Samtastic! Review: 808's & Heartbreak

Bought this album yesterday, but I had heard it all online a couple of times.

I have to admit that I am late to the Kanye party. The first album I bought was Graduation. Then I pretty much bought everything else he ever made after that. I am out of order, I know.

If you don't like Kanye West, then you just don't get it. This album is totally different anyway, and probably shouldn't or can't be compared to any of his other work. Graduation was groundbreaking for Hip-Hop, and it turned Kanye into an international superstar. But, in my opinion, it was still a Hip-Hop album.

808's & Heartbreak is not a Hip-Hop album, nor is it R&B or even Pop. It is it's own thing, it is ART. This guys heart is broken, it's all over the record, he even uses the word Heartbreak in the album title and as part of one of the song titles, so it's pretty obvious right?

But after the "HATERS" get over the massive use of voice manipulation (which I strongly oppose usually) and just listen to the album it is wonderful. The voice manipulation in my opinion on this album is not to make the voice sound better, Kanye is not an amazing singer, it's just the style of the whole thing, it brings consistency, and it goes with what I feel is the space/ future feel that started on songs like Stronger and the tour for Graduation.

Kanye is sad. His mother died. He and his fiance are no more. His heart is broken and this is the product.

I think it's brilliant, there isn't anything else like it, or him.

Samtastic! Review: this is just, ok...

This album comes out today, FYI, I just bought it.

Samtastic! Review: I heart this song

This is great, I posted the real video already, but this is live and it's still great!

Samtastic! Review: Coldplay opiate of the masses

Amazing! loving Coldplay right now.

This is my favorite song off this album.

Samtastic! Review: Kings of Leon - Only By the Night

Ok, so I know I am a couple of weeks late on this, but I just got the new Kings of Leon album...I have listened to it once, or maybe twice. I have been a huge fan from the begining.

That said, I think all the haters out there are crazy. And all the fans who say this band has sold out are just not listening closely enough. I think these songs are brilliant and evolved if anything. Their original raw backwoods sound is great, but now this is what 5 years later? People change, they have more experience and things to draw from. The energy is still the same.

Give Only By The Night a listen, this is def one of the better bands out there in the world...and they were really great live too.

Samtastic! Review: LeBron James

Samtastic! Review: Bacon

This is funny, a friend of a friend made this...apparently Michele Obama called her family bacon people?

Samtastic! Review: Jamie on Craig Ferguson

Samtastic! Review: Kanye & Estelle at the EMA's

EMA from First and last name on Vimeo.

Samtastic! Review: Gnarls Barkley Mystery Man

Samtastic! Review: Kanye's video for Heartless

This is dope, it looks like 80's cartoons, or animated movies from that time. I don't care what anyone says, this guy is a fucking genius. Kanye West is going to be around for a very long time.


Heartless from kwest on Vimeo.

Samtastic! Review: Obama Snippets

Obama's acceptance speech highlights @ Yahoo! Video

OBAMA WINS! Thanks you America.

Halloween 69

Halloween 69, originally uploaded by thisgirlnamedsam.

Although Halloween is fun I am so glad it's only once a year.

Halloween 12

Halloween 12, originally uploaded by thisgirlnamedsam.

The dog as John McCain, more fitting don't ya think?

Samtastic! Review: Tina Fey and John McCain

Samtastic! Review: Sarah Palin gets pranked!

Sarah Palin gets pranked, this is so hilarious! She is so fucking stupid.