Kind easy to forget how damn long this album must have seemed at the time; this was essentially a double album by the standards of 1991. Can only imagine hearing it on cassette
― Evan R, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 19:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
mm a long album with skits taking the piss out of you all the way through. that you could *read along with*.
― piscesx, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 19:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
3 Feet High & Rising was on in Starbucks the other day and I marveled at how long it's been since I listened to it. Must have been one of the albums I listened to most in college.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 20:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
mm a long album with skits taking the piss out of you all the way through.
I disagree with this, of course. The skits weren't insulting the listener. But neither were they patting the listener on the back for being smart/tasteful enough to "get it," the way so many other '90s alt-rap albums did (or the way, say, a Community episode does). It was a generally angry album, but there was nothing condescending or calculated about that anger; it was just a spleen vent
― Evan R, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 21:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
the way so many other '90s alt-rap albums did
exactly what albums are you referring to?
― It was you. Miming to Tenacious D. (stevie), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 22:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
Jurassic 5, early Black Eyed Peas, any of those acts that patted their own listeners on the back for listening to "real hip-hop"
― Evan R, Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
i still own the weird cassette version with a few songs missing and a weird saxophone remix of "Ring Ring Ring" tacked on at the end
― some dude, Wednesday, May 9, 2012 3:16 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
last tape i bought before i got my first cd player
― lag∞n, Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
xp ugh, that's terrible. I just realized this isn't even available on iTunes. This album means the world to me; kind of sad to realize how many people will never hear it b/c it's only available in a really un-enticing, outdated CD package
― Evan R, Wednesday, May 9, 2012 7:10 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it is however available in the comments section of the first search result for:
phish "de la soul is dead"
― i will show you fear in a handful of nuts (how's life), Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
These guys have never made a bad record. I rocked The Grind Date two weeks ago and still marveled.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 10 May 2012 00:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
agreed, alfred. though i think buhloone mindstate might be my favourite.
― It was you. Miming to Tenacious D. (stevie), Thursday, 10 May 2012 09:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
having just picked up a copy i agree w/ the buhloone consensus
― the late great, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 05:13 (2 weeks ago) Permalink