808 Heartbreak Kanye11/28/2020
Otherwise, no mattér its commendable fearIessness, the aIbum is a Iistless, bleary trudge aIong Wests permafrost.
808 Heartbreak Kanye Full Review 4YFull Review 4y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 90 Prefix 808s Heartbreak may initially seem uncharacteristic, but without the limitations of genre, West is fully embracing the grand, theatric backdrops that hes always loved.Full Review 1y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 89 Beats Per Minute The lack of vocal hooks makes it hard to view his foray into singing as a pop move, and the lack of overt bangers will probably alienate some hip-hop purists.But the aIbum is brilliant ón its own térms, perfectly imperfect ánd believably scattered.Its minimal and percussive in places, a sharp contrast to Wests previous signature sounda giddy, maxed-out bounce. Full Review 9y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 80 musicOMH For the most part 808s Heartbreak showcases the awkward dichotomy of emotion and mechanised sterility lurking gift-wrapped under a deceptively polished sheen. Full Review 9y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews Suggest Blurb 80 PopMatters Full Review 9y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 80 No Ripcord Unsurprisingly Heartbreak is a grower. At first it does sound minimalist and sparse but the album is layered with delicacy and marked with a maturity. Full Review 9y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 80 Consequence of Sound 808s has more than its share of awkward moments both musically and lyrically but the great artists are the ones who are not afraid of taking chances, and Kanye West is the greatest artist todays pop scene has. Full Review 9y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews Suggest Blurb 80 Sputnikmusic Full Review 7y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 80 HipHopDX Few artists can stray so far from home and succeed. Full Review 7y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews Suggest Blurb 80 XXL Full Review 6y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews Suggest Blurb 80 The Guardian Full Review 5y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 80 NOW Magazine The disc has few radio-friendly singles, and much of it is undeniably weird. Many will haté it, but thosé willing to givé it a chancé will be impréssed by the nakéd humanity West reveaIs. Full Review 4y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews Suggest Blurb 80 Pretty Much Amazing Full Review 4y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews Suggest Blurb 80 The Observer Full Review 2y View 14 More Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 80 Gigwise Change is good, and while first impressions of 808s Heartbreak were not that positive, the album is unquestionably a grower to the point that youll fall in love with it and wont ever be able to put it down. Full Review 1y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews Suggest Blurb 80 God Is in the TV Full Review 9mo Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 76 Pitchfork The album is much larger and brasher than it would first appear-- the closer it hews to a mix of sad-sack indie pop and elegant, monied Patrick Bateman commercial 80s sounds, the better it works. Full Review 9y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 75 A.V. Club West créates and sustains á delicate, tricky móoda fuzzy early-mórning miasma of seIf-doubt, regret, ánd longing for peopIe and places pást. Sonically, the aptIy titled disc spIits the difference bétween the Auto-Tuné RB; óf T-Pain and thé glacial electronic atmosphérics of 80s new wave at its loneliest. Full Review 9y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 70 NME The resounding verdict is that its a surprising, but bold and brave progression from last years confused Graduation. As for thé lack of ráps, in truth, thé less we havé tó put up with aIl that small-mán prep-school-cantéen bragging, the bétter. Full Review 9y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 70 Rolling Stone Many of his best songs have focused on his ambivalence about materialism, but on 808s Heartbreak, the theme has hardened into schtick. Full Review 6y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews Suggest Blurb 66 Time Out London Full Review 5y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 60 The Skinny Kanye Wests fourth album is a radical stylistic departure from everything hes done before, but the one thing he has retained from his previous life is his infuriating inconsistency. Full Review 6y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews Suggest Blurb 60 Spin Full Review 5y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews Suggest Blurb 60 Spectrum Culture Full Review 2y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 59 Coke Machine Glow As a hip-hop icon coming at pop from a different avenue, Kanyes all-out attempt bypasses the historical evolution and thus runs into deficiency. Full Review 5y Best of 2008 Worst of 2008 Recent Reviews 40 AllMusic For anyone sifting through a broken relationship and self-letdown, this could all be therapeutic.
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