Atmosphere-The Family Sign

Album drops/ships 4/7/11. You can pre-order from Fifth Element.

http://www.fifthelementonline.com/rhymesayers/artists/atmosphere/atmosphere-the-family-sign-pre-order.html

LOL, don't you have more Raekwon dick to suck in another thread?

Been waiting for this to drop for a long minute. Cool packaging, Rhymesayers always put a lot of thought towards the packaging.

Victor Shade wrote:

Been waiting for this to drop for a long minute. Cool packaging, Rhymesayers always put a lot of thought towards the packaging.

yeah, Fifth Element is always cool with pre-orders. The hooked up the people who pre-order The Stimulus Package with the instros and 2 free mixtapes.

I might pre order this. I want to give Atmosphere one more chance... or maybe I should peep some of their older shit...

Lucy Ford, if you've never heard it.

As a huge MN hip-hop fan, it pains me to say I'm not even looking forward to this album. Atmosphere has simply been on a downward slope IMO. I really hope I'm wrong and end up loving it....but I doubt it from the descriptions I read.

Southern Rap Pro wrote:

I might pre order this. I want to give Atmosphere one more chance... or maybe I should peep some of their older shit...

I'd say Sevens Travels or Strictly Leakage (their free album). Both are 4.5 stars IMO. I actually don't even like Lucy Ford much at all (no offense Parker). My least favorite one perhaps.

Lucy Ford is their only album I call classic. It earned it over time...

The thing I don't like about Lucy Ford (and all "old" Atmosphere) is that Slug's under developed flow sounds whiny and tinny, and Ant's production is nowhere near as good as it is nowadays - especially in the engineering department.

Sad part is, Slug has gone too far the other way and sounds too refined now IMO. A lot of his lyrics are just straight boring to me now.

I like the happy medium

I peeped Lucy Ford and dug it more than the lemons album...

Southern Rap Pro wrote:

I peeped Lucy Ford and dug it more than the lemons album...

I'd expect you would. I have them ranked pretty closely. I'd still take God Loves Ugly, Sevens Travels, You Can't Imagine..., Strictly Leakage, and maybe even Overcast over both of them.

Strictly Leakage is my favorite Atmosphere album

Lucy Ford and Overcast don't get many spins from. I just don't like them like that. I prefer the newer Atmosphere stuff. Lemons, Strictly Leakage, and Sevens Travels are all impressive to me. Their EP's are all worthwhile too IMO.

Anybody read the editorial review for the new "The Family Sign" album?

"Atmosphere returns with their 7th official studio album and the newest addition to their unparalleled body of work. The Family Sign comes from a place well refined and firmly planted, from a universal perspective. It's about being okay with losing friends and strengthening your bonds with others, celebrating the person who's been the most positive in your life, your kids, your homies, leaving the people you need to behind, and bringing the ones you love with you. It's about your family, your time and the time you have with them. It's about living and dying. It's the truth about family, that it comes from loyalty as much as biology. It's about breaking down your perceptions of family and really appreciating the people who've made you who you are and continue doing so. The Family Sign is Atmosphere's most personal and intimate album yet; it involves and engages the listener like never before. Slug's signature voice weaves in and out of Ant's ASR-born production, Nate Collis' bluesy guitar riffs and the sound of Erick Anderson's unmistakable keys giving The Family Sign a fresh, unique edge without sacrificing Atmosphere's signature sound. Custom printed heavyweight digi-pak that doubles as a picture frame with stand. Includes 5 silver foil stamped pictures backed with lyrics that can be changed in the frame."

Isn't that enough to make you wanna puke? Seriously. Who wrote this bullshit? This album sounds like it's going to suck balls. Moreover, I'm equally excited about "...Nate Collis' bluesy guitar riffs and the sound of Erick Anderson's unmistakable keys giving The Family Sign a fresh, unique edge without sacrificing Atmosphere's signature sound." - really? SMH. Just let Ant do his damn thing and quit fucking it up with lukewarm musicianship. Fuck.

Lol

Seriously though Terry. I smell bullshit all over that review. That son of a bitch should get the piss kicked out of him for writing such drivel.