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For a brief, shining moment at the dawn of the '90s, it seemed that Arrested Development's debut 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of would have as lasting an impact as Nirvana's Nevermind, which also ruled the charts in 1992. As it turns out, Nevermind ushered in years of grunge, indie rock, and, sadly, terrible hard rock, but 3 Years wound up as the last big gasp of alt-rap before it was subsumed by gangsta after The Chronic. As such, Arrested Development's music has dated slightly, sounding like its time rather than transcending it, as this edition of Classic Masters illustrates. As a collection, it's quite good, containing not just every one of the group's hits and singles, but a B-side ("Southern Fried Funk"), a few album tracks, and Speech's 1995 solo single, "Like Marvin Said (What's Goin' On)." Several singles stand the test of time and emerge as classics, particularly "Tennessee," while several sound a little too closely tied to their time, but overall this is an excellent overview of the last great Daisy-Age era alt-rap crew. 3 Years remains definitive, but if you want a sampler, containing bits of Zingalamundi plus Revolution, this is the one to get.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Arrested Development, Composer, MainArtist - Speech, Producer, Mixer, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Timothy Barnwell, AssociatedPerformer, Turntablist - Mike Mauldin, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Arrested Development, MainArtist - Speech, Producer - Sly Stone, ComposerLyricist - Todd A Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Jerome Barnwell, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1992 Capitol Records, Inc.
Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arrested Development, MainArtist - Speech, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alvin Speights, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Still, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sly Stone, ComposerLyricist - Todd A Thomas, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
George Clinton, Composer - Arrested Development, MainArtist - Todd Thomas, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC
Arrested Development, MainArtist - Speech, Producer - Todd Thomas, Composer - Aerle Taree Jones, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Maurice White, Composer - Philip Bailey, Composer - Arrested Development, MainArtist - Speech, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Thomas, Composer - A.P Mackay, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Junior Wells, Composer - Arrested Development, MainArtist - Speech, Composer, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Buddy Guy, Composer - Mike Mauldin, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Arrested Development, MainArtist - Speech, Producer - Todd Thomas, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Arrested Development, MainArtist - Todd Thomas, Composer - Kevin Hyman, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
MINNIE RIPERTON, Composer - Arrested Development, MainArtist - Speech, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Thomas, Composer - Timothy Barnwell, Composer - Dick Rudolph, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Arrested Development, MainArtist - Todd Thomas, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Renaldo Benson, Composer - Alfred Cleveland, Composer - Marvin Gaye, Composer - Speech, Producer, MainArtist - Todd Thomas, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
For a brief, shining moment at the dawn of the '90s, it seemed that Arrested Development's debut 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of would have as lasting an impact as Nirvana's Nevermind, which also ruled the charts in 1992. As it turns out, Nevermind ushered in years of grunge, indie rock, and, sadly, terrible hard rock, but 3 Years wound up as the last big gasp of alt-rap before it was subsumed by gangsta after The Chronic. As such, Arrested Development's music has dated slightly, sounding like its time rather than transcending it, as this edition of Classic Masters illustrates. As a collection, it's quite good, containing not just every one of the group's hits and singles, but a B-side ("Southern Fried Funk"), a few album tracks, and Speech's 1995 solo single, "Like Marvin Said (What's Goin' On)." Several singles stand the test of time and emerge as classics, particularly "Tennessee," while several sound a little too closely tied to their time, but overall this is an excellent overview of the last great Daisy-Age era alt-rap crew. 3 Years remains definitive, but if you want a sampler, containing bits of Zingalamundi plus Revolution, this is the one to get.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:44
- Main artists: Arrested Development
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2002 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
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