Light Poles and Pine Trees [CLEAN]

Field Mob

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 2006)
• Original Release Date: June 20, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Clean
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B000FBFT7I
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,045 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

XXL Magazine, July 2006 (Mark Allwood)
"Mob's request for respect is not lost as they make a smooth transition from ashy to classy, to Classic"

Product Description
Remember when Hip-Hop fans actually wrote down the words to their favorite songs and memorized them. Today, it’s hard to find MCs who make you think, and critics are quick to condemn Southern rappers as the worst offenders of all. Enter Field Mob and their third album, Light Poles and Pine Trees. The pioneers of the country boy movement waste no time delivering lyrics destined to switch up the game. Respect ‘em because you can’t check ‘em. Painting vivid pictures powered by their colorful, down-home perspective, Field Mob’s rhymes stand out.

That’s what Ludacris thought when he signed them to his Disturbing Tha Peace/Geffen Records imprint. Being an artist first, and arguably one of the greatest rappers of all time, Ludacris saw untapped potential. DTP is a whole ‘nother chapter in Field Mob’s career. After bad deals and botched promotion, Smoke (Darion Crawford) and Shawn Jay (Shawn Johnson) are finally getting the look they deserve. After all, the Albany, Georgia natives have always thought the third time would be the charm. Now they’re banking on it with the release of their 3rd CD, Light Poles and Pine Trees. Featuring sure-fire hits, all-star collaborations and too-true lyrics, the group’s release illustrates why Field Mob are credited with jumpstarting the current Southern Hip-Hop explosion. Look no further than Luda, Ciara, Bun B, Bone Crusher, Bobby V. and Jazze Pha for just a few of the heavyweights cosigning for the rappers formerly known as Boondox and Kalage.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Beneath The Field Mob Standard {3 Stars}, June 25, 2006

By	Norfeest "Yes Yes Y'all" (Washington DC USA) - See all my reviews

Before you click "no", hear me out.

If you love the southern sound and can't get enough of it, then you probably think this is a 5 star album.

If you can't stand the southern sound and simply can't take anymore of it, then you probably think this is a 1 star album.

I stand in between the two sides and this is just a 3 star album to me. This is coming from someone that owns all three of their albums (I loved their first album). As far as content goes, this album is a step backward from their last album (From The Roota To The Toota). While they had a nice blend of uplifitng and typical southern songs, this album is more typical than anything else. Are there good songs on this album? Definitely. Are the beats tight? Yes they are. What I'm saying is, the little bit of substance they exhibited on their second album has all but disappeared. There are some good tracks to be found though. I can't get enough of "So What" and "At The Park" because of the feel good party vibes I get from them. "Area Code 229", though somewhat silly, is still catchy. "Blacker The Berry" shows what Field Mob is capable of when they actually put some effort into what they do.

The problem with this album is the amount of generic content. Tracks like "Baby Bend Over", "Eat 'Em Up, Beat 'Em Up", and "My Wheels" (despite decent production) are the most unoriginal and lazy songs I've heard in a while (I can only take so much babbling about ridin' rims and gettin' laid). I firmly believe that this kind of stuff is beneath them. Just check out the awful "Pistol Grip". It's a perfect example of what I'm getting at.

Light Poles & Pine Trees is a solid album to me. I still believe that Shawn Jay and Smoke have very unique and original flows, and when they get good topics and good production, that's when they REALLY shine. They trip up when they lower themselves to do generic tracks dedicated to rims and gettin' head. I think Field Mob can do SO MUCH BETTER and this stuff their putting out is below them. It's kind of like when you see a prospect that you know can become an elite player, but they don't realize their potential yet, so they settle for being good instead of great. I hear two exceptional rappers doing below average songs because they don't seem to realize that they're as good as they really are. Maybe I'm expecting too much from them. Like I said before, how you percieve this album depends on how you view southern rap. Some love it, some hate it. I don't belong to either extreme, I just like it. You probably will too, but if you don't think they can do better, you may be kidding yourself.

Standout Tracks: Sorry Baby, Blacker The Berry (My Favorite), So What feat. Ciara, 1 2 3, At The Park, and Georgia feat. Ludacris & Jamie Foxx

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WoRTH GeTTiN', July 24, 2006

By	O-R-R-3-$-T-3-D "WeN I CuM THRu, EVeRTiN' GoN... (MiAMi, FL) - See all my reviews

LuViN' Da CD.

O.B. ToP PiKZ:

1,2,3
My WheELZ
So WhAT
BaBy BeND OvA
SMiLiN'
BLaCkER Da BeRRy
I HaTe Ya
EEU, BEM
PiSToL GRiP
SrRy BaBy
It'S OvA
GeORGiA

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best CD of 2006 so far, June 22, 2006

By	Sir Silus Duvall (Cali) - See all my reviews

Even though a lot of of people are going to hate on me for this I don't care, Field Mob's album is better than T.I's King. As a matter of fact 10 times over. Every track is likeable, the only thing I would change is the whispering on Baby Bend Over. Their wordplay is superb and everbody who is sick of that repetitive bullsh** current rappers are saying. All those gotta-be-hard-at-all-costs-but-forgot-I-wasn't-bulletproof rappers ain't got nothing on Field Mob. They spit real [...].