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East Coast underground rap at its finest, All of the Above showcases why J-Live is so beloved by fans of literate, well-mannered hip-hop. The focus here is on lyrics, through and through, and J-Live indeed serves up a linguistic feast for astute listeners. The pretensions of All of the Above -- from its Coltrane-esque cover art, to J-Live's disdain for commercial-minded rappers, to his thoughtful liner notes -- might turn off some listeners, particularly those less discerning ones who don't share his high-mindedness. But that's why All of the Above is an underground release: it's an album for a select audience that prefers intellect and understated beats over bombast, boasting, booty, and bluntedness. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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| 1. First Things First |
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| 2. How Real It Is |
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| 3. Satisfied? |
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| 4. Interlude 1: (i'm a rapper) |
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| 5. Mcee |
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| 6. Like This Anna |
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| 7. One For The Griot |
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| 8. Stir Of Echoes |
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| 9. Interlude 2: (for the babies) |
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| 10. Do That $#!% |
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| 11. All In Together Now |
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| 12. Nights Like This |
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| 13. The 4th 3rd |
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| 14. Travelling Music |
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| 15. A Charmed Life |
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| 16. All Of The Above |
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| 17. Interlude 3: (whatever) |
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| 18. Happy Belated |
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| 19. Satisfied: Dub Version |
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| 20. 3 Out Of 7 |
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| 21. The Lyricist |
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How It Ends Devotchka |
| Devotchka's music has always had a cinematic quality, first unveiled to major audiences as part of the successful indie flick "Little Miss Sunshine". The last track on that soundtrack was "How It Ends" and since then, its melancholic vocal nuances have been a recurrent inspiration, also used in the "Everything Is Illuminated" trailer. Its most original synchronization to date has to be the recent "Gears Of War 2" commercial. Maybe an odd choice to end up as background music for audiovisual battles against aliens, but Nick Urata's tenor grandeur and the fine strings and piano arrangements added a shockingly new epic dimension to the sophisticated, computer-generated images of the popular Xbox videogame. ©2008 Shazam Entertainment Limited. All rights reserved. | |
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