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Title: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: d-nice on May 07, 2007, 07:42:38 AM
What did you guys think of the album? I was going through my albums and decided to throw this in the ride. It was good, a bit of a different sound compared to his other albums but solid. 50 Ways, Put It On Me, Trouble and of course Quik's Groove 6 are all bangin cuts off this.
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: BJV on May 07, 2007, 08:19:08 AM
I love it. Like Quik said he went back to sampling James Brown wich made the drums real raw on this record I also like the people featured on this. I actually think it's better than Trauma, looking back now. Trouble is also a monster how did that not become a major hit? Probably politics.
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: Teddy Roosevelt on May 07, 2007, 08:21:21 AM
Was a little disappointed by it.
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: d-nice on May 07, 2007, 08:26:53 AM
Was a little disappointed by it.

Something was missing from that album. Not to say I could not enjoy it because I did, but it was not as melodic as his other albums. Sounded more stripped down.
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: Teddy Roosevelt on May 07, 2007, 08:32:27 AM
And the album is Under Tha Influence. :P
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: d-nice on May 07, 2007, 08:38:18 AM
And the album is Under Tha Influence. :P

True that.
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: Bedford Iz Active on May 07, 2007, 09:34:12 AM
Meh it was alright, fair fairs, at first i liked it because it was quite a change but now that i look over it there's no real tunez to keep me coming back to bump it again and all. Safe + Sound was the one for me.
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: WestCoasta on May 07, 2007, 09:44:38 AM
don't know why people don't like this, it's one of my favorite Quik albums and there really isn't a pair of bad songs on it


Trouble, Come 2Nyte....etc there are ton of 5/5 tracks scattered throughout
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: rik on May 07, 2007, 09:49:18 AM
I've always liked this album.
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: westkoastanostra on May 07, 2007, 09:51:18 AM
wasn't feelin it...the quality was weak aswell
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: WestCoasta on May 07, 2007, 10:05:09 AM
wasn't feelin it...the quality was weak aswell

yea the mastering wasn't that great, especially for a Quik record

Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: stephen619 on May 07, 2007, 10:45:07 AM
Was a little disappointed by it.

Something was missing from that album. Not to say I could not enjoy it because I did, but it was not as melodic as his other albums. Sounded more stripped down.
True
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: BJV on May 07, 2007, 10:47:23 AM
Meh it was alright, fair fairs, at first i liked it because it was quite a change but now that i look over it there's no real tunez to keep me coming back to bump it again and all. Safe + Sound was the one for me.

What about 50 ways? That's one of the deepest tracks Quik ever did.
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: It's All About 18 on May 07, 2007, 10:51:38 AM
Was a little disappointed by it.

Something was missing from that album. Not to say I could not enjoy it because I did, but it was not as melodic as his other albums. Sounded more stripped down.
Right. & i don't like the ragga hooks on 2 tracks
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: d-nice on May 07, 2007, 10:52:03 AM
Meh it was alright, fair fairs, at first i liked it because it was quite a change but now that i look over it there's no real tunez to keep me coming back to bump it again and all. Safe + Sound was the one for me.

What about 50 ways? That's one of the deepest tracks Quik ever did.

Yeah 50 Ways is dope as fuck. I remember he got a Hip Hop Quotable for that. When Quik gets in that storytelling mode you really feel the emotion when he raps. I had forgot he recorded this shortly after Mausberg was killed.
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: Tha Chemist on May 07, 2007, 02:26:53 PM
i like it, 50 Ways is one of my favorite tracks ever, its unique compared to his other work
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: CaliKorleone on May 07, 2007, 02:41:39 PM
wasn't feelin it...the quality was weak aswell

yea the mastering wasn't that great, especially for a Quik record



It was done with analog tecnology and not digital technology.  Quik said it himself in a interview that he wanted to experiement with analog systems.  This is the reason the sound is not as crisp as other records.
Title: Re: DJ Quik- Under The Influence
Post by: acgrundy on May 07, 2007, 07:09:53 PM
way better than trauma