01. Hay Fever
02. Spin Cycle
03. Time Flies When You Have A Gun
04. Burnt Fetish
05. Sky Diver
06. Junk
07. Forgive My Synapses
08. This Story
09. Factory
10. Smile
11. By The Throat
I almost feel the need to defend this album. Many critics and fans alike have been lukewarm towards this release, and I have to wonder if we had all been listening to the same album or not. I think the problem is that the majority of these people went in to this record with preconceived notions of what they were going to get. The simple fact of the matter though is that Eyedea had long since grown tired of battle rap. He had been doing it since before his official lp debut in 2001, meaning that he'd had 8 years of growth to showcase on this release. Eyedea gained fans with his experimental styles and wildly imaginative lyrics. He was always pushing the boundaries of hip hop and creating new sounds and styles; why people assumed he would shoehorn himself in to one genre, let alone one as simple and unimaginative as "battle rap" is beyond me.
The Eyedea we have on this album is, for all intent and purposes, a fully developed and realized artist. His choruses are amazing (as proven on the ridiculously catchy "Spin Cycle). His concepts are strong (see: Time Flies When You Have a Gun), and his lyrics are nothing short of brilliant (look no further then 'Forgive Me for my Synapses). He had reached a point in his career that most artist can only dream of; he was making music that would appeal to fans of any genre, and he was making it his way or no way at all.
The production is equally as strong. Abilities laces Eyedea with music that straddles genre's as effortlessly as Eyedea himself. Half Hip Hop, half Punk Rock, 100 percent amazing. The production meshes with Eyedea perfectly and creates a very cohesive and organic sound. I've seen many people complain about the running time, but honestly I just cant understand where they're coming from. E&A crafted an album with absolutely no filler. Meaning it may only be 30 minutes long, but each and every minute is absolutely essential. I'll take a brilliant 2 minute song over a lousy 4 minute one any day. Besides, the album is very obviously heavily inspired by classic Punk albums. Anyone who knows their music history can tell you that punk albums very rarely lasted over 25 to 30 minutes. If you want a bloated album that badly then by all means pick out any one of Master P's 'No Limit' releases.
But I digress. Lets not lose focus of the most important thing here, that being that the album itself is simply amazing. As it stands its very, very unappreciated, but ive no doubt in my mind that in the coming years this is going to be looked back at and given the props it deserves. E&A have created an album that exist outside of genre's, and indeed outside of time itself. A fitting end to one of the most underrated groups to ever bless us with music.
RIP Eyedea
Pro's
-Amazing songwriting
-Flawless lyrical performance
-Mind Bending flows
-Great production
-Engaging Concepts
Con's
-The album starts out with the weakest track it has, 'Hay Fever'. It should have been moved deeper in the mix, or replaced altogether.
Overall - 4.5/5
02. Spin Cycle
03. Time Flies When You Have A Gun
04. Burnt Fetish
05. Sky Diver
06. Junk
07. Forgive My Synapses
08. This Story
09. Factory
10. Smile
11. By The Throat
I almost feel the need to defend this album. Many critics and fans alike have been lukewarm towards this release, and I have to wonder if we had all been listening to the same album or not. I think the problem is that the majority of these people went in to this record with preconceived notions of what they were going to get. The simple fact of the matter though is that Eyedea had long since grown tired of battle rap. He had been doing it since before his official lp debut in 2001, meaning that he'd had 8 years of growth to showcase on this release. Eyedea gained fans with his experimental styles and wildly imaginative lyrics. He was always pushing the boundaries of hip hop and creating new sounds and styles; why people assumed he would shoehorn himself in to one genre, let alone one as simple and unimaginative as "battle rap" is beyond me.
The Eyedea we have on this album is, for all intent and purposes, a fully developed and realized artist. His choruses are amazing (as proven on the ridiculously catchy "Spin Cycle). His concepts are strong (see: Time Flies When You Have a Gun), and his lyrics are nothing short of brilliant (look no further then 'Forgive Me for my Synapses). He had reached a point in his career that most artist can only dream of; he was making music that would appeal to fans of any genre, and he was making it his way or no way at all.
The production is equally as strong. Abilities laces Eyedea with music that straddles genre's as effortlessly as Eyedea himself. Half Hip Hop, half Punk Rock, 100 percent amazing. The production meshes with Eyedea perfectly and creates a very cohesive and organic sound. I've seen many people complain about the running time, but honestly I just cant understand where they're coming from. E&A crafted an album with absolutely no filler. Meaning it may only be 30 minutes long, but each and every minute is absolutely essential. I'll take a brilliant 2 minute song over a lousy 4 minute one any day. Besides, the album is very obviously heavily inspired by classic Punk albums. Anyone who knows their music history can tell you that punk albums very rarely lasted over 25 to 30 minutes. If you want a bloated album that badly then by all means pick out any one of Master P's 'No Limit' releases.
But I digress. Lets not lose focus of the most important thing here, that being that the album itself is simply amazing. As it stands its very, very unappreciated, but ive no doubt in my mind that in the coming years this is going to be looked back at and given the props it deserves. E&A have created an album that exist outside of genre's, and indeed outside of time itself. A fitting end to one of the most underrated groups to ever bless us with music.
RIP Eyedea
Pro's
-Amazing songwriting
-Flawless lyrical performance
-Mind Bending flows
-Great production
-Engaging Concepts
Con's
-The album starts out with the weakest track it has, 'Hay Fever'. It should have been moved deeper in the mix, or replaced altogether.
Overall - 4.5/5
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