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De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead - Import CD
De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead - Import CD
CD
Rap & Hip-Hop
April 7, 2023
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Catalog No.: RMM0522
JAN/ISBN: 810098502955
Number of Discs: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
De La Soul
Description:
Ontheirnotorioussecondalbum,DeLaSoulwenttogreatlengthstodebunkthedaisy-agehippieimagethey'dbeenpigeonholedwith,titlingtherecordDeLaSoulIsDeadandputtingapictureofwiltingdaisiesinabrokenflowerpotonthecover.Criticsandfansalikewerepuzzledastowhythegroupwasseeminglyrejectingwhathadbeenhailedasthefutureofhip-hop,andneitherthereviewsnorthechartswerekindtothealbum.Itisn'tthatDeLatrytoremaketheirsoundhere--Deadkeepstheskit-heavystructureofthedebut,andthesurrealtoneandinventivesamplingtechniquesarestillverymuchinevidence.But,despiteafewlightheartedmoments("BittiesintheBKLounge,"thedisco-flavored"ARollerSkatingJamNamed'Saturdays'"),adistinctnoteofbitternesshascreptintoDeLa'sonce-sunnyoutlook.Ontheonehand,they'rewillingtotakeonmoreserioussubjectmatter;twoofthealbum'smostpowerfulmomentsaretheunsettlingincesttale"MilliePulledaPistolonSanta"andPosdnuos'drug-addictionchronicle"MyBrother'saBasehead,"bothtrue-lifeoccurrences.Yetothertracksbetrayabrittle,insularstateofmind;onerunningskitfeaturesagroupofstreetthugswhoultimatelythrowthealbuminthetrashfornothavingenoughpimps,guns,orcursewords.Thereareviciousparodiesofhip-houseandhardcorerap,andthesingle"RingRingRing(HaHaHey)"complainsaboutbeingharassedintolisteningtolousydemotapes.Plus,thenegativityofthebizarre,half-sung"Johnny'sDead"andthehostilenarratoron"WhoDoUWorship?"seeminglycomesoutofnowhere.Deadisclearlytheproductofagroupstaggeringundertheweightofexpectations,yetevenifit'slesscohesiveandengaging,it'sstilloftenfascinatinginspiteofitsflaws.~SteveHuey
Tracklisting:
1.Intro
2.Oodles of O's
3.Talkin' Bout Hey Love
4.Pease Porridge
5.Skit 1
6.Johnny's Dead AKA Vincent Mason (Live From The...)
7.A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'
8.WRMS' Dedication to the Bitty
9.Bitties In The BK Lounge
10.Skit 2
11.My Brother's A Basehead
12.Let, Let Me In
13.Afro Connections At A Hi 5 (In the Eyes of...)
14.Rap De Rap Show
15.Millie Pulled a Pistol On Santa
16.Who Do U Worship?
17.Skit 3
18.Kicked Out The House
19.Pass the Plugs
20.Not Over Till the Fat Lady Plays the Demo
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