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From the days of the earliest Cold Crush battle tapes, live hip-hop on record has been a sketchy proposition. There's simply no way to transmit the energy and community feeling of a live show onto wax or tape or disc, and sludgy audio quality has rarely convinced anyone other than the hardcore to risk an investment. For reasons unknown, De La Soul, those ambassadors of hip-hop exuberance despite their professorial inclinations, were gifted by Tommy Boy/Rhino with a release of one of their live shows -- a May 13, 1996, gig at Tramps in New York City. First, the date raises a question: why target the year when De La Soul released their most bungled LP? Worse yet, the sound quality is barely at the level of an audience recording; the vocals aren't balanced and make up nearly 75 percent of the mix, while beats, basslines, and an occasional sample are left to wallow in the murk. The core trio are joined by several guests, including Mos Def, then an unknown property but just about to make his De La debut on Stakes Is High. Common stops by for a pair of tracks, and the Jungle Brothers take the stage for one of the few highlights, a reprise of their 1989 single "Buddy."
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De La Soul, MainArtist - Vincent Mason, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - Duke Ellington, Composer - WILLIAM ROBINSON, Composer - Stevie Wonder, Composer - Billy Strayhorn, Composer - John Latouche, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Susaye Greene, Composer - Paul Huston, Composer - Rose Ella Jones, Composer - Vincent Mason, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
Douglas Davis, Composer - Ricky Walters, Composer - David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - Paulo Valle, Composer - Marcos Valle, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Vincent Mason, Composer - James Bromley Spicer, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
JERRY GOLDSTEIN, Composer - Sylvester Allen, Composer - Harold Brown, Composer - Howard Scott, Composer - David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - Leroy Jordan, Composer - Charles Miller, Composer - Lee Oskar Levitin, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Paul Huston, Composer - Morris Dewayne Dickerson, Composer - Ruth Copeland, Composer - Vincent Mason, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - Dante Smith, Composer - Mos Def, FeaturedArtist - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Composer - Yukihiro Takahashi, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Haruomi Hosono, Composer - Vincent Mason, Composer - Fred Glickstein, Composer - Christopher Mosdell, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
Edwin Birdsong, Composer - David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Paul Huston, Composer - George Clinton III, Composer - Vincent Mason, Composer - Philippe Escalante Wynn, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
William Earl Collins, Composer - David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - George Clinton Jr., Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Kevin Duane Mccord, Composer - Paul Huston, Composer - Vincent Mason, Composer - William Nelson Jr, Composer - G. Bernard Worrell, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Paul Huston, Composer - Vincent Mason, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
Lee Oskar, Composer - Sylvester Allen, Composer - David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - JAMES BROWN, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Paul Huston, Composer - Morris Dewayne Dickerson, Composer - Charles William Miller, Composer - Harold Ray Brown, Composer - Vincent Mason, Composer - Thomas Waits, Composer - Le Roy Lonnie Jordan, Composer - HOWARD E SCOTT, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
P. Phillips, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Common, FeaturedArtist - Lonnie Lynn, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Common, FeaturedArtist - Vincent Mason, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Vincent Mason, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - Jungle Brothers, FeaturedArtist - Thomas McClary, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Paul Huston, Composer - Lionel B. Richie Jr., Composer - Vincent Mason, Composer - Nathaniel Phillip Hall, Composer - John William Davis, Composer - Michael Benton Small, Composer - Odetta Felious Gordon, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - JAMES BROWN, Composer - Ahmad Jamal, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Charles Bobbit, Composer - Vincent Mason, Composer - James Dewitt Yancey, Composer - Fred Wesley Jr, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
David Jolicoeur, Composer - Kelvin Mercer, Composer - De La Soul, MainArtist - Paul Huston, Composer
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
Albumbeschreibung
From the days of the earliest Cold Crush battle tapes, live hip-hop on record has been a sketchy proposition. There's simply no way to transmit the energy and community feeling of a live show onto wax or tape or disc, and sludgy audio quality has rarely convinced anyone other than the hardcore to risk an investment. For reasons unknown, De La Soul, those ambassadors of hip-hop exuberance despite their professorial inclinations, were gifted by Tommy Boy/Rhino with a release of one of their live shows -- a May 13, 1996, gig at Tramps in New York City. First, the date raises a question: why target the year when De La Soul released their most bungled LP? Worse yet, the sound quality is barely at the level of an audience recording; the vocals aren't balanced and make up nearly 75 percent of the mix, while beats, basslines, and an occasional sample are left to wallow in the murk. The core trio are joined by several guests, including Mos Def, then an unknown property but just about to make his De La debut on Stakes Is High. Common stops by for a pair of tracks, and the Jungle Brothers take the stage for one of the few highlights, a reprise of their 1989 single "Buddy."
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:32
- Main artists: De La Soul
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: AOI Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited 2004 A.O.I., LLC under exclusive license to Chrysalis Records Limited
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