As of 2023, the best album since 2000. Kanye’s unparalleled tour de force, his magnum opus. People will still be listening to this in a century.
Joni Mitchell is a musical genius. Her ear for sounds is clearly meticulous and thematically ultra-coherent. This album reminded me of Carole King’s Tapestry with a layer of progressive sounds overlaid. Wonderful, wonderful sonic experience.
After 2 listens: Bright, mind melting highs and dull, sleepy lows.
Incredibly clean and detail oriented production throughout. Stacked features. Not all flows landed, but the ones that did truly did.
BEST: Hyaena, Thank God, My Eyes, Meltdown
WORST: K-Pop