#Kanye life of pablo listen trial#
Right now you can only listen The Life Of Pablo by paying to stream it on TIDAL, but you can get a free trial membership ( via Beyoncé) if you want to give the album a spin. West is fond of referring to himself as the agent of paradigm shifts, and in this instance he may very well be correct. However, West is forcing the public to engage with this collection of his music in a fluid, constantly evolving listener experience. Previously we'd expect to experience The Life Of Pablo as a singular artistic work. It’s also clear that West is changing how we anticipate and experience music. (West has clearly offended Taylor Swift.) However, Kanye's track record shows he is a work in progress, who learns from-and often publicly talks through-past mistakes. If you’re going to dig deep and allow what you find to flow freely, there’s a good chance of offending. In West’s case, I think the answer is yes.
Ultimately, lyrics like these confront us with a question: are inflammatory statements forgivable if they're made in pursuit of art? “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous” on “Famous” certainly force the listener to flinch. Lyrics like “Now if I fuck this model / And she just bleached her asshole / And I get bleach on my T-shirt / I'mma feel like an asshole” on “Father Stretch My Hands Pt.
West has created a dense sonic masterpiece and it grows more satisfying with every subsequent listen.
The masterful autotune from 808 And Heartbreaks is here, and the dusty soul samples West loves are twisted and turned to great effect. West has opted to pull from all his previous eras here, mixing the gospel flourishes of The College Dropout with the abrasive progressiveness of Yeezus. It didn’t hurt that when West added eight more tracks, they included more accessible party material like “30 Hours,” “No More Parties In LA,” “Facts,” and “Fade” to round out the album and end things on a more uplifting note. However, West’s work, at it’s most challenging, tends to reveal itself more fully after repeated listens. The opening track “Ultralight Beam” was an immediate lift to a higher realm, but what followed felt largely half-baked. When I first heard it last Thursday it felt fractured-like a bunch of the beginnings of great ideas with very few thought out to completion. Musically, The Life Of Pablo is both beautiful and frustrating. He almost doubled the length of the album after last Thursday’s listening party at Madison Square Garden then, after releasing it early Sunday morning, he announced he’s reworking at least one of its tracks, "Wolves." The Life Of Pablo isn't the first album West has worked on right up until the release date, but it is the first time he’s reworked it after its initial airing. If all of the above is true, you must be Kanye West. You tell people they can only ever hear the album if they join a paid music-streaming service. You say you’re re-recording parts of the album. You take that album back almost right away. Kanye West's 'The Life Of Pablo' Is A Game Changer By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on 3:30PM
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