Wow, Devil In A New Dress really is incredible.

This is definitely the direction I thought Kanye was going, and it's already growing on me huge. I think 808s was a bit of a diversion from what I liked about his music. I just didn't really like it.

Though Lost In The World feels like a descendent of that 808s style, but hits with me. I think he's perfected mixing that style with his strengths. I'm also feeling a stronger and more poignant influx of the African drumming and musical style that he tried to implement in 808s. That's a really cool element.

But this album has the right feel. After "I Wonder", I sort of figured he was going to eventually experiment more with some of these sounds. I loved that song deeply.

For all of Kanye's supposed shortcomings as a person, he really seems to tap into something real and touching in his music. It's genuine. Music is definitely his catharsis and that's rare these days, unfortunately.

Gonna go buy this

It's incredible what another half hour of listening to this did. I can't stop now

His mind was in a fucked place when 808s came out. Like you could see the direction his music was taking, but his tragedies were sidetracking his progression, weird as that sounds.

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Hell of a Life is incredible too, Jeritron. Fucking love the crazy piano sample right after the chorus

So Appalled is actually becoming my favorite tho. Just crazy modern/stripped down hip hop.

I'd say the "weakest" track is Gorgeous just in that it isn't that innovative, but it's still a great song with some excellent lyrics

Hard to be humble when you're stuntin on a Jumbotron

Also, pretty sure this is the only time I've been struck by a Rick Ross verse, he really kills it

Yeah, Rick Ross does destroy it

Just watched the video for this, it is mad good actually, rlly like it. COOL vid also.

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Yeah, that vid is pretty cool, doesn't have the Rick Ross verse though.

Kanye actually directed this too

I am like 6 tracks in again @ Monster. This is where I started losing interest last time. I DUNNO

Skimmed the last few tracks cause I started to get tired of it. :( I dunno. Just don't like it. The way he raps is mad boring to me and his voice is really "grating" to me after a while. Rlly wanted to like it but not going to happen I don't think. "Not my kind of music" I guess.

Did you hear Lost in the World, Runaway, Hell of A Life?

Bought this album on Friday, and it is all I have been listening to since!

From Dark Fantasy to See Me Now (Bonus Track), the flow of the entire album is just seamless. It's hard for me to pick a favorite track on this album, but I am really feeling So Appalled right now. Overall just a really well put together album.

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