Amethyst Rock Star

Amethyst Rock Star
Studio album by Saul Williams
Released May 8, 2001
Genre Experimental hip hop, alternative hip hop, industrial hip hop
Length 58:26
Label American Recordings/IDJMG/Universal Records
Producer Rick Rubin, Musa Bailey, Krust, Saul Williams (co-producer)
Saul Williams chronology
Amethyst Rock Star
(2001)		 Not in My Name (EP)
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Amethyst Rock Star is the debut studio album by Saul Williams, released on May 8, 2001.

Track listing

All songs written by Saul Williams except where noted.

  1. "Lalala" – 2:40
  2. "Penny for a Thought" – 4:34 (Williams, Musa Bailey)
  3. "Robeson" – 4:21 (contains a sample of "Eraser" by Nine Inch Nails)
  4. "Tao of Now" (featuring Esthero) – 4:19 (Williams, Musa Bailey)
  5. "Fearless" – 3:12 (Williams, Thom Bahler)
  6. "Untimely Meditations" – 3:55 (Williams, Jerome Jordan, Maximina Juson)
  7. "Om Nia Merican" – 3:06 (contains a sample of "Born of a Broken Man" by Rage Against The Machine)
  8. "1987" – 5:21
  9. "Coded Language" – 8:48 (Williams, Krust)
  10. "Our Father" – 7:06
  11. "Wine / Do You Know (Hidden Track)" – 11:04
  12. "Brown Bags (Japanese Bonus Track)" – 3:16

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Drowned in Sound(9/10)[2]
Pitchfork Media(8.1/10)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

The album received mixed reviews.


Personnel

Adapted from Discogs.

Artwork

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Drowned in Sound review
  3. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ↑ Rolling Stone review
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