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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well worth the money., 31 Jul 2006
Whilst many hardcore and loyal J5 fans are criticising the album for straying away somewhat from their previous sounds, and opening up to a more mainstream sound, I still think this album is very much worthy of the money.
The collaboration with Dave Matthews Band seem to be a obvious way at working a 'money spinning' Single - but why is this a bad thing?
Sold out? Not quite. J5 are still behind the release and are doing what they do well, and 'Feedback' is well worth the money.
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8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Hip-Hop for the masses, 5 Sep 2006
For me Jurassic 5 have been synonymous with breaking the mould and keeping alternative Hip-Hop real (To coin a couple of clichés). So it's with some hesitance that I'm writing the following, but this is a weak album.
Don't get me wrong, this is not a BAD album and if it was by a commercial "Hip-Hop" artist (read: R&B) then this would be a good attempt at venturing into the real Hip-Hop genre. But it isn't, this is one of Hip-Hop's standard bearers stepping into the light of commercialism, and it is ugly to witness.
On the plus side, Nu-Mark has created some of his funk with tracks such as Future Sound, Baby Please and the Amp Fiddler/Prince-esque Gotta Understand. And anyone pining for the days when shoe laces were fat will enjoy Radio and even the electronica of In The House and Turn It Out. However, none of this detracts from the fact that it just doesn't stand up to tracks such as Jayou, Concrete Schoolyard, Quality Control, What's Golden or A Day At The Races to name but a few. The lyrical style seems to have diminished and not even Charlie2Na's distintive raps can detract from the fact that they seem to have purposefully emulated any number of faceless gangsta rap and R&B acts. As for the first two singles, the less said about the abject rubbish that is Brown Girl the better and in the words of cult TV cartoon Futurama "Dave Matthews Band Does Not Rock"
Surprising then that Nu-Mark successfully delved into the solo market whilst in the interim of Power In Numbers and Feedback with Blend Carfters. However, little or none of the inspiration seems to have been carried forward to Feedback, doing nothing more than ticking the record companies boxes. Is this a knock-on effect of Cut Chemists departure, or was that in itself a sign of the times to come? Only they can wax on that issue, but this certainly isn't up to their usual standards and I'm guessing a far cry from what a lot of J5 fans were expecting
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
hmm interesting, 5 Sep 2006
Hi,
This is a different album from J5, it has a deffinate change to their 'normal' style.. I suppose this is down to Cutchemist leaving, and they have turned a new page in the J5 saga - and quite rightly i think. The lyrics are still as smooth and with the perfect timing and flow as we have came to expect from these masters of rhymes.
Its a contridiction but the beats have an updated oldskool sound, they have always taken much of their rhyming style from the Furious 5 and other rappers from that era - but now they have tried to take it 1 step further and copy the production aswell.. do i agree with it? hmm, i think it is ok! they have lost their producer that they have had forever and are trying new ideas, which is a good thing - but i do not think they will carry on with this thinking on later albums..
If u are a J5 fan, then get this for sure - it is a good cd with great tunes - it has added funk and soul to it which i like alot.
If u are new to these guys then i would suggest getting some of their older releases b4 trying this, although it is hard to not like it either way!!
lyrics. 7/10
beats. 8/10
overall. 7/10 a funky, soulful, relaxed sit back and roll a fat 1 to kinda album.
i reccomend this to all.
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