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Hot Hot Heat's frantic and punky style created a buzz as soon as the band emerged out of Victoria, Canada's flourishing scene. Their Knock Knock Knock CD quickly turned heads. It starts off with the intense "Le Le Low." The addition of piano on "5 Times out of 100" adds a calm gracefulness to the disc. Keyboards are mixed with synthesizer on the third track, "Have a Good Sleep." Steve Bays' voice makes him an ideal punk rock vocalist. His voice is brash, as it rises over the chaotic instrumentation, especially on "Touch You Touch You." Things slow down on the beginning of the disc's final track, "More for Show." The music eventually evolves back into their standard sound of rollicking indie rock. The first two tracks were recorded at Mansion Studios by John Aiello. The other songs were recorded by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla at his Hall of Justice studio. Sub Pop released the EP in early 2002. Bays adds keyboards, while Dante DeCaro performs on guitar, Paul Hawley on drums, and Dustin Hawthorne on bass. ~ Stephen Cramer, All Music Guide
Track Listing
| 1. Le Le Low |
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| 2. 5 Times Out Of 100 |
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| 3. Have A Good Sleep |
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| 4. Touch You Touch You |
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| 5. More For Show |
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Dead And Gone T.I. Feat. Justin Timberlake |
| Encounters with the law, gun charges and more rap beefs than a butchers have meant that T.I.'s career has never been far from controversy. However on his latest single, 'Dead and Gone', the southern rapper shows his will to put his past behind him. Free of the shouty refrains that peppered his last two massive hits singles, 'Dead And Gone', sees T.I.'s rap much more focused and serious, inspired by the recent loss of a friend and an ongoing court case. The production too is a departure from T.I.'s previous singles favouring a cinematic style orchestra and piano combo to vocoder infused, club beats. Chorus duties are taken care of by the decidedly un-gangster Justin Timberlake; although the chorus line "The old me is dead and gone" could just as easily refer to Justin Timberlake's transformation from Mickey Mouse Club member to urban darling as T.I.'s reform to a law abiding citizen. All in all this probably lacks the punch to repeat the enormous success of 'Whatever You Like' and 'Live Your Life'; however you would do well to look out for the next T.I./Justin hook up, 'If I', which sees Justin return to his wanna-be Michael Jackson, falsetto disco roots with highly pleasing results.~Stephen Titmus~Copyright © Shazam Entertainment Limited 2009. All rights reserved | |
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