Kanye West Rollingstone: Will Waves Be Kanyes first disappointing album?

Started by Immy, Feb 2, 2016, in Kanye West Add to Reading List

  1. swr
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    swr

    Feb 2, 2016
    Ignoring all the doubts for this album, as we hardly have any idea what it will sounds like / who make the final track list.
    Were people worried when Kanye announced he was releasing an album full of nothing but singing and autotune? yes.
    Were people worried when MBDTF had several different tracklists leak? Or when they found out most of the songs that made the cut had already been released in some form? Yup.
    Were people worried when Kanye announced he was releasing an album called Yeezus? And that it was still being recorded and reworked up to the point of release. You bet.
    So I'm really not worried until I hear the final product. All of this is all part of the experience of the album's roll out and I've only enjoyed it.
     
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  2. Fazers
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    Feb 2, 2016
    mbdtf
    yeezus
    shmg/swish/waves
    808s
    late
    college
    grad
     
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  3. ArthurDW
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    Feb 3, 2016
    Yeah maybe Kanye is taking all the elements of his other albums to make his final one, the album of life.
     
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  4. SHUDEYE
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    Feb 3, 2016
    I'm starting to think he's allowing all this uncertainty to happen. I think it's all part of a plan. This is the first time I've actively followed the hype around a Kanye album and I'm starting to think everything has been intentional.
     
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    SHUDEYE Kerser is the sickest.

    Feb 3, 2016
    I just can't see him being as unorganized as some are implying.
     
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  6. Riley
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    Feb 3, 2016
    Decent article, but lol @ "this album may s---, i mean the 4 songs that we've heard so far are great, but yeah no, it might s---"
     
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  7. Slyk
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    Feb 3, 2016
    ye likely only places mbdtf second cuz nikki had the best verse on that album...guy is an egotistical maniac.
     
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  8. Slyk
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    Slyk God made a prophet.

    Feb 3, 2016
    i agree with everything this article is attempting to say, but also back it up with the fact that ye's been really really stroking his own ego pre-anybody-listening, he's changed the album title several times now (indicative of him struggling to find his sound), and his focuses are elsewhere rn (fashion, family, looking in the mirror, etc.)...ye would love to step away from the game for a while and do fashion full time, but he can't because he's been struggling with fashion -- a big reason for him putting out music right now is to remain in the public eye and to keep his name up.

    i think people are gonna be quick to praise his album just because it's kanye, and whatever kanye puts out has to be goat...but once that wears off, people gonna be feuding determining just how low on the discography list waves is gonna fit.
     
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  9. Little Nigga Jimmy
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    Feb 3, 2016
    whoa whoa, wait.......is this confirmed?
     
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  10. Little Nigga Jimmy
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    Feb 3, 2016
    Even Pitchfork worried and they ride Ye the hardest
     
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  11. Little Nigga Jimmy
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    No more parties in L Ayy doe
     
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  12. Little Nigga Jimmy
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    Feb 3, 2016
    tbh i didn't really connect with MBDTF like that and would prefer 808s over it too
     
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  13. I FEEL LIKE TRUMP
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    Feb 3, 2016
    Im just thinking if Ye is hyping this album up as much as he is.. It better be that good otherwise it will be embarrassing as h---..
     
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  14. I FEEL LIKE TRUMP
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    Feb 3, 2016
    I don't think he announced 808s like that tho... lol
     
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  15. Bojack
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    Feb 3, 2016
    Its pointless to state smthing like that when you havent heard the whole thing
     
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    Feb 3, 2016
    which area did you disagree with?
     
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  17. Thad Castle
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    Thad Castle dafuq u sayin

    Feb 3, 2016
    f--- t3H hayd3rS
     
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    Views New nikka, just new nikka

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  19. The Scientist
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    This was a great read, very interesting. But I've learned to never doubt Kanye.
     
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  20. DKC
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    Feb 3, 2016
    Good piece but such a clickbaity title that doesn't even fit with what the author is arguing.

    Real Frienda is great, NMPILA is great, but so far FADE is the only song that gave me the same feeling that hearing New Slaves or Stronger or Jesus Walks or Runaway for the first time did. And we haven't even heard the full CDQ version.
     
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