• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Dec 18, 2015
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  1. Dec 18, 2015
    0
    There is literally no way to express how much I used to appreciate Kid Cudi's previous efforts. On this one, it seems that he doesn't even know what he is doing. The lyrics are shallow, the production is bad, but the music is totally unlistenable. Not even one song on this album is either good, mediocre or a classic. I can't believe it. Why, Cudi? Why? We waited so long for you to makeThere is literally no way to express how much I used to appreciate Kid Cudi's previous efforts. On this one, it seems that he doesn't even know what he is doing. The lyrics are shallow, the production is bad, but the music is totally unlistenable. Not even one song on this album is either good, mediocre or a classic. I can't believe it. Why, Cudi? Why? We waited so long for you to make such an awful album as this?

    I really didn't want to give this album a 0, but it seemed I have no choice. Hopefully Cudi wakes up and realizes that he is a rapper, not a rocker.
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  2. Dec 21, 2015
    0
    Motto of this album's concept by a sane human being, don't do drugs kids. I want the old cudi back, he was a great musician now he's just drowned into some insane bs. Help this man. Is he even relevant?
  3. Aug 15, 2016
    1
    I completely understand that Kid Cudi was trying to express himself differently and experiment with a different style of music that's completely out of his field, but it's safe to say that grunge just doesn't work with him. Cudi needs to scrap this idea and go straight back to the drawing board.
  4. Jan 7, 2016
    0
    Tragic album. Tragic instrumental. Tragic idea. I don't know. He can do really much better album and I hope so. Good luck mr. Kid Cudi :)........................
  5. Dec 18, 2015
    0
    Unfortunately, Kid Cudi really dropped the ball with this album. The entire album is bad. Confused is the only song I could stand listening to. Every other song is horrible. Cudi seems to be going through a lot at the time, and hopefully once he gets in a better state of mind, he'll start producing good stuff again.
  6. 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 ÂŁ10 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
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  7. Dec 21, 2015
    1
    Well... how to sum this album up? The fifth album by American rapper Kid Cudi is... difficult, in almost every way. Cudi departs from his hip hop roots further and moves toward an punk rock/grunge style, which in short, is an absolute disastrous (and almost, borderline catastrophic) move. The sixty minute fist disc which makes up the actual album, sounds like awful demos that even NirvanaWell... how to sum this album up? The fifth album by American rapper Kid Cudi is... difficult, in almost every way. Cudi departs from his hip hop roots further and moves toward an punk rock/grunge style, which in short, is an absolute disastrous (and almost, borderline catastrophic) move. The sixty minute fist disc which makes up the actual album, sounds like awful demos that even Nirvana themselves wouldn't be able to salvage something from. The lyrics, which are meant to be depressive in nature, do come across as that, but seem as shallow as the man who wrote them, summed up by THAT line from the track "Adventures", "Your vagina is moist and warm.". It's as lyrically shallow as that car crash of a so-called "album" Miley Cyrus tortured the world with earlier this year - the lyrics have no merit or meaning at all. The instrumentation is noting special, while one or two of the main album tracks do manage to bring something that's at least worth a second listen, such as "Judgemental C*nt" and "Confused!", the former being the only song on the album with any power or even that rebellious "I Don't Care!" attitude that grunge and punk rock was formed from but being brutally honest, both songs lose any novelty value VERY quickly anyway. "Angered Kids" is just mindless noise. Above all, one of the biggest problems with this record is Cudi's vocals, which sound like his vocal chords have been processed through a blender, and the Beavis & Butt-Head skits... I can only describe them as being f*cking pointless and completely insufferable. However, I will (reluctantly) give credit to Cudi for using analog recording techniques on the album, although the production is barely passable, even for a punk rock/grunge record. The second disc, which is meant to be the so-called "unreleased demos" aren't even worth mentioning. I can only sum this up as being a tragic attempt to revive punk rock, and is not only the worst thing Cudi has released, but could even be the worst album this year (and that does include releases from Miley Cyrus and the POPE!). To sum it up by reworking several paraphrased lines from the album, "It is nothing short of a f*cking waste that will leave you confused and in a deep state of post mortem bordem!". Do yourselves a favour, and AVOID!

    Album Highlights - If I HAD to pick one... "Judgemental C*nt.
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  8. Dec 26, 2015
    1
    This album is **** it's horrendous, it's horrible, it's so wack, it's one of the worst things i've ever heard, i **** hate kid cudi, he's the reason kurt cobain loaded that clip and then said BANG!.
    if you want a good kid cudi album listen to his first man on the moons, if you want a slightly better turd go listen to indicud, if you want a barely better turd go listen to satellite flight.
  9. Dec 30, 2015
    3
    i tried to like this album.. its kudi trying to do punk rock or some kind of grunge for the modern era and hes not there.. hes doing his best Kurt Cobain and achieving about 1% of what Cobain did if he was basically knocked out cold on heroin and still put together an album. I for one am getting concerned for Scotts well being.. hes not going to take criticism of this album well, thei tried to like this album.. its kudi trying to do punk rock or some kind of grunge for the modern era and hes not there.. hes doing his best Kurt Cobain and achieving about 1% of what Cobain did if he was basically knocked out cold on heroin and still put together an album. I for one am getting concerned for Scotts well being.. hes not going to take criticism of this album well, the lyrics in this album are reasonably depressing and the riffs are simply repetitive and nothing to be liked. I hope Kid Kudi can put together something better next time.. hes better off doing some kind of hip hop variant and staying away from puck rock / rock / grunge / experimental rock.. Expand
  10. Dec 22, 2015
    0
    **** this album. No hate intended, but this man needs to get all the yes men off his team. This "punk rock" **** it hard to swallow by itself, with each song having such bland and simple instrumentation, but then Scott put his already bad singing over this, and it makes it god awful. I probably wouldn't give this a ****ing zero but there were 26 ****ING TRACKS. Every track make the**** this album. No hate intended, but this man needs to get all the yes men off his team. This "punk rock" **** it hard to swallow by itself, with each song having such bland and simple instrumentation, but then Scott put his already bad singing over this, and it makes it god awful. I probably wouldn't give this a ****ing zero but there were 26 ****ING TRACKS. Every track make the headache this album gave me even worse, but when it hit the demo section, I wanted to run for the hills. I pray that his next album isn't worse. It can't be can it? Expand
  11. Dec 30, 2015
    1
    Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven is a Alt Rock effort by former art hip hop artist Kid Cudi after a string of hit or miss albums. I was curious to hear what Cudi had to offer, and damn........ only regrets now....

    There is nothing but mundane, boring guitar riffs that Cudi repeats again, and again and again. Terrible tone-deaf or either cringeworthy singing. Amateurish songwriting that take
    Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven is a Alt Rock effort by former art hip hop artist Kid Cudi after a string of hit or miss albums. I was curious to hear what Cudi had to offer, and damn........ only regrets now....

    There is nothing but mundane, boring guitar riffs that Cudi repeats again, and again and again. Terrible tone-deaf or either cringeworthy singing. Amateurish songwriting that take away any form of impact these songs could've had. "Her vagina is moist and warm" "No more chicken sandwiches." Extremely redundant Beavis and Butthead skits by Mike Judge himself.

    Even worse is the fact that this album has 26 tracks and a run time of over 90 minutes. If the initial 18 tracks weren't bad enough, Cudi had the guts to throw the other 8 demo tracks into the mix. These demo tracks are by far the worst songs you will hear this year. With "The Return of Chip Douglas" being the absolute climax of cringe and awfulness.

    Just four minutes of Cudi moaning about how a girl is not a nuisance and how she has to blow him while playing the same damn boring riff over and over again while having the guts to throw a tantrum in the last thirty seconds. (He literally goes like "NUURHHH HURRR HUR")

    The reason why I won't give this album a zero is because of one track (also few snippets of other tracks like the intro), and that is "Judgemental **** The only track that gave me a decent rock vibe where Cudi wasn't messing up.

    To conclude, Speedin' Bullet to Heaven is a bad album. I will defend the fact that Cudi has the right to go on weird artistic adventures, that's what gave us MOTM in the first place. But I will never defend this album.

    This is the musical equivalent to a 90 minute long waterboarding session.
    Period.
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  12. Jan 4, 2016
    1
    Favorite Song: Handle With Care

    Least Favorite Song: The Return Of Chip Douglas Other Good Songs: Fairytale Remains, Melting I am really disappointed with Kid Cudi right now. He had some really good songs back in the day like, “Day n Night”, “Dat New New” and “Embrace The Martian”. Wow, thinking about those songs makes me really sad, because it seemed like he wasn’t even trying to
    Favorite Song: Handle With Care

    Least Favorite Song: The Return Of Chip Douglas

    Other Good Songs: Fairytale Remains, Melting

    I am really disappointed with Kid Cudi right now. He had some really good songs back in the day like, “Day n Night”, “Dat New New” and “Embrace The Martian”. Wow, thinking about those songs makes me really sad, because it seemed like he wasn’t even trying to make an album on this. He seemed really lazy, making very simple repetitive guitar riffs and putting some bizarre lyrics to it that I can’t understand.

    Imagine this. We all know someone that is learning guitar, they’re usually pretty young, and they think that they are cooler person now that they got learning guitar checked off the bucket list. Now one of the only songs they know how to play are the same three chords over and over and over….. Kid Cudi is that beginner making a 26 track long album. I could basically have an “Other Bad Songs” section above and just write “The Rest Of The Songs”

    I wish the album was actually Hip Hop. Because it was a trashy punk rock one with a bunch of creepy songs like “The Nothing”. And don’t get me started on all the Beevis and Butthead skits that were on there. I have no clue what it was about. I like… need answers.

    If he were to make another album after this, it’s gonna have to be as good as “To Pimp A Butterfly” to make up for this garbage.
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  13. Apr 6, 2016
    9
    This is Kid Cudi's fifth studio album and yes it's a different direction than what we're used to, but I think that the album benefits from these changes. The first easily noticeable change is the music. Instead of using beat machines and samples, Kid Cudi paints a picture with a guitar. Yes, the riffs are rough and repetitive, but they fit the anguished moaning and singing of Kid Cudi. TheThis is Kid Cudi's fifth studio album and yes it's a different direction than what we're used to, but I think that the album benefits from these changes. The first easily noticeable change is the music. Instead of using beat machines and samples, Kid Cudi paints a picture with a guitar. Yes, the riffs are rough and repetitive, but they fit the anguished moaning and singing of Kid Cudi. The next difference is that most of the album is sang. The singing that Cudi does really sends of message of pain and fear, which is what I believe Cudi wanted to show. It's easy to tell that at the moment he's at a low point and doesn't know were to go. All in all the album is not polished and slick like his previous releases, but I don't think that's what Cudi wanted. The album portrayed his ideas in a fresh way that is not usually seen in Hip-Hop. I fully support Cudi on breaking the mold of Hip-Hop and experimenting in the unknown. Expand
  14. Jan 7, 2016
    7
    The album isn't as bad as many are saying, but it's not great either. The album has plenty of awful songs, however with the album having so many songs on it, it does have 10 or so "good" songs in my opinion. Songs like "CONFUSED!", "Handle with care", "Fairy Tale Remains", and "Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven" are some of the best. A few songs on the album remind me of his 2012 project "WZRD"The album isn't as bad as many are saying, but it's not great either. The album has plenty of awful songs, however with the album having so many songs on it, it does have 10 or so "good" songs in my opinion. Songs like "CONFUSED!", "Handle with care", "Fairy Tale Remains", and "Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven" are some of the best. A few songs on the album remind me of his 2012 project "WZRD" which I enjoyed. I'm a fan of Hip-Hop a long with alternative music so I wasn't to upset with his new direction he was going in. In some songs he'll finish the end with Beavis & Butt-head talking and to me it just ruins whatever the song had going for it. All in all The album is slightly disappointing. Having so many songs on the album might make the allusion of the whole album being nothing but crap. Cudi doesn't have the best voice, nor does he play the guitar the best. However what he does have is rhythm and the ability to have a good flow and make something sound good. This alum sort of reminded me of an alternative rock album you'd hear back in the early 2000's. I am surprised that the album wasn't a bit better since this isn't the first time he wetted his feet into this genre. I'm eager to see whats next for Scott Mescudi. Until then I will be listing to a chunk of the songs! Expand
  15. Mar 27, 2016
    0
    Oh dear gawd, where do I begin? This sounds like it was made by a bunch of wannabe punk kids who are spending their rich parents money to mass produce this garbage that can't even be called anything but trash. Like, I tried to give this a shot, but Kid Cudi has just lost his mind on this record and managed to record his entire mental breakdown in a studio. I should have known he was gonnaOh dear gawd, where do I begin? This sounds like it was made by a bunch of wannabe punk kids who are spending their rich parents money to mass produce this garbage that can't even be called anything but trash. Like, I tried to give this a shot, but Kid Cudi has just lost his mind on this record and managed to record his entire mental breakdown in a studio. I should have known he was gonna hit rock bottom eventually, but I was hoping it would be in a news format so that it just lasted a second, not 26 tracks of a man who has lost every shred of sanity and musical prowess he used to possess. What happened to you, Cudi? Expand
  16. Apr 23, 2016
    0
    What happened to Kid Cudi?

    Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven is possibly one of the worst albums ever created, and definitely earned the title of the worst album, of any genre, during 2015. There are absolutely no redeeming qualities to this mess. If this album appeals to you, one of two things is happening: 1) You are a Kid Cudi stan. He could literally record himself taking an
    What happened to Kid Cudi?

    Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven is possibly one of the worst albums ever created, and definitely earned the title of the worst album, of any genre, during 2015.

    There are absolutely no redeeming qualities to this mess. If this album appeals to you, one of two things is happening:

    1) You are a Kid Cudi stan. He could literally record himself taking an impressively large I've-eaten-nothing-but-TGI-Fridays-for-a-month dump, sing about suicide and release it as an album and you'd likely give it just as high a rating as you've given this.

    2) You have never listened to any punk rock, grunge, garage rock or alternative rock prior to listening to this. If you are defending his lyrics, his musicality or his vocal talents, you're simply wrong and it's a matter of miseducation.

    Don't listen to this. Save yourself the pain.
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  17. Dec 29, 2015
    0
    Terrible album, terrible vocals, terrible instrumentation, terrible hooks, terrible fanbase, terrible sound, terrible background, terrible artwork, terrible lyrics, terrible samples, terrible name, terrible co-signs, terrible protegé, terrible label, terrible score, terrible rapper-try harder to be a rock singer, terrible everything.
  18. Dec 19, 2015
    7
    Definitely not as terrible as the reviews I have read, but still not great. I personally came into this album with absolutely no expectations based on past reviews, but was actually quite surprised. Kid Cudi is a concept artist when it comes to albums, so the title always has a layered meaning i.e., Kid Cudi is not actually from the moon but has his "Man on the Moon" albums. In my opinionDefinitely not as terrible as the reviews I have read, but still not great. I personally came into this album with absolutely no expectations based on past reviews, but was actually quite surprised. Kid Cudi is a concept artist when it comes to albums, so the title always has a layered meaning i.e., Kid Cudi is not actually from the moon but has his "Man on the Moon" albums. In my opinion the title, Speedin Bullet to Heaven, was a reference to the dark thoughts of self harm. SBtH was also dedicated to anyone suffering from mental illness, so there's a good bet Cudi used his creativity to express himself during a dark time. I hope hasn't left Hip Hop behind because he gave it so much diversity, but he definitely put it aside for this album. The overall tone of the album was dark with a raw, grungy sound, but I enjoyed the chaotic roller coaster. Expand
  19. Feb 16, 2016
    9
    I think it's obvious this album isn't for everybody, I believe you have to be in a tough place to connect with it. The guitar and instruments might not be the best but Cudi got his point across with that, he was trying to make it very "authentic". His vocals might be the best part about this album, and the humming that only Cudi can do. It is obvious that Cudi is in a low place and needsI think it's obvious this album isn't for everybody, I believe you have to be in a tough place to connect with it. The guitar and instruments might not be the best but Cudi got his point across with that, he was trying to make it very "authentic". His vocals might be the best part about this album, and the humming that only Cudi can do. It is obvious that Cudi is in a low place and needs help mentally but we've known this about him throughout his career. Expand
  20. Dec 16, 2016
    0
    MEMETHONY REVIEWTANO HERE

    metacritic's busiest ****

    this album sucks

    someone really needs to lower the character limit

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    a lot

    gonna sleep now bye
  21. Feb 16, 2016
    10
    This album is like a joke that has gone right over the heads of everyone who has heard it, but instead of a joke it is a beautiful piece of art coming from the heart and soul of one of todays more influential artists. It has gone right over our heads. To me, this album must be appreciated by hearing it from Kid Cudi's point of view. Perhaps i am biased having been a longtime fan, but iThis album is like a joke that has gone right over the heads of everyone who has heard it, but instead of a joke it is a beautiful piece of art coming from the heart and soul of one of todays more influential artists. It has gone right over our heads. To me, this album must be appreciated by hearing it from Kid Cudi's point of view. Perhaps i am biased having been a longtime fan, but i believe it to be one of, if not his very best pieces of work. I dont think one should listen to this album expecting the Cudi of old, MOTM3, or anything truly. Im not going to pretend this isnt an album that is going to be selectively enjoyed and understandably so, but i will certainly at least insert my piece in regards to how i believe this album and this man to be regarded as something much, much more massive than what we are leading on to be. This isn't a sad and immature rapper who thinks he can play a few instruments, this is an artist of otherworldly proportions, just as Speedin' Bullet To Heaven is. This album makes me think of Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Doors, the British invasion, punk rock, 90's indie and alternative, The Killers, and Nirvana all in one, created by the the Man on the Moon himself.
    Rock on man
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  22. Feb 23, 2016
    10
    I don't know why everyone is hating on this album. It was great it was different and I think that's what he wanted. This album deserves a lot more credit than everyone gives it.
  23. Dec 22, 2015
    8
    Very raw, emotion-filled rock that definitely doesn't appeal to the mass. Filled with plenty of garbage songs like seance chaos, WAIT!, return of chip douglas, red sabbath, Amen and angered kids and a few more but the album's 26 track length doesn't lack several gems...sometimes ruined by awkward lyrics or moans.
    Top tracks... Fuchsia Butterflies, Title track, MELTING, Man in the night,
    Very raw, emotion-filled rock that definitely doesn't appeal to the mass. Filled with plenty of garbage songs like seance chaos, WAIT!, return of chip douglas, red sabbath, Amen and angered kids and a few more but the album's 26 track length doesn't lack several gems...sometimes ruined by awkward lyrics or moans.
    Top tracks... Fuchsia Butterflies, Title track, MELTING, Man in the night, Adventures
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  24. Dec 22, 2017
    2
    I found this album through Anthony Fantano's review. I thought there was no way it could be a 0. While that's true, it still sucks ass.
  25. Apr 8, 2016
    7
    I''m not gonna lie, Speein' Bullet 2 Heaven can be an album that's really hard to defend sometimes, I can't sit here and say that some of the criticism isn't justified. Tbh, this album reminds me a lot of a Zach Synder movie, it the style of it is **** amazing, but the substance isn't really that good. All that being said, while I don''t think it's a very 'good'' album, it's a highlyI''m not gonna lie, Speein' Bullet 2 Heaven can be an album that's really hard to defend sometimes, I can't sit here and say that some of the criticism isn't justified. Tbh, this album reminds me a lot of a Zach Synder movie, it the style of it is **** amazing, but the substance isn't really that good. All that being said, while I don''t think it's a very 'good'' album, it's a highly enjoyable that I would recommend, at least, looking into. Expand
  26. Apr 16, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cudi lost his mind. Terrible singing on top of even worse lyrics. Production isn't too bad, the guitars and drums are mediocre. I like the fact that Cudi is trying new things, however he should do things right- write some catchy instrumental and interesting lyrics. Expand
  27. Aug 25, 2016
    10
    This album is best appreciated while tripping, if u don't trip then thats on you don't open your mind whatever. I love this album and think its the best thing to be released in a while, I also think people will be talking about this for a long time, but if anything though people just don't give this artwork enough credit, at least applaud this guy for doing something so different and boldThis album is best appreciated while tripping, if u don't trip then thats on you don't open your mind whatever. I love this album and think its the best thing to be released in a while, I also think people will be talking about this for a long time, but if anything though people just don't give this artwork enough credit, at least applaud this guy for doing something so different and bold compared to the replication that continues in hip hop. Expand
  28. Jan 24, 2017
    0
    hummnyaaaaaa humnyaweeeeeeee
    this as to be the worst thing that Cudi has ever created, and it's also the worst rock album of the decade. this album is unlistenable, and it goes on for too long. it's a horrendous album and you should not listen to it. ever. save your time for something better, much better.
  29. Jul 28, 2019
    1
    If you finish this album, you deserve a reward. It is legitimately insufferable and outright terrible.
  30. Jul 17, 2017
    1
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Metascore
44

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. 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.
  2. Dec 15, 2015
    40
    On a sonic level, much of this album is strong but the identity and continuity are lackluster.
  3. 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.