No Goats, No Glory
| No Goats, No Glory | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Ruffhouse Records/Columbia Records[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[4] |
| MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Seventeen | [7] |
No Goats, No Glory is the second album by the American hip hop group the Goats, released in 1994 through Ruffhouse Records.[8][9] It was the group's final studio album.[10]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by the Goats and Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo. Oatie Kato had left the group; Madd and Swayzack recorded the album as a duo, incorporating more of a live band sound.[8] Compared to the debut, the album contained fewer lyrics that dealt with politics, instead embracing "gangster" and party themes.[11]
Critical reception
[edit]Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Musically fluid and lyrically poetic, choice cuts like 'Lincoln Drive' exemplify these Philadelphians’ punk-funk sound."[4] Robert Christgau singled out "Butcher Countdown" for praise.[3] The Washington Post thought that "because they're following the trend toward softer, jazzier beats, most of the album has little urgency."[12] Rolling Stone opined that "the athletic scratching and murky, bass-heavy rumble of 'Mutiny' recall prime Eric B. and Rakim jams."[6]
AllMusic thought that "for a perfect example of the hip-hop slide—the notion that an artist's sophomore effort is vastly inferior to the debut—start here."[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Wake 'N' Bake"- 4:24
- "Philly Blunts"- 4:04
- "The Boom"- 3:47
- "Lincoln Drive"- 4:16
- "Butcher Countdown"- 0:57
- "Mutiny"- 4:30
- "Rumblefish"- 3:01
- "Blind with Anger"- 3:49
- "Revolution 94"- 8:24
- "Times Runnin Up"- 2:50
- "Idiot Business- 6:33
References
[edit]- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 784.
- ^ a b "No Goats No Glory - Goats | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: The Goats". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b "Album Review: 'No Goats, No Glory'". EW.com.
- ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 236.
- ^ a b Diehl, Matt (Dec 1, 1994). "Recordings -- No Goats, No Glory by The Goats". Rolling Stone (696): 127–128.
- ^ Farber, Jim (Nov 1994). "No Goats, No Glory". Seventeen. 53 (11): 94.
- ^ a b "Goats | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Philly Blunt: The Goats". Magnet. January 29, 2010.
- ^ DeLuca, Dan (31 Mar 1995). "GOATS' FAREWELL SHOW, AT KHYBER PASS PUB". The Philadelphia Inquirer. FEATURES WEEKEND. p. 23.
- ^ "Goats". Trouser Press. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "SHAKY BIG CHIEF, LACKADAISICAL GOATS". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 August 2021.