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Quote from: Sccit on July 08, 2019, 09:37:31 AMQuote from: Malcy on July 08, 2019, 09:17:36 AMI loved the album as soon as I listened to it.The day it came out I was about to do a 15 mile round trip to go get it. I had rang a load of record shops to see if they were going to stock it and they said no. Luckily a small independent shop I knew was getting a few copies in. It was £14 and I had £15. That wouldn't have covered the bus fare there as well as the album so I walked. Scenic Scottish countryside walk along a cycle path on a mild day so off I went.Called into the shop. Got the record. Got a cold drink for the walk home and had a spliff rolled and my portable CD player and headphones at the ready. Walked a quarter of the way back and took a detour to try cut the journey up a bit and a bus passed me and stopped. It was my friend who was a bus driver. Home in no time for free. Dropped me at my door completely off route after asking the passengers if it was Ok.Always has that story behind it for me. I miss the days of heading to go get a new release on the day it was out. Back then you did what it took. Too easy now to download it to your phone and listen to it. It always added to an album. Going getting it, bringing it home and looking through the liner notes. Who produced it, whose credited as a writer, what samples are in the tracks etc.I have the album on now. Based on seeing this thread a couple of days ago. I loved I at the time and still do. Great production, very varied as were the features. I remember 'It's over' being a big hit. Shame that his wife who featured on the track died a few years ago.Talking of liner notes, i went straight to them. I had to see if there were any disastrous spelling errors like the way Xzibit was credited as Zizbit or something similar on 'The Streets Is A Mutha'!Long post but fuck it. Takes me back to when music was more appreciated.NOW THIS IS A STORY...HARD COPY GANG FOR THE WYeah defo. It's the lengths that you would go to hear a new album back then. Don't get me wrong, Ive been downloading albums since the early days of the internet but it's just not the same and it never will be.I remember trying to buy an album on the day of release and it came with a bonus DVD disc (remember them?). They wouldn't sell me it but I was with my Gran who at the time was in her 70's and not willing to climb the ridiculous amount of steps to the shop. I tried to get the staff to come down but they wouldn't take 1 min to come down so I could be age verified. Nowadays they'd bend over backwards for that sale.Don't get me wrong, the internet in the past 20 years has enabled me to be exposed to hundred of artists I never would have been but the method and the subsequent effect has been incredibly damaging to artists.I think this was one of the last few albums that I went out of my way to cop. Life took over and listening became easier. That's why concert ticket prices are so high. That's where the money is. Streaming gets you fuck all. Look at De La Soul...So many bit I have to say few on this board thankfully laugh at people sat down listening to an album with the jewel case on their lap reading the booklet. But it was and always will be the superior way to listen. We always have that old heads. Nothing better than the feeling of working for a wage to grab a physical and support the artist and everyone is happy.
Quote from: Malcy on July 08, 2019, 09:17:36 AMI loved the album as soon as I listened to it.The day it came out I was about to do a 15 mile round trip to go get it. I had rang a load of record shops to see if they were going to stock it and they said no. Luckily a small independent shop I knew was getting a few copies in. It was £14 and I had £15. That wouldn't have covered the bus fare there as well as the album so I walked. Scenic Scottish countryside walk along a cycle path on a mild day so off I went.Called into the shop. Got the record. Got a cold drink for the walk home and had a spliff rolled and my portable CD player and headphones at the ready. Walked a quarter of the way back and took a detour to try cut the journey up a bit and a bus passed me and stopped. It was my friend who was a bus driver. Home in no time for free. Dropped me at my door completely off route after asking the passengers if it was Ok.Always has that story behind it for me. I miss the days of heading to go get a new release on the day it was out. Back then you did what it took. Too easy now to download it to your phone and listen to it. It always added to an album. Going getting it, bringing it home and looking through the liner notes. Who produced it, whose credited as a writer, what samples are in the tracks etc.I have the album on now. Based on seeing this thread a couple of days ago. I loved I at the time and still do. Great production, very varied as were the features. I remember 'It's over' being a big hit. Shame that his wife who featured on the track died a few years ago.Talking of liner notes, i went straight to them. I had to see if there were any disastrous spelling errors like the way Xzibit was credited as Zizbit or something similar on 'The Streets Is A Mutha'!Long post but fuck it. Takes me back to when music was more appreciated.NOW THIS IS A STORY...HARD COPY GANG FOR THE W
I loved the album as soon as I listened to it.The day it came out I was about to do a 15 mile round trip to go get it. I had rang a load of record shops to see if they were going to stock it and they said no. Luckily a small independent shop I knew was getting a few copies in. It was £14 and I had £15. That wouldn't have covered the bus fare there as well as the album so I walked. Scenic Scottish countryside walk along a cycle path on a mild day so off I went.Called into the shop. Got the record. Got a cold drink for the walk home and had a spliff rolled and my portable CD player and headphones at the ready. Walked a quarter of the way back and took a detour to try cut the journey up a bit and a bus passed me and stopped. It was my friend who was a bus driver. Home in no time for free. Dropped me at my door completely off route after asking the passengers if it was Ok.Always has that story behind it for me. I miss the days of heading to go get a new release on the day it was out. Back then you did what it took. Too easy now to download it to your phone and listen to it. It always added to an album. Going getting it, bringing it home and looking through the liner notes. Who produced it, whose credited as a writer, what samples are in the tracks etc.I have the album on now. Based on seeing this thread a couple of days ago. I loved I at the time and still do. Great production, very varied as were the features. I remember 'It's over' being a big hit. Shame that his wife who featured on the track died a few years ago.Talking of liner notes, i went straight to them. I had to see if there were any disastrous spelling errors like the way Xzibit was credited as Zizbit or something similar on 'The Streets Is A Mutha'!Long post but fuck it. Takes me back to when music was more appreciated.
that’s dopenever paid to download an album in my life and dont have any streaming services eitherevery album i own is via hard copyi don’t like compromising sound quality and physical presence for convenience
Loved the album, still do.Bought it the second it dropped, physical CD.Not every CD has to be a fuckin' Illmatic...The beats, the features, everything was just great on here.....On Da Grind is still a summer ANTHEM.
Quote from: Rudki on July 08, 2019, 02:01:30 PMLoved the album, still do.Bought it the second it dropped, physical CD.Not every CD has to be a fuckin' Illmatic...The beats, the features, everything was just great on here.....On Da Grind is still a summer ANTHEM.We already had On Da Grind from RAW, but it’s such a dope song I was definitely not upset they put it on Space Boogie too.
Quote from: dj coma on July 09, 2019, 10:50:09 AMQuote from: Rudki on July 08, 2019, 02:01:30 PMLoved the album, still do.Bought it the second it dropped, physical CD.Not every CD has to be a fuckin' Illmatic...The beats, the features, everything was just great on here.....On Da Grind is still a summer ANTHEM.We already had On Da Grind from RAW, but it’s such a dope song I was definitely not upset they put it on Space Boogie too.speakin of RAW, that’s right up there with Space Boogie.... another great album that doesn’t get its proper due
Quote from: Sccit on July 09, 2019, 12:25:01 PMQuote from: dj coma on July 09, 2019, 10:50:09 AMQuote from: Rudki on July 08, 2019, 02:01:30 PMLoved the album, still do.Bought it the second it dropped, physical CD.Not every CD has to be a fuckin' Illmatic...The beats, the features, everything was just great on here.....On Da Grind is still a summer ANTHEM.We already had On Da Grind from RAW, but it’s such a dope song I was definitely not upset they put it on Space Boogie too.speakin of RAW, that’s right up there with Space Boogie.... another great album that doesn’t get its proper dueRAW had its bangers for sure, but it couldn’t bump beginning to end like RRGB could... I think on a major label they would’ve made Daz go back in and knock out 4-5 more quality cuts and single and then it could’ve been classic cause he still was still holdin heat and holdin onto his primeEven the artwork and packaging shows it was a bit sloppy
Quote from: Infinite Trapped in 1996 on July 17, 2019, 09:42:45 PMQuote from: Sccit on July 09, 2019, 12:25:01 PMQuote from: dj coma on July 09, 2019, 10:50:09 AMQuote from: Rudki on July 08, 2019, 02:01:30 PMLoved the album, still do.Bought it the second it dropped, physical CD.Not every CD has to be a fuckin' Illmatic...The beats, the features, everything was just great on here.....On Da Grind is still a summer ANTHEM.We already had On Da Grind from RAW, but it’s such a dope song I was definitely not upset they put it on Space Boogie too.speakin of RAW, that’s right up there with Space Boogie.... another great album that doesn’t get its proper dueRAW had its bangers for sure, but it couldn’t bump beginning to end like RRGB could... I think on a major label they would’ve made Daz go back in and knock out 4-5 more quality cuts and single and then it could’ve been classic cause he still was still holdin heat and holdin onto his primeEven the artwork and packaging shows it was a bit sloppydust is it off 1 time broi bet if u banged it nowadays you wouldn’t skip a track