A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
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Free Music Review: Giving hip-hop a good name
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is great! Not only do they have great beats and amazing lyricism, but it's actually quite musical at times. "Sucka Nigga" has a super rad bass line that is actually from an old jazz tune and there are other aspects of jazz throughout the cd as well. I would definitely recommend this to any fan of hip-hop.Free Music Review: Hip Hop Perfection
Hit: 5 Stars
Hip hop does not get more soulful and pure than this. The Tribe's best work, and truly one of the greatest albums in hip hop history. Don't sleep on this one!Free Music Review: How dissapointing...
Hit: 4 Stars
Of course, that really doesn't mean much for ATCQ, since this album is still miles ahead from the boring gangster rap and miles times ten ahead of third rate try-too-hard rap artists like jay-z and kanye west these days (let's not even mention crunk and snap audio).
While the style isn't as intriguing as (especially) People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm or The Low End Theory, it's more darker sound is welcome. The first three albums offer something different for each listen. Quest proves that they can create a mood with the music, which is what all hip-hop albums should offer regarding (The Low End Theory's mood to me represents the need to just bring it no-nonsense. Some have more than others, but it's got to have something, even if it's just to dance).
It's opens with the coolest intro ever, The Midnight Marauders Tour Guide. Right from that, you know this album will be cool as night. And cool as night it is, with Steve Biko. Starting with old, horns that sound straight from downtown at 2 AM, Phife boasts and Tip flows. Skipping forward, you have Electric Relaxation, a rather, sexy song. Oh My God, while having an absurd title, contains more infectious beats. Award Tour has really jazzy, low key sampling with a cameo from De La Soul (not sure if it's Plug one or Plug two). Cool, dark, moody stuff. Tribe truly were one of the best rap artists, and one I've truly loved ever since TI.
While it's not as musically interesting, I feel they do some of their most accomplished rapping here. True, not as playful and wide-ranging as rap's best album ever, but they never fault.
Oh, and what's with the last two tracks? The Chase is just bad, with an annoying guitar solo and disrupts the album. And God Lives Through may be the worst Tribe song so far. The beat is bad enough, but the chorus (a repeat from Oh My God) isn't really praise to god. It sounds more like saying God's name in vain. So that song fails on every count. When those songs are taken out, the last track contains the outro to the Tour Guide, so those songs aren't a loss in any way.
While I find it a tad worse than The Low End Theory, all three albums are essential listens. Those looking for rap different than the usual stuff, give this a listen. It's not just different, it's crazy _______ good.
8.5/10
Free Music Review: A Tribe Called Quest
Hit: 4 Stars
If you like the A tribe called quest past cds then you'll like this one. Add this to your collection.Free Music Review: Tribe's finest work to date
Hit: 5 Stars
It really pleases me that Amazon allows us lovers of the artform known as hip-hop, to share our reviews, which in turn, provokes thoughtful debate such "greatest emcee of all-time" or "greatest group of all time". The question I pose today is, which is Tribe's best album?
The answer my friends, is Midnight Marauders.
People's Instinctive Travels and The Low End Theory are fine pieces of work, but are incomplete, which is understandable, because these young men were just beginning to mature as men and as artists. Midnight Marauders showcases Tip, Shaheed, and Malik at their artistic zenith.
The album starts of with a good track, "Steve Biko", then transitions into "Award Tour". From there, songs like "We Can Get Down" and "Sucka N!&&@" accentuate the album's earlier work. From there, we have my favorite song from Tribe's entire catalogue, "Electric Relaxation".
I think it must be said this one of the most beautiful musical arrangements I have ever heard. When Phife spits, " I like them brown, yellow, Puerto Rican or Haitian", I swear the man set the tone for my dating life (I like them ALL flavors). The song is simply breathtaking.
From there, the album supplies more bangers, especially " Oh My God" (love the video) and " Lyrics To Go", and possesses the perfect nightcap with "God Lives Through" aka "Oh My God" (remix).
The balance this album strikes without the use of excessive profanity or the glorification of violence is amazing. Please do yourself a favor and cop this album. You will not be disappointed.