808's and Heartbreaks

is probably one of the greatest albums to drop this year.
it's up there with the Renaissance by Q-tip (which i totally consider album of the year), Seeing Sounds, Viva la Vida, and HOPEFULLY, when common's Album drops, Universal Mind Control. but that's just a prediction.
but 808's and Heartbreaks.
from the start, "Say You Will" is eerie and beautiful all at the same time. the chords are well put together and the beat is simple, yet effective. something that's prevelent a LOT in this album. especially when he lets this song's beat just ride out. and the words are pretty good. something expected of Kanye and something he delivers this whole record.
Then we move to "welcome to heartache" where he has Kid Cudi sing the hook. And no offense to Kanye, but having someone on the album who can actually sing without the autotune is refreshing. lol Love the strings in this. but honestly, it's a really sad outlook on his life.
"Dad cracked a joke, all the kids laughed,
But I couldn’t here him all the way in first-class...
Chased the good-life all my life long.
Look back on my life, all my life gone.
Where did I go wrong?"
Then after that we have "HEARTLESS" which is so HARD for NO reason at all. lol well of course there is a reason. the lyrics, the hook, the beat, that bass. everything screams hit for Kanye. i can't wait til this single drops. it's that crack people.
"Amazing" ft. Jeezy is pretty hard. Kanye knows how to take out all the extra stuff and make a simple beat that's hard as the dickens!! ridiculous. Jeezy brings it on this one.
"Love Lockdown" everybody should've heard by now. either you hate it or you love it, or you INITIALLY hate it and then it grows on ya. i'm the ladder. the drums are off the chain to me and after he came with the final version, i'm ok with it. i like it. :) i wasn't feelin that unfinished version. i thought that was straight TRASH. lol but this one is ok.
and ohhhh "PARANOID" is definitely a favorite. the chords in this are so SWEET. i love the electronic feel to it. it's really 80's. i find it funny that all the futuristic sounding stuff reminds me of the 80's. haha i guess they were ahead of their time. love it. Mr. Hudson is on this track. never heard of him, but i guess he adds a sort of gritty ghetto nigga singin edge to it. lol that's all i see he adds. so every ignint nigga hearin this song can sing along and not feel like they can't sing. ya know?? haha
"ROBOCOP!!!" that's the baddest song on this album to me right now. idk dude. lol the strings, the beat switchin between this pretty orchestrated feel to this hard gritty feel is really tight to me. lyrics are tight. not really feelin kanye singing at the VERY end, but it's all good. good song.
"Street Lights" is really chill. i like the lyrics and the feel of the song. the is the 808's and HEARTBREAKS cd so this song as well is kind of sad. but it's really cool. another "Love Lockdown" in the way that it had to grow on me. i skipped it initially, but it's a good track.
"Bad News" is another sad track. really nice chords and simple beat, but the lyrics are pretty sad. your typical heartbreak situation.
"People will talk
Like its old news.
I played it off and act like i already knew...
Let me ask you
how long have you known too?
You played it off and act like he's brand new.
When you decide to break the rules?
Cuz i just heard some real bad news..."
i like how the beat rides out to the strings at the end. really nice.
"See You in My Nightmares" is the song that sort of strikes back at this heartbreak. it's Kanye and Wayne basically sayin "why did you do this to me? well w/e cuz i'm done wit yo busted a ANYways. Ho."
the beat is hardcore simple but gets me so HYPE. i guess that has to do with Kanye and Weezy's performances on this track. but not a bad beat. really tight beat. hardcore lyrics and feel to it from Yeezy and Weezy.
and the last track, "Coldest Winter" sort of comes to terms with the fact that loneliness sucks. especially when it's cold. lol love it. not alot of autotune here, but it works really well. people say that this is another "Love Lockdown" track, but this one i got immedeatly. i'm Lovin it. love the scratch sound effect. love the drums. love the progression of the song. the dynamics are great.

so basically, that's my take on the album.
check it out. you might be pleasantly surprised.
only bad thing is Kanye won't be able to perform any of these songs well live. haha
another thing i love...
no CURSING.
haha i just like it when people can make a point and move people without having to cuss every 5 seconds. not saying i don't listen to that music and like it, cuz i do. i'm just sayin it's pleasant.
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