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After listening to this album for a week. I hate to admit it, that it isn't that impressive... Sure there are some hot tracks on this...Nobody, So Compton, and that Quiks groove are amazing, as well as Flow for saleThe leaks like Real Women, and Luv of My Life get some play as well... Those 6 mentioned are great, but the rest I wouldn't care whether or not they were replaced with other tracks.. I was expecting betterThe reason the album is all over the place, is that it's Quik showing his versatility as a producer, to help gain him some work in the future, and to show his talents on different types of tracks... He pretty much catered for everyone on the album though... After So Compton, Nobody & Quiks Groove, he needs to put out that unreleased tracks album from his 97-00 period
Do Today, Luv Of My Life, So Compton.these tracks alone put this above Trauma for me. the rest grows like crazy, but there's just a little too much variety for it to be regarded as highly as Quik's best LPs. still, loads of classic material and best album in a real long time for me.
Quote from: Matty on May 15, 2011, 10:12:00 AMDo Today, Luv Of My Life, So Compton.these tracks alone put this above Trauma for me. the rest grows like crazy, but there's just a little too much variety for it to be regarded as highly as Quik's best LPs. still, loads of classic material and best album in a real long time for me.They're all good but nothing special.- G-Funk "Pacific Coast Remix" > "So Compton" (horrible hook, is that a hook?)- Summertime vibe "Jet Set" > "Do Today"And anyway "Till Jesus Comes", "Get Up", "Quikstrumental", shit almost every track is better than BOD (I like it but it can't compete)
Quote from: Davizz on May 16, 2011, 09:02:42 AMQuote from: Matty on May 15, 2011, 10:12:00 AMDo Today, Luv Of My Life, So Compton.these tracks alone put this above Trauma for me. the rest grows like crazy, but there's just a little too much variety for it to be regarded as highly as Quik's best LPs. still, loads of classic material and best album in a real long time for me.They're all good but nothing special.- G-Funk "Pacific Coast Remix" > "So Compton" (horrible hook, is that a hook?)- Summertime vibe "Jet Set" > "Do Today"And anyway "Till Jesus Comes", "Get Up", "Quikstrumental", shit almost every track is better than BOD (I like it but it can't compete)It's funny because I feel the exact opposite. Everything on TBOD shits on Trauma, except for "Til' Jesus Comes" which I'd say is one of Quik's best songs ever.
Trauma is way better than Book of David...On Book of David it sounds like a rip-off of Quik when he was working with Rob Bacon. I still don't like it except for "So Compton" and the "Quik's Groove" and maybe "Flow for Sale".Oh and I'm also aware that this thread is old, I just couldn't bear seeing Matty say this album is better than Trauma when I looked through my old posts.
2 years later and I'm happy to report that So Compton, Flow For Sale, Boogie Till You Conk Out, Do Today, and Luv of My Life are all in my top 25 most played on iTunes.