808's and Heartbreak

Kanye West - Love Lockdown

Is anyone else excited about Kanye's new album? I can't tell if everyone else likes him as much as me. From what I've heard (above) his latest direction is right up my street (synthy with 808 beats etc) I know he is nowhere close but I think it could be possible for him to go more in a Bjork direction where he makes albums that are forward thinking and chasing respect rather than sales...he shows signs of such things and he made his name as a producer so he knows his musical apples