'Reading This/Too Late' Follow up
Added 2023-01-09 17:22:39 +0000 UTCI was out of town for the weekend, skiing in Tahoe and freezing my ass off with family, so I wasn't able to get to the comments for the reaction. I've been reading them this morning. There are a lot of mixed opinions, rightfully so. Patreon is being somewhat buggy this morning, not letting me see everything, so I'm making a general reply here for everyone rather than replying comment by comment.
I'm going talk about this Wednesday for additional thoughts, but I want everyone here to know that I feel my reaction was FAR out of line simply because I did not approach the album from a position of open-mindedness. That has always been the core of this channel, what has made it successful (imo), and what must happen in the future if I have any hope of it becoming bigger (which I do).
This community has been amazing in always allowing me to have my opinion. I've NEVER been told I must like an album. Ever. Disappointed I didn't enjoy it? Sure. Helping me to understand things I didn't get? Of course. But there's never been a requirement to like something because people know I'm doing my best to enjoy it for what it is.
But all of that goes out the window if I lock myself into a position of expectation and then refuse to budge when the album turns out to be something different. That isn't being open minded. That's being head-up-ass. And it's the kind of thing that will kill the channel if I don't recognize it going forward. Friday was basically a "Boomer Bob" moment, something I'm coining here for the sake of more Bob lore. Please feel free to post memes about it in Discord :)
Again, lots more on this Wednesday for Additional Thoughts, but I wanted to touch base with all of you first so everyone knows my thoughts have been churning on this all weekend. I continue to listen to the album. I've been approaching it with a totally different point of view (that of it being something to chill/vibe to) and I'm enjoying it more.
We'll see ya Wednesday. Thanks for the love/patience/support etc. Y'all are amazing ❤
Comments
I mean the same goes for kanye
Samir
2023-01-21 03:05:48 +0000 UTCGotta do nothing was the same
chillsynth
2023-01-19 03:44:38 +0000 UTCjust watched the additional thoughts, appreciate u bob - this is far more thought than most creators would care to provide
DXXXXW
2023-01-13 02:02:14 +0000 UTCCommon Bob w
Lane McDonald
2023-01-12 19:07:24 +0000 UTCYou should review “ views “
nahshon holmes
2023-01-12 18:50:45 +0000 UTCYou should react to vaudeville villain by MF DOOM
Isaiah Avila
2023-01-12 14:11:07 +0000 UTCPeople talking about it's not fair cuz Drake dumbed it down on this album, so the lyrics shouldn't be judged so harshly. That's because Drake didn't write this album, Quentin Miller and others did. Feel free to search youtube for the reference tracks. How can we hold Drake to any standard of lyricism or esteem when he calls himself the greatest and uses ghostwriters. Shout out Hush, Quentin Miller, Partynextdoor, The Weeknd, Majid Jordan, and the rest of the writers Drake has used. In my mind, he's forever disqualified from being taken seriously as an MC.
Jae
2023-01-11 06:56:59 +0000 UTCIt'll make more sense tomorrow night (hopefully) during additional thoughts. I feel like there are people from both camps (Drake Haters and stans) that are missing some of the nuance of what happened Friday
Bob_the_Poppop
2023-01-10 17:28:06 +0000 UTCNwts is so different and actually full of flow and all the stuff this album lacked, so if you’re going into it more open you will enjoy it a lot more
ryan cortes
2023-01-10 16:32:24 +0000 UTCThis is kinda weak tbh. Your reaction was fine, and now it looks like you're letting the Drake fans get to you.
Wasp Genocide
2023-01-10 14:57:48 +0000 UTCNah. So what you're saying is, you'll go into the next Drake album open minded? At this point it's willfull ignorance that people want you to have.
FuzzyDunlop
2023-01-10 14:24:07 +0000 UTCFirst time i really didn't enjoy a reaction of yours, not because of the music, but because of the way you approached it! I don't like Drake that much, but please don't just shrug off the music like that again! Nobody is perfect so of course we forgive you Shawn, we live and we learn!
Sjur Kvam
2023-01-10 12:01:21 +0000 UTCYeah you were definitely biased going in, but it’s hard to be unbiased. Maybe it’s better to know less about the artist and the album before going in, but that’s going to be hard, because you like learning about the culture etc.
PissGossypiboma
2023-01-10 11:10:11 +0000 UTC