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In the home stretch. All the shine is gone. It's fine I guess. When I pay attention to the lyrics, I'm overanalyzing them in the context of who he became, which probably isn't fair. The production doesn't seem as great now either, but I imagine that is due to his techniques being used by others a million times since this was released. Power was the highlight of the album. He does seem like a much better emcee in the age of trap and mumble. That being said, he still has a corny forced flow that isn't helped by cadences that are slightly beyond his ability. Wish I could listen to it in a vacuum without him as baggage. Doesn't sting as much as other artists I've given up because they are pieces of shit and unlike Ryan Adams, there isn't anything here that makes me think it overly sucks to not return to it. I'm sure there are one or more other albums on the list by him. 2 stars. (would have been a 5 back in the day)
 
Blame Game begs the question of what is it about Rap that somehow creates these graphic depictions of sex. I'm sure there are acts in other genres that get as graphic, but it's hard to think of an act as mainstream as Kanye was in 2010. Even 2 Live Crew and GNR were not established artists (and GNR wasn't as graphic in their descriptions although if the stories about the sex during Rocket Queen actually being Axl Rose having sex with some groupie are true, I would guess it qualifies as pornography while 2 Live and Kanye do not) when they were pushing the boundaries.
 
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Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fanatasy



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Probably the only album he ever made that, for me, is worth owning. If I am able to separate the art from the artist here, this is an extremely well made album. Great samples, great variation of tempos and emotional depth, quotable rhymes... If it were two songs shorter (I never liked "Monster" or "Hell of a Life") it would justify the accolades for me.

He was never this good before or again.
 
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I got this in the bargain bin for a dollar at my local a while ago. I remember really liking it when I spun it when I got home, but I haven’t listened to it again since. It’s not the one with their big hit, Get Together.
 
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I got this in the bargain bin for a dollar at my local a while ago. I remember really liking it when I spun it when I got home, but I haven’t listened to it again since. It’s not the one with their big hit, Get Together.
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I a few songs deep and was wondering how this would fair with you lot that found the Gene Clark album less than amazing. This very much sounds like the Canyon stuff morphing into the Bay scene of the time. A definite transition in music for augmented listening. I’m digging and look forward to spending a little time with it tomorrow.
 
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I really enjoyed the first track "Darkness, Darkness" but after that it kind of tailed off for me. The sound was kind of all over the place and nothing super memorable for me.

I actually wasn't super familiar with this band but the name sounded familiar. I listened to "Get Together" and now I understand what band this is.
 
Yeah it’s a little all over the place. From reading up on them (because I was completely unfamiliar)… it was transitional both in the band’s makeup and their sound.

I quite like it though. I will say it is firmly in my wheelhouse. Psychedelic folk rock.
 
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Pink Floyd - The Wall



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On a serious note, I think this is the single most overrated album in the classic rock canon and possibly in all of music history. It does have its moments and many of my favorite Floyd songs reside here. However, it is pretty much the end of the classic Floyd line up as Waters had pretty much taken over the band. It's pretentious to a nauseating degree.

Comfortably Numb is one of the most perfect songs ever.

I actually prefer the Waters Live in Berlin version as I feel that version lives up to all the pretense and obliterates it with a circus. Also Van Morrison singing Comfortably Numb is one of the most sublime things in history.

Also, the album yesterday was by a chucklefuck who was a genius. I'm honestly unsure of Waters genius, I honestly don't know his solo stuff very well. The Final Cut and what I have heard of his solo stuff leads me to believe he just remade this album a whole bunch. Also, WHAT IN THE FLYING FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY?? He is like my wife's loony conspiracy theory uncle except with a large public platform to spout his crazy fucking shit.

It really has been depressing to watch some of the Gods who had Hammers just turn into batshit crazy old men.

Also, the movie is a goddamned mess.

Funny story, I had testicular torsion when I was 15 years old. The night after my surgery, I was on a morphine drip, and they debuted the film on MTV. This was the first time I had ever seen the movie (or done any type of substance that people use to recreate). That set up a lot of what I did for the next 11 years or so. Most of that resulted in the destruction of a lot of brain cells.

With all that said, will definitely make a point to pull out my copy and spin it this weekend.
 
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On a serious note, I think this is the single most overrated album in the classic rock canon and possibly in all of music history. It does have its moments and many of my favorite Floyd songs reside here. However, it is pretty much the end of the classic Floyd line up as Waters had pretty much taken over the band. It's pretentious to a nauseating degree.

Comfortably Numb is one of the most perfect songs ever.

I actually prefer the Waters Live in Berlin version as I feel that version lives up to all the pretense and obliterates it with a circus. Also Van Morrison singing Comfortably Numb is one of the most sublime things in history.

Also, the album yesterday was by a chucklefuck who was a genius. I'm honestly unsure of Waters genius, I honestly don't know his solo stuff very well. The Final Cut and what I have heard of his solo stuff leads me to believe he just remade this album a whole bunch. Also, WHAT IN THE FLYING FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY?? He is like my wife's loony conspiracy theory uncle except with a large public platform to spout his crazy fucking shit.

It really has been depressing to watch some of the Gods who had Hammers just turn into batshit crazy old men.

Also, the movie is a goddamned mess.

Funny story, I had testicular torsion when I was 15 years old. The night of my surgery, I was on a morphine drip, and they debuted the film on MTV. This was the first time I had ever seen the movie (or done any type of substance that people use to recreate). That set up a lot of what I did for the next 11 years or so. Most of that resulted in the destruction of a lot of brain cells.

With all that said, will definitely make a point to pull out my copy and spin it this weekend.
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First off, testicular torsion sounds absolutely horrible. I only know what it is because a White Sox player had it a few years ago but fuck doesn’t that sound just excruciatingly painful. You deserved all the morphine for that one.

I agree with you for the most part on The Wall, It’s gots few amazing tracks but overall the album is a bit boring while simultaneously being over the top,
 
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First off, testicular torsion sounds absolutely horrible. I only know what it is because a White Sox player had it a few years ago but fuck doesn’t that sound just excruciatingly painful. You deserved all the morphine for that one.

I agree with you for the most part on The Wall, It’s gots few amazing tracks but overall the album is a bit boring while simultaneously being over the top,
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I don’t remember a lot of things, but I remember that morning and the pain very vividly. Imagine being kicked in the balls and that intense makes you buckle over sharp pain at impact never ending.

My dad was a Marine Gunnery Sergeant. He had recently come back from a stint in Iwakuni. One of his Corporals had had it right before my dad came back.

I walked in my parents room and said “my balls hurt” bent over and my dad said let’s go to the emergency room.

(He likes to tell the story of how they asked him to step out of the curtained area they had me in when the nurse asked me all about my sexual history when he could still hear every word)

He has two granddaughters as thanks for his quick thinking that morning.

I’ve never felt more relief than the moment the doctor untwisted them.
 
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