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jackhammer · 02-03-2009, 01:25 PM

For Meph1986:

Time Machine - Slow To Roll (2004)

There was a time when Hip Hop was fun AND informative. Labels such as Tommy Boy and later; Def Jam gave us bands such as Run D.M.C, Afrika Bambaataa and Stetasonic. The along came Public Enemy and the landscape changed. It became angry and lost a little of the fun. Now this wasn't initially a bad thing. PE are a phenomenal band but them and bands such as NWA set a tone and style that eventually turned commercial Hip Hop into the 'Gangsta' (c) crap that has been everywhere for the last 10 years.

This is not to say that all hip hop has suddenly turned against it's original principles and many, many great artists have still been pumping out great sounds such as A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Jedi Mind Tricks, Deltron 3030 and MF Doom.

Time Machine are not quite on a par with those luminaries but it again demonstrates that with a little digging, you can still find great Hip Hop. Time Machines beats definitely pay reverence to the 80's sound of big beats and lyrically it's all word play and not gun play.

On the downside, there are not many truly standout tracks but as a whole it's a damn good album and would be a classic driving album. Some folks may find it a little bland and flat but because of the old school sound weaving in and out of the album it marks this as a winner. 8.5/10

02-03-2009, 01:25 PM	#104 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	For Meph1986: Time Machine - Slow To Roll (2004) There was a time when Hip Hop was fun AND informative. Labels such as Tommy Boy and later; Def Jam gave us bands such as Run D.M.C, Afrika Bambaataa and Stetasonic. The along came Public Enemy and the landscape changed. It became angry and lost a little of the fun. Now this wasn't initially a bad thing. PE are a phenomenal band but them and bands such as NWA set a tone and style that eventually turned commercial Hip Hop into the 'Gangsta' (c) crap that has been everywhere for the last 10 years. This is not to say that all hip hop has suddenly turned against it's original principles and many, many great artists have still been pumping out great sounds such as A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Jedi Mind Tricks, Deltron 3030 and MF Doom. Time Machine are not quite on a par with those luminaries but it again demonstrates that with a little digging, you can still find great Hip Hop. Time Machines beats definitely pay reverence to the 80's sound of big beats and lyrically it's all word play and not gun play. On the downside, there are not many truly standout tracks but as a whole it's a damn good album and would be a classic driving album. Some folks may find it a little bland and flat but because of the old school sound weaving in and out of the album it marks this as a winner. 8.5/10 __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”