Just produce, man. But that’s not nearly enough for his ego.

Stop torturing us, or find someone with hearing & pitch sing your songs.

I’m firmly in the, “His singing’s awful, but his energy kinda pulls it out for him.” crowd.

And also in the, “Either way, those big screens are pretty badass.” camp.

Uh, other than that? I got nothing. The album hits for me about as often as it misses, and don’t think it’s an ego trip (it’s pretty clearly the result of his personal life over the last year. His ego is independent of his music, of course). Yay for trying new things. Hopefully he’ll continue trying things that don’t sound that much like his first three records, or even necessarily, this one.

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen something like that on SNL before and it at least deserves a mention.

I give Kanye credit for the artistic risk, but if Fleet Foxes is “CSNoozY,” his new one is “808s and Napbreak.”

maybe the only way i will begin to appreciate lil wayne’s work is, coincidentally, the only way i can sit through dylan’s work: if somebody else covers it.

Tangential thought, but related to the idea of holding “professionals” to a higher standard – I see a lot of parallels between Kanye and Kevin Barnes in this regard. Looking for reward because they are ambitious and challenging, though its arguable whether either’s latest albums are actually any good.

And 808s is growing on me; I see it at least partly as a letter to his ex and his mom, and that’s sort of helping me understand it better. It’s not entirely an ego trip, but it is a trip.

I think the songs that are good are actually pretty moving. I give him a ton of credit for the album. It’s pretty close to art for arts sake and its all the better because of it.