![]() At the end of its 132 pages, Graves makes a convincing argument that this four-year-old deserves a spot in the 33 1/3 series. * SLUG Magazine * West may be divisive enough to not win over his detractors, but Graves' mix of fanboy marvel and critical detachment is persuasive enough to convince even detractors to give My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy a close listen. This book is some serious next-level music criticism-I never realized how much Kanye's Gucci line meant to my life before this guy told me about it. Though, at times, it feels like his discussion of this album can get a bit too academic, I appreciate the thought that he has put into his analysis of Kanye's work. His fandom is clear, but he never steps into hyperbole in his praise of the music. Graves finds meaning in West's music that I never would have picked out on my own. This book isn't so much about the musical qualities of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy as it is about how Kanye's ego and public persona can be used to explain modern 20-somethings. Throughout the 150 or so pages of this book, Graves unpacks the enigma that is Kanye West's personality and art. * Revolt TV * Kanye West is the millennial generation incarnate, or at least that's what Kirk Walker Graves would have us all think. West makes him the biggest and most off-putting rock star on the planet. ![]() ![]() In Graves' book, he not only breaks down each track on the record, but he also effectively lays out the context of the album's release, explaining why Kanye is deserving of an investigative book like this one (and hopefully soon, others), and what about Mr. ![]()
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