Lese Majesty
by Shabazz Palaces
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Jul 29, 2014
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 39
  3. Negative: 2 out of 39
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  1. adhamhany
    Aug 20, 2014
    9
    I enjoyed this more than their debt album. It's just as experimental, but somehow more accessible. It also has a sense of melancholy, mystery, and awe to it that i really liked. The lyrics are just as powerful; giving hope to the oppressed, encouraging defiance in them, and contemplating the nature of ego.
  2. BENNEB
    Aug 3, 2014
    7
    Firstly the album has almost twice the number of tracks compared to Black Up. And many are actually just fillers, mostly lasting under one minute. Not saying it's bad or anything but the album just feel disorganized. Unlike Black Up, where one track has like two/three songs or ideas in them, especially for the first half od the record, here it is the same thing but the duo decided to splitFirstly the album has almost twice the number of tracks compared to Black Up. And many are actually just fillers, mostly lasting under one minute. Not saying it's bad or anything but the album just feel disorganized. Unlike Black Up, where one track has like two/three songs or ideas in them, especially for the first half od the record, here it is the same thing but the duo decided to split them up into seperate tracks. Not saying it is a bad record. I do like the fact that they experimented with this suite thing in the album and the very morphed out psychedelic sounds this album has. Even way more psychedelic.

    MUST HEAR TRACKS:
    DAWN IN LUXOR
    FORERUNNER FORAY
    THEY COME IN GOLD
    ISHMAEL
    #CAKE
    MOTION SICKNESS
    NEW BLACK WAVE

    AVOID TRACKS:
    SOUNDVIEW    … Expand
  3. TheGreatShredma
    Apr 7, 2018
    10
    Truly innovative hip-hop album! So trippy and psychedelic!

    Fav Tracks: Dawn In Luxor, Forerunner Foray, They Come In Gold, Harem Aria, Ishmael, #CAKE, Motion Sickness
  4. derin
    May 18, 2017
    9
    I would give this album a 10 if it wasn't for the two instrumental interludes following Noetic Noiromantics. Otherwise this is probably in my top 10 favorite albums of all time.

    Track Ratings Dawn in Luxor: 8/10 Forerunner Foray: 8/10 They Come in Gold: 9.5/10 Solemn Swears: 7.5/10 Harem Aria: 8.5/10 Noetic Noiromantics: 8/10 Ishmael: 6/10 ...down 155th in the MCM Snorkel: 7/10    I would give this album a 10 if it wasn't for the two instrumental interludes following Noetic Noiromantics. Otherwise this is probably in my top 10 favorite albums of all time.

    Track Ratings
    Dawn in Luxor: 8/10
    Forerunner Foray: 8/10
    They Come in Gold: 9.5/10
    Solemn Swears: 7.5/10
    Harem Aria: 8.5/10
    Noetic Noiromantics: 8/10
    Ishmael: 6/10
    ...down 155th in the MCM Snorkel: 7/10
    #CAKE: 8/10
    Colluding Oligarchs: 7.5/10
    MindGlitch Keytar TM Theme: 8.5/10
    Motion Sickness: 10/10
    New Black Wave: 6/10    … Expand

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Under The Radar
    Sep 5, 2014
    80
    If you're willing to take the trip then you'll be rewarded with an album that's breathtaking in scope and unlike much else you're likely to hear in 2014. [Sep/Oct 2014, p.81]
  2. cokemachineglow
    Sep 3, 2014
    70
    It’s a fun and somewhat liberating thing to listen to, a horribly frustrating thing to try writing about.
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  3. Q Magazine
    Aug 28, 2014
    60
    Lese Majesty is a trip to be sure, but the destination remains unclear. [Sep 2014, p.114]
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