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Awesome. I do hope they can keep it together long enough to maybe make an appearance or two stateside (for one of the festivals I imagine). Glad to see Mani and Reni have kept it tight after all those years. Would love to hear another 10 minute version of I am the Resurrection.
I don't know, but it seems to me that it's ridiculous for you to be here then. Sort of like trolling around the comments section of Jezebel.com and complaining that they don't do enough articles on men and the problems they face. What's it like being a professional troll? I am curious about what brought you to this point? Did the girl who dumped you like indie music a lot? Are you just generally unhappy about life. Let's hug it out bro. It's not your fault. Listen to me, it's NOT your fault.
"Just about everyone agrees that “T.R.O.Y.” is one of the most perfect rap songs ever created" 100% Co-sign. I'm still asking myself how this album didn't get bigger and how it didn't turn the pair into household names. Good shit right here.
We share similar hopes for your next post ;)
Oh yeah, was in no way trying to dis Ed, he is essential to the band as an instrumentalist and provides some great backing vocals on certain song. Only suggesting that he looks like he's actually enjoying himself much more than Thom and Johnny, who give off the tortured genius vibe at times. When you've been together as long as this band, and have such a unique dynamic, I think every part is essential.
I have a theory that being Ed is probably one of the best jobs in music. You have unquestioned cred and respect as a result of being in the most important band of the past 25 years. Yet you don't have all the responsibility of being Thom or Johnny. You get all the perks of traveling and meeting amazing, and unlike most of his counterparts, Ed like a good smoke and a good time. And with the exception of Thom when he's doing the Thom Dance, no one looks like they had more fun last night.
Saw the first Bonnaroo concert they did back in 2006 and it remains the greatest of my life. This was pretty damn amazing in ad of itself as well. Being a bit of an old head, it would have been nice to hear a few more tracks from OK Computer and one or two from the Bends, but this band just moves forward, and Supercollider was awesome! Anyone band that will give 3 hours and 25 songs to you in 80+ heat at night is truly special. There's just no way you can overrate them in opinion, and that says something give the sycophancy they inspire.
That's an interesting point, however, I'd argue that Lex Luger is much more responsible for that sound than Waka could ever be. To each their own though.
Ohh Buddy. You're in for a shit-storm now. I game in guns blazing criticizing Waka along similar lines (and Tom unfairly in retrospect) a few months back and I'm still collecting thumbs down on my comments on that post. Let me save you the time and grief. Click on my name, and scroll down to the comments where I'm like -500. Read those responses. Everyone will be better for it. Starting to think that Waka posts should come with a disclaimer: "If you think you're going to come on here and enlighten us as to why Waka and Gucci are shit, don't waste your time and save yourself from a bruised ego. It's been done before, and it's NOT appreciated by the locals."
Oh calm down. First of all, saying someone is on drugs isn't necessarily a diss. In fact, a lot of my favorite artists are probably on drugs right now. Secondly, I have no idea if he uses drugs (I think I heard him mention he tried LSD), but anyone who thinks me saying "he must be on drugs" lends any credence to the notion he might actually be needs to reexamine where they get their information. Lastly, yes, you've uncovered my plot to "sound cool" by saying Wayne Coyne might be on drugs. Bummer :( As for dickish tendencies, see calling Arcade Fire Assholes, as others have alluded to on here. He's also attacked Beck, Radiohead and the Verve on different occasions. In any event, I am sorry that the mean things I said about Wayne hurt your feeling. I really, really am.
Also, any chance to see Matt Barrick absolutely kill it on the drums during The Rat is real privilege.
It's amazing to think these guys are 7 albums in, and just keep getting better. Absolutely green with envy. That is a HELL of a set list.
This is great! I hope this is indeed an indication of where his voice is moving, as it's about as expressive and strong as I've heard. This keeps with the 70s AM radio feel that's been their signature, just moved into a more soulful direction. Still feels very authentic. Thanks
I guess I can cross off a Jay Electronica-Flaming Lips collaboration any time soon.
Wayne is on drugs right now and is clearly in a terrible place; at least that's my sincere hope, because it's the only excuse for acting like such an asshole. Otherwise, he's truly a dick and I will now have trouble enjoying my Yoshi album. Erykah is hardly afraid of controversy or acting bizarre for the sake of art, but there's indeed something exploitative about the whole affair. Again, the whole thing makes me think he's on a serious bender. But I'm not sure he even has a history of this behaviour. He does have a history of showing some dickish tendencies though.
Agreed. I almost hear the piano loop from Lauryn's "That Thing" slowed down a lil. There's a mid-90s R&B feel to this that I am diggin. Looking forward to hearing more. Title's a bit unfortunate.
One might say that those are just deserts for being a STP fan in the first place.....I kid, I kid ;) I'll be sending you a Scott Weiland X-mas album as a makeup present :D
Was there last summer and it was definitely not hard to miss. Some dude even had a "Fuck Kanye" t-shirt on. All this talk about the 'Roo is making me shed a tear about the fact that I won't be sweating my balls off in the blazing Manchester sun this weekend :(
I can still work myself into a pissed off mood if I think of that moment. Skipped a great Kweli show so I could have good seats to appease the crew I was with. 5 hours later........Arrrghhh!!!!! That asshole came onstage 2.5 hours late and didn't even acknowledge the crowd.
"Before I arrived, a friend’s friend who had already been there for a while described the crowd as “ratchet,” and I found that description to be accurate." Wait....WHAT?! Ratchet?!?!?! What the eff is Ratchet? Thank you Stereogum, for providing my official "YOU ARE OLD" moment. I tend to pride myself for knowing what "the kids are saying," but apparently, my time is up. At least my generation of lame old heads will have google to help us out, instead of having to wander around clueless like our parents saying "So is that Good-Bad or Bad-Bad".
While definitely a dick move by Young Money to snub the Tri-State area's fans, I had to laugh at Flex "vowing to end a career". Unless he's going to fire Peter Rosenberg on air, the careers of everyone involved will remain intact. At this point in her career, Hot 97 needs Nicki just as much as she needs them--perhaps moreso. Of course, maybe Flex has naughty photos of one of those Young Money goons who pollute some of Wayne's tracks. Those jokers are expendable.
From the look of the picture of Axl, it looks like he also banned salads from the 02 Arena as well.
Oh those Millenials are like, "What's a Superfly"? Sike, I have no idea......I think a lot of people would recognize some Curtis if they heard it, they just couldn't name the songs.
I've seem the photo, and to be honest, I am more offended by the bullying aspect of it all. Like, "oh cool, we found a drunk person marginalized by society, so won't it be fun to dehumanize her and pour water all over her against her will. HEY, let's take a photo and share what assholes we are with the world." It's wack, and if someone like T.I. or 50 Cent would have pulled this, they'd be crucified right now. Action Bronson should thank his stars that his lucky stars that he's still a relative unknown in the big scheme of the music world. Hip-hop has always been about providing those marginalized by American society with a powerful voice and platform to which they'd otherwise never have access. This shit ain't hip-hop; it's just hate.
@Tom, not to be pedantic, but I think there's a typo and it's "Prince's 'Adore'. -- "All I want is You" was a favorite single of mine from 2010, and that vocal cabal probably has a point. If there's one areas of music the indie blogosphere neglects (willfully or not) it's R&B. I've honestly spoken to people who can give me the names of every single "My Bloody Valentine" song in album order, yet when pressed, couldn't name a single Curtis Mayfield song. Whether or not that's justified is another discussion, but it does lead to the inevitable "if you like Frank Ocean, then you SHOULD like XYZ" So much music out there, which is why it's cool you're giving Miguel some love.
RIGHT! "Are You That Somebody" is possibly Timbaland's best track of the 90's and was Aaliyah at her finest. And while we're on the topic of 90's R&B (Which apparently didn't exist in England outside of BlackStreet), I find it criminal that D'Angelo can't get a single track included.
Oh, and did anyone hear the Cornershop album? Anyone still care? Brim Full of Asha is probably my 2 year old's 2nd fav. song. Little dude love yelling "45!!!!"
Tom, love the comparison to AmeriKKKa's Most. I think it's largely under-appreciated how massive it was at that time for the Bomb Squad to make that record (which remains in my top 10 rap albums ever). I get the same vibes, and think this could be El-P's best work. It's also great to hear some of the top southern rappers over spitting over something other than the same old tired Boom Bass "heeeeeeyyyyyyyyyy" beats.
How anyone can take a list that includes Gangster's Paradise, yet no Biggie seriously is beyond me. NME is brilliant for British Indie, but is otherwise shit. It's like Black people didn't exist to them in the 90's or something. NO OUTKAST!?!?!? WTF. You want to know how you find out if someone knows sweet Fuck All about music? Ask them what is the best Outkast album. If they don't saw Acquemini, they don't know shit, and are basically posuers who got on board with Hey Ya. Basically, EVERY song on Acquemini > Gangsta's Paradise, which is a song that white people think is hip-hop while black people laugh their assess off.
Common vs. Drake. The Hip-hop beef equivalent of a pillow fight...
Tom, I broke your balls earlier about Waka Flocka. So in fairness (whether you care at this point or not), let me state that I actually enjoy your writing a great deal, and this piece is a perfect example of that. Take care.
Thanks man. And yeah, thanks for pointing out that there was a condescending tone to my posts that probably made my point all the less palatable. You did a much better job of articulating some of my points as well, and in a much less ham-fisted manner. Let me also say that, in fact, I enjoy Tom's work a lot, and he's one of the reasons I come as well.
I am sorry that you lost friends in Baltimore and that a bullet came in your house. What that has to do with the fact that you have ZERO APPRECIATION for the how the black minority in this country has to deal with the negative imagery that dominates southern hip, I have no idea. You can't even say, "You know, I see how a black person would be offended, but I just don't see that in this music." No, I'd all about my "haughty superiority." Well let me tell you, I am white, my son is part black, so I give a serious DAMN about what he relates to in music and popular culture. The fact that you won't have to worry about your daughter being perceived as intellectually inferior, or as being a sex-crazed jezebel destined for a life of crime is something you should be thankful for. Yet, it would be nice that you could have some empathy. You think this is just ME who thinks this. This topic has been discussed ad nauseum by black academics and the more thoughtful parts of the hip-hop community. It's a problem, and it stays a problem because people like you refuse to even acknowledge that it might be.
Art? “Keep my dick hard, and keep me smoking/ You get pills free, shawty no joking” Yeah, "art" is a loosely defined term I suppose. You're either clueless or intentionally naive if you can't even acknowledge the minstrel show aspects of this. As for your Radiohead comparison. The thing you fail to realize my friend, is that we live in a society in which white people are the hegemonic group, and thus, we are presented with a variety of images in terms of "white music." I imagine, that if some Asian rapper got some hardass Lex Luger beats and started jumping around in his video yelling "I'm a China-Man! Biiiittch WHAT!! I'm a China-Man!" that you'd say "HEY DUDE, IT'S ART, RELAX. check out the energy he brings." Well, let me help you out here, Waka and Gucci are the same damn thing. It's just a just (a tad) less obvious.
Ahh, exactly my friend. Therein lies the issue. Your white privilege enables you to "not give single fuck" about the fact that there's no redeeming social or intellectual aspects to this music. Your place of privilege in the world enables you to not care that you are supporting a step & fetch it routine (why don't you google that and get back to me). Your white privilege enables you to enjoy the "shucking and jiving" and then go about your day, while black people have to deal with the implications of this crap. I would think that a thoughtful music journalist might have given the subject some thought or contemplation:/ There's no "haughty superiority" at all here, the bar of superiority is quite low with regards to this nonsence. I imagine you also like Gucci Mane as well (just checked, you LOVE Gucci). If that's your bag, then this is right up your alley my friend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64AQ3BzhWKI&feature=related Because Waka Flocka and Gucci Mane are the 2011 musical equivalents of this. You think this is about musical tastes? No, in fact, I think Lex Luger's beats hit hard as hell! But the lyrical content and the buffoonery are unforgivable.
Right. Because this paints such a positive image of young black men? Again, I am glad that white guys like you are amused by this buffoonery, but let me tell you, I don't know a singled educated black person that's impressed by it. Fortunately for you, you won't have to live with the implications of this sort of nonsence. You can just stop the music. If you don't see the irony in this, or what's "problematic" about privileged white kids (because let's be real here, who supports this?) amusing themselves with negative black imagery, then I have a few friends I can put you in contact with and maybe you'll understand then.
Why is this on this website? No one here likes this crap except for the author. Is there some sort of southern sambo rap quota you need to meet? Nothing like hipster white dudes celebrating coonery (while educated black folks shake their damn heads at this garbage). Of course, white people were also the biggest fans of Amos and Andy too. C'mon Sterogum, try harder.
I think you need a hug man
Robin don't you DARE change a thing about this song, and don't you dare apologize. Thank you for this. I am a from Pittsburgh and this just parted a few of the clouds hanging over my head today :)