i'll agree that this is a nice piece of work, but although one shouldn't
compare the latest release to endtroducing, it's hard following in the
foosteps of such quality
and bless the rock revival; FSOL and now mr. shadow...
quoted 30 lines DJ SHadow - The Private Press (Island).
>DJ SHadow - The Private Press (Island).
>
>Right - I'm going to stick my neck out and say
>I Like This !
>
>Hmmm, I approached this with some caution, seeing Endtroducing is
>sooooo highly acclaimed, etc. etc. and since it's been a 5-year wait
>for a new album, we all knew it was improssible to re-invent the
>wheel for a second time.
>
>I downloaded a promo MP3 about 2 months ago (Monosyllabic) and was
>pretty disappointed; but rest assured, it's not indicative of the
>rest of the album, which far surpassed my expectations.
>
>I didn't want to like it. All too many highly hyped albums have not
>lived up to my hopes, when I heard them after reading gushing reviews
>I only found them to be whispy and insignificant and somehow not
>satisfying listens (no, I don't want to name any here, we all know
>that our relationships to music are personal and I wouldn't want to
>diss anybody's favourites!)
>
>But The Private Press is not just pretty candyfloss; it's got meat
>and bones. I have to say that it's a solid, substantial body of
>work, lovingly crafted and cobbled together by an expert.
>
>Okay, that's after my initial listen. Maybe my female mind will
>change... but I think it will only get better
>
>I
>*
"it's more like viewing something through the bottom of a murky glass, and
that's the beauty of it"
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