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De La Soul Is Dead (180 Gram Vinyl)
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Product Details/SpecificationsRecording label: 4 Men With Beards EAN: 0646315190212Binding: VinylRelease Date: 2008-08-26Universal product code (UPC): 646315190212Number of discs: 1Product Description
De La Soul's second album, originally released in 1991, was initially received poorly by the press and their fans due to its immediate rejection of the 'daisy-age' image created by their debut LP. In the years since, however, it has come to be accepted as a stone classic that may even surpass the feel-good jams of Three Feet High And Rising with its expansive scope and more diverse subject matter (drug addiction, incest, poseurs, in addition to the more expected, light-hearted material). Prince Paul's production is, again, nothing short of brilliant and rappers Plug's 1, 2 and 3 bring the flow that has made them, rightfully, hip-hop legends. 180 gram vinyl reissue.
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De La Soul burned out on their own hype fast, and their dark, strange second album is a counter-blast to their image and hip-hop culture: perverse, dissatisfied, sometimes brilliant, sometimes out of control. Occasionally it seems mean-spirited--the single "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" finds them grousing about getting deluged by demo tapes, and "Kicked Out The House" is a nasty (if very funny) parody of hip-house. But no one's ever made a rap album that sounds like this. Sickly out-of-tune loops drift in and out; songs derail themselves with loud sneers, or give way to bizarre dialogues; Posdnuos and Trugoy chant together like the words have lost all meaning. The concept that ties the disc together---an imaginary radio station called WRMS--gives it an extra kick. --Douglas Wolk
Disc 1 Tracks: 1. Intro2. Oodles of O's3. Talkin' Bout Hey Love4. Pease Porridge5. Johnny's Dead AKA Vincent Mason (Live from the BK Lounge) [Live]6. A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"7. WRMS' Dedication to the Bitty8. Bitties in the BK Lounge9. Skit 210. My Brother's a Basehead11. Let, Let Me In12. Afro Connections at a Hi 5 (In the Eyes of the Hoodlum)13. Rap de Rap Show14. Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa15. Who Do U Worship? [*]16. Skit 317. Kicked Out of the House18. Pass the Plugs19. Not Over Till the Fat Lady Plays the Demo20. Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)21. WRMS: Cat's in Control22. Shwingalokate23. Fanatic of the B Word24. Keepin' the Faith25. Skit 5Publishers: 4 Men With Beards
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