Related: I was just listening to some of the "Good Friday" songs again and for whatever reason (maybe because they don't have 3 minutes of noodling...well, most of them at least), many of them are sounding a lot better now. I can't believe I was complaining about "The Joy" using Curtis for too long.
There's a small number of songs I would have rather heard swapped out between the GF tunes and the actual album - is anyone really going to defend "Blame Game" for example? - but I'm glad the final album didn't actually sound like the bulk of the GF songs. I do think including the "Power" remix as a bonus CD cut would have been a good move.
- is anyone really going to defend "Blame Game" for example?
Yeah! What i noticed is that the Good Friday songs i had heard before i liked more in context of the album. As an album i think MBDTF really works and thats the strength of it. So where i probably wouldn't like Blame Game much if i just heard it randomly, I really like it in context of the album (after Hell Of A Life's Black Sabbath noise).
- is anyone really going to defend "Blame Game" for example?
Yeah! What i noticed is that the Good Friday songs i had heard before i liked more in context of the album. As an album i think MBDTF really works and thats the strength of it. So where i probably wouldn't like Blame Game much if i just heard it randomly, I really like it in context of the album (after Hell Of A Life's Black Sabbath noise).
I'd like that Chris Rock skit much better without the "Yeezy taught me's."
Also, I thought it was common knowledge that Faux didn't listen to rap until later in life? That could explain his lack
of enthusiasm for 3 Feet High... I'm not sure if it would've impacted me as much had I heard it after some of the albums that followed it.
Yall bitches made me cop this shit. Critique later. Fusk.
same.
lots of horns and violins so far...haha......rap opera......so far so good, but for those on the fence, watch his 30 min moonwalker-esque video. if you don't like that not sure you will dig this.
Dark Fantasy
Contains samples of ???In High Places??? by Mike Oldfield
Gorgeous feat. KiD CuDi & Raekwon
Contains portions of the composition ???You Showed Me,??? written by Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn
POWER
Contains elements from the Cold Grits recording ???It???s Your Thing,???
Contains elements of ???Afromerica??? (Francois Bernheim/Jean-Pierre Lang/Boris Bergman)
Contains material sampled from ???21st Century Schizoid Man??? performed by King Crimson
So Appalled feat. Swizz Beatz, JAY-Z, Pusha T, Prynce Cy Hi & The RZA
Contains samples of the Manfred Mann???s Earth Band recording ???You Are ??? I Am.???
Devil In A New Dress feat. Rick Ross
Contains samples of the recording ???Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow??? as performed by Smokey Robinson.
Runaway feat. Pusha T
Contains a sample of ???Expo 83??? performed by Backyard Heavies
Contains excerpts from Rick James ???Live at Long Beach, CA??? 1981,
Hell Of A Life
Contains samples of the Mojo Men recording ???She???s My Baby.???
Contains samples of the Tony Joe White recording ???Stud-Spider.???
Contains portions of ???Iron Man,??? written by T. Butler, A. Iommi, J. Osbourne and W.T. Ward
Blame Game feat. John Legend
Contains elements of ???Avril 14??? by Richard James
Lost In The World feat. Bon Iver
Contains portions of ???Soul Makossa,??? written by M. DiBango
Contains a sample of the recording ???Think (About It)??? as performed by Lyn Collins.
Contains samples of ???The Woods??? performed by Bon Iver
Contains samples of ???Comment No. 1??? performed by Gil Scott-Heron,
Who Will Survive In America
Contains samples of ???Comment No. 1??? performed by Gil Scott-Heron
I wasn't talking about it from a production p.o.v. though.
I also definitely wouldn't say it was more ambitious than "3 Ft. High and Rising"
Perhaps, but it's certainly a lot better.
Aaaaaaaaaand we just added another 5 pages.
That album is unlistenable.
I am here to turn your sacred cows into beef.
U were like 13 when it came out
Kids in your building don't listen to rap?
I was in middle school when this album dropped and, while I may not have had an analytical appreciation of what it did for sampling, I certainly heard it repeatedly. It was huge, and it would have been difficult to avoid hearing, even if you weren't particularly checking for rap.
I'm not denying its importance--I keep a copy filed--but I think it aged quickly and badly, and I find it downright unlistenable in 2010. I felt pretty much the same way by the early nineties.
Also, I thought it was common knowledge that Faux didn't listen to rap until later in life? That could explain his lack
of enthusiasm for 3 Feet High... I'm not sure if it would've impacted me as much had I heard it after some of the albums that followed it.
I have no idea what you're talking about, although I guess it wouldn't be a party without one of your passive-aggressive personal attacks.
To add on to my earlier poast--I think the "Yeezy Taught Mes" are essential to the song. They're delivered with a bizarre robotic affect like an abuse victim. I find that dialog to be really awkward and uncomfortable to listen to. The fact that there is only a minimal effort to sync them up with Chris Rock's monologue in order to suggest interaction works perfectly. The album is, in part supposed to be a journey into Kanye's admittedly dark and twisted subconsciousness. The exchange reads to me like half-formed and fairly disturbing thoughts.
I'm not denying its importance--I keep a copy filed--but I think it aged quickly and badly, and I find it downright unlistenable in 2010. I felt pretty much the same way by the early nineties.
See, that's how I feel about Kanye's album, except it took 3 hours instead of 3 years.
(kidding! I do like the album, just not as much as others)
too arty perhaps??? i think i need some more time to digest this album in my headphones, but so far i am not as impressed as the majority of you. and this is coming from a dude that for the most part cosigns all of Ye's work.
apologies for this analogy, but for some reason i feel like i am listening to the Kid A of his catalog, when would rather be listening to his OK Computer. hardly something i am mad about though....just not sure if i am sold on it yet.
Pull up in the monster
Automobile gangster
With a bad b-tch that came from Sri Lanka
Yeah I???m in that Tonka, colour of Willy Wonka
You could be the King but watch the Queen conquer
Ok first things first I???ll eat your brains
Then I???mma start rocking gold teeth and fangs
Casue that???s what a muthaf-cking monster do
Hairdresser from milan, thats what monster do
Monster Giuseppe heel that???s the monster shoe
Young money is the roster and the monster crew
And I???m all up all up all up in the bank with the funny face
And if I???m fake I aint notice cause my money aint
So let me get this straight wait I???m the rookie
But my features and my shows ten times your pay
50k for a verse no album out!
Yeah my money???s so tall that my barbie???s gotta climb it
Hotter than a middle eastern climate
Find it 20 mataran dutty whine it
While it, nicki on a pit while I sign it
How these n-ggas so one-track minded
But really really I don???t give a F-U-C-K
Forget barbie f-ck nicki she???s fake
She???s on a diet but my pockets eating cheese cake
And I???ll say boy the Chucky is Child???s play
Just killed another career it???s a mild day
Besides ???Ye they can???t stand besides me
I think me, you and (?) menage friday
Pink wig thick ass give em whip lash
I think big get cash make em blink fast
Now look at what you just saw I think this is what you live for
Aaahhhh, I???m a muthaf-cking monster!
Also, I thought it was common knowledge that Faux didn't listen to rap until later in life? That could explain his lack
of enthusiasm for 3 Feet High... I'm not sure if it would've impacted me as much had I heard it after some of the albums that followed it.
I have no idea what you're talking about, although I guess it wouldn't be a party without one of your passive-aggressive personal attacks.
Ha ha! Are you being serious? Holmes, that wasn't even a subtle dis much less a personal attack! I remember you saying that you were never a backpacker/Hip Hop head back in the day. I'm pretty sure you said this after I or somebody else made a statement about people who hate what they used to be/used to be into. I vaguely remember dudes teasing you about being into indie rock or grunge or something like that, but I think that part was a joke. Admittedly, I do have a bad memory so I could be wrong about certain parts of all that.
Comments
There's a small number of songs I would have rather heard swapped out between the GF tunes and the actual album - is anyone really going to defend "Blame Game" for example? - but I'm glad the final album didn't actually sound like the bulk of the GF songs. I do think including the "Power" remix as a bonus CD cut would have been a good move.
That album is unlistenable.
I am here to turn your sacred cows into beef.
U were like 13 when it came out
Yeah! What i noticed is that the Good Friday songs i had heard before i liked more in context of the album. As an album i think MBDTF really works and thats the strength of it. So where i probably wouldn't like Blame Game much if i just heard it randomly, I really like it in context of the album (after Hell Of A Life's Black Sabbath noise).
Ha, for real, I can't remember the last time you and I actually stood in agreement over something hip-hop related.
That song is 7:50 minutes too long.
Also, I thought it was common knowledge that Faux didn't listen to rap until later in life? That could explain his lack
of enthusiasm for 3 Feet High... I'm not sure if it would've impacted me as much had I heard it after some of the albums that followed it.
same.
lots of horns and violins so far...haha......rap opera......so far so good, but for those on the fence, watch his 30 min moonwalker-esque video. if you don't like that not sure you will dig this.
Agree
Makes perfect sense w/in context of the album
so bad. but I like how he flips it.
+ Tony Joe White's "Stud Spider" (which at one point I thought I discovered...Ha!)
..there's a few more but they're mostly pretty dull.
Dark Fantasy
Contains samples of ???In High Places??? by Mike Oldfield
Gorgeous feat. KiD CuDi & Raekwon
Contains portions of the composition ???You Showed Me,??? written by Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn
POWER
Contains elements from the Cold Grits recording ???It???s Your Thing,???
Contains elements of ???Afromerica??? (Francois Bernheim/Jean-Pierre Lang/Boris Bergman)
Contains material sampled from ???21st Century Schizoid Man??? performed by King Crimson
So Appalled feat. Swizz Beatz, JAY-Z, Pusha T, Prynce Cy Hi & The RZA
Contains samples of the Manfred Mann???s Earth Band recording ???You Are ??? I Am.???
Devil In A New Dress feat. Rick Ross
Contains samples of the recording ???Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow??? as performed by Smokey Robinson.
Runaway feat. Pusha T
Contains a sample of ???Expo 83??? performed by Backyard Heavies
Contains excerpts from Rick James ???Live at Long Beach, CA??? 1981,
Hell Of A Life
Contains samples of the Mojo Men recording ???She???s My Baby.???
Contains samples of the Tony Joe White recording ???Stud-Spider.???
Contains portions of ???Iron Man,??? written by T. Butler, A. Iommi, J. Osbourne and W.T. Ward
Blame Game feat. John Legend
Contains elements of ???Avril 14??? by Richard James
Lost In The World feat. Bon Iver
Contains portions of ???Soul Makossa,??? written by M. DiBango
Contains a sample of the recording ???Think (About It)??? as performed by Lyn Collins.
Contains samples of ???The Woods??? performed by Bon Iver
Contains samples of ???Comment No. 1??? performed by Gil Scott-Heron,
Who Will Survive In America
Contains samples of ???Comment No. 1??? performed by Gil Scott-Heron
Kids in your building don't listen to rap?
I was in middle school when this album dropped and, while I may not have had an analytical appreciation of what it did for sampling, I certainly heard it repeatedly. It was huge, and it would have been difficult to avoid hearing, even if you weren't particularly checking for rap.
I'm not denying its importance--I keep a copy filed--but I think it aged quickly and badly, and I find it downright unlistenable in 2010. I felt pretty much the same way by the early nineties.
I have no idea what you're talking about, although I guess it wouldn't be a party without one of your passive-aggressive personal attacks.
To add on to my earlier poast--I think the "Yeezy Taught Mes" are essential to the song. They're delivered with a bizarre robotic affect like an abuse victim. I find that dialog to be really awkward and uncomfortable to listen to. The fact that there is only a minimal effort to sync them up with Chris Rock's monologue in order to suggest interaction works perfectly. The album is, in part supposed to be a journey into Kanye's admittedly dark and twisted subconsciousness. The exchange reads to me like half-formed and fairly disturbing thoughts.
See, that's how I feel about Kanye's album, except it took 3 hours instead of 3 years.
(kidding! I do like the album, just not as much as others)
apologies for this analogy, but for some reason i feel like i am listening to the Kid A of his catalog, when would rather be listening to his OK Computer. hardly something i am mad about though....just not sure if i am sold on it yet.
Automobile gangster
With a bad b-tch that came from Sri Lanka
Yeah I???m in that Tonka, colour of Willy Wonka
You could be the King but watch the Queen conquer
Ok first things first I???ll eat your brains
Then I???mma start rocking gold teeth and fangs
Casue that???s what a muthaf-cking monster do
Hairdresser from milan, thats what monster do
Monster Giuseppe heel that???s the monster shoe
Young money is the roster and the monster crew
And I???m all up all up all up in the bank with the funny face
And if I???m fake I aint notice cause my money aint
So let me get this straight wait I???m the rookie
But my features and my shows ten times your pay
50k for a verse no album out!
Yeah my money???s so tall that my barbie???s gotta climb it
Hotter than a middle eastern climate
Find it 20 mataran dutty whine it
While it, nicki on a pit while I sign it
How these n-ggas so one-track minded
But really really I don???t give a F-U-C-K
Forget barbie f-ck nicki she???s fake
She???s on a diet but my pockets eating cheese cake
And I???ll say boy the Chucky is Child???s play
Just killed another career it???s a mild day
Besides ???Ye they can???t stand besides me
I think me, you and (?) menage friday
Pink wig thick ass give em whip lash
I think big get cash make em blink fast
Now look at what you just saw I think this is what you live for
Aaahhhh, I???m a muthaf-cking monster!
u buggin
Ha ha! Are you being serious? Holmes, that wasn't even a subtle dis much less a personal attack! I remember you saying that you were never a backpacker/Hip Hop head back in the day. I'm pretty sure you said this after I or somebody else made a statement about people who hate what they used to be/used to be into. I vaguely remember dudes teasing you about being into indie rock or grunge or something like that, but I think that part was a joke. Admittedly, I do have a bad memory so I could be wrong about certain parts of all that.
Geez Louise.
rick ross is wtf, jay is corny, kanye is meh, niki annoys the shit out of me. what is the worst song on the rec in your opinion?