Splendor & Misery
by clipping.
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 45
  3. Negative: 2 out of 45
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  1. Daniel_B
    Sep 16, 2016
    8
    I completely missed the storyline on first listen, but I love Deltron 3030, so I'm on board for a hip hop space opera. Clipping does their usual thing with noise and Diggs' crazy fast flow, but there is a lot more singing on this album. The vocals, which seem to be Diggs dubbed over himself in harmony, sound very reminiscent of slave gospel songs, which, given the plot, fits.
    I thought    I completely missed the storyline on first listen, but I love Deltron 3030, so I'm on board for a hip hop space opera. Clipping does their usual thing with noise and Diggs' crazy fast flow, but there is a lot more singing on this album. The vocals, which seem to be Diggs dubbed over himself in harmony, sound very reminiscent of slave gospel songs, which, given the plot, fits.
    I thought it was great, and if you don't digg Clipping, it's different enough to maybe hold your attention. High points are All Black, Long Way Away, and especially True Believer and A Better Place.    … Expand
  2. TomFisher
    Sep 15, 2016
    9
    So much to unpack in such a short album. The concept of this album is very extensive and detailed, both lyrically and sonically. This is a Brilliant album.
  3. jckgwrnsk
    Sep 10, 2016
    9
    such a haunting hip hop record. definitley my favorite from them since midcity...........................................................................

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. The Wire
    Oct 21, 2016
    80
    The raps are often unaccompanied by beats, and this decision, combined with Diggs's deliberately rigid flow, results in a poetry slam aesthetic with only the faintest of links to the generic conventions and pleasures of hiphop. [Sep 2016, p.47]
  2. The Skinny
    Sep 23, 2016
    80
    Suffocating, stressful, and challenging, Splendor & Misery is uncompromising in its desolation, and it’s all the better for it.
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  3. PopMatters
    Sep 21, 2016
    70
    Splendor & Misery paradoxically stands as Clipping.’s most and least accessible albums.
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