You're Dead!
by Flying Lotus
  • Record Label: Warp
  • Release Date: Oct 7, 2014
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 213 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 196 out of 213
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 213
  3. Negative: 12 out of 213
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  1. clem666
    Sep 27, 2022
    5
    Flying Lotus surely offers us here a tasteful mix of raw hip-hop, electro and jazz fusion. I guess the incredible surprise of the release of this album is that FlyLo is almost the only artist to play in this highly particular playground and create songs that are as weird as they are experimental. Basically there is no one to be compared to. So that makes him the greatest by default.

    I    Flying Lotus surely offers us here a tasteful mix of raw hip-hop, electro and jazz fusion. I guess the incredible surprise of the release of this album is that FlyLo is almost the only artist to play in this highly particular playground and create songs that are as weird as they are experimental. Basically there is no one to be compared to. So that makes him the greatest by default.

    I had a very hard time getting into the 'You're Dead!' universe. With these short, explosive songs at the beginning, I was just disoriented and only found specific portions of songs enjoyable. From the start it feels like FlyLo overused the choir vibes making this record sound really jerky: you hear them throughout the record and they are often there to signal a change of pace. So yeah, I felt like the album was a succession of raw organic and instrumental sounds and moments of relative emptiness. I only tolerate half of the songs but however got really stuck on the very last track 'The Protest'. I think that this one is really well balanced, both poetic and energetic, smooth and catchy. It was like FlyLo showed me exactly that he was able to craft just what I like but didn't do it for the rest of the LP. Thanks for that anyway.

    Obviously the featuring with Kendrick Lamar is memorable. Even Snoop Dogg's presence is great. But I can't say the same for the rest of the singers, especially for Thundercat who manages to ruin the tracks with his ridiculous tone of voice.    … Expand

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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. The Wire
    Dec 15, 2014
    80
    This is still a grand, holistic statement, superbly structured in its 38 minutes of ebb and flow. [Nov 2014, p.66]
  2. Q Magazine
    Nov 13, 2014
    80
    Rich in texture and tone, enlivened rather than swamped by guests and made thrilling by his ability to make his hyperactivity as restful as it is relentless. [Dec 2014, p.110]
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Nov 6, 2014
    89
    You're Dead begs complete listens as a whole, with tracks just long enough to capture particular thoughts before you're pushed onward.
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