Description:For haters eager to see Kanye hit a sophomore slump--no such luck. Late Registration can't replicate the novelty of last year's College Dropout, but otherwise, this is an impressively more mature and labored-over album. Lyrically, Kanye's only improved a notch but musically, the album sounds incredible, especially with co-producer JonFor haters eager to see Kanye hit a sophomore slump--no such luck. Late Registration can't replicate the novelty of last year's College Dropout, but otherwise, this is an impressively more mature and labored-over album. Lyrically, Kanye's only improved a notch but musically, the album sounds incredible, especially with co-producer Jon Brion helping polish the songs to perfection. Tracks like "Heard 'Em Say" (featuring Maroon 5's Adam Levine) and "Hey Mama," are richly textured in their soulfulness while the flint-edge of "Crack Music" and "Gone" (feat. Cam'ron) will appeal to the street-oriented. There's a few duds on here--the sickly-sweet, syrupy "Bring Me Down" (feat. Brandy) being one of the worst offenders--but when the album's good, it's very, very good. In short, Kanye's detractors may not be swayed in their resistance to his charms but not only will his past supporters be rewarded but Late Registration has enough appeal to earn new crowds of fans. --Oliver Wang... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Roc-A-Fella Release date : 29 August 2005 EAN: 5050053008749 UPC: 602498851531
"I have a love hate relationship with this album. Several of the tracks off the album dwarfed most, if not all, of the songs of his debut. West demonstrated he could take his game up to another level. However, the skits became old the second time around and the album felt more disjointed than the first. It is not a bad album, far from it, but just does not seem as "fresh" as the first and is not as exploratory as the third.
Best Track: Touch the Sky (Lupe's presence on the track helps a lot)"
“yeah agreed seems middle of the road but grows and grows on you and becomes one of you all time favs. - I think most great albums - start off rocky..” read more
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