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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Big Disappointment, February 25, 2005
I'm a huge Cannibal Ox fan, and I definitely felt that Vast was one of the strongest, only rivaled by Murs in my opinion, emcees at Defjux. I've seen him live twice and he's a tight performer. But this album is really bad, especially if you had high expectations from a rapper who rightfully instills such in his fans. I don't know what went wrong with the making of this solo album. Vast doesn't seem to be talking about anything except battling for 9/10 of the album. Vast's flow is still tight but his delivery seems lacking any feeling but bitterness that he's doing a solo effort instead of another Canox album. Weak tracks that seem thrown together in no particular order over mediocre production with little to no content earns this a 2 star deal. If you're a true Canox fan then I would still get this album, there are a few tracks and lines in it that are worth knowing if you want to see all he can offer.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
What happened to the "latch-key kid, snotty nose, high school dropout, space on my round knee, white out"?, September 7, 2005
The day "The Cold Vein" seeped into my memory was a glorious day. I am not sure a hip-hop album had ever struck me so immediately, and the brunt of this blow came from one Vast Aire.
I bought this album the day it came out, and to this day I give it the benefit of the doubt every now and again, but to no avail. This is simply a poor album from an exceptional artist.
At the time of its release, the scary possibility was that Vast was not consistently as wicked as he was on the landmark Def Jux release with Vordul Mega. At the time of this review, Vast has once again impressed (though certainly not nearly to the level of the immaculate Vein), with his Mighty-Mi collambo, "The Best Damn Rap Show".
I'm going to go a step further than the other reviewer here who said if you're a serious Can-O fan, then you should still pick up this album. Why? As of yet, I have not once listened to this album for the pleasure of it, simply to try to get into it. Though a few beats are decent, the flow is choppy and uninspired, the lyrics are overly-simplistic in both pattern and word choice, and Vast fails to match the ferociously apocalyptic delivery of his Cold Vein performance.
Mega? Vast? What's the deal! Can we get some "knock em' out the Ox"!?
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4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best in '04, July 18, 2007
Vast Aire has a different style then most other MCs out today. And the way that he flows combined with the beats makes this a great album. Songs like "Zenith" w/ Blueprint and "Posse Slash" w/ Karniege, Breez Evahflowin, Poison Pen & Aesop Rock really make this a one of a kind album. Other artists include S.A. Smash, MF Doom, Sadat X, Breezely Brewin, and Vordul of Cannibal Ox. Production wise this CD falls a little short in some songs, BUT the other songs make up for the weaker ones trust me. This CD probably has about 3 weak songs, the rest are all excellent and replayable. Overall I am glad I picked up this CD and it is recommended to people who like Def. Jux, Weathermen, or any earlier Eastern Conference releases.
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