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XL Middleton – Middle Class Blues 2009
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ARTIST: XL Middleton
TITLE: Middle Class Blues
LABEL: ROTS Records
GENRE: Rap
GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode)
ENCODER: LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
QUALITY: 192 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo
PLAYTIME: 0h 55min 24sec total
SIZE: 76.43MB
RELEASE DATE: 2009-00-00
RIP DATE: 2009-11-25
[ TRACK LIST ] ?
01. Just Wakin Up (Feat. Black & Deuce Maxwell) 4:19
02. Waitin On A Check 3:49
03. Middle Class Blues 3:22
04. Unemployment (Feat. Clinton Wayne) 3:10
05. Vossi On The Rocks 3:39
06. Drunk Dialin (Feat. Non-Cents) 3:49
07. Filthy (Feat. E.D.) 5:19
08. Swim Or Sink (Feat. Shame & Rev) 3:30
09. We're Fucked Anyway 3:52
10. Ends Of The Earth 3:59
11. Single (Feat. Clinton Wayne) 4:47
12. Now That U Got Thin 4:02
13. Every Time I Ride By (Feat. Mike Troy) 3:07
14. Closing Credits (Feat. Black) 4:40
As one of the few West Coast hip hop artists still deeply entrenched in the
?funk sound that California rap is known for, it's clear that XL Middleton is
?not out to be a mainstream household name. Still, the underground following
?he has built over the years has continued to grow, even during a virtual
?two-year hiatus after the release of his last album, "Barliament
?Drunkadelic". Now XL is back with his latest, "Middle Class Blues", which
?takes his trademark West Coast funk and blends it with a slow-rolling, live
?bluesy sound. Imagine DJ Quik meets Devin The Dude, as XL serves up heavy
?slabs of live bass, smoked-out chords, and even sings most of the album's
?hooks himself.
?
?As the title suggests, the majority of "Middle Class Blues" deals with
?weathering harsh economic times. Yet the blues that XL serves up involves a
?good dose of humor, so the album never gets depressing. "Waitin On A Check"
?is all about the anxiety when the mailman is on the way with your only hope
?of getting the bills paid; "Unemployment" is all about what happens when said
?check arrives. Defying the "Blues" in the album title, the song is basically
?a party jam - a celebration of government assistance. Profound humor also
?finds its way into the self-explanatory "Drunk Dialin", while the
?thought-provoking "We're Fucked Anyway" finds XL explaining why he's stopped
?trying.
?
?Unexpectedly, the album takes a more optimistic direction in its latter
?third. After lamenting love lost on "Ends Of The Earth", the tides turn on
?"Single", another party song that's sure to have even the most dedicated
?family man singing along to the hook. On the hilarious and light-hearted "Now
?That U Got Thin", XL goes in on women who become bigheaded after losing
?weight. Finally, on "Closing Credits", Middleton asserts that "these Middle
?Class Blues are never destroying us".
?
?Don't expect to feel down after listening to this album. If you're having a
?hard time paying the bills or the rent, "Middle Class Blues" might be the
?perfect medicine to help you realize that you're not alone in your struggles,
?and better days are soon to come.
?
?Don't forget to support the artists! We did.
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