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Music CD - DJ Rap: Learning Curve
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Music CD: Learning Curve
Artist: DJ Rap
List Price: $11.98
Our Price: $8.69
Your Save: $ 3.29 ( 27% )
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks:
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1. Bad Girl
2. Good To Be Alive
3. Fuck With Your Head
4. Bad Behaviour
5. Everyday Girl
6. You Get Around
7. Human Kind
8. Live It For Today
9. Go
10. Stories From Around The World
11. Changes
12. Ordinary Day
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0074646955321
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 1999-06-01
Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: One Fantastic Late '90s Ride
Comment: I remember hearing the song "Good to be Alive" in a store in a mall in New Jersey when I was 14 or 15. I eventually found out it was DJ Rap and tracked this album down. I bought it back in 1999 and I was blown away. The diverse sound of this album will make anyone glad they bought it, whether for 40 cents or 40 dollars.
Every track is a hit. No lie. On DJ Rap's other albums, it's mostly drum and bass nonsense, but this album is beyond solid. I still own the CD and will never, ever sell it in my lifetime.
If you partake in any subtances (alcohol, etc), you'll never want to stop listening to this album ;)
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Summary: Beyond Drum and Bass
Comment: If you're looking for true drum and bass, check out Roni Size. But if you're searching for an album of more transcendental quality, this one is for you. DJ Rap uses some traditional D&B beats and merges them with beautiful melodies and sweeping synthesizers to create a truly unique techno experience. Her brilliant feminist and existential lyrics are inspiring. This girl is deep! Learning Curve will get under your skin and demand many repitions under the laser.
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Summary: um...this sucks
Comment: I love drum and bass and I heard that dj rap was supposed to be one of the best... after the reviews I thought I'd give it a try. I was very disappointed...I wouldn't even classify her music as drum and bass. When I got it, the sticker said trip-hop pop (not d&b). I never write reviews, but this one was just so bad, I had too.
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Summary: A fine intro to d&b for those who are just starting.
Comment: I bought this album 3 years ago, because I heard "Good To Be Alive" in the movie "Go", and loved it. So why not pick up the album it came from and see if there were any other good tracks? Well, after a few listens, I only liked the first two tracks, so I shelved it. A year later, I popped it back in. I realized how closed-minded I had been a year before, because the breakbeats on this album are SICK. Throw in a little Drum & Bass, and there you have it. This album still gets heavy play in my car stereo. I would highly recommend it for people who are looking for an intro to D&B, but are currently into hip-hop and breakbeats. This will ease you into the genre. The lyrics are almost sometimes laughable:
"I'm trying to show you that as friends we'd get along
Respect my body 'cos that's where you came from" - Bad Girl
.....Anyway, you get the picture. A couple of tracks don't really fit on this album, and you'll know which ones I'm talking about when you listen to it. But for people who just love BEATS, this album is golden. If you're the type who likes to roll around town and annoy people with your "Bassmobile", this is for you. Tracks like "F**k With Your Head" & "You Get Around" are perfect head-nodders for you guys. Hell, if you're a stripper, I'd recommend half the songs on this album to use for your routine.
But when it comes down to it all, this album is all about the beats, so I can't knock the lyrics, although some of the melodies are nice as well.
Excellent album, if you know what it was meant for - I just wish Rap would dabble more in breakbeat albums like this, instead of just sticking with the Jungle/D&B tip like she does.
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Summary: DJ Rap Knows Her Beats
Comment: DJ Rap knows here beats. A friend of mine gave me this album as a b-day gift and I loved every track. I even purchased another copy so I have one in the house and one in the car. DJ Rap's Learning Curve is one of top ten best album to listen to, in my opinion. If you are a techno fan, it is definitely worth hearing.
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Editorial Reviews:
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This is not the expected knockout from the renegade female drum & bass mixmaster, but it's still a fine display of versatility. On her major-label debut, DJ Rap (née British model Charissa Saverio) offers everything from dippy Madonna-style club tracks ("Bad Girl") and narcotic electro jams ("Fuck with Your Head") to icy instrumental scores ("Stories from Around the World"). But after fumbling through several indistinguishable dance cuts, she really hits her stride with the majestically orchestrated "Changes," a song that uses her beats and glamour to maximum effect. --Aidin Vaziri
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