What was your opinion of The Dreamer/The Believer by Common
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I thought it was pretty solid. 4/5 for me. 
For some reason pretty mixed, thought the NaS collab was dope enough for their stature, but probably felt a bit Common by the pound, he did his thing on it and that was that.
Def have it above the before and after albums (UMC and Nobody's Smiling) in his discography.
Appreciate the thread, even more so in the sea of nonsense flowing through, thanks for reminding me of this album, will try to revisit
Def have it above the before and after albums (UMC and Nobody's Smiling) in his discography.
Appreciate the thread, even more so in the sea of nonsense flowing through, thanks for reminding me of this album, will try to revisit
steadyrighteous
Veteran
There are maybe one or two songs on it that I revisit (the title/intro track being the main one) but other than that, forgettable album.
Not a bad album, just one that doesn't warrant revisiting or much thought or analysis.
Not a bad album, just one that doesn't warrant revisiting or much thought or analysis.
Solid album. But the real debate is how the Finding Forever>>>Be
Tommy Gibbs
Superstar
a dope ass album. It was his first album with No ID since 1997 and the songs were great. My favorite song on the album was the first cut(title track). Everything about that song was great. The drums smacked, vocal sample, piano riff and Maya Angelou with the poem. I may be in the minority, but i think Common's best work is with No ID. He's great with Kanye and Dilla too, but it's something about him and NO ID that I like more than his other works. And yes I have the physical copy.
Awesome Wells
The Bobby Womack of Crack
This album was when I was convinced that No ID shouldn't be called to do whole albums anymore.
Resurrection is still my favorite Common album, and in my opinion, his best work. But that version of No ID doesn't exist anymore. He's wild inconsistent now with the beats.
Resurrection is still my favorite Common album, and in my opinion, his best work. But that version of No ID doesn't exist anymore. He's wild inconsistent now with the beats.
7/10
I thought we were going to get another Be but the 2nd wave of Common/No ID stuff was average IMO
I thought we were going to get another Be but the 2nd wave of Common/No ID stuff was average IMO
iLLusoYuN_Da_Adidas_King
Psn illusoyun
Me 2 great album.I thought it was pretty solid. 4/5 for me.
It was great but i probably revisit it less than my other favorite Common albums.
I honestly feel like Common and No I.D. Have outgrown each other musically. Com sounded MUCH better on Black America Again (which is no less than 4.5/5) and No did MUCH better work on 4:44 with Hov and Life Is Good with Nas.
I’ll put it at a 7.5/10. Its better than Nobody’s Smiling, which was a HUGE disappointment to me
I honestly feel like Common and No I.D. Have outgrown each other musically. Com sounded MUCH better on Black America Again (which is no less than 4.5/5) and No did MUCH better work on 4:44 with Hov and Life Is Good with Nas.
I’ll put it at a 7.5/10. Its better than Nobody’s Smiling, which was a HUGE disappointment to me
I enjoyed it as much as I could when it dropped. I’m in a minority that like “nobody’s smiling” more. I like all of Com’s albums except for Universal Mind Control. I’m also not the biggest No ID fan, but I loved his work on “One day it Will All Make Sense” (my favorite common album, though I think “like water for chocolate” is his best/strongest overall.