2001 (instrumental)

Dr. Dre | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 28, 1999)
• Original Release Date: December 28, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Interscope Records
• ASIN: B00003TFTG
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,534 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceeds Original, April 24, 2004

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Khamhal - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2001 (instrumental) (Audio CD)

Honestly this CD does exceed the original Chronic 2001 and even though I own both, if you were to choose one, I would go for the instrumental version. The reason is that when you listen to it without the raps added you catch on to elements of the production that you may have missed in the original track. You start to realize that it isn't simply just a rhythm to back the lyrics, like the a lot of hip-hop production, but a musical masterpiece like no other. You can even hear all the vocal samples and there's a lot more to every beat than a simple sample looped repeatedly. The sequencing of the instruments is phenomenal and in my opinion is the most afluently produced hip-hop album of the 90's. The CD can also serve as either something to listen to for pleasure or a freestyling tool.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best beats for you to enjoy or/and to rap to, October 16, 2001

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Andre Carter (Cali) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2001 (instrumental) (Audio CD)

2001's beats are off the hook. Xplosive, Still Dre, Next Episode, The Watcher all have great beats. But, nothing tops the beat for Big Ego's. That beat is the tightest most modern gansta thang I have ever heard!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Instrumentals that give music new life, May 13, 2007

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ctrx ('bout to show you how the EAST COAST rocks...) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2001 (instrumental) (Audio CD)

Dr. Dre's 2001 is an incredible album of west coast gangsta rap, some of the finest of the last decade, and if you're reading this review then you probably know that by now. Having loved that album for a long time, I bought this instrumentals disc because I thought it would be useful sometime, and it was. But I started just listening to the album from time to time, and I began to appreciate the music on a whole other level. The dense instrumentation of "2001" and the sheer musicality is hard to appreciate otherwise. I started listening to the instrumentals album in the car and just on my own, and I really liked it a lot. I heard some loops and some pieces of the songs that I had never heard before, and Dre's creative song structuring is made apparent. He's not only a good producer, he's actually a very intelligent musician as well. This stuff is also great background music if you're making a video or project. It doesn't grow boring or too repetitive like a lot of instrumentals can. You wouldn't really listen to this instead of listening to the actual album, but this can make for some fun and interesting listens, and can come in handy for a lot of uses. One of the finest instrumental albums that's widely available, highly recommended.