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Thank you Aesop

Michael P. Steinke | Kalamazoo, MI | 02/01/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Many debate whether Aesop was better with his earlier releases or his latter ones, but one thing remains true...he is a genius. There is not another emcee with the vocabulary of Aesop Rock and we might not see another for a long time. Before I start with the everything good on the album, I must mention that the only downside was the length. I was left desiring more. Now, I started listening to Aesop during the Float days and grew accustomed to the beats by Blockhead with the earthy sounds. With that said, Bazooka Tooth was a difficult listen for me at first, but after a couple months with it, I craved the new sound of Aesop. I feel that Fast Cars is a bit of a mix between old and new Aesop sounds. The beats are a little less jagged than Bazooka Tooth, but far more electronic than Appleseed, Float, Labor Days & Music for Earthworms. Lyrically, he is still the same Ace Rock that we knew before. I doubt that his creativity will ever dwindle as each album is another work of art...good art. Is this his best work? Decide for yourself."

Aes hits it out of the park on this one

Taco Bandit | 05/25/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Sometimes Aesop Rock can come accross a little too cryptic or monotonous if he's not careful with his MO. But every song on this EP is the Aes Rizzle formula at its best. Cryptic on the surface but not too hard to understand after sinking your teeth in a bit.. and even if you could care less what he's talking about his flow has never been better. This is no Karaoke-able flow here. He's flowin over these beats with some mad skill and flaire... complex but still ear candy. If you love Aesop this wont let you down, if you havn't heard much of his stuff this is a great introduction.



Oh yeah forgot to mention that the beats are mindblowingly good as well."