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

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Least fave so far: 'Street Lights', which just doesn't really get anywhere (tho I expect I might be missing something subtle that I will get on a future listen).

'Bad News' makes a better fist of the same thing, better zapping noises and Actual 808 beats being used for the purpose that god intended (ie going 'Bim-BUNG-BONGGG').

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Street Lights' is easily my least favourite of the proper songs - it really is a terrible indie dirge. I don't mean that it is inspired by indie, or that it wants indie critics to approve, like the rest of the album does, but that it actually sounds like something a bad indie band would come up with.

"Spoilt little LA girl" repeated ad nauseam is another ughhhh moment.