The Graduate (MC Lars album)
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Released | March 21, 2006 | |||
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Length | 41:11 | |||
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Singles from The Graduate | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Alternative Press | 3/5[2] |
Now | [3] |
PopMatters | 3/10[4] |
Spin | B+[5] |
The Graduate is the fourth full-length studio album by American musician MC Lars. It was released on March 21, 2006 through Horris/Nettwerk Records. Production was mostly handled by Mike Sapone, as well as Christopher Rojas, Ill Bill, Oli Horton, Q-Unique, Steve Dawson and The Rondo Brothers. It features guest appearances from A Scholar And A Physician, Ill Bill, Jaret Reddick, MC Chris, Piney Gir and The Matches.
The album spawned three singles: "Signing Emo", "Download This Song" and "Ahab". "Download This Song" made it to number 29 on the Australian singles chart.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Download This Song" (featuring Jaret Reddick) | Mike Sapone | 3:44 | |
2. | "The Roommate from Hell" (featuring MC Chris) | Christopher Rojas | 3:18 | |
3. | "21 Concepts" | Nielsen | Mike Sapone | 2:49 |
4. | "Hot Topic Is Not Punk Rock" (featuring The Matches) | Nielsen | The Rondo Brothers | 2:15 |
5. | "Rapgirl" | Nielsen | Mike Sapone | 3:03 |
6. | "Generic Crunk Rap" |
| Mike Sapone | 3:02 |
7. | "Ahab" | Mike Sapone | 3:21 | |
8. | "iGeneration" |
| Mike Sapone | 2:53 |
9. | "If I Had a Time Machine, That Would Be Fresh" | Nielsen | Rob Seals (co.) | 1:03 |
10. | "Internet Relationships (Are Not Real Relationships)" (featuring Piney Gir) |
| A Scholar And A Physician | 3:24 |
11. | "Space Game" |
| Mike Sapone | 4:05 |
12. | "The Dialogue" (featuring Ill Bill) | 2:53 | ||
13. | "Six Degrees of Kurt Cobain" |
| Mike Sapone | 1:44 |
14. | "Signing Emo" |
| Mike Sapone | 3:37 |
Total length: | 41:11 |
Samples
[edit]- "Download This Song" samples "The Passenger" by Iggy Pop.
- The song "21 Concepts" samples music from Tetris. When performed live, the background video includes clips of Mega64's popular Tetris video. Additionally, the lyrics parody the song '99 Problems' by Jay-Z.
- The chorus to "Ahab" samples the British band Supergrass performing "Moving" off their self-titled album.
- The song "iGeneration" samples "American Hearts" by Piebald.
- The song "Singing Emo" samples "Cry Tonight" by Hearts That Hate.
References
[edit]- ^ Love, Bret. "The Graduate - MC Lars | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ Fleisher, Eddie (May 24, 2006). "MC Lars". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ Perlich, Tim (April 20, 2006). "Discs | MC LARS The Graduate (Horris/Sony BMG)". NOW Magazine. Vol. 25, no. 34. Retrieved May 12, 2006.
- ^ Raper, Dan (March 21, 2006). "MC Lars: The Graduate, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ Rashbaum, Alyssa (March 31, 2006). "SPIN.com: MC Lars The Graduate (Nettwerk)". Spin. Retrieved May 17, 2006.
External links
[edit]- MC Lars – The Graduate at Discogs (list of releases)