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| Artist: Thievery Corporation
Label: Eighteenth Street
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 322
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 140
UPC: 795103014022
EAN: 0795103014022
ASIN: B001DDBD72
Release Date: September 23, 2008
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 Best CD YET!!! WHAT AN EPIC ALBUM! October 1, 2008
P. Bradshaw
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This album is awesome, certainly more upbeat and consistent with the song quality than other CD's they have put out. I have seen thievery 9 times now and will see them again after this album, truly a great piece of work. The first 8 songs all sung by guys great songs and certainly more reggae influences, not that other albums didn't have that touch. The big difference between this CD and others is there are no songs that you will keep listening to over others. I thought this CD was the most balanced and others had some great songs and some songs that you would skip through. So this is really a full album of great songs. If I had enough money I would by this CD for you, that is how much I like it.
THC September 26, 2008
Tien Claudio (Washington, DC)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
One of the most interesting music entities in the world. They've evolved so much since Sounds From the Thievery Hi-Fi.
magnum opus September 26, 2008
Malcom Montague (Maine)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
any thievery cd will blow me away but I think this is their most consistent effort yet. My favorite aspect of this album is that it is by far their most outspoken (anti)political album by far. Femi Kuti on vampires seals the deal for me. To all the reviewers who feel this is a lackluster outing I highly suggest you strap on the headphones and pay attention to some of the lyrics... this and cosmic game rely heavily on vocals and they are an integral part of this music experience... even if you don't know the language they are singing in...
Thievery Corporation and Fugazi are two of the best bands to ever exist the you've never heard of, and I don't think it's a coincidence that they are both from Washington, DC
 What I expected, and a little more September 26, 2008
James Weaver (Florida USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been anxiously awaiting this album's release for some time now. As a die-hard Corp fan, I've followed their releases closely. This piece most resembles the style and direction that Richest Man was going for, with some recognizable techniques borrowed from The Cosmic Game. Sure, it's not the mellow, dreamy, and atmospheric classics like you'd hear from The Mirror Conspiracy, but you've got to give credit to these guys for making yet another excellent album and always attempting to evolve and expand.
This is not one of those albums you have to listen to a hundred times before you "get it", especially if you're a Thievery fan already. I popped the CD in and was immediately attracted to it. This is Thievery Corporation, so expect to hear the standard revolution-igniting tracks with Rastafarian, South American, and Indian flair.
The first half of this album is generally a tad faster and hits hard on the essence of revolution, featuring a few strong Rasta tracks and lots of classic TC brass. The second half hints of smooth lounge music, with yet another wispy French-diva vocal track in La Femme Parallel. Blasting Though The City has got to be my current favorite track.
Yes this is a humanitarian political album, and what more can you expect from TC? It's their callsign, their trademark, their "modus operandi". Knocking them for being political is as pointless as pointing fingers at Slayer for being "angry".
Hitting their stride October 6, 2008
Jorge Vicens (Miami Beach, FL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A previous reviewer knocks them for not sounding like they did in their first two albums, then knocks them for sounding similar to their recent albums. I think this sounds better than the most recent ones. They have blended their style with more fast paced Afro-beats and Latin rhythms. I think they nailed it and I love that they are bringing in more guests and experimenting with different sounds. Mirror Conspiracy and Hi-Fi stand by themselves, no need to mimic the same style just because it worked so well for them 10 years ago.
As for the political aspects of their music, there is good reason for artists to be vocal about their views. This theme is recurring in a lot of music today as anti-establishment sentiment is growing; it should be no surprise that artists from oppressed cultures like those in the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America are leading the charge. Art imitates life.. and true to the title of the album, this is their retaliation. Well done!
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