Eyedea & Abilities "By The Throat" (2009)

Wack wack wack! Eyedea used to be one of my favorites, but somehow him and Abilities managed to drop the worst album of the year so far IMO. 1.5 stars, maybe 2 stars at best. 30 minutes of straight disappointment after 5 years of waiting. Looks like Eyedea will only ever have 3 albums in my collection judging by the road he's heading.

To sum up why....I just don't like the change, the new vibes, Eyedea's guitar playing, the screaming, the seriousness, the hooks, the choruses, etc. I just don't like the fact he is maturing (which feels forced to me) without really settling into his hip-hop persona more. I have just been hoping he'd expand on that style and eventually perfect it instead of inducing the E&A album full of vibes that he used on the Face Candy & Carbon Carousel records. If I want to hear something like this, I'd listen to a rock/metal vocalist/band, and somebody who can actually play guitar well.

Looks like C. Tran was right! lol

I told you Eyedea sucks!

Shon wrote:

Looks like C. Tran was right! lol

LOL - I was just about to say, C. Tran will be happy to see this. lol

Of course, this doesn't make me dislike their other work at all. It just means Eyedea has completely fallen off now (IMO).

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I told you Eyedea sucks!

Funny, I was commenting on the Eyedea at Access, and noticed you were online there...like 20 seconds ago...lol

Yeah I was checking their restocks to see if they have any albums that would interest me. Nothing today.

Check out what I posted on that thread Al, let's see how many of those underground heads jump me for it.

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Check out what I posted on that thread Al, let's see how many of those underground heads jump me for it.

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Eyedea is a wack version of Eminem.

Couldn't be further from the truth. I hate Eminem and even I know he would not let something this horrible hit the streets. You've always said this in the past though...I obviously disagree in just about every way possible.

After seeing them live at Sound Set and hearing the new shit, I knew it would suck. I can't even show support for this one. Not a single cut makes it worth any amount of money to this so-called Minnesota hip-hop fiend. lol

This, along with Cage and Street Sweeper Social Club, joins the list of examples of how Hip-Hop/Rock fusion can sabotage otherwise well intentioned artists. One problem seems to be that Hip-Hop artist just have horrible taste in rock music. Street Sweeper Social Club doesn't really apply, since it's descended from the best rock/rap project, RATM, but Cage and E&A seem to be trying to move toward some of the worst rock music. This overly slick and measured, faux-Alternative bullshit.

This also underscores just how impressive an album Never Better is. P.O.S. knows what he's doing, and his tastes seem to tend toward more "authentic" punk and alternative rock.

Yea, Cage fucked up, Don't think I'll by another album from him unless he gets back on drugs.

Jason wrote:

This, along with Cage and Street Sweeper Social Club, joins long list of examples of how Hip-Hop/Rock fusion can sabotoge otherwise well intentioned artists. One problem seems to be that Hip-Hop artist just have horrible taste in rock music. Street Sweeper Social Club doesn't really apply, since it's descended from the best rock/rap project, RATM, but Cage and E&A seem to be trying to move toward some of the worst rock music. This overly slick, faux-Alternative bullshit.

This also underscores just how impressive an album Never Better is. P.O.S. knows what he's doing, and his tastes seem to tend toward more "authentic" punk and alternative rock.

I agree! Cage (from what I gather...have not heard it) and E&A seem to be going for this eclectic mash-up of hip-hop and indy rock/metal. That E&A has got some sort of Industrial vibe to it too. Dirty sounding as fuck and not pleasant to the ears in the very least. I really expected more from DJ Abilities on the production end, since I know the dude can be excellent behind the boards as a DJ and producer. It borders on being pretentious too, IMO.

Esco wrote:

Yea, Cage fucked up, Don't think I'll by another album from him unless he gets back on drugs.

LOL - I think that's the opposite of Eyedea's problem. Dude looks like a bum every time I see him downtown/uptown. Dude still lives with his mom...lol...rather sad since he was making bank there for a while.

Alan wrote:

Esco wrote:

Yea, Cage fucked up, Don't think I'll by another album from him unless he gets back on drugs.

LOL - I think that's the opposite of Eyedea's problem. Dude looks like a bum every time I see him downtown/uptown. Dude still lives with his mom...lol...rather sad since he was making bank there for a while.

He lives with his mother? after being an accomplished DJ? wtf man!!

Esco wrote:

Alan wrote:

Esco wrote:

Yea, Cage fucked up, Don't think I'll by another album from him unless he gets back on drugs.

LOL - I think that's the opposite of Eyedea's problem. Dude looks like a bum every time I see him downtown/uptown. Dude still lives with his mom...lol...rather sad since he was making bank there for a while.

He lives with his mother? after being an accomplished DJ? wtf man!!

No, Eyedea lives with his mom after being an accomplished emcee and producer. He's heavier into the production than most think. From what I understand, he blew all the E&A money on building his own studio in his mom's basement. lol

Alan wrote:

Esco wrote:

Alan wrote:

Esco wrote:

Yea, Cage fucked up, Don't think I'll by another album from him unless he gets back on drugs.

LOL - I think that's the opposite of Eyedea's problem. Dude looks like a bum every time I see him downtown/uptown. Dude still lives with his mom...lol...rather sad since he was making bank there for a while.

He lives with his mother? after being an accomplished DJ? wtf man!!

No, Eyedea lives with his mom after being an accomplished emcee and producer. He's heavier into the production than most think. From what I understand, he blew all the E&A money on building his own studio in his mom's basement. lol

hahah, what a jack-ass... should of just kept using FLStudio and bought his own apartment with that money.

Esco wrote:

Alan wrote:

Esco wrote:

Alan wrote:

Esco wrote:

Yea, Cage fucked up, Don't think I'll by another album from him unless he gets back on drugs.

LOL - I think that's the opposite of Eyedea's problem. Dude looks like a bum every time I see him downtown/uptown. Dude still lives with his mom...lol...rather sad since he was making bank there for a while.

He lives with his mother? after being an accomplished DJ? wtf man!!

No, Eyedea lives with his mom after being an accomplished emcee and producer. He's heavier into the production than most think. From what I understand, he blew all the E&A money on building his own studio in his mom's basement. lol

hahah, what a jack-ass... should of just kept using FLStudio and bought his own apartment with that money.

Yeah...lol. I actually like his (older) beats. He's got a good ear for samples. However, his newer production with all this indy metal junk is terrible and nothing like his traditional sounding hip-hop beats....much like his music in general.

You should order the new Hilltop Hoods CD if you're fiending for good white rappers

Southern Rap Pro wrote:

You should order the new Hilltop Hoods CD if you're fiending for good white rappers

Good stuff? Looks interesting from their myspace. I'll have to check it later.

dope stuff
you will love it pounds... their latest CD is at a good amazon price too...

Damn Pounds. I didn't expect to hear the news about Eyedea's new joint. Oh well, back to the drawing board for them. After 4 years, this is what we get?

You should listen to Hilltop Hoods J harris, right up your alley.

Cool. I'll check for it SRP.

This is super late, but Burn Fetish is a dope ass song.... I'm not a huge fan of this album but I think your rating is tad low imo lol. But Eyedea was amazing, sucks he died...

Also, I just jammed 'First Born' again and that is without question a flawless 5-star perfect fucking album.