Drove through a snowstorm in Missouri once to see Girls. The show didn't end up being that crowded but they brought it just the same. Still think fondly about that show and still have a shirt from it that I'm always glad to wear. Rest in peace to him and comfort to his friends and family.
Dig the article. Dig the album. Since it first eked out into the world in 2009, I think I have listened to "Ready for the World" more than any other song in my entire library. It's still completely hypnotic and can make me emotional even 10 years later.
In 2018, I saw them the same day as the Santa Fe High School shooting happened where eight students and two teachers were killed. Near the end of the set, Godspeed performed "Blaise Bailey Finnegan III," complete with the spoken word bits, and I don't think I've been more uplifted by a live moment than that. It made all of the heaviness just a bit more bearable.
The thing I've always loved the most about that Boogie Nights scene is the long hold on Wahlberg's face where you basically see the entire movie play in his expressions. Still probably the best acting he's ever managed.
This being a gospel album and considering where Kanye is at in his career, I couldn't help but think of the "Parable of the Talents" where it's driven home how tremendously important it is to nurture and maintain the gifts (artistic, material, spiritual, etc.) that you've been provided. It seems increasingly clear that Kanye's at the point where he's buried those talents.
I definitely understand but disagree with some of the comments about this not being anything new sonically and kinda corny (even for Chance). The stuff I haven't been able to wrap my head around and have found a bit disturbing is the shit it's gotten for being so optimistic and starry eyed.
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