Oaklandazulasylum
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.1/10[3] |
| Stylus Magazine | A-[4] |
Oaklandazulasylum is the second solo album by American hip hop artist Why?. It was released by Anticon in the United States on June 16, 2003. The album was recorded over a period of two years.
The track "Early Whitney" also appeared on the Early Whitney EP that was released shortly after Oaklandazulasylum.
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Oaklandazulasylum received an average score of 70% based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ferriswheel" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why?, Jel | 2:24 |
| 2. | "Cold Lunch (Albert Brown Mortuary Dumpster Dive Remix)" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 1:36 |
| 3. | "Afterschool America" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 1:19 |
| 4. | "Our Neighbor's Daughter" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf, Jel | Why?, Jel | 1:44 |
| 5. | "A Little Titanic" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Weak Moon" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 2:14 |
| 7. | "Early Whitney" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Dream on Cortelyou" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Women Eye, 'No.'" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 1:32 |
| 10. | "Dirty Glass" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Shirtless, Sheetless, And..." | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 1:59 |
| 12. | "Bad Entropy" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 5:02 |
| 13. | "Seventeen" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 2:33 |
| 14. | "Ape in Cage with Wire Cutters" | Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf | Why? | 4:08 |
Personnel
- Jonathan "Yoni" Wolf
- Josiah Wolf – bass on "Dirty Glass"
- Odd Nosdam – samples on "Dirty Glass"
- Doug McDiarmid – guitar on "Shirtless, Sheetless, And..."
- Alex Kort – cello on "Seventeen"
- Jel – drums on "Seventeen"
References
- ^ a b "Oaklandazulasylum - Why?". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Why? - Oaklandazulasylum". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ^ Dahlen, Chris (July 3, 2003). "WHY? - Oaklandazulasylum". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ Boeckel, Gentry (September 1, 2003). "Why? - Oaklandazulasylum". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
External links
- Oaklandazulasylum at Discogs (list of releases)