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The pre-release hype for The Greatest Story Ever Told claimed the album would find David Banner "connecting on a larger scale," with "social commentary at its finest" being the heart of the album. On the opening "So Long," the underappreciated rapper connects and offers compelling commentary at a furious rate, whipping through topics such as 9/11, the shooting of Sean Bell, and the war on Iraq before landing on the apathy he sees everywhere: "This is Banner's middle finger!" is aimed not just at the oppressors but the generation that won't fight back, all done over a Get Cool 3000 production that's as busy, layered, and fascinating as the track's lyrics. This promising opener gives way to an album that never dips below good, and often borders on excellent, but it's almost as if two very different full-lengths were mixed together. Greatest Story never figures out how to mix Banner's brave new world with the comfortable tracks it falls back on, allowing listeners to bail whenever they feel like it and undermining his apathy argument in the process. When the brilliant rebirth of "G.S.E.T. Intro" gives way to the predictable club track "Suicide Doors," it diminishes the power of both. Even more unbelievable is how "A Girl" offers the unsettling "Do you like it when I grab your neck?/And squeeze it til your face turn blue?/Could you please come and sign this waiver/If pass out girl you can't sue" (a female voice answers all these questions with a "Yeah Daddy"), and then "Syrup Sipping" gets deep and ponders how "we then subliminally became what they think we are anyway." Banner is a complex man who skillfully testifies in front of Congress on the most dangerous of issues -- the impact of gangsta rap lyrics -- and his ability to balance his intelligence with his brutish side is what has made his previous albums so memorable. Here his Hulk half brings the topical "wake up America" message to a halt, creating an experience that's beyond frustrating. Dismantle, reconstruct, then split, and The Greatest Story Ever Told earns decent marks -- it's just hard not to focus on the handful of cuts that point to what could have been.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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David Banner, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - Kori Anders, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CARLOS BESS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - W. Poole, ComposerLyricist - Get Cool 3000, Producer
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Producer - W. Campbell, ComposerLyricist - David Banner, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - Mack Woodward, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jared Robbins, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Travis Daniels, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tiffani Tyre, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
Kandi, FeaturedArtist - David Banner, Producer, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - Chris Carmouche, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warren Bletcher, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Frye, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Fly, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - D. Hart, ComposerLyricist - UGK, FeaturedArtist - C Harris, ComposerLyricist - K. Burruss, ComposerLyricist - D. Quinn, ComposerLyricist - Bernard James Freeman, ComposerLyricist - Chad L. Butler, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
Calvin Broadus, ComposerLyricist - David Banner, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - D. Carter, ComposerLyricist - Snoop Dogg, FeaturedArtist - Akon, FeaturedArtist - Chris Jackson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Durst, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
David Banner, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
Chris Brown, FeaturedArtist - C. Brown, ComposerLyricist - David Banner, Producer, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - Kori Anders, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Frye, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Yung Joc, FeaturedArtist - Gary Fly, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Miller, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Banner, Producer, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist - Kori Anders, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Carter, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Soper, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
David Banner, MainArtist - Marcello Valenzano, ComposerLyricist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - James Wisner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - A. Lyons, ComposerLyricist - Cool & Dre, Producer - CARLOS BESS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
David Banner, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
W. Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - David Banner, Producer, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - A. GREEN, ComposerLyricist - Chris Carmouche, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Frye, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus, FeaturedArtist - Gary Fly, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Williams, ComposerLyricist - Roxanne Estrada, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Derrick ¿Yung Wurld¿ McAlliste, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
David Banner, Producer, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - John Frye, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Fly, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - M. Hartnett, ComposerLyricist - Travis Daniels, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Woodard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
David Banner, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
D. McKenzie, ComposerLyricist - C. Thomas, ComposerLyricist - David Banner, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Roberts, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Isaac Hayes, ComposerLyricist - Carl Thomas, FeaturedArtist - Sprague Williams, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Cross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Davel ¿Bo¿ McKenzie, Producer
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
David Banner, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
S. Robinson, ComposerLyricist - David Banner, Producer, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - CARLOS BESS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bobby Keys, ComposerLyricist - Corey Anders, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Ogle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
David Banner, MainArtist - Marcello Valenzano, ComposerLyricist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - James Wisner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Kori Anders, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - A. Lyons, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cool & Dre, Producer - Jim Jones, FeaturedArtist - Mike Miller, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
David Banner, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
C. Moore, ComposerLyricist - David Banner, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - Hakeem Seriki, ComposerLyricist - John Frye, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Fly, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chamillionaire, FeaturedArtist - Nitti, Producer - Justin Marchan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 3mcclaingirls, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
David Banner, Producer, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - Kori Anders, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Frye, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Fly, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Miller, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
P. Alexander, ComposerLyricist - David Banner, Producer, MainArtist - Jazze Phá, FeaturedArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - Kori Anders, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Justin Trawick, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Travis Daniels, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mack Woodard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell, Producer - W. Campbell, ComposerLyricist - David Banner, MainArtist - L. Crump, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Winslow, ComposerLyricist - Shane Morris, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
Lavell Crump, Composer - David Banner, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
Chronique
The pre-release hype for The Greatest Story Ever Told claimed the album would find David Banner "connecting on a larger scale," with "social commentary at its finest" being the heart of the album. On the opening "So Long," the underappreciated rapper connects and offers compelling commentary at a furious rate, whipping through topics such as 9/11, the shooting of Sean Bell, and the war on Iraq before landing on the apathy he sees everywhere: "This is Banner's middle finger!" is aimed not just at the oppressors but the generation that won't fight back, all done over a Get Cool 3000 production that's as busy, layered, and fascinating as the track's lyrics. This promising opener gives way to an album that never dips below good, and often borders on excellent, but it's almost as if two very different full-lengths were mixed together. Greatest Story never figures out how to mix Banner's brave new world with the comfortable tracks it falls back on, allowing listeners to bail whenever they feel like it and undermining his apathy argument in the process. When the brilliant rebirth of "G.S.E.T. Intro" gives way to the predictable club track "Suicide Doors," it diminishes the power of both. Even more unbelievable is how "A Girl" offers the unsettling "Do you like it when I grab your neck?/And squeeze it til your face turn blue?/Could you please come and sign this waiver/If pass out girl you can't sue" (a female voice answers all these questions with a "Yeah Daddy"), and then "Syrup Sipping" gets deep and ponders how "we then subliminally became what they think we are anyway." Banner is a complex man who skillfully testifies in front of Congress on the most dangerous of issues -- the impact of gangsta rap lyrics -- and his ability to balance his intelligence with his brutish side is what has made his previous albums so memorable. Here his Hulk half brings the topical "wake up America" message to a halt, creating an experience that's beyond frustrating. Dismantle, reconstruct, then split, and The Greatest Story Ever Told earns decent marks -- it's just hard not to focus on the handful of cuts that point to what could have been.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 22 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:17:51
- Artistes principaux : David Banner
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : SRC Records
- Genre : Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2007 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings ℗ 2007 Universal Records & SRC Records Inc., a division of UMG Recordings
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