IT'S NOT THAT SICK
Tino Tek | London, England | 10/22/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I have been a strong follower of Psycho Realm for a long time, since discovering their music my faith in strong hard intelligent lyrics and dark bangin gritty beats have constantly reminded me that hip hop had not been completley taken over by brash hollow lyrics and wack beats which the public is constantly bombarded with on a weekly basis.
Street platoon the duo who run with the Realm have displayed on their album that they also have an understanding to what real hip hop is although that one track pink is unforgivable, what were they thinking putting that piece of sh*t on an otherwise bangin set.
Together Psycho Realm and Street Platoon came together to form Sick Symphonies and the result... well let's just say it is a bit of a mixed bag, you see Sick Jacken of the Realm has had to go solo because his rhyme partner and brother Duke was involved in a situation which left him parylised and had to quit the group
meaning that for Jacken it seemed logical to maybe team up with someone else, but for the Platoon rhymers Cynic and Crow they just can't really compare to the pairing which was the Gonzalez brothers and it shows, while Jacken is still on point with the lyrics and the Platoon who seem to have stepped up their game since their debut are solid they are just not up to par with Jacken that it is clear only Duke could match him with the ferocious intensity that he always tends to deliver, but I can forgive this as long as the beats come hard and while some of them do others while not bad are just not what I expected from either of the two groups.
The beats still have a hard edge but they just don't compare to previous work which is a shame because they were very consistent with the production although it has to be noted that on the Psycho Realm albums they always produced it themselves while this was produced by the guys that did the street platoon album, and it is not as good as that album either.
Overall if you are a fan of Psycho Realm or Street Platoon I recommend that you give this a try but just don't expect it to have the same impact as their previous work."
DISAPOINTMENT!
Juan C. Pozas | CALIFORNIA | 08/26/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I am a hughe Psycho Realm Fan, ever since they first appeared on the "mi Vida Loca" Soundtrack, I was Fascinated with they'r Gritty Vocals, and Revolutionary Lyrics. After B-Real Left the group, the group lost its only commericial sense, wich was a good thing, and led to the Creations of Book 1, and Book 2, wich are some of the Best Albums hip-hop has to Offer. And that leads us to this album, wich is a sort of Compilation like album, featuring everything Sick Symphonies has to offer. This is very different from the 3 Psycho Realm Albums, and i know this is not a Psycho Album, but i was diapointed in the new Beat style, it is sounding very commercial, wich is something i despise. I feel that all the Grit, and the Edge of the realm is Fading, and they are destined to have the same Faith of the Wu-Tang Clan. I Hope that if and when an Official Psycho Realm album drops, it wont be like the sick Symphonies Compilation, im out!"
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1