18: Ep.18 - Hot Damn, Cold Album, Flat Arc

Diggin' In The Digits

English - August 06, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
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On Ep.18 of DITD: A dive into Chance The Rapper's "The Big Day". Why doesn't it work? What is the main problem with it?

FULL SHOW NOTES & TIMESTAMPS - https://share.transistor.fm/s/4f092861

It's been a week since the release of Chance The Rapper's much-anticipated debut Studio Album "The Big Day".

But the responses towards the album have been... Mixed, to say the least. There are people saying it's trash, (Ben) there are people that don't like it but can find positives in it (Charlie) and there are people that are ready to put on the capes to fight for their boy Chance. It's been a while since an album this highly touted has seen all sides of the opinion spectrum.

So Ben & Charlie decided to investigate. WHY is it so polarising? Why doesn't it work? How do other albums that focus on one broad topic fare? Are we all haters of happiness? Or is it like stand-up comedy where it's hard to make people feel consistently positive for an hour?

The duo comes to an interesting conclusion by dipping into character development terminology, typically used in the storytelling arts.

TIMESTAMPS:
Weekly music round-up - (1:23)
Topic Intro - (7:52)
Thoughts on Chance's "The Big Day" - (10:07)
The lack of tonal variety is a big problem - (22:03)
We need conflict as consumers - (24:35)
Statistics on "The Big Day" - (29:06)
Comparing "The Big Day" to "EVERYTHING IS LOVE" - (30:30)
Charlie's 2nd Tier of "Classics" - (33:56)
These albums demand indulgence - (35:36)
Ben's "Love Doctor" seminar - (38:53)
Why Faith Evans' & Biggie's "King & I" didn't work - (42:17)
Why Jhene Aiko & Big Sean's "TWENTY88" worked - (46:02)
Flat character arcs work... Flat STORY arcs don't - (47:31)
Has Chance accidentally created a new sub-genre? - (52:28)

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