Del Tha Funkee Homosapien

Subject: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 8:45 am

so i picked up I Wish My Brother George was Here, and I'm really digging it. How do the rest of his albums rate?

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:15 am

5 stars all the way! Cheers

Seriously one of my favorite albums of all time.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:20 am

Alan wrote:: 5 stars all the way!

Seriously one of my favorite albums of all time.

that's great. LOL! Now, would you like to offer opinions on the rest of his albums for me?

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:21 am

Both sides of the brain- 4 out of 5

Fun album that you would expect from Del!-has a sorta Deltron vibe to it...worthy pickup...

speaking of Del, he's offering a free download of new material on his myspace page....

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:27 am

Deltron 3030- 5 outta 5

On some real smoke out shit with this one-has a very cinematic feel to it-you could close your eyes and picture all the bizarre shit he raps about on it..if you dont have it-pick it up

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:29 am

T. Myers wrote:

Alan wrote:: 5 stars all the way!

Seriously one of my favorite albums of all time.

that's great. LOL! Now, would you like to offer opinions on the rest of his albums for me?

Oh, I read your post wrong. I thought you were asking for the "rest" of the forums opinions. lol

* I Wish My Brother George Was Here (1991) <--- 5 stars
* No Need for Alarm (1993) <--- 3.75 stars
* Future Development (1998) <--- 4 stars
* Both Sides of the Brain (2000) <--- 4 stars
* Deltron 3030 (2000) <--- 5 stars
* Eleventh Hour (2008) <--- 2.5 stars
* Funk Man (The Stimulus Package) (2009) <--- 3.75 stars

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:32 am

I was just checking out the prices for Deltron 3030, and the re-released 2008 version has a few bonus tracks. It is a few dollarsa more than the original. Is it worth the extra money. Is it remastered?

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:34 am

T. Myers wrote:: I was just checking out the prices for Deltron 3030, and the re-released 2008 version has a few bonus tracks. It is a few dollarsa more than the original. Is it worth the extra money. Is it remastered?

didnt even know he rereleased it as early as last year? Depends on the price...I'll never pay over 20 for a single CD, ever, but if its reasonably priced, whythefunknot? bonus tracks sound nice with that album....

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:40 am

Both Sides Of The Brain is 4.875 stars <<< One of the best lyrical albums of all-time
Deltron 3030 is 4.9375 stars
No Need For Alarm is 4.75 stars

Pretty consistent I'd say. He's pretty close to the top of my fav MC list.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:41 am

T. Myers wrote:: I was just checking out the prices for Deltron 3030, and the re-released 2008 version has a few bonus tracks. It is a few dollarsa more than the original. Is it worth the extra money. Is it remastered?

I ended up buying it because the OOP prices for the O.G. were ridiculous. Funny enough I had it on vinyl and cassette before I even got the CD...lol. It is not remastered to my knowledge, but I'm not 100% sure. 100% essential album though!

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:41 am

Cise Starr wrote:: Both Sides Of The Brain is 4.875 stars <<< One of the best lyrical albums of all-time
Deltron 3030 is 4.9375 stars
No Need For Alarm is 4.75 stars

Pretty consistent I'd say. He's pretty close to the top of my fav MC list.

Those are some odd rankings, but thanks for the help.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:42 am

Cise Starr wrote:: Deltron 3030 is 4.9375 stars

LOL!!! You crack me up with these ratings sometimes, Cise. lol

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:45 am

Alan wrote:

Cise Starr wrote:: Deltron 3030 is 4.9375 stars

LOL!!! You crack me up with these ratings sometimes, Cise. lol

I'm being dead serious too lol.

Here's my reasoning. The album was clearly better than 4.75 stars, better than 4.875 stars (taking the average of 4.75 and 5), but not quite 5 stars. I took the average of 4.875 and 5. I use quite a bit of math in my rankings lol.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:46 am

T. Myers wrote:: Those are some odd rankings, but thanks for the help.

No prob man.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 9:47 am

what got me on to Del was his lyricism, no doubt

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 10:36 am

No Need for Alarm 5/5 - may be my favorite from Del
Deltron 3030 5/5
Future Development 4/5
Both Sides of the Brain 4/5

check those before the Eleventh Hour and Funkman...Elventh Hour is like 3/5, and i havent give FunkMan a full listen yet really so im not rating it yet

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Fri 12 Jun 2009, 2:46 pm

I Wish My Brother George Was here - 5 Stars
No Need for alarm - 4 stars (He mainly talks about sucka mcs over jazzy production on this one)
Future Development - 4 - 4.5 stars
Both sides of the brain - 4.5 stars (displays his lyrical talent throughout this album)
Deltron 3030 - 5 Stars (classic concept album)

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Sun 14 Jun 2009, 1:20 am

Just got done with Future Development and I'd give it 5 stars. I like it much more than Deltron 3030. This album is very good. Funky, jazzy goodness.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Tue 16 Jun 2009, 2:42 pm

I Wish My Brother George Was Here (4.625 stars)

Pretty solid album.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Tue 16 Jun 2009, 2:51 pm

Cise Starr wrote:: I Wish My Brother George Was Here (4.625 stars)

Pretty solid album.

Is that your first listen to it? So you give this one 4.625 and Future Development 5? Shaking My Head

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Tue 16 Jun 2009, 2:59 pm

Alan wrote:: Is that your first listen to it? So you give this one 4.625 and Future Development 5?

No I got it a few years ago.

Yes I just gave it a 4.625 and Further Development 5. My ratings will go against all reasoning and logic. It doesn't bother me though...

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Tue 16 Jun 2009, 3:24 pm

Cise Starr wrote:

Alan wrote:: Is that your first listen to it? So you give this one 4.625 and Future Development 5?

No I got it a few years ago.

Yes I just gave it a 4.625 and Further Development 5. My ratings will go against all reasoning and logic. It doesn't bother me though...

LOL - didn't mean to sound like a dick. I was just curious. Future Development is highly underrated and has some of his best work IMO.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Tue 16 Jun 2009, 3:34 pm

Alan wrote:: LOL - didn't mean to sound like a dick. I was just curious. Future Development is highly underrated and has some of his best work IMO.

Its all gravy man. I'm happy you like the album as well.

Future Development's jazzy, laid-back atmosphere appeals to me over all his other albums. Songs like Why Ya Wanna Get Funky, Games Begin, Corner Store, Stress The World, and Town To Town are proof of this. This album isn't his most well-known work by any means but his best IMO.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Tue 16 Jun 2009, 3:42 pm

Cise Starr wrote:

Alan wrote:: LOL - didn't mean to sound like a dick. I was just curious. Future Development is highly underrated and has some of his best work IMO.

Its all gravy man. I'm happy you like the album as well.

Future Development's jazzy, laid-back atmosphere appeals to me over all his other albums. Songs like Why Ya Wanna Get Funky, Games Begin, Corner Store, Stress The World, and Town To Town are proof of this. This album isn't his most well-known work by any means but his best IMO.

I think people just don't know about it. The album was originally ONLY released on cassette (the version I have), then was later reissued on CD for a very short run. He got booted from Elektra right before it's release, so there was probably money issues over it. Those are dope songs. My favorites are off his debut. IMO you can't beat Pissin' On Your Steps, Dr. Bombay, The Wacky World of rapid Transit, Mistadobalina or Sleepin' On My Couch. I here you on the jazzy thing though. His debut is supposed to have a more playful feel with Ice Cube's funk-laced production.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Tue 16 Jun 2009, 3:51 pm

Alan wrote:: I think people just don't know about it. The album was originally ONLY released on cassette (the version I have), then was later reissued on CD for a very short run. He got booted from Elektra right before it's release, so there was probably money issues over it. Those are dope songs. My favorites are off his debut. IMO you can't beat Pissin' On Your Steps, Dr. Bombay, The Wacky World of rapid Transit, Mistadobalina or Sleepin' On My Couch. I here you on the jazzy thing though. His debut is supposed to have a more playful feel with Ice Cube's funk-laced production.

I get the feeling that it is a relatively rare album. I have never heard anyone talk about it before. Would you say it is a rare album?

All those songs you listed are 5 star songs. The reason I rated the album lower was because Dark Skin Girls, Hoodz Come In Dozens, Same Ol' Thing, and the Prelude were 4 star songs and below (with Prelude being 3 stars).

The way I rate albums takes into account the amount of 5 star (as well as 4 star) songs an album has and penalizes an album for 2 star and lower songs. Its not really complicated but it quite tedious.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Tue 16 Jun 2009, 4:05 pm

Terry, get anything from Del EXCEPT for "Eleventh Hour". Album was straight earwax!

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Tue 16 Jun 2009, 4:06 pm

Cise Starr wrote:

Alan wrote:: I think people just don't know about it. The album was originally ONLY released on cassette (the version I have), then was later reissued on CD for a very short run. He got booted from Elektra right before it's release, so there was probably money issues over it. Those are dope songs. My favorites are off his debut. IMO you can't beat Pissin' On Your Steps, Dr. Bombay, The Wacky World of rapid Transit, Mistadobalina or Sleepin' On My Couch. I here you on the jazzy thing though. His debut is supposed to have a more playful feel with Ice Cube's funk-laced production.

I get the feeling that it is a relatively rare album. I have never heard anyone talk about it before. Would you say it is a rare album?

All those songs you listed are 5 star songs. The reason I rated the album lower was because Dark Skin Girls, Hoodz Come In Dozens, Same Ol' Thing, and the Prelude were 4 star songs and below (with Prelude being 3 stars).

The way I rate albums takes into account the amount of 5 star (as well as 4 star) songs an album has and penalizes an album for 2 star and lower songs. Its not really complicated but it quite tedious.

It's definitely a rare album. Especially on CD and vinyl. The cassette is a little easier to find because there were more of those produced...which is why I picked up mine for $6 when I found it. lol

No 5-star love for "Dark Skin Girls"? That's one of my favorites for sure. I guess I could see the others at 4 stars, though they flow perfectly with the album IMO. But are you really docking points for the interlude with "Prelude"? It's like 18 seconds of noise....why would that one be worth the same amount of points as a stellar cut like "Pissin' On Your Steps"? And it leads into the best cut on the album IMO. lol

I'm not trying to tell you about how you rate albums...just my thoughts. Another thought would be that those initial tracks I listed (plus some) are more classic than any single song off of "Future Development". In that case, I also give it more points because the debut is a major face-melter IMO. But in the end it is all personal preference...so no big deal really.

Subject: Re: Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Tue 16 Jun 2009, 5:57 pm

It sure was a great debut. Yeah its no big deal.

I just wanted to explain the method behind my madness of rating albums so people don't think I'm making up arbitratry numbers lol.