I think that most important thing when it comes to reviewing "new" Kanye's albums is separating his persona from his music. I think that understandable(!) hate on Kanye's social presence (or maybe just him as a human being but it is pretty hard to evaluate that accurately enough not knowing him personally - he might be a troll of a highest order as well) shouldn't cloud our perception of his artistic outcome. Having said that I'd like to underline that I'm also frequently disgusted by ... read more
I think it's funny that loads of you have given it a perfect 10 just a couple of hours after it had surfaced.
Personally I think that Buttefly tries really hard to be universally great and significant, but it somehow fails to deliver when it comes to the classic rap album area - contrary to the GKMC. It lacks hooks, it lacks bangers, finally it's not an easy listening expercience - i do not have the desire to listen to it on repeat.
On the other hand, you just feel the huge ideas behind the ... read more
I'm wondering whats the motivation of people like gavrylo, who keeps mocking all the universally acclaimed albums (maybe it makes him feel influential?) - just take a look at his rating history. Gavrylo, if you hear me: that type of behaviour is super childish.
And when it comes to the album itself? I think that Sufjan is the best songwriter of our times. His lyrics are simply the realest. But Carrie & Lowell is not only the lyrical masterpiece, it sticks with me also sonically... and ... read more
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"I get the point but still, it just does not click for me in the terms of music. I'd love to get the out-of-frame rap album that simply strikes me, but it's not the case with this record. And tbh I have quite ecclectic taste in music, so i'm not a classical hip-hop head but nor a random guy who rarely listens to that genre.
Maybe it's just me, because i wasn't also digging that much the latest FlyLo album, so perhaps the melange of jazz and modern "mainstream" music is simply not for me."
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