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The Grey Album isnt much more than a well-executed novelty, nor does it illuminate some genius hidden deep within The Black Album.
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There are certainly more fun moments than not, at the very least rendering The Grey Album enjoyable, but its hard to argue for any reason other than its novelty.
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The Beatles don't meet Jay-Z as equals; they're sliced and diced, the innate musicality of their work all but compromised into nothingness, into vaguely familiar square pegs crammed into the comparatively round holes of Jay-Z's original vocals.
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He can't seem to decide whether he wants to make a straightforward hip-hop remix of Jay-Z's tunes, quirky sampladelia like DJ Steinski or Coldcut, or an avant-garde project in the vein of plunderphonic composers John Oswald and Negativland. A lot of the time, he falls awkwardly between the three camps.
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Of course it's a gimmick, but about half of it works anyway.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 41 out of 47
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Mixed: 0 out of 47
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Negative: 6 out of 47
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Apr 28, 2021
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GMoneyJul 20, 2009
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AnonY.Apr 30, 2009