Cypress Hill - Stoned Raiders
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Free Music Review: There are some weak spots, but overall this is an excellent and creative effort from the Hill
Hit: 4 Stars
Now, 'Stoned Raiders' isn't a perfect album, but it is another enjoyable effort from Cypress Hill. Continuing the similar sound found in their last LP before this, 'Skull & Bones', 'Stoned Raiders' is a step up from that in several ways. A more creative and, overall, a more enjoyable effort than their popular 2000 release, 'Stoned Raiders' is worth owning if you can keep an open mind about an older group exploring new genres and a new sound.
First off, I'll get the bad aspects of this album out of the way. 'Bitter' is an experimental rock track that just doesn't work, and 'Amplified', is a boring, generic rap-metal track that I pretty much skip every time. 'Memories' has some decent lyrics, but the track as a whole is not very enjoyable. 'Psychodelic Vision' is another throwaway track. Some of the samples on here, such as in the track 'Kronologik', are placed in there very poorly as well. Some of the lyrical content isn't up the group's standards as well (On one track B-Real says "That ****'s funny like Kid Rock with his shirt off". Erm, okay).
Now on to the good. The rest of the tracks range from good to excellent. The pure rap tracks ('Kronologik', 'Southland Killers', 'Red Meth and B', 'Lowrider', and 'Here Is Something You Can't Understand') are mostly excellent, and even two of the rap metal songs (the inspirational 'It Ain't Easy' and the must-blast 'Catastrophe')are worth a listen. The guests featured here (Redman, Method Man, Kurupt, and MC Ren) also do a commendable job on the tracks they're featured on.
The biggest surprise here is 'Here Is Something You Can't Understand'. It's an excellent grand finale for this album, and if you love both Cypress Hill and the Dogg Pound, you're in for a real treat.
Although many old fans can't get over the fact that they've changed their sound at this point, you have to realized that a group gets old if you put out the same record again and again. If you want the old sound, just listen to your old 'Cypress Hill' albums. If you can tolerate something new, then pick up 'Stoned Raiders'.
Free Music Review: Rage Against The Hill
Hit: 4 Stars
The metal rap songs are great. Kind of sound like Rage Against the Machine. They've done stuff like this in the past so idk why everyone is complaining.Free Music Review: Ho Hum
Hit: 2 Stars
It alright If this would have been there last album they would have went out respectivlyFree Music Review: hip hop done right
Hit: 4 Stars
For whatever reason, this seems to be the Cypress album that everyone is negative about. Not really sure why, b/c everybody loved skull and bones, which had the rock and rap thing going on as well. With stoned raiders, you get a good deal of both styles; the new metal stuff (trouble) as well as the hardcore rap (southland killers). B Real and Sen sound as tight as ever and of course Muggs is always on point. People seem to hate b/c Cypress is trying out some newer styles. Truth is, these guys couldn't make a bad record if they wanted to...
Free Music Review: Stoned Raiders
Hit: 4 Stars
This is good but the thing is the rock tracks let em down. They should realize that they aint no good at metal and should go back to rap cause stupid azz rock fans like em now and make em look like a rock group or somethin, anywayz the standout tracks are "Red Meth & B" and "Lowrider"and "Kronolgik" the others are ok except dont like "Trouble" "Bitter" and "Amplified" so buy the first 4 for better.
And thats all I have to say about that.