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- Summary: The sophomore effort for the quirky Long Beach-based alt-rap trio is a concept album about their alleged time spent working at a fast food chain called Meatshake. Really.
- Record Label: Emperor Norton
- Genre(s): Alternative, Rap
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Mixed: 2 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Taste The Secret skids by giddily on buoyant beats and gently satirical songs.
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It's a hilarious critique of right-wing reactionaries, hypocritical lefties, hyper-commercial consumerism, and the slave-service industry. Like if someone smoked a lot of weed, and turned Fast Food Nation into a hit Broadway musical.
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The total effect is less a spin through 3 Feet High and Rising than it is an hour of Yogi Bear cartoons -- fine when you hear any one track, but much too much over the course of a full album.
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Jazz-influenced hip-hop with a sense of humor.
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A collage of pristine party-hop that will both make the kids bounce and the purists smile.
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UrbIt goes down like a cold fresh glass of Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, circa 1988. [Sep 2003, p.102]
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SpinTheir songs excavate new depths of frivolity. [Aug 2003, p.119]
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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TomWMay 1, 2005
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paulsSep 28, 2006
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vaughncanttellyouJan 8, 2007one of the most inspirational rap cd ive ever heard next to time machine (dj Mekalek) and sound providers, excellent production
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