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Should Kayne West’s “Eyes Closed” Have Been on “Dark Twisted Fantasy”? (Listen, Download & Vote)

Posted by Nathan S. on 01/04/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Kanye West

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I've heard about 47 different stories about this new Kanye West leak "Eyes Closed", all of them less credible than the last, but the story that makes the most sense to me is that it was originally intended for "Dark Twisted Fantasy" but didn't make the cut because, you know, it's not that good. Actually, let me get completely sidetracked and address that point for a minute.

I've already had a few folks hit me up and say this should have made the album, to which I'd like to respectfully reply that they're obviously on crazy pills. Yes Yeezy has some nice lines on here, but don't forget, it was the production that made that album a classic, and this "808s" throwback beat just doesn't hold a candle to shit like "All of the Lights". Or maybe I'm the one swallowing crazy pills. I doubt it, but I want to make sure. Have at it people:




Updated with a no tag version. Props to tdotraza.
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bitcloud7
bitcloud7
I like this joint. It just wouldn't have fit with the feel of DTF.

Posted on Jan 04, 2011
Originality
Originality
I like it lyrically but I don't love the production. It's the opposite of Hell of a Life imo. I feel like with a production tweak here or there it would fit maybe as a bonus track

Posted on Jan 04, 2011
SmokinAces
SmokinAces
I feel the same way about this song I felt about The Joy or Chain Heavy. Lyrically I dig them and the productions not that bad, but compared to alot of the production on MBDTF they are HIGHLY understated. Funny thing is, you actually have people on (enter other site here) saying this should have replaced Gorgeous. Retards

Posted on Jan 04, 2011
tdotraza
tdotraza
I think it's a good song. I can imagine this on College Dropout or Graduation. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? No. It's underwhelming in comparison, because this album is taken to new levels because of the grandeur. All of the tracks are stadium-music like, magnificent and larger than life tracks. This track doesn't fit into the mold created.

Plus, this joint's production is too... happy. I used to think there were one too many adjectives in the title (it still is kinda lengthy), but really Kanye picked three great adjectives to describe his album: beautiful, dark and twisted. That's exactly what the album is. And that's exactly what "Eyes Closed" is not, if you ignore the lyrics. I just can't imagine "Eyes Closed" having a place anywhere on the tracklist.

@SmokinAces I wanna believe you're lying. I swear, I went to iTunes to get a quick feel of the album again to write this comment and picked Gorgeous first. God.

Complex had an album preview up for Snoop's new album and one of the tracks was "Eyes Closed" featuring Kanye and John Legend, but the blog has since been taken down.

Lastly, I have "Eyes Closed" untagged. Got it earlier this morning. Here ya go: https://www.mediafire.com/?wyifh98pgrj7wla

Posted on Jan 05, 2011
Young Mo Fo
Young Mo Fo
^^Good hustle boi (Big Sean voice)

Anyone else feel like that Big Sean mixtape was just as 'good' as the original release? He hasnt grown on me as an actual rapper..Pause.

This song doesnt seem finished anyway, so maybe it would have sounded better as a GOOD Friday release, I can hear CyHi on this. MAYBE Hov...

Nathan, what are your thoughts on Big Sean - Finally Famous 3? I'm curious, because I feel like the only one who thinks he is over rated, until the last two tracks (Memories, Almost Wrote a Love Song). He needs something..

And on this song, I can see this being a bonus track, with the feel of that other one with Beyonce. Seems happier and those type of drums that sound picnic with the abuelas happy.

Posted on Jan 05, 2011
Nathan S.
Nathan S.
Looks like RefinedHype Nation is almost completely in consensus. This is an interesting track, I'll take it, but it belongs nowhere near a classic album.

To answer Young Mo Fo, I wasn't blown away by Finally Famous 3, but then again I'm not a huge Big Sean fan. That's not hate, I just don't seem to connect with him like other folks do.

Posted on Jan 05, 2011
XuUP17
XuUP17
Kanye rapping a whole verse without lame voice effects? Doesn't belong on production centered MBDTF.

Posted on Jan 05, 2011
ITSxWILL
ITSxWILL
this would of been a good mixtape-ish before the album like lil waynes "The leak"

Posted on Jan 06, 2011


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