De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate (Vinyl)
Previous albums, 3 Feet High & Rising and De La Soul is Dead are both sprawling masterpieces containing dozens of tracks and dotted with skits. There was a sense that the group was overflowing with ideas and were trying as much as they could.
Comparatively, Buhloone is a lean and mean affair, clocking in at a little over 48 minutes and sporting a stronger sense of purpose. There are also fewer skits, and with fewer skits comes less humor. However, you do get Prince Paul and Dove leaving funny messages on Pos’ answering machine and a brief appearance by Japanese emcees Scha Dara Parr.
All that said, just because an album isn’t “happy,” doesn’t mean it isn’t great, and Buhloone Mindstate truthfully ranks in the top three of De La Soul’s albums and is still underappreciated by far too many.
Vinyl, LP, Reissue
Tracklist:
A1 Eye Patch 2:27
A2 En Focus 3:15
A3 Patti Dooke 5:54
A4 I Be Blowin' 4:58
A5 Ego Trippin' (Part Two) 3:52
B1 3 Days Later 2:39
B2 Area 3:31
B3 I Am I Be 5:03
B4 In The Woods 4:03
B5 Breakadawn 4:15
B6 Stone Age 4:13
Previous albums, 3 Feet High & Rising and De La Soul is Dead are both sprawling masterpieces containing dozens of tracks and dotted with skits. There was a sense that the group was overflowing with ideas and were trying as much as they could.
Comparatively, Buhloone is a lean and mean affair, clocking in at a little over 48 minutes and sporting a stronger sense of purpose. There are also fewer skits, and with fewer skits comes less humor. However, you do get Prince Paul and Dove leaving funny messages on Pos’ answering machine and a brief appearance by Japanese emcees Scha Dara Parr.
All that said, just because an album isn’t “happy,” doesn’t mean it isn’t great, and Buhloone Mindstate truthfully ranks in the top three of De La Soul’s albums and is still underappreciated by far too many.
Vinyl, LP, Reissue
Tracklist:
A1 Eye Patch 2:27
A2 En Focus 3:15
A3 Patti Dooke 5:54
A4 I Be Blowin' 4:58
A5 Ego Trippin' (Part Two) 3:52
B1 3 Days Later 2:39
B2 Area 3:31
B3 I Am I Be 5:03
B4 In The Woods 4:03
B5 Breakadawn 4:15
B6 Stone Age 4:13
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