Underground Fossils [Explicit Lyrics]

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
ABSTRACT RUDE 1st hit the Los Angeles music scene back in '93 as a young teenager with an old soul. Long time member of dance crew TRIBE UNIQUE, Abstract sprung into action under his big homies' umbrella, displaying his unique vocal talents while the Tribe would visually narrate his abstractions. They blew up talent shows and local showcases around L.A. & Hollywood, and eventually became known as A.T.U. or ABSTRACT TRIBE UNIQUE.

After meeting producer Fatjack, A.T.U.'s sound began to form into a cutting edge blend of hip hop soul. AB RUDE has worked with several producers over the years, but Fatjack remains the heart & soul of A.T.U.'s production. They've done 4 albums to date.

Executive producer of the classic compilation turned club then label, Project Blowed, Abstract Rude is a cornerstone of the L.A. independent network. His community efforts have helped to generate 7 years of an every Thursday night "open mic" workshop in Crenshaw Leimert Park Village.

Ab and Fatjack, always creating, teamed up with San Francisco's DJ D back in '98 to form Massmen Records through Revolver Distribution.

Prior to that merger, Mass Men Crew headed by Fat's big brother Poppa Dejon (Mass Men Northwest) was already an amalgamation of 10 years of hip-hoppin' & demo shopping the MC talents of Novelist, Mass Dog, Awol One, Too Bad, A.T.U., Smooth7, DK Toon & many others. Currently, an AWOL ONE & FATJACK PROPAGANDA EP is available in stores.

Theese days, Ab has been spot-dating key markets promoting his MAKING TRACKS CD out now on Basement Records. He can also be heard regularly on Power 106's Sunday night 10p-12a show, MASS DISTORTION.

Album Description
Abstract Rude's first classic album. Never released on CD before. Melodic Underground hip hop.

Tracks:

Rebirth
These Lions
Looking Glass
The Scandal: Then & Now
Act 1: Pre-meditation Act 2: The Chase
The Sentencing: A Thiefs Last Lecture
Slow Lights
A.T.U. (Interlude)
Whos Mic Is This?
Yesterday and Today
Well See Ya! (exit)

Album Description

Abstract Rude's first classic album. Never released on CD before. Melodic Underground hip hop.

Customer Reviews:

Abstract Rude's first.......2003-11-20

I disagree with the previous reviewer. I love this album because you can't understand the later Abstract Rude without listening to how he came to develop his style. I think this first work of his is tight and has a certain rawness that true fans of the underground scene appreciate. You can already see the brilliance that characterizes abstract rude's mature works.

Not what I expected.......2003-10-09

I'll have to say I was disappointed when I heard this album. I consider myself a big Abstract Rude fan. Albums like South Central, P.A.I.N.T and compilations like A-Team and Code Name Scorpion with Aceyalone and Moka Only/Prevail respectively, flow well and I definitely recommend those. However, fans of Rude will notice a distinct difference in the way he sings on these "fossil" tracks. His voice sounds immature and light and not what you expect from Abstract Rude. Also, the beats are sometimes slow and mediocre and the rhymes aren't that interesting. I found myself skipping tracks and hoping that the next one will be better, this never happened though. What else is disappointing is the fact this cd is only 25 minutes, with half of those tracks interludes and non-singing tracks. For anyone considering buying this album, I would recommend any other ATU/Abstract Rude album. They will not let you down. For any die hard Abstract Rude fan; you can check this out, just don't expect too much as these are early recordings before Rude really found his "groove."

Average customer rating:

Hahahaha...
Cool mix of older tunes.
Nice
"Again I Crawl......"
Some Dino Jr. Gems

Fossils
Dinosaur Jr.
Manufacturer: Sst Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000M6M
Release Date: 1991-08-06

Tracks:

Little Fury Things
In A Jar
Show Me The Way
Freak Scene
Keep The Glove
Just Like Heaven
Throw Down
Chunks

Customer Reviews:

Hahahaha..........2005-12-25

"Chunks" is a song by Last Rights, a Boston hardcore band who only played one show in 1983 in Greenfield, MA and then put out a 7" record on Taang! that notoriously had a rare sleeve of Hitler (limited to 100). Mascis and Barlow were in the MA hardcore band Deep Wound together and they played at that show, and I always took the song to be them just giving a nod to their roots on this. Interestingly, a couple of times before the recent reunion of the original lineup of Dinosaur Jr, Lou came onstage at a couple gigs J was playing and they covered some of their Deep Wound material. The Last Rights stuff can be found on a joint cd also featuring Negative FX put out by Taang!. Deep Wound stuff is actually kind of hard to find, although Lost and Found put out a bootleg of it.

Cool mix of older tunes........2003-05-22

Dinosaur jr's first 1991 release. Its not much of a cd the only new song is keep the glove and then there is the two that appered on the just like heavan single, as a matter of fact the whole single is on here. If you want to buy this here is what your looking forward to.

Little fury things (from your living all over me)
This one is a great kinda depressing song with the crazist feedback scream ive ever heard. Lee ranaldo (sonic youth) does the back ground lyrics to this one as well.

In a jar (from YLAOM)
This one is a dinosaur jr classic its mostly base playing but the vocals and lyrics are awesome and it really gets a good kick in the ass at the end.

Show me the way *cover* (from YLAOM)
Last song on YLOAM is an OK song a cool mix of distortion and a solo but the vocals kinda get annoying after 2 mins.

Freak scene (from BUG)

The only song from bug on this album. This song kinda put dinosaur jr on the map for higher class indie rockers. I love the guitar and lyrics AND vocals *another dinosaur jr classic*

Keep the glove (new)

This is a folk rock song with the crazist solo at the halfway point this one is perfect to crank because the solo is LOUD and crushing one of J mascis's best songs.

Just like heavan *single*

I remember seeing this music video a few years back but the video is rarely shown. As you may or may not know this one is a cure cover and an amazing cover too. Its a smart blend of acoustic and hard rock and instead of the cures nice little "you" in the chorus you get the whole band screaming "YOU!" then j mascis goes back to normal vocals. What an amazing song.

Throw down *off of the single*

Very Very short filler song (I think 45 seconds) of acoustic. If you listen to brand new love by sebadoh, after the song is over you can hear this song in the background for some reason.

Chunks *off of single*

Chunks is a cool punk song made for some rights group of whatever but the song has freak scene style guitaring with Henry rollins style vocals. What a great blend.

By this cd if you dont have enough money to get both your living all over me or bug but if you do get them and not this, this one is for people who want every cd by the band (like me).

Nice.......2002-08-17

This is neat little dinosaur jr CD with a bunch of old songs and a couple of new ones. Chunks is an ok song its better then throw down. Just like heavan is amazing so is show me the way and the rest is good too. Buy it if you want to.

"Again I Crawl......".......2001-11-18

Fossils is a nice treat for Dinosaur Jr. fans who've missed out their three infamous SST singles, but most of these songs have been on albums or available seperately (the "Just Like Heaven" EP is still available on CD and vinyl). The a-sides are certainly great: "Little Fury Things" needs no explanation, "Freak Scene" is just fantastic, and you'll never look at "Just Like Heaven" the same again after hearing Dinosaur Jr.'s cover. "Keep The Glove" and "In The Jar" are fine b-sides, but "Chunks" and "Throw Down" are somewhat forgettable. And I've never really been into their "Show Me The Way" cover. But listening to the synth lines of "...Heaven" replaced by a sloppy and loud, but brilliant, guitar solo is reason enough to buy this. Of course, "Little Fury Things," "In A Jar," and "Show Me the Way" (a.k.a. Dinosaur Jr. EP) are already all on the classic You're Living All Over Me LP and "Freak Scene" is on Bug. So whether or not you need this all depends. All Dinosaur Jr. fans need You're Living... and might already have this material. But if you don't, this makes a good purchase.

Some Dino Jr. Gems.......2000-06-13

There are some real Dino Jr. gems here. This is the only cut of "Throw Down" I've been able to find, which I think is a very underappreciated song. Fans have sometimes complained about J Mascis' voice, but the music fits his voice beautifully here. This includes an almost kidding version of Peter Frampton's "Show Me the Way" which sounds like a really good garage band version; assuming, of course, that the garage band included one of the world's best electric guitar players. I think J. Mascis does with his guitar what Frampton needed the voice box for (or whatever thing that was that Frampton used). In any case, I'll always think of that song differently now after having heard Dino Jr's version. They've taken a vapid, almost simpy song and brought it alive.

I agree with a previous review that the Dino Jr. version of "Sounds Like Heaven" is better than the Cure's original. And "Keep the Glove" is superb. I envy the people who haven't heard this collection yet: they still have the pleasure ahead of them. Buy it while it's still available (I doubt they're making any more of 'em.)

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