You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
- Atmosphere
- Band Name: Atmosphere
- Record Label: Rhymesayers
- Release Date: Oct 4, 2005
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An album that's for neither hardcore hip-hop fans nor punk rockers, but for everyone. [Nov 2005, p.224]
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The first overwhelmingly happy Atmosphere record.
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80The struggles to get over energize [Slug] far more than the perks of minor celebrity. [Nov 2005, p.131]
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80Both a return to form and a major step forward. [Dec 2005, p.94]
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80[Atmosphere] has never sounded as pointed and focused as it does here on its fifth album. [8 Oct 2005]
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This all could have been a drag in the hands of a rapper with less self-awareness or sense of humor, or without access to the deft production skills of Atmosphere beatmaster Ant.
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75At times, it seems like mid-level fame yields too many tour-based gripes for Slug. [Nov 2005, p.103]
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But despite the hit-and-miss subject matter you can't ever get mad. [Slug]consistently does a fantastic job with his (underrated) delivery, which has improved drastically over the last three records.
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At this point in his career, Slug seems fully aware of his own routine, and he's either embracing it with a cheeky self-confidence (read: he's getting boring) or he's run out of interesting things to say but still feels like he's somehow controversial in his honesty.
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70Slug hasn't grown a whole lot.... Still, his lyricism and delivery are generally smart and entertaining, and Ant's production goes even further toward making You Can't Imagine... a thoroughly enjoyable record.
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70You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having is proof that even in the world of indie hip-hop, you don't need to make a statement album to make a solid album.
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It's not as good as Ugly, but it's not as bad as Travels, and it's a welcome step in the right direction.
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59Like Blackalicious' recent The Craft, it displays a real hard-earned competency, something a decade of recording together will get you. But the lyrics lack transcendence or resonance.
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Unfortunately, the focal point of the album is not on the music, but instead on Slug's lyrics, which have matured at a much slower pace than Ant's slick production.
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The result may be, in a manner of speaking, the most consistent Atmosphere album to date. That is, You Can't Imagine is consistently okay.
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stephenh8best album yet!