You should get Low End Theory. Although, considering the MP3s of that album are SO much quieter than every other ripped album I have, I wonder if you shouldn't wait for the eventual remastered version. They remaster everything nowadays, right?
Speakerboxxx is better than The Love Below huh? I guess music-critic wise, experimental is supposed to be better. However, my reaction to Radiohead and some others has convinced me that I don't like purely "experimental" and I don't have to feel bad for not liking it. Just like I've tried to get down with jazz (I feel a little more bad for failing at this) but I like song structure dammit! Slave to the 3-5 minute song, hook included, yeah that's me. With important exceptions of course, don't hold me to that.
But isn't Speakerboxxx sorta plagued by that same curse of the posse cut? Sometimes I think that hip-hop has even worse levels of nepotism than corporate America. :P
I've been thinking about getting into some 70s soul, something I've missed by virtue of by birthdate. I've downloaded some interested songs in the course of searching out the originals for some of my favorite rap songs. Heh! Who and what do you recommend the most out of Aretha Franklin, Sly and the Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, or any others? Also, which Public Enemy CD do you recommmend. How about Paid in Full? It's tricky to get into this "old" stuff because I have already bought too many dissappointing "sure-shot" albums like Stankonia and I basically just don't buy on faith anymore, ever! If you could point me in the direction of what to download and try out first (so as to buy if I like it), that'd be great!
Re: I don't imagine my Friends list would be interested, so I'll post it here
Speakerboxxx is better than The Love Below huh? I guess music-critic wise, experimental is supposed to be better. However, my reaction to Radiohead and some others has convinced me that I don't like purely "experimental" and I don't have to feel bad for not liking it. Just like I've tried to get down with jazz (I feel a little more bad for failing at this) but I like song structure dammit! Slave to the 3-5 minute song, hook included, yeah that's me. With important exceptions of course, don't hold me to that.
But isn't Speakerboxxx sorta plagued by that same curse of the posse cut? Sometimes I think that hip-hop has even worse levels of nepotism than corporate America. :P
I've been thinking about getting into some 70s soul, something I've missed by virtue of by birthdate. I've downloaded some interested songs in the course of searching out the originals for some of my favorite rap songs. Heh! Who and what do you recommend the most out of Aretha Franklin, Sly and the Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, or any others? Also, which Public Enemy CD do you recommmend. How about Paid in Full? It's tricky to get into this "old" stuff because I have already bought too many dissappointing "sure-shot" albums like Stankonia and I basically just don't buy on faith anymore, ever! If you could point me in the direction of what to download and try out first (so as to buy if I like it), that'd be great!