My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

If you can, buy this, one of the best albums ever in one of the best vinyl presentations ever, only problem is that it is kinda annoying having to flip and change the records so frequently, but other than that, it’s totally worth it and overall an incredible piece of physical media, the sound quality on these is surreal and there’s not a single skip

Kanye West is undoubtedly one of the most unapologetically honest rappers to ever pick up a microphone. He knows what he is and what he's doing and as such, produces some of the most self-aware and truthful music in the industry. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the penultimate Kanye album in a long line of already highly competent albums and one of the best albums of 2010. This is the ultimate realization of the themes that have shaped his music career. Materialism, rejection, love, loss and sadness, MBDTF has a very dark overtone about it and the more you listen to it, the more you begin to feel as though you're delving further and further into West's subconscious. Similar to 808s and Heartbreak, Kanye lets it all hang out. He's unrelenting, unconcentrated and strangely focused. Like an expert sniper, he zeroes in on his target and strikes with precision. There's no nonsense, just an unfiltered display of raw emotion. Lyrically, this is Kanye's strongest and most consistent work yet. Where he showed glimpses of greatness on the track Gone from his second album, Late Registration, he now seems capable of replicating that level of lyricism across an entire album. The level of depth and complexity in his rhymes has exceeded that of any other album he's released so far. Kanye's greatest asset in my eyes is how self-aware he is and it shows in his rhymes, such as in the song Gorgeous in which he says "I'll choke the South Park writers with a fish stick". This line sounds appropriately cathartic within the tone of the song itself. Guest appearances are also excellent, demonstrated best on the feature heavy tracks Monster and So Appalled. Jay-Z is as lyrically potent as one would expect from such a veteran in the industry but it is Nicki Minaj that surprised me most on her verse on Monster. She outshines both West and even the venerable Jay-Z in her performances, playing with many differing lyrical and vocal styles in her just over a minute long verse. I was very impressed and I saw for the first time why she has been surrounded with such a great amount of hype in her short career. In terms of cohesion, this is one of the most well put together album I've heard in years, second, at least recently, to Janelle Monae's The ArchAndroid. Each track flows logically from one song into the next. Layered perfectly, building on the foundation of the song before it but still sounding fresh. The album's title almost perfectly reflects the music contained within it as you really get a sense that this has come from the darkest recesses of Kanye's subconscious and is reflected in not only his and his guest's lyricism but the production behind it. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is an amazing album that really comes together in every way. It's the most consistently brilliant, cohesive and lyrically impressive album Kanye West has released since 2005's Late Registration and is easily one of the best albums released in a year that was already quite good for great album releases. It remains to be seen whether or not Kanye West can top himself with his next album going forward but based on what he has done here, he seems perfectly capable of pulling it off.

What can be said about this album that hasn't been said already? Simply put, for me the best album in the history of music and the highest peak that Kanye has reached. The vinyl comes with 3 discs, several decorative images referring to the album, and a poster that is different on both sides so you can choose which side you like best. The vinyl and everything inside is in perfect condition, and it even arrived a day earlier than stipulated by Amazon. If you like music, it's a must-buy.

I can say from experience buying vinyl over the years that not many Hip-hop artists go out of there way to put something together like Kanye did with this Vinyl release.I mean most of the time you just get a couple records thrown in sleeves and your lucky if it comes as a gatefold (especially with Def Jams releases). Yeah, its somewhat pricey although for all that included it's well worth the asking price.That is if you can still even find it without the inflated price. First off its limited edition (supposably). I've also heard rumors that its going to be remastered and repressed, but that's yet to be seen, and I think it would take away from those purchasing it thinking that it was limited in the first place. There is also no idea exactly how limited it is, but I think those that really want this on wax will still be able to find it for a while ? The outer red cardboard sleeve is beautifully done with the see through center and gold printed ink used throughout, which looks to be screen printed.It folds open nicely. I don't think this really needed to be pressed on 3LP's as I think it would have all originally fit nicely onto a double. The added artwork is frameable and yes its censored. I've noticed many giving negative reviews on amazon because of this, but this had to be Kanye's decision and seriously how many of us are actually going to frame these anyways? It was also shown on the items description pic to still be censored, and I think if it wasn't we would have been made aware before buying from one source or another.The vinyl sounds great on my heavy duty 1978 Pioneer PL-560 and much better than the MP3 download i previously purchased on amazon while it was available on the cheap. With the resurgence of vinyl sales its nice to see that there are still a handful artists willing to think outside of the box when it comes to release on the vinyl format. If you're a fan of what many said is the best release of 2010 and a collector of vinyl than I would recommend you pickup this release!

Packaged in a foil. All stickers and booklets in place. Very minor scratches on the front. Dropped mine after purchase breakingthe case, sadly. lol

Classic and Beautiful

مايحتاج اكتب مراجعة الالبوم فوق التقييم

Calidad increíble, suenan perfecto, calidad precio

Chegou muito bem embalado, dentro do prazo, e em perfeito estado. Contém 3 vinis, um pôster e 5 capas. Tudo muito bonito e bem feito. Acho que o vinil mais belo que terei. O álbum propriamente dito dispensa comentários, impecável.