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Blowout Comb by: Digable Planets |
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Binding: LP Record EAN: 0724383065417 Label: Capitol Manufacturer: Capitol Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Capitol Release Date: October 18, 1994 Studio: Capitol Sales Rank: 275007 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: In 1993, the Digable Planets, a trio of New York MCs with happy insect monikers (Doodlebug, Butterfly, and Ladybug) and nonthreatening auras, created manna for the pseudo-beatnik crowd. On Reachin': A New Refutation of Time and Space they melded jazz records, hip-hop beats, and rhymes--like Gang Starr and the Dream Warriors before them. Much to their dismay, the single "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," which combined their be-boppy flows with a catchy Art Blakey loop, captured the clove cigarette contingent. Their sleeper follow-up, Blowout Comb was a De La Soul-esque reaction to their pop success. They forsook the bohemians (and probably scared them as well) by waxing poetic about the Black Panthers and Fidel Castro and giving shout-outs to their peeps in the Five Percent Nation of Islam. Loaded with live instrumentation, the album includes "Black Ego," an interpolation of a popular Meters composition laced with nice guitar plucks, and "K.B.'s Alley," where a schizophrenic trombone perfectly complements their wordplay. Despite strong guest spots by vet female DJ Jazzy Joyce, Guru, and Jeru the Damaja, it's the hidden messages, somber mood, and understated beats of "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)" or "Dial 7 (Axiom Of Creamy Spies)" that outshine the gloss of their debut. --Dalton Higgins Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - "Rolling with the seven and the crescent puffin' some expression" (5 stars)There's a few reasons that Digable Planet's sophomore album "Blowout Comb" is one of my top 10 favorite hip-hop albums ever made. First and foremost, the mix of jazz & hip-hop, in my opinion, is one of the most organic and natural mash-ups of two genres I've ever heard. And one could argue that "Blowout Comb" is the purest mixture of these elements. Fresh off of the grammy-success of their debut "Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)", DP hit the studio again to release their most artistic vision of their painfully short-lived career in 1994. Their artistic vision is considerably richer on their sophomore effort, although it never reached the commercial heights of their debut. The production, which favors live instrumental ... Read More: Rating: - 1994's most slept on hip hop album.......i remember when i first purchased this album. once i heard it, i couldnt stop listening to it. it has the same effect on me now, and i recently purchased the compilation album which was also great w/the unreleased songs from this album. the bling of rap music's commercialism is one of the reasons why this album was slept on, on top of the fact that pendulum just didnt promote this the way they were supposed to. the art cover, photos, and liner notes that came from DP on this album was hotness...i miss them and i hope that they will come back. their solo efforts are great, but theyre gifts compliment each other, the chemistry between the 3 of them is crazy....and by the way, am i buggin or is Lady Bug Mecca one of the most slept on female mc's ever...her ... Read More: Rating: - G*d Save the DP'sGot this album when it first came out, then let someone borrow it and never saw it again. I just recently picked it up again. After listening to the whole thing through, I realized that this has to be the most nuanced hip-hop album ever made. It's almost depressing to listen to because this album makes you realize just how incredibly horrible hip-hop has become since. Of course, there's the ever-present but useless debate about which DP album is better but it just doesn't matter anymore. The DP's are artists in every sense and each track on this album is lovingly crafted and the whole thing just resonates with fierce creativity and a sensitivity not found anymore in this once groundbreaking genre that isn't so groundbreaking anymore. Rating: - Just the best hip-hop album ever.Well this is the fourth time I've bought this album, but if something happens to this copy I will be happy to buy it again. It's just that good! This album is a must have for anyone who likes real hip-hop. Rating: - The Quintessential RapJazz Fusion Album!I first got hooked on this abum in my college days in the mid 1990's. It's awesome: rap, jazz, hip hop and infectious grooves all mixed together. I loved it and subsequently went to their concert. The concert was an out-of-this world experience - 25 piece band and all. The first of this album that I bought was a cassette tape which got played so much that it broke. I then went out and bought a CD: it got played so much that my CD player damaged it. I've yet gone out and bought the CD yet again and this time play it on MP3. This is the only album that I've ever bought a record 3 times! It's that good! Now years later, I have yet to hear anything quite like this. Long live the Dig P's! |
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