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[Japanmanx3]

2009 cudi

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And Street Lights is the penultimate of 808's for me.

 

[victreeb3l]

The album peaks with that beat switch in On Sight. It's all downhill from there.

Spoiler

Only half joking

Only Kanye can take such a dope sample and spend only 10 seconds on it. I love how its extended during his performances though.

 

[Citizen_Insane]

Besides Fade, most excited for High Lights. Every Lights song he makes is incredible.

Biggest regret in my life is that he didn't play Flashing Lights when I saw him. That's in my top 3 Ye songs.

 

[NotLiquid]

Sonically speaking Yeezus is fantastic but in terms of lyrical content I really don't care for it - or rather I don't care for the level of self-indulgence Kanye has embraced. It did introduce me to Gesaffelstein though and Hold My Liquor is fucking fantastic. On Sight and I Am A God ain't bad either, the former is a daring opener.

 

[Feel the Swift]

Anyway, personal fave 808 songs right now are prob Street Lights, Coldest Winter, Heartless but hard to go wrong with any of it (except maybe Amazing, which imo doesn't really fit as well). It's magnificent and perfect to listen to right now probably.

I think Jeezy's energy just doesn't fit, the song itself is fine.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Most underrated track is Robocop. It's Kanye's Disney song.

Yep

 

[CrazyShady]

Counting down the hours until we get to listen in all it's glory.

Funny enough I actually guessed the album title while joking around with my brother. After going through a hundred tweets and seeing a lot of guesses starting with "The Life Of..." we joked about it being The Life of Pablo.

Pablo being Pablo Sanchez of the Backyard Sports games. We laughed and moved on totally dismissing it. Really like how he's drawing comparisons to Picasso, Escobar, Neruda.

Extremely pumped for the album.

 

[Dabanton]

Yeah I didn't like 808s when it landed but that album is magnificent.

Didn't Kanye turn out that album rather quickly?

 

[Doctor Decimate]

If only Robocop would lose those damn strings

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Yeah I didn't like 808s when it landed but that album is magnificent.

Didn't Kanye turn out that album rather quickly?

Under a year, yeah, if I remember right.

 

[CrazyShady]

Yeah I didn't like 808s when it landed but that album is magnificent.

Didn't Kanye turn out that album rather quickly?

Felt the exact same way about Yeezus. Wasn't ready for how different it sounded. Absolutely adore it. 808s clicked with me immediately and it's always been in heavy rotation since.

 

[victreeb3l]

The strings on Robocop are great

 

[cb1115]

release date is now 2/12

so probably whenever iTunes updates tonight

 

[ZeroMaverick]

Love Lockdown does deserve some credit tho. When that shit dropped it blew my fucking mind. Still sounds fresh as hell today. Drake's made a career out of that song and Heartless.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who sees this lol

 

[Prototype Viktor]

That's what I love about it. The fact that he can make harsh electronic noise into music with On Sight shows me how he sees music differently than everyone. Goooddd, when that beat kicks in. I had the biggest smile on my face the first time.

Only in Rap, because if you listen to EDM it ain't nothing out of the ordinary yet still good

 

[Diprosalic]

Only in Rap, because if you listen to EDM it ain't nothing out of the ordinary yet still good

EDM is not music.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

release date is now 2/12

so probably whenever iTunes updates tonight

I'll be late for that, baby I'll wait for that
If you had a taste of that, you'd probably pay for that
I'm comin in when I feel like
To turn this muh'fucker up only if it feels right
I'll be late for that, I can't wait for that
I think I was made for that
So I'm comin in when I feel like
To turn this muh'fucker up only if it feels right

EDM is not music.

Fuck out of here with that shit and ya stereotypes

 

[victreeb3l]

The 808s thread on GAF was great. I loved some of the leaked tracks better than the studio versions. I listened to the synth version of Welcome to Heartbreak for the longest time before finally giving into the album version. They give off different vibes though. Piano sounds sadder.

 

[Squalor]

release date is now 2/12

so probably whenever iTunes updates tonight

GOOD Friday.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

EDM is not music.

Get. Out.

 

[Citizen_Insane]

Only in Rap, because if you listen to EDM it ain't nothing out of the ordinary yet still good

imo EDM is a lot more instantly approachable than On Sight is on first listen. But I get what you're saying. I'm more trip-hop and stuff like Jamie xx than straight EDM when it comes to the electronic music scale. :]

 

[Syntsui]

release date is now 2/12

so probably whenever iTunes updates tonight

FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.

 

[BlackGhost]

GOOD Friday.

Fuuuuuuuck, we not getting it till Monday then.

 

[Citizen_Insane]

release date is now 2/12

so probably whenever iTunes updates tonight

:[

 

[enzo_gt]

release date is now 2/12

so probably whenever iTunes updates tonight

This is kind of suspect, what site is this dude even looking at?

 

[chaislip3]

So 11pm est tonight, then?

 

[sti4thewin]

Wait is the album stream still going up at 1pm today?

 

[cb1115]

This is kind of suspect, what site is this dude even looking at?

looks like the official pre-order site that only stayed up for about an hour

 

[Anth0ny]

as long as it's out at midnight tonight, we good

and they're streaming the album during the stream, right? it's not just going to be the fashion stuff?

 

[PBY]

as long as it's out at midnight tonight, we good

and they're streaming the album during the stream, right? it's not just going to be the fashion stuff?

Correct, they've confirmed this.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

"You know, Yeezy, we really are The Life of Pablo."

 

[Prototype Viktor]

imo EDM is a lot more instantly approachable than On Sight is on first listen. But I get what you're saying. I'm more trip-hop and stuff like Jamie xx than straight EDM when it comes to the electronic music scale. :]

The open face of EDM is approachable but the genre is far to broad and a lot of sub-genres will always be below the surface

Shlohmo will make something like this then switch up to this or this trap-ish nonsense because they weave in and out of all the EDM genres whenever they fill like

 

[Spine_Ripper]

The strings on Robocop are great

The Hollywood Bowl version of the track has the drums come in midway and there's new arrangements (AND A FUCKING FLUTE). This version is amazing. So glad I went

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFKEFeLHCJo

 

[victreeb3l]

The Hollywood Bowl version of the track has the drums come in midway and there's new arrangements (AND A FUCKING FLUTE). This version is amazing. So glad I went

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFKEFeLHCJo

The live version sounds magical. Damn I wish I was able to go to this.

 

[hughesta]

Bad News is my favorite on 808s. Such a beautiful, sad song.

 

[Tatsumi Oga]

Welcome to Heartbreak is fantastic. Absolutely love the production there. I do believe though that if he had toned down with the autotune on that cd it could have been an even better album. Or maybe not.

Anyway, is there a direct link to the Kanye stream?

 

[torre_avenue]

That's what I love about it. The fact that he can make harsh electronic noise into music with On Sight shows me how he sees music differently than everyone. Goooddd, when that beat kicks in. I had the biggest smile on my face the first time.

Fact of the matter is, Kanye and Daft Punk always without a doubt create the dopest shit together, and it saddens me we'll never get a full EP of stuff they collaborated on.

God when those TNGHT drums kick in on Blood on The Leaves, they just sound so filthy and distorted I love it. Plus, For anyone who cares, Nicolas Jaar did a great remix of Blood on the Leaves that unfortunately gets drowned out by a voiceover, but you can still here the great stuff on it.

The whole album is just full of those great electronic moments that make it one of my top 3 albums.

 

[Kurt Angle]

EDM is not music.

your mum is not music

 

[Fancy Clown]

watch the album come out and it's actually just called "so help me god" again

 

[Citizen_Insane]

watch the album come out and it's actually just called "so help me god" again

good ass job finally gettin released after all

 

[chaislip3]

Father Stretch My Hands lyrics

"I cried writing this. I love my Dad."

 

[Courage]

Damn that song is gonna be heartbreaking.

 

[victreeb3l]

There wasnt a studio version of Pinocchio Story, was there?

 

[FZZ]

Father Stretch My Hands lyrics

"I cried writing this. I love my Dad."

 

[EloquentM]

The hype is killing me.

 

[hughesta]

Father Stretch My Hands lyrics

"I cried writing this. I love my Dad."

This album's gonna be good.

 

[chaislip3]

And if that snippet with Cudi is actually FSMH, god damn. God damn.

 

[Koko]

And if that snippet with Cudi is actually FSMH, god damn. God damn.

That snippet is/was waves no?

 

[chaislip3]

That snippet is/was waves no?

This one?

I know there was another one that we all thought was Waves. This is from a studio session a few weeks back.

 

[Stabby McSter]

what why would it release 2/12 if you can listen to it today

makes no sense