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- From: erc@whitesands.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng)
- Subject: Re: A Tribe Called Quest Remixes
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 03:31:40 GMT
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- >Overall, I wasn't too impressed/happy with this 12", and it makes me
- >wonder what they were thinking. The sleeve says that they're from the
- >forthcoming remix album "Revised Mixes for the Seasoned Traveller" (or
- >something like that...I forgot the exact name). But in any case, the 12
- >is UK and it doesn't say whether the remix album will be UK only (like
- >the De La) or not. However, if this 12 is any indication of what will
- >be on the remix album, I just might pass unless they include something
- >like "If The Papes Come" or some phat remixes (cuz Lucien and Butter
- >ain't it).
- >
- >-bj
-
- I just got the remix album, and while I don't have it right here with me,
- it contains, among others:
-
- + what it says is a remix of "If the Papes Come": after hearing more than
- a few people rant and rave about this, I have to say it was sort of a
- letdown when I finally heard it
-
- + the "Young Nations" remix of "Scenario": this is the one on the domestic
- "Hot Sex" CD single... it's okay. Unfortunately, they didn't include the
- "7 MC's" remix of "Scenario", i.e., the one with the different vocals which
- puts the original "Scenario", which is still cool, to shame
-
- + a re-recording (different vocals, different beats) of "Jazz (We've Got)"
- I like this a lot... the beats contain that same machine-like noise from
- EPMD's "It's Going Down"
-
- + a "Boilerplate" remix of "Can I Kick It?" which is so-so: again, I was
- hoping that they would put the "Spirit Mix" (or is it "Sprint Mix") on,
- i.e., the one from the video... another big disappointment
-
- + "Mr. Muhammad's Mix" of "Check the Rhime"... the lazy one with the flute;
- I didn't like this when I first heard it, but now I think it's nice
-
- + a couple so-so (nothing special) mixes of various songs, including
- "Pubic Enemy", "Bonita Applebum" (2 of these, in fact), "Luck of Lucien",
- "Butter," and "Description of a Fool"
-
- All in all, a definite disappointment, as I was looking primarily for
- the "7 MC's" mix of "Scenario", the "Spirit Mix" of "Can I Kick It?", and
- was curious about "If the Papes Come?". Having a new version of "Jazz"
- and an okay remix of "Check the Rhime" on were nice surprises, but not
- anything to write home about.
-
- It seems that Jive has recently started releasing CD singles (with the
- "Hot Sex" track)... *why* *why* *why* couldn't they have begun with
- "Scenario" (the previous single) so I could easily get "7 MC's" on CD?
-
- -eric
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