Bazooka Tooth
Bazooka Tooth is a studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released on Definitive Jux in 2003.[5]
Reception
Bazooka Tooth received generally favorable reviews from critics. Metacritic gave the album a score of 74/100, based on 16 reviews.[1]
Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork Media called it "another strong outing from one of underground hip-hop's most talented, thanks in no small part to its unprecedented wealth of lyrical depth and individual production style."[4] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! commented that "Aesop drops abstract poetry, heartfelt stories and new millennial b-boyisms in his gruff monotone flow."[3] Francis Henville of Stylus Magazine noted that "the beats feel somewhat restrained, lethargic and lazy" and "they are perfectly suited to Aesop’s limpid down-tempo rhymes."[6]
Meanwhile, John Bush of AllMusic felt that Bazooka Tooth lacks "the catchy, sample-driven flavor" of Labor Days.[2] David Morris of PopMatters in his unfavorable review said, "Bazooka Tooth is almost a textbook example of what happens when a previously struggling artist gets a handful of success".[5]
In 2013, Danny Brown named it one of his 25 favorite albums.[7]
Track listing
|
1. |
"Bazooka Tooth" | Aesop Rock |
2:25 |
2. |
"N.Y. Electric" | Aesop Rock |
5:10 |
3. |
"Easy" | Aesop Rock |
5:01 |
4. |
"No Jumper Cables" | Aesop Rock |
5:06 |
5. |
"Limelighters" (featuring Camp Lo) | Aesop Rock |
4:33 |
6. |
"Super Fluke" | Aesop Rock |
4:51 |
7. |
"Cook It Up" (featuring Party Fun Action Committee) | Blockhead |
3:45 |
8. |
"Freeze" | Aesop Rock |
5:32 |
9. |
"We're Famous" (featuring El-P) | El-P |
6:21 |
10. |
"Babies With Guns" | Blockhead |
5:07 |
11. |
"The Greatest Pac-Man Victory in History" | Aesop Rock |
4:48 |
12. |
"Frijoles" | Aesop Rock |
3:48 |
13. |
"11:35" (featuring Mr. Lif) | Blockhead |
4:23 |
14. |
"Kill the Messenger" | Aesop Rock |
4:54 |
15. |
"Mars Attacks" | Aesop Rock |
4:39 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bazooka Tooth - Aesop Rock". Metacritic. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bush, John. "Bazooka Tooth - Aesop Rock". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Quinlan, Thomas (January 1, 2006). "Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pemberton, Rollie (October 22, 2003). "Aesop Rock: Bazooka Tooth". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Morris, David (November 9, 2003). "Aesop Rock: Bazooka Tooth". PopMatters. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Henville, Francis (January 8, 2004). "Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ Nostro, Laruren (October 1, 2013). "Danny Brown's 25 Favorite Albums - 23. Aesop Rock, Bazooka Tooth (2003)". Complex. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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