«Overreaching ambitions»
2 1/2
This alternative hip hop project offers little more then the indulgent, experimental vibe present throughout these rap canvases. Unfortunately, Williams seems too preoccupied with fleshing out these tracks into full-fledged songs instead of embracing the chaotic fury his best freestyling indicates. In the end, aside from a few tracks which indicate how powerful this potential coupling could have been, the album plays out as Reznor's hip hop side project.
[Saturday, November 08, 2008]
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«Bloody Good»
I am bias because Saul Williams just happens to be my hero. But I love this album. Black History Month starts the album off on such a good note and it only gets better from there. You can take so much from this album. You don't like what he has to say (doubtful) you can groove to the amazing arrangements that him and Trent created. Or vice versa. Modern day dervish of words.
[Friday, November 07, 2008]
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«Tracks to Check Out»
Album is great blend of the NIN sound/sampling (best part of NIN) with hip-hop lyrics and spin. It is easy to get thrown off by the obvious listens when sampling songs from this album (and those obvious songs are among the weakest on the album: Niggy Tardust- album title track/David Bowie reference for those old enough to have drown in David Bowie's sound and the Sunday Bloody Sunday cover).
The album is solid (at least 5-8 tracks that you'll want to listen to over and over again).
Top Tracks are (check these out to get a feel for this album!): Break, WTF, Skin of a Drum, Banged and Blown Through, Raised to be Lowered, the Ritual, TR(n)igger
[Friday, October 31, 2008]
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