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Common - Electric Circus

Started by Fire Squad, Nov 8, 2017, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Fire Squad
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

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    I haven't heard this thing in so many years, for those of you who remember this was a very divisive album in the rap community when it came out. It was like he stuck a middle finger at Like Water For Chocolate and every thing he made before--following what fellow Soulquarians The Roots did on Phrenology, he pushed the rap genre really with this one. And no don't bring up that atrocious Universal Mind Control album that s--- was a recycle bin classic

    I remember I wasn't too big on this when I last heard it but something clicked when I decided to revisit this today. This song popped up in my shuffle and I forgot how dope it was. Any thoughts on this one or where do you rank it in Com's discography?
     
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    Nov 8, 2017
    I don't click play on anything from Common that isn't on BE
     
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    reesey What You Looking At This For?

    Nov 8, 2017
    It was his worst album, then after that he came out with top 20 best album of the century
     
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  4. Fire Squad
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

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    Be is one of my favorite 10 albums in a vacuum, I'd say UMC was his worst since he sounded so uninspired on that s--- and it was some of Pharell's worst work on there. I used to believe this one was hot dumpster trash years ago but this was a genuinely interesting album from a topical and sonic standpoint, give it a try again :wow2:
     
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    DKC shortygonletmecrush

    Nov 8, 2017
    I always kinda liked this album and was surprised it got such negative reviews back in the day. I put it on for the first time in a few years recently and it's really good.
     
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    Nov 8, 2017
    decent album, nowhere near his best though
     
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

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    I think it had to do with at the time how different rap journalism was; a lot more sanctimonious and Rawkus was a huge critical darling (plus Common did some stuff for them). They didn't want to see Common go out and be weird I guess.

    Crazy to think Outkast was doing this stuff on a crazier scale on Stankonia though
    Yup, it's no Be or Like Water For Chocolate but I'm just curious to see how others perceive it on here
     
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    Nov 8, 2017
    So "Finding Forever" just slipped by everyone's mind.
     
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Nov 8, 2017
    Solid release for sure, but I felt like that one was just an extended play of Be. Chicago was killing it during that time between Ye, Lupe The Cool Kids and Common 04-07
     
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    Nov 8, 2017
    Sir Michael Rocks from Chicago and my homey Chuck Inglish from Mt. Clemens
     
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    BSCalrissian "Hip Hop and Rap yeah that's where my hearts at"

    Nov 8, 2017
    I don't dig the flow
     
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    Nov 8, 2017
    Solid album but, Like Water for Chocolate>>>
     
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