Artist: The Streets
Album: Original Pirate Material
Genre: Alternative hip hop; electronica; UK garage; 2-step garage
Release date: March 25, 2002
Description:
This is the debut album for the group The Streets. This album was recorded mostly in a house rented by group main man Mike Skinner. Mostly influenced by UK garage and US hip-hop, the group managed to get 4 singles out of the release. The album is centered around the telling of working class life in the UK. It got to 12 on the UK charts and hit the charts again in April 2022 when it was re-released on vinyl for Record Store Day.
Favorite Track: It's Too Late
Reason: At least there's more than just one set of vocals on this track. The song is less scatterbrained than then rest of this album's mind-boggling disasters. I did think the instrumentals and lyrics were the best out of the entire release. The rhythms were the least off-putting. In the end, this track is still forgettable and confusing as the rest.
Album Rating: 3.7/10
The album isn't a dumpster fire, but neither is it a suggestible listen. The beginning of the album was immediately confusing. The instrumentals didn't track well right away, and the lyrics were a scatterbrained mess. The story they are trying to go for with their music and lyrics is all about the UK working class life. I can get that after really trying to dissect it all, but like the last track, I tried to “Stay Positive” through the entire listening experience. In the end, the backing tracks to the “talk-singing” rap style was a bit more tolerable, but still felt like it was a stretch for real hip-hop melody and beats. Overall, if you want to take a hint from Monty Python and go for “something completely different,” by all means give this a listen. Otherwise, feel free to skip this album and hip-HOP onto our next review!
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