432 LP's still in stock.. .
Probably limited to 1000 units
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Joined: Jan '11
Posts: 145Posted 7 years ago #AndyMak said:
Wacky work day. Able to grab an LP, hat and sweatshirt. Digesting this album...Hell of a finale.
I hear ya on that, work was kinda wacky today for me also. I managed to get the vinyl and a tee.
Would've love to cop one of those P UltraComfort Hoodies though...
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new cat
Joined: Apr '06
Posts: 5Posted 7 years ago #I've been a fan of the P since roughly 2003 (quickly educated myself on what I missed), but to be honest, they took a stylistic turn after Stepfather that has been nothing short of a heart-crushing disappointment. They were my favorite hiphop artists for like 5 years in the mid 2000s - helped me get through college days and nights. Seems like their content and sampling took a nose dive after Stepfather, though, and it sounds more like noise now, with rhymes about nothing much.
I was hoping they'd return to their roots, but I had to throw the towel in after a few years, and haven't been following closely since. Sad to hear this might be their last drop. Listening to Sincerely now, and there's only fragments left of what they used to be - a few seconds, or loops here and there, of the sound that defined some of my most enjoyable times in college, but alas, nothing like what they were in the 90s and early 2000s.
Still a huge fan of the old stuff.
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new cat
Joined: Oct '18
Posts: 11Posted 7 years ago #How can you tell how many vinyl are left?
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new cat
Joined: Oct '18
Posts: 11Posted 7 years ago #Hey Speshy, I suggest you watch the three House List podcasts with Thes and Double K
Here's the first one:
https://soundcloud.com/thehouselistpodcast/ep-50-thes-one-putsMight help you see the newer stuff from a different perspective.
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Joined: Aug '08
Posts: 36Posted 7 years ago #Got a warm couple days in the northeast (relatively speaking, mid to upper 50s) on Mon and Tues, gonna save my first listen for then instead of the miserable low-20s BS happening now. Amped that early impressions are so glowing, but then again I expected nothing less.
Also excited for the "unreleased tracks" included with the digital download dropcard that's shipping with the vinyl, as it sounds like Thes may have been selective with the tracks included on the album (see: IG post on Dream Sequence '88) and left some potential gems off for it not fitting in the flow of the album or something of the sort.
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Joined: Oct '06
Posts: 381Posted 7 years ago #Speshy said:
Seems like their content and sampling took a nose dive after Stepfather, though, and it sounds more like noise now, with rhymes about nothing much.Their style did change, but creativity is an inherent part of a musician (or any artist's) goals. It's not to produce the same sound over and over. If you like the sound of their old albums, you can already listen to their old albums. Highlighter was one of, if not their most technically and intricately produced album. At 20 tracks it was another P epic. FUN DMC was a cohesive concept album. Their lyrics have been consistently creative and touch on a variety of themes, many with a lot of heartfelt tales and/or imagery inducing rhymes (like "Down in LA," "The Mike & Chris Story," "You," "This Lifetime," etc) through and through as well. They talk about just as emotional and silly things as they did when they were rapping about spliff lovers pizzas and crate digging. Really don't think you have a leg to stand on with that gripe. You don't like their new stuff, that's cool, but complaining that it doesn't sound like their old stuff and basing your sense of quality on how much new music sounds like old stuff just makes it seem like you can't take off the nostalgia goggles and grow as a listener as the P has grown as musicians.
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Joined: Jun '07
Posts: 37Posted 7 years ago #Big day, heavy day. Been on rotation since I woke up.
As with most of their releases I like the build up, but the comedown into their usual progressive and ethereal waviness to the end is what usually gets me hooked. This was no exception. The prevalence of live players buttoned up the compositions, but ultimately felt different (not in a bad way). Dream Sequence '88 hit me the hardest 'tho, that vocal sample, Headnod on the bass, that spacy tone in the back? Shiiiiiiit! God damn, I'm gonna miss that sh!t! Don't sh!t on guys like Speshy, we all have our own tastes, and OST is a f***ing banger. Their overall motif is all over that album, too. OST is jazz and funk all day but you can see them striving for something more wholesome in the details. THAT'S why I stuck around.
Meanwhile will i am is regurgitating wannabe backpack boom bap.
Forever the P~!
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Joined: Feb '19
Posts: 1Posted 7 years ago #Speshy said:
I've been a fan of the P since roughly 2003 (quickly educated myself on what I missed), but to be honest, they took a stylistic turn after Stepfather that has been nothing short of a heart-crushing disappointment. They were my favorite hiphop artists for like 5 years in the mid 2000s - helped me get through college days and nights. Seems like their content and sampling took a nose dive after Stepfather, though, and it sounds more like noise now, with rhymes about nothing much.I've been a fan since 2003 as well, when I first heard tracks off OST on Virgin Internet Radio. I immediately copped it along with The Next Step and Question in the Form of an Answer. The P's music got me through some hard times: girl problems, being away from LA at college, etc. I must have driven my neighbors nuts with the amount of times I played "The Turndown," "Los Angeles Daze" and "The LA Song."
Speshy, I hear what you're saying about their stylistic changes. After Stepfather I noticed how they went from "the people under the limelight are like you/drama with our ladies and can't afford a mercedes" to "we made six figures and we drank a lot of beer." Or how they went from hating on rap with keyboards to having Kat Ouano play on all their albums. But Thes stated in various interviews how he wanted the P to evolve as artists (definitely check The House List podcast cutfromabove mentioned, as well as Thes's lecture at the University of Oregon if you can find it). And I got to give them props for making it on their own terms. It wouldn't surprise me if their reduction in sampling had to do with them getting sued. Thes mentioned Om Records withheld a track from Carried Away for this reason. (Thes later released the track, "All Good Things," for free.)
I couldn't get into Highlighter for what it's worth. At the time it reminded me of some Kool Keith albums; a few good songs and a lot of filler (I dug the album art though). But it's been years since I listened to it so I'll have to go back and give it another spin.
Shout to Mike and Chris for name checking Phillipe's. I want a French Dip now.
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