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Post by Ty on Sept 1, 2021 0:14:19 GMT -5
Pitchfork gave 6.0 they finally get it They're actually the kinder reviewer this time around. This album is 51/100 (based on 13 reviews) on Metacritic now. The Independent (UK) gave it 0 stars.
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Post by think pink. on Sept 1, 2021 1:27:27 GMT -5
This album is just entirely too long for me to sit through. I gave up half way.
Like where do artists get off with making these long ass albums? Lol. I donโt have the time! Not to mention it makes the album a bloated mess. Cap it at 12 and go!.
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Post by Enigma. on Sept 1, 2021 10:19:49 GMT -5
The US chart system rewards the artists for having more tracks, that's why.
It's the opposite in the UK where anything over 12 tracks doesn't count.
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Post by think pink. on Sept 1, 2021 14:28:09 GMT -5
The US chart system rewards the artists for having more tracks, that's why. I know. But I also feel like it can do the artist a disservice. Casual fans/listeners are not gonna want to sit through these long albums.
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Post by Choco on Sept 1, 2021 14:36:25 GMT -5
I have never heard an album of over 20 songs that couldn't have been trimmed to a stronger set of 12. Even the recent Fearless re-release felt overlong, but at least that was by design (included leftover tracks that didn't make the original).
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Post by think pink. on Sept 1, 2021 16:07:19 GMT -5
I have never heard an album of over 20 songs that couldn't have been trimmed to a stronger set of 12. Even the recent Fearless re-release felt overlong, but at least that was by design (included leftover tracks that didn't make the original). Right? So many albums that couldโve been perfect or even better had they just cut the fat and kept it at 11/12 tracks.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 1, 2021 19:02:19 GMT -5
I have never heard an album of over 20 songs that couldn't have been trimmed to a stronger set of 12. Even the recent Fearless re-release felt overlong, but at least that was by design (included leftover tracks that didn't make the original). For me, it really depends on the artist. Some of my favorite artists' albums' are too short (Mariah's "Caution" comes to mind) and leave me wanting more. I think Halsey's recent album is another example of an album that seems to breeze by. But, NO one, in their right mind, can sit and listen to almost 2 hours of present-day Kanye. Hell, I would argue that even some of his best work was a few songs too long, so wtf is this?
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Post by ๐ฏ๐ฒ lucy88 ๐ฏ๐ฒ on Sept 2, 2021 21:34:42 GMT -5
at a cartoon character giving out reviews!
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Post by Caviar on Sept 2, 2021 22:18:46 GMT -5
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Post by circadian on Sept 2, 2021 23:35:33 GMT -5
I'm expecting a Peppa diss track next time around
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 3, 2021 0:00:23 GMT -5
Peppa flexed so hard on Ye. I need to check this bih out.
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Post by Glove Slap on Sept 3, 2021 12:50:14 GMT -5
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Post by felipe on Sept 3, 2021 20:40:15 GMT -5
This album is just entirely too long for me to sit through. I gave up half way. Like where do artists get off with making these long ass albums? Lol. I donโt have the time! Not to mention it makes the album a bloated mess. Cap it at 12 and go!. I agree the album is long but no one had to sit through an album and listen to it all at once. I think one of the good things about streaming is that if you only like 12 tracks from the album, you can make your own playlist with those 12 tracks and never listen to the other ones again.
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Post by felipe on Sept 3, 2021 20:43:19 GMT -5
The US chart system rewards the artists for having more tracks, that's why. Does it? You can have 40 tracks on your album but if no one wants to hear it the "chart system" won't reward you at all.
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Post by Waveyโจ๏ธ on Sept 3, 2021 22:40:13 GMT -5
327k sold according to HITS.
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Post by Enigma. on Sept 4, 2021 2:00:31 GMT -5
The US chart system rewards the artists for having more tracks, that's why. Does it? You can have 40 tracks on your album but if no one wants to hear it the "chart system" won't reward you at all. Obviously if one has 15 album tracks getting 100k streams/daily, it's better than 5 tracks getting that number. Sour has 5 "high profile" tracks and 6 tracks not getting so much traction. Donda has 3 bigger tracks and probably 24 tracks left as a regular album tracks. If we think the Donda album tracks will collect 100k streams/track on Spotify in November, it means 2.4 million Spotify streams daily. To get that same number, the tracks on Sour would need to collect 400k streams daily.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 4, 2021 13:56:29 GMT -5
Best song on the album that ainโt on the album.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Sept 4, 2021 16:51:04 GMT -5
Regarding "Life of the Party", Andre 3000 issued the following statement about his role on what became a diss track. "A few weeks ago Kanye reached out about me being a part of the Donda album. I was inspired by his idea to make a musical tribute to his mom. It felt appropriate to me to support the Donda concept by referencing my own mother, who passed away in 2013. We both share that loss. I thought it was a beautiful choice to make a clean album but, unfortunately, I didn't know that was the plan before I wrote and recorded my verse. It was clear to me that an edited 'clean' format of the verse would not work without having the raw, original also available. So, sadly, I had to be omitted from the original album release.
The track I received and wrote to didn't have the diss verse on it and we were hoping to make a more focused offering for the Donda album but I guess things happen like they are supposed to. It's unfortunate that it was released in this way and two artists that I love are going back and forth. I wanted to be on Certified Lover Boy too. I just want to work with people that inspire me. Hopefully I can work with Kendrick on his album. I'd love to work with Lil' Baby, Tyler and Jay-Z. I respect them all."
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Post by felipe on Sept 5, 2021 8:14:55 GMT -5
Does it? You can have 40 tracks on your album but if no one wants to hear it the "chart system" won't reward you at all. Obviously if one has 15 album tracks getting 100k streams/daily, it's better than 5 tracks getting that number. Sour has 5 "high profile" tracks and 6 tracks not getting so much traction. Donda has 3 bigger tracks and probably 24 tracks left as a regular album tracks. If we think the Donda album tracks will collect 100k streams/track on Spotify in November, it means 2.4 million Spotify streams daily. To get that same number, the tracks on Sour would need to collect 400k streams daily. Yeah, I know what you mean. But there must still be interest though. It's not like any act can get people to listen to their 2-hour album. If Kanye is big enough to make people listen to his 27 tracks, maybe the charts should reflect that.
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Post by Waveyโจ๏ธ on Oct 19, 2021 18:14:03 GMT -5
Fbdjidkskssjss Ye cracks me tf up.
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Post by SHOOTER on Nov 23, 2021 14:17:59 GMT -5
5 Grammy noms:
Donda (Album of the Year; Best Rap Album) Hurricane (Best Melodic Rap Performance) Jail (Best Rap Song) MONTERO (Album of the Year)
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Post by Clode on Jan 13, 2022 17:45:36 GMT -5
Ye (Kanye West) was involved in an altercation with a fan at around 3:00 AM today in LA, He is now currently under investigation for Battery as a result of this incident.
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Post by Waveyโจ๏ธ on Jan 14, 2022 7:56:41 GMT -5
Did anyone get a backstory? TMZ has been on Ye's head for a while.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 15, 2022 4:15:59 GMT -5
Spoiler because the cover is disturbing AF.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 15, 2022 5:38:00 GMT -5
Kanye is headlining Coachella. I'm equal parts intrigued and terrified. His Sunday Service was the best part of Coachella 2019, so I'll give him a chance again.
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Spoiler because the cover is disturbing AF. OH. MY. GOD.
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