It might not be actually perfect but it’s too important to my life to where I have to give it this
Is This It: 100
Modern Age: 100
Soma: 92
Barely Legal: 100
Someday: 100
Alone Together: 88
Last Nite: 100
Hard To Explain: 100
When It Started: 100
Trying Your Luck: 100
Take It Or Leave It: 100
NO MORE PARTIES IN LA AND FTHER STRECH MY HAND PART 1 ARE TURNING ME INTO KANYE WEST. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. But seriously this is exactly what I wanted from a later career Kanye album, only problem is the low points, which are obvious and rare.
Edit 2: Second half goes hard, but first half is really rough.
Some of his best bars, but also it’s got some really boring songs here. There is an undeniable want for me to call this overrated due to the hype around it, but most of these songs are great and hard to criticize.
Fucking just the shit man. The real cream of the crop. The ooze to the splooge. The ounce to the bounce. It’s just like the best, the only reason it’s not a 10 is cause some songs have kinda weird production. Like they just sound a little off.
College Dropout with better production, but less tracks I revisit due to it just being College Dropout 2: the sequel, subtitled but it sounds better.
Atmosphere is like a the final curtain close of Joy Division and Ian Curtis. It moves you and breaks your heart. It’s truly the most magical piece of music I have ever heard. It’s an inspiring message from a man who has giving up on his life and approaching death. It’s the definitive Joy Division song for me. Also Dead Souls kicks ass.
Shut up it’s good. It’s better than Led Zeppelin II it’s a big vibe.