Bull Shannon
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This album is the work of a genius: shapeless and hook-free, yet repetitive; overstuffed, yet entirely lacking in substance. Truly an artistic feat.
so basically i was right about it being TLOP pt 2This album is the work of a genius: shapeless and hook-free, yet repetitive; overstuffed, yet entirely lacking in substance. Truly an artistic feat.
I've listened to "Donda" twice so far. Having not listened to any of the songs during the listening sessions before, I think it's too long and some parts are redundant. However, there are also some great tracks on it. My favorites upon first listens are "Off the Grid", "Hurricane", "Believe what I say", "Remote control", "Jesus Lord" and "Pure Souls". Definitely a good album to listen to many times, lots to discover.
I still feel yeezus was masterful specifically as a response to antithesis of 808s and heartbreak.. they are both pretty minimalist, but where 808s was soft, vulnerable, had a major focus on a singular experience and theme, and portrayed Kanye as a truly hurting figure that needed to vent his grief.I know Yeezus was extremely divisive too.
2018: why the hell is Kanye making these short ass albums wtfwow the album is so long wtf?
2018: why the hell is Kanye making these short ass albums wtf
2021: yo wtf why is this thing almost as long as To Pimp a Butterfly?!?!? Ewww
lol all jokes aside this shit has 8 songs that are 10/10 and a bunch of 7s and 8s! I love it! So many good songs to throw into playlists!! Is there a focused theme or plot? Nahh but it's Kanye not Kendrick. Kendrick will drop this year for anyone expecting a rising climax, climax, falling climax, and resolution lol
I had to listen to it in chunks because too long lol.
Kinda feel like that he couldn't make up his mind on what to keep on this album and decided to just keep it all. Where as he's ok with scrapping entire albums sometimes - i don't know. Those part 2s are a great example. It's almost like he couldn't decide who's verses to keep and cut so he put them all in.
I did have time to listen and I do like stuff from it but I might just make my own truncated version to listen to so It's easier to digest.
What do you think about the finished version of "Hurricane" vs the old version?
I prefer Weekend > falsetto Kanye too but I miss his old verse and production of the old one. But I get why he changed it.I love the finished version more!!
It's easier to be negative about someone they are tired of like most others. By showcasing one of the weak songs, as opposed to one with say Jay Z, where they are obviously ending their period of silence and separation! Lol kanyes hated by alot rn therefore anything slighting him is more shareable according to the numbersWhy did p4k decide to pick off the grid as the song to review (with no BNM because look they weren't going to do that with Kanyes current antics)
It was one of the of worst songs in the album.. Kanye is not great on a brooklyn drill best especially in front of 2 who do it better
i am guessing thats more because nas albums haven't been interesting in a while... not saying that they aren't good i haven't heard the album.. but he is super safe unless you are storfHot take that isn’t: the new Nas album is way better than Donda…..but nobody seems to care.
there's definitely a Nas/Mass Appeal Records joke opportunity here, but I'm too lazy to think of oneSomeone like Nas is a legend in his genre, but doesn't have the same mass appeal in 2021 as a Kanye.