Whitey Ford Sings the Blues [Import, Extra tracks]

Everlast | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Extra tracks
• Label: Tommy Boy Int'l
• ASIN: B00000K21D
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (332 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,388,799 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The White Boy Is Back

2. Money (Dollar Bill)

3. Ends

4. What It's Like

5. Get Down

6. Tired

7. Hot to Death

8. Painkillers

9. Prince Paul

10. Praise the Lord

11. Today (Watch Me Shine)

12. Death Comes Callin'

13. Funky Beat

14. The Letter

15. 7 Years

16. Next Man [*]

17. What It's Like [Live][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars READ THIS RE-VIEW BEFORE YOU GO OUT AND BUY THE CD!, January 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Whitey Ford Sings the Blues (Audio CD)

This is a pretty good cd to listen to, just let it play, but before you but it, you should know what kind of cd this is. Even though you've herd "what it's like" on the radio and maybe "ends" too, those are the only two songs on the cd that are mainly a smooth accustic sound. The rest of the cd is all rap, with turn tables.However if, and only if you listen very carefully there is the guitar in the backround. So before you go out and buy the cd, take this re-view into conccideration. If you have a friend that has the cd, i would addvise you to ask him if he could play it for you or let you borrow it, so you can hear it and be sure if you want it or not.

26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Okay, okay, okay..., April 2, 2000

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Drew (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whitey Ford Sings the Blues (Audio CD)

You know, sometimes I get tired of people.

I'm tired of the people on here, whining and moaning because they bought the CD for "What It's Like" and got some rap songs. Okay, then, quick question. If you didn't want any rap, why did you buy a CD featuring someone who used to be in House of Pain -- A RAP GROUP?

Now, to the CD. Not that I'm an extremely huge rap fan (a moderate fan, yes), but this CD really appealed to me. It's a blend of thoughtful acoustic-laced ballads and hard-hitting rap. "Ends" and "What It's Like" are probably the best songs on the album, but it's not your standard "They-released-the-only-good-songs-on-single" CD.

"Today (Watch Me Shine)" is a somewhat mournful song, while "Painkillers" is a thoughtful rap stint in which Everlast raps from the point of view of a paraplegic who was shot trying to be tough under the influence of drugs. "Funky Beat" is your standard party song with, indeed, a funky beat. One of the closing tracks, "Seven Days" is a mixture of singing and rapping backed by a brass section which is actually upbeat.

Overall? I like it. I like it alot.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The edited version is worth buying, November 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Whitey Ford Sings The Blues [Edited Version] (Audio CD)

The edited version can be a welcome relief to those tired of the obscene lyrics trashing music these days, although I don't recommend telling the whole world that you bought the edited version. That is especially true on this album, where the missing language does not prevent it from becoming one of the better albums in my large collection. What It's Like is a good song, but Hot To Death is the absolute best. The only bad thing is that he freely advertises drug use, but if you can tolerate that, the album is simply great. Everlast's new single, Today, is definitely worth listening to numerous times. Next Man is pretty good for a bonus track, and actually sends a good message. Ends is also a good song, as is Tired. However, Funky Beat is just that, nothing but a beat, and Death Comes Callin' is annoying and depressing. The three phone conversations, which comprise three of the eighteen tracks, are also very annoying (the edited version fails to edit a word in one of them because it's so hard to understand, they're worthless). Otherwise, this is a good album.