dingusman

Super weak vocal delivery, it's almost like Kanye is falling asleep. None of these songs are fully developed, they just feel like vague musical ideas that don't get fleshed out into anything. Kanye plays it super safe and attempts to bring back the 'old kanye' magic, and ends up falling flat. King is probably the best song but there are no real standout moments on this album.

Some great saxophone playing by Dave Brubeck and lots of great throughout this album. It's very top heavy, with the first three tracks being amazing, and the rest of it not really matching it in quality (they're still pretty good though). Take Five is an amazing song, and one of the songs that got me into music when I was a kid. Super catchy, great drum solo and piano playing on that song.

Terrible remix. The original was already perfectly mixed, there's no reason for this.
It actively makes the listening experience worse. Dave's vocals are feel like they're right in front of your face and everything just feels off. Obviously take no prisoners gets absolutely fucked, but listen to that drum fill at the beginning of holy wars. It sounds like shit.

Obviously a classic. Amazing opening and closing tracks, and consistently great. I never really cared about the concept of this album but that doesn't really matter because the real star of the show here are the instrumentals. They are so lively, entertaining, soulful, and emotional. Bowie has some amazing choruses on this album, like on Starman, Five Years, and It Ain't Easy. This album makes me feel truly alive.