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Saul Williams by: Saul Williams List Price: £9.99 Price: £6.80 You Save: £3.19 (32%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5055036260732 Label: Wichita Manufacturer: Wichita Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Wichita Release Date: April 11, 2005 Studio: Wichita Sales Rank: 83117 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Saul Williams is angry, no doubt about it. His previous album Amethyst Rock Star was feted for its brilliance; it was a fine extension of his day job as a poet. This self-titled follow-up is just as good, if not better. This is more rock-based, but certainly no less powerful- a new route to create an aural chronicle of everything that's wrong with 21st Century urban America. Kicking off with the minor-key "Talk to Strangers" (complete with Serj Tankian on piano and backing vocal); the album proves to be uneasy listening both musically and lyrically. The startling blend of grimy, paranoid beats and industrial guitars is reminiscent of Tricky, and just as startling. However, the focus is always on Williams' restless observations on urban strife- the backing is merely an appropriately apocalyptic frame of reference. Even when Zach De La Rocha shows up for a guest vocal on "Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)", he's firmly put in the shadow by the hypnotic oratory on display. William's voice is certainly right for the job, and even casual listeners will find themselves hooked. Either as admirably intelligent musical poetry, or simply as a state of the nation address, this is essential listening. --Thom Allott Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Intelligent music for everyone.Okay, perhaps not for everyone's taste, but this is a refreshing antidote to the commercial mess that 'hip hop' has become. Along with The Coup, Dead Prez, Immortal Technique and a few others, Saul Williams has succeeded in resisting the tendency to 'sell out' (a rare accusation these days, as so many have done). Although I agree to a degree with the reviewer who criticised the 'unpolished' feel of some of the production, isn't that what hip hop was always about? If you are looking for a bubbly, idiotic, moronic corporate puppet, look elsewhere. If you are looking for intelligent, soulful hip hop, (and probably if, like me, you grew up with 1980s and early 1990s hip hop) you can't go wrong with this. Rating:  - C - (must try harder)Coming at you straight from the left field, actor, screenwriter, poet and part-time musician Williams' second album has more in common with the scrapbook post-punk experimentalism of TV on the Radio or Le Tigre than Hip-Hop. No doubt Williams himself would have it that way, as he goes to great pains to disassociate himself with the latter genre (or perhaps, more specifically, its commerical trappings) throughout this album. Saul Williams keeps his lyrical pencil sharp from beginning to end, with a battery of rhymes and spoken-word musings that range from scathing to unflinchingly honest and self deprecating ('Black Stacey' for example has the poet talk about a childhood racked with insecurities and a shaky racial identity). Unfortunately, the ... Read More: Rating: - A breath of fresh airI first herd Saul Williams when he was supporting NIN on a UK tour and, to be honest, I didn't know what to expect and was slightly sceptical.... However, I was so impressed with what I herd, I ordered the CD that night. It's been a long time since I've herd an album, from any genre of music, that was, in my opinion, really special. With his thought provoking, and inspiring lyrics; eclectic rhythms and beats, Saul Williams really is a breath of fresh air for the music industry. It would be hard to categorise this album and that's one of the many qualities that I liked about it. If, like me, you're fed up with uninspiring, uninteresting music being pumped out by the majority of musicians and groups, the only advice ... Read More: Rating: - Rhyme for reason, not the gameSaul Williams has now perfected his craft with a breath-taking 12 tracks of heart-felt straight from the main vein poetry. Painted raggedly but purposefully across a myriad canvas of moving, dramatic pianos, from-the-gut reckless and anarchistic punk, and an incredible, emotive representation of pure hip-hop beats - from the most ragged downtuned crunchingly distorted amens (Notice To Eviction) to the most subtly produced ultra smooth slow-burning beats of 'PG' - every single moment has a sound that resonates with a feeling of both accidental discovery and total devoted intent, a true mark of genius: Saul Williams effortlessly creates the most deep, dense atmospheres and sustains their extreme emotional intensity for such lenghts I never though possible... ... Read More: Rating: - Saul Williams will ingeniously change the face of Hip-HopThis is Saul's latest album but don't be expecting production similar to that of it's predecessor 'Amethyst Rockstar' because this is a completely different album. In my opinion it's just as good as the other for different reasons with some production from 'Serj Tankien' of 'System Of A Down' and more collaboration with 'Zach De La Rocha' of former band 'Rage Against The Machine'. Expect quite a rock feel to this album but don't be fooled this is Hip-Hop the tracks express a range of melodic and frantic emmotion with very experimental dark beats going down. From the instrumental opening track "Talk To Strangers" to the reggae style "Black Stacey" Saul delivers his raw diverse style straight from his soul using originality and ingenuity of an iconic degree that ... Read More: |
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