Word: sad
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Kane & Abel's second album, their first since going AWOL from Master P's No Limit boot camp, nearly bored me to fratricide. Sad too, because the duo would seem to have everything necessary to create a listenable album: a hook (they're identical twins with biblical names--their real names are David and Daniel), legitimacy (born in the Bronx and bred in New Orleans, one of the flashpoints of southern rap) and a cause (their parents were declared unfit when they were a few weeks old). Don't bother looking for any evidence of it on Rise To Power...
...Garcias' sophomore effort is twenty-odd tracks of the mediocrity we've come to expect from those associated with Master P. Rise to Power is the newest testament to the sad consequences of a crew with one single (in this case, the title track) putting out a whole album: an hour of mediocre flow about tittie chasing, pistol whipping and dope dealing, something the brothers apparently know quite a bit about. Currently under federal indictment for conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine, the Garcia boys can count on more credibility for the thuggishness of their lyrics, even if Juvenile, Mystikal...
...breathed life back into the show. But it was too late; the aging Goths in the front row could feel it; the drunken hooligans by the pool of beer near the bar could feel it; even this 20-year-old neo-Bunnymen fan could feel it. It's a sad realization when you see something once vibrant wither away, and the resulting empty feeling is what I took away from this show...
...second-to-last song I saw Echo and the Bunnymen perform at the Paradise on Monday night was entitled "Nothing Lasts Forever," which appropriately sums up my exact feelings toward the horribly sad spectacle I witnessed...
...course, we're really sad to see the seniors leave," said Jo. "But we have an amazing class of recruits coming in to compliment our returning strengths. Together I think we can bolster the reputation that the seniors helped to create...