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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. "Me, Myself And I" | |||
| 2. Say No Go | |||
| 3. Eye Know | |||
| 4. The Magic Number | |||
| 5. Potholes In My Lawn | |||
| 6. Buddy | |||
| 7. Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) | |||
| 8. A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays | |||
| 9. Keepin' The Faith | |||
| 10. Breakadawn | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Buddy | |||
| 2. Stakes Is High | |||
| 3. The Bizness | |||
| 4. Stone Age | |||
| 5. Big Brother Beat | |||
| 6. 4 More | |||
| 7. So Good | |||
| 8. I. C. Y'all | |||
| 9. Held Down | |||
| 10. What We Do (For Love) | |||
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Amazon.co.uk Review
This collection gives the band's legacy a stereotypical overview. There are two discs, but the second half is given over to collaborations and remixes. It's also a limited edition; so many buyers will only get the first half, and will therefore hear only a patchy summation of De La Soul's story so far.
Admittedly, every track is exceptional, giving a consistently high-quality listen, but the balance is askew. Six tracks from 3 Feet High & Rising is understandable, but almost ignoring the mainstream-shunned, underground-loved Buhloone Mindstate and Stakes Is High albums is short-sighted. De La Soul are hip-hop's Prince, widely praised for things they did years ago, their new work subjected to unfairly slanted comparisons with their debut. But the best of De La Soul is almost certainly yet to come. --Angus Batey
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Customer Reviews
This is the type of album which is hard to write a review to as the review is the track listing itself. Any album which features me myself and i, eye know, magic number and say no go in the first four tracks is an instant five star but three feet high and rising has these you say whats in it for me?
Well for a start there is the awsome sound of buddy which features (catch this) Tribe called quest, Jungle brothers and queen latiff (spelled wrong) this is an awesome track and deserves the purchase of the album on its own.
Ring ring ring (ha ha hey) is a great track, its beat is a fusion of jazz and funk and the lyrics are tight and imaginative (although the song is about an answerphone). Other highlights of this albumn are "ooh" with redman who provides a tight verse to a lo-key beat and also the very underated all good featuring chaka kahn which is an instant smash featuring a catchy beat.
Buy this album if you dont own a de la album as it is a good start and if you own all there albums there are a few fresh tunes here you might not have heard.
Plugs 1 and 2 (Posdnous and Trugoy, later known as Dave) deliver slick rhymes with a sprinkle of humour throughout, and P.A. Mase rips the decks up. Almost every one of the songs on this album ooze quality. The first six tracks are all taken from their debut album 'Three Feet High..., and the listener can expect the jazzy beats and playful lyrics to feature heavily here. Track 6 Buddy features great guest appearances from the Jungle Brothers, and A Tribe Called Quest rappers, Q-Tip and Phife.
The next three tracks are from their followup, De La soul is Dead, an album which attempted to put straight misconceptions people had got from their debut. These tracks are very different from the first six, this is not to say they are anything less than brilliant hip-hop compositions.
Track 10 Breakadawn features a sweet female vocalist, and a relaxed beat. It is the only track on this from the all to often overlooked Buhloone Mindstate. The next two are from the album Stakes Is High, and the title track of this album is truly excellent.
The final five tracks are taken from De La Soul's work in the not-to-distant past, and have good guest appearances from redman, Chaka Khan and others.
Overall, this is a great album. It provides an appropriate starting point for people discovering De La Soul whilst at the same time offering a good if a little limited summary of the group's highlights. There are a few notable exceptions, (Tread Water, Ghetto Thang?) but overall the classics have been chosen well. A minor criticism would be that it is a little limited in its choice of tracks, but songs from all their main albums have been chosen.
Each album offers a very different experience, and this is reflected in the tracks. However, it is this versatility that keeps De La Soul in the hearts of hip-hop heads everywhere. It showcases the group's talent perfectly, creating an album that your ears deserve. This is intelligent hip-hop at its finest, a worhtwhile investment.
I'm not usually a huge fan of compelation albums cos' I prefer to hear all the albums tracks but this is class. Read more
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