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Title: Not the Second Coming, but it'll do for now...
Review: I'm a big fan of some of the artists involved here (DJ Shadow, Thom Yorke, R. Ashcroft), so I was really looking forward to this album. And the pre-release hype, my God! Given expectations for the album of the century, I was left disappointed when what I purchased was merely a very good album. Like a lot of reviewers, I wish there were more of the highs (Rabbit..., Bloodstain, Main Theme), and less of the relative lows (Mike D's clumsy DOD 2, Chaos), but on the whole, Shadow's (and Lavelle's) vision comes through. Even on the "Ballbuster" throwaway. Also, it was cool that Shadow gave some exposure to the long-overlooked rapper Kool G. Rap. I barely even noticed his lisp! Shadow should work more with underground rappers. I think he needs them, and they definitely need him. All in all, Psyence Fiction is a great CD. If not the Second Coming, it's the blueprint for it.
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