i can't condone this thread but i also can't not vote
― soyrev, Monday, 26 January 2015 16:55 (nine years ago) link
voted for the singer
― Mordy, Monday, 26 January 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
What song have Paul Mccarty even done? "Say Say Say" and "Spies Like Us" those are terrible song. Kayne has a beautiful foice and has better song's so it's Kayne easy.
― Ronald Raisins (Old Lunch), Monday, 26 January 2015 17:10 (nine years ago) link
This thread.
― the QT conundrum (Moka), Monday, 26 January 2015 18:34 (nine years ago) link
Better Singer: Linda McCartney or Kim Kardashian, now there's a thread
― da croupier, Monday, 26 January 2015 18:37 (nine years ago) link
Lindsey Buckingham
― when is the new Jim O'Rourke album coming out (spazzmatazz), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:04 (nine years ago) link
hen fap
― "Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:07 (nine years ago) link
The pig from The Black Cauldron?
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:13 (nine years ago) link
In Paul's favor: his best stuff is probably better than top Kanye. Against him: his worst material's probably much more abysmal.
― cpl593H, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:34 (nine years ago) link
his worst material's probably much more abysmal.
i wouldn't go that far
― example (crüt), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:37 (nine years ago) link
― cpl593H, Monday, January 26, 2015 2:34 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"probably"
― diddybops 67 (120.2)(source field mix) (some dude), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:38 (nine years ago) link
In Paul's favor: best Nirvana singer
― example (crüt), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:38 (nine years ago) link
hmm worst Macca vs worst Kanye would be an interesting comparison
― Οὖτις, Monday, 26 January 2015 19:38 (nine years ago) link
Just saw Macca's hologram video for "Destiny", is he off the rails or what.
― cpl593H, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:13 (nine years ago) link
Paul fans at least seem willing to admit he has a "worst"
― diddybops 67 (120.2)(source field mix) (some dude), Monday, 26 January 2015 20:16 (nine years ago) link
is he off the rails or what.
tbf he probably shouldn't be doing coke at his age
― Οὖτις, Monday, 26 January 2015 20:26 (nine years ago) link
Has Paul ever released an album as bad as 808s & Heartbreak?
― The Reverend, Monday, 26 January 2015 21:16 (nine years ago) link
i know a lot of critics haaaaaated Red Rose Speedway, but haven't heard it myself aside from "My Love," which I enjoy when I pretend it was made up on the spot.
― da croupier, Monday, 26 January 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link
"do you even know what you're saying, paul?" vs "i wish you hadn't just said that, kanye"
― da croupier, Monday, 26 January 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link
I liked 808s :(
― mh, Monday, 26 January 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link
I know what the right answer is, here, and I know how DJP feels which is why I voted for the wrong answer :)
― mh, Monday, 26 January 2015 21:24 (nine years ago) link
i don't understand the question.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 05:31 (nine years ago) link
Has Paul ever released an album as bad as 808s & Heartbreak?― The Reverend, Monday, January 26, 2015 9:16 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinki know a lot of critics haaaaaated Red Rose Speedway, but haven't heard it myself aside from "My Love," which I enjoy when I pretend it was made up on the spot.― da croupier, Monday, January 26, 2015 9:17 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― The Reverend, Monday, January 26, 2015 9:16 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― da croupier, Monday, January 26, 2015 9:17 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
There's a big difference between Paul putting out a bad album and Paul being shat on by early 70s rock critics in the wake of the Beatle breakup.
Red Rose Speedway is a great album, but if you're looking for a Paul stinker, look no further than Off the Ground. Only like 2 good songs, dated poor production, boring bring dull. Also Pipes of Peace, such a letdown after a career high like Tug of War
― MrExplorer, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 06:19 (nine years ago) link
I don't get this? Can Kanye West even sing properly without Autotune? McCartney isn't among my favourite singers, but clearly he's objectively better at singing than West.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 08:34 (nine years ago) link
Would rather listen to Runaway on a loop forever than Hey Jude
― All The Craigers Gonna Craig Craig Craig Craig Craig (Craigo Boingo), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 08:38 (nine years ago) link
but they want to know who sings better, not "runaway" vs "hey jude"
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 09:23 (nine years ago) link
both are megalomaniac geniuses with little-to-no quality control.
― diss strychnine (dog latin), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:05 (nine years ago) link
kanye, obv. only reason he hasnt sung more since 808s is because he knew that in the near future he would be working with paul so didnt want to show up his future collaborator.
― StillAdvance, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:16 (nine years ago) link
although kanye is so far the worst singer of 2015, in light of only one.
Both have timeshares in the Algarve and urinary tract problems
― saer, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 10:16 (nine years ago) link
808's and heartbreak vs Press to Play
― cpl593H, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 12:30 (nine years ago) link
easiest choice in the world -- right there, that's it, YES
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 12:50 (nine years ago) link
Because of xp I bow really want Kanye to remix Press
― MrExplorer, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 23:27 (nine years ago) link
The two best singers in this poll are Kanye West, Kanye West, and Kanye West.
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 23:29 (nine years ago) link
He's just hanging with Paul to get in on the Stella F/W 2015 runway show.
― bit of a singles monster (Eazy), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 23:29 (nine years ago) link
Jesse McCartney vs Paul McCartney
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 23:38 (nine years ago) link
― All The Craigers Gonna Craig Craig Craig Craig Craig (Craigo Boingo), Tuesday, January 27, 2015 3:38 AM (15 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Hey Jude already is on a loop!
― Lee626, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 23:56 (nine years ago) link
McCartney, of course.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 23:57 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 00:01 (nine years ago) link
Are we comparing Kanye to Paul now or Paul in the 60s and 70s?
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 00:11 (nine years ago) link
we're comparing Kanye 30 years from now to Paul McCartney when he was 11
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 00:18 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 29 January 2015 00:01 (nine years ago) link
Rockists
― the fuckin catalina wine mixer (sleepingbag), Thursday, 29 January 2015 00:14 (nine years ago) link
when did ppl stop rating 808s
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Thursday, 29 January 2015 00:50 (nine years ago) link
Since its release iirc
― Spottie, Thursday, 29 January 2015 02:03 (nine years ago) link
Would have voted Paul, he could smoke Kanye under the table
― JoeStork, Thursday, 29 January 2015 02:21 (nine years ago) link
Ew
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 02:55 (nine years ago) link
808s is his best and most interesting album, how is this not the accepted wisdom re kanye
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Thursday, 29 January 2015 04:16 (nine years ago) link
having a real twilight zone moment here
808s was pretty divisive at the time and got set up to be the kind of commercial disappointment/backlash moment that Yeezus actually ended up being, but it won the war and had huge radio songs and sold millions and has an enduring legacy of influencing Drake and all these other big records/acts that came after. but in terms of his catalog the people that rate it #1 are always gonna be a small passionate cult.
― some dude, Thursday, 29 January 2015 04:49 (nine years ago) link
808s is the most cohesive album, it's definitely something you buy into or leave on the shelf, no real singles or w/e though
hadn't thought about it, but is it the only Kanye album with no Jay Z content?
― mh, Thursday, 29 January 2015 14:59 (nine years ago) link
yeah for a lot of guys under 25 Kanye starts with 808s.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 29 January 2015 15:03 (nine years ago) link
like for a lot of guys there's no Jay Z before The Black Album.
;_; don't say these things, Alfred
― mh, Thursday, 29 January 2015 15:04 (nine years ago) link
I still remember the time this dude at a Jay-Z show I went to was playing Jay-Z tunes (without headphones, fuckin dick) and then boasted he was gonna play some obscure old Jay-Z track everybody probably didn't even remember, and then he starts playin...Linkin Park/Jay-Z's version of "Encore". and this concert was in 2011.
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:32 (nine years ago) link
is it possible the dude was nose-tweaking heads with that? "lol, they're expecting something from reasonable doubt well, hee hee..."
― da croupier, Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
where by "probably didn't even remember" he really meant "probably would like to forget"
he spent about an hour talking to his g/f about how Jay-Z just *had* to play "99 Problems" because it was his ultimate song and then kept reciting the first line over and over again, so I'm pretty sure the issue was he didn't realize there was a world pre-2004.
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:41 (nine years ago) link
sorry, 2003
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:42 (nine years ago) link
haha ok was just projecting why I'D drop "numb/encore" on the crowd at a jay-z concert
― da croupier, Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:51 (nine years ago) link
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:03 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
still don't understand how this is possible
i do think 808s is the most genuinely brave and weirdest album of kanye's career, way more than any of the ART ART ART I AM AN ARTIST stuff he's done since
― lex pretend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:03 (nine years ago) link
you are marveling at people not being aware of music before a certain date
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link
just making sure that's what's going on here
thanks rap police
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:20 (nine years ago) link
didn't vote but kanye
― nose, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:53 (nine years ago) link
― lex pretend, Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:03 PM (56 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
eh 808s was also the peak of his POP ART period, though. for me the part of the "Heartless" video where a rotoscope animation Kanye emotes in front of portraits of Jetsons characters always represented the pitiful nadir of his ambitions as an aesthete.
― some dude, Thursday, 29 January 2015 19:02 (nine years ago) link
i dunno, i found those portraits of jane, judy and rosie to be a such a bold, unique way to cop to one's madonna-whore-robocop complex
― da croupier, Thursday, 29 January 2015 19:09 (nine years ago) link
lol mind blown
― some dude, Thursday, 29 January 2015 19:15 (nine years ago) link
808s is the most cohesive album, it's definitely something you buy into or leave on the shelf, no real singles or w/e thoughhadn't thought about it, but is it the only Kanye album with no Jay Z content?― mh, Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― mh, Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
808s had some of Kanye's most successful commercial hit singles though.
― MrExplorer, Friday, 30 January 2015 19:29 (nine years ago) link
I feel like "people just aren't aware of his history" is not a legit move wrt Kanye West
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Saturday, 31 January 2015 02:48 (nine years ago) link
like from the faux-backpacker humbrag schtick of college dropout onwards his whole career is based around being deliberately past-negating with each big record
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Saturday, 31 January 2015 02:50 (nine years ago) link