Got2speakonlyfe

Wow. Let me start by saying that this album is amazing. A coworker of mine told me that the cd was garbage and that all the songs “sounded the same”. What? MIKE. Gotta call you out. What were you listening to, may I ask? When I read a few reviews online, some enjoyed it, most said it sounded like the songs were’nt “ready” to be released. One particular gentleman went on to say that he sounded like a “drunken idiot” Funny? Si senor. True? NO. I love all of Kanye’s work but now I must say I respect him more than ever as an artist. 808’s and heartbreak was an amazingly honest cry for help that I enjoyed from start to finish…repeatedly. Ok the premise is this, Picture a lost soul, searching for fame, chasing the almighty dollar, never experiencing real love except that of his mother. Okay we all know the first cut is the deepest…He fell. HARD. She was beautiful and everything was okay with her by his side. She was a “robocop” but he loved her just the same. She “broke the rules” apparently and as quick as she appeared, she was gone. Now anyone who knows about true heartbreak knows the whirl of negative, “end of the world” emotions a person goes through at this point. But most of us don’t have millions of dollars, a proffesional recording studio at our disposal and Lil Wayne and Jeezy to come help out with our personal vision. Okay, I’m about to SPOIL like yogurt in a fridge during a hurricane…#1.SAY YOU WILL: Ok if she left WhY is she calling? Saying freaky, lovely things that she will do to him? He goes on and on for a few moments about how he hopes she is being serious because there’s nothing more that he would love to do than experience her again. Somewhere near the 2nd verse he cries how he “wishes this song were true” and there’s about 2 minutes of lonely and hopeful instrumental approaching silence. Its a perfect intro to this sad tale. #2. WELCOME TO HEARTBREAK: First few lines…”My friend showed me pictures of his kids, all I could do is show pictures of my cribs” It starts to kick in that Kanye West is telling the truth, he’s not just doing it to be different. He really broke up with his fiance recently and these are his woes. The sooner you realize that, the sooner you will be able to enjoy his work. He goes on about his family having a wedding and how he was late, had to leave early and didn’t know who to bring…And it SouNds so good! I don’t have the insert because I downloaded the album in mp3 format but I am dying to see who produced this song.

I will continue in a bit, its like 4 in the morning lol, I was just compelled to write this review.

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