>Date: Sun, 05 Jul 1998 13:50:31 -0700
>To: caleb <<cat@alumni.princeton.edu>, Jeroen van der Ent
<<vdent@tref.nl>
>From: Elson Trinidad <<elson@westworld.com>
>Subject: Re: black eyed peas
>Cc: Acid-Jazz Mailinglist <<acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
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> At 10:41 PM 7/4/98 -0700, caleb wrote:
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>i got an advance copy, and i think it's really good. there's a lot to
like on the disc...good grooves and some good skills on the mic. they's
definitely on the positive tip (and that's interesting since they're on
interscope - i hope they get the promtional support they deserve) but
there aren't too amny surprises here, just solid work...dig on ozomotli
too, that disc smokes!!!! imo, anyway. has anyone seen the bep live
show??? la peeps? c.
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> I have seen the Peas live. They *are* live. Don't sleep on it when
they come round. They will be part of the "Smokin Grooves" tour this
summer. I think their live show is rather innovative for a hip-hop
show; they have a 4-piece live band in addition to the 3 MCs, and many
compare them to the Roots, but I think that's where the similarities
end (guitar plays a prominent role in some of the music, and the Roots
don't have a guitarist).
> Also, their live sound is more hard-edged than on the recordings.
> The interplay between the MCs is amazing (their trademark is
pretending to fight each other for the mic), as with the musicians.
Unlike most hip-hop groups, they didn't get attention through talent
shows or hookups with the big rap producer/label owner machines,
instead they worked the L.A. club circuit like a rock band and gained a
massive following that way to the point where the labels couldn't
ignore them (ironically, they were initially rejected by all the labels
due to their being "different".)
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Check out the peas' web site http://blackeyedpeas.com, there is tour
information and sum stuff on the mcs/band. I've got the album on vinly
and I love it! I especially like the line from "fallin' up" reminicent
of De La sound, which talks how they "don't where tommy hilfiger or
baseball caps". I also love the last track 'positivity'--as said
before positive.
erik g