Watching Movies with the Sound Off was a complete change of direction from Blue Slide Park, and while it may have been a change for the better artistically, that change came at too high a cost in many aspects of Macs well-being and continued to haunt him later into his career.įaces is the only mixtape included in this article, and for good reason.
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While songs like “Avian,” “I’m not real,” and “Suplexes Inside of Complexes and Duplexes” have Mac speaking on his disconnection from reality, the songs “Remember” and “Aquarium” touch on just how much he wants to fully be a part of it. The album is a guided tour through the abstract mind of a young artist who is absolutely lost in a reality without drugs.
The harsh criticism of Blue Slide Park Mac credited as the catalyst of his drug use.Ģ013’s Watching Movies with the Sound Off introduced a darker side of Mac, with eerie synth melodies backing equally unnerving lyrical content that includes heavy drug use and an unhealthy fascination with mortality. There was critical reception of Blue Slide Park was mixed, and reviewers were often critical on Mac as a person and not just his music. Songs like “Man in The Hat,” “Missed Calls,” and “Under The Weather,” (my alarm song since 2012) while being the minority on the album, showed the majority of his essence. The content, straying away from the usual suspects, provides insight into an individual that is unsure of his identity. With lyrical content consisting mostly of drinking, smoking, partying, and f*****g, the repetitiveness throughout the album feels tiring and hollow. The sounds are quite jazzy with a deep bass that complements the percussion. On his first album Blue Slide Park, a 19 year-old Mac Miller raps over beats that feel fresh and exciting. The hallmark of his progression however, was neither in his production or lyrical skills, it was in his authenticity and self-critical humanity that gave each release its own personality, and gave his listeners something that felt not just real, but familiar.
His music can be highlighted by a clear artistic progression, with each album sounding better and more honed, both in production and lyrical quality. From his first full-length album, Blue Slide Park, to his solemn final release Swimming, Mac Miller had created an intricate story with abyssal lows and ascended highs.
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