![]() ![]() There are organs and cellos and keyboards. There are guitar solos and squelching synths. There are spoken word segments and choirs of voices. As a producer, he's now utterly unafraid to try new things and push his sound in new directions, and he works with a broader range of sounds than ever before. The Emperor isn't exactly naked he's certainly wearing something, and it's pretty swish, but he hasn't got as many clothes on as everybody seems to think.įirst of all, the good: Kanye's on fine form throughout, as both a producer and a rapper. It's difficult to escape the feeling, when listening to the album itself, that there's a certain amount of groupthink occurring here: there's an incredible amount of hype surrounding the record, and it's undoubtedly very ambitious, and everybody else seems to love it, therefore (the thought goes) it must be wonderful. Pitchfork awarded it 10/10, which is almost unprecedented for a new release, never mind a new release by a rap artist. Rolling Stone have called it 'maniacally inspired'. Anybody who's read a music website, blog or magazine in the last month may be a little surprised by this sentiment, because the critical consensus seems to be that it's incredibly impressive and important. It's a good album, and interesting album, and a brave album, but it isn't a classic. It's probably best to be upfront about this: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy isn't a great album. ![]()
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