Worried Man
Super Member
Yeah, bought this new on vinyl when it first came out; these guys were from around my haunts, Long Island, NY, and I was smitten, like every other suburban kid at the time, with the video to "Me, Myself and I." Playing this album, now years later, I don't really see what all the hoopla was about save for their fresh attempt at a new vision for the genre (no more gold chains, the whole this-is-the-hippie-answer-to-rap angle, etc.); most of the filler for this LP was just plain crap in retrospect, and the album itself was way too long to be crammed onto one piece of vinyl. The sound quality is pretty horrid with ridiculously low overall mastering levels. My copy, also, unfortunately, has some damage throughout which makes certain tracks skip all over the place.
There were some underrated gems on here, though -- "L.I.F.E.," "Ghetto Thang," et al.
I never really cared for Tommy Boy's vinyl output -- and I have a LOT of stuff on vinyl from this label from being a DJ years ago (rap from acts like Naughty by Nature, Digital Underground and De La plus freestyle from acts like TKA); to my ear, they never pressed their vinyl right.
Hmm. I dunno. Maybe it's the nostalgia factor, but I was floored when it came out, and I'm still blown away today. The skits are a little annoying but other than that, I still love it all. I had it on CD from its release day, then found a perfect used copy on LP about a year and a half ago, albeit surely a recent reissue.