Well it has almost been 1 year since the albm was released, and i have playyed this album out. I still think it is kanye at his absolute best, and i think every track is great. Even some of the tracks that didn't make it on the album

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His masterpiece. I'm sure he will never beat this album. One of the best rap albums ever made. The best one since 1998 for me!

aardvark15 said:

His masterpiece. I'm sure he will never beat this album. One of the best rap albums ever made. The best one since 1998 for me!

The album deserves the praise it gets, the production, the lyrics & stories. A Lot went into this album, after the Taylor incident. EVERYONE hated Kanye, even i got sick of him...

He had something to prove, he was quite for a few months. Then Power came out of nowhere, then Runaway and the album was better then i ever could have expected.

Gunsnhalen said:

aardvark15 said:

His masterpiece. I'm sure he will never beat this album. One of the best rap albums ever made. The best one since 1998 for me!

The album deserves the praise it gets, the production, the lyrics & stories. A Lot went into this album, after the Taylor incident. EVERYONE hated Kanye, even i got sick of him...

He had something to prove, he was quite for a few months. Then Power came out of nowhere, then Runaway and the album was better then i ever could have expected.

I wasn't even expecting anything. All of a sudden Power came out. I flipped. It was soooo much better than anything else he'd done in years. Then Runaway came out, and I waited one month to get the album. I couldn't wait to get!

aardvark15 said:

Gunsnhalen said:

The album deserves the praise it gets, the production, the lyrics & stories. A Lot went into this album, after the Taylor incident. EVERYONE hated Kanye, even i got sick of him...

He had something to prove, he was quite for a few months. Then Power came out of nowhere, then Runaway and the album was better then i ever could have expected.

I wasn't even expecting anything. All of a sudden Power came out. I flipped. It was soooo much better than anything else he'd done in years. Then Runaway came out, and I waited one month to get the album. I couldn't wait to get!

i was excited to buy it to. And it's rare i buy new albums or get excited for them. I even love the tracks i posted that didn't make it. Like Mamas Boyfriend, The Joy, Don't Look Down, Eyes Closed, Power[remix with Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz]

Kanye was just on another plain when he did these songs!

Album of 2009 imo

There has never been another rap album anything like this. Lost in the world totally transports me.

RKJCNE said:

There has never been another rap album anything like this. Lost in the world totally transports me.

all of the lights and runaway do the same for me as well

Masterpiece.

Glad to see the love this album gets

If people could just not listen to Kanye talk lol, and just listen to his music. And not pay attention to his assholeness they would see he does have good ideas. And is a great producer...

I mean obviousely i am a big GNR fan, i think Axl Rose is an absolute cock roach asshole mofo but i just enjoy him for his music. And when he talks i tune it out

The .org already knows how I feel about this particular album, but it finally hit me the last time I played it and I think it's one of Kanye's greatest. I won't call it a classic or masterpiece now, but I'm sure I'll put it up there with Late Registration soon enough. This guy hasn't come out with a bad album yet (even though I'm not feeling that joint project he has with Jay-Z).

P.S. I just love the intro to "Dark Fantasy" where Nicki Minaj does her little British accent. Brilliant way to start an album of this magnitude, as there's so much in it. I saw it as a little nod to what Ingrid Chavez did at the opening of "Eye Know" from Lovesexy. Not quite, but a thought.

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Not that I care really, but do you all think the Grammys are gonna give him Album of the Year for this one??? This is a much-deserved contender. Sure Adele and Tony Bennett are locked in, but this one is gonna be interesting.

Yeah it's still certified dope! Some records do not age well, while others do.

In this era, I thought the musical arrangement to All Of The Lights" was beautiful. Have you ever heard it played all the way out with a full orchestra? They brought out every sound in the song and it makes you appreciate it even more, (If that's possible for Gunsnhalen )

However, the video was a missed opportunity to me. I found the lights annoying and not brilliant in any way. It looked cheap for such a grand song.

Now the "Power" video was grandiose done right. It was simple, elaborate and short. Loved the song first time I heard it. Symbolic1 did his thing

Never heard the Pete Rock joint. Thanks! PR always find the coolest grooves to lace a track. Chi Town's finest on this track.

Kanye is probably one of the most improved emcees in the last few years.

Musicslave said:

Yeah it's still certified dope! Some records do not age well, while others do.

In this era, I thought the musical arrangement to All Of The Lights" was beautiful. Have you ever heard it played all the way out with a full orchestra? They brought out every sound in the song and it makes you appreciate it even more, (If that's possible for Gunsnhalen )

However, the video was a missed opportunity to me. I found the lights annoying and not brilliant in any way. It looked cheap for such a grand song.

Now the "Power" video was grandiose done right. It was simple, elaborate and short. Loved the song first time I heard it. Symbolic1 did his thing

Never heard the Pete Rock joint. Thanks! PR always find the coolest grooves to lace a track. Chi Town's finest on this track.

Kanye is probably one of the most improved emcees in the last few years.

I was obsessed with All Of The Lights, i was in orchestra 9 years & play violin. So when an orchestra is broght in i go crazy!

But yes the video was just well... bright lights over & over

I heard that Lost In the World supposedly is being released as a single