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Rise Up is the eighth studio album from American hip-hop outfit Cypress Hill and comes some six years after 2004's Till Death Do Us Part. Produced in main by DJ Muggs, the album sees Cypress Hill continuing to blur the barriers between rap and rock. Guest appearances come from a host of vocalists and guitarists including Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda, Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello and former House Of Pain member Everlast.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a confusing review to write for me for reasons i'll get into but here goes!
Im a massive Cypress Hill fan and would have bought this no matter what reviews it got but ive got to say im slightly disappointed. This is where the confusion is because it IS a good cd, its just not quite what i was hoping for. Personally i like a good bassline but on this CD, Cypress Hill lean more towards a massive beat with drums really forward in the mix and the bassline there if you listen for it. Before anyone comments that this is becasue of my sound system, it really isnt!
Again, im not saying this makes it bad, just not what I was hoping for but there are some great tracks on here.
The first track It aint nothin' is fast paced with the huge beat i mentioned earlier (i'll stop going on about that now!), followed by the slightly slower paced Light it up. Rise up with the brilliant Tom Morello on guitar is good but im not really a fan of CH going down the rock/rap route. I AM a fan of the genre and huge fan of Rage Against the Machine but i dont find it suits CH very well.
Im not doing a track by track review but ive got to mention track 5, Pass the Dutch, as in my opinion its just a mess! The bass, drums and vocals are just all over the place and feel like theyve come from different tracks and were just thrown together at the last minute.
Track 9, Carry me Away is the most chilled out track on the CD in my opinion and therefore my favourite at the moment. This is followed by Trouble Seeker, another rock/rap track though this is heavier than Rise Up and (do i have to keep saying 'in my opinion'? Its my review right?:) less enjoyable for it.
The remainder of the CD is pretty good but doesnt provide any more slow, chilled out tracks that i personally like and that i expect of CH. Maybe they're not indulging in their (and most of their fans) favourite pastime so much these days!
Well i DID say this was a confusing review and im certainly not going to win any awards for it!
To conclude, i DO like this which is why ive given it 4/5 and i hope it grows on me even more as i listen to it. But if you are after a CD to chill out to i would point you towards Blakroc, which did for me everything i hoped this latest one from CH would.
Hope you enjoy it, cheers!
Im a massive Cypress Hill fan and would have bought this no matter what reviews it got but ive got to say im slightly disappointed. This is where the confusion is because it IS a good cd, its just not quite what i was hoping for. Personally i like a good bassline but on this CD, Cypress Hill lean more towards a massive beat with drums really forward in the mix and the bassline there if you listen for it. Before anyone comments that this is becasue of my sound system, it really isnt!
Again, im not saying this makes it bad, just not what I was hoping for but there are some great tracks on here.
The first track It aint nothin' is fast paced with the huge beat i mentioned earlier (i'll stop going on about that now!), followed by the slightly slower paced Light it up. Rise up with the brilliant Tom Morello on guitar is good but im not really a fan of CH going down the rock/rap route. I AM a fan of the genre and huge fan of Rage Against the Machine but i dont find it suits CH very well.
Im not doing a track by track review but ive got to mention track 5, Pass the Dutch, as in my opinion its just a mess! The bass, drums and vocals are just all over the place and feel like theyve come from different tracks and were just thrown together at the last minute.
Track 9, Carry me Away is the most chilled out track on the CD in my opinion and therefore my favourite at the moment. This is followed by Trouble Seeker, another rock/rap track though this is heavier than Rise Up and (do i have to keep saying 'in my opinion'? Its my review right?:) less enjoyable for it.
The remainder of the CD is pretty good but doesnt provide any more slow, chilled out tracks that i personally like and that i expect of CH. Maybe they're not indulging in their (and most of their fans) favourite pastime so much these days!
Well i DID say this was a confusing review and im certainly not going to win any awards for it!
To conclude, i DO like this which is why ive given it 4/5 and i hope it grows on me even more as i listen to it. But if you are after a CD to chill out to i would point you towards Blakroc, which did for me everything i hoped this latest one from CH would.
Hope you enjoy it, cheers!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was very excited about this album and have to say a little worried after such a lay off! But eh it seems the break really has done the HILL wonders as this album is their best since their first 3. Their probably 2 stinkers in here but every album has those but the rest of the album is fantastic. As for the lack of big deep bass metioned by another reviewer there is some in here but cypress have always been about innovation and pushing their sound not living in the past and doing what every other rapper/rap group are producing which is what made these so different from all the other rap groups around and im pleased to say still does. I can remember buying their first ever album when noone had ever heard of them before and i saw them live in the the late 90's which was a reall treat indeed. After the first 3 albums they did seem to take a nosedive and got too caught up in the rap/rock saga but i can safely say this is the CYPRESS of old and is a safe buy if you are a fan!!!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Cypress Hill are back and impressive. It's taken 6 years for this iconic hip hop group to produce a new album, but on just one listen it was well worth the wait.
In my opinion the last 3 Cypress albums have lacked in some way - 'Skull and Bones' had it's moments, namely one song - '......Superstar' (insert 'Rap', or 'Rock' depending on your preferred genre), and it's split disc 'genre' thing (one disc hip hop, the other metal) didn't work. Apart from the fore mention song the album was forgettable. 'Stoned Raiders' was certainly a step in the right direction, but it sounded too upbeat at times, a little like they were trying too hard, sure, it had it's moments, and still incorporated the rock sound of 'Skull and Bones' (part of the Cypress experience now) but it just wasn't Cypress. And as for 'Till Death Do Us Part', well that's probably the worst album I've heard for a long time, it's a Reggae thing just doesn't suit, again it sounds like Cypress were trying to find a new direction, it sounds a bit desperate.
6 years later we have 'Rise Up'. And hell, they have certainly risen. This album incorporates all their experiments with rock and rap, difference is, this time they got it right. It's basically a hip-hop album, the rock side is mainly made up of guitar riffs from the likes of Tom Merello (RATM) and one or two others, but the general theme is hip hop, don't expect the sudden burst of metal like in the '...Raiders' album, this is strictly hip hop (pun not intended). There are one or two stand out tracks, but the whole album is solid.
In Summary: This is the best Cypress Hill album since 'Black Sunday'.
In my opinion the last 3 Cypress albums have lacked in some way - 'Skull and Bones' had it's moments, namely one song - '......Superstar' (insert 'Rap', or 'Rock' depending on your preferred genre), and it's split disc 'genre' thing (one disc hip hop, the other metal) didn't work. Apart from the fore mention song the album was forgettable. 'Stoned Raiders' was certainly a step in the right direction, but it sounded too upbeat at times, a little like they were trying too hard, sure, it had it's moments, and still incorporated the rock sound of 'Skull and Bones' (part of the Cypress experience now) but it just wasn't Cypress. And as for 'Till Death Do Us Part', well that's probably the worst album I've heard for a long time, it's a Reggae thing just doesn't suit, again it sounds like Cypress were trying to find a new direction, it sounds a bit desperate.
6 years later we have 'Rise Up'. And hell, they have certainly risen. This album incorporates all their experiments with rock and rap, difference is, this time they got it right. It's basically a hip-hop album, the rock side is mainly made up of guitar riffs from the likes of Tom Merello (RATM) and one or two others, but the general theme is hip hop, don't expect the sudden burst of metal like in the '...Raiders' album, this is strictly hip hop (pun not intended). There are one or two stand out tracks, but the whole album is solid.
In Summary: This is the best Cypress Hill album since 'Black Sunday'.
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