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The debut by the Canadian four-piece LEN is a set of old-school tracks indebted to Sugar Hill Records and Afrika Bambaataa as well as more recent indie-rap agitators like the Beastie Boys. While the rapping is a bit stilted, the production is excellent and best heard on the first track, the monster hit "Steal My Sunshine," a bright slice of indie-pop with an old-school guitar loop and a suitably bumping bassline. For all of the great tracks here, it's difficult to escape the feeling that You Can't Stop the Bum Rush is a low-rent version of the Beastie Boys' 1998 album Hello Nasty -- Biz Markie makes a few appearances as he did with the Beasties, and master turntablist Mr. Dibbs takes the role of Mix Master Mike with major contributions to one (very short) track. Still, the album's few derivative qualities never really get in the way of an enjoyable listen.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Gregg Diamond, Composer, Lyricist - Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist, Engineer - JOHN KING, Mixing Engineer - Chris Shaw, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Producer - Tom Banghart, Assistant Engineer
(P) 1999 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist - T. Camillo, Composer, Lyricist - JOHN KING, Mixing Engineer - Chris Shaw, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Producer, Engineer - Graham Brewer, Engineer - L. Stu Young, Engineer - Tom Banghart, Assistant Engineer - P. Rae, Composer, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist - JOHN KING, Mixing Engineer - Brian Higgins, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Shaw, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Producer, Engineer - Tom Banghart, Assistant Engineer - David Mitson, Mixing Engineer - Derrick MacKenzie, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
B. Higgins, Composer, Lyricist - Eddie Brigati, Composer, Lyricist - Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist - JOHN KING, Mixing Engineer - Felix Cavaliere, Composer, Lyricist - Fisher, Producer - Chris Shaw, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Engineer - Tom Banghart, Assistant Engineer - Big King, Producer - D. MacKenzie, Composer, Lyricist
1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist - JOHN KING, Mixing Engineer - Chris Shaw, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Producer, Engineer - Tom Banghart, Assistant Engineer - B. Canning, Composer, Lyricist - F. Wittholz, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Berry Gordy, Jr., Composer, Lyricist - Melvin Glover, Composer, Lyricist - Sylvia Robinson, Composer, Lyricist - Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist - JOHN KING, Mixing Engineer - WILLIAM ROBINSON, Composer, Lyricist - Hugo Peretti, Composer, Lyricist - Luigi Creatore, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Shaw, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Producer, Engineer - George Weiss, Composer, Lyricist - Tom Banghart, Assistant Engineer
1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Kurt Walker, Composer, Lyricist - Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist - JOHN KING, Mixing Engineer - ROGER TROUTMAN, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Shaw, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Producer, Engineer - Tom Banghart, Assistant Engineer - D. MacKenzie, Composer, Lyricist
1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Michael Bruce, Composer, Lyricist - Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist - JOHN X, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Producer - C. C. DEVILLE, Guitar - S. Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist - David Mitson, Mixing Engineer - Spencer Lynn Kirkpatrick, Composer, Lyricist - D. MacKenzie, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Ciancia, Drums
1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist, Engineer - JOHN KING, Mixing Engineer - Chris Shaw, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Producer, Engineer - Tom Banghart, Assistant Engineer - David Mitson, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Grover Washington Jr., Composer, Lyricist - Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist, Engineer - JOHN KING, Mixing Engineer - Chris Shaw, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Producer, Engineer - Tom Banghart, Assistant Engineer - David Mitson, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Suzie Katayama, Arranger, Cello - Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist - JOHN KING, Mixing Engineer - Chris Shaw, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Producer, Engineer - David Stenske, Viola - Eve Butler, Violin - Tom Banghart, Mixing Engineer - David Mitson, Mixing Engineer - David Leitad, Keyboards - Michael McCarty, Engineer - David Biederman, Saxophone - Tom Biederman, Trumpet
(P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Dan Wilson, Composer, Lyricist - F. WERNER, Composer, Lyricist - Len, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Costanzo, Composer, Lyricist - JOHN KING, Mixing Engineer - Andrew Thompson, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Shaw, Mixing Engineer - Mumble C, Producer, Engineer - Graham Brewer, Engineer - L. Stu Young, Engineer - Tom Banghart, Assistant Engineer - Moka Only, Vocal - David Mitson, Mixing Engineer - David Leitad, Keyboards - David Biederman, Saxophone - Tom Biederman, Trumpet - Faith Choral Choir, AssociatedPerformer
1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
The debut by the Canadian four-piece LEN is a set of old-school tracks indebted to Sugar Hill Records and Afrika Bambaataa as well as more recent indie-rap agitators like the Beastie Boys. While the rapping is a bit stilted, the production is excellent and best heard on the first track, the monster hit "Steal My Sunshine," a bright slice of indie-pop with an old-school guitar loop and a suitably bumping bassline. For all of the great tracks here, it's difficult to escape the feeling that You Can't Stop the Bum Rush is a low-rent version of the Beastie Boys' 1998 album Hello Nasty -- Biz Markie makes a few appearances as he did with the Beasties, and master turntablist Mr. Dibbs takes the role of Mix Master Mike with major contributions to one (very short) track. Still, the album's few derivative qualities never really get in the way of an enjoyable listen.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:06
- Main artists: Len
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Work
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1999 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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