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Originally released : 05-23-2007
Release date : 05-27-2007
Album name : The Hard Road: Restrung
Artist : Hilltop Hoods
Ripped by : Fisteh`
Genre : Hip-Hop
Label : Obese
Encoding Software : Lame EOS
Quality : -V 2
Tracks : 14
Size of Files : 54,8 MB
─ Track list ───────────────────────────────────────── ─── ─ ─
01 03:37 The Hard Road Restrung
02 03:36 Stopping All Stations Restrung
03 03:25 Conversations From A Speakeasy Restrung
04 03:34 An Audience With The Devil Restrung
05 03:58 Monsters Ball Restrung
06 03:50 Breathe Restrung
07 00:18 Another Great Intro
08 03:08 What A Great Night Restrung
09 02:26 Obese Lowlifes Restrung
10 03:22 City Of Light Restrung
11 03:53 Clown Prince Restrung
12 02:08 The Captured Vibe Restrung
13 03:15 Recapturing The Vibe Restrung
14 03:49 Roll On Up
Total time: 44:19 min
─ Release notes ─────────────────────────────────────── ─── ─ ─
Those who were at their recent live show would have
witnessed a truly amazing performance, for everyone
else there is this brilliant CD release. This is one of
the most hyped releases to come out of this country in
2007, and I'm talking amongst all genres. The hype I
refer to comes from the ability of The Hoods to cross
fan bases with ease, meaning radio stations and
magazines across the country have featured it, giving
the Hoods brilliant exposure but also creating pressure
to deliver. They have.
Most know the story by now, but for those who don't
here's a brief history; performing at the 2006 ARIA
awards, the Hoods were offered the backing of the
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO). They jumped at the
chance and loved the results so much they took a
quartet on their tour for the rest of the year. From
this the idea of the album grew, the Hoods handing
their baby to Jamie Messenger of the ASO. He planned
the brilliant arrangements that have lifted the album
to another level.
Each and every track on "The Hard Road" benefits from
the added depth of sound, whilst the more emotive
numbers become brilliant and all the more powerful.
Take "Stopping All Stations", the brilliant strings
drag you into the tale, with the addition of a new
Suffa verse and a role reversal for the track's
fictitious star, you are almost cheering along by
tracks end. "Breathe", "Monsters Ball" and "An Audience
With The Devil" all grab new life and emotional power.
The album's stronger tracks from the first release do
not suffer in the slightest. Any doubts I had about
whether this concept would work were gone by Pressure's
verse in new opener "The Hard Road". As the vocal of
Pressure is faded in and out in volume, and the strings
take control, you know the concept will be fantastic in
practice. The best track from the original,
"Recapturing The Vibe", just about takes the title here
again. I cannot wait to see the film clip due to drop
soon.
Other changes from the original include Omni being
substituted for LA freestyle king Okwerdz on
"Conversations From A Speakeasy", an ode to drinking
from Pressure as he takes the closing verse on "What A
Great Night", and a new hook for "Obese Lowlifes". The
change that will have most people excited, though, will
be the addition of all new track "Roll On Up", a
tribute to the Australian hip-hop scene. It is vintage
Hoods.
One thing that, although it didn't annoy me personally,
I know has gotten to a lot of people, is the removal of
swearing from the album. The original didn't feature
that much swearing in my opinion, so the occasional
spun backwards word is a small price to pay for the
overall improvement in sound. Believe it or not, an
orchestra has made a brilliant album even better.
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