De La Soul Is Dead

De La Soul De La Soul Is Dead
stúdióalbum
Megjelent	1991. május 13.
Felvételek	1990-1991
Stílus	alternatív hiphop
Hossz	73:70
Kiadó	Tommy Boy Records Warner Bros. Records
Producer	De La Soul Prince Paul
Kritikák
AllMusic link Robert Christgau (***) link Rolling Stone link
De La Soul-kronológia
3 Feet High and Rising (1989) De La Soul Is Dead (1991) Buhloone Mindstate (1993)
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A De La Soul Is Dead a De La Soul hiphop-együttes 1991 május 13-án megjelent 2. stúdióalbuma, melynek producere Prince Paul volt. Az első stúdióalbum a 3 Feet High and Rising című első albumot a kritikusok kedvezően ihlették. A 2. album a 100 legjobb rap albumok listáján is szerepel. Többen úgy ítélik meg, hogy az egyik legjobb hiphopalbum a 90-es évekből. A Rolling Stone a 87. helyre sorolta az albumot, míg a Pitchork Media a 63. helyre.

Az albumról 3 kislemez jelent meg 7" 12" bakeliten, és Maxi CD-n.

Megjelenések

2LP Egyesült Államok TB 1029
CD Franciaország FNAC Music 662 111

1. Intro 2:14
2. Oodles Of O's 3:32
3. Talkin' Bout Hey Love 2:27
4. Pease Porridge 5:01
5. Skit 1 0:25
6. Johnny's Dead AKA Vincent Mason (Live From The BK Lounge) 1:56
7. A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" 4:02
8. WRMS' Dedication To The Bitty 0:46
9. Bitties In The BK Lounge 5:39
10. Skit 2 0:30
11. My Brother's A Basehead 4:20
12. Let, Let Me In 3:25
13. Afro Connections At A Hi 5 (In The Eyes Of The Hoodlum) 4:03
14. Rap De Rap Show 2:19
15. Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa 4:09
16. Who Do U Worship? 1:59
17. Skit 3 0:33
18. Kicked Out The House 1:55
19. Pass The Plugs 3:29
20. Not Over Till The Fat Lady Plays The Demo 1:29
21. Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) 5:05
22. WRMS: Cat's In Control 0:33
23. Skit 4 0:12
24. Shwingalokate 4:13
25. Fanatic Of The B Word 4:09
26. Keepin' The Faith 4:44
27. Skit 5 0:32

Zenei alapok

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Intro

• "Five Star Final" and "A Question of Honor" by Arthur Korb

Oodles of O's

• "Walking to War" by War
• "Diamonds on My Windshield" by Tom Waits
• "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band
• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown

Talkin' Bout Hey Love

• "The Easiest Way to Fall" by Freda Payne
• "Hey, Love" by Stevie Wonder
• "Les Oubliettes" by Serge Gainsbourg
• "Flamingo" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Pease Porridge

• "Black-Eyed Susan Brown" by Brother Bones
• "Pease Porridge Hot" and "Finger Fun" by Harrell & Sharron Lucky
• "Make It Funky" by James Brown

A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"

• "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)" by Instant Funk
• "Ebony Jam" by Tower of Power
• "Evil Vibrations" by Mighty Ryeders
• "Good Times" by Chic
• "Grease" by Frankie Valli
• "Light My Fire" by Young-Holt Unlimited

WRMS's Dedication to the Bitty

• "In All My Wildest Dreams" by Joe Sample
• "The Breakdown (Pt. II)" by Rufus Thomas

Bitties in the BK Lounge

• "No Frills" by Taana Gardner
• "Dancing Machine" by The Jackson 5
• "It's Your Thing" by Lou Donaldson

Skit 2

• "A Question of Honor" by Arthur Korb

My Brother's a Basehead

• "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
• "Touch Me" by The Doors
• "Hang on Sloopy" by The McCoys

Let, Let Me In

• "Twine Time" by Alvin Cash & the Crawlers
• "At My Front Door" by The El Dorados
• "Tramp" by Lowell Fulsom
• "I'll Be Doggone" by Instant Funk
• "A Question of Honor" by Arthur Korb
• "Quacking, Quaking, and Shaking It and That's No Faking It" from The Fat Albert Halloween Special

Afro Connections at a Hi 5 (In the Eyes of a Hoodlum)

• "A Question of Honor" by Arthur Korb
• "For Goodness Sakes, Look at Those Cakes" by James Brown
• "And That's Saying a Lot" by Chuck Jackson

Rap De Rap Show

• "If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It" by Kellee Patterson

Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa

• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
• "Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?" and "I'll Stay" by Funkadelic

Who Do U Worship?

• "Anyway" by Genesis
• "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed" by Thin Lizzy

Skit 3

• "A Question of Honor" by Arthur Korb

Pass the Plugs

• "Oops, Here I Go Again" by Edna Wright
• "Magic Mountain" by Eric Burdon & War
• "Flash Light" by Parliament

Not Over Till the Fat Lady Plays the Demo

• "En Melody" by Serge Gainsbourg
• "Mr. Cab Driver" by Lenny Kravitz

Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)

• "Beat" by Lou Johnson
• "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
• "Help Is on the Way" by The Whatnauts
• "Act Like You Know" by Fat Larry's Band

WRMS: Cat's in Control

• "In All My Wildest Dreams" by Joe Sample

Skit 4

• "A Question of Honor" by Arthur Korb

Shwingalokate

• "Mr. Groove" by One Way
• "Placebo Syndrome" and "Flash Light" by Parliament

Fanatic of the B-Word

• "That's No Lie" by White Lightning
• "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey

Keepin' the Faith

• "Sign of the Times" by Bob James
• "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith
• "Just a Touch of Love" by Slave
• "The Champ" by The Mohawks
• "Could You Be Loved" by Bob Marley & the Wailers
• "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed" by Thin Lizzy
• "Nice and Easy" by Susan Cadogan

Skit 5

• "A Question of Honor" by Arthur Korb