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Kanye West presents Yeezus |OT| #YeezySeason Approaches

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SKINNER!

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First time hearing it today and thought it was really bad. Hated how the autotune/vocoder in the outro of New Slaves completely spoils the soulful moment I adored when I first heard the song (maybe it did already have it but I couldn't hear it because it wasn't CDQ). Bound 2 sounds rushed. The album didn't instantly click to me like MBDTF.

After second, third listen through I began accepting and enjoying the above tracks. Love Blood on the Leaves and Bound 2 too. Still not feelin' the other tracks. Will give it a few more listens.
 
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Bowser

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shorty_symd said:
First time hearing it today and thought it was really bad. Hated how the autotune/vocoder in the outro of New Slaves completely spoils the soulful moment I adored when I first heard the song (maybe it did already have it but I couldn't hear it because it wasn't CDQ). Bound 2 sounds rushed. The album didn't instantly click to me like MBDTF.

After second, third listen through I began accepting and enjoying the above tracks. Love Blood on the Leaves and Bound 2 too. Still not feelin' the other tracks. Will give it a few more listens.
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Album definitely seems to be a grower for most people (although personally I loved most of the songs on first listen)
 
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Kaizer

Banned
Gorillaz said:
Bound 2 is still my fav its almost like a positive end to the sad album. Kind of like what gorillaz did with the demon days track on the Demon Days LP

Edit:yea it is a tease to people wanting a college dropout 2 lol
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caesar said:
Bound 2 sounds like a big fuck you/shout out to all the people who wanted college dropout 2. Love it
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Its funny for me though, because I used to be one of those people that wanted Ye to return to his College Dropout sound at one point. I mean the odd song or two isn't bad, like "See Me Now" or "White Dress" from The Man With The Iron Fists, but I'm not liking Bound 2 that much.

It's almost like a regression. Now that I've seen this new sound from him, I don't want the old Ye at all, give me 20 more "I Am A God" and "New Slaves" if you have them. TCD was good music for the time it came out in and is still good today. But this is a new era, new sounds, new influences, different point of career/life, etc. "Two Words" still goes hard as hell to me and probably in my top 3 Ye songs, that track was so raw the first time I heard it.
 
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Def Jukie

Member
Is it just me or does Kanye say sports bar rather than sports bra?

Anyway, enjoying this album quite a bit even though it feels slightly rushed and I could do with less guest vocals and autotuning.
 
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cdyhybrid

Member
Kaizer said:
Its funny for me though, because I used to be one of those people that wanted Ye to return to his College Dropout sound at one point. I mean the odd song or two isn't bad, like "See Me Now" or "White Dress" from The Man With The Iron Fists, but I'm not liking Bound 2 that much.

It's almost like a regression. Now that I've seen this new sound from him, I don't want the old Ye at all, give me 20 more "I Am A God" and "New Slaves" if you have them. TCD was good music for the time it came out in and is still good today. But this is a new era, new sounds, new influences, different point of career/life, etc. "Two Words" still goes hard as hell to me and probably in my top 3 Ye songs, that track was so raw the first time I heard it.
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Same here, CD is my favorite Ye album but that was from a different time. It's a different world now, gotta evolve and move forward.
 
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jon bones

hot hot hanuman-on-man action
did justin vernons bit on "i'm in it" get changed? is the kanye part where he says i'm in it over his singing new or has it always been there?
 
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enzo_gt

tagged by Blackace
I swear every time I listen to Blood on the Leaves I think it's about Consequence until he starts with the Molly stuff.
 
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andymcc

Banned
overcast said:
When I hear this album I don't think of it as rushed. Regardless of how long it took to make it.
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for it being as impeccably sequenced and devoid of fat as it is, i could care less if it is rushed. thank god it doesn't have out-of-place skits or interludes.
 
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double jump

you haven't lived until a random little kid ask you "how do you make love".
this ye's worst album. while worth it for bs, ns, and im in it i find the album in its entirety is getting worse with every listen. glad others are enjoying it though.
 
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Kad5

Member
jon bones said:
808s rated lower than Graduation is a travesty
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It's because when you listen to Kanye you aren't usually expecting a synth pop/electropop album. That might haven thrown a lot of people off but for an electronic pop album it's pretty good i'd say.
 
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DominoKid

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Grantland did 2 great pieces on the album today
Yeezus, Take the Wheel
The Book of Yeezus: A Song-by-Song Analysis of Kanye West's New Album


Blearth said:
CD- 87
LR- 85
Grad- 79
808s- 75
MBDTF- 94
Yeezus- 86 (so far)

Is there any doubt that Kanye is the GOAT?
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Nope.
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caesar

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Blearth said:
CD- 87
LR- 85
Grad- 79
808s- 75
MBDTF- 94
Yeezus- 86 (so far)

Is there any doubt that Kanye is the GOAT?
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http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9395729/kanye-west-yeezus-fatherhood

"Yeezus is a pornographic, self-indulgent, self-parodying, incisive, funny, sickening, and (yes) brilliant unpacking of West's pre-fatherhood self. The most singular and stunning entry yet in the most singular and stunning discography for any pop artist in the 21st century — it's not even close, really — Yeezus amounts to a no-holds-barred accounting of who Kanye West must now protect his family from: Kanye West. It took months for him to make; it may take a lifetime for him to live down."

In a nutshell.
 
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f0rk

Member
caesar said:
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9395729/kanye-west-yeezus-fatherhood

"Yeezus is a pornographic, self-indulgent, self-parodying, incisive, funny, sickening, and (yes) brilliant unpacking of West's pre-fatherhood self. The most singular and stunning entry yet in the most singular and stunning discography for any pop artist in the 21st century — it's not even close, really — Yeezus amounts to a no-holds-barred accounting of who Kanye West must now protect his family from: Kanye West. It took months for him to make; it may take a lifetime for him to live down."

In a nutshell.
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Should take these quotes to the why do people hate kanye thread
 
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jon bones

hot hot hanuman-on-man action
caesar said:
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9395729/kanye-west-yeezus-fatherhood

"Yeezus is a pornographic, self-indulgent, self-parodying, incisive, funny, sickening, and (yes) brilliant unpacking of West's pre-fatherhood self. The most singular and stunning entry yet in the most singular and stunning discography for any pop artist in the 21st century — it's not even close, really — Yeezus amounts to a no-holds-barred accounting of who Kanye West must now protect his family from: Kanye West. It took months for him to make; it may take a lifetime for him to live down."

In a nutshell.
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that's a great summary of the album
 
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MThanded

I Was There! Official L Receiver 2/12/2016
People want a return to old kanye and I have a feeling we will see some more mellow stuff in his next work. I have a feeling him having a new daughter may change his outlook on life and art.

Time will tell. The musings of a man. That Grantland article is great.
 
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EightBitNate

Member
The only somg I'm not a big fan of right now is "I am a God", but I can totally understand why some would like this. It's just too hardcore for me I guess.
 
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Mistle

Member
Mistle said:
I just finished remixing Black Skinhead to include the "Wolf of Wall Street" parts. It now is much closer to the SNL version production wise. Screams at the start, drums through the start of the build up, and a riser during the build up too. I also adjusted the screams in the chorus to sound more "full", as I felt the album versions were lacking.

This was kind of just a personal project, not intended to replace the original. I've never done this sort of thing before, so it mightn't be that good. I think it came out ok though!

https://soundcloud.com/sabbz22/black-skinhead-wolf-street-mix
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Just quoting this in case people didn't see it! :D
 
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