The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free
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Artist: The StreetsEdition: Music CD
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2004-05-18
Music Label: Vice/Atlantic
Soundtracks:
- It Was Supposed To Be So Easy
- Could Well Be In
- Not Addicted
- Blinded By The Light
- I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way
- Get Out Of My House
- Fit But You Know It
- Such A Twat
- What Is He Thinking
- Dry Your Eyes
- Empty Cans
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Free Music Review: Mostly strained misfires, with one glaring exception
Hit: 2 Stars
2 1/2
A lot of this sounds bad. Bad production, bad lines, bad songs. Sure it is more creative then US hip hop but that inherently does not make it good. Usually this eccentric-by-way-of-complete-normalcy UK rapper seems too preoccupied with his urban wit and unattractive tunes to do what he does best. Because the thing is, it is obvious Skinner possesses talent when truly in his element. The first and last few tracks bookend this loose concept album with some authentic dignity, but only Blinded By The Light stands out as a true masterwork of contemporary rap. All of the elements Streets use with far less degree of impact fall perfectly into place on that fourth track, only hinting at what true focus in the studio could yield.
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With beats that mix hip-hop, R&B, and UK garage, A Grand Don't Come For Free, like its impressive predecessor Original Pirate Material (2002), transforms the everyday and the mundane into the terms of an epic. British rapper Mike Skinner captures the simple details of a simple existence that inhabits the lower levels of the middle class. But whereas Original Pirate Material was more about everyday life on the streets, this follow-up is more about everyday life in the flat--mom's kitchen, my mate's living room, my girl's couch. The Streets has fallen in love, and his raps narrate the adventures and misadventures of this romance. In all, it is a concept album that places greater emphasis on storytelling rather than on the music, which is often spare with little or no enhancements. With some songs expressing the beauty of love and others expressing the pleasures of drugs, the Streets is still holding it down for the UK. --Charles MudedeMike Skinner, the musical mastermind behind The Streets, once again melds hip-hop, dub, ska, UK garage beats, and his unique rhyme style to deliver a sound like nothing else. Instead of the snapshot imagery of the last album, "Original Pirate Material", "A Grand..." is one continuous narrative, following Skinner through a day of victories, defeats, and battles.
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