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A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 is very similar to the work of pain, resilience, hope, and advocacy that preceded it less than a year earlier. Like A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 1, the core backing for Common here is producer/drummer Karriem Riggins, bassist Burniss Travis, and guitarist/keyboardist Isaiah Sharkey, and singer/songwriter PJ again is involved almost enough to justify a co-billing. Also similar: the first voice heard is that of Jessica Care Moore, the last is that of fellow poet Morgan Parker, and the Roots' Black Thought appears on track three -- this one an Afrobeat rumbler further authenticated by saxophone and additional vocals from Seun Kuti. (Moore, Parker, and Thought all contribute in equally powerful form.) Common is just as eager to share the spotlight, and it doesn't take much exposure to understand that he's still collectivist-minded instead of short on ideas. This is most evident on "Saving Grace," for which he delivers a contemplative opening verse and exits to make room for a helping of Brittany Howard's bluesy gospel soul. Few moments truly stand out or offer something not provided by part one, though there are a couple nice surprises toward the end: Riggins' clever usage of a René & Angela quiet storm classic on the utopic "Imagine," and a visit from Raphael Saadiq on the righteous "Get It Right," in which Common extols "a woman vice president that went to Howard" and "Stacey and the people of Georgia." The energy throughout the album is so steady and positive that, even at a low volume, it can have a pacifying effect on the soul.
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PJ, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jessica Care Moore, Spoken Word, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karriem Riggins, Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Common, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - DJ Dummy, D J, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Hoffmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burniss Earl Travis II, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Annastezhaa Mitchell-Curtis, ComposerLyricist - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chenao Wan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Common.
PJ, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Karriem Riggins, Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Common, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Lynn, ComposerLyricist - Keyon Harrold, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - DJ Dummy, D J, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Hoffmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burniss Earl Travis II, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PARIS A JONES, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chenao Wan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Common.
Black Thought, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Karriem Riggins, Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Clint Welander, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tariq Trotter, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Common, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Montez Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lonnie Lynn, ComposerLyricist - Seun Kuti, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Hoffmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burniss Earl Travis II, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Iyabo Adeniran, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Adebowale Osunnibu, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chenao Wan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dimeji Akinyele, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Adefolarin Idowu, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ojo David, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Joy Okpara, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Common.
PJ, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karriem Riggins, Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Common, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Hoffmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burniss Earl Travis II, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremie Inhaber, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chenao Wan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Common.
PJ, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Karriem Riggins, Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Poyser, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Common, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Lynn, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Hoffmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burniss Earl Travis II, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PARIS A JONES, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aliandro Prawl, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chenao Wan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Common.
Karriem Riggins, Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Common, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Lynn, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Hoffmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burniss Earl Travis II, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PARIS A JONES, ComposerLyricist - Marcus King, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chenao Wan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Common.
Karriem Riggins, Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Common, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Lynn, ComposerLyricist - Brittany Howard, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Hoffmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burniss Earl Travis II, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Annastezhaa, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Annastezhaa Mitchell-Curtis, ComposerLyricist - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chenao Wan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Common.
PJ, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Karriem Riggins, Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Common, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Lynn, ComposerLyricist - DJ Dummy, D J, AssociatedPerformer - Kyle Hoffmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burniss Earl Travis II, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PARIS A JONES, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chenao Wan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Common.
PJ, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rene Moore, ComposerLyricist - Karriem Riggins, Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ANGELA WINBUSH, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Common, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Lynn, ComposerLyricist - Herman Chaney, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Hoffmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burniss Earl Travis, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Tuggle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - PARIS A JONES, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Annastezhaa, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chenao Wan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Common.
Karriem Riggins, Producer, Drums, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Glasper, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Raphael Saadiq, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Common, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lonnie Lynn, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Hoffmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burniss Earl Travis II, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PARIS A JONES, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chenao Wan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Common.
Karriem Riggins, Producer, Recording Producer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Common, MainArtist - Kyle Hoffmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michelle Mancini, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burniss Earl Travis II, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremie Inhaber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rajaratnam, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Annastezhaa, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Annastezhaa Mitchell-Curtis, ComposerLyricist - Morgan Parker, Spoken Word, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zach Pereyra, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony Vilchis, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chenao Wan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Common.
Album review
A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 is very similar to the work of pain, resilience, hope, and advocacy that preceded it less than a year earlier. Like A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 1, the core backing for Common here is producer/drummer Karriem Riggins, bassist Burniss Travis, and guitarist/keyboardist Isaiah Sharkey, and singer/songwriter PJ again is involved almost enough to justify a co-billing. Also similar: the first voice heard is that of Jessica Care Moore, the last is that of fellow poet Morgan Parker, and the Roots' Black Thought appears on track three -- this one an Afrobeat rumbler further authenticated by saxophone and additional vocals from Seun Kuti. (Moore, Parker, and Thought all contribute in equally powerful form.) Common is just as eager to share the spotlight, and it doesn't take much exposure to understand that he's still collectivist-minded instead of short on ideas. This is most evident on "Saving Grace," for which he delivers a contemplative opening verse and exits to make room for a helping of Brittany Howard's bluesy gospel soul. Few moments truly stand out or offer something not provided by part one, though there are a couple nice surprises toward the end: Riggins' clever usage of a René & Angela quiet storm classic on the utopic "Imagine," and a visit from Raphael Saadiq on the righteous "Get It Right," in which Common extols "a woman vice president that went to Howard" and "Stacey and the people of Georgia." The energy throughout the album is so steady and positive that, even at a low volume, it can have a pacifying effect on the soul.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:22
- Main artists: Common
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Loma Vista Recordings
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2021 Common. ℗ 2021 Common.
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