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Alternative PressHe rhymes like a champ. [Jun 2007, p.160]
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Francis is on a level where even next shit is two steps behind.
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FilterYou can call it emo or you can call it hip-hop, but you have to call it some kind of wonderful. [#25, p.94]
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UrbIts tracks work together to form a cohesive, incredibly personal whole. [May 2007, p.91]
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The weird, nuanced Rhode Island-based MC burns his references, punchlines and cold truths through a batch of X-acto-sharp beats, focusing his strong opinions, sense of imagery and lyrical abstraction inward.
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Human the Death Dance may be his most personal effort, but it's also an incredibly well-built full-length -- even when it borrows from a handful of genres -- and it's arguably his best lyrical effort, undoubtedly his best production-wise.
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Lyrically, it's astounding as ever.
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The old Francis, the quirky, quipping storyteller, triumphantly returns on Human the Death Dance... to his unique blend of diaristic, down-to-earth meditations, eerie soundscapes, and loopy abstraction.
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BillboardMuch of "Human the Death Dance" goes for something deeper—the sound of an artist afraid of what he almost became. [12 May 2007]
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Human the Death Dance may not be perfect and perhaps not even an improvement for fans, but regardless, it's full of wonderful moments that should satisfy fans and serve as a great introduction for newcomers.
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He's still one of the most enjoyable lyricists in hip-hop, and he successfully communicates what he's feeling in a dark and enlightening fashion.
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Human The Death Dance is a little too boastful, a little too obvious; the subtleties that made Francis’ previous offering so enjoyable and provided it with plenty of longevity have dissipated somewhat.
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As a primer, a first Sage Francis purchase, it’s fine; in light of his previous achievements, less so.
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By now, Sage Francis is emo; however populist you cut it, he’s treading familiar paths, rhyming in familiar cadence, arguing with the asshole authority of an artist much too comfortable with his niche.
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Where Francis suffers is in the music.
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SpinHe falls into mawkishness far too often. [Jun 2007, p.93]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 12
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Mixed: 2 out of 12
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Negative: 2 out of 12
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KennyM.Aug 1, 2007
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BillJul 31, 2007
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[Anonymous]May 14, 2007great album by Sage. No one does it better than him!