Dark Days, Bright Nights [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Bubba Sparxxx

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2001)
• Original Release Date: September 18, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Interscope Records
• ASIN: B00005O566
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #112,612 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Since the cover artwork for Dark Days, Bright Nights is filled to overload with white trash iconography, one gets an immediate sense of straight-outta-nowhere Bubba Sparxxx's persona. He may be a fat, country redneck with something to prove, but does the man have skills? Er, not really. He's not especially charismatic; his rhyme flow is average at best and sorely lacking in lyrical content. What does Sparxxx have going for him? Well, to paraphrase Tha Liks, "It's the beats baby, it's the beats." Production wizard Timbaland, the ever-innovative Organized Noize, and some talented newcomers have laid out a series of tracks dope enough for a full-length instrumental album. Such a fertile landscape deserves to be inhabited by an MC of higher caliber. --Rebecca Levine

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS BUBBAS MOMENT, October 12, 2001

By	LyricalPoet23 (LA, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

The track "Ugly" has blown up to a size that very few expected. When you put Timbalands beats together with some raw lyrics and a fresh delivery, ur sure to get a hit. And yes...the story sounds familiar. An Interscope label, a superstar rap producer and the final element...a white rapper. But this is far from another trip down "Shady-ville". Bubba Sparxxx is country and his mic time concentrates om discussing how gritty and carefree hw really is rather than venturing in the dark side of the human mind. No pop disses, just an all-out good feeling inducin rap album. Actually the "Ugly" might give listeners a misconception about the DARK DAYs, BRIGHT NIGHTs album. It showcases a hyper-uptembo beat that is only found on selected tracks such as "Twerk a little" with Timbaland. The itself is very laid-back and TImbaland seems to move away from his usual production direction to a more "Bump-in-da-Trunk" approach that reminds me of Organized Noise and Outkast. For those of yall that expect a glittery, superstar mainstream rap album...think again. Bubba is on a mission to rap his guts out by keeping this album real and extremely country. No glitz just sharp lyrics and bouncy beats that make tracks such as "betty,betty" and "bubba talk" some seriously hot joints. The next single "Lovely" is sure to put some people on their feet in the clubs. BUt the albums greatest moment comes at the beginning of the cd in the intro 'Take-off" where Bubba discusses his nervousness of being on a plane that is almost a sure simile for his career and the way its taking off. Overall, Bubba doesnt disapoint and Timbo's BEat Club may have found its own next big white rapper....but as far as Bubbas concerned, he's doing his own thing with his own style and this is what makes him so great.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't know what you're missin'..., October 8, 2003

By	"medicjen" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews

For everyone that doesn't have this album, I truly feel for you. It's a virtual lesson on what music should be- original, fresh and entertaining. It's a graphic look into the life of an artist, raw and gritty with slice of country soul. Every song is tantalizing, like a hot, buttered biscuit of musical style and rhyme. Shame on the naysayers that pawn Bubba Sparxxx off as a piece of 'White Trash' with an album. One man's trash is another man's treasure...

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A New Perspective to Hip-Hop, December 1, 2001

By	Groovemasta "groovemasta" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

If you base your impressions of Bubba Sparxxx on the video for "Ugly", his album could seem very much like a gimick; the rurual white boy rapping. But if you give the album a few listens (it definetly takes more than one), you could be pleasantly surprised.
Starting with the obvious, the beats are off the hook. Timbaland dropped one of the hottest beats of the year on "Ugly", and "Open Wide" is even hotter, with is propulsive back beat and guitar riffs. And the Organized Noise produced, "The Same" mananages to combine elements of country, blues and hip-hop into something incredibly funky.
But this album is not just about the beats. Bubba is a real MC with a brand new perspective to represent, which is rare in today's world of carbon copy MCs. On "The Same" he pokes fun at racial stereo types and emphasises the larger similarities. On "Infected" he rhymes about the perception that drugs are an "urban" problem while drug use is rampant in his rural community. And on the title track, he presents a new perspective on racial dynamics and the seperation of the races in the south - that of the white outsider looking across to the "dark days side of town where they hide the blacks".
Really, this album disserves about a 3 and a half. Bubba's flow can seem a bit monotonous at times, and he does not yet have the mic presence of a Ludacris or Big Boi (two MCs with whom he does share some similarities). Ironically, while it will probably be the Timbaland cuts that become hits, Bubba doesn't seem quite comfortable flowing over bouncy party beats yet. He's much more in his element on the slower, darker tracks on the second half of the album where his lyrics really shine. Overall, and impressive debut.