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Best Pharcyde Album?
« on: November 03, 2003, 05:37:02 PM »
I know that Pharcyde are from the west coast, but I got 0 replies when I posted this there, and I'm guessing that outbound is likely to include more people who are into this type of hiphop. Basically I really like the songs of the Pharcyde that I have heard, and I was wondering what the rest of you consider to be their best album cause I really wanna pick one of their albums up.

Thanks in advance

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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2003, 06:21:54 PM »
I picked up Labcabincalifornia about a week ago & it's fucking dope. 4.5/5, blew my mind. That's their only album I have though.

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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2003, 07:28:02 PM »
Thanks man, i'll definitely check that one.

Anyone else?

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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2003, 05:31:23 AM »
I always find it hard to choose between Bizare Ride II and Labcabincalifornia, two pure hip hop classics, if i had to choose id say Labcabin.  The 'Chapter One EP' was tight aswell but 'Plain Rap' wasn't all that.  Tre's solo was wack aswell imho.
 

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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2003, 01:54:13 AM »
^ I love that album :(
 

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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2003, 03:22:28 AM »
yeah labcabincalfornia is a great album. i remember back in the day a homie gave
it to me. that was 3-4 years ago.


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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2003, 04:39:11 PM »
Ok, thanks for all the advice, I think i'll definitely be picking up labcabincalifornia.

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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2003, 05:10:20 PM »
Ok, thanks for all the advice, I think i'll definitely be picking up labcabincalifornia.
Bizare Ride II is better IMO.
 

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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2003, 10:28:19 PM »
If you want the best of the Pharcyde, Get "cydeways" The Best Of Pharcyde, it has all their singles and some unreleased tracks as well
 

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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2003, 04:22:51 PM »
Ok, thanks for all the advice, I think i'll definitely be picking up labcabincalifornia.
Bizare Ride II is better IMO.

Bizarre Ride is amazing album.  Very much a Westcoast classic.  But LabCabin isnt far from it.  Its an great album as well.  Check the track She Said.  Fat Lip drops an AMAZING verse:

(Fatlip)
I was high like the vocal tone of my nigga Bootie Brown
decided to take a ride to see what's really goin' down up on
the northside of town Of course I bought a quarter pound
of bomb hemp feelin' a-ight like Johnny Kemp on a Friday
night Lookin' right cuz' my shit is tight blazin' blunts to city
lights on Sunset and Crescent Heights Bounce to the House
of Blues then I slid in free wit tennis shoes, sweatshirt, jeans
and no ID. Soon as I step inside the plizace I recognize the
fizace of an epp wit an izass more amazin' than grace So
I waste no time to kick my little I say "How ya doin'" she say
"I'm doin' fine" so I commence to mackin to baby to see
what's crackin So maybe I get her back at the cabin and
start attackin Threw back a shot of yack and started jabber
and jibben Fibbin and adibin just to get her to my crib then
We was chilling on the bed bumpin some Isley thought I was
about to spread the thighs but she surprised me when she
said "oh like that? You know I don't get down" I know my
homies gonna clown cause I let her stick around when...

I mean, that fuckin verse is so real and so damn visual!!!!  As they say on the album.. "lets rip LIP!!"  Dont sleep on LabCabin.  Its a deeper album.  It showed alot of individual growth amongs the group.

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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2003, 04:30:42 PM »
Ok, thanks for all the advice, I think i'll definitely be picking up labcabincalifornia.
Bizare Ride II is better IMO.

Bizarre Ride is amazing album.  Very much a Westcoast classic.  But LabCabin isnt far from it.  Its an great album as well.  Check the track She Said.  Fat Lip drops an AMAZING verse:

(Fatlip)
I was high like the vocal tone of my nigga Bootie Brown
decided to take a ride to see what's really goin' down up on
the northside of town Of course I bought a quarter pound
of bomb hemp feelin' a-ight like Johnny Kemp on a Friday
night Lookin' right cuz' my shit is tight blazin' blunts to city
lights on Sunset and Crescent Heights Bounce to the House
of Blues then I slid in free wit tennis shoes, sweatshirt, jeans
and no ID. Soon as I step inside the plizace I recognize the
fizace of an epp wit an izass more amazin' than grace So
I waste no time to kick my little I say "How ya doin'" she say
"I'm doin' fine" so I commence to mackin to baby to see
what's crackin So maybe I get her back at the cabin and
start attackin Threw back a shot of yack and started jabber
and jibben Fibbin and adibin just to get her to my crib then
We was chilling on the bed bumpin some Isley thought I was
about to spread the thighs but she surprised me when she
said "oh like that? You know I don't get down" I know my
homies gonna clown cause I let her stick around when...

I mean, that fuckin verse is so real and so damn visual!!!!  As they say on the album.. "lets rip LIP!!"  Dont sleep on LabCabin.  Its a deeper album.  It showed alot of individual growth amongs the group.

Axle

Damn bizzarreride was  the bomb! ...
...passin me by is still one of my favourite tunes!!!

Classic ish...id say this one (for the sentimental value) although i agree labcabin was deeper lyrically ...
 

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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2003, 04:37:27 PM »
I did actually see Cydeways in stores, but i didn't pick it up because i hate Greatest Hits compilations cause they are nothing but a collection of songs, whereas dope albums always have a particular vibe to them. I have heard the Jay Dee remix of She Said, and yeah that is an amazing track. I'm gonna order both Bizarre Ride and Labcabincalifornia tomoz from the net, cause they both sound dope and I can't decide which one of the two to get.

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Re:Best Pharcyde Album?
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2003, 04:45:52 PM »
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde is a Hip Hop Classic. That shit influenced West Coast hip hop for awhile allowing other non-gangsta rap groups like Souls Of Mischief, Freestyle Fellowship, etc. to get some shine when the only West Coast acts getting exposure were gangsta rappers.

Every song is tight as fuck and there are more than enough classic songs on the album too.

"Passin' Me By" and "Otha Fish" are the best tracks.

Labcabincalifornia is a near classic (4.5/5).