“I guess you really did it this time… Lost your mind trying to get it back” - Taylor Swift
Kanye West divides opinion, rarely for his music but for his eccentric actions. I always find it interesting that some are willing to discard Kanye so quickly yet still preach the glory of their favourite artists who are equally if not more covertly cunts. OH you don't like Kanye because he's a douchebag but you have no problem with Maynard performing behind a curtain, Paul McCartney refusing to play unless he gets Sumatran Tiger sperm flavoured mineral water or the fact that you need to mortgage your house to see The Eagles in concert.
Kanye is well on his way to joining such illustrious company, if you dismiss him for his idiosyncrasies, you're racist and you don't like black people. Hey if you can have dense opinions for why you don't like Kanye, why can't I have an equally mindless opinion in the affirmative corner?
When Taylor Swift released the watered down Kanye diss “Still An Innocent” rednecks and unintelligent femi-nazis in general were waving their go-guurlfreend fingers in the air exclaiming that Kanye got some of his own back for the horrid atrocity he enacted on Taylor Swift. Telling the truth.
In the 4 minutes 52 seconds it takes Kanye to tear through “Power” he attacks anyone and everyone in doubt of his music's immortality. “I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts, Got treasures in my mind but couldn't open up my own vault”. Few could produce a more outstanding resume than Kanye has in My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Kanye West is precise, relentless, unforgiving and sublime.
Personal highlights include the completely over the top grandeur of “All Of The Lights” which brings out the finest from Rihanna, the crass club boom of “Monster” featuring superb interjections of Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj, the perfectly executed piano tale of woe “Blame Game” features the hit or miss John Legend nailing a home run and the hilarious but somewhat extraneous inclusion of Chris Rock.
While I think the album could have done without “Hell of a Life”, “Runaway” could have easily been chopped down to a 4-5 minute up yours to everyone as opposed to 9 minutes and the politically charged messages of “Who Will Survive In America” totally wash over 20-something Australia, I’m not here to question a master at work. Regardless, Kanye’s worst tracks outshine most artists best ones.
Just incase I haven’t made myself clear, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the best album of 2010, time will tell whether or not it takes its rightful place amongst the best hip hop releases of all time.
6 comments:
Pop music needs this man. No one else in pop music is doing what Kanye is doing. That is, making music that is interesting, provocative, daring and ambitious so close to the mainstream.
In 50 years, our grandchildren will be asking us about this man and his music. He is that good.
thanks for posting this, there's so much depth to kanye's music that goes so unnoticed because of his...actions, i guess. but i agree, you really can't deny his genius as his albums get better each time he releases a new one - whereas taylor swift's all sound the same..
I couldn't agree with you more Coy Colleen, I think depth is a very good choice of wording too.
I think 808s & Heartbreak was an enormous risk and he yet again nailed it.
What annoys me is that his antics are not too different from that of many other artists we hold in such high regard, why should Kanye be any different?
I'd even say music in general needs him. It's kinda gnarly that every time he changes, everything else does. NO one man should have all that power, but I don't mind it one bit.
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"Chris said...
Pop music needs this man. No one else in pop music is doing what Kanye is doing. That is, making music that is interesting, provocative, daring and ambitious so close to the mainstream"
Fucking nailed it!
I definitely agree with you here Pix. You're spot on when you mention his relentless attitude. I think that's what makes the songs so infectious. We are selling this album like hot cakes at JB!
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