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Snoop Dogg – COOLAID (review)
Snoop Dogg – COOLAID (review)
By Anthony Bernardi
Guess whose back in the L.B.C.! It’s the one and only dank-father, Snoop D O double G. Filling your lungs once again with the West Coast chronic sounds. Snoop and company dropped this new banger via his own Doggy Style Records on July 1st. COOLAID, the 14th joint from hip-hop’s living legend and he’s not afraid to remind you of his legendary status on the first track “Legend”. Snoop spits: “Ain’t no second guessin’, born to be a legend” amid samples from another rap icon, Ice Cube.
Clocking in at well over and hour this album boasts twenty tracks that feature the likes of fellow weed aficionado Wiz Khalif along with Too Short, Swizz Beatz, Trick Trick, Jeremiah, E-40, Jazze Pha, Suga Free, and October London.
After we are on point with the fact that Snoop is a “motha fucking legend”, the second track “10 Toes Down” kicks in. We get to hear Snoop share the mic with the Dirty Man himself: Too Short. “10 Toes Down” stays true to the old-school feel and delivers hard heavy bass drops that make you bounce along with the beat.
The next toke is “Super Crip” and it delivers what can only be described as horror-core track. It’s slamming with a heavy and creepin’ beat.
“Oh Na Na” featuring Wiz Khalifa, has the potential of making you want to just pull out your bag and blaze while listening to a track that is reminiscent of classic Bone Thugs–N-Harmony.
Snoop takes “dabs” of the past with a reworked beat from electronic pioneer Gary Numan’s, “Cars”. Snoop’s rendition entitled “My Carz” has him braggin’ about his clutch of cars in this smooth throwback track. Once you’re cruizin’ with the Dogg Pound, the album takes you further back on your “trip” through time. “Two or More” has a 70s funk feel, with sweet female vocals on the groovy hook.
The rest of the album falls in line with a retro groove created by the first half of the “joint”, including “Kush Ups” which once again features Wiz Khalifa. So… do ya think you can hang?
In the past decade or so we have witnessed drastic changes in the music industry, but the Dogg Father has proven with his release that there is no reason to teach an old dog new tricks. He has remained true to the original West Coast flavor, but has “cut” this album with a generous helping of old-school groove.
COOLAID has what you would expect from Snoop at this point in his illustrious career. In my “Humboldt” opinion I give it 3 blunts and a big fat roach out of “nickel bag”.
This is the perfect album for driving and smokin’ up. Let the beat drop and just cruise. Speaking of driving,
Snoop and Wiz Khalifa are currently road-trippin’ a 33 date tour which started in July and wraps up in mid-September. So pack your bowls and get your blunt wraps ready for COOLAID!
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Marilyn Manson just released his 12th album “One Assassination Under God-Chapter 1” on November 22nd 2024.
This album in my opinion is the best album Manson has put out since Holy Wood. It has a feeling of albums old and new with little hints of Antichrist Superstar, Mechanical Animals and Holy Wood.
The album opens up with “One Assassination Under God” which just gets you ready for what’s to come. With Manson Just finishing his tour, This is the Manson we have been needing for years now. He looks good and sounds great.
Putting out a few singles from the album , the overall feeling of this album is great. It’s been a while since I’ve like a full album of Manson, while this album isn’t perfect it’s as close as perfection of those early albums were. Of course I love the singles “As Sick as the Secrets we Keep” and “Raise the Red Flag” but I also really enjoyed songs like “Death is not a costume”, “Nod if you understand” and “Sacrilegious”
I think this new chapter of Mansons life and music is exciting , I hope we get more tours in 2025 and maybe some over the top stage shows like we did in the late 90s early 2000s. I feel the younger generation hasn’t experience a real “Full” on Manson show yet and it’s time for the King to take back his throne at the top of the Shock Rock mountain.
ALL HAIL MARILYN MANSON
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I remember when this album came out in 1994 . I was 15 and really discovering all types of music. As being a typical teenage boy I seen the band name “Bush” and thought hmm I love bush, let’s check it out. It was such an amazing album from beginning to end.
The new released vinyl that just came out on November 17th is such a testament to this album being as great then as it is now. Listening to the vinyl just brought back so many memories of being an angst teenager that just wanted to heard. The vinyl package is amazing with lots of photos of the band throughout the years and the sound of the vinyl is so pristine.
I got my hands on the opaque red vinyl and just looks awesome spinning on the player. It’s crazy to think that this album has so many hits and no filler songs, even the songs that didn’t become hits are just as good as the hits.
With the hits being “Glycerine”, “Everything Zen” , “Comedown” “Little Things” and “Machinehead” but some of my favorite songs are not the hits songs like “Swim”, “Bomb” and “Alien” which is probably my favorite song on the album. If you’re a fan of Bush or this album or just want to dive into the mid 90s Grunge/Post Grunge era this is a key album to have in your collection.
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Alice In Chains have Re-Released the 2009 album on vinyl. This album was the first Alice In Chains in 14 years and the first album with guitarist/singer Willam DuVall after Layne Staley passed away in 2002.
I was a huge Alice In Chains fan and was a big fan of both Layne and Jerry. When this album first came out I remember sorta pushing it the side only cause of sadness about Layne but after hearing “Check My Brain” I gave it a chance and was so glad that I did. This album is amazing and really put Alice In Chains back into the mainstream.
The vinyl not only looks super awesome but sounds amazing. If you’re a fan of Alice In Chains and into collecting Vinyl, this album is a must in your collection. It’s a great packed vinyl with 2 vinyls included.
Side A: All Secrets Known, Check My Brain and Last of My Kind. Side B: Your Decision, A Looking in View. Side C: When The Sun Rose Again, Acid Bubble, Lesson Learned. Side D: Take Her Out, Private Hell, Black Gives Away To Blue
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