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XXXTENTACION "?" Album Review - IS IT GOOD? - Duration: 10:27.
Hey guys, I have a second channel now called CDTVThaG, originals on this channel will know
that that name is not serious and from an inside joke, but anyway I uploaded my first
reaction to this album on that channel, so I've left the link in the description and
after this video you can watch my first reaction to this project on my new music reaction channel.
Thanks for listening.
So, ? Is the new album from XXXTomatoSauce, and as you guys know I've not exactly been
a fan of X's music.
I've liked some songs here and there, but I've mostly had a negative experience with
his music.
So did this change my view of it?
Well this is CDTVProductions and is ? By XXXTerraflop good?
Let's talk about it.
Intro: XXXTENTACION "Moonlight"
Now I do wanna start this off by saying X is a pretty unique artist.
I will say that I haven't heard an album like this all year, and even last year excluding
his own 17 project.
He himself is unique, but the problem is the majority of this album is nothing new from
him.
He promised us in the incredibly corny and pandering intro that this album would be much
more versatile, much more different than his last album 17, but it's really not.
By the way speaking of that intro, the whole Explanation thing is a horrible idea, let
the music speak for itself, don't tell us what we should feel about it.
But, let's get back to this album not really being too different from 17.
Alone Pt. 3, the remedy for a broken heart, Numb, Love Yourself, before I close my eyes,
these all sound like they were lifted right out of the 17 leftovers pile.
(Clip: XXXTENTACION "ALONE PART 3").
They have the same stripped down acoustic instrumentation, the same mumbled singing
vocals that don't really convey much emotion, and of course lyrics that have as much depth
as the amount of water left in this glass.
It's lyrically very shallow for the majority of its runtime.
Even on the straight up rapping tracks like Goin Down or Floor 555, X barely drops any
nice bars.
Then you have the painfully surface level lyrics of songs like Pain = Best Friend, or
Numb.
These songs could be written by a pseudo intellectual teenager.
X genuinely seems like a depressed person so I don't see why he can't translate
it to his music well at all.
Now like I said, a good handful of the tracks sound like they're from 17, so what about
the ones that don't?
Well I quite liked the song Moonlight, particularly the hook, until I realized it had the exact
same cadence as his song A Ghetto Christmas Carol.
Floor 555 is distorted to shit so it doesn't sound much different from all X's old SoundCloud
music.
So much of this is just deja vu.
Sure the beats do have a bit of variety here, you've got the acoustic instrumentals from
17, you've got the banger instrumental in Going Down, you've got the very weird Spanish
pop song called I don't even speak Spanish lol, but all these sounds make the album sound
so thrown together.
There's no cohesiveness to it.
None of the songs really connect and it just feels like a random assortment of music from
X.
And then let's talk about the run time of all of these tracks.
A lot of these are so short, that it doesn't even really feel like any of the tracks have
an impact.
One of the tracks I actually quite enjoy on here
called Schizophrenia has this weird, chilling vibe to it.
X whispers his vocals at some parts, then sings them, then screams them, and it feels
like a rollercoaster.
The problem is, it's over so quickly.
1 minute and 20 seconds passes, the track ends and even though I liked what went on
during the run time, I just thought; is that it?
The lengths of all the songs really don't help them.
So I know, that was quite a lot of negatives, but there is some stuff I enjoyed on here
and I do think it was better than 17.
For one, the track Infinity with Joey Bada$$ was one of the biggest highlights on here.
If this is a peek into what the X and Joey Bada$$ collab tape will sound like, then I'm
ready.
It's over this 90s beat that's more Joey Bada$$ than it is X, but X sounds really good
over beats like this.
(Clip: XXXTENTACION "Infinity (888) [feat.
Joey Bada$$]").
I wish we had more stuff like this on here, because that track was brilliant.
Not to mention he has a fantastic flow on that track.
I also kinda liked the song Money, which surprisingly featured Matt Ox who actually did a decent
enough job, you know talking about his 12 year old gang and all that.
But the vocals weren't that bad at all.
And honestly my favourite tracks from this were 2 that I'd already heard, Changes and
SAD!
Both of those tracks are incredibly catchy, and actually have nice vocals throughout the
entirety of their length.
Also the closing song to the album, Before I Close My Eyes, is one I really enjoyed.
Even though it does have that acoustic sound, it's so relaxing, and X's vocals contribute
to that effect, rather than being sad mumbling.
But I'm not sure if there's much else I like about this album.
At most, I'd listen to about 6 of these tracks more in the future.
But as a whole, this album is just a really random collection of songs that aren't individually
that great in the first place.
It sounds so disjointed, and whilst I didn't like 17, at least it had a cohesive sound.
This has better songs overall than 17, the production value is definitely slightly higher
and occasionally the vocals are very good such as the verse on Moonlight where his vocals
sounded beautiful, but it isn't as organised.
I'm gonna give ? by XXXTickleMyToes a 3/10.
It really is quite a weak album, and it honestly feels longer than it actually is.
X's vocals haven't changed much at all since the last album, and the whole thing
is just a slow moving slog to get through.
I am giving it points though because a couple of the beats were very nice, and there are
2 or 3 great tracks on here.
It's a shame because I genuinely thought I would love
this album after really enjoying SAD!, but that unfortunately doesn't seem to be the
case.
So
what did you guys think of this album?
(Outro)
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This Is What The Queen Actually Eats - Duration: 3:38.
The Queen's diet is a fascinating one — it's both mundane and quirky, with enough over-the-top
touches to remind you that, yeah, she is totally a queen.
From her strict habits to her occasional indulgences, this is what the world's most famous royal
actually eats.
A simple breakfast
Queen Elizabeth wakes up around 7:30 a.m. and enjoys a pot of Earl Grey with milk but
no sugar along with a few biscuits.
Her proper breakfast is a little more elaborate — she usually shares with Phillip a spread
of cereal, yogurt and toast with marmalade.
Kellogg's Special K is the cereal of choice for Liz, according to one former royal chef,
and she serves it to herself out of Tupperware, just like regular folks.
But one bowl she occasionally likes to eat it out of is insanely luxurious, according
to that same chef:
"It was a marble dish with three gold horses.
The dish was encrusted in diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds.
Thirty-something years ago it was valued at 500,000 pounds."
First drink of the day
The Queen's daily choice of alcohol is utterly unwavering.
Just before lunch, she'll drink a gin and Dubonnet with a slice of lemon and ice.
For the uninitiated, Dubonnet is a sweet, wine-based aperitif that blends fortified
wine, herbs and spices, and it was the favorite drink of the Queen Mother.
Two-parts Dubonnet and one-part gin — either Gordon's or Tanqueray — is the Queen's recipe.
"Dubonnet, the drink for all occasions."
Lunch tends to be uncomplicated for the Queen.
Served around 1:00 p.m., it tends to involve some combination of fish and vegetables.
According to her former chef, a typical lunch might consist of grilled Dover sole on a bed
of wilted spinach, or something similar.
On special occasions, she might go for something a bit fancier, such as rib of lamb, followed
by a tart with meringue for dessert.
A not-so-simple tea
The Queen's famous afternoon tea session consists of a variety of cakes, finger sandwiches,
and jam sandwiches.
These, of course, are served with of cup of tea.
Originating in the 1840s, afternoon tea quickly became a favorite meal of the higher social
classes.
Nowadays, it's more of a special occasion thing, but the Queen still sits for it every
day.
Dinner with Phil
As with lunch, special dinners can be an extraordinarily indulgent and elaborate affair — when it's
just Liz and Phil, however, that's rarely the case.
The pair will change into a more comfortable set of clothes before enjoying a "relaxed"
meal of meat — often sourced from the Queen's own estates — with vegetables, followed
by a martini.
Dessert might include strawberries, or white peaches grown at Windsor Castle.
Final drink
After dinner, the Queen has her final drink of the day while winding down and enjoying
a crossword or jigsaw puzzle: a glass of Champagne.
No fewer than eight brands of Champagne carry the royal warrant, though the Queen is said
to partial to Bollinger and Krug, just to name a few.
Royal chocolate
While she has her fair share of gastronomic likes and dislikes, one particular favorite
of the Queen's deserves special mention: chocolate.
Among her most well-loved desserts are chocolate biscuit cake, chocolate mousse and chocolate
ganache sponge cake.
"I love you!
There, I've said it.
I love you!"
And the queen loves her chocolate as dark and as bitter as possible — a cocoa content
of 60 percent or higher is a must-have, and she isn't a huge fan of milk or white chocolate.
Post-church roast
The Queen sits down for a traditional roast after attending Sunday mass.
The cut of meat comes from something hunted on her own estates, and she has a preference
for well-done meat, not being a huge fan of the rarer cuts.
If she's anything like her subjects, this Sunday roast is accompanied and followed by
a great deal of boozing, but we're not quite able to confirm that detail.
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Be concrete - which of what's in the picture is a design trend? - Duration: 4:40.
Ideal home: Living the concrete dream near the Polish capital.
According to the architects, for this house in Poland more concrete was used than for
any other private house in Europe before.
Doesn't sound very cozy, right?
But with a little trick, the building almost looks like it's made of wood.
Kampionski national park is just outside the Polish capital Warsaw.
Here you can find a house that looks like its made of timber.
But the facade is actually made of concrete.
Dzień dobry.
A warm welcome and please, get inside to my house.
600 tons of concrete went into the house, which is owned by banker Piotr Mialkowski.
The goal was to make the house look natural in this location.
Because the location is surrounded with pine woods and we didn't want to be intruders
or invaders into the space.
We wanted it to be at home.
Concrete plays a major role in the interior as well.
The wood-like appearance of the walls gives this normally harsh and cold material an entirely
different feel.
It is not cold at all.
You can touch it.
It really feels good, you know.
And then, when you look at the structure, since it really resembles wood and it really
contains some wooden parts, it is not cold at all.
I feel this is a very warm material, paradoxically.
Mialkowski moved into the 450-square meter house with his wife and three children some
eight years ago.
At first he had some doubts about the use of concrete - but not any more.
You can feel that this place probably outlive most of us easily.
And it brings some sort of stability also.
I like it, yes.
Stability comes at a price though.
You can't simply hammer a nail into a concrete wall and hang a picture for example.
But Mialkowski has a simple trick:
This is one of the version of the double sided stickers.
This one goes like, you know, when you have a shoe fixing like this.
So just take away one part, stick it to the wall.
And the other part, we'll stick it to the picture.
Just like that.
And then I need to just attach one against the other.
Just like that.
Very simple.
The Mialkowski family enjoys being close to nature.
The house has a rooftop terrace (3:10) and stands on 600 square metres of land.
(3:18) The inner courtyard has a pool.
Planning and building lasted three years.
It took time to develop the perfect texture and colour to achieve the illusion of wood
on the concrete surface.
We were experimenting quite a lot.
We were happy to find people who are enthusiastic about working with concrete.
So we found a Danish provider of the cement and a company from Cracow, that is a historic
city in the south of Poland, that brought the ingredients, the natural rock that is
used to renovate the facades of the medieval buildings in Cracow.
And this is how the mixture was created.
A house that has a warm and natural feel.
Proof that concrete is more versatile than it may appear.
You just have to be prepared to experiment.
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