No Man's Land

Souls Of Mischief | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jive
• ASIN: B000000526
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,105 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SOM proves they are FRESHDOPEDOPE, November 20, 2003

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SmokaJ (TORONTO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Man's Land (Audio CD)

People and critics too often tend to judge sophomore albums in comparison to their first releases. This is simply an unfair and ignorant approach. Each album should be judged for what it is...an album, reflecting the artist(s) at that time.

Cast in the shadow of a groundbreaking debut LP; No Man's Land, Souls of Mischief's (A-Plus, Opio, Phesto & Tajai) sophomore LP is everything a follow-up album should be. It's creative, lyrically brilliant and the beats are incredible. Most importantly, SOM didn't try to fashion "No Man's Land" after the much celebrated "93 'til Infinity." 2 years later ('95), SOM has matured and marinated in supreme success of their debut, and they've shown that they've improved themselves.

The vibe of this album as a whole is much darker and serious than "93", while SOM still manages to stun everyone with their creativity and talent. They get even more props on the fact that they've managed to do it a second time. Every track is sick, and if you don't feel it at first, it grows on you in no time.
As an entire album, it's not as good as "93", but this LP does contain my three favorite Souls tracks ever:
"Ya Don't Stop" (track #11), amazing beat and rediculous rhyming. This track is "No Man's Land"'s "93 'til Infinity" (single) equivalent.
"Freshdopedope" (#5), one of the best dark beats I've ever heard. The dirty rhymes over the beat is hypnotic.
"Time's Ain't Fair" (#16), my favorite SOM track. A feel good track...just listen.

Production is kept in the family, with A-Plus and Opio taking most of the credit. Other producers include, Del, Jay-Biz, Toure, Casual & Snupe of Extra Prolific. Guest Appearances by Del, Pep Love and Snupe.

Bottom Line: Mad props to SOM, they've done it again. If you've heard bad things - don't believe the ignorant, this album is amazing. 4.5 stars. Peace.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Effort, July 23, 2001

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david summers (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Man's Land (Audio CD)

I admit this album grew on me. It wasn't my favourite at first, because it isn't as likable right off the bat as say "93 til infinity". However those who choose to front on this album are missing out on a souls crew that has matured and changed since 1993.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a great follow up, but still has it's moments, March 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: No Man's Land (Audio CD)

When I first heard this album, I was somewhat dissapointed, because their debut and all other Hiero affiliated releases up until now were great. After a few listens however, I found that this album wasn't as bad as I thought (or as bad as numerous critics say). It does have low points: numerous songs containing unspectacular rhymes, as well as occasionally rhyming about drugs and guns (subjects which Hiero used to leave alone) and some songs could have benefieted from better production. On the other hand, it has high points as well. Production and rhymes compliment each other on such tracks as the breezy "Times Ain't Fair", the freestyle-o-rama "Freshdope", the hard edged feel "Come Anew" and "Bumps**t", or the syrupy ( but maybe too R&B-ish for some) "Ya Don't Stop". All in all, this album may not be as hot as their debut, but it's still a good listen. In fact when compared to many junky hip-hop albums that are released nowadays, Souls Of Mischief are ahead of their competators.