The Real Rock | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1990 | |||
Genre | Reggae, rap | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Shinehead chronology | ||||
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The Real Rock is a studio album by the reggae/rap musician Shinehead, released in 1990 via Elektra Records. [1] [2]
The album peaked at No. 155 on the Billboard 200. [3]
The album was recorded in New York and Jamaica, with contributions from the rhythm section of Steely & Clevie. [4] It contains interpretations of the songs " Family Affair", " Love and Marriage", and " Till I Kissed You". [5] [6] "World of the Video Game" samples the music of Super Mario Bros. [7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Chicago Sun-Times | [4] |
Robert Christgau | [9] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
Los Angeles Times | [11] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
The Los Angeles Times thought that "even the strongest songs are more well-crafted than inspirational, and the cleverest verbal forays are undercut by the musical retrenchment." [11] Trouser Press wrote that "the music on The Real Rock is more sophisticated in terms of technology and styling, but the songs are hit-and-miss." [13] The Washington Post declared that "the album's highlight ... is an inspired remake of Sly Stone's 'Family Affair', which mixes slap bass, scratching, soul singing and speed-rapping into an imaginative defense of black music, black neighborhoods and the black family." [5] The Philadelphia Daily News called Shinehead "the most captivating and versatile of the reggae-rap artists." [14]
AllMusic called the album "one of the best rap releases of 1990," writing that "the East Coast resident wisely avoids being predicable." [8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Real Rock" | 4:07 |
2. | "Family Affair" | 4:23 |
3. | "World of the Video Game" | 3:42 |
4. | "Potential" | 4:42 |
5. | "Good Things" | 3:59 |
6. | "Strive" | 4:16 |
7. | "Dance Down the Road" | 3:50 |
8. | "Love and Marriage Rap" | 4:12 |
9. | "Till I Kissed You" | 4:14 |
10. | "Cigarette Breath" | 3:28 |
11. | "Musical Madness" | 4:00 |
The Real Rock | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1990 | |||
Genre | Reggae, rap | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Shinehead chronology | ||||
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The Real Rock is a studio album by the reggae/rap musician Shinehead, released in 1990 via Elektra Records. [1] [2]
The album peaked at No. 155 on the Billboard 200. [3]
The album was recorded in New York and Jamaica, with contributions from the rhythm section of Steely & Clevie. [4] It contains interpretations of the songs " Family Affair", " Love and Marriage", and " Till I Kissed You". [5] [6] "World of the Video Game" samples the music of Super Mario Bros. [7]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Chicago Sun-Times | [4] |
Robert Christgau | [9] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
Los Angeles Times | [11] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
The Los Angeles Times thought that "even the strongest songs are more well-crafted than inspirational, and the cleverest verbal forays are undercut by the musical retrenchment." [11] Trouser Press wrote that "the music on The Real Rock is more sophisticated in terms of technology and styling, but the songs are hit-and-miss." [13] The Washington Post declared that "the album's highlight ... is an inspired remake of Sly Stone's 'Family Affair', which mixes slap bass, scratching, soul singing and speed-rapping into an imaginative defense of black music, black neighborhoods and the black family." [5] The Philadelphia Daily News called Shinehead "the most captivating and versatile of the reggae-rap artists." [14]
AllMusic called the album "one of the best rap releases of 1990," writing that "the East Coast resident wisely avoids being predicable." [8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Real Rock" | 4:07 |
2. | "Family Affair" | 4:23 |
3. | "World of the Video Game" | 3:42 |
4. | "Potential" | 4:42 |
5. | "Good Things" | 3:59 |
6. | "Strive" | 4:16 |
7. | "Dance Down the Road" | 3:50 |
8. | "Love and Marriage Rap" | 4:12 |
9. | "Till I Kissed You" | 4:14 |
10. | "Cigarette Breath" | 3:28 |
11. | "Musical Madness" | 4:00 |