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[hughesta]

HOLY SHIT FINALLY HIT FADE OH MY GOD

 

[Azalean]

That beat change in fade tho

 

[mikefrails]

This is art. You don't mess with the creator's intent.

But he clearly rushed this and did last minute changes which are questionable to say the least.

I'll accept it as is in the grand scheme of things, but in the fantasy world of my itunes I want what I feel is a better version.

 

[Citizen_Insane]

HOLY SHIT FINALLY HIT FADE OH MY GOD

it's too lit for this world

 

[sephi22]

I bet me and Ray J would be friiiiends
If we ain't love the same biiiitch

The nasal delivery on friiiends and biiiitch is so good. Gets me every time.

 

[EloquentM]

Can y'all believe we were only originally getting like 10 songs?

 

[Ibuki]

HOLY SHIT FINALLY HIT FADE OH MY GOD

 

[Plasmid]

on my 2nd listen now.

This album is really cool, it feels retro and 60s/70s vibe. Really liking ULB.

 

[Japanmanx3]

Just made it to Freestyle 4.

Yeezus has been completely overruled at this point. OMG. That bassline. I'm in shock.

 

[Citizen_Insane]

Can y'all believe we were only originally getting like 10 songs?

We went from tasting course to all out feast.

 

[sephi22]

But he clearly rushed this and did last minute changes which are questionable to say the least.

I'll accept it as is in the grand scheme of things, but in the fantasy world of my itunes I want what I feel is a better version.

I was only joking. Go ham. The release of this album was a trash heap on fire. Its the first time I've followed an album before its release and Mike Dean is the most famous inept person I've seen.

 

[FZZ]

Is this the biggest OT for an album in GAF history?

 

[EloquentM]

This is a god dream
This is a god dream
This is everrrryythhhhannng

 

[Lifejumper]

Is this the biggest OT for an album in GAF history?

What was TPAB?

 

[Baroquemantic]

Holy shit. Waves. Yo. YO. How the hell was this ever cut?

Bless you, Chance.

 

[Red_Man]

Can y'all believe we were only originally getting like 10 songs?

The first track list he showed was missing Ultralight Beams

That blows my mind. Same with Chance convincing him about Waves. Still really surprised Travis Scott isn't on here either.

 

[Afro Samurai]

F***, I'm impressed by Ultralight Beam! What is there to come?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

F***, I'm impressed by Ultralight Beam! What is there to come?

:3

dear sweet child.

 

[Squire]

Can y'all believe we were only originally getting like 10 songs?

That would've been weeeeiiirrrd.

Would've felt like a tease or something.

 

[Kaizer]

Fuck man, Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1 & 2 and Low Lights into Highlights:

 

[Lifejumper]

Cudi should only do features with kanye from now on.

 

[sephi22]

Freestyle 4 is kinda hard to listen to when inebriated if you get my drift

F***, I'm impressed by Ultralight Beam! What is there to come?

Ah I envy you. Please post your impressions as you go along. I wanna hear a new listener's impressions. Hold on to your butt.

 

[GamerJM]

Just got done listening. This shit's really good, one of the better Kanye albums.

Also this topic was hilarious. I was lurking the whole time and it made the album rollout amazing.

 

[Japanmanx3]

Desiigner sound just like Future, dang!

 

[Baroquemantic]

Fuck man, Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1 & 2 and Low Lights into Highlights:

Yep, all amazing.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Just finished Fade.

Yeah, this just hopped over MBDTF/808s as Kanye's absolute best. Three years of waiting, and goddamn was it worth every minute.

 

[Afro Samurai]

Freestyle 4 is kinda hard to listen to when inebriated if you get my drift


Ah I envy you. Please post your impressions as you go along. I wanna hear a new listener's impressions. Hold on to your butt.

It's a really good opener. I'll assume this is an album you can listen to again and again.

 

[Discotheque]

Cudi should only do features with kanye from now on.

forreal. it's the only time he makes good music imo.

 

[Swag]

I regret watching the Yeezy season 3 show, going into this blind must be quite an experience

 

[robotrock]

What track is Chris Brown on?

 

[EloquentM]

What track is Chris Brown on?

Waves

 

[Japanmanx3]

HOLYYYYYYYYYYYYY

WAVES! ARE YOU SERIOUS YE'?! YOU HAD TO BE CONVINCED TO PUT THIS ON THE ALBUM?!!!!!!

CHANCE KNOWS THAT WAVES DONT DIE!!!!!!

 

[Courage]

I can't imagine this album without Waves. Chance did us a solid.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

I finally listened to the whole damn thing. I haven't really read any opinions on it yet but I'm really, really curious to see how the response to this thing goes. It feels like a double album in terms of scope; I couldn't believe that I was already on Wolves when it hit. Overall I'm surprised at how cohesive it sounds given what a fucking mess the rollout and recording seems to have been. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely an album that's sort of all over the place, but it feels like controlled chaos rather than unfocused garbage.

The first half feels like a pretty straightforward happy and arrogant -> paranoid and anxious mood swing, and the second half (not literally "half," I guess, but everything after the interlude) feels like a bit of a career victory lap. In this sense Facts fits more than it did as a loosie, but it's still my least favorite track overall. It works though.

FML is the sterling highlight for me, followed closely by Ultra Light Beam and the beat switch on Famous. There are a lot of great moments though. Waves is very good, although I'm curious as to why Chance felt *that* strongly about it and what had to get changed "in the lab" given how simple it seems.

 

[Citizen_Insane]

I regret watching the Yeezy season 3 show, going into this blind must be quite an experience

Was honestly thinking the same thing. I mean all the hype and the madness has been crazy, but this album fresh would have destroyed me.

 

[GringoSuave89]

Cudi should only do features with kanye from now on.

Agreed. He's at his best working with Kanye. His hook just makes me smile so fucking huge.

 

[Spine_Ripper]

This fucking album is replayable as fuck. On listen 4

 

[EloquentM]

These samples though.

 

[sephi22]

The Waves -> FML Wombo Combo gets the Snoop Dogg 420 seal of approval.
Gat dayum

 

[mikefrails]

A Cudi album executive produced by Kanye needs to happen at least one more time.

 

[Vice]

.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

How long has Kanye been putting these songs together? Anyone know approximately when he started work on this album?

 

[Mortemis]

Cudi should only do features with kanye from now on.

I'd be cool if that's what his career ends up as

I regret watching the Yeezy season 3 show, going into this blind must be quite an experience

It's fucking amazing. Other than catching a short as snippet of one song and hearing the old wolves, I came in clean and I'm glad I did.

 

[Terrordactyl]

yeah, it's good, but definitely not his strongest.

2nd or 3rd best album. probably 3rd.

You can't even say that until you give it 20+ spins

 

[Doctor Ironic]

This is art. You don't mess with the creator's intent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_the_Author

 

[Spine_Ripper]

These samples though.

How can I find yoooou?
Who do I turn tooooo?

<3

 

[darkwing-buck]

lol wut

 

[robotrock]

There's a line on Wolves about leaving your fridge open and a friend taking a sandwich, I think.

Personally I like the new Wolves more than the old Wolves

 

[Raitosaito]

yeezy yeezy jump over jump man

 

[GringoSuave89]

A Cudi album executive produced by Kanye needs to happen at least one more time.

I'm game. Who do I throw my money at?

Thinking this is Kanye's best. 1st or 2nd, not too sure yet.