BAO (tunde@arches.uga.edu)
Mon, 5 Oct 1998 20:03:38 -0400 (EDT)
I dont think no one says shadow isnt good, or that he tried to put out a
pop album per se (at least not me) but i dont think the album is as good
as the hype suggests. And i was raving about it from the ep i heard before
it was released.
but as you know opinions are like ass#@%$!
On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Erik Gaderlund wrote:
> I guess the trick is that if you didn't belive the original hype, you'll be
> able to more objectivly listen. I wouldn't say it a great album, but,
> Shadow still has some tricks up his sleeve. I still like the guitar
> samples he uses, and, despite my prejedices against rock guitar I've
> allways liked his mixes.
> Also, Shadow himself can't really belive the hype, if you listen closely to
> the samples in track 2. Unkle Main Theme you'll hear a reference to "we had
> too, much...money, and equipment...we went insane." I almost give the
> feeling that people are jumping on the bandwagon to dis the album, hey, its
> hype and James Lavelle finally put Mo'Wax on the map. And, as to DJ Vadim,
> now that I think of it I could use some of the same adjatives that he used
> on "Psyence Fiction" on his "USSR Construction", maybe he's just sore that
> Ninja Tune couldn't give him a fiver and let him create a collective, it
> could be just as interesting as UNKLE, the DJ Food of the next genereation.
>
> So, only belive your ears and give it a shot.
>
> erik g
>
> p.s. I still want the action figures.
>
>
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