overall "Beerbongs & Bentleys" displays some of the worst aspects of r&b fused pop. For as much criticism as Post Malone gets though, he does show off some eye-opening vocals. I'd compare it a bit to early Kesha, where she's now shown she's better than what we were initially seeing. Hopefully that will be the case with Post Malone.
"By The Way, I Forgive You": Brandi Carlile - 200
"Golden Hour": Kacey Musgraves - 169.2
"Invasion of Privacy": Cardi B - 161.5
"Dirty Computer": Janelle Monae - 150.1
"Black Panther: The Album" - 135.7
"Scorpion": Drake - 128
"Beerbongs & Bentleys": Post Malone - 99.9
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