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James Koman
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Heh, Bob Boilen.
Street Joy
I honestly love Cassadaga. It’s a record to which I regularly return. Haven’t enjoyed his solo outings too much, I liked songs by Monsters of Folk, but didn’t dig the whole album. Hope the new album has stronger songwriting.
Sweet comment, great insight.
His right to judge an album? If you wanted a review of MBDTF that takes into account the past, present, and future of hip-hop as a genre, you’re probably at the wrong blog. Ultimately, the only review of an album that matters is your own.
I really like this ‘Double Take’ column, keep it up. It’s a great complement to ‘Premature Evaluation’ and allows more viewpoints on these really important releases. Loved brandon’s column on the M.I.A. album.
I still love Kanye’s album, both for the music and all the pop culture baggage that comes with it. There’s so much stuff that goes into listening to an album: The music and lyrics, yes. But there’s also your personal experience with the record. Memories of a live show, a music video or album artwork, comparing the way the artist uses an instrument to how you play, memories of a friend who hooked you onto the band, the store you bought the album at, and more.
It is very hard to listen to the music and the music alone. If Kanye’s album isn’t the “Number 1″ album of the year (and God, who cares if it is), it is certainly one of the most important albums of the year. It was the culmination of a year’s worth of official and unofficial publicity by West himself, the most influential popular music maker right now. All you need to ask yourself is, did it pay off?
I agree with some of your choices, but then there are some of your choices I do not agree with. Fortunately, I am secure in the music that I do enjoy, so that does not change my enjoyment of that music.
What’s a magazine?
Try playing it louder.
Hands on the Wheel – Schoolboy Q