ALBUM REVIEW: Yeezus by Kanye West

THE NUTSHELL: Kanye's latest that seems to be blowing the minds of critics everywhere but hasn't struck a chord with me.


TRACK BY TRACK REVIEW


1. On Sight Track Rating: 4/10
Remarks: Not really the most groundbreaking piece from Kanye. The transition in the middle sounded a bit 'My Dark Twisted Fantasy-esque'. 

2. Black Skinhead Track Rating: 4/10
Remarks: It's cocky, it's arrogant, it's boasty, it's Kanye, but it's not good. A quite bad put together track. Lyrically, Kanye doesn't have a grip. 

3. I Am A God Track Rating: 2/10
Remarks: Cockiness continues at a whole higher magnitude. Quite an elementary subject for Kanye. However, it doesn't deliver in terms of substance and it's extremely irritating when he tries so hard to find ways to make himself look more glorified that he really is.

4. New Slaves Track Rating: 5/10
Remarks: An awesome point of view from Kanye here about his version of the 'new slaves' and how the African American community strives for a living in a whole new way. Hate the execution though. Repetitive beats and nothing that progressive from then on.

5. Hold My Liquor Track Rating: 6/10
Remarks: This song has more meaning that the title suggest. It stands out in terms of diversity in sound. At the same time, it has a heavy Kid Cudi influence, which right now, after he leaving G.O.O.D. Music might not be the smartest thing to do.

6. I'm In It Track Rating: 2/10
Remarks: It's shallow. Pretty a dumb thing to say on a hip-hop track, but I've heard some of the most disgusting misogynistic rap pieces in the most groundbreaking and revolutionary ways ever. 

7. Blood On The Leaves Track Rating: 5/10
Remarks: was really digging probably the first 3 minutes of this song. It reminded me of what Kanye was capable of mind the autotune, but its just lacked substance as the track went on from there.

8. Guilt Trip Track Rating: 2/10
Remarks: Kid Cudi? Damn. Kanye's verses are shit too. Extremely lazy. Sense made: None.

9. Send It Up Track Rating: 2/10
Remarks: Skip this, really.

10. Bound 2 Track Rating: 6/10
Remarks: It's sounds more like a genuine Kanye. It just sounds like he's trying too hard to force emotions upon us, not giving us much to really think about (Not really on this track though, but this album overall)


ALBUM SCORE:


OVERALL: 4/10

20 Saddest Songs (To Me)

Ever heard a song and felt something inside you just die or have a realization that something with a great magnitude of sadness just lingers in your soul? #over-exaggerating This is a list of songs that gave me that exact feeling. My top 20 saddest songs. (Only the first 5 follows the order, the rest were equally sad to me) 

1. Forever and Always by Parachute

2. Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day

3. Permanent by David Cook 

4. Yesterday by Leona Lewis

5. Cancer by My Chemical Romance

6. Nobody's Child by Karen Young

7. For The First Time by The Script

8. Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.

9. Hate Me by Blue October

10. Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross

11. Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley

12. How To Save A Life by The Fray

13. Where'd You Go by Fort Minor

14. Red by Daniel Merriweather

15. Vincent by Don McLean

16. Volcano by Damien Rice

17. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day

18. Mad World by Gary Jules

19. My Immortal by Evanescence 

20. Empty by The Click Five

20 All Time Favourite Songs!!!!

So, as you guys know, I'm pretty passionate when it comes to music. I've been doing album reviews, counting down list of favourite songs throughout the months, but what really are my favourite tracks of all time? Here are 20 songs that one way or another made me look at music a whole different way.

1. Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley (Yes, Jeff Buckley)
2. The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
3. Nothing Else Matters by Metallica 
4. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
5. Desert Rose by Sting feat Cheb Mami
6. Memory by Cats (The Musical)
7. Red by Daniel Merriweather 
8. Mr. Brightside by The Killers
9. The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel
10. Annie's Song by John Denver 

11. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
12. Earth Song by Michael Jackson
13. You Are Not Alone by Michael Jackson
14. Disenchanted by My Chemical Romance
15. Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel
16. Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova
17. Walcott by Vampire Weekend
18. Everything by Lifehouse
19. Chop Suey! by System of a Down (Guilty Pleasure)
20. Volcano by Damien Rice

Change

Welcome to the reformation of society,

Free falling towards a spiral of impurity,

Making luxury a crucial necessity,

Dispositioning minds below maturity.

Severe greed feeds the young soul,

Stroking the idea of being complete,

Foolish is the mind that forgets his goal,

For his gain would be nothing but obsolete.

We have strayed too far from noble ways,

Swallowed by the wave of selfishness,

The light struggles to make it pass the days,

Being complacent with the ease of darkness. 

POEM WRITTEN BY MERVYN RICHARD