really would love to hear some youtube fiend put the first verse of "Runaway" after the first chorus in Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn."
― da croupier, Friday, 10 December 2010 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link
there's a huge difference between rock singers working within their limitations and a rapper trying to belt out a big R&B hook and collapsing into a puddle of consonants
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 18:46 (thirteen years ago) link
that's a load of horseshit, Al.
― hipity-hopity muzik ftw! (Ioannis), Friday, 10 December 2010 18:47 (thirteen years ago) link
would it have ruined the magic of the moment if Kanye went for a 2nd take and clearly enunciated every word?
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 18:48 (thirteen years ago) link
the best part about kanye's singing is that it's out of his limitations
― in my world of young puppies (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 10 December 2010 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link
It's symbolic of Kanye's dick-on-his-sleeve emotional bravery
― da croupier, Friday, 10 December 2010 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link
it would be like complaining that Thurston Moore can't hit all the same notes as Loverboy.
― in my world of young puppies (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 10 December 2010 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I will take Kanye shouting at the top of his lungs over the vaguely croony horseshit he does on "Dark Fantasy" every single fucking time
― BO (DJP), Friday, 10 December 2010 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link
i dunno. but let's ask Mick Jagger why he couldn't be bothered to enunciate properly first, shall we?
xps
― hipity-hopity muzik ftw! (Ioannis), Friday, 10 December 2010 18:50 (thirteen years ago) link
if only there was some sort of hint on the record that Kanye understood the value of indie-rock imperfections
― in my world of young puppies (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 10 December 2010 18:51 (thirteen years ago) link
pretty sure people would do this if SY made an album that tried to sound like loverboy
― da croupier, Friday, 10 December 2010 18:52 (thirteen years ago) link
almost every note of Bon Iver singing on this album has Charlie Wilson higher in the mix. i'd probably be fine with CW singing the bridge of "Runaway," he can pull of what it sounds like Kanye's attempting.
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 18:53 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't think kanye is trying to make an r kelly record croups
― in my world of young puppies (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 10 December 2010 18:55 (thirteen years ago) link
of shipley's criticisms of "runaway", the "how does it make you a jerk off to never take work of?" line rings a bit more true
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Friday, 10 December 2010 18:57 (thirteen years ago) link
that mumbly bridge is alright, but who amongst us is gonna defend the extended version of "runaway"
o/
― in my world of young puppies (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 10 December 2010 18:58 (thirteen years ago) link
yeesh
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Friday, 10 December 2010 18:58 (thirteen years ago) link
yeezy reupholstered my pussy rant > kanye mumbling into a vocoder for 4 mins
no, but he's trying for a big emotional vocal climax beyond his reach, if Thurston Moore ever went for a "I want to spread my wings and FLYYYYY" Mike Reno moment, by god link plz that sounds hilarious.
― da croupier, Friday, 10 December 2010 18:59 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i mean...it's OK if you guys like "nijhehuCRAZYernernerner runaway as fast as you can" and I don't, turning it into "omg you like some bands that don't have great singers" is pretty pointless, probably all of us like lots of music by 'good' and 'bad' singers.
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I thought the "jerk-offs that never take work off" thing was more about him being a horrible boyfriend or companion because he can't/won't leave the studio, he won't take time off to be with his girl and she gets fed up with him.
― one pretty obvious guy in the obvious (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:00 (thirteen years ago) link
dude's obvious too busy getting that vocal just right
― da croupier, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
ts: lou reed vs. jon anderson!
xp
word.
― hipity-hopity muzik ftw! (Ioannis), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I think the point is more "Why does this approach irritate you here more than it does in other contexts?" The complaint feels like half the story.
― BO (DJP), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
the fact that ye can't this the notes it makes it more human, period. i love it when Yeezy sings out of tune. it's like my favorite shit on the record ("and then they make noyoyoyoyoyoyooooooze"). Its like a Rough Trade aesthetic on a Def Jam budget and if you can't fuck with that, I don't know what
― in my world of young puppies (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
what is "this approach"? bad singing in general? trying to sing out of one's range? i mean that's pretty vague. (xpost)
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link
singing out of one's range and consciously leaving that on the album
― in my world of young puppies (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link
a better comparison would be if someone loved Daniel Johnston's pipes while bitching about kanye
― da croupier, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link
punk-ye - live with it!
― hipity-hopity muzik ftw! (Ioannis), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:03 (thirteen years ago) link
basically i can never criticize anyone's singing ever unless i listen to nothing but Mariah type ish? you should know better than anyone that's a stupid wall to put up, DJP.
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:03 (thirteen years ago) link
some dude, it's something for like Television Personalities, not actual television personalities
― in my world of young puppies (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:03 (thirteen years ago) link
neil young to thread.
― hipity-hopity muzik ftw! (Ioannis), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link
a man needs to send his maid photos of his dick
― da croupier, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't mind the sing-song early choruses like "Spaceship" or "Hey Mama," obviously Kanye is going to sing no matter what and it's more about feeling than perfection, i just specifically hate the kind of flailing hollering he's doing on that part of "Runaway".
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:05 (thirteen years ago) link
http://content.internetvideoarchive.com/content/photos/244/010281_13.jpg
"Let's HAVE a to-ooh-whoa-oh-oost to the doucheBAGS!"
― Gus Van Sotosyn (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:05 (thirteen years ago) link
i feel like that post wouldn't make any more sense even if i had ever heard the Television Personalities
the question for me is: does ye effectively inhabit his chosen persona (whatever that may be)? yep he does. fuck a perfectionism.
― hipity-hopity muzik ftw! (Ioannis), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Its like a Rough Trade aesthetic on a Def Jam budget
my god this is a charitable position to take
― call all destroyer, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:07 (thirteen years ago) link
he does sound like a douchebag, so it's very method in that regard
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:07 (thirteen years ago) link
ie, his vocals are as fucked up as his lyrics as his persona as his production etc.
― hipity-hopity muzik ftw! (Ioannis), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:08 (thirteen years ago) link
i love it when Yeezy sings out of tune. it's like my favorite shit on the record ("and then they make noyoyoyoyoyoyooooooze")
okay no, that line is fucking bullshit and should never have made it onto the final pressing; actually that whole song is hot steaming garbage
You keep referencing Kanye's shouted bridge as being mumbly, incomprehensible and out of tune. It isn't out of tune; it's not particularly pretty but it's in tune. He's kind of indistinct on the first iteration but he's not only pretty clear on the second go around, the cymbals in the drumbeat which are floating around in the same space as his voice drop out, making him stand out very clearly. Ergo, I'm not hearing what you're hearing and your criticism sounds to me like there's something else that annoys you about that section that you either haven't examined or don't know how to talk about.
I never actually make this argument, you know. Stop trying to force it on me because it only makes you look like both an idiot and a jackass.
― BO (DJP), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:10 (thirteen years ago) link
i never said it was out of tune! talk about putting words in people's mouths!
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link
do you actually know what "trying to sing out of one's range" means/sounds like
― BO (DJP), Friday, 10 December 2010 19:15 (thirteen years ago) link
because if not, you should stop using that phrase
it's not particularly pretty but it's in tune.
would randy jackson call it "pitchy"?
― da croupier, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:15 (thirteen years ago) link
I was interpreting "Why does this approach irritate you here more than it does in other contexts?" as saying that we've isolated proven instances of me loving mumbly clumsily enunciated singing, which we haven't, and even if we had, how does that make it invalid for me to dislike it here?
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:16 (thirteen years ago) link
i guess i meant, per whiney's phrasing, "out of his limitations," rather than "out of his range." sorry.
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:17 (thirteen years ago) link
like literally all i've said is it's my least favorite part of the song/album, and people are arguing with it like i told them they're obliged to feel the same way.
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:18 (thirteen years ago) link
technical terminology and taste aside, i don't know how someone would be shocked to hear another person say Kanye's reach exceeded his grasp on that part.
― da croupier, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:19 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i was actually just thinking a minute ago that how you feel about this album probably comes down to whether the sentence "his reach exceeds his grasp" reads like praise or criticism to you.
― some dude, Friday, 10 December 2010 19:20 (thirteen years ago) link