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Title: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Matty on November 28, 2009, 08:22:26 PM
forgetting about the subject matter of the songs etc this is musically and production wise on another level to anything we've heard this year. by a long way. quik remains a genius at work.
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on November 28, 2009, 08:29:56 PM
Slaughterhouse if that counts  (since Crooked is west coast)




my fav westcoast release is THE ULTIMATE DEATH ROW COLLECTION box set lol   - but Re Lit was tight too
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Matty on November 28, 2009, 08:33:26 PM
im pretty much only talking about the production. the SH album wasn't great in terms of the beats at all.

and re-releases/relits don't count. just new music :P
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Action! on November 28, 2009, 08:38:29 PM
is there an instrumental?
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Matty on November 28, 2009, 08:44:59 PM
i wouldn't say the vocals really get in the way too much. it mostly fits with the fun kind of vibe. only instrumental is for hey playa.
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: thisoneguy360 on November 28, 2009, 10:04:47 PM
Yeah Kurupt didn't really have it lyrically but the production was great, banging from beginning to end
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on November 28, 2009, 10:12:09 PM
im pretty much only talking about the production. the SH album wasn't great in terms of the beats at all.

and re-releases/relits don't count. just new music :P

SH had some great beats on it


the one, cuckoo, sound off, salute me, cut you loose etc.
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: D-Nice on November 28, 2009, 10:24:13 PM
I dig Blaqkout, but more for the mixing and mastering. There was really no beats for me that just had me awestruck but as a whole it was a very cohesively produced album.
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: westside159 on November 29, 2009, 12:05:19 AM
man are you serious with this thread ?  blaqout had the first 3 songs were cool then the rest sucked
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Chamillitary Click on November 29, 2009, 12:06:48 AM
i would agree, but seriously; what else has dropped as competition?
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Dogg Ly Dogg on November 29, 2009, 12:10:15 AM
Agreed! This album is musically the best record I've heard in years...
DJ Quik tried a new direction wit Fixxers and it wasnt all that but this time he makes something incredible!
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: J-FUNKTION on November 29, 2009, 12:35:15 AM
LOL laughable..rhyming was subpar..and some production was good..but nothing amazing..broaden your horizons...just cause 2 west coast vets make an album together dont mean its gonna be good..
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: IbblesAndBits on November 29, 2009, 01:00:23 AM
i agree but i think this album could've been damn near classic if they took their time with it. it was rushed and you can tell....i remember kurupt saying it didn't take them long to make it.....imagine if they did.


still, "blaqkout", "tha appeal" & "cream n ya panties" were excellent. too bad the whole album didn't sound like those 3 songs.
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Nutty on November 29, 2009, 01:05:05 AM
LOL laughable..rhyming was subpar..and some production was good..but nothing amazing..broaden your horizons...just cause 2 west coast vets make an album together dont mean its gonna be good..

I'm with this guy. Kinda let down with the album as a whole.
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: eazye on November 29, 2009, 01:08:07 AM
Oh! has an amazing beat  :o Can't stop bumping that song

I really dig Fuck Y'all too
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Get It Off Ya Chest on November 29, 2009, 02:34:07 AM
Oh! has an amazing beat  :o Can't stop bumping that song

I really dig Fuck Y'all too

i agree. 2 of my favs from the album
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: YSH on November 29, 2009, 04:10:03 AM
fresh album.. fresh sound..luvin it
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: kuruptDPG on November 29, 2009, 04:26:29 AM
8 out of 13 traks were good and yes it was the best westcoast album so far. its a shame kurupts lyrics werent in their along with quiks dope production
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Paul on November 29, 2009, 05:03:48 AM
im pretty much only talking about the production. the SH album wasn't great in terms of the beats at all.

and re-releases/relits don't count. just new music :P

SH had some great beats on it


the one, cuckoo, sound off, salute me, cut you loose etc.


Nah it didnt. Production let it down big time
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Episcop Cruel Cvrle on November 29, 2009, 05:33:46 AM
Bang!! 9 times outta 10 !!!
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Matty on November 29, 2009, 10:23:24 AM
i would agree, but seriously; what else has dropped as competition?

good point, but i'd like to see anyone who disagrees making a case for presumably another album that sounds better. the sound quality on blaqkout far surpasses anything else this year.

the lack or complete absence of alternatives in this thread pretty much proves the point.
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Triple OG Rapsodie on November 29, 2009, 10:49:00 AM
i would agree, but seriously; what else has dropped as competition?

good point, but i'd like to see anyone who disagrees making a case for presumably another album that sounds better. the sound quality on blaqkout far surpasses anything else this year.

the lack or complete absence of alternatives in this thread pretty much proves the point.

There was some nice production on Blaqkout, but there was also weak production. The Madlib album was far better sounding.
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: .:Hercy Buggz:. on November 29, 2009, 10:52:54 AM
yeah an album mixed and produced by Dj Quik is always good
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Chamillitary Click on November 29, 2009, 10:56:39 AM
i've always been more of a "banger" guy than a "smooth" guy & even though it had a few bangers; Relapse had some great production.

but for pure sound, it might be Blaqout.
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Matty on November 29, 2009, 11:04:57 AM
i'm still noticing new sounds every time i listen to this cd. it definitely comes down to musical preference, but if you wanna hear something crisp, clean and funky sounding then there isn't any competition.

relapse might be a good comparison because it is pretty much produced entirely by a WC producer, but i don't think dre really pushed the envelope on there. it didn't have the warmth/life/bounce to it that the best stuff on blaqkout did 8)
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Triple OG Rapsodie on November 29, 2009, 11:09:39 AM
like I said before, Madlib's tribute to dilla is way better than Blaqkout.
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Matty on November 29, 2009, 12:04:19 PM
like I said before, Madlib's tribute to dilla is way better than Blaqkout.

gonna check it out. probably not gonna be up my street as much as quik's sounds but the other madlib stuff i got is straight. and dilla 8)
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: CHUCK KNOXXX on November 29, 2009, 06:39:58 PM
i'll take fashawn's 'boy meets world' album over blaqout in terms of production, taking nuthing away from quik tho', i just enjoyed exiles production much more
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: G-Funk on November 29, 2009, 07:27:44 PM
Well. It's the west coast release I enjoyed more than the others.

I wanted to buy the CD first, but I instead listened to a leak of it and quickly put it on my iPod :laugh: then I bought myself a copy (I also embedded that into my iPod as well since it's quality was higher than the leak ;D)
I had that shit on repeat all day. After a few weeks it lost it's replay value. But I enjoyed it. 8)
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Matty on November 29, 2009, 07:54:05 PM
random but it makes great background music for playing mario kart 8)
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Blood$ on November 29, 2009, 08:05:47 PM
Well. It's the west coast release I enjoyed more than the others.

I wanted to buy the CD first, but I instead listened to a leak of it and quickly put it on my iPod :laugh: then I bought myself a copy (I also embedded that into my iPod as well since it's quality was higher than the leak ;D)
I had that shit on repeat all day. After a few weeks it lost it's replay value. But I enjoyed it. 8)

100% with this post, it's like you just took all of my thoughts lol

I still bump some of the album though from time to time, might even bang some of it later after I roll up... great album when blazed, especially with headphones on and you hear every aspect of the mixing/mastering  8)
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: Matty on November 29, 2009, 08:11:23 PM
there's a lot to appreciate. i'm gonna spark something and do a lil' review and give some insights 8)
Title: Re: Blaqkout is easily the best sounding release from the Westcoast in '09
Post by: DJ SUGAFREE QUIK on November 29, 2009, 08:40:28 PM
Very good album.  Only flaws in it were whatcha wan do original & remix songs & the unnecessary interlude at 12.