Kanye West : 808s & Heartbreak

Matt Hodge · 04-24-2010, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FaSho

I've only heard Love Lockdown, it wasn't very good either, way overdone. I really liked KanYe's first two albums, but Graduation was such a dissapointment, I'm not sure whether I'll bother to check this out or not.

I'm sorry, but what? My favorite Kanye album was Graduation. The rest of this statement I will agree with, but I LOVED Graduation.

dark shadow · 04-24-2010, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by slimfire

I actually really enjoyed the album. Yes, he used autotunes and he should never perform live/freestyle(pinocchio story) but it was a very well produced album that was completely different from other albums. I originally heard that it sounded so different that they were thinking about releasing the album under a "new" artist's name. They had originally planned to release it under a different name to test the public and see if there was a market for it. I would argue that if they were to do that this album wouldn't have sold 100 copies.

doesn't that make it a poor album if it sold on the strength of kanye's reputation alone? Led Zeppelin famously released the album IV without the name "Led Zeppelin" on it to prove that they weren't selling cd's because of the band's rep, and it went and sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

slimfire · 04-27-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dark shadow

doesn't that make it a poor album if it sold on the strength of kanye's reputation alone? Led Zeppelin famously released the album IV without the name "Led Zeppelin" on it to prove that they weren't selling cd's because of the band's rep, and it went and sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

Yea exactly, I'm saying that I liked the album but I probably wouldn't have bought or listened to the thing if his name wasn't attached to it.

Thewebsetter · 05-13-2010, 06:50 PM

street lights is the realist song on that album. Kanye was really going mainstream on this album but i think the opposite kinda happened - This album in its entirety is only for a small group of people.

Thewebsetter · 05-13-2010, 06:51 PM

The Angry Broken Hearted.

glastonelle · 05-31-2010, 02:14 AM

No. Just no.

Unrelenting · 06-09-2010, 11:46 AM

I enjoyed it. It sounded a lot more electronic than his other releases. That's not just because of the autotune either. The production of the songs contributed to it. The drum in Robocop sounded like a ball bouncing in a factory and I loved it.

ilovetyson · 06-25-2010, 10:41 PM

Hmm to me It was okay!!
Nothing really special to drag about..

jazzybeatz · 07-05-2010, 09:04 AM

I think it was an ok job..

romania · 07-15-2010, 08:03 PM

i love the album and i really love him! he is an excellent performer and everything! i am a big fan! an i really would like to go on one of his shows! but i am from Romania and i don`t think i will have the chance soon

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06-09-2010, 11:46 AM	#57 (permalink)
Unrelenting True to username Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,100	I enjoyed it. It sounded a lot more electronic than his other releases. That's not just because of the autotune either. The production of the songs contributed to it. The drum in Robocop sounded like a ball bouncing in a factory and I loved it. __________________ My lastfm

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jazzybeatz Groupie Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7	I think it was an ok job.. __________________ [sig advertising removed by mod]

05-13-2010, 06:50 PM	#54 (permalink)
Thewebsetter Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	street lights is the realist song on that album. Kanye was really going mainstream on this album but i think the opposite kinda happened - This album in its entirety is only for a small group of people.

05-13-2010, 06:51 PM	#55 (permalink)
Thewebsetter Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16	The Angry Broken Hearted.

05-31-2010, 02:14 AM	#56 (permalink)
glastonelle lets make a mess, lioness Join Date: May 2010 Location: NZ Posts: 400	No. Just no.

06-25-2010, 10:41 PM	#58 (permalink)
ilovetyson Groupie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ...Utah.. Posts: 2	Hmm to me It was okay!! Nothing really special to drag about..

07-15-2010, 08:03 PM	#60 (permalink)
romania Groupie Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2	i love the album and i really love him! he is an excellent performer and everything! i am a big fan! an i really would like to go on one of his shows! but i am from Romania and i don`t think i will have the chance soon (