De La Soul - Classic or Dud?

thanks!

here's the old single: https://vindig.bandcamp.com/album/like-this-u-like-my-style

yeah i posted on random old rap about shortie's album some time ago — it's really good and the first voice you hear is phife!

Yo and we won't stop rocking til we retire
But since the economy is such in them dire straits
That isn't an option

The big rediscovery for me from all of this has been Buhloone Mindstate, which I liked at the time but it was never a big part of my listening the way the first two were — they were very much a college band for me, the first two albums came out while I was in school, so by the time of the third one I was off listening to a bunch of other stuff, De La Soul weren't "the future" anymore. BUT. Wow that's a great album. Maybe their best! I was surprised by how much of it I remembered even knowing that I'd never listened to it much. So anyway, I know I'm 30 years late on that, but it has been a real pleasure to dig back into.

It's the best kind of "mature" record - full of complexity and emotional depth, while the shift from dayglo sampledelia to more muted jazz shades (not to mention Maceo Parker's interludes) complements the shift in text. Complicated, not hard.

The best kind of mature album in that it also revels in play.

Yes, definitely.

Anyway... Vibe. Vibration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ6JXCaOttw

god what a great performance. wouldn't be surprised if pos and ma$e go on tour with a ringer (like, say, the mighty mos def)

Yaasin would be great, just make sure he has his passport

Just relistening to Is Dead this afternoon, loving the line of "curiosity killed the cat" in My Brother Is A Basehead, given Ring Ring Ring is based around a hook from a Curiosity Killed The Cat track.

OMG. That Fallon clip!

lovely verse about Dave by Pos on the new Statik Selectah album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZdG1BhF6Mg

love this :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwLr-8YWhMs

Ha, sorry. Meant to post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8mfaAodcXU

On tour opening for Nas/Wu, with Kweli on second mic. Listened to one set on youtube and iirc they did three De La songs, two Kweli, the Pos verse of Rock.Co.Kane twice, and then Pharoahe Monch came out and did Simon Says, fin.

Who is the "we" - is Mase involved? It was just Pos (plus Dres, Yaasin Bey and Prince Paul) when they played London in spring.

Sorry, I mean who is the "they"?

Mase, Pos and Kweli.

30th anniversary edition of buhloone has hit spotify. it's added some bonus tracks from the clear lake audiotorium ep and the infamous "can't beat my mindstate" outtake.

phife, dave, and biz trading verses on "sh.fe.mcs" ———————————— the biggest sigh. never ending respect.

always loved this song it's mentioned once in this thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKQmZBB-Sns

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

That is awesome!

Wait this is SO good. God i love this album so much. Drove 3 hours to see them in 1996. Was so worth it.

Got a bit choked when Pos did the Plug Two verse

Yes :(

Glad Paul is with them. He was great at the Royal Albert Hall show last year. They should tour with Q-Tip as some DAISY Age survivors posse. That would be AWESOME.

Got a bit choked when Pos did the Plug Two verse

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yea wasn't expecting it but that got me too

Impressed by the generous Donald Fagen shoutout after Steely Dan sued them into oblivion

just confirms what i always suspected about De La Soul: they are very nice dudes

absolutely

Steely Dan did not sue De La Soul

That was the Turtles.

can anyone think of any tunes similar to "Eye Know"? its got such an amazing vibe to it

steely dan sued lord tariq and peter gunz

Mad Lads - "Make This Young Lady Mine"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irbUNcNRl5I

this is legitimately one of the best late night performances i've ever seen!

can anyone think of any tunes similar to "Eye Know"? its got such an amazing vibe to it

All of their vinyl records are on sale at TTL:
https://www.turntablelab.com/search?sort=price-descending&q=de%20la%20soul&_=pf&pf_v_artist_manufacturer=De%20La%20Soul&pf_st_stock_status=true&goal=0_8b218d7604-91d5b9e00f-31345977&mc_cid=91d5b9e00f&mc_eid=365684acc9