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jackhammer · 11-19-2008, 05:15 PM

Fat Freddy's Drop - Based On A True Story (2005)

There are many albums that intrigue, educate, enthrall, enrage, envelope, delight and perplex me. Very few albums elicit passion in me. A bass heavy, sensual mix of Dub, Reggae, Funk and sweet Soul alters my perception and appreciation of music.

BOATS is a mish mash of well established musical styles. It riffs on the smooth electro sounds of 80's soul. It incorporates gentle rocksteady reggae riffs. It layers jazz/funk horns all over it's compositions like icing on a cake. It is everything that screams of safety nets, a lack of originality and musical safety.

It is also an album that begs to be played with the lights down low. A faint aroma of the sweetest alcohol and gently burning candles. It's purpose is not to impress. It's purpose is to ingratiate itself into the ambience. Put simply: this album is sex on a stick.

11-19-2008, 05:15 PM	#72 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Fat Freddy's Drop - Based On A True Story (2005) There are many albums that intrigue, educate, enthrall, enrage, envelope, delight and perplex me. Very few albums elicit passion in me. A bass heavy, sensual mix of Dub, Reggae, Funk and sweet Soul alters my perception and appreciation of music. BOATS is a mish mash of well established musical styles. It riffs on the smooth electro sounds of 80's soul. It incorporates gentle rocksteady reggae riffs. It layers jazz/funk horns all over it's compositions like icing on a cake. It is everything that screams of safety nets, a lack of originality and musical safety. It is also an album that begs to be played with the lights down low. A faint aroma of the sweetest alcohol and gently burning candles. It's purpose is not to impress. It's purpose is to ingratiate itself into the ambience. Put simply: this album is sex on a stick. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”