2008 Woodie Awards
[critic]al thinking
Issue date: 10/30/07 Section: Arts and Entertainment
A$$-shaking music for the people
Record Review Brett Burk
Spank Rock and Benny Blanco
Bangers and Cash
(Downtown)
4 Stars
Spank Rock and Benny Blanco's collaborative EP "Bangers and Cash" is full of ass-shaking hip hop.
While I've listened to other Spank Rock albums and been less than impressed, this album has changed my outlook on the whole ghetto tech scene.
"Bangers and Cash" is chockfull of bass hits, sirens and just enough ironical references to old hip hop to keep it interesting. "B-O-O-T-A-Y you ain't got no alibi, you ugly, bitch fuck me" throws some vintage lyrics from the jock-jam era for a ridiculous loop.
"Pu$$y" starts off with a terrible Beastie Boys-type hip hop jam before the beat drops off and is taken over by a synthetically lowered voice that serves as a stark contrast to the initial rapper.
The lyrics of "Pu$$y" follow with more of Spank Rock's greatness, "White man talking shit like I'm part of the Klan but I don't want to think about it, it ain't like I can really do nothin' 'bout it."
Spank Rock gives a gentle nod to his critics while maintaining his fuck you attitude.
The last track, "Bitch!" is in the slowed down dirty South style with some Su¬per Mario noises dubbed into the background (listen hard).
The final lyrics of "Bitch!" say it all, "walkin down the halls scratchin' my balls, my balls got caught in the elevator door, a lady screamed, my balls turned green and that's the end of my dingaling."
They're crude dudes with a ton of attitude.
This album may not be geared to all audiences, but it'll have no problem gearing up their fans.
Keeping their religion
Record Review Meghan Oretsky
R.E.M.
R.E.M. Live
(Warner Brothers)
3 Stars
Featured in pretty much all of today's nostalgic lists of '80s college radio rock, R.E.M. is among the founding musical acts of today's growing indie scene, however you'd like to define it.
Record Review Brett Burk
Spank Rock and Benny Blanco
Bangers and Cash
(Downtown)
4 Stars
Spank Rock and Benny Blanco's collaborative EP "Bangers and Cash" is full of ass-shaking hip hop.
While I've listened to other Spank Rock albums and been less than impressed, this album has changed my outlook on the whole ghetto tech scene.
"Bangers and Cash" is chockfull of bass hits, sirens and just enough ironical references to old hip hop to keep it interesting. "B-O-O-T-A-Y you ain't got no alibi, you ugly, bitch fuck me" throws some vintage lyrics from the jock-jam era for a ridiculous loop.
"Pu$$y" starts off with a terrible Beastie Boys-type hip hop jam before the beat drops off and is taken over by a synthetically lowered voice that serves as a stark contrast to the initial rapper.
The lyrics of "Pu$$y" follow with more of Spank Rock's greatness, "White man talking shit like I'm part of the Klan but I don't want to think about it, it ain't like I can really do nothin' 'bout it."
Spank Rock gives a gentle nod to his critics while maintaining his fuck you attitude.
The last track, "Bitch!" is in the slowed down dirty South style with some Su¬per Mario noises dubbed into the background (listen hard).
The final lyrics of "Bitch!" say it all, "walkin down the halls scratchin' my balls, my balls got caught in the elevator door, a lady screamed, my balls turned green and that's the end of my dingaling."
They're crude dudes with a ton of attitude.
This album may not be geared to all audiences, but it'll have no problem gearing up their fans.
Keeping their religion
Record Review Meghan Oretsky
R.E.M.
R.E.M. Live
(Warner Brothers)
3 Stars
Featured in pretty much all of today's nostalgic lists of '80s college radio rock, R.E.M. is among the founding musical acts of today's growing indie scene, however you'd like to define it.
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