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4.0 out of 5 stars
It just might hit you, May 3, 2008
I hold Acey up there, way up there when it comes to even the most representing MCs of the WestCoast. He stands as a leader in the promotion of true head music and feels once you get yourself there it's your chance to bring the next man up. Having described this pillar, his album here was at the time, and still, just a classic LP. I put it in and feel his flow from front to opposite. It's a real original album left scratchy around the edges but not to its demise as it creates a good atmosphere like listening to a previously recorded radio show and also adds a cleverness to the short dialogues that introduce most songs. The stage is set by a long bassy melody as the first track. It seems odd at first and it's Acey's only dark entry into a CD but you know it was well chosen when your focus is blasted down as I Think I Know Too Much starts in with its slower tempo booming lyrics. A modern day Book of Human Language as it has a vibe that continues throughout the album. Each of these two releases were well built as a conceptual CD and standing these 2 albums out from Acey's collaborative work or other solo releases. Even though some albums don't hit me right away this one did.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Something to tie you over, May 26, 2005
This album of unreleased material dropped in 2002 to tie fans over between Acey's "Accepted Eclectic" and "Love & Hate" albums. So if you have Acey's 4 LPs already but don't have this, I recommend picking this up to tie you over until Acey's next release. That's really what it's good for.
This album is solid, yet nothing to be overly excited over. Aceyalone shows har far good rhyming can take you because the beats on this album are lacking. Elusive produces the whole thing. While the beats aren't the worst you've heard, overall they're way too laid-back and boring over the course of the album. Not one was really upbeat. Elusive's lifeless strings and pianos get old quite fast, and almost leave Acey as a "fish straight out of water."
Acey keeps it tight, although not one song was truly jaw-dropping. The best songs are "Bigger They Come," "I Think I Know Too Much," and possibly "Say," but they don't quite rank with Ace's best material. To his credit though, not one song is terrible, and there are many others that are interesting or totally new ground for him. He even shows bursts of energy (such as "Scribble on a Clean Surface" and "Say") which he never really displayed on the previous "Accepted Eclectic." The last 4 or 5 songs are really good, as is "I Think..." and maybe "Future Rockers." Everything else is decent, but kinda forgettable.
All in all, not a must have Aceyalone album, but not a bad entry into his catalog. It's definitely for diehards (like myself), and who isn't who's actually heard him before? Acey still very much has IT, and look out for a new solo coming this year, hopefully. I can't wait to see him back in Phoenix again, this time with the rest of the Project Blowed! If you don't know, you need to know, y'all...
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by Aceyalone 
