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Jun 24, 2013While Watching Movies with the Sound Off lacked that strong single to support the album’s release and the young Mac still has time to fully develop the direction in which he proceeds from at this point in time, the Most Dope spitter crafted a cinematic achievement that is definitely most dope.
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Jun 20, 2013These sounds are heavier and Miller flows naturally in this element.
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Jun 19, 2013Whatever adolescent deficiencies Mac Miller dealt with throughout his prodigious rise as Rostrum’s second brain child, Watching Movies With The Sound Off genuinely keeps him grounded for a calculated performance that will earn him the respect he’s craved since his Easy Mac days.
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Jun 18, 2013Mac Miller emphatically joins a higher tier of rap artists with Watching Movies, an effort that at once silences his detractors and rewards his faithful following.
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Jun 18, 2013Mac Miller’s sophomore effort is a surprising and focused album from an artist fed up with his public perception. He does enough here to prove his point.
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Jun 17, 2013On his new Watching Movies With the Sound Off, the willfully goofy Miller has evolved--to a point.
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Jul 8, 2013Watching Movies is Miller’s most enduring, and endearing, project yet.
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Jul 2, 2013You could spend a week with Watching Movies and pick out a handful of great-to-amazing tracks for yourself, but I still find it quite a challenge telling anyone what the songs are actually going on about.
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Jun 24, 2013Watching Movies with the Sound Off is a quantum leap in artistry, but it’s not without faults; the album’s about three songs too long, and a couple of the tracks in the back end just plain run together.
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Jun 21, 2013Ultimately, however, it’s hard not to notice that the production outshines the delivery.
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Jun 18, 2013There's no new "Trump," but the horn-spiked "Goosebumpz" brings a whole different ruckus and one of Miller's best punch lines.
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Jun 17, 2013Without the hooks or the lofty lyrics, the album seems made exclusively for Miller's fans or those who right-click indie rap mixtape links on the daily. Those audiences should find it an interesting trip, admirable artistic growth, and an attractive, entertaining step in the right direction. Others will likely be flummoxed.
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Jun 18, 2013It may be hard to take Mac Miller seriously at times, but it's just as hard to dredge up any overwhelmingly negative feelings about Watching Movies save for two [the cover art and the deluxe edition feels like there's some filler material ].
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 121 out of 150
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Mixed: 17 out of 150
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Negative: 12 out of 150
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