Before reviewing this album, anyone will automatically look towards the first album, Leftism, before listening. This has mixed blessings. First, Leftism is a classic. It's slow building poularity, to current multi-platinum status, was due to a mix of basslines, songs and a real progression across the album from chilled to big, bouncy stormers.
So Rythm and Stealth was always going to be compared. Should it be Leftism part 2? With about 5 years between albums, this was never likely.
Rythm... is a quite dark, dub heavy, big beating bruiser. It has songs, yes, but other than Swords, it's mainly the sheer weight and "size" of the tunes which impacts. But taking this as an album of multiple Phat Planets is wrong too. Rythm... varies from MCing on Africa Shox, to gorgeous female vocals on the aforementioned Swords.
So possibly another classic? We'll see, but some hell of an album.
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Advantages: An astonishingly diverse album, expanding their genre in fascinating new ways. Disadvantages: Releasing "One More Time" as the first single has made their audience a little cynical.
SkyscraperFanClub 23.03.2001 ·
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