But first, a little context and buzzzzz:
- The Interview with Kanye in the New York Times was an entertaining read and gave readers an interesting insight into maybe one of the most interesting brains of our generation (genius and madness yadda yadda yadda).
- Oh hasn't there been oh-so-little promotion for the album? And isn't Kanye just the bravest artist ever to proclaim that he doesn't care about the attractivenes of his music to radio audiences? My point is this. Virtually everyone was talking about how little promo had been done for the album - which in itself is ironic. The no-promo-approach was promo, and pretty effective promo too. Oh yeah and I really don't know how you can project music videos onto exterior walls of cities all over the world and still suggest that you're doing no promotion for your album.
- He named his kid North West.
- The "Yeezus Sessions" Interview with the album's producers was very entertaining to read as well.
- One mor article: Rick Rubin talked to the press.
But let's cut to the chase. This is the review of the album:
"On sight" is an excellent opening track and very promising. Most of the following tracks are kind of annoying sound-wise even though they might be beautifully crafted. Notable exceptions are "Blood On The Leaves" and "Bound 2".
I am a god/ hurry up with my damn croissant. (Kanye on "I am a god")
I still can't quite get over the fact that mister Yeezus Christ took a very sad and moving track about slavery and made it totally about himself and his problems that virtually no one in the world can relate to (you know, god problems). Still it sounds so damn good, I can't help myself...
Kanye West - Yeezus (2013), the verdict:
2/10 easy_listening
8/10 drive_through_town_with_the_windows_down
4/10 classic
5/10 overall
Yeah, I mean. I don't know. Album: 5/10. Drama, hype, fun-to-talk-about-the-thing? 10/10.
Oh and I got to give it to him. The guy knows where to find excellent samples: Voilá, Wee - "Aeroplane" as in "Bound 2".
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