Dr. Dooom, Vol. 2 [Vinyl]

Dr Dooom (Artist) | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (September 23, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Threshold Recordings
• ASIN: B001EOQV9A
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #416,995 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

New album from one of KOOL KEITH's numerous personas, DR DOOOM. Produced by KEITH's longtime associate KUTMASTA KURT who has also produced or remixed for BEASTIE BOYS, LINKIN PARK, DILATED PEOPLES, BLACKALICIOUS and many more. Guest appearances from MOTION MAN, FATHED and DENIS DEFT --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget Octagon, Dooom is Back, September 25, 2008

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Dan Grobar "John Cable" (Marquette, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dr. Dooom 2 (Audio CD)

First, a little background: Like many people, I was disappointed with The Return of Dr. Octagon, the long-awaited sequel to Kool Keith's highly acclaimed solo debut as Dr. Octagon, the evil "Octagonecologyst". It seemed disjointed, with weird lyrics that didn't appear to have anything to do with the character, as well as a low proportion of real songs to throwaway tracks. Come to find out recently, The Return was cobbled together by an unscrupulous label out of some random old, unused tracks Keith had turned in to fulfill his contract after the original attempt to make the album fell apart. The last contact he'd had with them was in 2004 or something like that, and (according to an interview I read) Keith had no idea of the album's existence until it magically appeared in 2006.

Apparently the most logical thing to do was to bring back Dr. Dooom, who killed Dr. Octagon at the start of the 1999 album First Come, First Served, and have him kill Octagon again. He does just that on the lead single "RIP Dr. Octagon", and indeed the rest of that song's lyrics are based around the debacle of Octagon's supposed "Return". It's a symbolic gesture that will probably miss a lot of the people turned off by The Return, but the message is clear.

As for the actual content of Dr. Dooom 2? Fantastic. Longtime collaborator, and producer of the first Dr. Dooom album, DJ Kutmasta Kurt is back again with his inimitable beats. The beats are totally original--instead of sampling existing songs and laying a beat over them, or really building around samples in any way at all, he creates fresh melodies and beats out of individual sounds (technically samples, but you know). As with the original Dooom, the beats are varied between orchestral sounds ("Step-N-Fetchers", "Run for Your Life"), menacing horns ("Take That Ride", "The Countdown"), and deceptively laid-back sounds that still pack a punch ("I Followed You", "Surgery").

As for the actual rapping, listening to this CD should make Kool Keith fans remember what makes him great. The overall pace is slower than its predecessor, which threw me off originally, but I quickly realized that this was a more focused and precise effort. As usual, the lyrics are the real treat here. The Dr. Dooom persona is in full force with songs about gruesome murder, insane and hilarious dissing, and gross women. My personal favorites are "Surgery", a good old duet with Motion Man that warns "You can look, act like but can't hold our jocks up," and the awesome "Step-N-Fetchers" which sets its sights squarely on today's mainstream rap scene with some hilarious burns on popular rappers that you might recognize.

I can't recommend this CD highly enough. The only problem with it is that after you hear Dr. Dooom 2, very few rap albums in 2008 are likely to measure up. This is the real deal.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OMFG, October 3, 2008

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Jason Harrington "Trucker Hater Magazine" (Little Rock, AR) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dr. Dooom 2 (Audio CD)

I have probably more than 20 Kool Keith albums, and the original Dr Dooom is one of my top 10 favorite albums of all time by any artist in any genre. I'm saying this so that you understand when I say that Dr Dooom 2 is even better than the original. The hooks are ruthless, the analog synthesizers are fighting with the samplers, the verses are angry...

The strait up raw uncut...!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE GOD OF RAP!$!$!$!$, October 20, 2008

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SOUTH PHILLY DOOM - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dr. Dooom 2 (Audio CD)

THE DOC IS BACK!!!! I WAITED FOR THIS IT SEEMS LIKE FOR A LONG TIME AND IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT. DR DOOM AKA KOOL KEITH IS STILL THE MOST EXPLOSIVE MC ON THE PLANET ESPECIALLY WHEN HE TEAMS UP WITH KURT. THE WHOLE ALBUM IS CLASSIC KEITH AS HE GOES IN AND OUT WITH HIS FLOWS TALKIN ABOUT A LOT OF CATS WHO STILL JUST DON'T GET IT. IF YOU THINK YOUR DOWN WITH "REAL" HIP-HOP THIS IS AS REAL AS IT GETS. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ALBUM FROM KEITH COMING OUT IN DECEMBER UNDER THE NAME TASHANN DORRSETT PEACE!!!!