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| 1 | Intro | | 2:14 | | 2 | Oodles of O's | | 3:32 | | 3 | Talkin' Bout Hey Love | | 2:27 | | 4 | Pease Porridge | | 5:01 | | 5 | Skit 1 | | 0:25 | | 6 | Johnny's Dead Aka Vincent Mason (live from the BK lounge) | | 1:56 | | 7 | A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" (feat. Q-Tip) | | 4:02 | | 8 | WRMS' Dedication to the Bitty | | 0:46 | | 9 | Bitties in the BK Lounge | | 5:39 | | 10 | Skit 2 | | 0:30 | | 11 | My Brother's a Basehead | | 4:20 | | 12 | Let, Let Me In | | 3:25 | | 13 | Afro Connections at a Hi 5 (In the Eye of the Hoodlum) | | 4:03 | | 14 | Rap De Rap Show | | 2:19 | | 15 | Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa | | 4:09 | | 16 | Who Do U Worship | | 1:59 | | 17 | Skit 3 | | 0:32 | | 18 | Kicked Out the House | | 1:55 | | 19 | Pass the Plugs | | 3:29 | | 20 | Not Over Till the Fat Lady Plays the Demo | | 1:29 | | 21 | Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) | | 5:05 | | 22 | WRMS: Cat's in Control | | 0:33 | | 23 | Skit 4 | | 0:12 | | 24 | Shwingalokate | | 4:13 | | 25 | Fanatic of the B Word (feat. Dres) | | 4:09 | | 26 | Keepin' the Faith | | 4:44 | | 27 | Skit 5 | | 0:33 |
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fuzzibuttons
 A cut above
CD
[Rating25754066]
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To be honest, I always want to like this album more than I do, and truly, there are plenty of bangin' tracks that deserve undivided devotion: Oodles of O's, RollerSkating Jam, Bitties in the BK Lounge is a skewed pleasure, Let Let Me In is a swinging ode to the boys' bedroom abilities, and right towards the end "Fanatic of the B Word" always provides a surprise surge of joy. But along with all these gems is a stew of annoying fragments and irritating skits that seem to have something to do with a beef DLS have with somebody from the neighbourhood. Whatever - it just distracts and makes listening to the whole album a little bit of a chore. These segments also contain a tang of bitterness that affects the experience of the music, like milk contaminated by onions. On CD, judicious use of the 'skip' button is recommended; thank the lord for Mp3 technology where we can just delete the offending tracks and have done with it! |
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jezzee
[Rating25321188]
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Roller Skating Jam is such a jam |
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J_Kwon
 Near-Classic
[Rating22654392]
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4.5/5
Near-Classic
Best Tracks:
A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"
Oodles of O's
Millie Pulled a Pistol On Santa
Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
Pass the Plugs |
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bruklover
Vinyl
[Rating21643392]
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After "3 Feet High..." fans wanted more of the same and for good reason as De La had hit a nerve with the record buying public with their innovative and positive approach. As we were all about to learn though this was not to be the De La way as they have strived to bring something new with every new record ever since. From the cover to the darker tone and more mature production the majority of fans felt let down initially. However a bit of patience and a keen listen to the lyrics revealed a group of super sharp lyricists and social commentators who were never going to sit on their laurels. Prince Paul really matured on this record and the production is on a whole different level to the debut. The darker lyrical tone and scathing attacks on the state of hip hop show a much more mature and thoughtful group. However they still manage to inject a real sense of humour into the wordplay showing them to be highly talented MC's. Perhaps De La's best record and certainly one all hip hop fans need to own. |
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maniekot
Genius
CD
[Rating21239142]
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Po uwielbionym debiucie 3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul wkroczyli w lata 90-te z naprawdę genialną płytą. Za prowokującym tytułem De La Soul Is Dead kryje się ambitny rap w najlepszym, zarówno lirycznym, jak i produkcyjnym stylu. Mnóstwo skitów podnosi wrażenie kiedy wchodzą pełne kompozycje mamy do czynienia z czymś naprawdę wielkim. |
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Nodima
 Best in show; pinnacle.
Digital
[Rating17225599]
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De la Soul Is Dead (Produced by Prince Paul) [Tommy Boy Music 1991]
1|Intro|2:14 3.5 - 4
2|Oodles of O's|3:32 5
3|Talkin' Bout Hey Love|2:27 4.5 - 5
4|Pease Porridge|5:01 4.25 - 5
5|Skit 1|0:25 4
6|Johnny's Dead Aka Vincent Mason (Live from the BK Lounge)|1:56 3 - 3.75
7|A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" (feat. Q-Tip)|4:02 5
8|WRMS' Dedication to the Bitty|0:46 3 - 3.75
Weird, but this reminds me of Madlib's Beat Konducta, Vol. 5.
9|Bitties in the BK Lounge|5:39 5
All the Tracy Chapman references here are great.
10|Skit 2|0:30 3 - 3.75
11|My Brother's a Basehead|4:20 4.5 - 5
12|Let, Let Me In|3:25 4
The bass here is very Enter the Wu-Tang.
13|Afro Connections at a Hi 5 (In the Eye of the Hoodlum)|4:03 4
14|Rap de Rap Show|2:19 3.5 - 4
15|Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa|4:09 5
16|Who Do U Worship|1:59 3
17|Skit 3|0:32 3.5 - 4
18|Kicked Out the House|1:55 3 - 3.5
Another example of the production influencing the satire, but this one goes just a little too far into lame.
19|Pass the Plugs|3:29 4 - 4.5
20|Not Over Till the Fat Lady Plays the Demo|1:29 3.5 - 4
21|Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)|5:05 3.5 - 4
22|WRMS: Cat's in Control|0:33 3 - 3.5
23|Skit 4|0:12 4
24|Shwingalokate|4:13 3.5 - 4
25|Fanatic of the B Word (feat. Dres)|4:09 4 - 4.25
26|Keepin' the Faith|4:44 4 - 4.5
27|Skit 5|0:33 4
Overall: 107.75 - 109 3.84/5 80 - 81%: Great; repeated listens demanded; BUY IT
There's a lot of things that this album does that are just fun. Starting with the cover. Blowing up with a yellow cover with tie-dye flowers, this dull ass dead pot of flowers sets the tone right away. De la weren't going to come hands off anymore. Prince Paul is up to many of his old tricks, but some hints of the sound he would create a few years later on the Gravediggaz album Niggamortis do pop up from time to time. Where this album goes different is the angle it comes at rap from.
With Three Feet High and Rising, an album I admit mostly goes over my head, De la Soul sounded a lot like the clowns of the genre. They were the peace-pushing Beastie Boys, battling for most interesting sample choices and easily winning the strange subject matter battle. This all hid a bit of reluctance at the direction rap was going, and offered for many people a new ideal of the music's progression. This album tackles that attitude head-on, which has evolved into 100% satire. The album itself is presented as a story book, which is about a group of kids who find the album thrown away in the trash. Before they get a chance to listen to it, three baseheads steal the CD from them and listen to it back at the den. And the album itself is presented as a radio broadcast - possibly the most esoteric radio broadcast of all time.
This is to say that the album, as in the CD you own that contains the storybook about the crackheads listening to the album, might be just as hard for someone to wrap their head around. The feel on a whole is slightly darker, tracks like "Oodles of O's" and "Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa" are catchy songs, singles if I remember right, yet address dark subjects (one more abstractly than the other). The production often references what was becoming popular in the time, particularly the production styles behind the N.W.A. and Kool G Rap albums. This merger admittedly creates a much catchier sound than their more unique debut material, but it also emphasizes the satiric nature of the album, as even with this new sound people keep calling it "whack".
De la Soul's whacky sense of humor isn't completely lost - sometimes to a fault. The concept of "Who Do U Worship?" is, I suppose, well-executed. But the actual listening to it process is mostly annoying - the last part where the drums keep forewarning the rock part but holding off is great, just because I'm happy it's not that awful riff again. This is one of the albums where my system might make the numbers seem a little off. Sometimes you just can't let yourself be persuaded by weird things like math based on emotional response.
"Don't forget the O's that let the air in my nose
Breathe in the fresh as the stale hit the road
Girls ask for flicks and unblock the pores
Eat the Al Greens, won't sniff the Kurtis Blows" |
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redlinewk
[Rating18841478]
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Oooooh, you let him call you Arsenio!
This is twenty times better than 3 Feet High and Rising. Pumping a little edge into the flowery style, but it's wierd...it's not as though they're trying to prove anything, but it's almost as if they realized they overdid it or something. Usually I'm over the self-deprication and ironic criticism on albums, but the skits work very well, with some Vanilla Ice references thrown in for context, which is still very understood today.
I recently got this and "Fear of a Black Planet" and I think these two albums bookend each other very well...similar vibe on both, and both better than the albums each group is best known for, I think. Two of the best rap albums I've ever heard.
I can't be your loverrrrrrrrrrrr... |
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ElCafardo
[Rating18760912]
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Chanson favorite : Ring, Ring, Ring |
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makaveli1984
[Rating18127544]
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This is very good experimental hip hop. Outstanding, great production from Prince Paul. Satirical overlook for many topics from rappers. One of the best concept in rap history. Extremly Dope!!! |
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man_of_many_colours
Ra's Al Ghul
CD
[Rating17912064]
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