"Exeter" Full Album by Bladee prod. Gud First Time Hearing Reaction

[@yra9568]

"children's hospital" is such a good and powerful descriptor of the way this album sounds to me; clinical, empty, eerie but also colorful, imaginative, awkward, playful, dreamy, escapist. i love this mixtape.

[@YYY66767]

I was thinking how I could describe the feeling I get from this album and this sums it up perfectly. thank you!

[@thirdsolution743]

i get the same vibe from plastic surgery

[@tracyminajjjj]

sounds like lsd and ketamine or any other psychedelic + dissociative combo

[@zLeSshuhn]

I'm literally sick and tired both mentally and phisically and I couldn't agree more..this hits the spot in the best way possible

[@alme2951]

this sounds like a ballet for people in a coma i love it

[@papasquat08]

Niiiiice!

[@sloandog]

one of my fav parts of lovestory is that there’s an incredibly quiet sample of a man screaming in agony when bladee does the hook for the first time

[@noel7085]

i never noticed that, that's crazy

[@amikamv4167]

32:56 Absolutly agree. That's what makes the lyrics on this album so special. He constantly talks about something but without expressing the main concept in words, leaving it completely to inference. When you really give a meaning to the whole song you empathize more with the track, even without understanding it 100 percent. To me, it's something magical. (I'm sorry if I have grammatical errors, Spanish is my main language)

[@papasquat08]

Your English is great! I understood completely!

[@craigpointon8394]

could say that about a lot of bladee projects post exeter, and yeah, totally agree

[@tussilago84]

”The inspiration for me was trying to paint and express an inner image or feeling that I have through sound. The album for me is a kind of practice of focus and play in the incorporeal.” This is what bladee said about the mixtape and it kinda put the simplicity and repetitive nature of the lyrics in a different perspective for me, some of them almost feel like mantras. It kinda sounds like an abstract watercolor painting in some form of digital realm. It doesn't really matter if you can’t completely grasp the subject matter, what’s important is the images and feelings it invokes in you. Btw I think you'd also enjoy their latest album Crest, it's a collab tape between Ecco2k and bladee (2022). To me it's a little bit like a more elaborate, energized continuation of EXETER. Would love to see you react to it as well if you get the time (it's 31 min)

[@papasquat08]

Yes, I can definitely see that. It's a very interesting way of looking at music.

[@craigpointon8394]

did bladee actually say that

[@prodnadare]

@@papasquat08 yes, please react to more bladee, its super interesting to see how others interpreting bladee work

[@tsonga100]

When did he say that

[@kozdog6731]

How is crest a more eleborate continuation of Exeter, do not compare Exeter to some mundane dream pop album. Save ur breath review gluee, there’s much more to say about that album

[@halohalo3029]

Bladee's music is only getting better after time, it's a phenomenon proven by the American scientists. I've been listening to him almost daily for 2 years now and it only gets better, never bored of it.

[@Divine_R]

Doctors and scientists around the world hate Bladee for revealing this 1 secret!

[@愛]

disagree, pre exeter bladee >

[@gt6810]

Each day is a new day to enjoy bladee

[@rockyelon5759]

I keep listening to merry go round

[@k2a2l2]

i been listening since 2015-16 and i agree, his newer shits way more creative and he hasn’t missed w an album

[@luc4242]

Best bladee review I’ve listened to. Thanks for sharing

[@papasquat08]

Wow, thank you!

[@tracts]

Thank you for reacting to this. This was my bestfriends favorite mixtape, and he passed away recently. When this tape released he made a whole essay on it because he believed it was truly the greatest piece of music (and he was a music fanatic).

[@papasquat08]

I'm sorry to hear about your friend's passing. I lost my best friend from my childhood at 22 and it sucked. Be well!

[@tracts]

@@papasquat08 Thank you, and yeah it sucks so a lot. I'm currently 20 so we're about in the same boat. He was a very spiritual person and EXETER complemented that nature of him a lot. We were both recovering addicts but he eventually caved in and it ended tragically. This album helps me out a lot with remembering him.

[@skwiizzii8695]

Rest in peace to him. Is there a place I could read the essay?

[@deadinfebruary]

I'm so sorry to hear that. Your friend had excellent taste, people don't appreciate Exeter enough!

[@yean_jean5317]

Im so sorry for your loss. Would it be possible to read that essay @tracts

[@DS-xg7hk]

Exeter is the first full Bladee project i ever listened to, and it instantly made me into a fan just with the sheer strength of its vision and magic. Imaginary is still one of my favorite Bladee songs ever. I just love how his voice sounds like shattered glass/mirror in that song--- it's almost hypnotizing to me. Just a very ethereal and magical project overall. Thank you for reacting to it. If you want a Bladee project with a more refined sound and concrete lyrics, I recommend The Fool a lot !

[@rjtcjtheking]

favorite bladee project, i can't just listen to one song off of it. IT HAS BE THE WHOLE MIXTAPE its so gooooood

[@Divine_R]

I really respect your openness and candor when you do these. Your curiosity seems genuine and that's what makes this album so fun. There's so much meaning and interpretation you can derive from all these different layers of sound and beeps and funks and man those lyrics. Engineered to airdrop you into Wonderland and leave you there with no compass or bearings. I love this album so much. Every bladee project holds a place in my heart but this one left me a message that to this day I still haven't fully deciphered and maybe that's the point. Sorry for rambling but I'm high and I look forward to seeing you dive into these, ur like the cool uncle at the family gathering lolll button up shirt and totally in the moment

[@dingus9316]

Goated comment, I’m also high.

[@deluded2630]

aw thats so sweet 🥹

[@BaBaBoBBa]

i loved this album reaction so much, this is one of bladees more abstract, meditative/new age pshychedelic album , a good follow up to this album would be the 333 album, the lyrics go a little bit more indepth.

[@esotericlove]

Yes! I love Exeter! You said you loved the Ecco2k lyrics on Wonderland, he’s a brilliant artist. A reaction to his art would be amazing as well. Logical start is his album “E”.

[@windom9922]

really good review, enjoyed it a lot, hope you’ll do more bladee albums! it’s interesting you said these songs were mostly about relationships, for me it also sort of invokes feelings related to the idea and discovery of god, the mystery and beauty of life and death. how everything feels new and fresh and surreal when you sort of perceive the presence of "god" or have a spiritual awakening or revelation (every_moment_special). in some way. idk how to explain really. and it sounds so playful and childlike but also strange and robotic and electronic. it's really cool

[@papasquat08]

I can see that. Great idea!

[@1noah23]

I think you'd really like his song Noblest Strive, it contains (imo) his best writing and an amazing beat. I'd recommend the whole album of 333 but I'm not sure if you prefer doing full album reactions or single song reactions haha

[@craigpointon8394]

noblest strive 🤧🥺🥲🫣🫠

[@dunK1x]

Turn your mental prison to a maze

[@megaarchiep]

bladee has been exploring spiritualism a lot in his lyrics lately, also using religion as a metaphor a lot

[@megaarchiep]

He also discusses depression and dissociation in his music, more so up until the release of this album - which explores ideas that are kind of juxtaposed with what we had come to expect from Bladee. I think his lyrics aim to provide comfort or guidance for the listener often times (as well as containing other meanings, which gives the listener opportunity to develop their own meaning of the lyric, given the context of their situation). A large portion of fans look up to Bladee as some sort of cult leader, which has become an almost self aware joke, spawning memes about his music curing depression etc. I think lyrics where he refers to himself as 'not special' can be seen as directly addressing this cult leader identity he has garnered. His album 'The Fool' (as well as the recent 'Crest') really highlight and encapsulate Bladee's spiritualism and what a lot of fans take away from his music.

[@megaarchiep]

Him saying he's not special is also meant to be encouraging I think; it's almost like he's saying: "look at where I am now, look at where I've come from and what I've been through, there's nothing special about me, I'm the same as you - you can do it too". This message definitely resonates more within the context of his entire discography, as Bladee has gone through periods of time where his music was extremely dark & cold.

[@whatthekcjjekc]

@@megaarchiep Nobody could of put this better, really well shown.

[@qqvx]

Bladee is my favourite Christian rapper❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@FloydPinkFan]

14:25 HUGEEE DRAIN MOMENT edit: WEVE ALLLLLLLLL BEEN THERE, MASSIVE DRAIN CAUGHT ON CAM AT THAT TIME STAMP

[@michaelchiang8989]

you have to review The Fool album by bladee. youll have a field day breaking down every lyric and production throughout the album

[@jesse4o8]

42:52 thats actually not audio waveforms. Its a visual of the most watched parts.

[@papasquat08]

Thanks! Yes, a couple people let me know. I appreciate it.

[@rockyelon5759]

The Merry Go Round beat is so simple and hits so hard

[@tadeasondracek2528]

the bumps at the end are not sound waves but a graf that shows how many people replayed it in the current moment just want you to know + i loved the reaction its interesting to see someone older avtually liking music like this

[@girIcore]

HOW DID I MISSS THISSSSS OMG PAPA THANK YOU

[@papasquat08]

It was in copyright jail for a few days. It just went live this morning.

[@girIcore]

@@papasquat08 KZbin is the worst 😕 thank u for giving me vids to watch on my break and while I play games love u

[@papasquat08]

Ah! Great choice!

[@repothenon2706]

this album gets better the more you listen to it. one of my favorites from bladee

[@papasquat08]

I can definitely see that! It's already on my phone and primed to be played in the car!

[@lucaslee8854]

One of my favorite albums of all time thank you

[@airportsecurityaustria182]

Your reaction to merry-go-round was priceless lol

[@kfstg6535]

I love this about them, you often have no clue what they are talking about and if they are at all. Just imagine how they are sitting there joking about how their fans will try to find meaning in it and they just do stuff.

[@noahrockson]

bro nailed the feeling of the album in 2 seconds 😵

[@eeeeeeea4857]

this is my favorite album & its sooo fun to hear someone analyzing the lyrics great vid ty!!!!

[@joelfagerberg6094]

you should try The Fool - captures Bladee's esoteric turn but also more accessible in terms of hooks/music and more "concrete" lyrics. also really high quality production, especially Bladee's vocals.

[@kamal-nf3mg]

PLEASE LISTEN to Noblest Strive by Bladee, you’ll love the poetic nature of the lyrics

[@pddimez8485]

Gud actually produced all of Rx Papi’s recent album, he produced 12 stout street that u reacted to

[@jesstwocrow1005]

Ravenhead is a brand of English glassware. Ecco2k is a Brit who grew up mostly in Sweden.

[@Alex-vm6ef]

I won't lie the insinuation that the track length was intended to make it easy to share "like on tik tok" is bordering on insulting to bladee's artistic vision, to think he would shape his projects around how easily they can be shared when his music is so clearly made w/ a disregard for mass appeal and money. that being said, I enjoy your videos and enthusiasm for bladee's work. I think if you keep digging you'll find a lot you like. Albums like Icedancer, The Fool, and Crest would all make amazing album reactions with lyrics breakdowns, they are really stimulating pieces in their lyrics/themes/production elements/vocal performances.

[@papasquat08]

Ah, sorry, I don't mean it to be insulting. The length of songs is really interesting to me and the reasons behind so many songs getting shorter and shorter is something that I wonder about. You have a good point about his music not being for mass consumption, though. I'll keep thinking about it, but I would love to hear these artists explain why they choose to make their songs so short.

[@SqpH]

Great video, your thoughts are always interesting

[@rootwrecker]

Cool video! For this one its definitely easier to understand having a listen to earlier bladee songs. For example some lines in RAINBOW STAR are allusion to his older song which goes "Your *blood* tastes so sweet like *sugar*, baby". Also in his earlier and more depressive album Eversince he talks a lot about loneliness and never being able to hold a girl, but in this one he moves towards positive lyricism and expresses his will to hold her closer. Give love a chance!

[@jasonosaka]

wait are you a tractor trailer driver who is also a drainer??

[@rootwrecker]

@@jasonosaka Yes why

[@jasonosaka]

@@rootwrecker i am too, i thought i was the only one lol

[@jonathanbruffaerts1324]

the gray bar at the bottom of the video actually shows what parts of the video are the most viewed

[@itsberzerk9279]

you gotta do more of those bladee album reactions, i reccomend the newest one

[@ITAN00183]

Gud one of the best producers of all time

[@nickomerryweather]

please listen to e by ecco2k simply because it is my favourite album from the collective, or if you want more of something like this crest by bladee and ecco2k is super amazing as well

[@poku6k]

thank you for this content papa squat, i don't know who you are but im a big fan of drain gang and i love to see how other people feels the drain gang's music, i hope to see a reaction of the albums: "the fool" by bladee, "e" by ecco2k and "crest" by ecco2k and bladee. I'm sure a lot of people will love that reactions. thank you again

[@poku6k]

the fool has a lot of spiritual things on it, and talks a lot about life itself

[@chasecallister6724]

thank you papa squat. even as an avid bladee listener, this album didn't click on the first listen. It's now my favorite album ever

[@greyFCB]

its super cool to see u listening to bladee. first time viewer but im subbing and will be watching more. like your POV on music/meaning of it

[@papasquat08]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

[@k2a2l2]

dna rain still one of my all time fav bladee tracks

[@BaBaBoBBa]

btw the bumps on the timeline in between the song indicates where people(viewers) have clicked on the timeline to jump back to that specific timestamp haha, its a new feature on youtube i didnt understand it at first either

[@papasquat08]

Ahhh! Okay, I will ignore the from now on. What a weird feature.

[@Kiefer333]

@@papasquat08 lmaoo thats funny

[@ginsengstrip2002]

my actual goat

[@henderjenkins2467]

this is my favorite react channel, love how you break everything down

[@deadeverywhere]

same

[@michaelplz9069]

Made my day you lisened to an album that holds a special place in my heart

[@papasquat08]

I hope you liked it! I'm already listening to it in the car!

[@michaelplz9069]

@@papasquat08 of course. I like that you read the lyrics even tho they can definitely be confusing. Love ya papa squat

[@understevecover4412]

Thanks for the reaction, I love this album.

[@rikoaltimo]

gud is also the guy who produced 12 stout street by rx papi along with the full mixtape that song is on

[@deadinfebruary]

Absolutely my favourite Bladee album

[@squidinator5708]

Whenever you have time to get to another drain gang project, I highly recommend listening to the entirety of Crest by Bladee and Ecco2k, and produced by Whitearmor. IMO it is peak drain gang with some of Bladee's best performances and godly instrumentals by Whitearmor. Interesting fact, the song '5 star crest' is a tribute to late drain gang member, Vattenrum. If you really enjoyed this project and want to listen to more of this style, next you should listen to more Ecco2k's debut project, 'e', and Bladee's 'The Fool'. I hold these projects very dear to me, so it would be a pleasure to see your first reaction to them (especially Crest and e).

[@loverollcake]

love this review and ur energy / personality thank u

[@fletcher2goated]

This is magnificent bro 😭

[@supermaster3410]

your swagged out sir

[@tinderbox2351]

More bladee content please :) love ur content

[@prodnadare]

33:17 I think bladee gives by this album the possibility of interpretation for each of us separately, as we feel at the moment and we can identify with it listening to it in the exact moment.

[@michaelplz9069]

Such a good album to react too

[@ethandavis4524]

great video thanks

[@g4vw]

You would love Girls Just Wanna Have FUn by bladee and ecco, it's an amazing first time listen. it's forsure one of my favorite ethereal sounds by them. they released it back in 2020 but put it on their newer album crest. You should react to the album. also i enjoyed the reaction

[@papasquat08]

Crest is uploading right now. It should be posted in the next half hour(?).

[@g4vw]

@@papasquat08 awesome :) love the reactions ty for going in depth on why you like it as well

[@antonii9322]

Definitely check out some stuff from his album The Fool or his newest one Crest with Ecco2k

[@pradasquirtle7545]

If you want to hear more rap/hiphop stuff then listen to IceDancer, it will be very cool to hear your reaction to that since you have only listened to bladees pop/slow music

[@ethandavis4524]

the spikes are where people replay the most!

[@LeahLundqvist]

The "graph" you see at the bottom of the video while scrubbing is actually viewership %, aka how many % of the total views have played that portion of the video.

[@antonii9322]

The album cover was painted by bladee

[@roni4138]

You should definitely listen to Ecco2k

[@ecco2ks]

Gud also produced 12 Stout Street by Rx Papi

[@prodtr3ndy]

please listen to 333 by bladee, its a great album!

[@hudsonumi]

I go all the way!

[@caz4721]

e ecco2k would be a great listen. my most listened to album digitally and its just a great great album

[@michaelmann5105]

U should do crest as well, alot of the same vibes and just a very pretty album. Also idk if you have done yung lean yet but I think you should listen to poison ivy because it is about the same length of this album and also has a very mysterious except dark vibe instead and beautiful ethereal production. Also if you notice the same guy that produces this also produced "12 stout street" which is really interesting bc the vibes are so different

[@viljandimaaestonija]

React to more Bladee! Listen to the "333" and "Crest" albums, I think you'd like it, especially the lyrics.

[@papasquat08]

I've done one track off that album already, but noted!

[@viljandimaaestonija]

@@papasquat08 Yeah, I also suggest you to watch music videos if they're there. Bladee's videos are art and a significant part of his image.

[@blocky333]

i think you should check out ecco2k’s work, and maybe some songs from bladee’s project 333

[@papasquat08]

I definitely need to check out more ecco2k and I've listened to one track from 333 already.

[@egwagjsd]

It is pronounced “blade” originally but bladee said you can say “blad-ee” too

[@campa1172]

I would love For you to react to The Fool by him, very interesting lyrics and themes

[@blu3_fish869]

you should listen to eversince too its a classic

[@Nt-pf1pu]

This is great

[@SPILLYOURGUTZ]

rainbow star is my favorite bladee somg i cant get over it

[@supabika2339]

the search bar is done by interest, people skip the the beginning to the next song

[@nocturel]

Definitely check out Ecco2k “E” I think you’ll like it based off your reaction to this

[@wooden_girl]

i heard the wk cabin trip he made this album he expiremented w loads of dmt so that explains a lot abt the lyrics and sound

[@Gos72]

you should check out corbin - ghost with skin and mourn

[@caz4721]

on genius, maybe not on alot of bladee songs you can view the lyric meaning some lines

[@harlylwis3498]

great monty python reference 3:43

[@papasquat08]

Yep! Good catch!

[@1fault]

YAYYYY

[@strekt8]

Wooo

[@prodmako_ig]

i love you papa squat

[@DGSolorioAS96]

papa what is your occupation?! lol u seem like a middle/highschool teacher or something in the corporate world...no hate! just interesting to see different walks of life react to DG

[@papasquat08]

I'm a writer, editor, and game designer. I've written for Dungeons & Dragons, Mutants & Masterminds, and other games. I moved to Seattle to work for WizKids and was the HeroClix game designer for years. Now I'm a writer/editor for Xbox Support, but it's a contract position, so I don't actually work for Microsoft.

[@turtle0333]

listen to crest by bladee and ecco2k, it seems like you like their songs so u would probably enjoy crest

[@Divine_R]

Yooo thank you for not giving up on bladee, was scared your last video on him threw you off his music

[@hado33_]

this album was definitely an acquired taste for me, but tbh that is every time bladee drops fr. the drain effect happens again and again lmao

[@aidan1026]

W Reaction

[@DJ_F00D_ST2MP]

PAPA SQUAT COMING AT YA!!!

[@okmon9215]

U need to checkout the Bladee & Ecco2K (live) on NTS channel, one of the best live perfomances I've seen and my favourite thing they did. Ecco's set is transcendental

[@gurnwallace]

no way papa squat is drained??

[@danny-ee8ye]

why does this only have 6 views??

[@papasquat08]

It was in copyright jail. It only went live this morning.

[@DJ-uw4ht]

I’d love for you to listen to E by Ecco2k, there’s so many interesting audio choices and is similar to this project in a way I know you’d find it interesting

[@user-gn9zp9ru6i]

he did

[@BlankNames111]

You would love noblest strive by bladee I promise

[@jmamijr]

Listen to bladee ,sleep walk to the jeweler and jewelry for hip hop bladee

[@vipvipgaryo6794]

I love papa squat

[@declinadorrr]

#1 drainer