Hope Street - Ensemble New, (Billy Cobham Presents)

Advantages: Street Life's spectacular lyricism is stellar like A STAR and IS BORN within each song.
Disadvantages: Filler songs with atrocious beats that make my ears HUNG in THESE hideous STREETS!

...*************************************************************************** * THE WU-TANG CLAN AFFILIATED ALBUMS: STREET EDUCATION The Street Life Collection - Part I Author: DJprimo Published by DJprimo for DIJEH inc. / Works of Art *********************************************************************** ***** INTRODUCTION Once upon a time in Staten Island, the suburb of New York City, a youngster with aspirations to become a rapper and storyteller emerged from the streets. He established his occupation as a part-time Hip Hop performer when he developed close affiliations with the nine great rappers of the Wu-Tang Clan foundation (e.g. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, Method man etc.). During his allegiance with the Wu-Tang Clan soldiers, he played the role... Read review

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Advantages: Thought provoking at times, quality lyrics and some good points
Disadvantages: Repetitive sound sometimes through the album

...Originally Birmingham born, ' The Streets ' return in April with their new single : Fit But You Know It. Their 2nd album to be released in May, ' A Grand Don't Come For Free' will follow up the single and hope to be a continued success for the group. As we've been situated to harsh waiting for more of their works over quite a time period I've decided to stand up and let you all remember why ' The Streets' are here and why is it their upcoming releases will do well in the charts and the sales. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Streets - Background ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Streets originate from the heart of the Midlands, Birmingham in England Uk. Mike Skinner and his mates after leaving school were undecided about what to do with their lives, it was while Skinner were saving for his big great travelling trip across the world... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing collaboration, so funky
Disadvantages: None

..., by no means as good as the track Red Baron but an awesome song all the same. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpluKxftc6w If you've had a listen, you'll undoubtedly be appreciating the funkyness that sounds like Alex the Kidd playing Tetris at light speed on drugs in a jungle! This is a theme throughout the album and undoubtedly some of if not the most experimental jazz and music of the early 70s. Quadrant 4 is another big winner with me, for some reason I picture Big Bird from Sesame Street waltzing with the cast of Pigeon Street, it's all quite weird and not a single musician lets themselves down, completely superb fusion! Artists: Billy Cobham - Percussion Tommy Bolin - Guitar Jan Hammer - Electric piano, Acoustic piano, & Moog synthesizer Lee Sklar - Fender bass Joe Farrell - Flute, Soprano sax, & Alto sax Jimmy Owens... Read review

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