Public Enemy Album: “Bring The Noise 2000: Volume 1”
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Bring The Noise 2000: Volume 1 |
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Release Date:1999-06-30
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Type:Compilation
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Genre:Hip-Hop/Rap, East Coast Rap, Mainstream Rap
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Label:Chronicles
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Explicit Lyrics:No
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Review - AMG :
After spending nearly four years in semi-retirement, Public Enemy planned 1998 as the year they would come back strong, but to some fans, it was a little disconcerting that the first record they released was a mega-mix album entitled Bring the Noise 2000, Vol. 1. Boasting hits, album tracks, B-sides, Terminator X solo cuts and previously unreleased tracks, the disc runs through 27 truncated tracks in a fury. Fortunately, the mixes are inventive and invigorating -- anything less would be sacrilege to the Bomb Squad, the most creative production team in hip-hop history. Even so, Bring the Noise 2000 isn't for every Public Enemy fan -- its sonic deluge will primarily be of interest to fans who are into the claustrophobic sampling and scratching of their best records, not the raging rhymes of Chuck D, which are considerably downplayed here. And while it isn't a triumphant comeback, it's strong enough to set the stage for the He Got Game and Resurrection albums, which appeared a month later. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideReview - Yahoo! Music - Adisa Banjoko :
Public Enemy is without a doubt one of the greatest rap groups of all time. Exploding onto the rap scene in 1987, they struck fear into the hearts of White and Black America. Sound-bombing the planet with politically laced rhymes over metallic beats produced by the Bomb Squad, they seemed unstoppable.A little over a decade later, now dropping their eighth release, There's A Poison Goin On on Atomic Pop, the black fist of the old days seems to have lost its punch. The production sounds like Prof Griff's album, lacking that hard-edged flavor that you're accustomed to. And song titles like "Kevorkian," "Last Mass Of The Caballeros," and "Do You Wanna Go Our Way" sound like great ideas, but are not executed with the lyrical rage and precision of past albums. Public Enemy gave birth to most of today's hip-hop stars. But unfortunately PE's There's a Poison Goin' On sounds like a poor imitation of its former self.
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