Saul Williams with his album, Inevitable Rise & Liberation of Niggy Tardust! The CD contains five exclusive bonus tracks including 'List Of Demands', featured in the massive Nike 'My Better' TV campaign. Also features a cover of U2's 'Sunday Bloody Sunday.' Album produced by Trent Reznor/NIN. First establishing himself as an influential poet, and then as an award-winning screenwriter/actor, Saul Williams then went on to establish himself as an MC. His approach to MCing, though, wasn't exactly in line with the traditional school of Hip-Hop. His rhymes weren't really rhymes but rather his poetry delivered in a frenzied spoken word manner that was more rhythmic than alliterate.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Overreaching ambitions:
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.
Bloody Good:
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.
Tracks to Check Out:
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... more info
Very good and emotional CD:
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.... more info
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