The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

At first glance, I thought i wasn't going to like The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill seeing as it didn't give off the best first impression with the first two songs (not counting the intro) but as the album kept going, it did start to have some good songs. The main issue with the first few songs (which bleeds into a few of the other songs a little by the way) was that the composition of both the vocals and the instruments could get messy and disorganized to the point where it becomes sensory overload but in a lot of the other songs, the beats were cool, Lauryn had some good vocals and the lyrics were decent as well. This album's issues do hold it back but not enough to make it bad.
Best Song: I Used To Love Him
Worst Song: Lost Ones

I've seen this album get such high praise, and I just don't get it. Like, it's a pretty good album, I enjoyed it, but I don't find anything that exciting to it.

A good and ground-breaking album. While it makes sense that it's on this list, I don't find it ultra exciting in the second half, I find the barrage of skits with identical themes to be tedious, and only a few tracks were deeply memorable for me. 3.4/5 -> 3/5

The little kid chats about love in between the songs were cute. It’s not a good omen when I remember them more than the actual music. I mean, it’s good, it’s fine. But it doesn’t distinguish itself from lots of other R&B music. I listened to it this morning and tonight I’m looking at the song titles and can’t remember what they sound like.

The first half of this so good. Meanders a bit around two thirds in but still very good.

As a kid, I liked The Fugees but this record didn’t appeal to me at all. Now I think it’s actually way better than The Score. My only complaint is that all the songs are way too long (which is typical of albums of the cd era.)

Fundamental

Very solid, I like the theme.

This album is not for me at all. I enjoyed the Fugees but this was a struggle.

Your basic rap formula. Nothing to see here. Move along.

Liked this way less than I thought I would. Tell Him is an all time classic though! Don’t much like the rest.

One album after giving Skepta a (high) two on the basis of interludes and excessive length, we have this which also has interludes and is even longer. But this gets away with it because of the quality of the material. Hill's voice, whether rapping or singing, is great. The singles are excellent (esp. Doo Wop). Slightly drops off in the second half, but still sneaks into a five.

Outstanding album but I think understanding the context behind the songs and the general hip-hop/rap landscape at its time of release is crucial to fully appreciating it.

é o único album dela. imagina ce fazer UM ALBUM SÓ e ser a maior pedrada do r&b/hip-hop das últimas 3 décadas. que absurdo.

é, tem jeito não. vou te falar que eu conhecia o album mas nunca tinha escutado absolutamente nada dele. achei lindíssimo e singelo, a lauryn hill consegue ser vulnerável, direta e até agressiva quando precisa, sem medo nenhum.
muito bem produzido, super bem feito. nem quero parecer precoce, mas acho que esse é um dos melhores da lista, de verdade.

no mais, fiquei hypado. dois dias seguidos com 5 estrelas tô animado.

Pretty nice sounding music, however it can be a bit repetitive and samey at times.

It does feel very long and does feel like it overstays its welcome.

Estoy enamorado de este disco, del concepto, de que se oiga pasar lista en la clase, de todo. Un disco perfecto ejemplo de esa época y de todo lo que me gustaba del hip-hop/rap o lo que sea.

The production on this is immense. Also there are surely very few people as good at both rapping and singing. This album earns its long runtime more than some previous albums on this list but still drags a bit. The first 4-5 songs were absolutely flawless though, especially Ex-factor, that might be the best r&b song I’ve ever heard.

Some tracks are pretty good, like Lost Ones and Every Ghetto, Every City.

Not sure it warrants being an hour and 15 minutes long. It gets boring about halfway in.

At least it's something different on this list

Alright it were! Felt a bit same ish, but that's also consistent? Hmm It was interesting, not sure I'd seek it out again, but glad I've heard it! :)

I've been waiting for this one. And it delivers.