Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven
by Kid Cudi
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Dec 18, 2015
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3.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 237 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 237
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 237
  3. Negative: 158 out of 237
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  1. nirvanafreak
    Dec 19, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Favourite Songs: Confused, Wedding Tux, Judgemental **** Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven
    Least Favourite Songs: Amen, Fade 2 Red, Screwed, Handle With Care
    "This **** is so weak" proclaims Mescudi on 'Fairy Tale Remains'. It's quite likely that this line wasn't in reference to the album itself but by that stage SB2H had driven my mind so numb that that's all I could link it to. Now as a fan of Kid Cudi I'm always optimistic about any of his new releases, even if the buzz surrounding them isn't particularly positive, but after the disaster that was 'Satellite Flight' he really had to give me something better than this album to preserve my trust. He's made it virtually impossible to look forward to the long awaited Man on the Moon 3 album; the follow up to his last fantastic solo album 'Man on the Moon 2' which came out half a **** decade ago. 5 years on he's released what some might say is the worst album of 2015 and this is a result of a flawed personality trait he has- his unwillingness to take the any criticism of his alternative rock sound. I know he's been depressed so he might not care what people think but there is no excuse for being this delusional because thats what he is. He actually thinks this album is good enough to release for over £10 when it's really not and the die hard fans who are going to support it are probably capable of producing a better project themselves. But how? How could they make something better than a professional artist could? Well providing they've had a couple of years learning guitar they can. The songs on this album may go to a maximum of 4 chords when Cudi is feeling a little more "experimental", although that's on very rare occasions because most of the time it's just 3 chords repeated for the whole song and as if to add insult to injury most of them aren't even catchy. It's so basic instrumentally you'll have to hear it to believe it. His lyrics on top of these riffs are moany- maybe a bit flat at points- but I've always thought they've sounded pretty unique and able to convey emotion even if it's only depression. However, his lyrics on here are almost as simple as the guitar chords and sometimes cringey. Not as cringey as the Beavis & Butt-Head skits that pop up throughout this record though. They are not funny at all and don't help this mess of an album, an album that is 60% filler; 80% when you take the second disc into consideration which is just a bunch of demos and bonus tracks I guess. I'd like to ignore the second disc but once again Kid Cudi proves he's delusional by putting it on the standard version of the album which is also the only version of the album. You release these kind of songs 20 years after they've been recorded if people think your album is a classic but he released them now maybe because he knew no one would give a **** in 20 years. I don't know if Kid Cudi is sane anymore but 'Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven' makes me think that he may be going insane.
    Better Than Previous Project?: Yeah...no...yeah? (???)
    Try This If You Like: Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz by Miley Cyrus    … Expand
  2. TheEternalStar
    Mar 13, 2018
    4
    Kid Cudi is a very talented man, but this album as a whole could've been something a lot more... instead, this album is messy, boring, and all over the place. Kid Cudi had the elements to make this album bigger outta the 26 tracks on it, but failed. Is it the worst album I've heard? No, but it's definitely... definitely... not the best.
  3. SaintPablo32
    Jun 3, 2021
    6
    This album has very high highs and very low lows. It didn't need to be 26 tracks long. It could have been 7-16 tracks and the bad songs could have been taken off. These changes could have made Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven a much better album.

    FAVORITE TRACKS: CONFUSED!, Edge Of The Earth/Post Mortem Boredom, Embers, Handle With Care, Insides Out, Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven, Trauma, Wedding    This album has very high highs and very low lows. It didn't need to be 26 tracks long. It could have been 7-16 tracks and the bad songs could have been taken off. These changes could have made Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven a much better album.

    FAVORITE TRACKS: CONFUSED!, Edge Of The Earth/Post Mortem Boredom, Embers, Handle With Care, Insides Out, Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven, Trauma, Wedding Tux, Screwed, Man In The Night, MELTING

    LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: Séance Chaos

    FINAL THOUGHTS: The softer more gentle tracks on here are great such as Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven & CONFUSED!. On The Other Hand, tracks like Séance Chaos just don't sound good and try to go hard and end up just sounding corny as ****. Just remove the tracks like this and this would be an amazing album. The only track that goes hard and sounds good is Man In The Night which still has it's corny lines and flaws but actually has structure and sounds pretty decent.

    6/10 - Missed Potential    … Expand

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44

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Pitchfork
    Jan 6, 2016
    40
    Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven is interesting the same way a friend getting a dramatic bad haircut is interesting: Once the shock wears off, you still have to look them in the eye and level with them.
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  2. HipHopDX
    Dec 15, 2015
    40
    On a sonic level, much of this album is strong but the identity and continuity are lackluster.
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  3. Billboard.com
    Dec 15, 2015
    80
    Speedin' is an uncomfortably internal album that's a pleasurable listen. It's not as gleefully nihilistic as Future, but comes across just as revelatory.
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