Public Enemy's other Classic album after 1988's It Takes..., an album that transcends it's genre & one of the soundtracks to urban life of the early '90s - Rap fans, Metal fans, all different walks embraced this music, recognising it's aggression & lyrical intensity as a common denominator. A sheer wall of sound, with layers & depths unseen before in the Hip Hop world.
It follows the same blueprint as it's predecessor, but with more of a nod to the 'old' black music; Soul, Blues, Motown in it's rhythms and samples.
It feels like a concept album as the songs & lyrics mesh so well together.
STILL VERY AGGRESSIVE - but not in the oafish style of the 50 Cent's of the world. Lyrics with meaning - before the guns ... Read More:
>>More Details
One of the most moving and albums i've heard in a long time that has a perfect blend of hip hop, rap and truly soulful tunes that really make you want shake that booty. My favourite track has to be the seed which i've played over and over again and just can't get enough of. To all you hip hop, body shaking lovers out there, this album is a must! xx
>>More Details
britney's crackin' debut single is a great start to this now! There are all sorts of styles in this now! including the dancey blue da ba dee lou's mambo and r kelly's turn back the hands of time to slow your mind down and keep you calm for a few minutes. Overall a great addition to the now! collection.
>>More Details
Yeah, this is good. I don't think there's a weak track on this album. As always, Tricky sounds almost asleep when he's actually part of the track - often you get other folk singing... with a bit of Tricky whispering in the background... or growling... or sounding like he's challenging the world record for speaking while holding gravel in his mouth. Smart stuff.
Is it deep? I dunno... I like it is all I'm saying... there might be a 'message' or two in the tracks - hell, it might be full of 'messages', but I just really like 'em. It chills me out to listen to this, all the songs sound pretty unrushed, like there's all the time in the world - except maybe for Black Steel and Brand New You're Retro of course.
Me being an avid wrestling fan (more specifically, a fan of WWF/E), I've naturally developed a great love and appreciation for several music CDs, containing so many wrestlers' entrance themes. The WWF/E's resident music composer, Jim Johnston, has produced really great pieces of music over the years for all the top superstars and it's only fitting for his music to be released on soundtracks.
The best of these have been WWF: Full Metal - the Album, WWF: The Music vols. 2, 3, 4 and 5, WWF: Forceable Entry, WWE: The Music vol. 6, WWE: Wreckless Intent and of course, the masterpiece known as WWE: Anthology. So for the next soundtrack, one would expect the same continuation of that greatness, right? Sadly, this latest release is quite the fall from grace.
Read More:
>>More Details
Nelly has been some difficulties with his B.T. handset recently and can't call his aunt, this is evident in this, his most recent carbuncle. Growing between his left and right toe, this flappy organ represents the bearded men of the Orkneys. The album was written by small pet lizards.
>>More Details
Bought it mainly for Cupid's Chokehold and pictures of Travis in the booklet (of which, be warned, there is only one - apart from a cartoon) but found it to be on the whole a very satisfactory album! I'm not usually a big fan of hip hop either, but the fact that there are proper guitars being played, the great lyrics, Travis' flawless style, and the revoltingly catchy tunes make this a wonderful album.
>>More Details