"children's hospital" is such a good and powerful descriptor of the way this album sounds to me; clinical, empty, eerie but also colorful, imaginative, awkward, playful, dreamy, escapist. i love this mixtape.
32:56 Absolutly agree. That's what makes the lyrics on this album so special. He constantly talks about something but without expressing the main concept in words, leaving it completely to inference. When you really give a meaning to the whole song you empathize more with the track, even without understanding it 100 percent. To me, it's something magical. (I'm sorry if I have grammatical errors, Spanish is my main language)
”The inspiration for me was trying to paint and express an inner image or feeling that I have through sound. The album for me is a kind of practice of focus and play in the incorporeal.” This is what bladee said about the mixtape and it kinda put the simplicity and repetitive nature of the lyrics in a different perspective for me, some of them almost feel like mantras. It kinda sounds like an abstract watercolor painting in some form of digital realm. It doesn't really matter if you can’t completely grasp the subject matter, what’s important is the images and feelings it invokes in you. Btw I think you'd also enjoy their latest album Crest, it's a collab tape between Ecco2k and bladee (2022). To me it's a little bit like a more elaborate, energized continuation of EXETER. Would love to see you react to it as well if you get the time (it's 31 min)
How is crest a more eleborate continuation of Exeter, do not compare Exeter to some mundane dream pop album. Save ur breath review gluee, there’s much more to say about that album
Bladee's music is only getting better after time, it's a phenomenon proven by the American scientists. I've been listening to him almost daily for 2 years now and it only gets better, never bored of it.
Thank you for reacting to this. This was my bestfriends favorite mixtape, and he passed away recently. When this tape released he made a whole essay on it because he believed it was truly the greatest piece of music (and he was a music fanatic).
@@papasquat08 Thank you, and yeah it sucks so a lot. I'm currently 20 so we're about in the same boat. He was a very spiritual person and EXETER complemented that nature of him a lot. We were both recovering addicts but he eventually caved in and it ended tragically. This album helps me out a lot with remembering him.
He also discusses depression and dissociation in his music, more so up until the release of this album - which explores ideas that are kind of juxtaposed with what we had come to expect from Bladee. I think his lyrics aim to provide comfort or guidance for the listener often times (as well as containing other meanings, which gives the listener opportunity to develop their own meaning of the lyric, given the context of their situation). A large portion of fans look up to Bladee as some sort of cult leader, which has become an almost self aware joke, spawning memes about his music curing depression etc. I think lyrics where he refers to himself as 'not special' can be seen as directly addressing this cult leader identity he has garnered. His album 'The Fool' (as well as the recent 'Crest') really highlight and encapsulate Bladee's spiritualism and what a lot of fans take away from his music.
Him saying he's not special is also meant to be encouraging I think; it's almost like he's saying: "look at where I am now, look at where I've come from and what I've been through, there's nothing special about me, I'm the same as you - you can do it too". This message definitely resonates more within the context of his entire discography, as Bladee has gone through periods of time where his music was extremely dark & cold.
I really respect your openness and candor when you do these. Your curiosity seems genuine and that's what makes this album so fun. There's so much meaning and interpretation you can derive from all these different layers of sound and beeps and funks and man those lyrics. Engineered to airdrop you into Wonderland and leave you there with no compass or bearings. I love this album so much. Every bladee project holds a place in my heart but this one left me a message that to this day I still haven't fully deciphered and maybe that's the point. Sorry for rambling but I'm high and I look forward to seeing you dive into these, ur like the cool uncle at the family gathering lolll button up shirt and totally in the moment
I think you'd really like his song Noblest Strive, it contains (imo) his best writing and an amazing beat. I'd recommend the whole album of 333 but I'm not sure if you prefer doing full album reactions or single song reactions haha
really good review, enjoyed it a lot, hope you’ll do more bladee albums! it’s interesting you said these songs were mostly about relationships, for me it also sort of invokes feelings related to the idea and discovery of god, the mystery and beauty of life and death. how everything feels new and fresh and surreal when you sort of perceive the presence of "god" or have a spiritual awakening or revelation (every_moment_special). in some way. idk how to explain really. and it sounds so playful and childlike but also strange and robotic and electronic. it's really cool
Exeter is the first full Bladee project i ever listened to, and it instantly made me into a fan just with the sheer strength of its vision and magic. Imaginary is still one of my favorite Bladee songs ever. I just love how his voice sounds like shattered glass/mirror in that song--- it's almost hypnotizing to me. Just a very ethereal and magical project overall. Thank you for reacting to it. If you want a Bladee project with a more refined sound and concrete lyrics, I recommend The Fool a lot !
i loved this album reaction so much, this is one of bladees more abstract, meditative/new age pshychedelic album , a good follow up to this album would be the 333 album, the lyrics go a little bit more indepth.
Yes! I love Exeter! You said you loved the Ecco2k lyrics on Wonderland, he’s a brilliant artist. A reaction to his art would be amazing as well. Logical start is his album “E”.
I won't lie the insinuation that the track length was intended to make it easy to share "like on tik tok" is bordering on insulting to bladee's artistic vision, to think he would shape his projects around how easily they can be shared when his music is so clearly made w/ a disregard for mass appeal and money. that being said, I enjoy your videos and enthusiasm for bladee's work. I think if you keep digging you'll find a lot you like. Albums like Icedancer, The Fool, and Crest would all make amazing album reactions with lyrics breakdowns, they are really stimulating pieces in their lyrics/themes/production elements/vocal performances.
Ah, sorry, I don't mean it to be insulting. The length of songs is really interesting to me and the reasons behind so many songs getting shorter and shorter is something that I wonder about. You have a good point about his music not being for mass consumption, though. I'll keep thinking about it, but I would love to hear these artists explain why they choose to make their songs so short.
you should try The Fool - captures Bladee's esoteric turn but also more accessible in terms of hooks/music and more "concrete" lyrics. also really high quality production, especially Bladee's vocals.
I love this about them, you often have no clue what they are talking about and if they are at all. Just imagine how they are sitting there joking about how their fans will try to find meaning in it and they just do stuff.
please listen to e by ecco2k simply because it is my favourite album from the collective, or if you want more of something like this crest by bladee and ecco2k is super amazing as well
btw the bumps on the timeline in between the song indicates where people(viewers) have clicked on the timeline to jump back to that specific timestamp haha, its a new feature on youtube i didnt understand it at first either
the bumps at the end are not sound waves but a graf that shows how many people replayed it in the current moment just want you to know + i loved the reaction its interesting to see someone older avtually liking music like this
If you want to hear more rap/hiphop stuff then listen to IceDancer, it will be very cool to hear your reaction to that since you have only listened to bladees pop/slow music
Whenever you have time to get to another drain gang project, I highly recommend listening to the entirety of Crest by Bladee and Ecco2k, and produced by Whitearmor. IMO it is peak drain gang with some of Bladee's best performances and godly instrumentals by Whitearmor. Interesting fact, the song '5 star crest' is a tribute to late drain gang member, Vattenrum. If you really enjoyed this project and want to listen to more of this style, next you should listen to more Ecco2k's debut project, 'e', and Bladee's 'The Fool'. I hold these projects very dear to me, so it would be a pleasure to see your first reaction to them (especially Crest and e).
The "graph" you see at the bottom of the video while scrubbing is actually viewership %, aka how many % of the total views have played that portion of the video.
thank you for this content papa squat, i don't know who you are but im a big fan of drain gang and i love to see how other people feels the drain gang's music, i hope to see a reaction of the albums: "the fool" by bladee, "e" by ecco2k and "crest" by ecco2k and bladee. I'm sure a lot of people will love that reactions. thank you again
papa what is your occupation?! lol u seem like a middle/highschool teacher or something in the corporate world...no hate! just interesting to see different walks of life react to DG
I'm a writer, editor, and game designer. I've written for Dungeons & Dragons, Mutants & Masterminds, and other games. I moved to Seattle to work for WizKids and was the HeroClix game designer for years. Now I'm a writer/editor for Xbox Support, but it's a contract position, so I don't actually work for Microsoft.
Cool video! For this one its definitely easier to understand having a listen to earlier bladee songs. For example some lines in RAINBOW STAR are allusion to his older song which goes "Your *blood* tastes so sweet like *sugar*, baby". Also in his earlier and more depressive album Eversince he talks a lot about loneliness and never being able to hold a girl, but in this one he moves towards positive lyricism and expresses his will to hold her closer. Give love a chance!
This is a challenging listen if you’re not already a bladee fan. His “bad singing” is what I appreciate over time. Being technically perfect is so boring.
33:17 I think bladee gives by this album the possibility of interpretation for each of us separately, as we feel at the moment and we can identify with it listening to it in the exact moment.
Lyrics are not the main focal point in bladees albums at least i this one, its more about the vibe often vocals are almost used as instruments if you get what i mean
Listen to working on dying album or, the fool album or go deep into the old stuff. Doorman is a great song or it suxx. Plastic surgery ft ecco2k. Literally every bladee song is a masterpiece lmao
"children's hospital" is such a good and powerful descriptor of the way this album sounds to me; clinical, empty, eerie but also colorful, imaginative, awkward, playful, dreamy, escapist. i love this mixtape.
I was thinking how I could describe the feeling I get from this album and this sums it up perfectly. thank you!
i get the same vibe from plastic surgery
sounds like lsd and ketamine or any other psychedelic + dissociative combo
I'm literally sick and tired both mentally and phisically and I couldn't agree more..this hits the spot in the best way possible
this sounds like a ballet for people in a coma i love it
Niiiiice!
32:56
Absolutly agree.
That's what makes the lyrics on this album so special. He constantly talks about something but without expressing the main concept in words, leaving it completely to inference.
When you really give a meaning to the whole song you empathize more with the track, even without understanding it 100 percent.
To me, it's something magical.
(I'm sorry if I have grammatical errors, Spanish is my main language)
Your English is great! I understood completely!
could say that about a lot of bladee projects post exeter, and yeah, totally agree
”The inspiration for me was trying to paint and express an inner image or feeling that I have through sound. The album for me is a kind of practice of focus and play in the incorporeal.”
This is what bladee said about the mixtape and it kinda put the simplicity and repetitive nature of the lyrics in a different perspective for me, some of them almost feel like mantras. It kinda sounds like an abstract watercolor painting in some form of digital realm. It doesn't really matter if you can’t completely grasp the subject matter, what’s important is the images and feelings it invokes in you.
Btw I think you'd also enjoy their latest album Crest, it's a collab tape between Ecco2k and bladee (2022). To me it's a little bit like a more elaborate, energized continuation of EXETER. Would love to see you react to it as well if you get the time (it's 31 min)
Yes, I can definitely see that. It's a very interesting way of looking at music.
did bladee actually say that
@@papasquat08 yes, please react to more bladee, its super interesting to see how others interpreting bladee work
When did he say that
How is crest a more eleborate continuation of Exeter, do not compare Exeter to some mundane dream pop album. Save ur breath review gluee, there’s much more to say about that album
one of my fav parts of lovestory is that there’s an incredibly quiet sample of a man screaming in agony when bladee does the hook for the first time
i never noticed that, that's crazy
Bladee's music is only getting better after time, it's a phenomenon proven by the American scientists. I've been listening to him almost daily for 2 years now and it only gets better, never bored of it.
Doctors and scientists around the world hate Bladee for revealing this 1 secret!
disagree, pre exeter bladee >
Each day is a new day to enjoy bladee
I keep listening to merry go round
i been listening since 2015-16 and i agree, his newer shits way more creative and he hasn’t missed w an album
Thank you for reacting to this. This was my bestfriends favorite mixtape, and he passed away recently. When this tape released he made a whole essay on it because he believed it was truly the greatest piece of music (and he was a music fanatic).
I'm sorry to hear about your friend's passing. I lost my best friend from my childhood at 22 and it sucked. Be well!
@@papasquat08 Thank you, and yeah it sucks so a lot. I'm currently 20 so we're about in the same boat. He was a very spiritual person and EXETER complemented that nature of him a lot. We were both recovering addicts but he eventually caved in and it ended tragically. This album helps me out a lot with remembering him.
Rest in peace to him. Is there a place I could read the essay?
I'm so sorry to hear that. Your friend had excellent taste, people don't appreciate Exeter enough!
Im so sorry for your loss. Would it be possible to read that essay @tracts
Best bladee review I’ve listened to. Thanks for sharing
Wow, thank you!
bladee has been exploring spiritualism a lot in his lyrics lately, also using religion as a metaphor a lot
He also discusses depression and dissociation in his music, more so up until the release of this album - which explores ideas that are kind of juxtaposed with what we had come to expect from Bladee. I think his lyrics aim to provide comfort or guidance for the listener often times (as well as containing other meanings, which gives the listener opportunity to develop their own meaning of the lyric, given the context of their situation). A large portion of fans look up to Bladee as some sort of cult leader, which has become an almost self aware joke, spawning memes about his music curing depression etc. I think lyrics where he refers to himself as 'not special' can be seen as directly addressing this cult leader identity he has garnered. His album 'The Fool' (as well as the recent 'Crest') really highlight and encapsulate Bladee's spiritualism and what a lot of fans take away from his music.
Him saying he's not special is also meant to be encouraging I think; it's almost like he's saying: "look at where I am now, look at where I've come from and what I've been through, there's nothing special about me, I'm the same as you - you can do it too". This message definitely resonates more within the context of his entire discography, as Bladee has gone through periods of time where his music was extremely dark & cold.
@@megaarchiep Nobody could of put this better, really well shown.
Bladee is my favourite Christian rapper❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I really respect your openness and candor when you do these. Your curiosity seems genuine and that's what makes this album so fun. There's so much meaning and interpretation you can derive from all these different layers of sound and beeps and funks and man those lyrics. Engineered to airdrop you into Wonderland and leave you there with no compass or bearings. I love this album so much. Every bladee project holds a place in my heart but this one left me a message that to this day I still haven't fully deciphered and maybe that's the point. Sorry for rambling but I'm high and I look forward to seeing you dive into these, ur like the cool uncle at the family gathering lolll button up shirt and totally in the moment
Goated comment, I’m also high.
aw thats so sweet 🥹
I think you'd really like his song Noblest Strive, it contains (imo) his best writing and an amazing beat. I'd recommend the whole album of 333 but I'm not sure if you prefer doing full album reactions or single song reactions haha
noblest strive 🤧🥺🥲🫣🫠
Turn your mental prison to a maze
really good review, enjoyed it a lot, hope you’ll do more bladee albums!
it’s interesting you said these songs were mostly about relationships, for me it also sort of invokes feelings related to the idea and discovery of god, the mystery and beauty of life and death. how everything feels new and fresh and surreal when you sort of perceive the presence of "god" or have a spiritual awakening or revelation (every_moment_special). in some way. idk how to explain really. and it sounds so playful and childlike but also strange and robotic and electronic. it's really cool
I can see that. Great idea!
14:25 HUGEEE DRAIN MOMENT
edit: WEVE ALLLLLLLLL BEEN THERE, MASSIVE DRAIN CAUGHT ON CAM AT THAT TIME STAMP
Exeter is the first full Bladee project i ever listened to, and it instantly made me into a fan just with the sheer strength of its vision and magic. Imaginary is still one of my favorite Bladee songs ever. I just love how his voice sounds like shattered glass/mirror in that song--- it's almost hypnotizing to me. Just a very ethereal and magical project overall. Thank you for reacting to it. If you want a Bladee project with a more refined sound and concrete lyrics, I recommend The Fool a lot !
Anthony fantano better version
And younger and not bald
i loved this album reaction so much, this is one of bladees more abstract, meditative/new age pshychedelic album , a good follow up to this album would be the 333 album,
the lyrics go a little bit more indepth.
you have to review The Fool album by bladee. youll have a field day breaking down every lyric and production throughout the album
42:52 thats actually not audio waveforms. Its a visual of the most watched parts.
Thanks! Yes, a couple people let me know. I appreciate it.
favorite bladee project, i can't just listen to one song off of it. IT HAS BE THE WHOLE MIXTAPE its so gooooood
bro nailed the feeling of the album in 2 seconds 😵
Yes! I love Exeter! You said you loved the Ecco2k lyrics on Wonderland, he’s a brilliant artist. A reaction to his art would be amazing as well. Logical start is his album “E”.
You should definitely listen to Ecco2k
Gud actually produced all of Rx Papi’s recent album, he produced 12 stout street that u reacted to
this album gets better the more you listen to it. one of my favorites from bladee
I can definitely see that! It's already on my phone and primed to be played in the car!
HOW DID I MISSS THISSSSS OMG PAPA THANK YOU
It was in copyright jail for a few days. It just went live this morning.
@@papasquat08 RUclips is the worst 😕 thank u for giving me vids to watch on my break and while I play games love u
Ah! Great choice!
dna rain still one of my all time fav bladee tracks
PLEASE LISTEN to Noblest Strive by Bladee, you’ll love the poetic nature of the lyrics
I won't lie the insinuation that the track length was intended to make it easy to share "like on tik tok" is bordering on insulting to bladee's artistic vision, to think he would shape his projects around how easily they can be shared when his music is so clearly made w/ a disregard for mass appeal and money.
that being said, I enjoy your videos and enthusiasm for bladee's work. I think if you keep digging you'll find a lot you like. Albums like Icedancer, The Fool, and Crest would all make amazing album reactions with lyrics breakdowns, they are really stimulating pieces in their lyrics/themes/production elements/vocal performances.
Ah, sorry, I don't mean it to be insulting. The length of songs is really interesting to me and the reasons behind so many songs getting shorter and shorter is something that I wonder about. You have a good point about his music not being for mass consumption, though. I'll keep thinking about it, but I would love to hear these artists explain why they choose to make their songs so short.
please listen to 333 by bladee, its a great album!
The Merry Go Round beat is so simple and hits so hard
you gotta do more of those bladee album reactions, i reccomend the newest one
Ravenhead is a brand of English glassware. Ecco2k is a Brit who grew up mostly in Sweden.
The album cover was painted by bladee
Your reaction to merry-go-round was priceless lol
you should try The Fool - captures Bladee's esoteric turn but also more accessible in terms of hooks/music and more "concrete" lyrics. also really high quality production, especially Bladee's vocals.
I love this about them, you often have no clue what they are talking about and if they are at all. Just imagine how they are sitting there joking about how their fans will try to find meaning in it and they just do stuff.
please listen to e by ecco2k simply because it is my favourite album from the collective, or if you want more of something like this crest by bladee and ecco2k is super amazing as well
Gud also produced 12 Stout Street by Rx Papi
btw the bumps on the timeline in between the song indicates where people(viewers) have clicked on the timeline to jump back to that specific timestamp haha, its a new feature on youtube i didnt understand it at first either
Ahhh! Okay, I will ignore the from now on. What a weird feature.
@@papasquat08 lmaoo thats funny
the gray bar at the bottom of the video actually shows what parts of the video are the most viewed
the bumps at the end are not sound waves but a graf that shows how many people replayed it in the current moment just want you to know + i loved the reaction its interesting to see someone older avtually liking music like this
Gud one of the best producers of all time
gud is also the guy who produced 12 stout street by rx papi along with the full mixtape that song is on
this is my favorite album & its sooo fun to hear someone analyzing the lyrics great vid ty!!!!
If you want to hear more rap/hiphop stuff then listen to IceDancer, it will be very cool to hear your reaction to that since you have only listened to bladees pop/slow music
no way papa squat is drained??
One of my favorite albums of all time thank you
Definitely check out Ecco2k “E” I think you’ll like it based off your reaction to this
Great video, your thoughts are always interesting
Definitely check out some stuff from his album The Fool or his newest one Crest with Ecco2k
Whenever you have time to get to another drain gang project, I highly recommend listening to the entirety of Crest by Bladee and Ecco2k, and produced by Whitearmor. IMO it is peak drain gang with some of Bladee's best performances and godly instrumentals by Whitearmor. Interesting fact, the song '5 star crest' is a tribute to late drain gang member, Vattenrum. If you really enjoyed this project and want to listen to more of this style, next you should listen to more Ecco2k's debut project, 'e', and Bladee's 'The Fool'. I hold these projects very dear to me, so it would be a pleasure to see your first reaction to them (especially Crest and e).
The "graph" you see at the bottom of the video while scrubbing is actually viewership %, aka how many % of the total views have played that portion of the video.
More bladee content please :) love ur content
No
way he will like this
Ha, I do. Have I blown your miiiiiind? :)
@@papasquat08 mindblown for real, love your channel keep it up💯
the search bar is done by interest, people skip the the beginning to the next song
thank you for this content papa squat, i don't know who you are but im a big fan of drain gang and i love to see how other people feels the drain gang's music, i hope to see a reaction of the albums: "the fool" by bladee, "e" by ecco2k and "crest" by ecco2k and bladee. I'm sure a lot of people will love that reactions. thank you again
the fool has a lot of spiritual things on it, and talks a lot about life itself
on genius, maybe not on alot of bladee songs you can view the lyric meaning some lines
you should listen to eversince too its a classic
my actual goat
This is magnificent bro 😭
its super cool to see u listening to bladee. first time viewer but im subbing and will be watching more. like your POV on music/meaning of it
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
papa what is your occupation?! lol u seem like a middle/highschool teacher or something in the corporate world...no hate! just interesting to see different walks of life react to DG
I'm a writer, editor, and game designer. I've written for Dungeons & Dragons, Mutants & Masterminds, and other games. I moved to Seattle to work for WizKids and was the HeroClix game designer for years. Now I'm a writer/editor for Xbox Support, but it's a contract position, so I don't actually work for Microsoft.
Cool video! For this one its definitely easier to understand having a listen to earlier bladee songs. For example some lines in RAINBOW STAR are allusion to his older song which goes "Your *blood* tastes so sweet like *sugar*, baby". Also in his earlier and more depressive album Eversince he talks a lot about loneliness and never being able to hold a girl, but in this one he moves towards positive lyricism and expresses his will to hold her closer. Give love a chance!
wait are you a tractor trailer driver who is also a drainer??
@@jasonosaka Yes why
@@rootwrecker i am too, i thought i was the only one lol
Absolutely my favourite Bladee album
Such a good album to react too
you should check out corbin - ghost with skin and mourn
It is pronounced “blade” originally but bladee said you can say “blad-ee” too
This is a challenging listen if you’re not already a bladee fan. His “bad singing” is what I appreciate over time. Being technically perfect is so boring.
e ecco2k would be a great listen. my most listened to album digitally and its just a great great album
i think you should check out ecco2k’s work, and maybe some songs from bladee’s project 333
I definitely need to check out more ecco2k and I've listened to one track from 333 already.
33:17 I think bladee gives by this album the possibility of interpretation for each of us separately, as we feel at the moment and we can identify with it listening to it in the exact moment.
this album was definitely an acquired taste for me, but tbh that is every time bladee drops fr. the drain effect happens again and again lmao
I would love For you to react to The Fool by him, very interesting lyrics and themes
Lyrics are not the main focal point in bladees albums at least i this one, its more about the vibe often vocals are almost used as instruments if you get what i mean
Absolutely understand you. I agree -- I just like to read the lyrics in case they make me think of something and give me more context.
why does this only have 6 views??
It was in copyright jail. It only went live this morning.
the spikes are where people replay the most!
Listen to working on dying album or, the fool album or go deep into the old stuff. Doorman is a great song or it suxx. Plastic surgery ft ecco2k. Literally every bladee song is a masterpiece lmao
this is my favorite react channel, love how you break everything down
same
i love you papa squat
thank you papa squat. even as an avid bladee listener, this album didn't click on the first listen. It's now my favorite album ever
bro on wikipedia learning
React to more Bladee! Listen to the "333" and "Crest" albums, I think you'd like it, especially the lyrics.
I've done one track off that album already, but noted!
@@papasquat08 Yeah, I also suggest you to watch music videos if they're there. Bladee's videos are art and a significant part of his image.
love this review and ur energy / personality thank u
Thanks for the reaction, I love this album.
I go all the way!
great video thanks
Please listen to Western Union by Thaiboy digital , Bladee and ecco2k
Crest might be another good ablum review, it's a similar project but features Ecco2k a little more. You might like it, but again its not rap 😅
your swagged out sir
W Reaction
react to ecco2k "e"
Made my day you lisened to an album that holds a special place in my heart
I hope you liked it! I'm already listening to it in the car!
@@papasquat08 of course. I like that you read the lyrics even tho they can definitely be confusing. Love ya papa squat
So drained
I love papa squat
listen to crest by bladee and ecco2k, it seems like you like their songs so u would probably enjoy crest
Imaginary is the most difficult song to show someone unfamiliar with Bladee hahaha, the vocals are objectively bad (but i like them)
great monty python reference 3:43
Yep! Good catch!
Listen to bladee ,sleep walk to the jeweler and jewelry for hip hop bladee
You would love noblest strive by bladee I promise
based papa squat what the fuck