Phantom Limb

Actually I would say he is pretty well known. Last year with his "when life gives you lemons..." he really blew up, but I'm not impressed. Just take a listen to Felt 3. While it isn't a totally worthless album, it really lacks lyrically.

Jester

True. Ever listened to anything before those two albums?

Phantom Limb

Yeah, I live in Minneapolis so I've known about Atmosphere for quite a while. I have God Loves Ugly, Lucy Ford, and one other that I can't remember. I just can't get into his storytelling, and none of the beats grab me. A lot of people like their style though. Its the same thing with POS and Brother Ali, I don't know if any of you have heard them, but their getting kinda big and i really can't see what everyone likes so much about them.

Jester

I'm not very big on Ali, but I like P.O.S.

Alright, then, you've heard enough Atmosphere to make a fair judgment. I think Slug's excellent, though. He's got a really smooth, black and white gangster movie styled character, and I love his delivery; he raps to you rather than at you. He's got a really diverse range of styles through his career, I don't think it'd be fair to call him bad at all.

pourmeanother

New album The Family Sign out Tuesday.

I actually received the pre-ordered copy on my doorstep today- nice surprise.

I've been seeing a lot of hate for it- not necessarily for Slug, who is always consistent, but more for the production. Same old **** I hear with every new release, "they've changed so much they need to go back to their old style, Overcast was the **** Overcast > this" etc. I don't know- the live instrumentation is a little simplistic, but I think it sets a great mood for the album.

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Husky McDump

POS's producing talents are unmatched in Hip-Hop (imo), his lyrics are quite impressive as well.


But as far as the subject of this thread, Atmosphere is doing well although I've been pretty disappointed in the last two releases. When Life Gives You Lemons was the biggest let down for me.

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James

Not enjoying the new album too much but it'll be better if I can find a lyrics sheet.

Husky McDump

What do you think about To All My Friends/Blood Makes The Blade Holy?


Some of the tracks are pretty awesome but the thing that is pissing me off about this group is that they are stuck in a rut creatively and they are continuing to release music.

When Life Gives You Lemons.. to this newest release it doesn't seem like they have grown that much.

but i guess everyone has a plateau

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Husky McDump

they have been doing this for the last 3 releases.

it's getting quite boring to me.

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pourmeanother

That's fine, but this is the first full release that has been like this. To All My Friends is a double EP, and it was released within the past year- can't expect them to change their style very dramatically in that period of time... Plus EPs are generally a precursor to a similar stylistic album. WLGYLYPTSG and this are nothing alike, outside of the track 'Guarantees'. This isn't their strongest release, but I certainly don't hate it- nor find it boring.

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Life is just blah, blah, blah
You hope for blah
And sometimes you find it, but mostly it's blah
And waiting for blah
And hoping you were right about the blahs you made
And then, just when you think you've got the whole blah'd damn thing figured out
And you're surrounded by the ones you blah
Death shows up... anddd blah, blah, blah.