Monday, February 28, 2011

FARILLA "G"-THE GAMES OF LIFE 1990




THIS RECORD SURPRISED ME.I HAD NEVER HEARD IT BEFORE I BOUGHT,AND I BOUGHT IT LAST WEEK ON EBAY.I THINK IT HAD BEEN AUCTIONED OFF BEFORE-WITH THE PRICE STEADILY DECLINING-SO BY THE TIME IT GOT TO ME FOR AROUND $25 I FIGURED THE WORD WAS OUT AND IT WASN'T ANY GOOD.THAT'S HOW IT GOES ON EBAY WITH RANDOM HIP HOP RECORDS...ALL KINDS OF RECORDS,ACTUALLY....THE RECORD WAS RELEASED IN 1990 BUT IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE 86-87 DETROIT.I THINK IT WAS HOWARD HAWKS,THE DIRECTOR,(MAYBE SAM PECKINPHAH,I FORGET) WHO SAID THE FORMULA FOR A GREAT MOVIE,REGARDLESS OF GENRE,WAS "3 GREAT SCENES,NO BAD SCENES".I THINK THIS IS ALSO TRUE FOR LPS EXCEPT WITH SONGS,NOT SCENES.THIS RECORD MIGHT NOT QUALIFY FOR GREATNESS,BUT IT DOES HAVE 3 GREAT TRACKS:"HE DON'T WANNA BE A PIMP","HIPHOP GANGSTER" AND "BY CHOICE OR BY FORCE".THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY INNOCENT ABOUT THESE 3 TRACKS EVEN THOUGH I'M SURE THAT WASN'T FARILLA'S INTENT.IT'S KINDA HARD TO SOUND THREATENING WHEN THE PICTURE ON YOUR LP COVER IS OF A WOMAN CHANGING A FLAT TIRE.OOOOH,TAKE THAT BITCH!!!EVERY GANGSTA RECORD PRE-CHRONIC SOUNDS SORT OF GOOFY TO ME (THERE ARE DEFINITELY EXCEPTIONS TO THIS.A NOTABLE ONE BEING "STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON") BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY CAN'T BE ENTERTAINING...I'M YAKKIN' ABOUT MUSIC AGAIN,SORRY....


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9 comments:

  1. only a musical genius like yourself would be hip to a rtecord like this!!!!your knowledge is exceeded only by your courteousness

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  2. Been tempted by this a couple of times on ebay. thanks for the rip, I'm convinced I'll pick it up now.
    I'll drop you a rip over of that Scientific I and Deadly T 12" I posted up on DWG when I get time.

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  3. cool,thank you.can't wait to hear it...

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  4. lolz at your comments mate, haha.... i brought this back from chi-town, hip hop gangster really got me, the outstanding track on this. i really like the pic on the flipside taken at ogden park, pretty close to the warehouse i went to.... did you see the video for game of life?

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  5. drew,did you get a chance to record the scientific I?

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  6. True indeed, hs, your knowledge and taste, not to mention your sharing attitude, are top notch. Youse a good dude. Lol, thanks for another one. Will peep.

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