Re> Tricky

Kris Oprisko (tcard.feedback@wildstorm.com)
18 Nov 96 14:28:22 +0000


Re> Tricky
11/18/96 2:24 PM
> I hate Tricky. The only decent stuff I've heard from his is his work wi=
th
Massive Attack on _Blue Lines_. He's definitely overrated. Maybe it's
because Europeans are so desperate to have their own King of Rap

I think you're missing the point. He's not trying to be King of Rap at al=
l (or if he is, I think it sucks too). Rather, he's creating his own whe=
ezing, chugging category of music.

> He should be permanently dissed for that
f*cked-up Public Enemy cover ("Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos").

Obviously you don't surf (in water, not cyberspace) because this song is =
the closest sonic equivalent to catching a wave there is.

So I must defend Tricky. I also didn't like Maxinquaye (sp) at first, bu=
t now I love it. I think the music that takes time to sink in always turn=
s out to sound best in the long run. It'll take a LONG time for that CD t=
o sound outdated.=20

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