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This record is something new, but it is also heavily influenced by the old. Most kids today wouldnt understand that, hip hop. Great for anyone interested in something raw, determined, passionate, unforgiving, will make you dance too. Has the potential for pleasing anyone with ears, but too many haters and skeptics out there. Its funny that recording artists are called"artists" when in reality only a select handful deserve that label, and Saul Williams is one that deserves, buy now!
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2 1/2
This alternative hip hop project offers little more then the indulgent, experimental vibe present throughout these rap canvases. Unfortunately, Williams seems too preoccupied with fleshing out these tracks into full-fledged songs instead of embracing the chaotic fury his best freestyling indicates. In the end, aside from a few tracks which indicate how powerful this potential coupling could have been, the album plays out as Reznor's hip hop side project.
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I am bias because Saul Williams just happens to be my hero. But I love this album. Black History Month starts the album off on such a good note and it only gets better from there. You can take so much from this album. You don't like what he has to say (doubtful) you can groove to the amazing arrangements that him and Trent created. Or vice versa. Modern day dervish of words.
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Album is great blend of the NIN sound/sampling (best part of NIN) with hip-hop lyrics and spin. It is easy to get thrown off by the obvious listens when sampling songs from this album (and those obvious songs are among the weakest on the album: Niggy Tardust- album title track/David Bowie reference for those old enough to have drown in David Bowie's sound and the Sunday Bloody Sunday cover).
The album is solid (at least 5-8 tracks that you'll want to listen to over and over again).
Top Tracks are (check these out to get a feel for this album!): Break, WTF, Skin of a Drum, Banged and Blown Through, Raised to be Lowered, the Ritual, TR(n)igger
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I was turned on to Williams at the Oklahoma City NIN show in 2006. I was very impressed of Saul's live show. I was eager to hear him and Trent were going to make a recorded together later in the year. I downloaded the album once it was available from NIN website and I have not stopped listening to it since. I am trying to get my hands on his other two albums because I want to hear what else he has to say.
I have to many favorite songs on this album so I can only tell you to listen to the whole thing. Get some good liquor and turn off the lights do something artist with this album. It will make you feel good in the end. The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust is a must buy.
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