1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,720 Welcome to the Album Nerds podcast with your hosts Andy, Don and Dude. 2 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:19,040 We're back baby, back from the past and we've got some stuff to share with you. 3 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:20,120 It's the Album Nerds podcast. 4 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:21,120 I'm Dude. 5 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,080 I got Andy and Don with me. 6 00:00:23,080 --> 00:00:24,080 Special edition. 7 00:00:24,080 --> 00:00:25,080 How you guys doing? 8 00:00:25,080 --> 00:00:26,080 Oh yeah, doing good man. 9 00:00:26,080 --> 00:00:29,160 Glad to be back here in the past with you. 10 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:30,440 It seems like just yesterday. 11 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,120 Four or five minutes ago. 12 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:37,800 Dude is a scrub. 13 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,360 That did not sound anything like it. 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:40,360 No. 15 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:41,360 Don needs a haircut. 16 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:42,360 Andy needs a haircut. 17 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:43,360 All right. 18 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:48,360 So, uh, can you keep a secret? 19 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:49,360 Yes. 20 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:54,640 It's called a teaser track five album we're talking about. 21 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:59,080 Anyway, so we're the Album Nerds. 22 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:00,080 We talk about albums. 23 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,000 Sometimes we even go back and talk about an album again. 24 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:08,120 See what we said before and see what we maybe think now. 25 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,120 Today on the show, we're going to do just that. 26 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,760 And then at the end, we're going to spin the wheel of musical destiny to find out what 27 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,320 kind of albums we'll talk about on the next one. 28 00:01:15,320 --> 00:01:16,720 Getting back to the regular format. 29 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:18,240 But this week we're going back in time. 30 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,240 Are you telling me that you built a time machine? 31 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,240 Oh man. 32 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,240 Oh man. 33 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:30,360 Get the jewelry and warmed up there, buddy. 34 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,000 All the way back to August of 2022. 35 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:34,000 Okay. 36 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:40,960 Well, since, since August, we've changed our process for nominating records to the Album 37 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:42,840 Nerds Hall of Fame. 38 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:50,520 So unfortunately, this record came before the process of nominating records became so 39 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:51,760 easy. 40 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:58,080 So we're going to go back to episode 163 where we discussed De La Soul's Three Feet High 41 00:01:58,080 --> 00:01:59,080 and Rising. 42 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:03,360 So why don't we jump into what we said and then we'll see what we think now. 43 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:11,600 Hey all you kids out there. 44 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,840 Welcome to Three Feet High and Rising. 45 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:16,600 Now here's what we do. 46 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:24,360 I am jumping in with De La Soul, Three Feet High and Rising from March of 1989. 47 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:30,800 I would call this sort of, I don't know if you guys agree, hip hop soul, maybe progressive 48 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:31,800 hip hop. 49 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:32,800 Hmm. 50 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:33,800 Progressive hip hop. 51 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:35,800 You could sell me on that. 52 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:36,800 Prog hop. 53 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:37,800 Prog hop. 54 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,800 There you go. 55 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:41,800 Do the prog hop. 56 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:42,800 All right. 57 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:47,600 Hey, I'm sorry to interrupt here, but did either of you guys come up with a dance for 58 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,000 the prog hop? 59 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,840 I've been working on it, but I just can't get it. 60 00:02:52,840 --> 00:03:00,000 You know, kind of like a combination of a frog and a bunny rabbit jumping. 61 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,120 I picture what my dog does when he has digestive issues. 62 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:07,240 Is that the scrub, like rubbing his butt? 63 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,600 All right. 64 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:09,600 Well. 65 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,560 I'm always tough for that. 66 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:13,800 Just don't do the prog hop. 67 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,440 Back to the show. 68 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:21,240 Definitely is different alternative to what was going on in the hip hop scene at the time. 69 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,840 So let's jump in to the magic number. 70 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:39,460 That's the opening track and it's kind of describing the three main members of the group 71 00:03:39,460 --> 00:03:43,960 and how the magic number comes from their existence together. 72 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,560 So that would be Poseness. 73 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:47,960 I'm not sure how to say that. 74 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:48,960 Plug one. 75 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:49,960 Trugoi. 76 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:50,960 The Dove. 77 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:51,960 Plug two. 78 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:52,960 And Masio or Mace. 79 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:53,960 Plug three. 80 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:58,760 So those plugs were from the board they were using and they each had a mic plug. 81 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,240 So they nicknamed each other plug one, plug two, and plug three. 82 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,280 Now it all makes sense. 83 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:11,960 So my three words to describe this album, progressive hip hop, collage, not college, 84 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,840 collage because of so much sampling. 85 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:20,160 So many songs have like eight or nine things sampled together to make one beat. 86 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,080 It's incredible the work that they did here. 87 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,320 Produced by De La Soul and Prince Paul. 88 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,320 Fellas, thoughts? 89 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:28,320 Listened to this before. 90 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,040 Super familiar, slightly familiar. 91 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:31,040 What's the deal? 92 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:32,040 Yeah. 93 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,040 My three words were De La Dandruff. 94 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:35,360 What? 95 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:36,680 Because- 96 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,440 Explain yourself, sir. 97 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:41,720 Well I love this record. 98 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:42,720 I have it on vinyl. 99 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,160 I listen to it a lot over the last 20 years or so. 100 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,160 I kept getting caught up on the skits though, man. 101 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,560 I don't know if the skits, I don't know if I love the skits as much as I used to, but 102 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,240 I think the meat of the record is awesome. 103 00:04:55,240 --> 00:05:02,560 And there's a lot of hip hop classics or just standout tracks on here that like Magic Number 104 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,520 that you played that still sound awesome. 105 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,200 Really just hard to match in this era in hip hop. 106 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:10,200 Donald? 107 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:14,800 So the three words I chose are from Don Soul. 108 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:21,720 I guess I'm overstating it a bit, but I mean, I think this is a hip hop record that I really 109 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:23,000 can connect with. 110 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:30,320 And I appreciate other stuff we've listened to on this show like Wu Tang and Run DMC. 111 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:34,240 But all that stuff is just like so aggressive. 112 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:40,680 They're singing about how great they are at rhyming, how great they are at sex, at fighting, 113 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:41,680 at everything. 114 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,060 And this, I don't know, this is about other stuff. 115 00:05:45,060 --> 00:05:49,000 It feels somewhat intellectual, but at the same time silly. 116 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:50,000 I don't know. 117 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:54,480 And it just has maybe a more chill vibe that appeals to my sensibilities. 118 00:05:54,480 --> 00:06:00,280 And I also, I just appreciate the innovative use of sampling. 119 00:06:00,280 --> 00:06:04,440 Like a lot of hip hop records, the reason they're good is just because they're sampling 120 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,640 a hook that was good before. 121 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:08,760 And they don't do that here. 122 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,240 I mean, they sample things that I recognize, but they don't exploit it. 123 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,240 They really find a new use for it. 124 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,920 So yeah, I mean, this is quite an album. 125 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:18,920 Yeah. 126 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,720 Was it 24 tracks? 127 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,000 Yep. 128 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:28,840 Lots of short songs, skits, the sort of theme of a game show theme throughout with some 129 00:06:28,840 --> 00:06:30,520 goofy jokes and stuff. 130 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:35,280 The Magic Number, obviously multiplication rock from Schoolhouse Rock. 131 00:06:35,280 --> 00:06:37,600 That's the main sampling. 132 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:42,800 I guess they also use Double D and Steinskies Lesson 3 for the drums. 133 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,520 So some record with drum lessons on it. 134 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,440 As I mentioned, it's a bond of the three of them together. 135 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:53,280 Why don't we jump into another song that really goes for it with the samples? 136 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:55,000 It's called Say No Go. 137 00:06:55,000 --> 00:07:00,640 And it includes samples from Hollanote, Slystone, the Detroit Emeralds, The Emotions, Funky 138 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:07,240 4 Plus 1, The Turtles, and Walter Schumann with some of the dragnet theme from the TV 139 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:08,240 show. 140 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:09,240 So here we go. 141 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,240 I can't fit all that in one clip, so I had to say all of it. 142 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:12,240 Let's check it out. 143 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:24,920 So that song is a cautionary tale about the use of drugs. 144 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:32,400 Particularly, particularly bass or crack cocaine that was an epidemic in urban communities 145 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:33,400 at that time. 146 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:34,400 What'd you guys think of that one? 147 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:35,880 I mean, you can't go wrong with Hollanote. 148 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:41,760 I know Andy's a huge fan. 149 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:46,520 I think, you know, I mean, it's a cool take on the slogan that I think Nancy Reagan had 150 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:47,520 come up with, right? 151 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,240 It was like say no and go. 152 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,160 And I think they even mentioned Nancy in the lyrics. 153 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,040 So yeah, I mean, it's cool. 154 00:07:54,040 --> 00:08:01,000 And I mean, I think often anti-drug songs are kind of lame, but this, you know, I think 155 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:02,000 they do this well. 156 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:07,560 Yeah, they're pretty sneaky about getting some positive messages into this record without 157 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:12,480 having it sound like a PSA or something or Nancy Reagan just, you know, talking about 158 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:13,480 shit she doesn't know about. 159 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:14,480 They're good. 160 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,760 I mean, it's interesting to me, like how this, reading back about this record, you know, 161 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:23,000 it was really viewed as like, you know, this could be like the new era in hip hop, this 162 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:27,720 positivity and kind of goofy persona and not so self-serious. 163 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:32,960 And there were groups in this period, you know, like Trap Gal Quest and others who were 164 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:36,560 in that vein, but it never really took off from here. 165 00:08:36,560 --> 00:08:37,560 I know. 166 00:08:37,560 --> 00:08:38,560 I know. 167 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:45,520 Yeah, it went in a different direction, a little bit more raw truth instead of, you 168 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,200 know, creatively described things. 169 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:53,000 It was, we get, people get killed every day type stuff in the hip hop that became popular 170 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:59,600 shortly after this and kind of then drove where hip hop went in the mainstream anyway. 171 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:05,720 Why don't we listen to a little bit of the song that I remember the most impacting me 172 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,400 at the time was Potholes in My Lawn. 173 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:19,640 Not a lot of yodeling in hip hop. 174 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,600 They did it well. 175 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,480 Yeah, corner on that market, I think. 176 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:31,400 That one again had a bunch of weird samples and from the Magic Mountain by Eric Burden 177 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:37,200 and Moore, yodeling and jaw harp from Parliament's little country boy, the mouth harp parts, 178 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:41,880 those boing things, just like it was playful all the way through. 179 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:43,760 I want to talk about the samples a little bit. 180 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:48,240 I mean, it's a big part of the record, obviously, and it's a lot of the personality of the record, 181 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,000 but unfortunately it's not available to stream anywhere. 182 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,000 It's not accessible. 183 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,880 Probably, I'm guessing because of those samples. 184 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:57,200 Yeah, that was frustrating. 185 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:58,600 Yeah, they've gone back and forth. 186 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:00,680 They keep making announcements that it's coming. 187 00:10:00,680 --> 00:10:07,040 I guess a few years ago, like on their 30th anniversary, they put all of their albums 188 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:08,800 for free download on their website. 189 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:09,800 Oh, cool. 190 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:15,600 That's not available anymore, unfortunately, but eventually they'll have to figure it out 191 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:19,360 for the streaming because the youths need to hear this stuff. 192 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,080 It's such a big part of hip hop history. 193 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,000 It's a shame not to have it widely available. 194 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:30,160 I want the youngins to hear it so that maybe this can influence hip hop moving forward 195 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:35,560 because I really think we need a little bit of this ingenuity and creativity in our hip 196 00:10:35,560 --> 00:10:36,560 hop. 197 00:10:36,560 --> 00:10:37,560 Agreed. 198 00:10:37,560 --> 00:10:38,560 Don, you got anything else? 199 00:10:38,560 --> 00:10:41,760 What's up with that De La Orge track or whatever it was? 200 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:46,760 Yeah, that's one of the moments that occasionally, I think they're just goofing around making 201 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:48,920 sex sounds. 202 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:54,120 I think they said it was De La Orge on the track. 203 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,640 They were having fun. 204 00:10:56,640 --> 00:11:02,080 I don't think it was really recordings of actual intercourse or outer course. 205 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,120 It did sound like they were having a good time making this. 206 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:08,920 I mean, all the game show sketches are just like so goofy. 207 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:13,920 It's almost like a little cringy to listen to, but it is still like just really goofball 208 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:14,920 humor. 209 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:16,320 I don't know how to describe it. 210 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:21,500 So I think because I just, the humor of the game show skits, I think hit with me just 211 00:11:21,500 --> 00:11:23,080 because I knew it was supposed to be funny. 212 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:29,520 I wonder how many kids were sending their entries into that address in New York City 213 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,360 that they give at the end of the record. 214 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:37,520 I've got the proof of purchases in the CD that I have, so I should send those in. 215 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:40,920 Yeah, just see if it's still valid, man. 216 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:46,360 I know we got to get going here, but Cool Breeze on the Rocks used all these samples. 217 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:47,360 It's not a full song. 218 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:53,640 It's just tons of samples of rock being said from Run DMC, Michael Jackson. 219 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:57,720 I mean, there's just rock, rock, rock with you. 220 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:58,720 Just tons of it. 221 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:00,720 It's just fun to listen to. 222 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:04,640 Ghetto thing kind of gets into the nitten grit of what's going on out there. 223 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:10,440 I know, and of course, me, myself and I have the big hit off of it, but there's so many 224 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:11,440 tracks. 225 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,840 It's hard to get to all of it in this show. 226 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,640 We would need a couple of hours. 227 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:24,000 So please, if you have any inkling for some fun, insightful, meaningful, but not hip hop 228 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:31,680 all at the same time, go check out De La Soul, 3P High and Rising. 229 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:33,560 So some time has gone by. 230 00:12:33,560 --> 00:12:36,480 I've listened to this album a bunch of times since. 231 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:41,880 It also has been released on the streaming services, so please do go check it out, everyone. 232 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:43,360 It's easy to get to now. 233 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:49,360 There's some subtle differences between it and the original version. 234 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:54,200 Apparently they got the rights for a lot of the samples because the rules have changed. 235 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,720 So they had to get a bunch of clearances for samples. 236 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:03,200 They restarted the talks in January of 2022 and it finally came out and they had to replay 237 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:08,120 some samples that couldn't be cleared or they had to make music that sounded like it in 238 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:09,420 order to get it out there. 239 00:13:09,420 --> 00:13:13,840 But it is available and it's still just awesome. 240 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,280 Listen, where do you guys stand on this now? 241 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,880 Yeah, I mean, I still think it's pretty good. 242 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:23,680 It's changed a whole lot. 243 00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:27,680 It's great to have their music available on streaming. 244 00:13:27,680 --> 00:13:28,680 I second that. 245 00:13:28,680 --> 00:13:29,680 That's so huge. 246 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:34,640 I feel like they were kind of being overlooked, but just kind of ghosted there for a while. 247 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,240 It's nice to have them kind of part of the conversation again. 248 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:43,200 I think what struck me most, as I commented originally, that this type of joyous hip hop 249 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:50,560 or light hearted hip hop, I guess, kind of died out after this little era in the mid 250 00:13:50,560 --> 00:13:51,560 or mid late 80s here. 251 00:13:51,560 --> 00:13:56,080 I think there's still some underground stuff that really pulls from the spirit of what 252 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:57,080 they were doing back then. 253 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:58,080 So I don't think it's that completely. 254 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:03,240 And then occasionally I do come across records that have this light heartedness, goofy style 255 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:04,240 to it and hip hop. 256 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:08,880 It's not the usual, but I do think it does exist and probably a large part to what they 257 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:10,920 were doing back then. 258 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,120 Should we pour one out for Trugoy the Dove? 259 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,160 Yeah, I was going to mention that. 260 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,080 Was that just this past March? 261 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:19,880 Yeah, February or March. 262 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:21,920 It passed away? 263 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:29,400 Yeah, so I got to say, I am relieved to have it streaming now because the first time around, 264 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:34,960 I think I was listening to a YouTube video or something and the audio quality was not 265 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:35,960 the best. 266 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:42,160 Now I'm listening to it on Tidal and they have it as the 360 master super duper quality 267 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:45,960 or whatever and it does sound fantastic. 268 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:52,320 And I don't notice any of the differences with the sampling. 269 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,640 Maybe at some point I'll geek out and try to start identifying those. 270 00:14:55,640 --> 00:15:00,440 But yeah, I'm still very happy with this record. 271 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:08,160 So I do have a friend who's kind of, I think this is really his area, that native tongues 272 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:14,240 era with like a tribe called Quest, that hip hop from the late 80s and early 90s. 273 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,200 So his name is Saul. 274 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:22,440 So whenever there's a hip hop question, I usually say, well, better call Saul. 275 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:33,520 Hey guys, just chiming in on an all time hip hop classic De La Soul's Three Feet High 276 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:34,820 and Rising. 277 00:15:34,820 --> 00:15:39,040 This album includes two very recognizable samples. 278 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:46,020 Funkadelic's Knee Deep used on the song Me, Myself and I and the song Peg by Steely Dan 279 00:15:46,020 --> 00:15:48,600 used on the song I Know. 280 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:55,640 De La Soul's album continues to be one of the greats of all time, lyrically, samples, 281 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:57,320 beats, drums, everything. 282 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,040 It has all the elements. 283 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:05,520 And that's a thing that a lot of the people I've talked to that are hip hop connoisseurs 284 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:12,560 or hip hop heads, the elements of hip hop are a big part of that conversation. 285 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:14,400 That term is used quite a bit. 286 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:15,880 So thank you, Saul. 287 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:21,320 Yeah, and thinking about this, I would change my three words to album nerd hip hop because 288 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,940 that's kind of what these guys are. 289 00:16:23,940 --> 00:16:28,200 They loved all sorts of different kinds of music and blended it all together, took their 290 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:33,040 stacks of records, the stacks of their parents' records and found a way to turn it into something 291 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:39,880 new that expressed who they are and told people it's okay in this world of in particular in 292 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:41,640 hip hop, you had to be a certain way. 293 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:49,520 And they said, be yourself, it's okay to wave your freak flag and just enjoy your life. 294 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,000 And I think that's what they did here. 295 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:55,680 So without further ado, I'm going to nominate this. 296 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,000 That's what we're here for, album nerds. 297 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:02,600 That's why we came. 298 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:08,140 Now if one of you says no, this whole thing is a wash. 299 00:17:08,140 --> 00:17:11,840 Of course, it's also kind of boring for the audience to know what's coming, but obviously 300 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:13,280 it's a huge yes for me. 301 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:14,760 Yeah, I'm belated by the point. 302 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:15,760 Definitely a shoe in. 303 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:19,600 Sorry we didn't do it originally, but glad to get it in there now. 304 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:20,740 Definitely yes. 305 00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:23,960 So would this be our second hip hop record in the Hall of Fame? 306 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,480 I think we put Jurassic Five in. 307 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:27,480 I think so. 308 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:28,480 Pretty sure that's in there. 309 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:33,160 I'm not sure if there's something else hip hop related. 310 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:36,520 Yeah, we're going to have to endeavor to do better there because there's a lot of good 311 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:37,760 stuff. 312 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,660 If you need help people, albumnerds.com slash discord, go to the channel where there are 313 00:17:41,660 --> 00:17:44,760 topics that we can put onto the wheel. 314 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:48,320 Give us some topics that are in that hip hop world. 315 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:52,560 We'd really love to throw those on the wheel and see if destiny takes us there. 316 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:53,560 All right, so we did it. 317 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:59,760 We revisited, we made, you know, we righted a wrong and I feel good about that. 318 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:01,540 Now we're back in 2023. 319 00:18:01,540 --> 00:18:05,800 So always remember there's great albums back there in the past. 320 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:10,960 Go find them, revisit things you loved as a young person and see if they're Hall of 321 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,000 Fame worthy in your hearts and minds. 322 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:16,000 And that's one to grow on. 323 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:19,000 I'm your density. 324 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:23,000 I mean your destiny. 325 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:33,240 All right, boys and girls, time once again to see what destiny has in store for us. 326 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:37,800 Let's bring our friend Wildbot back out on the job here and see what we're going to talk 327 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:46,480 about next week. 328 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:51,680 In gentle waves of melody, yacht rock sails, a sun kissed voyage where smooth harmonies 329 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:52,680 prevail. 330 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:56,700 Your musical destiny will take your ears on a nautical journey through the soothing tones 331 00:18:56,700 --> 00:18:57,920 of yacht rock. 332 00:18:57,920 --> 00:18:58,920 Bon voyage. 333 00:18:58,920 --> 00:18:59,920 Yacht rock. 334 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:00,920 Yacht rock. 335 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:01,920 Yacht rock. 336 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:06,720 So we're going in a whole different direction next time. 337 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:10,960 Exploring albums of a genre that was made up long after the albums were released and 338 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:12,880 popular yacht rock. 339 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:16,080 What else should we go back and put in the album nerds Hall of Fame? 340 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:17,760 Who's your favorite yacht rock artists? 341 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:19,040 What else are you listening to? 342 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:20,040 Let us know. 343 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:23,560 Join fellow album nerds on discord at albumnerds.com slash discord. 344 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:26,840 You can email us at podcast at albumnerds.com. 345 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:31,240 Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and album nerds and subscribe rate and review on your 346 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:32,440 favorite podcast app. 347 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:37,600 And if you like to support the show, you can do so via PayPal at albumnerds.com slash support. 348 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,320 Thank you once again for joining us here on the album nerds podcast. 349 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:42,400 Thanks for traveling through time with us. 350 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,400 We'll catch you next time with some yacht rock y'all. 351 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:45,400 Thanks for listening everybody. 352 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:46,400 Catch you next time. 353 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:47,400 See ya. 354 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:54,960 Oh, we've also gone back in time to the terrible outros. 355 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:55,960 Wouldn't want to be ya. 356 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:56,960 Thanks for throwing that in. 357 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:08,960 It's okay.