Blowout Comb

Blowout Comb
Studio album by Digable Planets
Released October 18, 1994
Genre Hip hop
Length 61:40
Label Pendulum/EMI
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Producer Digable Planets
Digable Planets chronology
Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
(1993)		 Blowout Comb
(1994)
Singles from Digable Planets
  1. "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)"
    Released: September 13, 1994
  2. "Dial 7 (Axioms of Creamy Spies)"
    Released: February 14, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Chicago Tribune [2]
Robert Christgau (A-)[3]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[4]
Hartford Courant (favorable)[5]
Los Angeles Times [6]
New York (favorable)[7]
RapReviews (9.0/10)[8]
Rolling Stone 1994[9] 2004[10]
Time (favorable)[11]

Blowout Comb is the second studio album by American hip hop group Digable Planets, released October 18, 1994, on Pendulum/EMI Records. The album is titled after a grooming product that was used popularly by African Americans during the 1970s, amid the trend of the Afro hair style.[2] On the purpose of using it as the album title, rapper Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler of the group said, "It means the utilization of the natural, a natural style".[2] The album features guest contributions by East Coast rappers such as Guru, Jeru the Damaja, and Jazzy Joyce.[12] It contains lyrics concerning themes of rapping prowess and the inner city, as well as black nationalism and the Five Percent Nation.[13] Blowout Comb proved to be Digable Planets's last studio album, since the group disbanded in 1995 due to creative differences.[10]

Contents

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Performer (s) Samples
1 "The May 4th Movement Starring Doodlebug" Digable Planets Digable Planets
2 "Black Ego" Digable Planets Digable Planets
3 "Dog It" Digable Planets Digable Planets
4 "Jettin'" Digable Planets Digable Planets
5 "Borough Check" Digable Planets Digable Planets, Guru
6 "Highing Fly" Digable Planets Digable Planets
7 "Dial 7 (Axioms of Creamy Spies) / NY 21 Theme" Digable Planets Digable Planets, Sarah Anne Webb
8 "The Art of Easing" Digable Planets Digable Planets
9 "K.B.'s Alley (Mood Dudes Groove)" Digable Planets Digable Planets
10 "Graffiti" Digable Planets Digable Planets, Jeru The Damaja
11 "Blowing Down" Digable Planets Digable Planets
12 "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)" Digable Planets Digable Planets, Jazzy Joyce
13 "For Corners" Digable Planets Digable Planets

Personnel

Credits for Blowout Comb adapted from liner notes.[12]

  • Afu the True – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Beneficent – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Gerald Brazel – Trumpet
  • Brooklyn – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Dwayne Burno – Bass
  • Carl Carter – Bass
  • Davey Chalice – Bass, Vocals
  • Chegua – Vocals, Rap
  • Huey Cox – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
  • Tom Coyne – Mastering
  • Crescents – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Dave Darlington – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Fretless Bass, Mixing
  • Dave the Prince – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Decky – Vocals
  • Digable Planets – Arranger, Producer
  • Dust Daughters – Vocals
  • Eye Cee – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Daniela Federici – Photography
  • Alan Goldsher – Bass
  • Guru – Vocals
  • Donald Harrison – Flute, Sax (Tenor)
  • Jack Hersca – Assistant Engineer
  • Jahsun – Vocals
  • Jeru the Damaja – Vocals
  • David Lee Jones – Sax (Alto)
  • Lavish – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Carla Leighton – Design
  • Bill Lounge – Vibraphone
  • Lee Love – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Malik – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Henry Marquez – Art Direction
  • Mood Dude – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Myrtle Ave Nigs – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Brother Junior Plus – Liner Notes
  • P.O.W.E.R. – Vocals
  • Shi Reltub – Vibraphone
  • Beth Russo – Cello
  • Seven Karat – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Dexter Simmons – Assistant Engineer
  • Trim Ken Slim – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Stilletto – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Yvette Sugar – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Sulaiman – Scratching, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Trim – Vocals
  • J. Truth – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
  • Sara Webb – Vocals
  • Dennis Wheeler – Executive Producer
  • Tim "T-Bone" Williams – Trombone

Notes

  1. ^ Bush, John. Review: Blowout Comb. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
  2. ^ a b c Kot, Greg. "Review: Blowout Comb". Chicago Tribune: 75–76. October 21, 1994. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Blowout Comb". The Village Voice: January 17, 1985. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15.
  4. ^ Sinclair, Tom. Review: Blowout Comb. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
  5. ^ Catlin, Roger. "Review: Blowout Comb". The Hartford Courant: 5. October 27, 1994.
  6. ^ Siegmund, Heidi. Review: Blowout Comb. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
  7. ^ Norris, Chris. "Review: Blowout Comb". New York: 81. September 12, 1994.
  8. ^ Pruyn, Rowald. Review: Blowout Comb. RapReviews. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
  9. ^ Berman, Eric. Review: Blowout Comb. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
  10. ^ a b Hoard, Christian. "Review: Blowout Comb". Rolling Stone: 237–238. November 2, 2004.
  11. ^ Farley, Christopher John. Review: Blowout Comb. Time. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
  12. ^ a b Track listing and credits as per liner notes for Blowout Comb CD reissue
  13. ^ Boehm, Mike. Digable Planets and Spearhead Gravitate Toward Artistic Growth, Not Complacency. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.

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