Line Out - Comments on Kanye's "Stronger" Performance http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance Missed Kanye's performance of "Stronger" at the Grammys? Here it is (at least until the video gets yanked):... Copyright 2008 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:41:01 -0800 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:46:52 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by b.elrod I came.

]]> b.elrod http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933646 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933646 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:15:33 -0800 Comment by JJ Hellgate How the hell does he see out of those awesome glowing glasses?

]]> JJ Hellgate http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933655 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933655 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:00:37 -0800 Comment by hillkiss i can't believe they showed daft punk's equipment. how rad was that?

]]> hillkiss http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933666 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933666 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:22:47 -0800 Comment by that guy Kanye suffers from "Puff Daddy Syndrome". Horrible rapper, excellent producer.

]]> that guy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933669 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933669 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:24:35 -0800 Comment by terman That breakdown w/ the fake playing by daft punk didnt really work going back into Kanye's rapping. There were weird awkward pauses. Kanye seemed really nervous.

]]> terman http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933671 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933671 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:29:23 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy Totally. This is his "Kashmir."

Also, this is the gear they were "playing" with—not the same as the setup they had for their actual tour, but a lot more fun to look at.

Also, can someone explain to me how the fuck We Are the Night beat Sound of Silver? Was it because of the fucking "Salmon Dance"?!

]]> Eric Grandy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933672 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933672 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:33:30 -0800 Comment by misread Yea, that fake daft punk thing was weird. There arent any programs that are available to the public that allow you to run music software off of a touchscreen yet-though they could have been running a beta version. And, you could tell they werent playing in time w/ the music.

]]> misread http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933675 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933675 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:36:58 -0800 Comment by misread @6- I stand corrected. That looks cool!

]]> misread http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933677 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933677 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:38:24 -0800 Comment by sucked I hope he kisses the ground everyday. That guy is lucky. Plain and simple. THere is WAY more talent out there. Way more. He just happened to make it. Diddy and Kanye. Lucky men. Shit performers.

]]> sucked http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933685 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933685 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:51:27 -0800 Comment by cosby that was a pretty crazy performance for the usually tame tv (on cbs, no less). the part that made me crack up was the close-up and hold on the pyramid opening.

@6:
that software is nice, but seemingly limited. it's great if you are trying to look like you are from tron (which worked well here), but i'm hesitant to use anything based on a touch screen. it seemed like a 16 pad mpc-type touch screen, which could go very wrong if the screen goes out. it worked well here though, i liked that they took liberties with the samples towards the end and it totally didn't match up to the tempo of kanye or the song.

also, 'we are the night' is just industry people picking a name they know. i don't think anyone liked that album.

]]> cosby http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933694 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c933694 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:07:20 -0800 Comment by TheDave243 Where do I find those shades?

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i hate how slow the track is though, it always sounds too crunky. can kanye speak any faster. if not. shut up.

]]> terry miller http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c934134 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c934134 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:58:09 -0800 Comment by cosby @12:
it's like 106 bpm. it's faster than 98% of the hip-hop singles out last year.

]]> cosby http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c934164 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c934164 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:10:30 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy I agree @12. It's just so much slower than the source material, it feels like some kind of awful crossover K-hole.

]]> Eric Grandy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c934193 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c934193 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:23:57 -0800 Comment by chops yawn.

i still don't get. keep calling him a genius and i guess that makes it true.

and daft punk were maybe just thiiiiis much better than gilbert and lewis at the greek games talent show. that was a lot of touchscreens and readouts required to hit "play."

]]> chops http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c934213 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c934213 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:34:47 -0800 Comment by what the?!? I'm sorry, did he say, "be my black Kate Moss tonight?"

]]> what the?!? http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c934356 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/02/kanyes_stronger_performance#c934356 Television Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:46:01 -0800 Comment by violet_dagrinder I like it.

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