3034260, I think it more accurate to say it's inconsistent than that it's missing "it."
Posted by Brew, Mon Aug-30-21 10:47 AM
>But for as good as the album is, it's missing *it*.
>
>I think Phrenology and Stankonia and I guess My Dark and
>Twisted Fantasy did the highly experimental albums but
>accessible albums better. But I think EC was even more daring
>than those albums.
>
>For as daring and lofty as the concept of the album is, it
>rarely hits that high mark. It's probably harsh to criticize
>the album for trying something new and remarkable. Maybe even
>more so for faulting it for simply not being as daring in the
>predictable way we wanted.
I sort of agree with you, specifically re: Phren and Stank being more accessible than EC, but also that EC took more chances.
But I'd say that the highs on EC are super high, while the lows are equally as low. Soul Power, Aquarius, The Hustle, New Wave, I Got a Right Ta, Between Me You & Liberation, I Am Music .. all very high highs IMO. Electric Wire Hustle Flower, Come Close, Jimi Was a Rock Star, all insanely low lows IMO. Swings and misses. Then there's Star *69 which is just a miss, not terrible but not really good.
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