By far my favorite track from the album and one of my favorite Cudi songs. It’s amazing. Plus he wrote it sober which makes me love it for Cudi even more.
@@skipper6768 cudi confirmed they had material but not it would be released- remember Ye got 50 songs with Kendrick, Thug and Drake and none of those came out
Reborn was a shower mantra for almost an entire month after my heartbreak and the feeling of helplessness that came with it. Cudi and Ye both took me out of really dark time. Once. Twice. Every single time. I never felt so close a connection with music..Until I heard Kanye and Cudi's discographies.. Flawless in my eyes. Uplifting and Heartwarming. Thank you Cudi and Kanye. God bless your hearts.
Oh my god... Same... Expiriancing heartbreak for the first time caused my mental health to drop to minus. then came depression, feeling of loneliness, and constant headaches. This album is so dear to my heart I can't express in words how much ❤️
Kids See Ghosts is one of the most beautiful and genre bending albums of all time, one of the best albums of the 2000's, the fears and sufferings that they endure because of their disturbed mental beings seem to be on full display, and they need to overcome these hurdles to be REBORN, they see their fears, they accept their ghosts, and move forward. What an enthralling experience.
No one is mentioning but I have to. This is literally one of the most well produced videos I've ever seen especially in terms of the design and visuals.
@@apullcan Nah he did seem in denial and definitely off his rocker about a year ago, but he has seemed genuinely happier since Jesus is King dropped tbh
@@HarryRedmond45 idk abt comparing to avalanches tbh. I'd say maybe closer to a madlib. Ex military has a lot of real drumming which accompanies the psychedelic instrumentals reminiscent of Madvillainy/Pinata imo
@@Hyphaen That's true. My comparison came more from how ingenious some of the samples were (Vancouver skytrain) and how cleverly they're incorporated into the tracks
It's still crazy how on the last song on KSG Kanye sings over and over, "Lord shine your light on me save me please" and on his next album he sings about how his love for Jesus changed and healed his life... Insane
geor I wasn’t necessarily saying it was crazy that he was fully embracing religion into his music but more that it’s crazy how after an album primarily talking about Ye‘s trauma and mental illness that the following album shows that Kanye’s last lines on KSG were answered and on JIK he seems a lot more happy and stable in life thanks to God. The lord saved him just like he was praying in “Cudi Montage” and you know damn well that it wasn’t intended from the start, which is what makes it crazy to me.
“To fly a rocketship, you need to be an optimist. No astronaut launches into space with their fingers crossed.” “The best antidote for fear is competence. If you can make yourself competent, then you're not just relying on fear, but you're actually a person who can do this thing
I hadnt thought, as clearly as you put it, that the album is a collective of mantras. Its so true and i felt that on an instinctual level but never thought of it as such.
i think the feeling of feeling free that’s translated on ghost town and throughout kids see ghosts starts on The Life Of Pablo with “Father Stretch My Hands” as Cudi sings “I just wanna feel liberated.” What do you think ?
idk like its just a continuation really from both of their entire discographies because they reflect their lives so much. That was before rehab for Cudi and before the hospital with Ye so it's a decent point to show parallels with but I doubt they did that intentionally.
It's like a great end to both of their character arcs. Cudi was healed from his depression, Kanye became free of his worst behaviors and began to smile and have fun again. JIK kinda ruined that but...KSG could've been the final Kanye album and it would've been a perfect end to his discography.
Kids See Ghosts (title song) was the best song on the album for me personally. It's deceptively very low-key with Cudi setting the tone perfectly, and then Kanye delivers one of his best bars that completely contrast to the song and it doesn't stay too long either.
This is lowkey one of my favourite album of all time. 7 tracks none of them are bad. Both of them really fulfill their artistic potential in this masterpiece
I want to see videos on the following: How Brian Eno makes Ambient Music How Lo-Fi playlists affect our life and mood How David Bowie made Low How Sly Stone made There's A Riot Goin' On
Well, the one album I always loved and got me through some hard times is Interpol's "Turn On The Bright Lights". Actually, I was wondering if you could do a video on this record.
Great video, but you didn't even talk about Cudi Montage, one of the best songs on the album with one of the most powerful messages The album is only 7 songs, it's a little weird you only brought up 6
Cudi Montage is brought up FAR too often in relation to the album, making it seem like it's the only stand out moment from it. I think Middle8 wanted to highlight how far from the truth that is. KSG is a really special album and the Kurt Cobain sample is not the most important thing about it.
@@Melkac I have no idea what you're on about. It's only the 4th most streamed song on the album. And In any discussion I've ever seen it's never mentioned as the "only stand out moment". The album is amazing front to back, every song is a standout moment. The fact of the matter is it's inarguably a key moment on the album (it's literally the closer), and Middle8 didn't include it. In my view that's pretty ridiculous.
he did bring it up, just didn't mentin the name. at the end he said: "use this album to keep moving forward and stay strong!", after which he played cudi montage, specifically the "stay strong" part.
Describing KSG as a collection of mantras makes perfect sense of how I've been using it all these years and never realized it. Honestly the song I sing from it can change by the hour some days, but it's such a good channel for so many emotions
Great video! This was the record of 2018 for me. Both Ye and KSG came out while I was in the midst of a breakup with my now ex-wife. Those two records helped me out of some dark moments - KSG especially. Will forever be two of my favorite records from the best worst time of my life.
Marc Guido Bolen idk I think it’s a different way of approaching mental health. Where KSG is full of hope and triumph SRS, IDLS, swimming and circles are all about living in the feelings of depression and anxiety imo
Completely different ways to tackle depression. Mac and Earl are (and were, in Mac's case) completely consumed by depression in their albums. Cudi already went through that phase, now he's healed. So is Kanye, but it wasn't made particularly obvious until JIK came out. The sad thing about Mac is that Circles showed that he WAS beginning to heal. What a pity...
In this age of social distancing, some musicians are connecting online to work with each other to create new and exciting music (See From Bedrooms to Balconies) but one of the most famous examples of this took place over mail. Could you talk about the uniqueness that was The Postal Service and their amazing 2008 album, “Give Up”?
You should look into Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the complexity they achieve in their songs with such a minimal approach is astounding, especially in Sex and Food
I got the privilege to listen to this first time while on acid and got to truely live out what the album stood for and thats change and to accept the things that will happen no matter what, after i felt like i truely changed just as they did in the music and in life. Thats why i love music so much, yeah i was on acid but it gave me the chance to really hear what they were saying in the songs. Thanks cudi and ye for the inspiration to change:)
Amazing video dude! I haven’t listened to Kids See Ghosts all the way through in probably a year. This inspired me to revisit it again and now I remember why I loved it so much in the first place. Masterpiece tier album. This and Daytona are both amazing records.
This the only guy I’ve seen actually get things right about music and shows how much here care by the production and well thought out ideas thank you msn
Damn man you make the most interesting and beautiful videos. From videos that educate me to videos like this that go straight to my soul. I Appreciate what you do
Reborn really hits because me and my ex wife played that song for the few hours before we delivered our son in the bathtub. Makes me shed a tear every time.
You really deserve so much recognition!!! After this video, I rewatched all of your videos on Kanye and Tame Impala, and I just want to say that your work is extremely appreciated.
Completely passed through the remix from some old recordings from Kurt Cobain, especifically 'Burn the Rain' on 'Cudi Montage' huh! That throwback to Kurt's own problems with mental ilness and stardom altogether made me think a lot more how incredible this album is. Other than that, incredible video as always!
please make a gambino video soon, i just found this channel and i’m loving it. it’d be great if u had a video essay on because the internet or something
I been binge watching all your videos and now I need to go back and listen to all these albums again with the backstory and insight. Thank you for doing this. If you can, can you do Coldplay next maybe the album Viva la Vida or Ghost Stories. Thanks again.
I'M SO I'M SO REBORN
I'M MOVING FORWARD
KEEP MOVING FORWARD
AIN'T NO STRESS ON ME LORD(grammatically incorrect)
I'M MOVING FORWARD
@@Number2Drakefan KEEP MOVING FORWARD
KEEP MOVING FORWARD
By far my favorite track from the album and one of my favorite Cudi songs. It’s amazing. Plus he wrote it sober which makes me love it for Cudi even more.
@@Number2Drakefan is there anything wrong with that
@@Number2Drakefan”grammatically incorrect” just say you’re racist already 🤦♂️
We really need a KIDS SEE GHOSTS 2
Cudi confirmed it will happen
Skipper Long ago, before ye got washed
@@skipper6768 cudi confirmed they had material but not it would be released- remember Ye got 50 songs with Kendrick, Thug and Drake and none of those came out
@@iceboy5418 KSG was a spiritual album so I wouldn't rule out the possibility that KSG 2 could still happen, since they are still on the same wave.
Fuck dont do it, let it remain one and only
life saving album literally
Damn...
One of the best albums of the 2010’s
there were definitely far better albums, but this one easily manages to be top 20 just bc it does so so much in such a small space. future classic.
@@dylandarcy1150 idk, it may be in the top 5 even, its just outstanding
@@thenotoriusg i can name at least 10 i prefer to it personally, but it's very easily in my top 15 of the decade. maybe even 12th or so
@@thenotoriusg Danny Brown's Atrocity Exhibition, followed closest by Age of Adz by Sufjan Stevens
@@dylandarcy1150 might check them out some time 👍
I wish you'd mentioned cudi montage, guitar on it is Kurt Cobain's "Burn the Rain"
thats the most over mentioned thing about this album
WHAT
Mark , ong
I think that at this point everybody knows that
Reborn was a shower mantra for almost an entire month after my heartbreak and the feeling of helplessness that came with it.
Cudi and Ye both took me out of really dark time. Once. Twice. Every single time.
I never felt so close a connection with music..Until I heard Kanye and Cudi's discographies.. Flawless in my eyes. Uplifting and Heartwarming. Thank you Cudi and Kanye. God bless your hearts.
ditto
Oh my god... Same... Expiriancing heartbreak for the first time caused my mental health to drop to minus. then came depression, feeling of loneliness, and constant headaches.
This album is so dear to my heart I can't express in words how much ❤️
Kids See Ghosts is one of the most beautiful and genre bending albums of all time, one of the best albums of the 2000's, the fears and sufferings that they endure because of their disturbed mental beings seem to be on full display, and they need to overcome these hurdles to be REBORN, they see their fears, they accept their ghosts, and move forward.
What an enthralling experience.
2010's not 200ps
@@genebomb9958 definitely 2000s as well lmao. If its iconic for the 2010s its definitely one of the best since 2000
This album is especially resonating with me during all this global chaos
KSG was the first album that made me physically say aloud, as a reaction, "I have never heard anything like this, ever"
No one is mentioning but I have to. This is literally one of the most well produced videos I've ever seen especially in terms of the design and visuals.
Real shame Yandhi didn’t materialize after this. At least Kanye seems happier now
Does he though?
Jay
Seems
*SEEMS*
Yeah, hedoesn't seem happier, he seems to be in denial.
@@apullcan Nah he did seem in denial and definitely off his rocker about a year ago, but he has seemed genuinely happier since Jesus is King dropped tbh
He actually smiles and laughs and jokes around now, that's usually a sign that he's headed in the right direction
You gotta do something on Ex-Military / The Money Store, love these
The sampling on Ex-Military is Avalanches level, really deserves a deep dive
+1000 for the money store
@@HarryRedmond45 idk abt comparing to avalanches tbh. I'd say maybe closer to a madlib. Ex military has a lot of real drumming which accompanies the psychedelic instrumentals reminiscent of Madvillainy/Pinata imo
@@Hyphaen That's true. My comparison came more from how ingenious some of the samples were (Vancouver skytrain) and how cleverly they're incorporated into the tracks
Harry Redmond yeah that’s true, probs one of the greatest debuts oat
4th Dimension is the best track, reminds me of old cartoons the intro lol kinda like Cuphead cartoons style.
You saw that music video too huh?
cudi montage is my favourite , but tbh there really is no best song in this album because they're all just amazing.
Yeah 4th dimension is my favorite track
It's still crazy how on the last song on KSG Kanye sings over and over, "Lord shine your light on me save me please" and on his next album he sings about how his love for Jesus changed and healed his life... Insane
Its not really that crazy...
He talked about religion alot in the past but now he fully transitioned.
Remember Jesus walls
geor I wasn’t necessarily saying it was crazy that he was fully embracing religion into his music but more that it’s crazy how after an album primarily talking about Ye‘s trauma and mental illness that the following album shows that Kanye’s last lines on KSG were answered and on JIK he seems a lot more happy and stable in life thanks to God. The lord saved him just like he was praying in “Cudi Montage” and you know damn well that it wasn’t intended from the start, which is what makes it crazy to me.
“To fly a rocketship, you need to be an optimist. No astronaut launches into space with their fingers crossed.” “The best antidote for fear is competence. If you can make yourself competent, then you're not just relying on fear, but you're actually a person who can do this thing
Did you also get the Chris Hadfield Masterclass ad before this video?
cool
real cool
Volksgeist ur videos are goated
kewl
yea
Thanks Volksgeist, very cool!
as silly as it may sound, kanye’s gun noises always give me chills and makes me feel motivated
No...it's definitely not silly. I can relate to this comment right here!!
shit gets me so hyped i love it
I hadnt thought, as clearly as you put it, that the album is a collective of mantras. Its so true and i felt that on an instinctual level but never thought of it as such.
At the end Kanye said “Lord shine a light on me save me please” and now we got Jesus Is King
it would be beautiful if we didn't have I Love It, XTCY and Lift Yourself
@@Elprofeta8SSP xtcy and lift yourself is good wys
@@Elprofeta8SSP lift yourself was a middle finger to drake. Necessary.
Finally some one had recognized Kid Cudi
I love cudi
@@NoahAHarold Cudi is great
He's the best
i think the feeling of feeling free that’s translated on ghost town and throughout kids see ghosts starts on The Life Of Pablo with “Father Stretch My Hands” as Cudi sings “I just wanna feel liberated.” What do you think ?
idk like its just a continuation really from both of their entire discographies because they reflect their lives so much. That was before rehab for Cudi and before the hospital with Ye so it's a decent point to show parallels with but I doubt they did that intentionally.
It's like a great end to both of their character arcs. Cudi was healed from his depression, Kanye became free of his worst behaviors and began to smile and have fun again.
JIK kinda ruined that but...KSG could've been the final Kanye album and it would've been a perfect end to his discography.
I would love to see a documentary about Nujabes by Middle 8
Murukami did a good job on the cover art of the record
murakami's pieces are legendary
@@unhxlysilver1688 except for those anime statues...
This is such a great album I've been hoping you'd do a video on it forever
"Had so much on my mind, I didn't know where to go" that line reminded me so much of Soundtrack 2 My Life
Gagaga brrrrraaa Gaga braduhduh gagaga GAGA!
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I CAN STILL FEEL THE LOVE
Kids See Ghosts (title song) was the best song on the album for me personally. It's deceptively very low-key with Cudi setting the tone perfectly, and then Kanye delivers one of his best bars that completely contrast to the song and it doesn't stay too long either.
Kids See Ghosts on Kids See Ghosts by Kids See Ghosts
It has such a short runtime, yet it's so rich. I really admire this album.
This is lowkey one of my favourite album of all time. 7 tracks none of them are bad. Both of them really fulfill their artistic potential in this masterpiece
I want to see videos on the following:
How Brian Eno makes Ambient Music
How Lo-Fi playlists affect our life and mood
How David Bowie made Low
How Sly Stone made There's A Riot Goin' On
I second all this, especially on Eno and Bowie
@@garymcpake1136 Thanks
that Lo-Fi idea is great, it flips me like a switch sometimes
@@CameronMcKee thanks
You should check out Eno’s app if you haven’t already, oblique strategies
I just made my phone Kids See Ghosts themed because I live this album so much. Always S+ tier content
You gotta upload some screenshots rn king
@@tuneinordie how? This isn't Reddit
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Record_Needle *tier
I get goosebumps every time I hear reborn
This is such a great exploration of the album. I've been listening to it for a long time but I never found these nuances. Good job, guys.
Well, the one album I always loved and got me through some hard times is Interpol's "Turn On The Bright Lights". Actually, I was wondering if you could do a video on this record.
Yea man i keep going back to it. It is amazing.
Great video, but you didn't even talk about Cudi Montage, one of the best songs on the album with one of the most powerful messages
The album is only 7 songs, it's a little weird you only brought up 6
Cudi Montage is brought up FAR too often in relation to the album, making it seem like it's the only stand out moment from it.
I think Middle8 wanted to highlight how far from the truth that is. KSG is a really special album and the Kurt Cobain sample is not the most important thing about it.
Dai seems pretty unlikely honestly
@@Melkac I have no idea what you're on about. It's only the 4th most streamed song on the album. And In any discussion I've ever seen it's never mentioned as the "only stand out moment". The album is amazing front to back, every song is a standout moment. The fact of the matter is it's inarguably a key moment on the album (it's literally the closer), and Middle8 didn't include it. In my view that's pretty ridiculous.
@@FTWKGaming In every video analysis I've seen, it's brought up plenty.
he did bring it up, just didn't mentin the name. at the end he said: "use this album to keep moving forward and stay strong!", after which he played cudi montage, specifically the "stay strong" part.
This album inspired one of the best songs I ever made for my own album about mental health.
REBORN inspired me to get the two ghosts as a tattoo .. this album man
This video is amazing. KSG is seriously one of the best albums of the 2010s
maybe the best album cover ever
Man on the Moon: The End of Day saved my life.
And Cudi's music will always have a place in my heart.
Describing KSG as a collection of mantras makes perfect sense of how I've been using it all these years and never realized it. Honestly the song I sing from it can change by the hour some days, but it's such a good channel for so many emotions
dude everythings on this album is genius the cover, the beats, the lyrics,...
I’d love to see a Hail To The Thief video, also excellent video as always!
The kid cutti song at 1:25 samples the funeral by Band of Horses guitar line but in a different key.
Honestly all of Cudi's albums give hope. His ability to drag the light out of the darkest situations is amazing.
Your videos are honestly amazing! Well-researched, well-analysed, scripted and edited! Thank you ♡! Keep it up :)
Great video! This was the record of 2018 for me.
Both Ye and KSG came out while I was in the midst of a breakup with my now ex-wife.
Those two records helped me out of some dark moments - KSG especially. Will forever be two of my favorite records from the best worst time of my life.
Stay strong my man. Stay strong.
The production quality on this video is insane, setting new standards for video essays, have to give props to that!
1:00 Earl Sweatshirt and Mac Miller have entered the chat.
Marc Guido Bolen idk I think it’s a different way of approaching mental health. Where KSG is full of hope and triumph SRS, IDLS, swimming and circles are all about living in the feelings of depression and anxiety imo
Completely different ways to tackle depression. Mac and Earl are (and were, in Mac's case) completely consumed by depression in their albums. Cudi already went through that phase, now he's healed. So is Kanye, but it wasn't made particularly obvious until JIK came out.
The sad thing about Mac is that Circles showed that he WAS beginning to heal. What a pity...
You're content has helped me relate more with artists and also has it put me on to many artists I had no idea of ie radiohead
In this age of social distancing, some musicians are connecting online to work with each other to create new and exciting music (See From Bedrooms to Balconies) but one of the most famous examples of this took place over mail. Could you talk about the uniqueness that was The Postal Service and their amazing 2008 album, “Give Up”?
I forgot how good this album was
This album is in my top 10 of all time
You should look into Unknown Mortal Orchestra, the complexity they achieve in their songs with such a minimal approach is astounding, especially in Sex and Food
Also the complicated feelings and stories of Multi-love too
TheGoobsters I’ve done a video on them a while back
Oh noice, I'll check it out, thank you you're channel is the tits
Kids see Ghost actually saved my life.
I'm so grateful for this beautiful project.
I just love everything about this album. Even the cover is one of my favorites ever, it's absolutely gorgeous.
I got the privilege to listen to this first time while on acid and got to truely live out what the album stood for and thats change and to accept the things that will happen no matter what, after i felt like i truely changed just as they did in the music and in life. Thats why i love music so much, yeah i was on acid but it gave me the chance to really hear what they were saying in the songs. Thanks cudi and ye for the inspiration to change:)
I love your ability to interpret the music in a way that makes it larger than life, thank you!
Amazing video dude! I haven’t listened to Kids See Ghosts all the way through in probably a year. This inspired me to revisit it again and now I remember why I loved it so much in the first place. Masterpiece tier album. This and Daytona are both amazing records.
Was literally playing this yesterday!!!
lmao same
Damn your editing is so amazing. Those animations were sliccccc
This the only guy I’ve seen actually get things right about music and shows how much here care by the production and well thought out ideas thank you msn
Kudi montage underrated
Speedin bullet 2 heaven by cudi is so slept on. That’s album helped me pull myself out of a deep darkness that would’ve took my life.
One of greatest albums ever
Shout out to them for putting The Prayer in here. What an amazing song.
This album feels like it's an hour long but not in a bad way it kinda takes you out of time it's self it like time freezes
This is the most beautifully edited video ever
thank you for this :)
my two favorite artists
Your channel is essential to the culture and helps those who don’t fully understand the art made by such great talents. Thank you.
The final track is my favorite. It's very otherworldy
That intro gave me chills 🔥🔥🔥
4th deminsion is my favorite. Love this album so much
Ty Dolla Sign's part on Freee makes me elevate mentally every time I hear it. The beat builds then --- FREEEEEEEEE I FEEEEL FREEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Awesome content. Thank you for helping me understand one of my favorite albums :)
Id love to see a video of yours about Bowie's "Heroes"
Damn man you make the most interesting and beautiful videos. From videos that educate me to videos like this that go straight to my soul. I Appreciate what you do
middle 8 is magical. he can make anything sound amazing!
I found one of your videos a few hours ago. Now I'm on a spree of watching them all. Keep moving forward. This channel will blow up.
We need more videos like this
Videos I’d like to see on:
-Cage the elephant
-I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME
-The Heavy
-Cavetown
Also great video
Señor Pollo Studios a video on melophobia would be so fire
Señor Pollo Studios Cage the Elephant sucks
cavetown!
Anson Hartzler Everyone and their mother has heard both of those albums
Damn I just wanted to say what videos I’d like to see not spark an argument
It's not just good music it's aesthetic as hell. Can't wait to buy this one
Reborn really hits because me and my ex wife played that song for the few hours before we delivered our son in the bathtub. Makes me shed a tear every time.
this album saved my life, fav album of all time
Kid cud’s was the first Artist I listened to
I started listening to him when I was 10
This is so needed, really changes my view of the album ✊
Thank you so much. For your work, and the love you have for others work.
the most perfect album ever made, with resolve behind
You really deserve so much recognition!!!
After this video, I rewatched all of your videos on Kanye and Tame Impala, and I just want to say that your work is extremely appreciated.
Quality video man. Keep going
Completely passed through the remix from some old recordings from Kurt Cobain, especifically 'Burn the Rain' on 'Cudi Montage' huh! That throwback to Kurt's own problems with mental ilness and stardom altogether made me think a lot more how incredible this album is.
Other than that, incredible video as always!
Best album of all time for me. I’ve listened to the whole album probably over 1000 times (not kidding)
This album fixed my soul.
Your editing and commentary is just 🔥🔥🔥
please make a gambino video soon, i just found this channel and i’m loving it. it’d be great if u had a video essay on because the internet or something
Such great production value, well done
All your videos are so well made dude
What's the instrumental playing during the intro? It's amazing
Thank you for this. Love your Channel
I been binge watching all your videos and now I need to go back and listen to all these albums again with the backstory and insight. Thank you for doing this. If you can, can you do Coldplay next maybe the album Viva la Vida or Ghost Stories. Thanks again.
I really love this album