Comments on: Kanye the Heartless Artist

By: keshia walker

keshia walker — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:39:44 +0000

Sean,
I just heard The Fray’s version of the song, and it diminishes Kanye’s to nothingness in my view. I just stumbled across this, listening to other fray songs. The pain that is in the lead singer’s voice, is so full of feeling and frustration with the woman that has devastated him. Now, that I have heard The Fray’s version, hearing Kanye’s is like eating stale unbuttered, unsalted popcorn in a rundown theatre, while others are dining at a five star restaurant eating chateaubriand! Also, I think that you write brilliantly.

By: Marc

Marc — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:47:45 +0000

I have to agree with Melissa. Kanye is getting too much stick for what he did. It was certainly wrong but the guy has apologised. Anyway. Best The Fray song ever

By: Frank Marcopolos

Frank Marcopolos — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:06:39 +0000

Kanye’s overuse of Auto-Tune on a song called “Heartless” is really aprropriate. Using that recording technique makes him sound rather sterile and emotionless. The Fray’s version puts the emotion back into the song, and makes it listenable. KW’s version is awful to my ears.

By: David Wright

David Wright — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:49:07 +0000

Did your mom just say asswipe posuer? LOL.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:59:07 +0000

Hi Janice,

Well said… all of it. I know what you mean about being blogged out. I haven’t been in my reader for weeks now, just doing all I can to keep up with our clients and future projects. When I do happen to read something remarkable it does seem to stand out that much more.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:56:57 +0000

Yes, one can. : > )

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:56:37 +0000

I can only speak for myself here, and granted I STILL have not seen his Leno apology which I need to go watch yesterday, but the apology I did read I simply didn’t believe. I agree with what you are saying about others slipping through the fissures of scrutiny 100%, but I don’t believe the two are mutually exclusive. Just because others aren’t held accountable when they should be, that doesn’t mean Kanye should get a free pass. He bullied a young girl in front of a nation and I am glad the nation came down on him. Should others see the same? Absolutely.

P.S. Yes, our culture does latch on to the strangest things.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:52:40 +0000

Yo mom, I’ve got nothing to add (for once). That’s a great comment and well said. I’m also trying to think of an example of someone where you couldn’t get your head around the artist enough to enjoy the art, but I can’t think of one. You are indeed open minded when it comes to art (so long as their aren’t boobies involved). I’ll try to think of someone before dinner. See you then. : > )

By: janice

janice — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:21:47 +0000

Although KW’s manufactured ‘sound’ does very little for me, his version has good associations. I encourage the kids to bring their CD’s into the kitchen so I can listen, and my son’s a KW fan. The Fray give ‘Heartless’ a rawer, moodier edge, making it sound more like a song, as did Kris Allen on Idol, but to be honest, ‘Heartless’, as a piece, leaves me unmoved.

I’m a bit blogged out at the moment, and many posts are leaving me feeling unmoved, but the up side is that it makes the good writing and the touching, authentic posts stand out in sharp relief. I like music and writing that ooze essence, and still have a whiff of original inspiration lingering on them. I could almost imagine the frisson the Fray got the first time they fooled around with that version and loved how it turned out.

By: WRITE A WRITING

WRITE A WRITING — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:17:36 +0000

I find the both versions ok…. spilling out your heart through a medium…rightly done…one can say