Blowout Comb
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| Studio album by Digable Planets | ||||
| Released | October 18, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 61:40 | |||
| Label | Pendulum/EMI 7243 8 30654 2 4 E2-30654 |
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| Producer | Digable Planets | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[4] |
| Hartford Courant | (favorable)[5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| New York | (favorable)[7] |
| RapReviews | (9.0/10)[8] |
| Rolling Stone |  1994[9] 2004[10] |
| Time | (favorable)[11] |
Blowout Comb is the second studio album by American hip hop group Digable Planets, released October 18, 1994, on Pendulum/EMI Records. The album is titled after a grooming product that was used popularly by African Americans during the 1970s, amid the trend of the Afro hair style.[2] On the purpose of using it as the album title, rapper Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler of the group said, "It means the utilization of the natural, a natural style".[2] The album features guest contributions by East Coast rappers such as Guru, Jeru the Damaja, and Jazzy Joyce.[12] It contains lyrics concerning themes of rapping prowess and the inner city, as well as black nationalism and the Five Percent Nation.[13] Blowout Comb proved to be Digable Planets's last studio album, since the group disbanded in 1995 due to creative differences.[10]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) | Samples |
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| 1 | "The May 4th Movement Starring Doodlebug" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets |
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| 2 | "Black Ego" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets |
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| 3 | "Dog It" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets |
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| 4 | "Jettin'" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets |
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| 5 | "Borough Check" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets, Guru |
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| 6 | "Highing Fly" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets | |
| 7 | "Dial 7 (Axioms of Creamy Spies) / NY 21 Theme" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets, Sarah Anne Webb |
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| 8 | "The Art of Easing" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets |
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| 9 | "K.B.'s Alley (Mood Dudes Groove)" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets | |
| 10 | "Graffiti" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets, Jeru The Damaja |
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| 11 | "Blowing Down" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets |
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| 12 | "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets, Jazzy Joyce |
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| 13 | "For Corners" | Digable Planets | Digable Planets |
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[edit] Personnel
Credits for Blowout Comb adapted from liner notes.[12]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Bush, John. Review: Blowout Comb. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
- ^ a b c Kot, Greg. "Review: Blowout Comb". Chicago Tribune: 75–76. October 21, 1994. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Blowout Comb". The Village Voice: January 17, 1985. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom. Review: Blowout Comb. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
- ^ Catlin, Roger. "Review: Blowout Comb". The Hartford Courant: 5. October 27, 1994.
- ^ Siegmund, Heidi. Review: Blowout Comb. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
- ^ Norris, Chris. "Review: Blowout Comb". New York: 81. September 12, 1994.
- ^ Pruyn, Rowald. Review: Blowout Comb. RapReviews. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
- ^ Berman, Eric. Review: Blowout Comb. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
- ^ a b Hoard, Christian. "Review: Blowout Comb". Rolling Stone: 237–238. November 2, 2004.
- ^ Farley, Christopher John. Review: Blowout Comb. Time. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
- ^ a b Track listing and credits as per liner notes for Blowout Comb CD reissue
- ^ Boehm, Mike. Digable Planets and Spearhead Gravitate Toward Artistic Growth, Not Complacency. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-08-15.
[edit] References
- Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
