I know, you've heard of Kanye West. No need to preview a headliner. Well I'd like to reacquaint you with Kanye the musician. I for one am guilty of letting his antics, out-sized personality, and media reports overshadow my opinion of him in the negative. His grandstanding at SXSW turned me off. So when I heard he was coming to ACL I was underwhelmed. But as part of this project I decided to do some listening to his music.
Wow. Did you realize that he has put out 5 albums and 3 of them have been voted #1 in the annual Pazz and Jop poll? That is unprecedented for any musician. Plus, along with the critical acclaim he is hugely successful commercially. Live? His Coachella show this year has been called one of the greatest sets in the history of the festival. He is in a class by himself.
Enough hype? Well listen to this song. Sample lyrics:
"Lost in translation with a whole fuckin' nation
They say I was the abomination of Obama's nation
Well that's a pretty bad way to start a conversation
At the end of the day goddamn it I'm killin' this shit
I know damn well ya'll feelin' this shit"
Damn straight I'm feelin' it. Pure adrenaline rush. He kills it.
Power
1 comment:
Justin Vernon has spoken highly of Kayne West and said that he learned a great work ethnic from working with him in Hawaii. I admit, I like Kayne and excited about his new album that is coming out next week with Jay Z. I love the one song I have heard "Otis."
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