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Whew...sorry 'bout that. I stepped away from my computer for just a moment and, next thing you know, a full 10 days has passed. Holy shit!
Yeah, it's been a few days since I Iast posted, which is what I didn't want to happen. But you know how life gets, with school coming to an end and me going away for a few months. Things get hectic.
But I didn't stop listening to music. I went through quite a few albums but just haven't had a chance to write anything. As you can see from above, I was able to get more albums than anticipated and even get an oldie in there as well. So here's a rundown.
Day 28-30: A Night At The Opera by Queen
Day 29: Peanut Butter Breaks by Peanut Butter Wolf
Day 30: Dr. No's Oxperiment by Oh No, Rubber Factory by the Black Keys and Word...Life by O.C.
Day 31: I Never Loved A Man The Way I Loved You by Aretha Franklin and 3 Years, 5 Months, and 2 Days in the Life Of... by Arrested Development
Day 31-32: The Grey Album by DangerMouse
Day 32: Hit the Floor by Breakestra
Day 35: Ready to Die by Notorious B.I.G.
Day 36: Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
Day 37: The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest, Blood Sugar Sex Magic by Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Unseen by Quasimoto
Now that's quite a bit of music. Now, I can't write a lot about these albums in this post, but I would like to mention at least one thing for each one. Think of it as a variety pack. Here goes:
A Night At The Opera: This is for a friend from work who requested I listen to some Queen. This one's for you, Steph.
Peanut Butter Breaks: Got into this through my boy Dom. This is just one of two instrumental albums I heard. If you want laid back, mellow beats, this guy has them.
Dr. No Oxperiment: What did I say? Another instrumental album, but it's cool cuz you can hear some of these beats on other albums like "The Ecstatic" by Mos Def.
Rubber Factory: As with most of our music, I think our tastes shape based on suggestions from friends. My boy Josh from summer camp had a mixtape and I had to steal it. It included this song, so I downloaded the album.
Word...Life: The first song I heard of this album was called "Born 2 Live," introduced to me by my boy Rex. I thought this album was way underground until I realized that the songs that my hip hop professor played in class were off this album.
I Never Loved a Man The Way I Loved You: What can you say about Aretha? "R.E.S.P.E.C.T." is still a dope song after all these years.
3 Years, 5 Months, and 2 Days in the Life of...: Ooooh. One of my favorite hip hop albums. Got a funky jazz going to it.
The Grey Album: I was a bit of a Jay-Z hater before I listened to this album. But when I first got a hold of this, I thought of him differently as a lyricist. He's pretty sick...but I would still choose Nas. Hahaha.
Hit The Floor: This was a random selection for the day. I got this off a package of all Stones Throw Records. Funk band with a new age feel.
Ready To Die: Once more, what can I say? Nothin but love.
Sound of Silver: Who says white people have no rhythm? This is a sick album with some bouncy electronic beats.
The Low End Theory: Ooh. Another one of my favorite albums. Deep, deep beats with Q-Tip and Phife Dawg at their prime. Funny thing is that I preferred "Midnight Marauders" over this one at first, but it just grew on me.
Blood Sugar Sex Magic: I actually just finished listening to this album. I used to be the biggest Chili Pepper wanna be. Me and my boy Philip almost became a Chili Peppers cover band.
The Unseen: This is all about the voice. His voice is tune a pitch or two and it sounds pretty dope. As a matter of fact, maybe even better than his normal voice.
Whoo...that was good. Anyhow, I think that'll be all for tonight. See you next time!
Peace, bruthas and sistas.
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