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- Summary: The latest installment in Thirsty Ear's Blue Series features prolific indie hip-hop artist Mike Ladd, backed by pianist Vijay Iyer and drummer Guillermo E. Brown.
- Record Label: Thirsty Ear
- Genre(s): Indie, Rap, Jazz
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 1 out of 11
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UrbIt's hugely ambitious, and yet also perhaps Ladd's most focused record yet. [Mar 2005, p.112]
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Ladd’s drive and focus throughout the entire album keeps the listener’s ear, as each moment is unexpected, even after multiple listens.
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Instantly enjoyable.
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This is one of Ladd's most accomplished albums to date, proving once again that he's one of the most forward-thinking artists around.
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Its best moments are stellar and exhilarating.
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Ladd's band... cooks this tangle of worry and dada to perfection.
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New Musical Express (NME)Reek[s] of overt smugness and wilful obliqueness. [16 Apr 2005, p.51]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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NkengeZSep 10, 2005Yi-eeeehhhh!
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AlanRFeb 8, 2005Makes 50 Cent and those money grubbing biitches appear as juvenille and fake as they really are.
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DanielMar 15, 2005
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