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Resurrection by Common Sense Music

Resurrection by Common Sense

Personnel: Common Sense, NO I.D., The Illustrious and Praiseworthy Mohammed Ali, The Late Show's Ynot Never The Less (vocals), Lenny... Read More
Personnel: Common Sense, NO I.D., The Illustrious and Praiseworthy Mohammed Ali, The Late Show's Ynot Never The Less (vocals), Lenny Underwood (keyboards), Mista Sinister (scratches). Producers: NO I.D. (tracks 1-5, 7-11, 13, 15); The Late Show's Ynot Never The Less (tracks 12, 14). Engineers: Troy Hightower (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9-15); Stephen Georgiafandis (tracks 2, 4, 8). All songs written by Common Sense. Contains samples from "Protect Ya Neck" (as performed by Wu-Tang Clan) and "Power Of Love" (as performed by Alton McClain and Destiny). The music on RESURRECTION seems deceptively simple--jazzy loops over a strong break beat--but this is only because the true focus on any Common Sense album is the lyrics. Common is an underrated rapper, possessing enormous skills on the mic, able to string together seemingly endless syllables and phrases into a fluent, flowing story line. He often speaks in soundbites, using an old commercial's ad-line or another rapper's hook, but always recreating them to fit into ... Minimize

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Key Information
Album Duration 54m:12s
Number of Discs 1
Artist Common Sense
Record Label Relativity
Genre R&B
Subgenre Rap
Release Date September 22, 1994
Song List: Disc 1
 
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Overall Rating: Rating: 4.71/5 stars
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By: bigd99999 in Music at Epinions.com
Apr 6, 2003

Resurrection - "Common" knocks some "Sense" into Hip Hop (WIAB W/O)

Author's Rating: Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Futuristic Lyricism, Introspectiveness, Great Production, Subject Matter Pure Classic

Cons: Cons? Hell No! Nothing "common" about this album at all...

Bottom Line:
This is Pure hip hop at its finest. Nearly every song is 5 Stars... BUY IT! Read More


By: paulyoungotti in Music at Epinions.com
May 12, 2003

"Resurrection": breathing life into the corpse of mainstream rap (May Music Madness W/O)

Author's Rating: Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Lyrically perfect. Jazzy, enjoyable production. No filler. A masterpiece.

Cons: *does not compute*

Bottom Line:
Resurrection: one of Hip Hop's best ever albums (Top 20, easily)... one of my top 10 favourites... 5 stars... I could be here all day! Read More


By: snik1
Jun 13, 2007

Common Gives H.E.R Something She Won't Ever Forget

Author's Rating: Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Appropriate and dope No I.D. production, a hungry-as-hell Com, barely ANY skippable tracks.

Cons: Interludes, and the fact that it doesn't measure up to Like Water for Chocolate.

Bottom Line:
Yes yes y'all...the Common series is finally continued. Read More


By: madtheory in Music at Epinions.com
Nov 20, 2001

Resurrection: Common as Hip Hop’s Miles Davis?

Author's Rating: Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: The “lyrical” Common, good beats and production.

Cons: Ynot tries to rap, some beats get a little boring.

Bottom Line:
“I Used to Love H.E.R.” alone makes this a classic Hip Hop album. The rest of the great tracks on Resurrection are just icing on the cake. Read More


By: aesopfable
Apr 13, 2004

"Cause I'm on fire, If I was a Michelin I wouldn't tire"

Author's Rating: Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Everything.

Cons: Nothing.

Bottom Line:
Bring your Miles Davis and fine tune those gritty, dark adapted hip hop ears of yours! Read More


By: rsz15
Sep 18, 2003

Resurrection: Use your Common Sense and get it ASAP

Author's Rating: Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Amazing Lyrics, No filler, Incredible Jazzy Production, Everything I Haven't mentioned

Cons: Don't know what you're talking about..

Bottom Line:
Get it. Now. Read More


By: bekaymecca
Jan 18, 2004

Common Sense establishes his elite status

Author's Rating: Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Excellent lyrics, excellent production, excellent guest appearances from Y-Not

Cons: Not every track is perfect

Bottom Line:
An excellent follow-up to an impressive debut, "Resurrection" emphasizes microphone prowess over commercial marketability, polished from start to finish, utterly listenable. Read More


By: stealers_in
Feb 2, 2005

The Well of Life and Glistening Beauty Known as Resurrection

Author's Rating: Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Elixir-like REFRESHING production. Unparralleled, highly original lyricism from Common Sense.

Cons: Loose, insincere lyric from NO ID, Perhaps Common is sometimes too relaxed?

Bottom Line:
Read The Review..... Read More


By: kaajai
Apr 3, 2003

top 5 hip-hop album- common at his best

Author's Rating: Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: theres nothin out there that can compare to it

Cons: theres nothin out there that can compare to it

Bottom Line:
Buy it, and listen to the genius released from Common's breath Read More


By: sfoster79
May 20, 2000

The Maturation of Common Sense

Author's Rating: Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Great Lyrics, Strong Production

Cons: - Read More


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