If this album was released by an unknown, with unknown guests, would it be as good?
To somebody who doesn't know Kanye, or any of the guest artists, would it be good at all - worth comparing to Mozart, or Public Enemy?
Sales figues don't mean shit. As the population increases, you could have a significantly lower percentage of the population buy an LP, but do 10 times as many sales as Sgt Pepper's... or 1 million more people might hear Kanye's new album than listened to Mozart's work in his entire lifetime - big fucking deal.
Comparing Kanye West with Quincy Jones or Mozart? Group hysteria, but great for future bumps-of-shame.
The only person Kanye West should be compared to at the present is Justin Beiber.
L*o, don't know if you looked at the link but the Kanye Mozart article is a tongue in cheek exercise, more interested in the West ego than a musical comparison. The kind of ironic self congratulatory piece thing that the Guardian is sadly often guilty of churning out.
B/w The Beiber/West comparison doesn't make sense on any level.
L*o, don't know if you looked at the link but the Kanye Mozart article is a tongue in cheek exercise, more interested in the West ego than a musical comparison. The kind of ironic self congratulatory piece thing that the Guardian is sadly often guilty of churning out.
I know, I know it's tongue in cheek, but are I've read some opinions on here talmbout "journey into the inner workings of Kanye's psyche/peering into his troubled soul" that don't read as piss-takes.
B/w The Beiber/West comparison doesn't make sense on any level.
Hype. Google hits. Headlines. Celebrity. The most basic/obvious level.
Who's gaining most from Bush re-hashing Kanye West criticism? Kanye boosting LP sales, or Bush boosting book sales? Do either care? No, they're both pleased to have something to feed into the machine.
EDIT: ARRRRGHGHGHG, and by poasting in this thread... D'oh!
yet Beiber is basically a manufactured pop artist, "paid" to turn up and perform the songs selected for him and sell an image to a carefully identified fan base.
Whatever you want to accuse of Kanye of, and there's a lot to choose from, I don't think he's dancing to anyone else's tune.
Amazing record, theres nothing i can add that Jonny and Faux haven't already said. I do hear the loneliness that someone mentioned earlier ('Just another lonely night"), i hear the parts where hes being incredibly vulnerable and where he's being an egomaniac. I've listened to this about 6 times all the way through since monday in the am, and i couldn't quite put my finger on it the first 2-3 times but then it just floored me on the 4th listen and i say it's easily, at this point, the best hip hop album of the year, or of the last few years.
I mean the opening two tracks hit you right off the bat, i don't see how anyone who really likes hip hop wouldn't like these songs, 'Gorgeous" gives me goosebumps, the unusual loop, the effects on Kanyes voice, his sometimes off beat akward delivery all combined with the fact you can tell he loves rapping makes it a big highlight for me. "Blame Game" to me is the apex of the record, that one instantly hit me, that piano line is beautiful, i thought John Legend sounded great. The middle of the record is incredibly strong, the transition from "All Of The Lights" to "Monster" is amazing, 'ALL OF THE LIGHTS!!!!"........'I SHOOT THE LIGHTS OUT"
i feel like Kanye will eventually become a Dre type of producer, making albums with alot of guests, but everyone one of them will be placed so strategically that no one will dare complain, he's already headed in that direction, all the guset spots to me were perfectly calculated.
My few small complaints.
Why do rappers have such bad taste in electric guitar? The live guitar on "Gorgeous" and "Devil In A New Dress" sounds really corny, i just picture Slash making shred faces in the studio.
Rick Ross' part should've come before that long instrumental break they placed before his verse.
"Lost In The World' does nothing for me other than Kanyes rapping, i know im in the miority here, but whatever.
Happy Turkey day all. I wanna stay home and eat a sammich. Have to jet off to relative's with 30 or so people who don't like each other. Maybe they'll get food poisoning from my strudel!!
DocMcCoy"Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,913 Posts
Not liking it is fine. Having a problem with other people liking it, on the other hand...
I really like this album, for a lot of different reasons. One of those reasons is how mad it seems to make the hatters.
To me, this album is basically a kind of pop opus, which happens to have a good deal of rapping. Dudes whining that "that's not real hiphop!" are probably missing the point.
I really like this album, for a lot of different reasons. One of those reasons is how mad it seems to make the hatters.
To me, this album is basically a kind of pop opus, which happens to have a good deal of rapping. Dudes whining that "that's not real hiphop!" are probably missing the point.
(I know I'm late). Thus far, I've enjoyed MBDTF. As with any album, I found some songs to be more listenable than others, but as a whole, it's innovative. It's still very Kanye but with enough creative elements to keep me entertained. As someone mentioned before, it's difficult to warm up to Kanye's music if you don't like Kanye's persona. If you can get over the motif of conceit in both his on-stage and real-life characters, you might be able to appreciate the novelty of this album.
I also really enjoyed the music video for Runaway. Sixteen pages and no mention of the beautiful bird lady? The video is far from "wretched," as brokenrecord described it to be, IMO.
As someone mentioned before, it's difficult to warm up to Kanye's music if you don't like Kanye's persona. ]
I really dont factor in what People magazine has to say about West when listening to his music.
Does the Bush/Swift stuff really hamper whether the music is good or not?
Elbows...IMO.
Some people do let Bush/Swift stuff hamper with whether they find the music good or not. I don't necessarily see that on the Strut, but I see it plenty elsewhere.
it's almost more of an event than an album. the music is the soundtrack.
DocMcCoy"Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,913 Posts
jaymack said:
it's almost more of an event than an album. the music is the soundtrack.
Yeah, and in an age where the concept of The Big Event Record has become an essentially meaningless one, it's a pretty successful attempt at trying to buck that trend. Something else noteworthy is the sheer volume of pieces that are discussing not just the album, but the critical response to the album.
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"Winner Mozart, because it's impossible to make a symphonic masterpiece with Rick Ross"
To somebody who doesn't know Kanye, or any of the guest artists, would it be good at all - worth comparing to Mozart, or Public Enemy?
Sales figues don't mean shit. As the population increases, you could have a significantly lower percentage of the population buy an LP, but do 10 times as many sales as Sgt Pepper's... or 1 million more people might hear Kanye's new album than listened to Mozart's work in his entire lifetime - big fucking deal.
Comparing Kanye West with Quincy Jones or Mozart? Group hysteria, but great for future bumps-of-shame.
The only person Kanye West should be compared to at the present is Justin Beiber.
B/w The Beiber/West comparison doesn't make sense on any level.
I know, I know it's tongue in cheek, but are I've read some opinions on here talmbout "journey into the inner workings of Kanye's psyche/peering into his troubled soul" that don't read as piss-takes.
Hype. Google hits. Headlines. Celebrity. The most basic/obvious level.
Who's gaining most from Bush re-hashing Kanye West criticism? Kanye boosting LP sales, or Bush boosting book sales? Do either care? No, they're both pleased to have something to feed into the machine.
EDIT: ARRRRGHGHGHG, and by poasting in this thread... D'oh!
Whatever you want to accuse of Kanye of, and there's a lot to choose from, I don't think he's dancing to anyone else's tune.
I mean the opening two tracks hit you right off the bat, i don't see how anyone who really likes hip hop wouldn't like these songs, 'Gorgeous" gives me goosebumps, the unusual loop, the effects on Kanyes voice, his sometimes off beat akward delivery all combined with the fact you can tell he loves rapping makes it a big highlight for me. "Blame Game" to me is the apex of the record, that one instantly hit me, that piano line is beautiful, i thought John Legend sounded great. The middle of the record is incredibly strong, the transition from "All Of The Lights" to "Monster" is amazing, 'ALL OF THE LIGHTS!!!!"........'I SHOOT THE LIGHTS OUT"
i feel like Kanye will eventually become a Dre type of producer, making albums with alot of guests, but everyone one of them will be placed so strategically that no one will dare complain, he's already headed in that direction, all the guset spots to me were perfectly calculated.
My few small complaints.
Why do rappers have such bad taste in electric guitar? The live guitar on "Gorgeous" and "Devil In A New Dress" sounds really corny, i just picture Slash making shred faces in the studio.
Rick Ross' part should've come before that long instrumental break they placed before his verse.
"Lost In The World' does nothing for me other than Kanyes rapping, i know im in the miority here, but whatever.
I think thats it for me. 9/10
peace,xavier
Ghey-Ass Post Pop Rapps
Yall some gushing ass fanboys man. Its disgusting to see how far youve hiked those skirts up in 2010.
HAPPY THANKSGIVIN YALL
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Apparently he was lost in the closet, too.
Happy Turkey day all. I wanna stay home and eat a sammich. Have to jet off to relative's with 30 or so people who don't like each other. Maybe they'll get food poisoning from my strudel!!
To me, this album is basically a kind of pop opus, which happens to have a good deal of rapping. Dudes whining that "that's not real hiphop!" are probably missing the point.
post-rap /batmon
There are "This is Soul Strut defined" declarations now and then, but I feel this comes the closest.
New Jack Swing?
R&B?
POP?
I also really enjoyed the music video for Runaway. Sixteen pages and no mention of the beautiful bird lady? The video is far from "wretched," as brokenrecord described it to be, IMO.
The National Post is one of the worst newspapers ever.
Wack.
I really dont factor in what People magazine has to say about West when listening to his music.
Does the Bush/Swift stuff really hamper whether the music is good or not?
Elbows...IMO.
first song I've heard off this. what girl "calls the feds" when battered by her man?
WTF does Kanye have to do with NY?
^^^^and yo, this is awful.^^^
Some people do let Bush/Swift stuff hamper with whether they find the music good or not. I don't necessarily see that on the Strut, but I see it plenty elsewhere.
closely followed by the gazette
2Ls??? Where u be?
Yeah, and in an age where the concept of The Big Event Record has become an essentially meaningless one, it's a pretty successful attempt at trying to buck that trend. Something else noteworthy is the sheer volume of pieces that are discussing not just the album, but the critical response to the album.