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I will never understand how Heartless is one of his most famous songs

It's terrible

>no love
maybe because its ye's worst album

>>47804329

MBDTF>Late Regestration>College Dropout>Graduation>Yeezus>>>>>>>>>>808's

Truly one of his best albums

>>47804363

so fucking drone

Graduation > MBDTF > Yeezus > CD > LR >>>>>> 808s

>>47804363
Official patrician's ranking

Yeezus > 808s > MBDTF > College Dropout > Graduation > Late Registration

Coming from a Yeezy fan since he dropped Slow Jamz back in the day

>>47804392
>>47804363
the one true list:

808s>LR>G>Y>MBDTF>CD

>>47804392

Any reason why you put Yeezus over CD and LR?

Just wondering, at least we agree on 808's.

>see I know my destination, I'm just not there

>>47804431

No.

>>47804421
Throw yeezus down a bit and you are correct

>>47804462
Fair enough

Yeezus >>>> 808s = MBDTF > CD > LR > Grad

>>47804435

I never get tired of it, i think it's pretty mature aesthetically and i think, for me, it fits more moments than the other two.

CD is kind of limited to it's "summer" mood and LR has some weak tracks.

MBDTF > LR > 808s > Yeezus > CD >Grad

>>47804476

Damn, I'll definitely agree with LR having some of the weakest tracks. There's some times in the middle where it's hard to get through.

Haven't listened to Yeezus too much to be honest, but I just started it up.

>>47804512

Switch 808's and Graduation and you're fine.

Yeezus>>>>>MBDTF>>>>808s > the first three are about equal

>>47804563
>808
>his worst
No.

Seriously, it does take a number of listens to fully appreciate.

HEY HEY HEY
HEEEEEEEEEEY

>>47804608

>Kanye

>Taking a number of listens to fully appreciate

Stop brainwashing yourself, dude

>>47804608

I'm not saying it's bad, but I just can't put it above any of his other work.

Probably haven't given it enough listens, but just my opinion.

>>47804563
why do people think the college dropout is better than late registration? LR is just CD but with 10x better production and mature themes

>>47804669

They're very different albums

>>47804648

Sorry about your shit taste.

>>47804692
one is clearly an improvement on the other though

What does 808s mean?
I always thought it was a sad face.
with the 8's being eyes with teardrops underneath and the 0 is an open mouth.


I can feel the heartbreak ;_;

College Dropout will always be my favorite Kanye album

MBDTF in second place

>>47804669

I'll always put CD above LR. I'd say production is about equal with both of them.

>>47804737

Tell me about their similarities

>>47804793

CD and LR have a very distinct sound compared to Graduation or anything after.

>>47804774

Roland 808

>>47804818

I like his explanation better, but I've been wondering this too so thanks Anon.

>>47804817

This is your explanation? This is stupid.

>>47804793
they both mainly sample old soul records and have lyrics themes of 'making it' and family, before blockbuster pop of graduation and the introversion of 808s

>>47804784
compare the production on 'we don't care' to the production on 'heard 'em say', it's clear how much he learnt about sound engineering between the two albums

>>47804872
that wasn't me, see >>47804874

>>47804872

It may be, but it's true.

>>47804421
>>47804474
while not spot on, these two guys are the closest to correct in this thread. I've listened to a ton of Kanye, I enjoy all of his albums, and I even like him as a person. I'm a big fan, to say the least, and 808s is my favorite work from him and a personal 10/10.

It's a personal statement, it goes deeper into Kanye as a human than any of his other albums, and his singing honestly does it for me. It may not have the hip-hop production and rapping most Kanye fans love him for, but it offers Kanye in a way his other albums haven't been able to do.

and to rank them like everyone else:
808s (10/10) > Yeezus (9.5/10) > MBDTF (9/10) > College Dropout (8.5/10) > Late Registration (8.0/10) > Graduation (7.5/10)

what you guys prefer is subjective obviously, but if you're a big fan of Kanye for more than his hip-hop production and rapping skills, 808s deserves another listen

>>47804905

I'll always enjoy Kanye more as a producer then as a rapper, and this is the kind of mindset I think you have to have going into 808's.

1. Yeezus 10/10
2. 808s 8.5/10
3. MBDTF 8/10
4. College Dropout 7.8/10
5. Graduation 7/10
6. Late Registration 5.5/10

>>47804905
808s and MBDTF both have the strongest concepts as records but MBDTF edges it because 808s still has a few weak tracks despite its brilliant aesthetic

>>47804963

>Late Regestration

>5.5

All you fuckers shitting on 808s. This album was so mould-breakingly minimalistic, just like Satie's Gymnopedies. Plebs.

>>47804981
yea you heard me

>>47804991
the last half of the thread has been people lauding 808s

>>47804995

Why? It's pretty much College Dropout 2.0

sounds great on wax

>>47805131

Shit I'm jealous

>>47804933
I can agree with that. You gotta look past the lack of rapping (along with the different type of production) to really enjoy it. That'd be a lot harder if you primarily love the rapping.

>>47804976
I think that's partly where I can see the difference in opinions, I enjoy every track on 808s but there are a few on MBDTF that I don't really enjoy. I did enjoy all of them at first but they didn't have the replay ability to enjoy them every playthrough (especially with the length of the album being so long).

>>47805327

Yeah and that's why I think a lot of people don't like 808's. It took me a long time to get into it just because I've always been into hip-hop.

>>47804329
Fuck you OP there is no amount of dissapointment I have that this thread is not about a NO LOVE DEEP WEB / 808 HEARTBREAKS mashup album.

>>47804933
>as a producer
>as a rapper
Fuck that, I enjoy him as an artist, period.

>>47804905
I follow you on 808s... but I don't see Yeezus as a 9.5/10. Could you defend that a bit? Wasn't the album rushed and lacking lyrically?

>>47808136
Not the person you're responding to but

>rushed
You mean raw?
>lacking lyrically?
It's really the rhetoric that matters, the context speaks for itself I would say

Yeezus>MBDTF>808>LR>CD>G

MBDTF > Yeezus > Late Registration > 808s > Graduation > College Dropout

The only objective ranking is that of certified patrician, Piero Scaruffi

808's is down there in terms of my personal rankings of Kanye's work, but "Paranoid", "Robocop", and "Street Lights" is one of the best 3 track streaks from any of his albums and make me give it a 7/10 at minimum.

>>47804774
oh shit i can't unsee it.. 808

>>47808136
I've listened to Yeezus more than any other Kanye and I honestly still don't know exactly what to think of it lyrically. He throws so much emotion into it. All of these angry rants and narcissistic ramblings mixed in with songs about relationships and sex. He takes all of his drawn out explanations for his emotions and logic and puts them in this one 40-minute, super concise and packed album.

I'm not a big production guy, but this album just sounds amazing. He takes his usual genre mixing to new places and the sounds just drill into your head and dump all of his crazy lyrics into your brain. It's not simple and it's all over the place, but it's definitely brought down to a barebones type of production.

It's honestly just a subjective sort of thing, but I love it. It's Kanye. His thoughts aren't as plain and simple as on 808s for you to relate to, but it's all there (in a crazy, messed up way) if you want to dig into it.

>>47809443
i completely agree with you on this, damn

>>47809717
are you the dude I replied to? I'd be interested in seeing how you rank his albums or what you think about them in general. and I'm glad I could get my point across, it's not very often I try and type out what I feel about his albums

>>47809783
i'm not the dude you replied to, but i agree with most of your ranking, i just would put mbdtf and yeezus above 808s.

>>47809945
ah I gotcha. What do you think about 808s and mbdtf? and even his first three albums?

>>47809990
808s is more of a straight forward album in every aspect, pretty stripped down instrumentaly and with a direct message. I admire kanye for having the guts to put out an album like this one right after Graduation, which i think is his most accessible work, 808s is way more personal than what you would expect from a rapper in the peak of his success, and is beautiful.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is still my favorite Kanye album though, a 10/10 for me from beginning to end, production wise it has everything he had done up to that point but on a higher level, with some of the best instrumentals i ever heard in the genre (Devil in a New Dress is my favorite) and i enjoy the revenge feel of the lyrics, the only bad thing i have to say about this album is the presence of some unnecessary features (Rick Ross on Monster and Swiss Beats on So Appalled), but i have the same complaint about everyone of his albums.

I like his first three albums, especially Late Registration because it is the most eclectic of them, and i love the orchestration behind it, it adds to the quality of the record without make you tired of hearing it. He was less egotistic in the first three albums, and today it's interesting to see him in the "underdog" point of view.

>>47810885
Great points man, I agree with just about everything you said. and Devil in a New Dress has my favorite production too. I played MBDTF so much when it came out and it still has that beauty to it. I can't play it on repeat for a full day like I could back then but it's still wonderful to hear.

And I agree with your view of the first three, College Dropout used to be my favorite album from him because of that soulful, new fresh feeling he had going on but with his development it's hard to deny that his newer albums pulled off his visions better than his older ones (he didn't need skits, for one). LR had a few tracks I didn't dig too much, and Graduation was lacking a little something that I still can't put my finger on (and it's not as cohesive, banging singles but not really a great album as a whole).

In any case, he's in my top three favorite artists of all time and I can't wait until his next album comes out.

>>47804780
why is MBDTF so low on your list? just curious.

>>47810885

>he was less egotistic in his earlier albums

not really. he just balanced it with

>and I promise, I'm so self-conscious

b-but LR is one of his best albums

>>47804329
Real life, what does it feel like?
I ask you tonight, I ask you tonight
What does it feel like, I ask you tonight
To live a real life
I just wanna be a real boy

Street Lights = GOAT

I'm a lyrics kinda guy, so for me it's:
CD=MBDTF (9.5)
LR (8)
Graduation (7.5)
808s (7)
Yeezus (4)

CD just had an amazing honesty about it, he had a hugely contradictory style, but unlike on Yeezus, he openly acknowledged it. Also his only album without a bad feature imo. Only negative is the skits (but School Spirit skits are hilarious)

LR had some incredible songs like Late and Gone, yet some absolute shit like Celebration.

Graduation was similar, but with less great and more bad (Drunk and Hot Girls, Barry Bonds, Good Life). Yet it has my all time favorite Kanye song in Everything I Am.

808s had a really interesting feel, I just couldn't get behind some of the autotune and lyrics.

MBDTF is great, amazing production and some of his most on point rhymes ever. Too bad half the features sucked (that includes Nicki imo)

To be blunt, I fucking hated Yeezus. I get if you liked it, and I appreciated what he's doing for the game, I just couldn't get behind the lyrics, the fake rebellious attitude, and I just felt like everything he did there, from the cover art to how he was talking about giving a chick molly over a sample of such an influential song about racism, was disguising being lazy as being 2deep4u. Anyway that's just how I feel.

PEOPLE GOT ME GOT ME QUESTIONING

Literally every solo Kanye album is great.

>>47804329
Why do you want it?