House of Pain (album)
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| Studio album by House of Pain | ||||
| Released | July 21, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | January 1992-May 1992 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:28 | |||
| Label |
Tommy Boy, XL CD 111 | |||
| Producer |
DJ Muggs DJ Lethal | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
House of Pain, subtitled Fine Malt Lyrics, is the debut album of American hardcore hip hop group House of Pain, released in 1992 through XL Records and Tommy Boy Records.
Reception
- Rolling Stone (10/29/92, p. 70) - 3.5 Stars - Good Plus - "With a groovy swagger, this collection of hard-core hip-hop tracks offers many moments of technicolor snap and crackle, and also titled House Of Pain."
- Q magazine (12/92, p. 124) - 3 Stars - Good - "...their music is of the dense, hard-hitting school of hip hop...the group have absorbed black rap's musical lessons and create a satisfying platform for their above average deliveries..."
- The Source (9/92, p. 57) - 3.5 Stars - Good Plus - "...a very solid and at times exceptional album...imagine if Licensed To Ill wasn't an upper middle class Jewish thing but rather a working class Irish thang...the atmosphere is like that of a cross between a frat party and a bar room brawl..."
Track listing
| # | Title | Time | Producer(s) | Performer(s) | Samples |
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| 1 | "Salutations" | 1:08 | D.J. Lethal D.J. Muggs |
"Swahili" by Clark Terry | |
| 2 | "Jump Around" | 3:37 | D.J. Muggs | Everlast | "Shoot Your Shot" by Junior Walker & the All Stars[4] |
| 3 | "Put Your Head Out" | 3:02 | D.J. Muggs | Everlast B-Real |
"Cussin', Cryin' and Carryin' On" by Ike & Tina Turner |
| 4 | "Top o' the Morning to Ya" | 3:37 | D.J. Lethal | Everlast, Danny Boy O'Connor | "And The Lord Will Hear" by the Staple Singers[5] |
| 5 | "Commercial 1" | 0:08 | |||
| 6 | "House and the Rising Sun" | 3:39 | D.J. Lethal | Everlast Son Doobie of Funkdoobiest |
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| 7 | "Shamrocks and Shenanigans" | 3:38 | D.J. Lethal | Everlast Danny Boy O'Connor |
"I Come To You Baby" by John Lee Hooker[5] |
| 8 | "House of Pain Anthem" | 2:35 | D.J. Lethal | Everlast Danny Boy O'Connor |
"Too Many Daves" by Dr. Seuss |
| 9 | "Danny Boy, Danny Boy" | 1:54 | D.J. Muggs | Everlast Danny Boy O'Connor |
"Danny Boy" by Frederic Weatherly "Make It Good To Yourself" by James Brown |
| 10 | "Guess Who's Back" | 3:59 | D.J. Muggs | Everlast | |
| 11 | "Commercial 2" | 0:21 | |||
| 12 | "Put on Your Shit Kickers" | 3:10 | D.J. Muggs | Everlast Danny Boy O'Connor |
"They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Around (The Missouri Dawg Song)" by James Bland |
| 13 | "Come and Get Some of This" | 2:51 | D.J. Muggs Ralph Tha Funky Mexican |
Everlast | |
| 14 | "Life Goes On" | 2:43 | Ralph Tha Funky Mexican | Everlast | "Cherio O" by The Packers |
| 15 | "One for the Road" | 2:49 | D.J. Muggs D.J. Lethal |
Everlast | "Tune Up" by Junior Walker & the All Stars |
| 16 | "Feel It" | 4:00 | Ralph Tha Funky Mexican | Everlast | |
| 17 | "All My Love" | 3:20 | D.J. Lethal | Everlast | "The Return of The Son of Monster Magnet" by Frank Zappa |
| 18 | "Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)" | 3:56 | Pete Rock | Everlast Pete Rock |
Subsequent reissues contain an additional track, "Shamrocks & Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom / Butch Vig Mix)".[6]
Personnel
House of Pain:
Producers:
References
- ↑ "House of Pain". Allmusic. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ↑ "CG: House of Pain". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ↑ "House Of Pain CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 1992-07-28. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ↑ "Sample Details: "Jump Around" and "Shoot Your Shot"". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012. This particular sample is often incorrectly attributed to "Gett Off" by Prince.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 House of Pain (1992). House of Pain. Liner notes. Tommy Boy Records. TBCD 1056.
- ↑ Theakston, Rob. "Review of House of Pain". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
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