Hi, Just coming to your writing by way of your comment on Harmony Holiday's latest. I'm digging your enthusiasm for discovering new music and how you describe it. I also prefer West's earlier stuff but am more critical of "My . . .". When I first heard it, I really enjoyed and played it a lot. Over time that year, I found myself listening more often to Big Boi's first solo album that came out a few months prior. It also got critical accolades though not like "My . . . ". Ten+ years later I find that I would still much rather listen to Big Boi's Sir Luscious Leftfoot. And I'll spontaneously think to play it, but never "My . . ." I think it illustrates something about West's music over time: it is made to dazzle, and dazzle fades. I just don't think that much of his music has staying power past the first few albums. Is that *just* my subjective experience? I'd love for people who know more about music to tell me why I'm wrong. In the meantime, I think more should give Big Boi's solo work a chance. He also continued to be experimental, though in different ways from West, and I think a lot of it is more interesting and enduring.
Hi, Just coming to your writing by way of your comment on Harmony Holiday's latest. I'm digging your enthusiasm for discovering new music and how you describe it. I also prefer West's earlier stuff but am more critical of "My . . .". When I first heard it, I really enjoyed and played it a lot. Over time that year, I found myself listening more often to Big Boi's first solo album that came out a few months prior. It also got critical accolades though not like "My . . . ". Ten+ years later I find that I would still much rather listen to Big Boi's Sir Luscious Leftfoot. And I'll spontaneously think to play it, but never "My . . ." I think it illustrates something about West's music over time: it is made to dazzle, and dazzle fades. I just don't think that much of his music has staying power past the first few albums. Is that *just* my subjective experience? I'd love for people who know more about music to tell me why I'm wrong. In the meantime, I think more should give Big Boi's solo work a chance. He also continued to be experimental, though in different ways from West, and I think a lot of it is more interesting and enduring.