L'Organiste Parisien, 1864-1999

On this CD:

1. Preludes and Fugues (3,) for organ, Op. 99 1. Prélude
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Joseph Adam

2. Preludes and Fugues (3,) for organ, Op. 99 2. Fugue
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Joseph Adam

3. Pièces de fantaisie, for organ, Suite 2, Op 53 No. 5, Clair de Lune
Composed by Louis Vierne
Performed by Joseph Adam

4. Pièces de fantaisie, for organ, Suite 2, Op 53 No. 6, Toccata
Composed by Louis Vierne
Performed by Joseph Adam

5. Prelude and Fugue on the Name Alain for organ, Op 7
Composed by Maurice Durufle
Performed by Joseph Adam

6. Prière, for organ in C sharp minor, Op. 20, M. 32
Composed by Cesar Franck
Performed by Joseph Adam

7. The Last Judgment, for organ
Composed by Naji Hakim
Performed by Joseph Adam

L'Organiste Parisien, 1864-1999, Music, Maurice Durufle, Cesar Franck, Naji Hakim, Camille Saint-Saens, Louis Vierne, Joseph Adam, Chamber Music & Recitals, Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Keyboard, Music for Keyboard, Prelude and Fugue for Keyboard, Suite/Partita for Keyboard

Stress: The Extinction Agenda
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Masterpiece

This is the dopest most underrated group ever!

MAN, I FORGOT ABOUT THIS ALBUM!!!!

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Hip Hop For Adults and Prodigies

Stress: The Extinction Agenda
Organized Konfusion
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000OCL
Release Date: 1994-08-16

Tracks:

Intro
Stress
The Extinction Agenda
Thirteen
Black Sunday
Drop Bombs
Bring It On
Why
Let's Organize
3-2-1
Keep It Koming
Stray Bullet
Maintain

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Before Pharoahe Monch started playing party games, he was working with partner Prince Poetry to put together three of the best albums in hip-hop history. Stress: The Extinction Agenda is the best of this musical triple crown. Every song has an ace beat that mixes loose, jazzy samples and tightly coiled snares. And every song features two of hip-hop's all-time greatest MCs doing their best work, using their voices like instruments to create performances that are intellectually stimulating and rhythmically bangin'. Pharoahe's verse on "Bring It On" is raw enough to force even the hardest MCs to consider careers as accountants. One warning: Q-Tip's alleged guest appearance on "Let's Organize" consists of him repeating the words "Bounce, let's organize" over and over again with minor variations as the song fades. And it's still a great song. --Joe Schloss

Customer Reviews:

Masterpiece.......2007-06-16

Ya i said it organized konfusion's stress: the extinction angenda is a classic masterpiece hip hop album. Every song is fire and the production is simply amazing. Old schoo classic right here.

This is the dopest most underrated group ever!.......2007-03-29

OK upped the jazzed up production on their sophomore outing. The mind blowing lyricism is still intact. Respect Due!

Top Joints:
Stress
Stray Bullet
Lets Organize
The Extiction Agenda
Thirteen
Black Sunday

The whole cd is straight dope lyrics and dope beats.

MAN, I FORGOT ABOUT THIS ALBUM!!!!.......2007-01-25

how can i forget about organized konfusion? i remember BLACK SUNDAY..........i think they sampled JAGGER THE DAGGER? then how can i forget STRESS? that new birth usage was brilliant. man, i hated when they broke up. i wonder what both of them are up to today.

BACK TO BASICS.......2006-11-05

This album is good I like it. They're letting you know there's no room for BS while manifesting the skillz to back it up. TIGHT!!!!!!

Hip Hop For Adults and Prodigies.......2006-08-04

Stress: The Extinction Agenda is a mature album by two emcees that are highly under rated and under appreciated. While I can imagine that this album didnt recieve much commercial success, this says nothing about its genius and its emotive expiremintation with metaphores and anecdotes. Its an energetic album that flatters the listener by exposing them to smart lyrics and unconventional production.

After having listened to this album Pharoahe Monche has proven himself to be one of the best lyricist ever.

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OH MY GOD
G&D - Love it...
"Can't fit this hustle inside of a rapper"
It's a Hit
Why to release an album?

Gabriel & Dresden
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Manufacturer: Organized Nature
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ASIN: B000FMFZVM
Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

Let Go
Eleven
Enemy
Mass Repeat
Dust In The Wind
Closer
Not Enough
Amsterdam Interlude
New Path
Sydney
Dangerous Power
Tracking Treasure Down

Album Description

Gabriel & Dresden's self-titled debut artist album features eight new vocal tracks sung by Atlanta-based Molly Bancroft and London-based Jan Burton. Gabriel & Dresden also collaborated with San Francisco DJ Scarlett Etienne on a dirty instrumental that has already been played on Pete Tong's "Essential Selection" BBC 1 Radio show, alongside other exclusive cuts from the album. Josh Gabriel & Dave Dresden are on a creative high. In addition to creating their debut artist album, they have just remixed the Oscar winning theme song "The Wings" from Brokeback Mountain (Verve), and launched a world DJ tour at Miami, where they were also nominated for four International Dance Music Awards - Best Producer, Best American DJ, Best Remixer, and Best Progressive House/Trance Track for "Without You Near."

Customer Reviews:

OH MY GOD.......2007-04-23

After there mix on As the Rush Comes, as well as many others, I never thought this duo could get any better but they did. Dangerous Power is headed to be one of the greatest tracks ever. The rest of this album isn't to shabby eaither, with great everything. The thing that gets me excited is that people in all sources of music will have to take notice to this tremendous duo. I promise you, everyone is going to want them producing tracks for them soon enough. I am just so happy that trance as well as electronica is on it's way to the top here in the US, and with guys like Gabriel & Dresden, as well as Christopher Lawrence leading the way, we are all in for a great ride.

G&D - Love it..........2007-02-02

I bought my first G&D album after listening to "As The Rush Comes" and some other mixes they have done on other albums. Buying Bloom was no mistake at all and the self-entitled album is very good too, although between the two, I prefer Bloom. Excellent work G&D.

"Can't fit this hustle inside of a rapper".......2007-01-14

Hov is back and has done it again. While this album may be slightly less perfect than the Black Album, this is the best rap album of '06 by far. As always, Jay's puns and innuendos will have you hitting rewind constantly to comprehend what he's really getting at. As clever as the lyrics are the beats are equally dope. From the 'Superfreak' sample on "Kingdom Come" to Swizz's fight music beats on the Dipset diss track, "Dig a Hole," the production is never lacking. Jay is the self-proclaimed Mike Jordan of rap, but the only difference is when Jay came back as the 45 he was still at the top of his game.

It's a Hit.......2007-01-11

This was the first album by DJ's Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden that I purchased. I had heard "Dangerous Power" and "Tracking Treasure Down" on the radio but I was suprised at the overall quality of the CD. When you buy a Gabriel & Dresden album you have quality from beginning to end.

I host a lot of parties, and I'll often throw in live recordings of DJ's I like, so the music is non stop and it flows. This is a very good cd for exactly that. It's not crazy jumpy happy hardcore techno, it's adult, it's progressive, it's everything you've come to expect from the duo.

Why to release an album?.......2007-01-07

I have never heard Gabriel & Dresden before; my music tastes are more mainstream pop/ electronica oriented - Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, New Order. One Club FM, the best Internet radio, recently started to play Dangerous Power featuring Jan Burton. I immediately fell in love.

The song itself is a wunderland; it is an enigmatic piece of dreamland journey with both powerful and feeling voice by the great Burton BUT it is the mix by Cicada- the song's album version really sucks when compared to the mix- then why bother to release an album, or, more precisely, why do we bother to buy them? I came here to buy the album, excited by the song, thinking that I would hear more precious sounds.

Then I listened to the trial of the album version and I had to hear Jan Burton to be sure that it was the same song. The album version is simplydull, dull, DULL!!!. I heard other tracks, too and they are also simplistic; like rice not cooked enough...unfinished symphony. They need good mixes and some of them will certainly receive. So I gave up. Will wait for the remixes. Ilo (or their label) did the same thing with Poetica- all those good singles were in their simplistic form. Of course I did not even bother to buy it though Rapture is one of my favourite songs in 2000s.

I generally tend to support my favourite groups or the ones I like: as a return for the joyous times I heartily agree to pay a few dollars more but in this case I did not. The music industry is getting more voracious? I don't wanna pay fifteen bucks for an album full of demo-like pieces and then pay again for the remixes. That's why I downloaded only Cicada mix of Dangerous Power- however, it is both the band's and the music lover's loss: The band loses money, the music lover misses all those songs that could be really great. My advice: Download the great remix version and wait for other remixes and skip the album.

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CLASSIC ALBUM
DO NOT BUY THIS CD
BACK TO BASICS
In one ear and right out the other.
Prince Poetry and Pharoahe Monch = HIP-HOP GODS

Organized Konfusion
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Tracks:

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P.S. 48
Roosevelt Franklin
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Who Stole My Last Piece Of Chicken?

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Few artists have managed to have such an explosive impact with their debut album as Organized Konfusion. Showering listeners in a hailstorm of rapid rhymes, Prince Poetry and Pharoahe Monch showed that verbal styles could be both fast and deep. Funked-up party themes like "Fudge Pudge" and metaphoric monsters like "Releasing Hypnotical Gasses" were dense in their lyricism. But O.K. still had a sense of humor--shown on songs like "Who Stole My Last Piece of Chicken?"--as well as a meditative side, as on "Walk Into the Sun." The grooves were soulful, yet frantic at times, jumping from the midtempo cheer of "Audience Pleasers," to the hyperactive attack of "Releasing Hynotical Gasses." In fact, the only real flaw in their debut was an abundance of input--too many lyrics to decipher, too many beats to absorb. Maybe that's why they waited three years for the sequel--to give us time to take it all in. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

CLASSIC ALBUM.......2007-07-08

Classic cd. You must cop this but be warned the cd has audio problems. You can only hear it out of one speaker. I am not sure what is going on. I bought my copy at Virgin in Times Square.

DO NOT BUY THIS CD.......2007-02-28

This is an awesome album. Sadly, I have the same problem as others have reported, the audio plays out of only 1 channel. Completely atrocious that the label would press a bunch of faulty CDs and continue to sell them after people have reported problems.

BACK TO BASICS.......2006-11-05

I like this album but to me it's a little to "polictical" their skillz get covered up in the "message". IT'S ALRIGHT.

In one ear and right out the other........2006-06-06

Ya'll got wack repressings or boots; 'cause my og pressing is fine in both ears.

This LP was a great introduction to Organized, but the second joint was their masterpiece. If your reading this, you already know who this group is and who Pharoahe Monch is. Even in his chubby days, he had lyrics that I only wish I culd write. Hot spots on this CD would be "Hypnotical Gasses." Pure lyrical wizardy.

Not the duo's best work, but still amazing.

Prince Poetry and Pharoahe Monch = HIP-HOP GODS.......2006-05-24

I find "Organized Konfusion" (1991) to be one of the most rewarding listens to grace the hip-hop lexicon. Prince Po and Pharoahe Monch redefined lyricism with their relentlessly impenetrable styles. Whether it be odd time signatures, pitch fluctuations, or break-neck speed; these guys possessed all the skills to execute a brutal, but conscious gem that will live on forever. "Organized Konfusion" is arguably the first "underground" hip-hop album that was ever released due to it's cult status that has lived on since day one. At first, I wasn't sure if this was East Coast or West Coast rap. The brutal delivery and strong mic presence led me to believe that it was East Coast at first (which it is). On the other hand, they have such refined styles, and the ability to change pitch and tone in a piercing manner, even singing for a second or two at a time. They simply had flair and style that they pushed like West Coast emcees would. But no, this is seriously the best of both worlds. The album is superb from front to back, and well worth several full listens. In recent memory, I can't remember getting more excited while listening to an album than I have "Organized Konfusion". Hands down, in my top 5.

(I have not experienced any sound/balance problems with my CD that many of the other reviewers have. I bought mine from a marketplace seller and haven't had a problem.)

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Organized Creativity Throughout It's Equinox (5 Stars)
This album is an Innovative, Epic Classic & it's OVER YA HEADS...
Coulda been a classic, but it's bit too ambitious
The equinox....it rocks!!
Greatest Group Ever

The Equinox
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ASIN: B000003ACD
Release Date: 1997-09-23

Tracks:

Interior Assasin's Car 3:45 A.M.
They Don't Want It!
March 21 3:45 A.M.
9XS Out Of 10
Questions
Soundman
Move
Confrontations
Life & Malice Exterior Club Nite
Numbers
Shugah Shorty
Interior Car Nite
Invetro
Chuck Chesse
Interior Marisol's Apartment
Sin
Hate
March 21- 3:47 A.M.
Somehow, Someway
Epilogue
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Organized Creativity Throughout It's Equinox (5 Stars).......2006-06-17

Well the guy below me just basically summed up the whole concept behind this album. I also want to add that there were credits on the back of this CD (like the ones you see on movie posters), so that was a big giveaway on what exactly it was that they were trying to do.

Now the songs themselves are spectactular. Trying to compare this to other O.K. albums (except for their self titled album and Prince Poetry's solo album, I don't have those yet), they come with a more harder edge towards battle rhymes in songs like "Questions" and "9 Times Out Of 10" unlike "Stress..." and "Internal Affairs" which was aimed a little more toward comercial rhymes (not saying they or that concept was bad). When you go along deeper in the album, you get more songs like my favorite "Numbers" in which they throw numbers into their rhymes aming for more creativity, which makes it a plus. "Sugah Shorty" adds on to the whole Equanox concept as Hurricane G would briefly play the sugah shorty, and does a decent job. Song "In Vitro", is another song that goes with the albums concept lyrically as talking about a child being born and comming up despite many obsticales. The dark tracks "Sin" and "Hate" comes off with some word play that will gurantee to make your head nod. "Some How, Some Way" which carries over from a drive by that character Malice was involved, comes to realize what life has to offer in life than selling crack, going to clubs for women, and violence, involving the characters, which wraps up the whole story. "The Essance" is the bonus track of the album that comes off nice featuring Xtreme and O.C. Production wise fits the rhymes as well as the concept like a puzzle that makes it a plus. Either way, I've yet to hear one wack rhyme from anyone in this.

I think this is Organized Konusion showing their creativity making this album "The Equinox". The concept and skits could be hard to enjoy the first time around, but if you're one of those people who listen to albums all the way through, sit down and be open-minded/approach differently than other albums, you will like this one.

The only album I can think of that has a somewhat similar concept up to date is Little Brother's "The Minstrual Show".

Lyrics: A
Production: A-
Musical Vibes: A
Overall: A

Favorite Tracks: 9 Times Out Of 10, Questions, Soundman, Numbers, Sugah Shorty, Intervo, Hate

This album is an Innovative, Epic Classic & it's OVER YA HEADS..........2005-07-21

This is the best & most creative concept album ever made, hands down - no question (Prince Paul's "A Prince Among Thieves" comes close). How can you true Hip-Hop heads & loyal OK fans (casual listeners & bandwagon jumpers have no say in this matter) possibly believe that a duo as intelligent & ingenious as Pharoahe Monch & Prince Po (former art school students) would produce a 'failed' concept album? If you know OK, you know that failed albums simply aren't in the cards. You REALLY have to read between the lines to see & understand it (as you do w/ deciphering ALOT of their tracks & lyrics), but if & when you do - you'll see how truly brilliant this concept-album is.

99.5% of Hip-Hop albums are just collections of tracks (nothing wrong w/ that). The other .5% step outside the norm and try to create something abstract & different ie, the concept album. These albums are usually met w/ confusion, disdain, whatever, the point is we as Hip-Hop heads are so used to one way of doing things, that to experience something so familiar in a different light is sometimes hard to digest. When I first heard "The Equinox" I knew something was up, but I had idea what they were trying to do. Like most of the other reviewers, I just enjoyed the tracks and ignored (and was annoyed by) the skits and intros. It doesn't help that 90% of skits on Hip-Hop albums are pointless and intrusive...so naturally we've learned to ignore and skip-over them. It wasn't until I committed myself to ACTUALLY LISTENING to the album in it's entirety w/ an open mind, that I fully understood and appreciated what it was OK was trying to do here.

Take for example, a movie. Now chop it up into 21 scenes. Now watch only 14 of the scenes, in any random sequence. This is what you're doing if you listen to "The Equinox" just for the tracks. There's nothing wrong w/ this, I do it all the time, 'cause sometimes I just wanna hear certain dope cuts off the album. BUT if this is what you do w/ this album, then you have no right to call it a 'failure' of a concept-album 'cause you don't get it.
It's easy to see why people think the tracks have nothing to do w/ the plot of the story. OK wanted to make a movie outta "The Equinox," but didn't have the support or resources to do it, so they opted to make the album as movie like as possible - check the front and back covers for instance. Each track is like a scene in a movie, where each individual track means very little on it's own. But as a collective, each track builds on the story and thickens the plot. See what I'm sayin'?

"The Equinox," follows the lives of Life (OK's manager, Xtreme) & Malice (D.I.T.C. member O.C). The two wily young hustlers, one good, one bad, are followed as they grow from young punks into men. Basically, it's a Hip-Hop coming of age story. A prominent concept within the concept is the album's narration by a older voice, the character Life reflecting back on his youth.
The equinox is the two times of the year when light and dark are in perfect balance in a day. This is the sustained-metaphor in a the story which indulges itself in the duality of good and evil and the balance of morality in one's life.

The quick synopsis is this; the two kids start out by just livin' like young punks, doin' drive-bys, rebelling against authority figures, goin' to clubs, etc. As they grow-up they decide to go into the money-makin' business (a corrupt cheque-cashing store). The "light" side of the album ends at track #11 "Shugah Shorty" a classic track about flippin' it on girls, but this is where the fun ends.
The following skit, track #12 opens the "dark" side of the album. They get deeply involved in the underworld as other problem's arise in their lives, pregnancies, betrayal by a crew member, the provocation of self-hatred between two best-friends and eventually gettin' driven-by.
A voilent lesson nails down the moral, and w/ "Somehow, Someway" the two are presented w/ a fork in the road and emerge changed and (luckily) alive into men. The "Epilogue," tells of how they've come 180 degrees, realizing there's more important things in life. The hidden final track "United as One," combines Pharoahe (the world's best asthmatic MC), Prince Po and the characters Life (Xtreme) & Malice (O.C.). I think of this as the track they'd play over the closing credits.

So that's that. As for the musical content of the album, I've never heard OK better than this. The often dark production is stellar and fits the album's vibe perfectly. Lyrically, OK are at their best, bringing supremely intelligent and creative lyrics we've come to expect. My favorite cuts are "Questions," "Hate" & "Invetro." Even through the concept, OK still keeps it true to form, "Questions" contains my favorite hook that I've ever heard them spit: "Yo Pharoahe, brother why don't you explain, how did Hip-Hop get caught up in this ill rap game? I got a question, in Hip-Hop, who they followin'? Them n*gga's with skills or them n*gga's who be hollarin'? Them n*gga's that be hollarin' is subject to modelin' n*gga's with skills, always and forever keeps a followin', swallowin' pride - never, we be imperialistic, who rips sh*t w/o being materialistic?" Classic.
"Hate," has the two MC's flippin' perspectives and rhyming from the viewpoint of racist Aryan skinheads commenting on the black community. It's severely powerful and disturbing, especially Prince's last verse. The track figures into their severe depression in the story.
My favorite cut on the album, has to be "Invetro." This track is mind-blowing in it's originality and effectiveness. They rap from the perspective of a fetus in the belly of a cracked-out single mom, each MC taking half the soul: Monch, w/ the chip on his shoulder, wishing he wasn't going to be born and Prince as the optimist just lookin' for a chance at life. It's incredibly moving, and done over a beautiful Buckwild beat.

Bottom Line: This album is a breath of fresh air. It's unique, has a great underlying meaning and is lyrically perfect. I think it's their best work ever. Call it a home-run, it's outta the park and it's over ya head...but hopefully now you can appreciate it in all it's glory. It's time OK got the full props they deserve for this epic. A 5 star masterpiece, Peace.

Coulda been a classic, but it's bit too ambitious.......2005-03-11

No question, Organized Konfusion will go down as one of the most lyrically tight rap groups ever. There third offering was definitely there most ambitious effort yet. While the group had tackled and practically redefined the concept track, they took on the feat of creating a concept album "The Equinox". Unfortunately this ends up being the major flaw of the album. Probably the oddest choice in making a concept album was the fact that the actual songs make little or no reference to the story/concept. The songs do nothing to add to the skits and vice versa. But, strip the album from the skits and the story and you're left with a 12-track album from OK.

The self produced "They Don't Want It!" serves as a warning for the listener (look at it as the real intro for the concept-less album). Unfortunately, no rhymes hear on this tight beat, but the duo finally drops it on "9xs Out of 10". While it's all too short at 1:48, it's still enough time for the crew to drop several killer lines (PM: "I'm hitting you harder than Nancy Kerrigan on the shin/ F*** if you can't comprehend").
"Questions" is the first full-length track on the album (produced by Diamond D), which was the `single'. This is classic OK, over an up-beat jazzy production, the lyrics are just dense with quotables. There's really no way to describe either flow, even if you see their lyrics. But, if you've never heard Pharaohe Monch rip the mic, here's a taste ("I'm movin on all you punk Bambino bastards/ Your style's depleted like muscles without amino acids/ I blast kids with mass times matter/ Forever clingin to endeavors defined, clever words/ thus waiting never, frustrating verbs to rip/ My rap ratings eradicate/ For me to take rhythms and mate 'em with rhymes in mating season/ Creating s*** never before made it/ I'm makin hybrids, created potent enough to open eyelids/ and leave pupils dilated, stress is alleviated/ Now it's easier, plus economically feasible/ for me to leave rap listeners queasy and inebriated/ We made it we came, dedicated we rated supreme/ Even with or without the cream").

The Rasheed produced "Soundman" is about as `club' as OK ever gets. Over the thumping base and hard drum snap both rappers choose to show the audience why they're the self-proclaimed "God's gift to vo-cabulary". Similarly "Move" tells of club exploits, using their spoken words to move the crowd instead of beat (which is pretty stripped down to its base). "Confrontations" is a bit more slowed down, although still driven by a hard bass and basic drums provided by Showbiz. The chorus is not quite as compelling as the others, and while this may be the weakest track, I'd still rate it a 7/10.

"Numbers" has an ominous feel as echoing bell tolls roll over another hard thumping bass line. OK's mathematic raps make even the greatest MCs look inferior (Prince: "20 thousand Leagues, extra deep/ Runnin with the number 13 with my 40 Below's upon the feet/ Now Adam 12 got me in this 20-20/ so I'm double O seven about my 4-1-1/ 74 catch my 83 degrees of heat/ We merkin four-twenty eat island three five N2Deep/ Mack 10 under seat for carjacking Passenger 57's/ A Product 19 who gets the dumpster behind 7 Eleven/ 4-1-0-8-0-9-1-5-9/ Same 2-2-7 style with one nosy b**** in the blind/ Hit, one-five-five for twenty sacks and better/ Nothin but love for this n****, Mr. 16th Letter"). This proves to be another album highlight.

It's good to see OK save most their sex exploits for one track "Shugah Shorty", which allows them to be completely focused when they completely rip the track. Thank goodness Hurricane G's verse is held to only 2 lines, because based on those 2 she could have seriously ruined this stellar track (and it's one of the only tracks that goes along with the skits). Buckwild follows with the introspective "Invertro". The xylophone is a perfect match for the tracks subject matter as OK spits their usual quick paced rhymes about their upbringings and faith.

"Chuck Cheese" has a dark cinematic feel. Prince Po, on his own, weaves a story-telling rap that would make Slick Rick proud. Po shows he can definitely hold his own, as this turns out to be another solid track. While the concept of "Sin" is on point and the lyrics are pretty tight, it's hard to listen to repeatedly. Nevertheless, you can't fault Pharaohe for being creative. Maybe the concept album didn't work, but they still know how to bring a thought provoking concept track. The best example of this is the absolutely chilling "Hate". The track actually has Monch rapping from the point-of-view of a racist and Prince Po as a Neo-Nazi. Prince Po's verse was so disturbing and thought provoking; he was given Hip-Hop Quotable for the source. You won't sleep easy after this one.

The final track closes this album on a strong note. An untypical Rockwilder beat for "Somehow, Someway" compliments stunning performances by both rappers (PM: "Pharoahe, eager to see feeble intermediate MCs/ Immediately, deleted repeated-ily/ Y'all know the unprecedented/ without herb every single word'll be verbally demented/ Presented, so that when it disintegrates/ no sentiments, are imminent/ Standin alone against your tenement"). There's a bonus track here as well, "United As One" which is merely ok, cause it never allows either member of OK to really get into a full verse.

So, the overall concept of the album failed. Masta Ace, Prince Paul, and even Sticky Fingaz came through later and were successful. Here it really impacts "The Equinox" negatively though, making it nearly impossible to go one track without skipping through a skit. Furthermore it takes up a lot of time on the album. Of the 21 that span 62 min, you are actually left with 1 intro and 14 songs (I included the bonus track), which span only 45 min!! (I actually went through and calculated this by taking off skits that came at the end of tracks too). That really is really quite ridiculous.

Despite the concept aspect of the album, the lyrics are practically perfect. The duo never ever spits anything that's remotely wack and their rhymes are great at WORST. The beats are some of the best that they have ever had to rip the mic over. If "The Equinox" dropped the 20 min of skits and filled half that time with two more great tracks, this would be pushing underground classic status. Instead it'll have your fingers blistering from track skipping. Whoever was the exec producer dropped the ball, and simply the group made a mistake by taking on too much with the concept album idea. I'd still recommend this album, because quite frankly the lyrics are absolutely sick at times and it's some of OK's best stuff... you're just gonna need a bit of patience to truly enjoy it

Equinox as is: 6.5/10
Equinox without the concept/skits: 9/10

The equinox....it rocks!!.......2005-02-14

In my opinion this was definitely O.K.'s crowning moment which makes it even more frustrating that this was their last outing as a duo. Where as their debut was more intellectual+their 2nd album was dark, deep and sinister, this is their most straight forward, no nonsense, battle orientated hiphop album. Laced with the hardest+funkiest beats in their entire catalogue and blessed with top notch airtight party jams+battle rhymes this is a true b-boy's dream. With production handled by DIAMOND D, BUCKWILD, SHOWBIZ and ROCKWILDER aswell as O.K. themselves all the tracks are blazing!!! These 2 mc's were never really giving the backing their very obvious talent deserved (just like ARTIFACTS around the same time) so the inevitable happened and they split up shortly after this, their 3rd album. Its a shame 'cuz with anthems such as "soundman", "move!" "questions", "numbers" and the perfect "somehow, someway" aswell as high charged battle tracks like "confrontations", "sin", "hate" and "chuck cheese" added to the melodic "invetro" and "shugah shorty" the album really is tight from start to finish. Dope album, no question!!

Greatest Group Ever.......2004-12-13

These two should get back together and make another album. All three albums: Organized Konfusion, Stress Extinction Agenda, and The Equinox, should be in all collections before you buy anything else.

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DO YOU LIKE YOUR RAP COUNTRY FRIED?
Nice album
This CD was tight!
1ST AND LAST.
NOT BAD!

Ghetto Organized
Gambino Family
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000DCUI
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

I'm A Baller
Childhood Years
Make'm Bleed
Desperado
Drama In My City
Trapped In A Storm
Only G's Ride
Clean Sweep
Ghetto Wayz
So Much Drama
Studio B
Young Gunz
Losing My Faith
Memories
2 All My Thug N...
Don't Cry
Mafiosos
U Neva Know

Customer Reviews:

DO YOU LIKE YOUR RAP COUNTRY FRIED?.......2006-03-21

FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR RAP DEEP FRIED WITH BISCUTS AND GRAVEY THEN LEAVE THIS SITE! THIS ISN'T WEST COAST OR EAST COAST RAP! THIS IS THE DIRTY-DIRTY-SOUTH. THIS CD "GAMBINO FAMILY" IS PRETTY COOL. IN MY OPINION THE GUEST RAPERS MAKE THIS ALBUM, LIKE MOST NO LIMIT ALBUMS. YOU HAVE SNOOP, FIEND, C-MURDER + MANY MORE SOULJAS. ..WITH OUT THE GUEST RAPERS THE CD WOULD BE SO-SO. THE GAMBINO FAMILY CAN'T CARRY THE ALBUM ALONE. MASTER P KNEW THIS THAT'S WHY ALL THE GUEST ARE THERE. KANE AND ABEL CAN STAND ALONE. THEY HAVE GUEST TO, BUT THEY DON'T NEED THEM. CHECK THEM OUT. (NOT FROM NO LIMIT) CHECK OUT THE TAYLOR BOYZ THEY R THE SH$T
IF YOU LIKE A WEST COAST VIBE, ..NO LIMIT HAS MAC FOR YOU. HE ONLY HAD 2 ALBUMS BUT BOTH MAC ALBUMS ARE GOOD I LIKE "SHELL SHOCKED" A NO LIMIT CLASIC. ALSO IF U DON'T KNOW CHECK OUT SOULJA SLIM.. HIS MIC SKILLZ COMPARED TO 2 PAC AT TIMES. MAC IS ALSO COMPARE TO PAC. SO THIS ALBUM IS COOL. GREAT GUEST STARS.

Nice album.......2004-02-01

I was surprised by this album. There are several good songs on here with hard hitting beats. I was wondering whatever happened to the Gambino Family? Pheno left the group, and I heard they had changed their name to the Young Gunz, but I don't know if they have anymore material out.

This CD was tight!.......2003-11-02

I wish that the Gambino Family had made more CD's. I initially just bought it because it was No Limit but then as I listened I really felt the tracks on the CD. I highly recommend track 6 with C Murder on it, that song is a classic and you can still hear it bangin out of my Caddy!

1ST AND LAST........2003-08-24

This is the 1st and probably last LP from THE GAMBINO FAMILY so why not grab it. As usual there is half a dozen other rappers on the LP.

NOT BAD!.......2001-01-10

THIS CD IS MUST HAVE FOR YOUR CD COLLECTION. WITH TRACKS LIKE "STUDIO B", "MAKE 'EM BLEED", AND "SO MUCH DRAMA" THIS ALBUM DESERVED TO GO PLATINUM.

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Organized Crime
Mambo Kurt
Manufacturer: Hit Thing Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

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Tracks:

Thunderstruck
In the Shadows
Hells Bells
Sheena Is a Punkrocker
Anarchy in the U.K.
Basket Case
Prince of the Rodeo
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Engel
Killing an Arab
I Was Made for Loving You
Final Countdown

Organized Chaos (A Revolution In Youth Worship)

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Organized Chaos (A Revolution In Youth Worship)
Robert Sterling Karla Worley
Manufacturer: Word Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000LFUMVQ

Product Description

Double disc audio set. Please see cover art for track listing.