|
| 
 enlarge
|
Artist: Atmosphere
Label: Rhymesayers
Category: Music
List Price: $18.99
Buy New: $12.90
You Save: $6.09 (32%)
New (10) from $12.90
Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 32627
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 826257009524
EAN: 0826257009524
ASIN: B0013LNDY0
Release Date: April 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New, still factory-sealed!! Case may have hairline crack.
|
| Customer Reviews:
Great as a whole... June 11, 2008
The album works very well as a whole. Every song is quality and what you expect from Atmosphere. That being said, there is no instant classics that makes you say "wow". You know the track that you have to listen to several times before moving onto the next track because it is that good. "Smart Went Crazy", "Trying To Find A Balance", "Woman Tonight", "Shrapnel", "Sex & More" and "Rooster" come to mind. "Can't Break" & "Your Glasshouse" comes close and there are a couple others. Several tracks have awesome little samples or nice instrumental outros ("Puppets" has Chaney Casselle singing along with Slug and the beat for the last minute - awesome cut). Slug's writing and delivery are better than ever. Ant has some great sampling and as usual, you won't find better production.
 4.5 Stars, But I Had to Round It Up to Five June 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first got into Atmosphere through the songs "A Song About A Friend" and "F*** You Lucy," two tracks I enjoyed very much. I checked out their album "Godlovesugly," which was pretty good. So when "You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having" dropped, I picked it up with the quickness. Tracks like "Say Hey There," "Pour Me Another," "Panic Attack," and "Musical Chairs," their 2005 release was a winner. Three years later, the duo of Ant and Slug drop a near classic in the form of "When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That S*** Gold." The special edition packages comes with a children's book written by Slug, song lyrics, and a bons DVD with live footage and extras. With this new addition to Atmosphere's catalogue, Slug juggles the topics of fatherhood, optimism, pessimism, hope, hard times, and relationships with the aura of a man who's seen it all.
The opening track is a slow, soft track titled "Like The Rest of Us." It really sets the mood for the rest of the album. "Puppets" has Slug spitting only like he can and the track has a grooving chorus with nice background vocals from Channy Casselle. "The Skinny" is a unique track with a banging beat. Slug raps about how cigarettes are like a pimp to women. It gets many repeats from this reviewer. "Dreamer" is an up-beat, optimistic tune about a woman who ends up with a few kids before she's fully mature and takes care of herself to get by. Another one of my favorites is the infectuous "You," the kinda song you'll smile and nod your head to.
From track seven to the end of the album, the songs tend to get a bit darker. "Painting" tells the story of a man who can't get past the demons he lives with. "Your Glasshouse" describes something that is common to a lot of people, me included at times: being a stranger in your own house. The track that breaks the pessimistic monotony is "Yesterday", a nice, retrospective track about his father. As it's been noted by other reviewers, the song has an optimistic vibe. "Guarantees" has Slug rhyming over a guitar rhythm by Nate Collins. It's pretty much a rap about how life is. It's gotten a little airplay on MTV, which is great. It's probably my favorite song on here. "Me" is a narrative of a boy's life, from childhood to manhood. It's got a morose atmosphere to it...maybe it's autobiographical? "Wild Wild Horses" connects as Slug presents the viewpoints of two people trying to make a relationship work. "The Waitress" is a great cut, about a homeless man who bothers a waitress for acknowldegement, and come to find out the waitress is the man's daughter. "In Her Music Box" ends the album off right, with lyrics about Slug and his daughter.
I don't see why any Atmosphere fan wouldn't be happy with this release. The musicianship here is at it's finest, and Slug delivers in such a personal way that you can't help but to be drawn in. Yes, it's slower, depressing (at times), but the music is still great. Slug still has a killer flow and clever lyrics and Ant's beats have reached perfection. This is an album that's perfect for reflecting. Any Atmosphere fan should pick this up.
Best Atmosphere so far June 2, 2008
This album might not be for all atmosphere fans but personally i thought this album was simply amazing i think its atmosphere most complete and over all solid album. Ant's beats are just simply crazy and simple and amazing. great album
good CD June 2, 2008
I like the mood slug has on this CD it seems more real than many of his other offerings pick it up if you like his evolving taste
when life gives you lemons June 1, 2008
atmosphere's best effort to date. it might just be his breakthru album. slug talks less about his own problems and focuses on what he sees in the world. excellent work!
|
|
|
| |
