It really shows how much work lib puts in to beats. This is a screenshot from a video im working on about every sample featured on the album and this little section alone is only half of the samples used in AMB. Madlib has said it before that he's a DJ 1st and a producer second and both really shine on AMB. When it comes to producing and digging for just the right samples Madlib is probably the best to ever do it. The beats are not overly complicated but also feature some of the best crate digging abilities I've ever seen. One of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. But to keep this as a discussion rather than a circlejerk, what are your opinions on the songs I didn't mention? How about other elements of the album I didn't touch on, like how it has impacted the genre, the guest features, or the numerous instrumental tracks? I could gush about pretty much every song off this album, so what do you guys think? How does it stack up against other hip-hop records, how do you rank it personally?ĮDIT: So it seems like pretty much everyone commenting is a fan (which is dope). And to top it off, the outro is perfect when keeping in mind the supervillain theme. Featuring a sick descending piano sample and even cooler flute sample, this is one of the most memorable tracks on the record (I've never forgotten all caps when I spell the man's name, btw). Finally, who could forget about "All Caps". It doesn't really seem like a "part 2" to "Fancy Clown", but it's definitely an aesthetic partner in my mind. Following this up is "Eye", a beautiful track featuring Stacey Epps and some hypnotizing production thanks to Lib. DOOM's heartfelt lyrics - which do seem thematically out of place but somehow still relevant - and how he raps as his alter ego Viktor Vaughn threatening his typical MF DOOM persona still impress me. Hill) sample and the rest of the production are phenomenal. "Fancy Clown" is just an all-around great track - the extremely appropriate “That Ain’t The Way You Make Love” (by Z.Z. The last three songs that really blow me away are " Fancy Clown"/" Eye" and " All Caps".
Madlib's more laid-back production lets DOOM really unleash his most syrupy and complex rhymes on the entire record. Following up this great track is " Figaro", the song featuring a fantastic organ intro and DOOM's dopest flow on the entire album. I love the use of the "operation lifesaver" sample and DOOM's lyrics - especially the closing lines, "I hope she don't take this the wrong way. AKA Mint Test", a hilarious story of DOOM talking to some chick who could probably use a mint or 10. Skipping a few more tracks, we get to " Operation Lifesaver. It's short, it's simple, it sounds almost like a slow metal track remixed, and it's sick. "Curls" has one of the coolest narratives/lyrical performances on the album imo and leads nicely into my favorite instrumental on the record, "Do Not Fire!". Madlib mixes, fades, and splits up like 4 different vocal performances, interjects some of the sickest samples (the bong rip and gulp sound are my favorites), and adds in a few hilarious vocal samples (like the guy spelling marijuana completely wrong and then cracking up) to make a track as amazing as a 30 second bong rip.įurther along, the combination of " Curls" and " Do Not Fire!" always gets me. After these is possibly the most famous song from the album, " America's Most Blunted".
Following this is a highlight on the album for me, " Raid" - a truly cool track with a sweet guest verse from M.E.D., and dope production featuring liquid flow from both rappers. A sparkling and string-filled spoken-word track in the midst of a fairly frantic rap record which nails every cliche in the naming of restaurants, introduces the numerous aliases for both Madvillains, and disappears as quickly as it comes in. " Bistro" was the first track on the album that gave me a taste for how diverse yet coherent the rest of the record would be. I'll just go on about a few songs I really like here and let you guys talk about the rest. I still haven't found anyone in real life (except my brother, who showed it to me) who enjoys the album as much as I do, so I figured it's time I posted about it here. While the tracks aren't always lyrically or thematically related, there is always the verbal or aesthetic presence of a "supervillain" theme, which I think is underratedly cool. Each song ends just as quickly as it comes in, making each track as memorable as the last. It's a 22-track album - yet it's still only 46 minutes because most songs are shorter than 3 minutes. I still haven't found a rap record that is as consistent, as creative, and as memorable as Madvillainy. I love how unique it sounds, the production, DOOM's flow, Madlib's crazy samples - all of it. This is my favorite hip-hop album of all time.
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