Hoodlum Rock Vol. 1

El Pus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 27, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: MELISMA
• Run Time: 34 minutes
• ASIN: B0007LLPYW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #301,476 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Hoodlum Rock Vol. 1 by El Pus

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music, great lyrics, great everything, March 19, 2005

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Teacher (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hoodlum Rock Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

El Pus is now one of my favorite new bands. Every one of their songs are different, in stlye and rhythm, which is really important to me in music. I love the rap-rock thing theyre doing. Its sort of like N.E.R.D. but with alot more rock elements thrown in. In my opinion, El Pus is a lot better than N.E.R.D. Their record company even offered them a chance to work with the Neptunes but they turned it down because they said all of the netunes stuff sounded the same. This is a pioneering band. If you like punk, rap, or rock, pick this up. You won't regret it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AllMusicGuide.Com Review, March 11, 2005

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David Jeffries (AllMusic Guide.com) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hoodlum Rock Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

There's a lot of crunk slang and Southern-fried spirit on El Pus' debut, but these rappers rock like Atlanta is the new Los Angeles. With its lyrics about tricked-out bikes, crunk partying, and an OutKast-ish techno-psychedelic-booty-funk stance, Hoodlum Rock, Vol. 1 has true Southern street cred. Put a beatbox and turntable behind these rhymes and you might think Big Boi and Dré are reminiscing about their teen years, but add the power chords and crystal-clean production and you're talking L.A. smart goofiness like Sugar Ray with more of an edge, Fishbone when they really brought the funk, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers with a little less bravado but the same ambition. What keeps El Pus from being an overly thought-out and merely clever combination of these influences are rappers/multi-instrumentalists/founding members Cufi and Cosmo. The duo can mispronounce and twist words like "Marlboro" and "Mozart" to their advantage, their songwriting is genuine and on point, and their cool delivery is charismatic as they come. The band responds perfectly, chugging ahead like a rock & roll train but able to turn on a dime and wring every last drop of funk out of the slow burners. Virgin chose "Suburb Thuggin'" as the kickoff single, and while the kids down at the skate park and anyone who ever pumped a fist in the air are going to be feeling it, the track doesn't represent how unique El Pus can kick it. "Thing Thing" is a classic "do what'cha like" number with both hippie and hardcore baller appeal, "Girl" is a micro-techno meeting of Bootsy Collins and Adam Sandler with a heartache, and "Days of the BKs" is a reflective, cheeba-puffing masterpiece. Bummer that there's only 35 minutes of the quirky and delicious pop-metal-rap with a poet's heart - and that's including the hidden track - but at least Hoodlum Rock, Vol. 1 is as fat free in its entirety as Cufi and Cosmo are with their songwriting. A kick-ass, concise debut and one of the most accomplished marriages of rock and rap ever.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Atlanta produces another hot act, March 6, 2005

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EBrew Aquaman (Straight Outta Cali) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hoodlum Rock Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

I picked this CD up after reading it was part Hip Hop and part Rock. I must say I really like it. The lyrics are very good, and flow nicely. The music complements the lyrics wonderfully. Happy I bought it.