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callmemistertibbs

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Posted 5 years ago #

After a second listen to Lifestyle Marketing on glorious vinyl, I think it deserves it's on thread.
It might not appeal to all, but for me it's a little gem.

Of course it doesn't have the complexities of a highlighter, but it's a wonder how Thes has produced the final results from such little original material. It would be interesting to know what Herb Pilhofer thought of the finished product...

Perfect listening for a Sunday morning...after a few ales the night before!

If this has been discussed before apologies.
mambo7891

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Posted 5 years ago #

AGREED! Its an oddity that occasionally gets played and each time i think, WOW! thats pretty damn clever Mr. Thes One!

Il be honest, ive only listened to CD2 once (Herbs Originals) and how Thes thought "hey, i can turn this into something different" is beyond comprehension, lol, i heard it and just thought WTF??? lol.

For me Northwestern Bell is upstanding, but all the tracks have their uniqueness and brilliant bits!

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YoYoPo

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Posted 5 years ago #

funny, I just listened to this today for the first time in a while. It's dope what came out of working with constraints - the vinyl edition is def worth getting if you haven't already - snippets of the originals before each track works really well, plus great gatefold
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Posted 5 years ago #

I have yet to hear it on vinyl, but I love the cd. Living in Iowa, we have Hy-Vee's all over the place, and I'll occasionally play the song of the same name over the speaker on my smart phone as I'm shopping in one.
SactownConnection

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Posted 5 years ago #

Doing the lyrics-transcribing thing has actually gotten me re-interested in a LOT of stuff, Lifestyle Marketing especially.

I'm LOVING Headnodic's bass on Crystal Sugar, and so many of them are just instantly catchy... someone ought to email/call Target headquarters and tell them to license out Thes One's updated version for a commercial or two (that'd give Thes some extra dough)... "Target! A-la-la-la, la-la-la-laaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

On a side note (I'm trying hard not to derail threads lately, but it's on the "getting re-interested" tip): I always thought Thes's singing voice in D'Nunzio (on Noonen) was a tad annoying, so I actually hadn't listened to it for years, and... honestly, it's not all that bad. "Whaddya got in here? Rocks?"

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SLC HEAD

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Posted 5 years ago #

This album gets rocked often at my house! Like Tibbs & Po are saying, the vinyl experience cannot be topped! The snippets are BOSS

I wonder if Thes has had a convo with Herb yet? I remember in an interview Thes was curious as to what he would think about some young cat taking his life's Jingle work and turning it into a completely changed genre(superbly I might add). I'd imagine he's flattered and appreciates the concept behind Lifestyle Marketing, how could you not right?

And Sac I always dug on that track, I'm a little bias towards D'nunzio as a character and I just like the feel good I get from Thes Screaming like a mad man... I wonder what Steve Perry thinks of the vocals?
JappyJohn

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Posted 5 years ago #

Lifestyle marketing has always had a special place in his catalog for me, and I went through a good few weeks where its all I listened to. Im now really looking at getting a vinyl copy...
and Im gonna have to agree with you on D'nunzio Sac, I would usually skip it when it came up, but I suppose I should give it another listen to.
SactownConnection

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Posted 5 years ago #

My dream would be the Rootdown Soundclash beats on vinyl... I'm guessing those'll be on the 10 Years of Thes One, but man... The Baron on vinyl? Oh yeah.

In the meantime, I GUESS we'll have to settle for Lifestyle Marketing. Oh darn. Hahaha.
JappyJohn

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Posted 5 years ago #

I can only hope that those beats will be on the 10 years collection! But theres a lot I want in that collection, and I have to remember that its limited to 5 LPs... Why couldn't the 10 years of these one be a 10 LP set?
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Posted 5 years ago #

JappyJohn said:
I can only hope that those beats will be on the 10 years collection! But theres a lot I want in that collection, and I have to remember that its limited to 5 LPs... Why couldn't the 10 years of these one be a 10 LP set?

Because it would be 10 times too much! haha Not sayin' that I wouldn't pay any ridiculous amount for super-rare P Instrumentals on wax though!
JappyJohn

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Posted 5 years ago #

haha very true, and Im right there with ya. I need to start a savings fund just for the upcoming one! And Im sure Thes has included everything he meant to, and anything left out will be released in the future or just wasn't meant to hear. Although going through the collection, theres about six albums that haven't had a dedicated instruments release, outside of singles, not to mention some of the songs from the question and stepfather albums didn't make the instrumental releases. Im so excited to hear the 10 years collection though!
SactownConnection

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Posted 5 years ago #

PUTS instrumentals already floating around out there (* denotes NOT on wax):
Live At The Fishbucket Pt. 1
Live At The Fishbucket Pt. 2
Afternoon Connection
Quid Control
The Trip
We'll Be There (10 Second Remix)
Tour Guide
I-15
OST Remix
Out Da Club
Tuxedo Rap (Mekalek Party Mix)
Nothing At All
Suite For Any Major Dude (sorta...)
Trippin At The Disco (DJ Day Remix)
Beer (Colt45 Mix)
DQMOT (Thes One Remix)

4 Everybody
San Francisco Knights
The Next Step II
Time To Rock Our Sh*t
Youth Explosion
Code Check
Blowin Wax
Yehaw Partystyles
E Business
The Cat
We'll Be There
Jappy Jap
The Hang Loose
O.S.T. (Original Soundtrack)
Montego Slay
Acid Raindrops
Yield
Step In
Pass The 40
Pumpin'
Flex Off
Days Like These
Jamboree Pt. 1
Jamboree Pt. 2
Eat Street
Crown Ones
LA9X
The Brownout
You
On & On (alternate mix)
Step Bacc*
Party Enemy No. 1*
Critical Condition*
The Wiz*
Trippin' At The Disco
Beer*
DQMOT
Down In L.A.*

Sally (Remix)
DBC Let The Music Play (Remix)
Back On The Block (LA Get Down Mix)
Rhymin' With The Bonz
Noonen
Yacht Club
Doin' It
Good Co.
Alright

plus all the "bonus beats"... and the instrumental stuff Thes & Double have already done:
Rootdown Soundclash
Lifestyle Marketing
Holiday Beat Tape 2009
Face To Face
D'Nunzio
JappyJohn

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Posted 5 years ago #

Im only missing the we"ll be there 10 second remix, back on the block la get down mix, face to face, holiday beat tape 2009, and the tuxedo rap dj mekalek party mix(instrumental and vocal), and Mithai. Not to mention I'm missing most of them on vinyl, but I'm working on that! I love the P instrumentals
edit: I know Mithai wasn't exactly an instrumental album, and that the promise was the only true Thes beat in there, but I still search for it and must count it with the list of missing P tracks. Shouldn't have slept on it so long while it was on PL70.
also, its not exactly an instrumental track, but the tuxedo rap extended disco mix from the single is mostly just an instrumental added to the end of tuxedo rap, so that could kind of count in the instrumental list...
callmemistertibbs

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Posted 5 years ago #

Just been listening again tonight whilst enjoying an ale (of course).

It really is quality stuff...and although it's difficult to pick a favourite, 'Northwestern Bell 2' is standing out for me.
callmemistertibbs

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Posted 3 years ago #

...just listened to this again & it really is a f***ing beauty.

If there's any new cats out there who haven't heard it yet give it a go...you'll be surprised. Don't think it's like 12SP, because it couldn't be any more different.

Just to clarify this isn't my first listen in two years...that would be complete madness.

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