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Fear Of A Black Tangent
by Busdriver
'Fear' is the second solo disc for the unique Los Angeles-based MC (born Regan Farquhar), who is backed here by beats from Daedelus, Danger Mouse, and others.
| LABEL: |
Mush |
| RELEASE DATE: |
22 February 2005 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rap |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
90
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Sonically, Fear Of A Black Tangent represents a massive leap forward for Busdriver.

83
Spin
The rapper's inborn goofiness just gives his words more bite. [Mar 2005, p.85]
82
cokemachineglow
His delivery is exhilarating, but it made me nervous, jittery. It’s kind of like Miles Davis scatting, but instead of a trumpet he’s playing the entire writing staff of The Simpsons.

80
Urb
[An] outstanding album. [Mar 2005, p.110]
80
Drowned In Sound
The beats seem genuinely fresh and the dextrously speedy rapping is original and scathing in equal measure while the singalong aspect is more than evident.

80
Dusted Magazine
Some of the most likable “weird hip-hop” around.

80
PopMatters
Busdriver is either an emcee from the future or the future of the emcee.

80
Playlouder
He has humour and cerebral sharpness in spades.

79
Pitchfork
He typically sounds like David Allan Grier with amyl nitrate in the air. Our man raps in an "ohmygawd this is sooo ridiculous" tone that can make you either think he is a jackass or a jester. My instincts say it's the latter.

75
Stylus Magazine
The album is one of the few anti-industry freakouts that have appealed to me on both a conceptual and musical level, so whether or not you are familiar with Busdriver’s skittering flow or innovative song structure, it’s worth the time to see why he’s so damn mad after all.

70
Neumu.net
His guffawing voice makes him sound like every rhyme he delivers is a punchline.

70
Splendid
Usually entertaining, often thought-provoking, and occasionally insightful.

60
Uncut
A tough job hitting both funny and funky bone at once, but they mostly pull it off. [Apr 2005, p.102]
50
All Music Guide
The negativity removes the focus from Busdriver's sizable musical talents and rests it squarely on his lyricism and themes (not a good idea).


The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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