Author Topic: Wyclef Jean - The Carnival (Read 702 times)

xz · « **on:** June 08, 2001, 02:54:02 PM »

1. intro - n/a
2. apocalypse - 10
3. guantanamera - 10
4. pablo diablo (interlude) - n/a
5. bubblegoose - 10
6. prelude to all the girls (interlude) - n/a
7. to all the girls - 9
8. down lo ho (interlude) - n/a
9. anything can happen - 9
10. gone till november - 9
11. words of wisdom (interlude) - n/a
12. year of the dragon - 9
13. sang fezi ( in creole ) - 8
14. fresh interlude (interlude) - n/a
15. mona lisa - 8
16. street jeapordy - 9
17. killer m.c (interlude) - n/a
18. we trying to stay alive - 8
19. gunpowder - 10
20. closing arguments (interlude) - n/a
21. enter the carnival (interlude) - n/a
22. Jaspora/yele/carnival ( in creole ) - 8

this is a great album. Clef packs everything into this solo effort. Most importantly, he lets people know whats going on with his home country, Haiti, which is still experiencing hard times. Overall, I'd give it 4.5 mics. Do yourself a favor and stay away from "the ecleftic" which is nothing but pop except for standouts such as "diallo", "wish you were here" and "runaway." I don't think the carnival stands up to "the score" by the fugees, but I do think it surpasses Laruyn Hill's solo effort, "miseducation." This album has a very lively feeling, as suggested in the title of the album. Hopefully I don't have to mention how this compares to Pras's solo album...