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Look Mom No Hands

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I'm a huge Cannibal Ox fan, and I definitely felt that Vast was one of the strongest, only rivaled by Murs in my opinion, emcees at Defjux. I've seen him live twice and he's a tight performer. But this album is really bad, especially if you had high expectations from a rapper who rightfully instills such in his fans. I don't know what went wrong with the making of this solo album. Vast doesn't seem to be talking about anything except battling for 9/10 of the album. Vast's flow is still tight but his delivery seems lacking any feeling but bitterness that he's doing a solo effort instead of another Canox album. Weak tracks that seem thrown together in no particular order over mediocre production with little to no content earns this a 2 star deal. If you're a true Canox fan then I would still get this album, there are a few tracks and lines in it that are worth knowing if you want to see all he can offer.

The day "The Cold Vein" seeped into my memory was a glorious day. I am not sure a hip-hop album had ever struck me so immediately, and the brunt of this blow came from one Vast Aire.

I bought this album the day it came out, and to this day I give it the benefit of the doubt every now and again, but to no avail. This is simply a poor album from an exceptional artist.

At the time of its release, the scary possibility was that Vast was not consistently as wicked as he was on the landmark Def Jux release with Vordul Mega. At the time of this review, Vast has once again impressed (though certainly not nearly to the level of the immaculate Vein), with his Mighty-Mi collambo, "The Best Damn Rap Show".

I'm going to go a step further than the other reviewer here who said if you're a serious Can-O fan, then you should still pick up this album. Why? As of yet, I have not once listened to this album for the pleasure of it, simply to try to get into it. Though a few beats are decent, the flow is choppy and uninspired, the lyrics are overly-simplistic in both pattern and word choice, and Vast fails to match the ferociously apocalyptic delivery of his Cold Vein performance.

Mega? Vast? What's the deal! Can we get some "knock em' out the Ox"!?

I loved Cannibal Ox. ITs one of my favorite albums. But this album just sucked, Sorry Vast... I bought it, I was hopin for greatness but it wasn't there. To be honest it sounds like the whole album was freestyled (poorly).

Vast Aire has a different style then most other MCs out today. And the way that he flows combined with the beats makes this a great album. Songs like "Zenith" w/ Blueprint and "Posse Slash" w/ Karniege, Breez Evahflowin, Poison Pen & Aesop Rock really make this a one of a kind album. Other artists include S.A. Smash, MF Doom, Sadat X, Breezely Brewin, and Vordul of Cannibal Ox. Production wise this CD falls a little short in some songs, BUT the other songs make up for the weaker ones trust me. This CD probably has about 3 weak songs, the rest are all excellent and replayable. Overall I am glad I picked up this CD and it is recommended to people who like Def. Jux, Weathermen, or any earlier Eastern Conference releases.

It's wierd how everyone seems to be lovin this record. On the real, I didn't know Vast could come this terrible. I didn't think it was possible. This ain't the Vast we all know and love. I mean--catchy hooks? Vast tryin to lay catchy hooks on us? C'mon man. . . c'mon dog. . . what is this shh

This is a great solo effort from Vast Aire of cannibal ox. his flow is very distinct, however, alot of people don't like monotone rappers. But if your a fan of cannibal ox buy this. there are no tracks produced by el-p, but the beats are similar contributed from the likes of blueprint, rjd2, camutao, madlib gets a couple of tracks, as well as vast himself. I believe aesop rock produces one too. If your familiar with the artists listed above then you know what your in for. Yes, it's that good.

first off let me start by saying that cold vein eas one of the most important Hiphop releases of this century El-ps sci fi beats
combined with vast aires gritty abstract poetry made for an album that will be rememberd for years to come. When i got this album I had high expectations for Vast I was looking forward to hearing some ill beats and maybe some more of his amazing poetic skills that he had displayed previously on The Cold Vein hey it even had a track produced by Madlib but appearances can be very deceiving. Vast spits some pretty weak lines on this release its almost like he regressed after his last album lyricly the beautiful poetic lines that we all loved from the cold vein have been replaced with filler lines and words that are there just to finish the song. The music doesnt help things either this style doesnt match vasts rhyme flow and even though the sounds are varied throughout the CD the production is boring and feels rushed I can understand a few weak tracks but this kind of lyrical and musical garbage is UNFATHOMABLE.

This album is a good showing from one of the most creative MC's to date. Conspiracies soar about another Cannibal Ox album but I would like to see a solo album from Can Ox #2 Vordul. Standout track is #2. Lots of filler on this album.

With a couple of El-P tracks this would be a 5 star album. The SA Smash guest spot is typically brainless primordial but Vast still kills the track. I didn't mind the hooks since half of them still remained in Vast's abstract non-sequitir world. Production is tight all around and it was good to hear VA and Vordul on a song again. Can't wait for the next Can Ox, but this makes things easier.

With more listens, this CD reeps greater rewards. While this is released on the Chocolate Industries label - it's got Definitive Jux written all over it. Like someone said earlier, there is no El-P production on here, but there a few songs that defintally sound like it, like "Whysdaskyblue" and "Lifes Ill PT2" will make you be flipping through the credits making sure it's not el-p production.

The stand out track on here is the NASA produced track called "Candid Cam" - an explosive intense track, with some nice rhymes and a nice chorus droped into the mix. "Look Mom No Hands" and "9 Lashes" are the runner up's - with insane punchlines and top-notch production.

"Elixir" is the funk-driven beat with a party-feel like lyrics. Another great track.
"KRS-Lightly" starts off sounding like "Stunt 101" from G-Unit. Beatwise, it's dope.. lyrical wise, its onpar.
"Could You Be" is the old early-90's dance style drums. A cool song.

Aesop Rock makes "Posse Slash" which otherwise wouldv'e been a bland song. The beat is alittle to looped and the rappers are (besides aesop) are boring.

Everything else takes time to grow on you, the tracks I mentioned are instant appealers. Defintally a good CD. Vast holds his own!