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N.E.R.D – No One Ever Really Dies (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 52:18 minutes | 602 MB | Genre: Hip-Hop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia
Ever since the global tsunami of Happy, following the singer from Daft Punk’s Get Lucky, Pharrell Williams has strongly enhanced his status. Enough for the Virginia Beach musician to take advantage of the situation and take N.E.R.D. out of the freezer, his band which he created with Chad Hugo and drummer Shay Haley at the end of the 90s, following his other band The Neptunes. Silent since their 2010 album Nothing, N.E.R.D. has always allowed his mastermind to blend all of his wettest dreams. Hip-hop, rock, funk, soul, R&B, all the elements of groove are reunited in No_One Ever Really Dies, joined by a Hollywood cast consisting of Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, André 3000 from OutKast, Gucci Mane, Wale, Future, MIA, and Ed Sheeran. Minimalist or XXXL productions, experimental or hit-worthy sounds −Pharrell and his crew orchestrate with their usual virtuosity a wide range of musical works to satisfy both the experts and the masses, the underground scene and the top of the charts. This fifth album sure is hard to resist!
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N.E.R.D. – In Search Of…
Artist: N.E.R.D. | Album: In Search Of… | Style: Rock, Hip-Hop | Year: 2005 [2002 original] | Quality: DVD-Audio (MLP 5.1 48kHz/24Bit, DTS 6.1 Discrete 48kHz/24Bit, PCM 2.0 48kHz/16Bit) | Bitrate: lossless | Tracks: 12 | Size: 6.06 Gb | Covers: in archive | Release: Virgin Records America (7243 8 11521 9 5), 2005 | Note: Watermarked
N.E.R.D. are nothing if they’re not clever, and they brilliantly constructed a back-story to accompany their debut album, In Search Of… As every rock critic in the Western world has said in his review of the album, they originally released the record in Europe, then decided it was crap, withdrew it, re-recorded it with a live band, and then released it worldwide. Now this story is probably true — as the first album by the band driven by the powerhouse production team the Neptunes (though these are not interchangeable terms, as they went to great lengths to make clear in the promo interviews), there was a lot riding on this record, so it had better be right — but it certainly helped them get valuable press, elevating this record to a near-event level. So, is In Search Of… worth the hoopla? Well, pretty much. Musically, it’s a lively affair, breaking free of the signature approximated-Prince beats, as they borrow heavily from classic soul, breakbeat aesthetics, and postmodern alt-culture, tying it together with live beats. It pretty much deliberately does everything that most modern rap does not do, and it’s hard not to embrace it for that very fact. Alas, there are flaws, mainly in the raps, which are hardly as nimble as the music; actually, they’re rather clumsy and embarrassing, especially since they attempt to cover “socially relevant” issues (i.e., politicians are equated with strippers). Choruses that croon that “She needs me/Because I’m the sh*t” are hard to stomach, no matter how supple the music is (or how ironic the delivery), but if you can ignore that, In Search Of… does provide genuine musical thrills. Although, be forewarned — it’s easy to overrate this record simply because it deviates from the norm at a time when nobody deviates from the norm or has deviated from the norm in years. With better lyrics and a little less smirking hipsterism, it could have been the record it was intended to be, but as it stands, it’s still a pretty terrific listen and one of the most adventurous, intriguing hip-hop albums in a long, long time. (more…)
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