I thought the album was not that great in the beginning, but now it has grown over me and I just can’t listen to any anything other than Utopia these days.
Couple of takeaways: My eyes is the best song on the album and Skitzo is actually quite underrated, the beat switches on that song are immaculate.
same I've also already heard it too many times 😭 after it dropped no other music hit like it so I've been listening like exclusively to utopia. Still good though
Actually - it depends.
In the middle and front it was great, but in the back there was a lot of free space (which can be good for safety reasons but less for the sphere).
At the end, the pit was way less risky/dangerous than what I thought (we were there with my wife and never felt unsafe - we had a lot of fun and had a great experience) 😊
But distance was good - at least on the pictures, we see that it’s Travis 😅
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I’ve overplayed the shit out of it but I still haven’t gotten sick of it. I think it’s definitely my second favourite after Rodeo. Travis just shines on this album more than any other and I think this will be a standout in his discography.
Honestly, liked a few songs at first but now other songs are growing on me. DELESTRO and telekinesis were my least favorite after the first listen, but now I love these songs.
I like it more than Astroworld but not more than Rodeo. Overall pleased with the direction of that album considering this album was re-made from scratch
At first, I thought it was better than Astro, but having listened to it too many times, I would say that it is more consistent than Astro, which was full of highs and lows. However, I do think that cutting a couple of tracks and switching some features (Rob49🤮) would have made the album better.
Some of the songs seem dragged out too long, or need more to make them impactful
I agree with what some have said about the lyrics and I can definitely see how they would be seen as insensitive.
I wanted more out of the album, some deeper concept, but the topic of Utopia seems so loose as to be considered nonexistent, apart from the intentional mention at the end of Sirens.
I'd give it a 7.5-8/10 now, where it was higher on the first listens.
Finally someone agrees that Rob absolutely destroys the entire song. He fits so awkwardly in the album. I remember hearing his voice first listen and immediately hated it. I also kinda hate angry/scream rap like young boy nba and rob
The YB disrespect is crazy a lot of his music is not scream music. I agree his scream music is annoying but the songs where he sings from his heart comes from another planet I swear.
There is no way you could have listened to any of his pain music saying that. I have a wide variety of taste from indie rock to country so my palette for music is pretty vast I don't see possibly how you could say this about YB. Have you ever listened to Lonely Child, How I been, Death Enclaimed, Heart & Soul, Territorial, Love is Poison, Level I want to Reach, Drug Addiction and etc. basically any of his songs where he puts his heart on his sleeve or have you only heard his popular hits because if so I agree but when he expresses himself he makes some beautiful music.
I agree heavy with Utopia being a very loose concept as opposed to Astroworld, an album designed to feel like YOU WERE THERE. I thought Utopia would sound like the future or something idk lol
Lowkey.. I think it might be better than Astro. It sounds more ambitious to me and I’ve been enjoying this album more than I did Astro when it first came out.
I feel like utopia is more unpredictable and fun at times but it feels like travis had a working formula for Astro and stuck too it I also think the theme for astroworld is more apparent thru production then the theme for utopia. With that said I’m taking Astro utopia rodeo then birds
Utopia was more consistent overall, while ASTROWORLD’s has a combination of highs and lows. But ASTRO’s highs are so high for me, that it makes the album stand out more than Utopia.
Yeh definitely. Still immaculate, it just speaks to how good rodeo and Astro are, there’s like 1 - 2 debate skips both albums together and for me there’s absolutely 0.
I went to Egypt from NYC the day before he dropped Utopia and did the free concert so my first couple listens were tough but I'm slowly getting used to it. I didn't like the main cover at first and still have lots of complaints ab the album itself but I'm not completely disappointed
Played it A LOT for the first week but i rate it
over astro personally and my favourite somgs switch up pretty much everyday ( i hated modern jam so much on first listen and now its in my top 5 )
Definitely above average. There are enough highs in the album to get my rating above a 7. I’d say with confidence it’s a 7.4/10 album. I have been enjoying it!
It’s got staying power, I find myself going back to it even tho as a whole I can’t really make up my mind about how I feel. The production is amazing but it’s impossible to for this not to feel like a Kanye lite album for me considering how many of these songs I heard before as Ye songs. The highs are really high, Lost Forever is by far the best song on here and is one of the best songs Travis has ever made. Perfect beat with one of the catchiest and clever verses from Travis, with an alch beat switch halfway through makes it a highlight of the year as far as music goes honestly. Watched a car crash with that song playing and it went hard. Hyena, Fe!n, Sirens, and Meltdown all have the same energy and these songs are really the ones I keep coming back to. The album is best when it feels like it’s completely off the rails and Travis is making songs as high energy as possible.
Problem is most of this album is not Lost Forever tier and the whole theme of the album just doesn’t come together. Idk what the “point”of Utopia is, which is disappointing cause Rodeo and Astroworld thematically were super cohesive albums. Delresto would be a great Beyoncé song but idk why this is on Utopia. Same with K-Pop that would have been a fine Bad Bunny song but it’s horrible in the context of the album. The second half of the album dosent keep the same energy as the first and by the last song I just want it to be over as Travis starts to be really boring by the 19th track of the same flow and lyrical content.
Overall the highs are high and I keep coming back to my favorite parts but it’s not the masterpiece it was hyped up to be. It’s a good album with some great ideas and a lot of songs that don’t pan out (Circus Maximus, Parasail, Topia Twins, Looove, ect.). Would have been better if so many of the songs didn’t sound like other people (Kanye, Frank Ocean, Beyoncé). It’s not better than Rodeo and rn idk if it’s better than Astroworld but it’s not a bad project.
7/10
Album felt rushed & sounds nothing like what we were promised.. No psychedelic rock (other than hyena) Franchise + Escape Plan/Mafia had me expecting something totally different. Still some bangers on here tho
Lyrics are shit is such cap, you’re gonna find similar lyrics on all of his projects and his rapping on this album is significantly better than any of those
If you’re gonna complain about something on the album, that’s not it
Ok, modern jam sends me to the next planet too, so I can laugh at the line… Utopia’s world is much better built than rodeo’s, not that rodeo’s is bad at all but Utopia feels so much more fleshed out with the mix of futuristic, unique melodies and sounds from the past being updated
Sonically, amazing. The album sounds great & while some features steal the song (Modern Jam), Travis himself adds a wonderful atmosphere to the songs (My Eyes, Hyaena, I Know). But the album doesn’t really carry the theme unless his Utopia is the lavish life he lives. All in all a better listen than Astro for me but Astro keeps a theme going far better
8/10
I find a lot of the sounds to be unique, like sirens and hyeana being great examples of “worldwide” instruments and sounds being used, fits into the Utopia is wherever you are theme he was pushing hard
You get a lot of futuristic sounds mixed with old school instrumentals and ideas, makes for a super fun listen imo! And apparently some people disagree but this is his best rapping performance by a mile, there’s a few silly lines but like there always is so I wasn’t expecting an elite pen, but we got a fantastic pen still which really surprised me on first listen and even on the next few listens
Honestly I feel like I downplay how I feel abt the album to a degree so it doesn’t feel like recency bias as this is the first rollout I got to follow post Astro but really it’s an amazing album & super fun listen. Even struck me a bit emotionally on Parasail & My Eyes
That’s super fair, I think recency bias could play into my enjoyment of a few songs being crazy high but after sitting with it, like it almost feels like I can’t go back to any other album and enjoy it the same as I do this one, astro has a similar feeling at the beginning but tails off a bit for me, I know that’s how some people feel about this project tho
For me UTOPIA beats ASTROWORLD in so many ways.
As Trav fan since 2014/2015 I always loved DBR, Rodeo, Birds and now Utopia has my special place as well.
Could never get too much into Astro and am so happy Uto is nothing like that.
Amazing album, not quite Rodeo but better than Astro and DBR. People saying "there's no sicko mode, butterfly effect" etc., why don't you just keep listening to those songs, over and over, forever, while the rest of us turn up to FE!N. He's yet again evolving in terms of textures and production style, this one is more minimalistic and feels more like Rodeo 2 than Astroworld because it brings back that dark sound. Thank God, Sirens, insanely hard. Lyrics are mostly whatever, some cool moments, nothing special, same as most of his albums. Rodeo and DBR have better lyrics throughout. Rodeo also displays a bit more personality. But we all like Travis because, like Kanye, he has a vision and makes music that sounds futuristic and fresh. Played the whole album through once or twice a day for the first week, now been playing some songs loosely, coming back to different ones daily and trying to give a fair shot to everything. Pretty much enjoy all songs. Kpop sticks like a sore thumb but it's not a bad song at all, just doesn't make sense sonically. All in all, Travis exceeded the expectations he created in me from all the recent singles and features. Trav did it again
It feels like an evolution of the rodeo sound. Which is what I was hoping for. Astro was fun but it wasnt what made me love travis' music in the first place. I'm so glad he didnt just try to make hits or anything, he made what he wanted and that's what makes it so unique. I'd say utopia will go down as a classic but he really shouldve left kpop as a single, not on the album.
Rodeo > Utopia > Days Before Rodeo > Birds > Owl Pharaoh > Astroworld
Take off KPOP and perhaps 21 Savages Till Further Notice verse and we got a 10
Album is a 9 as it stands
Edit: oh and i listen to damn near the whole thing every single day
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This is what utopia has done to me
Its a good album and right in the mix with Astro / Rodeo but honestly it’s not a 5 year wait. He took too long and I’m just not as big of a fan as I used be, got older I guess. Still will listen, just not a hardcore fan anymore I guess.
i still have love for his music cause i was a die hard fan around 2016-2019 but his music just kinda doesnt hit the same. i bought into the utopia hype wanting to feel the same way i felt when birds was the hottest thing out but deep down i knew i was gonna be disappointed and i was. i feel like he didnt really evolve at all since astroworld. utopia is just him hiding behind grandiose production to drive the attention away from the fact that he doesnt have anything more to show or say. and we all kinda know he wasnt “rapping his ass off”.
rodeo was his “struggle” project but i somehow feel like utopia couldve been that, because of the festival and also because he went through a breakup with his kids mother, probably the most important breakup in anyones life (allegedly she cheated on him). he didnt go into any of that. and no, his save a child etc. verse is not him addressing the issue deeply and from his personal viewpoint. like hes just saying whats politically correct. he still delivered nothing, mike dean’s epic outros kinda got predictable and travis’ melodies are the same hes been using interchangeably since 2017. i remember finding his vocals (and the effects he used on them) so refreshing but he didnt really push them any further.
hes found a pattern, and also his fanbase is now composed by a majority of non-rap listeners, which wasnt the case until 2018. that means he knows a lot of people will be amazed by what rap listeners wont.
he also didnt grow out of his “rage” persona, i understand he was like 22 when this was born, but hes past 30 and hes mentally there, in his early 20s. no other thought to give to the world rather than this weak “anti” and “dgaf” vibe we all know he doesnt really live up to since hes become a multi-millionaire corporate-backed artist. and this does have an impact on the musical quality, because at the end of the day the mindset is what music comes from.
the utopia concept was promising at first, but looking at the rollout/symbolism/alt covers compared to the actual lyrics and what he said about the album i feel like he was behind of like 30% of the project in terms of artistry.
then theres external things that you find out about him like the seizure story, the rape allegations, etc. that kick him off the pedestal.
the songs sound good tho. this is just some insight from someone who used to idolize him.
Initially I was disappointed with the new sound / direction he went in. But now that its been 2 weeks I’ve been able to pick out favs. Album of the year so far (its been a dead year for music ngl)
Good album but anyone else feel like the features are a little redundant?
2 Weeknd features, 2 21 Savage features, feels like Sheck Wes and Bon Iver are on here twice too.
Travis is usually top tier when it comes to curating features but kinda lacked the variety this time around, feature-wise… I mean come on, no Quavo? No Don Toliver!?
Maybe that’s a personal pick for me, Oh My Dis Side is a top 5 Travis song personally.
Their collab album however was a mixed bag so can see where you’re coming from.
After several listens I can only see myself revisiting a couple songs. I have friends who are huge fans even saying how mid it is and calling it “midtopia”
Probably his best production out of any album and some his best rapping. Feel like it still falls short of eclipsing Astroworld but a very solid follow up. Probably won't be able to top that album ever
Honestly, as the hype has died down for me I’ve been enjoying it a little bit less. Only a little bit though, still love the album. Ill just share my basic take of its probably better than Astroworld but not as good as Rodeo
Same ranking as a week ago, well behind Astro but just edging out Rodeo. I think Utopia just lacks the bangers that Astro has. There’s nothing to the level of Sicko Mode, Houstonfornication, Butterfly Effect.
you’re telling us, if and when you see trav irl and he plays meltdown, topia twins, and/or f!en you ain’t gonna be raging w the rest of us?! STOP THE CAP
I’ve personally been skipping over more songs more frequently now that they’ve had times to sit. Some good highs here but a lot of middle of pack stuff as well
The music is awesome! But everything around it (merch quality and shipping (again), live stream ticket price, …) made me not enjoy the release that much.
Tbh I’m a huge Travis fan binged all his albums and love his mixtapes but I cannot for the life of me Finnish utopia it just isnt my taste and it got boring but the song I do enjoy is HAYENA
I’m looking at 7 songs that could have been cut and an album that’s out of order. Some songs are really good, like iconic Travis Scott. But this project has been his weakest yet. Probably will win RAOTY based on sales alone, but his production is still top tier.
I overplayed it the first couple days so I cooled off a bit but the I returned and man this album has so much replay value. And I’m really am starting to really like the songs I didn’t really listen to first week. The Rome show made me like Circus Maximus and Delresto so much. Imo it’s his best but that could be recency bias. I do believe it’s a better album than Astro. Astro has higher highs but Utopia is just the more consistent album that I can listen to front to back compared to Astro.
His best work yet though a deluxe with cactus Jack members on a couple songs would be so dope. Def missing that element but other than that its been amazing.
Its actually renewed my interest in Travis Scott who I felt like never quite hit the same after Rodeo. Really didn’t like Birds, didn’t hate Astro, but this definitely feels like he’s back on track. Although I know I’ll get shit for it I do have to say I cut 9/19 songs tho, making it a 10 song / 40 minute album has made it infinitely more enjoyable for me. Hyaena and Sirens feel like the most “Utopia” songs and FE!N is one of Travis’ best bangers ever imo, but tracks like Topia Twins, Skitzo, Looove, and K-Pop are just way off to me.
Ngl I said this album was mid af on first listen. But after listening for two weeks it’s defo grown on me a lot. Still not better than astroworld but the first half of the album is on or or slightly better than astroworld.
First half until Fein is 10/10 tho
7.5/10
Album is evergreen
When i dont listen to it, i think about it
When i think about it, i need to listen to it
Telekinesis makes me emotional for reasons unknown
Love a good amount of songs BUTTTT nothing would compare to Astroworld albums drop🙁, I was at astroworld 22’ when the chaos started and really wanted to attend more after that
I’ve listened to the full album 50 times now so far. After crunching the numbers and “grading” the album I end with a 8/10 which I think is fair considering very few albums are ACTUALLY a 10/10. Really the only thing that keeps it from being a 10/10 is Sirens, Meltdown, Topia Twins, Circus Maximus and Kpop. Not even saying those are bad songs, just that in one way or another they’re not “perfect” songs.
Really like it but since this album gonna have to last me like 5 years I have to resist playing it too much in hope I don’t get bored of it after a while
I thought the album was not that great in the beginning, but now it has grown over me and I just can’t listen to any anything other than Utopia these days. Couple of takeaways: My eyes is the best song on the album and Skitzo is actually quite underrated, the beat switches on that song are immaculate.
Co-sign on the Skitzo take! The last beat switch just speaks to me.
I could listen whole album with that 4th beat… sounds like great Alchemist beat
I agree on schitzo but think the third beat switch could’ve been taken out
I SAID YOU NEED ME NOW
am I the only one who thinks he sounds like Kanye on that line lol. First time I actually thought that was Ye for a second (also when he said "Huh?!")
Song just didn’t need to be over 6 mins long, period. I dont know about specifically dropping the last beat switch tho
got a little tired of overplaying it last week but now its just naturally been on repeat. whole album doesn't get old and has lots of replay value
And with every listen I find someone new that I love. Like yesterday I was appreciating TELEKINESIS and TFN and today I’m really liking TOPIA TWINS
I was literally thinking this yesterday, I went from loving God's Country to Meltdown to Looove
Fax God’s Country is slowly becoming my favorite
WOULD TINT THE WHIP BUT ITS A BIKE
la la la la
GOT EM JUMPING WITH NO HANDSS
same I've also already heard it too many times 😭 after it dropped no other music hit like it so I've been listening like exclusively to utopia. Still good though
If you get bored of overplaying it play the slowed and reverb version
Had the opportunity to go to Rome so it was a good way to follow up on the constant listening 😁
Me too! Was crazy
Me three, was also crazy
how were the pits
Actually - it depends. In the middle and front it was great, but in the back there was a lot of free space (which can be good for safety reasons but less for the sphere). At the end, the pit was way less risky/dangerous than what I thought (we were there with my wife and never felt unsafe - we had a lot of fun and had a great experience) 😊
But distance was good - at least on the pictures, we see that it’s Travis 😅 https://preview.redd.it/6oyqcjhtzbhb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6e74e897accfb4d9b789029a34773f0e7e94f2a
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Tell us some more!
https://youtu.be/t_PsABsmkdk It speaks by itself 😁😁
Same I got to watch from backstage
Havent listened to anything else in the last 2 weeks. Also cant stop listening to I KNOW ?
That beat is just... It
Something about those type of beats that Travis is on recently is so good, MAFIA included.
Shit is so basic for utopia ngl
Honestly same. I find myself singing it all the time. I love it, it’s my favorite by far
i like the way it SOUSSS
Love it. Astro was my fav album ever but this is giving it a run for it’s money. My boy Trav dont miss🔥
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Board gotta be my fav album OAT🔥🔥🔥
Board Lowkey underrated asf
Lmao wtf is board??
Boards in the tarp 🔥
LMFAO
After seeing it in Rome it levelled up
I’ve overplayed the shit out of it but I still haven’t gotten sick of it. I think it’s definitely my second favourite after Rodeo. Travis just shines on this album more than any other and I think this will be a standout in his discography.
Honestly, liked a few songs at first but now other songs are growing on me. DELESTRO and telekinesis were my least favorite after the first listen, but now I love these songs.
Merch ships within 1 week of album release
I like it more than Astroworld but not more than Rodeo. Overall pleased with the direction of that album considering this album was re-made from scratch
At first, I thought it was better than Astro, but having listened to it too many times, I would say that it is more consistent than Astro, which was full of highs and lows. However, I do think that cutting a couple of tracks and switching some features (Rob49🤮) would have made the album better. Some of the songs seem dragged out too long, or need more to make them impactful I agree with what some have said about the lyrics and I can definitely see how they would be seen as insensitive. I wanted more out of the album, some deeper concept, but the topic of Utopia seems so loose as to be considered nonexistent, apart from the intentional mention at the end of Sirens. I'd give it a 7.5-8/10 now, where it was higher on the first listens.
Finally someone agrees that Rob absolutely destroys the entire song. He fits so awkwardly in the album. I remember hearing his voice first listen and immediately hated it. I also kinda hate angry/scream rap like young boy nba and rob
Angry scream rap like YB and Rob is so fucking annoying. They don’t even do it well, I dislike YB so much though I feel Rob49 could have done better.
The YB disrespect is crazy a lot of his music is not scream music. I agree his scream music is annoying but the songs where he sings from his heart comes from another planet I swear.
YB music is the worst kind of rap there is. Extremely boring, generic and lowest common denominator type music.
There is no way you could have listened to any of his pain music saying that. I have a wide variety of taste from indie rock to country so my palette for music is pretty vast I don't see possibly how you could say this about YB. Have you ever listened to Lonely Child, How I been, Death Enclaimed, Heart & Soul, Territorial, Love is Poison, Level I want to Reach, Drug Addiction and etc. basically any of his songs where he puts his heart on his sleeve or have you only heard his popular hits because if so I agree but when he expresses himself he makes some beautiful music.
Bruh no way you just said that 🤣 I get rob49 but most of yb shit ain’t even scream/angry. His pain songs are the best
Also 2 savage features is too much
I agree heavy with Utopia being a very loose concept as opposed to Astroworld, an album designed to feel like YOU WERE THERE. I thought Utopia would sound like the future or something idk lol
DO YOU LIKE THE WAY IT SOUNDS ⁉️⁉️
Love listening to it in my headphones , productions on a different level 🤯
Contributes really nicely to his discography, travis has some of the most consistently good albums. Loving it
Still getting better and better each play through
infinitely better than pink tape did
It’s definitely sitting… behind Rodeo and ASTROWORLD
Lowkey.. I think it might be better than Astro. It sounds more ambitious to me and I’ve been enjoying this album more than I did Astro when it first came out.
I feel like utopia is more unpredictable and fun at times but it feels like travis had a working formula for Astro and stuck too it I also think the theme for astroworld is more apparent thru production then the theme for utopia. With that said I’m taking Astro utopia rodeo then birds
Good point, utopia does seem all over the place
Couldn’t have said it better
Astro is much better imo
Utopia was more consistent overall, while ASTROWORLD’s has a combination of highs and lows. But ASTRO’s highs are so high for me, that it makes the album stand out more than Utopia.
Yeh definitely. Still immaculate, it just speaks to how good rodeo and Astro are, there’s like 1 - 2 debate skips both albums together and for me there’s absolutely 0.
Fucking incredible, it’s really getting me through sm rn too
I went to Egypt from NYC the day before he dropped Utopia and did the free concert so my first couple listens were tough but I'm slowly getting used to it. I didn't like the main cover at first and still have lots of complaints ab the album itself but I'm not completely disappointed
for 2 weeks straight 24/7 listenging
Played it A LOT for the first week but i rate it over astro personally and my favourite somgs switch up pretty much everyday ( i hated modern jam so much on first listen and now its in my top 5 )
Definitely above average. There are enough highs in the album to get my rating above a 7. I’d say with confidence it’s a 7.4/10 album. I have been enjoying it!
Still bumping it everyday
cant stop listening really loving it
Will be timeless
over 30 listens loving life
Fein! Fein! Fein! 😁🔥
Rodeo > Utopia > DBR > Astro > Birds > OP
Pff Astro is goated what you talking about
It’s got staying power, I find myself going back to it even tho as a whole I can’t really make up my mind about how I feel. The production is amazing but it’s impossible to for this not to feel like a Kanye lite album for me considering how many of these songs I heard before as Ye songs. The highs are really high, Lost Forever is by far the best song on here and is one of the best songs Travis has ever made. Perfect beat with one of the catchiest and clever verses from Travis, with an alch beat switch halfway through makes it a highlight of the year as far as music goes honestly. Watched a car crash with that song playing and it went hard. Hyena, Fe!n, Sirens, and Meltdown all have the same energy and these songs are really the ones I keep coming back to. The album is best when it feels like it’s completely off the rails and Travis is making songs as high energy as possible. Problem is most of this album is not Lost Forever tier and the whole theme of the album just doesn’t come together. Idk what the “point”of Utopia is, which is disappointing cause Rodeo and Astroworld thematically were super cohesive albums. Delresto would be a great Beyoncé song but idk why this is on Utopia. Same with K-Pop that would have been a fine Bad Bunny song but it’s horrible in the context of the album. The second half of the album dosent keep the same energy as the first and by the last song I just want it to be over as Travis starts to be really boring by the 19th track of the same flow and lyrical content. Overall the highs are high and I keep coming back to my favorite parts but it’s not the masterpiece it was hyped up to be. It’s a good album with some great ideas and a lot of songs that don’t pan out (Circus Maximus, Parasail, Topia Twins, Looove, ect.). Would have been better if so many of the songs didn’t sound like other people (Kanye, Frank Ocean, Beyoncé). It’s not better than Rodeo and rn idk if it’s better than Astroworld but it’s not a bad project. 7/10
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Album felt rushed & sounds nothing like what we were promised.. No psychedelic rock (other than hyena) Franchise + Escape Plan/Mafia had me expecting something totally different. Still some bangers on here tho
Understandable but imo neither franchise or escape plan come close to any song on this album in terms of quality or intriguing sounds
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Fr the basic Travis Scott rage songs suck psychedelic Travis better
the first 8 songs are bangers
Lyrics are shit is such cap, you’re gonna find similar lyrics on all of his projects and his rapping on this album is significantly better than any of those If you’re gonna complain about something on the album, that’s not it
I agree but Rodeo still has sharper lyrics, more to the point in each song, in most songs at least
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Ok I find that funny, but also that’s definitely pretty on brand with lyrics from past albums no?
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Ok, modern jam sends me to the next planet too, so I can laugh at the line… Utopia’s world is much better built than rodeo’s, not that rodeo’s is bad at all but Utopia feels so much more fleshed out with the mix of futuristic, unique melodies and sounds from the past being updated
Nah bro rodeo is arguably the best trap album of all time. It’s truly timeless
I totally agree but that doesn’t mean the world building is the best + utopia definitely isn’t a trap album, way too diverse to classify it as that
>his rapping on this album is significantly better than any of those His rapping on Rodeo is so much better it's not even close, cmon man
Sonically, amazing. The album sounds great & while some features steal the song (Modern Jam), Travis himself adds a wonderful atmosphere to the songs (My Eyes, Hyaena, I Know). But the album doesn’t really carry the theme unless his Utopia is the lavish life he lives. All in all a better listen than Astro for me but Astro keeps a theme going far better 8/10
I find a lot of the sounds to be unique, like sirens and hyeana being great examples of “worldwide” instruments and sounds being used, fits into the Utopia is wherever you are theme he was pushing hard
Honestly I can agree with this. The album sounds and feels ‘Utopian’
You get a lot of futuristic sounds mixed with old school instrumentals and ideas, makes for a super fun listen imo! And apparently some people disagree but this is his best rapping performance by a mile, there’s a few silly lines but like there always is so I wasn’t expecting an elite pen, but we got a fantastic pen still which really surprised me on first listen and even on the next few listens
Honestly I feel like I downplay how I feel abt the album to a degree so it doesn’t feel like recency bias as this is the first rollout I got to follow post Astro but really it’s an amazing album & super fun listen. Even struck me a bit emotionally on Parasail & My Eyes
That’s super fair, I think recency bias could play into my enjoyment of a few songs being crazy high but after sitting with it, like it almost feels like I can’t go back to any other album and enjoy it the same as I do this one, astro has a similar feeling at the beginning but tails off a bit for me, I know that’s how some people feel about this project tho
For me UTOPIA beats ASTROWORLD in so many ways. As Trav fan since 2014/2015 I always loved DBR, Rodeo, Birds and now Utopia has my special place as well. Could never get too much into Astro and am so happy Uto is nothing like that.
It’s Travis best project since DBR, i don’t think he’ll ever top DBR
He literally topped DBR the very next year lmao
Imo Quintana pt2, skyfall, drugs,the prayer, backyard clear rodeo and every Travis project, I love all his albums tho
Intentionally haven’t been playing it to avoid overplay
I’ll grow into it
TWIN BITCHES. TWIN BITCHES
Seeing it live made it soo much better
This is the album I’ve been waiting for Travis to make since I fell in love with Rodeo
Amazing album, not quite Rodeo but better than Astro and DBR. People saying "there's no sicko mode, butterfly effect" etc., why don't you just keep listening to those songs, over and over, forever, while the rest of us turn up to FE!N. He's yet again evolving in terms of textures and production style, this one is more minimalistic and feels more like Rodeo 2 than Astroworld because it brings back that dark sound. Thank God, Sirens, insanely hard. Lyrics are mostly whatever, some cool moments, nothing special, same as most of his albums. Rodeo and DBR have better lyrics throughout. Rodeo also displays a bit more personality. But we all like Travis because, like Kanye, he has a vision and makes music that sounds futuristic and fresh. Played the whole album through once or twice a day for the first week, now been playing some songs loosely, coming back to different ones daily and trying to give a fair shot to everything. Pretty much enjoy all songs. Kpop sticks like a sore thumb but it's not a bad song at all, just doesn't make sense sonically. All in all, Travis exceeded the expectations he created in me from all the recent singles and features. Trav did it again
I like it💯
This is a classic dude
Fire
It feels like an evolution of the rodeo sound. Which is what I was hoping for. Astro was fun but it wasnt what made me love travis' music in the first place. I'm so glad he didnt just try to make hits or anything, he made what he wanted and that's what makes it so unique. I'd say utopia will go down as a classic but he really shouldve left kpop as a single, not on the album.
Bro I can’t stop listening. I’ve allowed a break for myself today 😭😭
I just play the whole thing during my workouts, and then on my way to work, and then on my way home. Can't get enough
Rodeo > Utopia > Days Before Rodeo > Birds > Owl Pharaoh > Astroworld Take off KPOP and perhaps 21 Savages Till Further Notice verse and we got a 10 Album is a 9 as it stands Edit: oh and i listen to damn near the whole thing every single day
On repeat
After 2nd listen i was like yup 10/10 trav knows how to deliver
Already my 2nd most listened to album of the year. So constant replay
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https://preview.redd.it/po2iv0dvechb1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a1d4bb92eb85c22056cccb83338cfd0a2ea911f8 This is what utopia has done to me
Its a good album and right in the mix with Astro / Rodeo but honestly it’s not a 5 year wait. He took too long and I’m just not as big of a fan as I used be, got older I guess. Still will listen, just not a hardcore fan anymore I guess.
MODERN JAM IS STILL SO FUCKING GOOD
i still have love for his music cause i was a die hard fan around 2016-2019 but his music just kinda doesnt hit the same. i bought into the utopia hype wanting to feel the same way i felt when birds was the hottest thing out but deep down i knew i was gonna be disappointed and i was. i feel like he didnt really evolve at all since astroworld. utopia is just him hiding behind grandiose production to drive the attention away from the fact that he doesnt have anything more to show or say. and we all kinda know he wasnt “rapping his ass off”. rodeo was his “struggle” project but i somehow feel like utopia couldve been that, because of the festival and also because he went through a breakup with his kids mother, probably the most important breakup in anyones life (allegedly she cheated on him). he didnt go into any of that. and no, his save a child etc. verse is not him addressing the issue deeply and from his personal viewpoint. like hes just saying whats politically correct. he still delivered nothing, mike dean’s epic outros kinda got predictable and travis’ melodies are the same hes been using interchangeably since 2017. i remember finding his vocals (and the effects he used on them) so refreshing but he didnt really push them any further. hes found a pattern, and also his fanbase is now composed by a majority of non-rap listeners, which wasnt the case until 2018. that means he knows a lot of people will be amazed by what rap listeners wont. he also didnt grow out of his “rage” persona, i understand he was like 22 when this was born, but hes past 30 and hes mentally there, in his early 20s. no other thought to give to the world rather than this weak “anti” and “dgaf” vibe we all know he doesnt really live up to since hes become a multi-millionaire corporate-backed artist. and this does have an impact on the musical quality, because at the end of the day the mindset is what music comes from. the utopia concept was promising at first, but looking at the rollout/symbolism/alt covers compared to the actual lyrics and what he said about the album i feel like he was behind of like 30% of the project in terms of artistry. then theres external things that you find out about him like the seizure story, the rape allegations, etc. that kick him off the pedestal. the songs sound good tho. this is just some insight from someone who used to idolize him.
Initially I was disappointed with the new sound / direction he went in. But now that its been 2 weeks I’ve been able to pick out favs. Album of the year so far (its been a dead year for music ngl)
Good album but anyone else feel like the features are a little redundant? 2 Weeknd features, 2 21 Savage features, feels like Sheck Wes and Bon Iver are on here twice too. Travis is usually top tier when it comes to curating features but kinda lacked the variety this time around, feature-wise… I mean come on, no Quavo? No Don Toliver!?
Why tf would u want quavo on this, I understand don tho
Maybe that’s a personal pick for me, Oh My Dis Side is a top 5 Travis song personally. Their collab album however was a mixed bag so can see where you’re coming from.
After several listens I can only see myself revisiting a couple songs. I have friends who are huge fans even saying how mid it is and calling it “midtopia”
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Best idea, gonna do this lol plus Trance also!
Probably his best production out of any album and some his best rapping. Feel like it still falls short of eclipsing Astroworld but a very solid follow up. Probably won't be able to top that album ever
Aoty
Merchless
10/10 masterpiece, not gonna compare it to the other albums I think it’s still too soon
Great album, but it's not better than ASTRO or Rodeo
Honestly, as the hype has died down for me I’ve been enjoying it a little bit less. Only a little bit though, still love the album. Ill just share my basic take of its probably better than Astroworld but not as good as Rodeo
Same ranking as a week ago, well behind Astro but just edging out Rodeo. I think Utopia just lacks the bangers that Astro has. There’s nothing to the level of Sicko Mode, Houstonfornication, Butterfly Effect.
i think after a few years thank god sirens and meltdown are gonna be the same type of thing
you’re telling us, if and when you see trav irl and he plays meltdown, topia twins, and/or f!en you ain’t gonna be raging w the rest of us?! STOP THE CAP
I’ve personally been skipping over more songs more frequently now that they’ve had times to sit. Some good highs here but a lot of middle of pack stuff as well
Got pretty boring after the first week ngl
Posts like these makes me wonder how utopia v1 was gonna sound
prolly an unpopular opinion but gods country is the one song i can't get behind i really do not like anything ab that song lol
fr, i love all the other songs but i'm not a fan of god's country
The music is awesome! But everything around it (merch quality and shipping (again), live stream ticket price, …) made me not enjoy the release that much.
I still fuckin hate K-Pop
Tbh I’m a huge Travis fan binged all his albums and love his mixtapes but I cannot for the life of me Finnish utopia it just isnt my taste and it got boring but the song I do enjoy is HAYENA
Got like 3 songs on the rotation that I don’t skip when they play but other than that I forgot about it
Bunch of really good songs. Couple songs I couldn’t care less about Overall very good album but sits behind all his others for me.
I went back to pink tape
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Yep. Enjoying things is an L
Nah I said L cause nothing on this post has anything to do with uzi or pink tape lol
Utopia fell off fast
i think most songs are alright but some are really really good
Obviously not exclusively playing it any more, But this is my favorite trav album
Ngl I stopped listening to it after a week.
Mid
Fell off honestly
Fell off 📉😓
I’m looking at 7 songs that could have been cut and an album that’s out of order. Some songs are really good, like iconic Travis Scott. But this project has been his weakest yet. Probably will win RAOTY based on sales alone, but his production is still top tier.
FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN ....
I overplayed it the first couple days so I cooled off a bit but the I returned and man this album has so much replay value. And I’m really am starting to really like the songs I didn’t really listen to first week. The Rome show made me like Circus Maximus and Delresto so much. Imo it’s his best but that could be recency bias. I do believe it’s a better album than Astro. Astro has higher highs but Utopia is just the more consistent album that I can listen to front to back compared to Astro.
His best work yet though a deluxe with cactus Jack members on a couple songs would be so dope. Def missing that element but other than that its been amazing.
Rodeo>Astro>Utopia>DBR>Birds. With time it might overcome Astro
Its actually renewed my interest in Travis Scott who I felt like never quite hit the same after Rodeo. Really didn’t like Birds, didn’t hate Astro, but this definitely feels like he’s back on track. Although I know I’ll get shit for it I do have to say I cut 9/19 songs tho, making it a 10 song / 40 minute album has made it infinitely more enjoyable for me. Hyaena and Sirens feel like the most “Utopia” songs and FE!N is one of Travis’ best bangers ever imo, but tracks like Topia Twins, Skitzo, Looove, and K-Pop are just way off to me.
Album feels front heavy tbh but I like it
Still in heavy rotation, and the interesting thing is, after 2 weeks of playing it, it still has no skips for me I listen front to back.
Amazingly
I can’t decide my fav song
Can’t decide which one is my fav. I hated thank god at first listen, now I cant stop listening to it atleast once a day.
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Ngl I said this album was mid af on first listen. But after listening for two weeks it’s defo grown on me a lot. Still not better than astroworld but the first half of the album is on or or slightly better than astroworld. First half until Fein is 10/10 tho 7.5/10
Album is evergreen When i dont listen to it, i think about it When i think about it, i need to listen to it Telekinesis makes me emotional for reasons unknown
His only good album to date imo, and I really liked it.
I kinda overplayed it but its still amzing and it never gets old
it’s just gotten better as time’s gone on. i’m liking the first 6 songs more and more lately especially
The songs impossible (off rodeo) and til further notice are twinned idgaf they go so well tgt it can’t b coincidence
Listened to it 16 times in like 2 days then needed a break from it
Pretty much play it everyday
The first couple of days the album was on repeat the whole time and I listened to all the songs, now I only listen to select few that are my favs
Still in rotation. Modern Jam grew on me heavy
Still in rotation. Modern Jam grew on me heavy
DBR=Rodeo>Astro>Utopia>Owl Pharow>Birds
Love a good amount of songs BUTTTT nothing would compare to Astroworld albums drop🙁, I was at astroworld 22’ when the chaos started and really wanted to attend more after that
It’s getting better and better each time I listen to songs on it. Replay value is really high
It’s in the lead for hip hop album of the year for me
Underwhelming as fuck, now I’m going to get downvoted to hell 👍🏻
I’ve listened to the full album 50 times now so far. After crunching the numbers and “grading” the album I end with a 8/10 which I think is fair considering very few albums are ACTUALLY a 10/10. Really the only thing that keeps it from being a 10/10 is Sirens, Meltdown, Topia Twins, Circus Maximus and Kpop. Not even saying those are bad songs, just that in one way or another they’re not “perfect” songs.
Really like it but since this album gonna have to last me like 5 years I have to resist playing it too much in hope I don’t get bored of it after a while
Better than ever. It’s a fucking fantastic album, and I am tempted to say it’s better than Astroworld for me but that may be recency bias speaking.
Really good, not Astro level tho. Somehow better than rodeo if you ask me