What Is Hip: Remix Project 1

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B0002IQIXS
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,956 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love it!!, March 8, 2006

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K. Vinson (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Is Hip: Remix Project 1 (Audio CD)

Some of my favourite artists and tracks have been given a "new" sound that does not destroy the image of the original.I bought this album for "Summer Breeze", but now that I have listened to it many times I am very happy with the whole album. Its great to hear Nicolette Larson again as well as George Benson.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Life for Tired Classics, November 18, 2004

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71Shark "Eric" (Northern VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Is Hip: Remix Project 1 (Audio CD)

I grew up listening to this music in its original form in my Cutlass. As these songs have become the staples of soft rock stations and elevators, I've moved on and only occasionally hear them. And when I do, some of them just seem so incredibly old and tired - still great tunes, just tired. NOW, I can listen to them over and over again and I am diggin it!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mostly groovy, August 20, 2007

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VertigoXpress (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What Is Hip: Remix Project 1 (Audio CD)

This remix collection is a real treat for fans of club culture and 70s radio hits, the best of both worlds. The big draw here seems to be the remix of "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts, which appeared in a television commercial. The rest of the album is pretty solid, too, the standouts for me being "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright and a surprisingly hot mix of Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me". Strangely enough, one of the least of the tracks is the mix of Tower of Power's "What Is Hip", which titled the collection.

Part of the success here is because all of the remix artists were working with the original vocals, with the one exception of Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy". Apparently the master tapes are either lost or unusable, so Stewart re-recorded the vocals specifically for this project. He also did a super job of recreating the tone and phrasing of his original vocals.

I only have one complaint, and that's the inclusion of Devo's "Whip It". It's an OK mix, but it's incongruous with the rest of the selections, which were mostly AM radio favorites in the 70s. While "Whip It" is also from the same decade, it's more closely associated with New Wave and not the 70s cheese represented here.