808s and Heartbreak

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Time for a Kanye thread! I'm not utterly convinced by about 75% of the autotune vox but I am enjoying the rest! I've also been listening to Graduation quite a lot recently and the difference in mood is massive. The usual clever wordplay is still there but seems to take a back seat to Kanye being a big old emo (which of I imagine is the whole point).

Any poptimist thoughts? Fave tracks?

(Also I have just listened to 'Robocop' and I want an excuse to post this:)

Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I find it v amusing that the entire album is about feeling paranoia and loneliness except the song called 'Paranoid'. (Which, yes, I really like - contra Tom I think the isolated moments of levity are welcome relief from the claustrophobia of the rest of it (much as that's mostly great). Hey I seem to be quoting from my own review (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/21/kanye-west-808s-heartbreak) here.)