2. "Somewhere in the middle, I guess" In response to Reply # 0
It's not as good as Doomsday, Madvillainy, MM...Food, or Viktor Vaughn. But I still think it's good. It probably suffered a bit, because it was the first album that he released that featured beats from Special Herbs Vol. 1 & 2. It also featured what felt like too many cuts where a) He only rhymed on short verse, b) Other guys rapped, c) No one rapped, and it was an extended "cut and Paste" track.
But, back to the appreciation part of the post, "Fazers" and "The Fine Print" are still two of my favorite DOOM tracks ever. "Anti-Matter" is good little back-and-forth jam. The only "solo" song with a rapper I didn't feel was "I Wonder"; "Crazy World," "Fast Lane," and "Lockjaw" were all ill (Next Levels was okay, but not mind-blowing). And while "Monster Zero" went on way too long, the title track worked well as a cut and paste track.
3. "RE: Where does King Geedorah rank among DOOM's albums?" In response to Reply # 0 Wed Feb-26-14 02:01 PM by dustin
Only counting solos, for me it's:
1. Operation Doomsday 2. Vaudeville Villain 3. MM..Food 4. King Geedorah 5. Born Like This
I would put MM..Food higher but I've always thought it has like 4-5 too many skits that make the middle of the album feel like such a drag to me. Definitely has my favorite overall DOOM songs.
Vaudeville Villain is #2 cause he was spittin on that one.
6. "Why don't you consider Madvillainy a solo?" In response to Reply # 3
It's only a "group" because Madlib does the beats. I think it should be still considered a "solo", as DOOM is the primary MC. Sure it's got features, but so do the others. Just wondering the logic on that?
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>It's only a "group" because Madlib does the beats. >I think it should be still considered a "solo", as DOOM is the >primary MC. Sure it's got features, but so do the others. >Just wondering the logic on that?
I wanna say because it's so distinct from his other joints and because Madlib crafted that album (with DOOM) so to me it feels like a duo record rather than a DOOM album produced by Madlib. Does that make sense?
I guess by the same logic Dangerdoom is a solo too. It's sound reasoning but there's just a different vibe there (despite DOOM being the main MC) that separates from what I'd call his solo joints. Although I admit I'm not a big fan of that record.
4. "Zev Luv X interview from Source mag, 1994" In response to Reply # 0
Came across this a few weeks ago. It's after Subroc's death and you can kinda tell Doom was a bit depressed/jaded at the time. A few parts almost seem like foreshadowing.
I'm a DOOM fan, but I've never listened to this album. I've only ever seen it for sale once, used on wax, but it was $45 so wasn't going for it. Never think to D/L it. This is a reminder that I should check it out.
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1. Madvillainy: 9.82 2. Take Me to Your Leader: 8.92 3. Operation: Doomsday: 8.76 4. Vaudeville Villain: 8.31 5. Born Like This: 8.13 6. Mm.. Food: 8.11 7. Black Bastards: 7.86 8. Key to the Kuffs: 7.20 9. The Mouse and the Mask: 6.62 10. (VV:2) Venomous Villain: 5.70
Came across that article from '12. Written by the dude who directed ?/Dead Bent videos, pretty funny read. Has one of the more interesting unmasked DOOM pics I've seen.
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