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4.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing CD., February 15, 2006
This review is from: Rising Tied (Clean) (Audio CD)
Mike Shinoda is really impressive in his first solo album. Remember the Name is a great song, very catchy. This CD though, as good as it is, is annoying at times. It seems like 13 or 14 of these songs are about how everyone was dissing him, saying he couldn't make it, or whatever. Ok, Mike, you did it! Good work. Now shut up about how everybody in the world wrote you off and told you that you couldn't rap.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
I've heard of one hit wonders, but this whole CD is a one hit wonder., June 22, 2011
This review is from: Rising Tied (Clean) (Audio CD)
So let me explain a bit. Fort Minor is a spin off of Linkin Park. The bassist can rap so while Linkin Park wasn't doing a whole lot, this is what happened. And its pretty darn good.
1. Introduction N/A
2. Remember The Name: 5/5 I'm sure you've heard it by now, its a fantastic song with a great original chorus.
3. Right Now: 4/5 This is just a flat out solid song. Nothing really great about it, but nothing bad about it. Its one you'll listen to a few times, but not one you'll listen to on a regular basis.
4. Petrified: 3/5 I'm not a big fan. The hook is lame. The beat is lazy. Just not a great song.
5. Feel Like Home: 5/5 One of the better songs on the album without a doubt. The hook is great and the beat is awesome.
6. Where'd You Go: 5/5 This is one that should of and probably was played on the radio like crazy when it first came out, absolutely fantastic song. One that you will want to listen to over and over.
7. In Stereo: 3/5 Again, a swing and a miss by Shinoda. Lazy beat makes it a forgetful song. The hook is okay though.
8. Back Home: 3/5 This is the part we're kind of in the dry part of the CD, the CD could of done without it.
9. Cigarettes: 4/5 I'm not sure what to make of this song. Its kind of making fun of rap these days. I don't know, its okay. Not Great.
10. Believe Me: 5/5 I love this song. The hook is great. The beat is also great. One you'll want to listen to quite a few times.
11. Get Me Gone: N/A
12. High Road: 5/5 John Legend does a fantastic job in this track. The beat is awesome, it makes one of the top tracks in the CD.
13. Kenji: 5/5 Freakin' Unbelievable. Without a doubt my favorite song on the CD. It tells a heart wrenching story about a Japanese person that lived in the US when Pearl Harbor Happened. I absolutely love this song. I actually think this has the best beat of any of the songs on the album. Download this one now.
14. Red To Black: 4/5 With a little help from his Linkin' Park buddies they make a solid track. Not fantastic, but its a good listen.
15. The Battle: N/A
16. Slip Out The Back: 5/5 A great way to exit the album, its got a sweet beat, everything is good, great hook. I love it.
This is a CD you need to listen to. Its a Rap CD without all the crap usually found in rap CDs now a days.
Must Have Songs: (In order)
1. Kenji
2. Were'd You Go
3. Remember The Name
4. Believe Me
5. Slip Out The Back
6. High Road
Thats why this CD gets a final score of: 8.5/10
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