Albums Kanye West - DONDA Deluxe (Discussion Thread)

[GoldenGlove]

Some artists approach albums with various mind states. This album was made as an experience. That's why the rollout was the way it was.

It's like a blockbuster movie. The director is making it with the big screen in mind. The score, the vfx, the color grading etc... It's all being put together with the intent of maximizing the viewer's experience in a movie theater.

With DONDA, it's like everything was composed as a singular experience that was meant to feel live with others energy also being a part of the listening experience. I'm sure this album hits 10x harder for those who went to a listening session that he had because the music will take them back to the moments that they first heard it live.

The downside tho, is that the vast majority of us didn't go to the listening event so the music isn't going to translate for us the same.

 

[BuckFilly]

Hova and Yeezus, like Moses and Jesus
You are not in control of my thesis
You already know what I think 'bout think pieces
Before you ask, he already told you who he think he is

 

[Apollo Creed]

Listening to this with my AirPod Max has been

People hating on this album need to upgrade they speakers and get they ears cleaned out

issue is dudes still in a rap music box, and just cant take this as being outside the bounds of a single genre. Like listen to the sonics more to than lyrical miracle.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Some artists approach albums with various mind states. This album was made as an experience. That's why the rollout was the way it was.

It's like a blockbuster movie. The director is making it with the big screen in mind. The score, the vfx, the color grading etc... It's all being put together with the intent of maximizing the viewer's experience in a movie theater.

With DONDA, it's like everything was composed as a singular experience that was meant to feel live with others energy also being a part of the listening experience. I'm sure this album hits 10x harder for those who went to a listening session that he had because the music will take them back to the moments that they first heard it live.

The downside tho, is that the vast majority of us didn't go to the listening event so the music isn't going to translate for us the same.

thats the issue with the media, that black artist are held to checklist vs folks just accepting the art. If this was some Euro non black folks would be saying this is sonically amazing.

 

[Torrential]

Stop all that red cap we going home

 

[spliz]

Some artists approach albums with various mind states. This album was made as an experience. That's why the rollout was the way it was.

It's like a blockbuster movie. The director is making it with the big screen in mind. The score, the vfx, the color grading etc... It's all being put together with the intent of maximizing the viewer's experience in a movie theater.

With DONDA, it's like everything was composed as a singular experience that was meant to feel live with others energy also being a part of the listening experience. I'm sure this album hits 10x harder for those who went to a listening session that he had because the music will take them back to the moments that they first heard it live.

The downside tho, is that the vast majority of us didn't go to the listening event so the music isn't going to translate for us the same.

Good performance makes ok music sound great so I think he did it on purpose.

 

[Tetris v2.0]

Seeing critics rush to get their thoughts out to have the "hottest take" in the timeliest fashion is proving more and more why it's becoming a useless practice. If you don't like the album cool, but it's almost two hours long. You can't sit with your thoughts for a day or so and see how you feel after? You just have to rush it out to be "first" to get those clicks?

 

[Him]

Need a moon Pt 2

 

[iamduval]

Seeing critics rush to get their thoughts out to have the "hottest take" in the timeliest fashion is proving more and more why it's becoming a useless practice. If you don't like the album cool, but it's almost two hours long. You can't sit with your thoughts for a day or so and see how you feel after? You just have to rush it out to be "first" to get those clicks?

some of it is OVO bots, the real world is just listening to the music and sitting with it

 

[REdefinition]

Guess you didn’t catch the part….you fukkin moron

I apologize.

 

[spliz]

thats the issue with the media, that black artist are held to checklist vs folks just accepting the art. If this was some Euro non black folks would be saying this is sonically amazing.

Man y’all can fukk outta here wit this shyt when everything this nikka put out over the course of the years been getting sucked off by the media regardless of quality. Now it’s “they don’t understand Ye” man fukk ALL the way outta here. This is disrespectful to the muthafukkas who been getting unfairly shytted on by the white media for years in favor of cats like Ye. Everybody a bunch of hypocrites talkin bout he crazy or cancelled n all kinda shyt just to run back and dikkride boy after one phone call. I don’t even fully blame Ye for this shyt because he gets away with it over and over because people have this false sense of “genius” from this nikka. The album is disjointed and has no sonic direction. If u wanna talk about sonics. The album doesn’t know what it wants to be. It’s doing to much in alotta spots. He doesn’t really hit on the theme of the album much at all and if he does it’s in a superficial way. All to feed his narcissism. People need to call this nikka out and reel him back in cause if he keeps getting all these passes for his bullshyt we may never see a legit classic album from this nikka ever again.

 

[SnowflakesByTheOZ]

I've been in the house for the entire evening saying

"I know god breathed on this "

 

[Deathstroke]

Seeing critics rush to get their thoughts out to have the "hottest take" in the timeliest fashion is proving more and more why it's becoming a useless practice. If you don't like the album cool, but it's almost two hours long. You can't sit with your thoughts for a day or so and see how you feel after? You just have to rush it out to be "first" to get those clicks?

For real. Even this thread funny, the same people keep coming back to say it sucks. You think it’s trash that’s fine, keep it moving. It’s like they hate seeing people enjoying shyt.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Man y’all can fukk outta here wit this shyt when everything this nikka put out over the course of the years been getting sucked off by the media regardless of quality. Now it’s “they don’t understand Ye” man fukk ALL the way outta here. This is disrespectful to the muthafukkas who been getting unfairly shytted on by the white media for years in favor of cats like Ye. Everybody a bunch of hypocrites talkin bout he crazy or cancelled n all kinda shyt just to run back and dikkride boy after one phone call. I don’t even fully blame Ye for this shyt because he gets away with it over and over because people have this false sense of “genius” from this nikka. The album is disjointed and has no sonic direction. If u wanna talk about sonics. The album doesn’t know what it wants to be. It’s doing to much in alotta spots. He doesn’t really hit on the theme of the album much at all and if he does it’s in a superficial way. All to feed his narcissism. People need to call this nikka out and reel him back in cause if he keeps getting all these passes for his bullshyt we may never see a legit classic album from this nikka ever again.

i didn't read your post

 

[Apollo Creed]

For real. Even this thread funny, the same people keep coming back to say it sucks. You think it’s trash that’s fine, keep it moving. It’s like they hate seeing people enjoying shyt.

lol word it legit takes a day+ to really listen to an album. Folks tryna take advantage of all the web traffic