Broadway & 52nd [Import]

Us3 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 1997)
• Original Release Date: April 8, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B000005GY8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,280 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #57 in Music > Indie Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > East Coast
  • #86 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Acid Jazz

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Come On Everybody (Get Down)

3. Caught Up In A Struggle

4. True To The Game

5. Snakes

6. I'm Thinking About Your Body

7. Grand Groove

8. Nowadays

9. Sheep

10. Doin' A Crime

11. Recognise And Realise

12. Time And Space

13. Soul Brother

14. Hymn For Her

Editorial Reviews

U.K. edition of the new album -- same music asthe U.S., but available 6 weeks earlier. 14 tracks, includ-ing the single 'Come On Everybody (Get Down)'. Other 13:'Intro', 'Caught Up In A Struggle', 'True To The Game','Snakes', 'I'm Thinking About Your Body', 'Grand Groove','Nowadays', 'Sheep', 'Doin' A Crime', 'Recognise AndRealise', 'Time And Space', 'Soul Brother' and 'Hymn ForHer'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Groove, March 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Broadway & 52nd (Audio CD)

This album takes a bit more listening in than their previous album, but once you've done that you will find that it pays off! US3 go deeper and dare experiment more on Broadway & 52nd - both in lyrics and music, and I think this is to the benefit of us all. There are less Jamaican influences on this album and more simplistic jazz grooves. This album is one of my absolute favourites and I dare you all to keep still while listening to it. Just listen to the wonderful groove of "Caught up in a Struggle" and "Grand Groove" and the great simplicity of "Snakes", and you will know what I mean.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars US3 is a jazzy-hiphop mix that grooves, October 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Broadway & 52nd (Audio CD)

Although broadway and 52nd is more hiphop/rap like than hand on the torch, it still has that great jazzy undertone. US3 is origional and plays a great groove. Over all, a pretty good album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funky Hip Hip & Cool Jazz = Acid Jazz, June 27, 2004

By 

loushouse (Charlotte NC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Broadway & 52nd (Audio CD)

Broadway & 52nd is much better than US3's debut Hand on The torch. Their debut CD got more radio/video play than Broadway & 52nd due to the middle of the road pop appeal of Cantaloop (flip Fantasia). Not a traditional pop song but a very creative twist on jazz. Cantaloop introduce Acid Jazz To the main stream - but it never really caught on, here in the states. Broadway & 52nd takes it to the next level and kicks it up a few notches. Intelligent Hip Hop(rap)Dominates most of the CD, and I would not recommend if your not into Hip Hop. I happend to love jazz and Hip Hop as well so the union of the two is fantasic. But I would recommend if you like cool music to chill out to. That's not your traditional elevator music or the stuff you here on the radio over and over again. This CD is Jazzy, Funky with a lot to Rap about and I like it alot. This CD Had the number one spot in my CD Player for 3 months and was played almost every day. Considering I purchase and listen to Plenty of music, 3 months is a long time. There have only been three other CD's that I played daily for that long or longer, and they are, Lauryn Hill's - The Mis-Education Of Lauryn Hill - Erykah Badu's - Live CD - and Guru's Jazzmatazz A new reality. And if you love any of those 3 CD's then you will definately at least LIKE Broadway & 52nd. Caught up in the struggle and True to the game are my favorites and should of been released as singles. Over all I like US3 and have just purchased their 3rd CD - An ordinary day in an unusual place(import), I hope I like as much as this one.