HEARTLESS
some of the top blogs out there have been heavily critiquing these peformances as sort of a bashing excerise. I however found these performances to be the best yet of these songs. As always the the best things about these blog posts are teh comment here are two that agreed with the most:
What's so endearing about this "era" of his career is how willing he is to be pretty much vocally "naked" in front of an international television audience. He knows he's missing a few notes, he knows he's just screaming the last chorus on "Love Lockdown" but - he's also smart enough to realize that the technical shortcomings of someone's music don't really matter in the end. It's
what you were trying to say, and how successfully you said it. Kanye is feeling vulnerable, heartbroken, emotional, etc. and it's coming through in his music. 808s and Heartbreak (and the live performances that accompany it) portrays that. It's an artistic success. Might I remind you, Bob Dylan (for example, not necessarily comparing the two) was never able to sing "well" - but he kept saying what he wanted to say.I thought both tracks were great. He's giving everything he can to put on a great emotional and visually stunning performance. Its funny that there are a few mentions of Dylan on this thread. Remember how well Dylan's change of direction was received in '64? You should be ashamed of yourselves for knocking someone for expressing their creativity in a new and interesting way. I can't think of any other rappers or top 40 artists that are willing to take the risks Kanye is taking with his music and his reputation.
