Pete and Bas - Mugshot (Album Review) - Grading Scale Reacts

[@wilsoncj]

This is my new favourite channel. Best reviews, reactions and conversations.

[@AlmostJokingPod]

Salute my guy!

[@nathanielmarshall6020]

Jacaranda is a tree that has purple blossoms. So he's smoking purple.

[@kennyguinness57]

Really wanted to see your first reaction to whirlybird. Favourite reacters out there

[@AlmostJokingPod]

We will for sure react to the video when it's ready. I'm sure that will get a video

[@rollinupeverest5042]

When you talk about the cohesiveness of the whole album it actually made me think that maybe this album should have been called 'a quick little mixtape' ❤😂 Cuz like..... Just like you said it's not really a theme that's being followed it's just like 'here's a song' 'here's a different song' 'here's a different song''here's a different song'😂

[@rollinupeverest5042]

Having said that I would love to listen to your top five albums that you have rated, of all time, regardless of the time it was created. Got me intrigued on the whole cohesiveness theme🎉

[@AlmostJokingPod]

Maybe tonight on live I'll do that. Not a bad idea

[@topshelfdustin3060]

STRONG disagree on the C's for this. Now, I get it if you want a rock opera that goes together. But I thought what made this was actually how they were all unique and yet...listening to it from start to finish it all still flowed together! I was pretty shocked how fun it was to see them talking their ish while each beat and flow was different. Thought it was better than the sum of the parts, which were mostly great.

[@alienj272]

Good grading. Totally understand what you're saying. A grea5 album tells a story within the list of songs on the album, so each song is like turning a page in a storybook. For example, "The Streets uk album is a great album which tells a story as you listen to the album

[@AlmostJokingPod]

Exactly ... i grade ALBUMS very differently than songs. Albums is like a hall of fame induction. Songs are like regular season games. Someone can score 40 and you give them credit for that game. To make the hall of fame, we're going to judge the complete body of work. I might like alot of songs but i can't say it's getting a yellow jacket without the storytelling career. But for me, anything in the C range is a decent album. I reserve A's for classics and legendary albums. That's a small amount of albums ever to me. My favorite rapper of all time doesn't even have an album i would rate a B.

[@HallowedPurple]

fuck yes, been waiting for this one

[@HallowedPurple]

we getting the reactions to the new ones soon too?

[@GretchZ]

Even “Apocalypse ‘91” is a B for me, and that’s LEGENDARY. The thing is we just had “It Takes a Nation”! That’s practically untouchable. I cannot give that one below an A.

[@kaisersolo76]

How can you miss pete ' s and bloody pepper him, in bish bash bosh , and he gones on to ponder who he's picking next . all that verse starts with p & b , Pete and bas,Goodfella's is an old school feel good vibes great song, that will be a hit this summer. Handosme Dexter the producers, one of which is a relation to pete. these guys can be seen in the slap the stick video

[@deanosaur808]

Handsome dexter (Dex) is one of the producers. 91 shots (Nine) is the one related to Pete. Frank and Maury was a side project of Handsome Dexter under the name "Steveybabybabe" Sure, nine is credited too , but that's because they are business partners. Basically, Frank and Maury was a mistake that will haunt them forever 😅🤣

[@HoboSimian]

Stepped into the Building & Bish Bash Bosh are still my favourites but I can't fault any of them. There is some legitimatistical gold in here, so I think cohesive or no, C grade is too low.

[@hopefulworldstands5240]

Goodfellas....banger🎉

[@RyanE-u9m]

I'm now convinced that Bas ain't rapping on the tracks. It sounds WAY too much like that Frank & Maury bullshit, which has credits by the same people doing Pete and Bas. I stil think Pete is rapping on the track, but it ain't Bas. I came to see Pete and Bas reactions but damn, you dudes are hilarious and got a new fan in me. Love your stuff.

[@seeker2657]

Man...if you are from the UK, the album is a b+...how many albums have banger after banger...with lyrical miracle type bars and flows with a chorus as the start and the end of tracks (who does that?, not many)...most albums have two tracks that are worthy of a video...the whole album was fire imo, seems points got deducted because ya heard most tracks as singles before...thats whack. Its all good...most have their own personal idea of what the road to an S tier album is etc.

[@AlmostJokingPod]

Even if i hadn't heard the songs my grade wouldnt have changed. Like i said i grade albums very differently than mixtapes or something.

[@seeker2657]

@@AlmostJokingPod No worries brother...keep uploading...this channel is still S tier regardless!

[@grimoireofgrooves7797]

I’m from the metal world, and to me what you are describing is a concept album, where the songs tell a cohesive story across the entirety of the album. I personally don’t like concept albums, as if the album has even one skipper, then you miss part of the story, or if the direction of the story isn’t something that grabs you, then the whole album will fall flat. Basically has to be perfect. The only great example of a concept album I can think of is Seventh Son by Iron Maiden. I do totally understand that’s the way you are grading albums though and I respect that. I’m assuming in the hip hop world most albums are treated like concept albums?

[@AlmostJokingPod]

Good comment.. not necessarily. Concept albums would be more like Eminem last album or even Kendrick GKMC album. 50 Cent GRODT isn't a concept album, but it's an album about his life up to that point. The story is his life story not necessarily a concept just the reality of his life. For this to be their first album, i would've wanted to learn more about pete and bas. Tell us about your life. They have alot of story they could've touched on but it was more just were giving you a collection of bangers! Which is also fine. I have rappers i go to their projects for that but if im a grade it up against other albums just to have a standard i can't say it's as great as some incredible albums that tells a complete story. Still enjoy most of the songs on the pete and bas album though

[@grimoireofgrooves7797]

@ understood! I think that’s completely fair, treating this one more like a greatest hits is quite fitting anyway.

[@AlmostJokingPod]

@grimoireofgrooves7797 totally agree. This seems like a hey let's put our best stuff on a album for sure

[@topshelfdustin3060]

@@AlmostJokingPod but it's NOT their best stuff. They've moved to this 2 min stuff lately and this was really a show case of their versatility in rapping but not so much story (I mean the story is they are rich, cool, and will take you out). But that's cool given they really didn't ride it well...minus the last track which is fun but....felt out of place.

[@deanosaur808]

@topshelfdustin3060 it's the best of their recent stuff recorded/released in the last year (Dec 2023 - Nov 2024) 😂

[@MaximDL1410]

☝️👏❤️💯🔥🐐🐐😎💪

[@deanosaur808]

To be honest it's not even a album. Mini album, EP, compilation etc, but not an album. Remove the skits and the northern boys remix, and add longthorne shotgun, the gentleman and get low. Then rename it "Pete & Bas - a great collection of songs from 2023 - 2024 excluding gangster sh!t" Still a mini album, but a better one 😂

[@showtimeman5673]

They aren't into concepts. You guys missed on this one. You know their style. They are mix tape artists. Grading scale for your review d+ first clear miss. Summary. You didn't listen to anything to actually make a live reaction. You talked in circles You made grading rules on the fly You judged it in the end as if its death of slim, when these are totally independent artists in family run enterprise. You awarded less than the sum totals of the tracks as a project grade and that's horrific. In closing it's grading scale REACTS not grading scale listens and summarizes book club style. D-

[@AlmostJokingPod]

We ain't miss nothing lol Pete and bas themselves rock with us lol ya lucky we not the type to show the dms that some of the artist sends. Alot of fans are far more sensitive than artists. Ya talking about "reactions" when this video CLEARLY says it's an album REVIEW

[@GretchZ]

🙃👍

[@deanosaur808]

@AlmostJokingPod I think you should give 2 ratings. One as an album, and one based on the quality of the songs, as if it was a compilation. My main complaints with the album is that I don't like the skits and northern boys remix. Also the mixing of the tracks is a bit off. First two tracks are too loud, and there is clipping in all the tracks produced by nine. my ears don't lie 😱 I don't bother with ratings, otherwise I'd go insane 😅

[@deanosaur808]

@AlmostJokingPod oops whirlybird (nine) sounds fine 👌

[@bososz]

Is there reactions to the songs or just a review? Disappointing if just a review..

[@AlmostJokingPod]

Then be disappointed lol it literally says review lol. More than half of the album already been reacted to maybe you should tap into the playlist.

[@bososz]

@AlmostJokingPod It wasn't meant to be a negative comment, I very much enjoy the reaction vs just a review. I've watched every reaction y'all have done to Pete and bas, that's how I found your channel.

[@AlmostJokingPod]

That's what's up. Ijs we've most def reacted to 70% of them. I'm sure we'll do Slap the stick video soon though

[@cyberash3000]

@@AlmostJokingPod i liked the northern boys remix, that was my favorite i think. :)

[@deanosaur808]

@cyberash3000 it's not even a Pete and Bas track lol I would be surprised if it's not even a remix, it was probably a shelved northern boys track that was revisited by Pete and Bas. Dex is the main producer of the northern boys, and they hadn't released anything new since January. I'm reaching now 😂

[@chrissteer1591]

Don’t understand why you aren’t reviewing to the music???? You guys have started to get a little negative recently. Shame!!

[@AlmostJokingPod]

You say that, but oddly pete and bas themselves reached out and understood the review. The irony 😂