De La Soul - Classic or Dud?

didn't know there was any issue with the Little Nemo book! (and it only came out last year) (mine was the Michael Zulli one which turns out to only be four years ago, not five)

I was gonna guess James Owen, it sounds like something he would do (though sic has too fine taste to fund a James Owen comic)

i saw the zulli was out on the fanta blog but didn't even know it had started as a crowdfund piece!

all facetiousness aside, approaching crowdfunding as a consumer sport is a bad idea; the only reason to go that way is if you want to unconditionally support the artist. to that extent, i'm happy getting whatever de la makes whenever they make it but (from the buyer's end) there's something to be said to having to obey the constraints of a demanding market. It's not like losing the fetters improved, say, prince's output

three new free tracks to say sorry for delay on the kickstarter alb
http://www.audiomack.com/album/2dbz/for-your-pain-suffering

more like two new songs, a skit and an experiment

Yeah these new songs suck. Really hoping they aren't at all indicative of the album.

I just found these...

Yeah these new songs suck.

...and was coming here to say the exact opposite.

the features for the album include Jill Scott, Snoop Dogg, Roc Marciano, Estelle, Pete Rock, David Byrne, Usher, 2 Chainz... also Little Dragon and Damon Albarn but I suppose that was already presumed

oddly, it's "PAIN feat. Snoop Dogg" and "SNOOPIES feat. David Byrne"
did they maybe both show up on the wrong day?

The title "For Your Pain & Suffering" seems pretty sarcastic after listening to the music, though I mostly enjoyed it. Wasn't their new album supposed to be called "You're Welcome" at one point?

oh snap this new one w snoop is awesome and v encouraging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vDVDo9w20w

i wanna know who produced this, dave? sounds really good.

Song sounds fine, but I hope the album is more challenging than this. I get that they're older now but it's like they've lost all interest in confrontation and provocation

huh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umdFFR9XVpE&feature=youtu.be

Good read.

thx.

whats that link xp?

throw up the youtube short link

it's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umdFFR9XVpE

youtube's are fucking up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umdFFR9XVpE

arrrrrggghhhhhhfzfvs:dbvbsvkn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umdFFR9XVpE

if this doesn't work, i quit
youtube dot com/watch?v=umdFFR9XVpE

all four work for me! idk what everybody's problem w youtube embeds is lately

it's just black bars

All these songs sound pretty sweet, lots of detail in the production.

it's just black bars
― Pull your head on out your hippy haze (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, August 16, 2016 3:58 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

http://i.imgur.com/4LJyDjK.png

basically

I see y'all are having the same problem translating yourselves in a hostile medium as De La has.

Usher. Lots of detail here in both the production and the verses but I do hope this album remembers to be fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=946HNu5YlNM&feature=youtu.be

yeah thats good.

I'm really looking forward to this album, which means I'm highly likely to be disappointed. Really into everything I've heard so far.

oh man that song is wonderful!

Best Usher vocal since 2014 too.

Digging this. Super low key tho.

This album is such a wet blanket

I'm liking it a lot, even the 2 Chainz bit, but not David Byrne's awful appearance.

maybe save it for wintertime xp

The De La Soul is Not Dead: documentray trailer was uploaded to youtube, yesterday.

oh damn it's released already?

xxp yeah I listened to it again with different expectations and didn't hate it as much. I'm still interested in catching up Pos & Dave after all these and hearing what they have to say, but these accompaniments are so low energy, and the guests are so shoehorned in, and the whole thing feels like it's pandering to toothless AAA stations that consider 70 soul revival acts hip and edgy. It's just such an old man record I can't quite get over it.

it's so old man i really tried to get into it . like even the metaphors in the raps are some super outdated references it's embarrassing .

this sucked imo

My enthusiasm's waning. I like the sound, but I wanted the songs to be as alive as that sleeve. The Justin Hawkins track is awful, the most turgid thing they've ever recorded, the Byrne song is almost as terrible, and the Estelle and Little Dragon appearances are eh. I still love "Greyhounds," "Royals," Here in After," and "Pain."

yeah those are the best tracks for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i346sS-_8Q

Watched this doc thursday night. Prince Paul's revealing interview about his departure and thoughts on Stakes is High was the highlight for me

interesting to me that they didn't acknowledge the AOI albums or Grind Date in the doc at all
need to give the new album more than two listens

I'm also baffled why the doc stops at Stakes and skips to the new album -- and no mention of Pos's spinal meningitis in 1994, which seems as integral to group's story as Ralf Hutter's cycling accident to Kraftwerk's

The beginning of this album is something of a slog but by the time I hit around track 4-5 I'm in heaven

their Judgment Night song w/Teenage Fanclub "Fallin" really holds up a lot better than everything else on that album, amazingly somehow they actually hit on something that reflected the strengths of both groups

^^ this (and thanks for the welcome back, shakedown)

i was wondering what was gonna be your batsignal PW

anytime you need me, mention this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt8WEE_vB0E