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...punk roots and commitment to a diverse range of musical genres, while experimenting with the style that has elevated the band into the indie rock consciousness. The album is thus built on the same foundation as all of its predecessors—smart lyrics layered on gratifying hooks??a formula that, if not flawed, has at least become predictable. When the group does attempt to diverge from the prescribed, it is compelling only on tracks which prevent the innovation from becoming overwhelming...
...Hooks is one of the most honored artists of all time, while Floyd is a recently retired entrepreneur having trouble adjusting to his new life and Louis is a tough parolee with little to his name. When offered a chance to perform at the Apollo in Harlem to honor Hooks??s death, Floyd and Louis reluctantly agree and head off on a cross-country trip to New York during which the characters engage in strange sexual encounters, paternalistic discussions, and enough F-word variations to color even the most mundane dialogue. Perhaps the most salient feature...
...which are ultimately lost in the garbage. Despite being his twentieth or thirtieth sex song, “Girls Gone Wild” is the very first time Luda has carried a song completely by himself—which means no show-stealing beats, no guest stars, no hooks??just three and a half minutes of Chris Bridges doing some world-class MCing. “Ultimate Satisfaction,” featuring Field Mob, is probably worth hearing at least once or twice. “Runaway Love,” featuring a Talib Kweli-esque wimp...
Francis H. “Hooks?? Burr ’36, a former chairman of the Harvard Corporation who spent most of his adult life at Harvard, passed away Nov. 25 in Boston...
Thankfully the samples in here go beyond the ordinary R & B hits of the 60s and 70s. They dig and find hooks??often narrated instead of sung—that they can dominate instead of giving a new twist on an old classic that dominates their rhymes...
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