Blue Slide Park review, track by track

To start off, I have to say that I am a huge Mac Miller fan. I've got all the mixtapes and was about as hyped for Blue Slide Park as anyone else. I'd been counting the days until the release, and I preordered a hard copy, which is something I rarely do when it comes to music. If I really like an album i'll buy it, after it comes out, but never a preorder just in anticipation. The first track is "English Lane" which is just a simple, short little intro song. It has a very happy tone and beat, not much in the way of lyrics, but it successfully does what is supposed to do, which is get the listener pumped for the rest of the album (8/10). The next song is "Blue Slide Park" which is one of my favs overall definitely. This is the song that he released once he reached 25k preorders, so I've been listening to it for a few weeks at this point, but I love the feel of this song, it could be on KIDS, the beat is a little old school, and the fast raps with no chorus make this one a blast to pump me up for more to come and remind me of what came first (9.5/10). The third track, also the second official single he released, is "Party on Fifth Ave" is a really upbeat, party type song. The beat is a sample of DJ Kool's "Let Me Clear My Throat", which gives Mac a lot of old school cred. While it is a generally catchy song there isn't much content minus the chorus and the beat (8/10). "PA Nights" is the next song. This is a far more chill song then "Party on Fifth Ave" and sets up what the majority of the rest of the album is like. The beat to this one is a bit bizarre, but the rapping is pretty ill (8.5/10). The next song is "Frick Park Market" which has been out since August is my favorite song. I love the chorus, i especially love the video. That is by far the most complex video he has made to date (10/10). "Smile Back" comes next. This is the song that Mac made for all his haters out there. "Imma big boy with a big boy bank" is one of my favorite lines throughout the whole album. "I just be like fuck you what you need you cant get nothing from me, you was talking shit now im somebody you would love to be" really shows what this song is about. This song is a shakeup from the Mac that most of his fans are used to, but he pull it off and that shows his versatility (8.5/10). "Under the Weather" comes next and not exactly one of my favs on the album. The beat is a bit weird and kind of distracts me too much and there is a long sort of instrumental outro that just drags it out too long (7/10). "Of the Soul" comes next, it isn't one of the better ones on the album either. Very slow raps and a lame beat give this song my worst review (6.5/10). "My Team" follows this string of a couple lower quality songs and brings the quality back up. When I originally saw the track list with the production lists, This was one of the songs that immediately caught my attention because it is produced by Clams Casino. For big Mac fans they know that one of his I Love Life, Thank You mixtape songs was produced by Clams Casino, "Cold Feet", it is my favorite from that mix and a lot is thanks to the beat, it had a very unique beat so I immediately thought this one would have that same unique feel, which it does. It is a song that Mac seems to have made to credit his "team" the people that have been with him since the beginning and helped him reach the heights that he has to this point. The beat doesn't disappoint and neither does the song (9/10). The next song doesn't even seem like a rap song. The beat is like a soft rock song and is one of the more bizzare songs I've ever heard based on what I expected for the CD. This song is about partying all night and drinking far too much. That is a typical theme in Mac Miller's songs, so he sticks to his guns with the lyrics, while testing out a new beat. Even though this song is bizzare, it still is pretty good to listen to, and will be a party jam (8.5/10). "Loitering" comes next and follows the message of the album which has to do with growing up in Pitt and hanging around Blue Slide Park. This song is about hanging at the park too late and loitering. The beat is pretty eerie, and somewhat detracts from the song, but it still is a pretty solid song (7.5/10). "Hole in my Pocket" isn't a song, it is just a sort of interlude so I don't really have any thoughts on it. "Diamonds & Gold" is the next track, The beat is kind of eh, and the song isn't that catchy (7.5/10). "Missed Calls" is one of my favorite songs. I watched an interview with Mac and he said that this song was basically about a relationship between a guy and girl and the guy was just too busy to always connect with her. I love the beat to this song and I love the hook. Mac's rap style fits perfectly with this beat and is honestly a song that only he could pull off (9.5/10). "Man in the Hat" is the penultimate song. The beat to this song isn't one of the highlights by itself, but he flows over it really well, and it really accentuates his rapping skills (9/10). "One Last Thing" as the title insinuates is the final song on the album. This is another Clams Casino beat, and while it isn't as good as the aforementioned "My Team" or "Cold Feet", it sticks to the unique style that Clams brings to Mac's songs. The beat almost overshadows the rapping in this one and is a bit overly chill to be one of the top songs (8.5/10). For the overall album I have to give it a 9/10. It is great for a long time Mac Miller fan, but is mostly what I expected and I believe that he released to many songs prior to the release.