I personally would suggest Overcast, but that album is not for everyone. Sevens Travels seems to be the most common atmosphere favorite by people who have heard all their albums, so I would suggest that one. I do not think there is an album by them that I would really consider crap though(Even though I think negatively of God Loves Ugly, I still think it has some decent songs), so you can not really go wrong with them.


One thing I really dig about Atmosphere is the way they are evolving. Most hip hop acts evolve, and in my opinion it is usually in an undesirable way. Atmosphere may not move in the direction I would always wish them to go, but with each album they make, comes a more matured sound.

Their most recent album really shows this. Many long term fans don't dig it as much as prior works, but I think it is amongst the best, if not the best, post spawn album. The beats are far more melodic and complex than ever before. I have always thought prior albums to possess at least a few filler songs, but not here. Slug has taken a step up in his story telling style of rapping, producing maybe not what I would consider the greatest album in the history of Atmosphere, but the most solid without a doubt.
(Most recent being when life hands you lemons btw)

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It annoys me that people don't like this album. But I really think that it's mostly just a victim of it's popularity. They're technically an undergound hip-hop group, and underground hip-hop fans are fickle.

Sevens Travels is my favorite album by far, I couldn't really get into much of their other stuff. I'm gonna check out Lucy Ford.

People who listen to underground hip-hop just because it is underground are douche bags. Good hip hop, is good hip hop. Much of it just happens to be underground.

Very interesting- Seven's Travels, as a whole, has never resonated as strong with me. My favorite album is probably different every time I post it, but I can't say 7'sT has ever stood atop my list at any point.

Honestly 333, I think you really have to listen to all the albums to get the whole feel- each album seems a little different, and it's a very diverse discography. Ant's beats evolve to some different level on each album- from mellow, to heavy base, to piano based, and so on and so forth. If you've heard God Love's Ugly then I think next you have to pick up Lucy Ford.

EDIT: Temporarily celebrating another meaningless milestone. 400th post! I love whole numbers.

They're all downhill from here. I didn't do anything for my 500th post, and barely even remember my 600th.

I started off with Lucy Ford, which for some reason gave me a great start. I don't know why exactly but I think familiarity to an album has a lot to do with how much I like the album later on. Lucy Ford stands out from any of his other albums because it's where I started with Atmosphere. However, they do all have their unique touches and they're all great.

Haha, I guess I've hit my peak.

By the way, I found a rapidshare account with every Sad Clown EP (even the hard to find early drops), 6 original Headshots tapes (which Headshots: Se7en pulled from), The Dynospectrum, rare releases (Sean Likes Ugly Girls discs 1-5), and more. Let me know if you're interested.

^Included in that mess is at least 3 of the BEST Atmosphere tracks that most people don't know of or have never heard: "God's Bathroom Floor", "Body Pillow", and "The River" (!!!).

very interested!

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