My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy [PA] by Kanye West (CD, Jan-2010, Universal Argentina S.A.)

Album Features
UPC:	0602527474465
Artist:	Kanye West
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2010
Record Label:	Universal Argentina S.A.
Genre:	R&B, Rap

Track Listing
1. Dark Fantasy
2. Gorgeous
3. Power
4. All of the Lights [Interlude]
5. All of the Lights
6. Monster
7. So Appalled
8. Devil in a New Dress
9. Runaway
10. Hell of a Life
11. Blame Game
12. Lost in the World
13. Who Will Survive in America

Details
Playing Time:	69 min.
Distributor:	UMG
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
The sessions for Kanye West's follow-up to the polarizing (if platinum-selling) 808s & Heartbreak involved several hip-hop luminaries, including Raekwon, the RZA, Pete Rock, and DJ Premier. Led by the bombastic King Crimson-sampling single "Power," featuring a return appearance from Dwele (who provided the hook on West's "Flashing Lights"), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy will surely please those who viewed 808s as a derailment.

Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- [A] fascinating record, a sumptuous musical banquet at which Bon Iver and Aphex Twin rub shoulders with Jay-Z, Smokey Robinson and a whole Broadway chorus.
Uncut

Rolling Stone 5 stars out of 5 -- MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY is his most manically inspired music yet....Yeezy goes for the grandeur of stadium rock, the all-devouring sonics of hip-hop, the erotic gloss of disco, and he goes for all of it, all the time.

[P]ossibly the best album of the year....West has expanded his sonic palate by incorporating imprecise choir-like chants, new accents and inflections, epic horns, prog-rock samples, sinister guitar riffs and spoken word...
Billboard

5 stars out of 5 -- [A] genuinely great record....The album's subtleties run deep and devastating...
Mojo

The record sounds innately full and vibrant, but by peeling back a few layers, West has emerged with his most effective, plaintive work ever.
Paste

This is not just West's best album, it's a keen contender for the most ambitious LP in hip-hop history.
Clash

The bulk of MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY finds him augmenting classic breaks and moody loops with large and immaculate orchestral flourishes.
The Wire