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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 29, 2021 14:49:25 GMT -5
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Post by rihannabiggestfan on Aug 29, 2021 15:19:31 GMT -5
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Post by Dylan :) on Aug 29, 2021 16:06:36 GMT -5
This reminds me of when everyone thought that this was John Legend
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Post by trustypepper on Aug 29, 2021 17:04:31 GMT -5
To think that I used to get so excited for new Kanye music, even up through the "ye" era. He has just completely lost my interest.
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 29, 2021 17:34:07 GMT -5
Beautiful album. Definitely his best post-Yeezus.
I can do without New Again, Tell The Vision and the second part of Jesus Is Lord at the end, but those aside it’s a great vibe throughout.
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 29, 2021 17:34:56 GMT -5
It’s there now. Wikipedia said DaBaby’s manager didn’t clear it in time but who knows.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 30, 2021 13:01:47 GMT -5
The song was always available from what I saw. Kanye's such a stunt queen.
In other news, HDD is currently projecting this to open with 300k SPS.
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Post by Koochie on Aug 30, 2021 15:18:17 GMT -5
It’s there now. Wikipedia said DaBaby’s manager didn’t clear it in time but who knows. Kanye himself confirmed this on Instagram. I haven't listened, but if it's anything like his last album sonically or topically I don't want anything to do with it. The single most overrated artist of my generation.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2021 15:27:19 GMT -5
The single most overrated artist of my generation. People confuse controversy with artistry. Involving Marilyn Manson and DaBaby to promote your album? Kanye is a POS and his music sucks. Cannot believe how many people still support him.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Aug 30, 2021 15:29:26 GMT -5
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Post by Carlitoz on Aug 30, 2021 15:49:58 GMT -5
So has anybody here heard the album yet? I don't see any personal reviews yet. Maybe there are not many big fans on Pulse. He had me FULLY on board with Twisted Fantasy and Yeezus, but that was 10 and 8 years ago respectively. I kind of lost interest after that. And of course his persona is difficult to deal with too... I wonder if this new album gets close at all to his best albums.
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Post by Koochie on Aug 30, 2021 16:04:11 GMT -5
The single most overrated artist of my generation. People confuse controversy with artistry. A lot of people probably think liking Kanye constitutes a personality, yes, but I think just as many find him entertaining, and that's where it begins and ends. Which is fine, I don't really care what other people think about him personally and I'm not trying to like collectively drag the thread here (I'd say most here fall into the latter group). "I Love It" was good stupid fun and he's still very much capable, but I can't decide if this whole Christs' Disciple cosplay is just offensive or unintentionally hilarious. Maybe both. I just don't... get it. MBDTF was the last time I drank the kool-aid but man did he fall off after that.
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 30, 2021 16:13:26 GMT -5
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Aug 30, 2021 18:20:57 GMT -5
Ion know wtf he put in "Believe What I Say" but holy shit I can't stop playing it.
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Post by willapted33 on Aug 30, 2021 19:12:09 GMT -5
well this is his best since deleted, probably around my 6th-7th favourite Kanye album overall. it's shockingly consistent considering its length & the amount of tracks lol, plus the overly religious lyrics weren't an annoyance this time, & the production was stunning throughout. i'd give a slight edge to Tyler for my aoty but this is second currently.
favourites: come to life, hurricane, believe what i say, moon, off the grid, jesus lord & jail
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Post by Mayman on Aug 30, 2021 19:56:36 GMT -5
My top 5 right now is: 1. Jesus Lord 2. Jail 3. Hurricane 4. Off The Grid 5. Believe What I Say
I'm really enjoying the album though. I'm trying to figure out where I would place it when ranking his discography.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Aug 30, 2021 20:54:43 GMT -5
I mean, it's Kanye and I stanned pretty hard until TLOP, which is where he really started to lose me. He has had flashes of greatness since then, but nothing consistently since Yeezus and even THAT album was polarizing. A release of me used to compel me to listen immediately and the last few, I'm like ah, I'll get around to it. I'm still stuck on Billie, Halsey, Olivia, and some others to really devote my full attention to this right now, anyway. LOL at the critical scores though. I died @ a score of 0 from The Independent or whatever. Like...that is so dramatic. This isn't Tetrashi 69.
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Post by rihannabiggestfan on Aug 30, 2021 21:52:11 GMT -5
"Beyond all else, perhaps, think of this zero as the massive bedazzled orifice out of which our hero(ine) has spawned a new era of popular culture" teas
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 31, 2021 1:54:33 GMT -5
Pitchfork gave 6.0 they finally get it
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 31, 2021 2:12:15 GMT -5
There’s a decent album in this somewhere.
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Post by adamalterlago on Aug 31, 2021 2:13:36 GMT -5
There is a really strong 10-12 track album here tbh. I find myself revisiting during my workout. It’s crazy - this guy is loco but I still tune into him musically because he is a fixture of our generation and I know that I will either loathe or love the sounds he comes up w. Im here for the music - not lyrics - as a producer. Sonically, it’s pretty strong. Lyrically, bleh. At least I turned the feed off when I saw him bring out Manson and DaBaby last week. DaBaby, as repulsive as his words were, I can kinda see Kanye giving him a moment to speak on it but Manson - absolutely disgusting. That’s what’s frustrating with Kanye - he wants to promote his faith, Christianity and sacredness of his daughters futures as women - and then brings out a rapist on stage.
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Post by Enigma. on Aug 31, 2021 5:50:52 GMT -5
Hasn't he always been a one big misogynist though? Is there a single moment he has supported women in the biz since the early beginnings of his career?
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Post by Mike on Aug 31, 2021 6:11:36 GMT -5
Hasn't he always been a one big misogynist though? Is there a single moment he has supported women in the biz since the early beginnings of his career? Beyonce no?!
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Post by felipe on Aug 31, 2021 9:16:18 GMT -5
I really like this. Probably his best since TLOP.
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Post by Koochie on Aug 31, 2021 12:18:15 GMT -5
I mean, it's Kanye and I stanned pretty hard until TLOP, which is where he really started to lose me. He has had flashes of greatness since then, but nothing consistently since Yeezus and even THAT album was polarizing. A release of me used to compel me to listen immediately and the last few, I'm like ah, I'll get around to it. I'm still stuck on Billie, Halsey, Olivia, and some others to really devote my full attention to this right now, anyway. LOL at the critical scores though. I died @ a score of 0 from The Independent or whatever. Like...that is so dramatic. This isn't Tetrashi 69. The tea here Honestly I kinda forgot about TLOP, I thought that album was kinda decent actually. Nothing worth getting excited over, but I'll take back what I said about MBDTF being the last time I cared. "Fade" was like the single most interesting thing he'd done in years.
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Aug 31, 2021 13:36:29 GMT -5
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Post by felipe on Aug 31, 2021 16:47:58 GMT -5
How does it compare to his recent releases? It must be his biggest opening in a long time.
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 31, 2021 17:23:44 GMT -5
How does it compare to his recent releases? It must be his biggest opening in a long time. If it holds, it’ll be his biggest solo opening since MBDTF debuted with 496k and if collaborations count then the biggest since WTT entered with 436k. Yeezus did 327k in its first week.
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Post by felipe on Aug 31, 2021 19:20:06 GMT -5
Wow. So his biggest opening in 10 years.
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Post by rihannabiggestfan on Aug 31, 2021 19:37:23 GMT -5
Tho to be fair, the launch of The Life of deleted was an absolute mess. So it wasn't eligible to chart until like 2 months after release? 🗿 Tidal (especially Tidal exclusives) is so messy. Wonder what the opening sales would have been under normal circumstances
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