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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This One's For the Rockers, March 26, 2004
First of all, if you're reading this and you have NOT bought the first cd, BUY IT!! Same goes for Kelis' WANDERLAND. These are must haves!! Next, be warned -- yes it's Pharell, and yes, there are a couple of Neptunes-ish tracks, but overall this is a whole different thing so be careful. That's the thing about Chad and Pharrell. Yes they can create booty shakin' anthems for Nelly, Kelis, and Britney et al. Yes, they can get thugged out with the Clipse, and a dozen other rappers. But here, they're strictly on the rock tip. For those of you wondering if that was really Pharrell on the drums during the 2004 Grammys during the Beatles tribute, the answer is yes, and Fly or Die is Williams and Hugo trying their own hand at a loose Beatles interpretation. Yes, they did so previously on In Search of on tracks like "Baby Doll" and "Stay Together" but here, it dominates the whole disc.
It is a bit uneven, but enjoyable from a garage band perspective.
Imagine if the Fab Four were from Detroit and were fronted by Al Green or Sly Stone and had Bootsy Collins as a part-time bassist. That's what this disc is like. We do get one of Pharrell's off the wall bossanova excursions ("Wonderful Place") which is always fun.There's not much slickness here as opposed to In Search Of. There is very little rapping, not even from Shae who's supposed to be THE rapper in the group. There are no superstar cameos, from any rappers or female singers. It's a rock thing -- you got to understand.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Warning: This is not top 40, March 31, 2004
By A Customer
The Neptunes are who they are and N.E.R.D is what they do. For those of you looking for un-used jt or jay-z beats on this cd should save their coin and go cop j-kwon's new disc. In order to truly enjoy this album you have to listen to it with the correct prior expectations. Is the cd chill? Yes. Is this disc a kick a** combo of clumsy rock riffs and goofy lyrics? Of course, but that is what N*E*R*D* is all about. These dudes are multi-platinum producers; they know what they're doing. Keep in mind that you're not going to get club banging beats, your just going to get a sweet cd worth your lunch money.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Greatest album of 2004!!..so far., July 18, 2004
By A Customer
yes people! N.E.R.D aka the neptunes have returned to grace us with their exploration of sound! if u havent heard their multi-platinum first album "in search of" i suggest you buy it as soon as possible!But now on to the current masterpiece "fly or die" which i might add has been certified gold which mean this album has sold over 500,000 copies in the U.S and has sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide! yes N.E.R.D delivers again with their masterpiece music!let us go through each song.1-"dont worry about it"-a song about a man and girl and they have such a sexual tension for each other but dont want to rush things/its a great fusion of rock and a great breakdown at the end.
2-"fly or die"a track about children who have neglectful parents and N.E.R.D gives the kids a choice, Do you want to fly or die?/very punk and very powerful
3-"jump" featuring Benji and joel madden from good charlotte
a song about kids wanting to escape their family problems/great hook sung by the madden bros
4-"backseat love" a song about a guy chasing and getting a hot girl in the backseat of his car and telling her to relax/great guitar play and breakdown
5-"she wants to move" a song about a guy who keeps too much grip on his girl and doesnt let her be free/great beat, great lyrics, a great song to dance to!
6-"breakout"a deep emotional song about kids trying to change their apperance to be cool and N.E.R.D is telling them to be who u are/great chorus and great guitar play
7-"wonderful place" a wonderfully crafted song about how a man still finds this earth a wonderful place amist the wars,fears, terror/great beat, just a great song
8-"drill sergeant"a anti-war song about a man standing up to a drill sergeant telling him that he is not going to a war that is not justified(the war in iraq)/great lyrics and breakdown
9-"thrasher"N.E.R.D goes crazy in this song, this one just means N.E.R.D are nice guys but dont take advantage of them and push their buttons cuz they will F**k you up/great piano in the backround
10"maybe" a great breakup song about a man who broke up with his girl, but he still loves her but she lied to him and it wouldnt just work out/the main guitar is played by Lenny Kravitz and on drums ?uestlove from the band "The Roots"
11-"the way she dances"a song about a man who is just in love with how a sexy girl dances/great drums and breakdown at the end
12-"chariot of fire"A song dedicated to one of their biggest fans who has cancer and her name is mildred/great dedication!
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May i add that this album also has 3 hidden songs that are great and they take you by surprise so i wont spoil it for you but they are great! Also when you pop this cd into your computer you can listen to the cd and watch a slideshow of images chosen by N.E.R.D!!!!
So please do yourself a favor and buy this for yourself, you will enjoy it! and for parents this cd has a parental advisory sticker which means that their are curses but please still let them hear this album it is powerful and it will teach your kids and they will love it!so please everyone dont miss out on a great cd, over 1,000,000 people in this world havent.
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