March 12th, 2004
Grey Skies
Posted by
Jonah Weiland in
General
I finally got around to downloading DJ Danger Mouse’s “The Grey Album.” Sure, I know I’m about two or three weeks late. Who the fuck cares? First, for those who don’t know, this is from Danger Mouse’s Web site:
The Grey Album is an art project/experiment that uses the full vocal content of Jay-Z’s Black Album recorded over new beats and production made using the Beatles White Album as the sole source material. Danger Mouse insists he can explain and prove that all the music on the Grey Album can be traced back to the White Album and its musical content via sampling. Every kick, snare, and chord is taken from the Beatles White Album and is in their original recording somwhere.I’m actually surprised I liked it. Outside of “99 Problems” I hadn’t heard anything from Jay Z before. I’m not a rap fan at all. I’m not even a great fan of The Beatles. But, this combination and mix is actually really catch. I’m reading on other blogs and in magazines how this may be the best music to come out of mainstream Pop in a while and I can see why people are saying that. It’s different.
Too bad it’s highly illegal and will likely never see official release, but maybe that’s what helps make it good.
