Tuesday, December 16, 2008
??!! Chris Martin Likes Kanye’s New Album
Posted by Dave Segal on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:22 AM
No, not the Coldplay Chris Martin, but rather the Kinski Chris Martin. The hard-rockin’ Seattle guitarist surprised the hell out of one Stranger music writer at the Ya Ho Wha 13 show at Nectar Monday night when he revealed that he thinks 808s & Heartbreak “is really good.”
An avowed rap hater (not that Ye’s latest is rap, but still), Martin said he’d listened to West’s oft-panned new opus “six or seven times” and compared it to Marvin Gaye. He even praised Kanye’s use of Autotune, saying it added to the songs’ emotional power. Martin said he especially liked West's performance of "Love Lockdown" on Letterman [see video below].
The Stranger music writer accused Martin of drunken crazy talk, but Martin—who is about the last person The Stranger music writer could imagine defending 808s & Heartbreak—insisted he was happily obsessed with the album. Huh. I guess I’ll have to give it another chance.
In other news, Kinski are working on a cover of Swell Maps’ “International Rescue.” Kinski next perform Fri. Dec. 19 at the Sunset Tavern as part of the Cops’ three-day Rock ’N’ Roll Circus.
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Kanye, Marvin Gaye, Letterman = Mainstream.
50% = Not alternative enough, Segal!
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