Old School Vs. New School

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Everyone and his cousin has done, or been the subject of, a remix record at this point, so it takes something special for one to stand out from the crowd. Old School Vs. New School qualifies--emphatically. A celebration of some of the Jive and Silvertone labels' best singles, it pits killer tracks from A Tribe Called Quest, Kool Moe Dee, Boogie Down Productions, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Whodini, and the Stone Roses against the talents of Norman Cook (a.k.a. Fatboy Slim), Doc Martin, Rabbit in the Moon, Aphrodite, and other well-known--and talented--remixers. With the exception of Hollis Monroe's take on R. Kelly's "Sex Me"--easily the weakest track on the album, both in its original and remixed form--all of the songs are somehow treated with respect and given a fresh life. Cook's take on A Tribe Called Quest's "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" gives the track a tropical feel, the Bassbin Twins give their take on BDP's catalog in a tribute medley, and the two takes of the Stone Roses' classic "Fools Gold"--from Grooverider and Rabbit in the Moon--bring out two different sides of a deserving song. You'll want to dig out the originals again and listen to them side by side with the remixes. --Randy Silver

Entertainment Weekly
[Old School vs. New School is] a package that's sharp enough to be cutting edge and funky enough to make you cut a rug.

Tracks:

Whodini vs. The Freestylers -- ("It's All In Mr.) Magic's Wand
A Tribe Called Quest vs. Pimp Juice -- Go Ahead In The Rain
Kool Moe Dee vs. Bad Boy Bill -- I Go To Work
A Tribe Called Quest vs. Aphrodite -- 1nce Again
BDP vs. Bassbin Twins -- A Crate Of BDP
A Tribe Called Quest vs. Norman Cook -- I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
Whodini vs. DJ Icey -- Five Minutes of Funk
The Stone Roses vs. Grooverider -- Fools Gold
A Tribe Called Quest vs. Doc Martin -- Footprints
R Kelly vs Hollis Monroe -- Sex Me
Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince vs Hybrid -- Summer
The Stone Roses vs Rabbit in The Moon -- Fools Gold
Summertime (Hybrid Mix) - Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince Vs. Hybrid
Fools Gold (Rabbit In The Moon's Message To The Majors) - The Stone Roses Vs. Rabbit In The Moon

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Everyone and his cousin has done, or been the subject of, a remix record at this point, so it takes something special for one to stand out from the crowd. Old School Vs. New School qualifies--emphatically. A celebration of some of the Jive and Silvertone labels' best singles, it pits killer tracks from A Tribe Called Quest, Kool Moe Dee, Boogie Down Productions, Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Whodini, and the Stone Roses against the talents of Norman Cook (a.k.a. Fatboy Slim), Doc Martin, Rabbit in the Moon, Aphrodite, and other well-known--and talented--remixers. With the exception of Hollis Monroe's take on R. Kelly's "Sex Me"--easily the weakest track on the album, both in its original and remixed form--all of the songs are somehow treated with respect and given a fresh life. Cook's take on A Tribe Called Quest's "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" gives the track a tropical feel, the Bassbin Twins give their take on BDP's catalog in a tribute medley, and the two takes of the Stone Roses' classic "Fools Gold"--from Grooverider and Rabbit in the Moon--bring out two different sides of a deserving song. You'll want to dig out the originals again and listen to them side by side with the remixes. --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

Dearly dissappointed..........2000-07-03

After hearing a few tracks from the second volume I thought the first one would be even better... Yet I was extremely dissappointed when I heard the album... If you like old 80's hip-hop with boring, weak techno beats then this is the album you have been waiting for...

A Great Remix Compilation.......2000-03-19

I was looking for a breakbeat compilation and found this. A few tracks have some sweet breakbeats, but there's so much more funk that can't be contained by just one musical subgenre. These new school remixes have taken these already great tracks and transformed them. There are a couple tracks on the CD that don't quite slide with me, but the majority are awesome. Whodini vs The Freestylers, A Tribe Called Quest vs Aphrodite, and A Tribe Called Quest vs Norman Cook especially are otherwordly and deserve to be cranked up on everyone's stereo system.

Studder scratch, studder scratch filling up the beats.......1999-05-13

Yummy scratch tracks laying down fat fast pistol oomph. If you funk the vibe, ya know that the skunk is tribe. A burning blend of aboriginal harmonies in accordance with section 12 of the Funk Nation Treaty. Fat Boy Slim brings pounds of carpet to the already cantonese tribe tune.

Impressive mixes.......1999-04-24

Even though I'm getting sick of techno compilations, this one didn't disapoint. The remixes are fresh and original. All the Tribe remixes are incredible, especially the Aphrodite and Fat Boy Slim mixes. A great mix of house, break beat and trance versions of some classic music. But R Kelly? Why?

THIS CD IS DOPE!!!! BUY IT!!!!.......1999-03-17

This is on of the best CD compilations to come out in a while. This brings back to the limelight two of my all time favorite groups, ATCQ and the Stone Roses. The first time I heard the mix of "Can I Kick It" it got me so movin I brought the house down, serious. BUY THIS CD!!!

Average customer rating:

!!! DAMN GOOD !!!
this album is fantastic
Better than before but....

New School Vs. Old School, Vol. 2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Jive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004TLZ2
Release Date: 2000-06-20

Tracks:

Electric Relaxation (Properly Relaxed Mix) - A Tribe Called Quest Vs. Propellerheads
Waterfall (Justin Robertson's Mix) - The Stone Roses Vs. Justin Robertson
Bonita Applebum (Sir Piers & Si Ashton's Curious House Mix) - A Tribe Called Quest Vs. Sir Piers & Si Ashton
Necessary (Mark Pritchard's Mix) - Boogie Down Productions Vs. Mark Pritchard
Ring The Alarm (Pimp Juice's Magic Mix) - Fu-Schnickens Vs. Pimp Juice
Sound Of Da Police (Freq Nasty's Breakbeat Bacon Mix) - KRS-One Vs. Freq Nasty
What's Up Doc (Can We Rock?) W. Shaquille O'Neal (Hardknox Mix) - Fu-Schnickens Vs. Hardknox
Pubic Enemy (DJ Dan Mix) - A Tribe Called Quest Vs. Dj Dan
Pimp Of The Nation (Jackal & Hyde's Cost Cutter Coochie Mix) - Kid Rock Vs. Jackal & Hyde
On Stage (Utah Saints Mix) - She Rockers Vs. Utah Saints
I Wanna Be Adored (Bloody Valentine Edit) - The Stone Roses Vs. Rabbit In The Moon
Description Of A Fool (Groove Armada's Acoustic Mix) - A Tribe Called Quest Vs. Groove Armada

Customer Reviews:

!!! DAMN GOOD !!!.......2005-06-03

THIS CD BLAZES! I BOUGHT IT FOR 2 BUCKS BRAND NEW, AND DAMN, ITS HOT! THE FU SHNICKENS REMIX'S ARE AMAZING! EVERY SONG IS PUT TO A RIPPIN BEAT, THAT GIVES THE SONG A WHOLE NEW FEEL. THE ARTISTS INCLUDED ARE GREAT, INCLUDING TRIBE, FU, KRS ONE, AND EVEN THE KID ROCK SONG ROCKS. IF YOU INTO JUNGLE OR DRUM AND BASS, PICK DIS ONE UP IMMEDIATELY!

this album is fantastic.......2000-06-21

This album combines the great beats of new school rap with the great lyrics and soul of old school. this album is entirely worth listening to if you enjoy a great beat and some fast lyrics. this album should be listened to by everyone!

Better than before but...........2000-06-21

not yet perfected, Vol2 is slightly better than its predeccesor due to what sounds like extra studio time and effort but unfortunately compilations like these reinforce the idea that oldschool techniques blend poorly with newschool beats and rhythms, especially of the electronic nature. Noteworthy tracks include Tribe vs Propellerheads' Electric Relaxation (but the original is sooooo much more relaxing)...Fu-schnickens vs Pimp Juice's Ring the Alarm (dope, very)...and Groove Armada's coolass remix of Tribe's Description of a Fool (although you can find other coolcoolass remixes of this song everywhere if you look hard enough). If you do like the marriage of quasi-electronic+hiphop, Timbaland seems to be doing nice work (eg Aalliyah's "try again" is pure digital), Dre is on top as demonstarted by both he and Slim's new joints, and surprisingly Juvenille. Again, it is difficult to impossible to effectively blend these two genres without compromising the strength of one for the other. If you're looking for Tribe remixes there's always the UK import "Revised Quest for the Seasoned Traveller", tons of import singles, the extra cd on The Love Movement, and finally the previous New School vs Old which I thought actually had better Tribe tracks than this one.

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New School vs. Old School
Beenie Man , and Horace Andy
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dance Hall | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000AKY4C
Release Date: 2003-08-05

Tracks:

Matie - Beenie Man
Black Liberty - Beenie Man
Gi Man Bun - Beenie Man
Mouth Murderer - Beenie Man
Good Times - Beenie Man
Rough & Tough, Beenie Man - Beenie Man
Young Man Got the John - Beenie Man
Push Up You Hands - Beenie Man
Three Against War - Beenie Man
Bicycle Man - Beenie Man
Mankind - Beenie Man
Miss Brown & Pretty - Beenie Man
Promises - Beenie Man
Miss Angela - Beenie Man
She's Running from Her Life - Beenie Man
Do the Butterfly - Beenie Man

Tracks:

Natural Mystic - Horace Andy
Love You to Want Me - Horace Andy
Ain't No Sunshine - Horace Andy
Skylarking - Horace Andy
Zion Gate - Horace Andy
Just Say Who - Horace Andy
You Are My Anger - Horace Andy
Love of a Woman - Horace Andy
Sea of Love - Horace Andy
Riding for a Fall - Horace Andy
Bless You - Horace Andy
Rain from the Sky - Horace Andy
Something on My Mind - Horace Andy
Better Collie - Horace Andy
Nice and Easy - Horace Andy
My Guiding Star - Horace Andy
Collie Weed - Horace Andy
Money, Money - Horace Andy
Don't Try to Use Me - Horace Andy
True Love Shines Bright - Horace Andy

Time Warp/Dub Clash (Old School Vs. New School)

Average customer rating:

A comparison...but why?

Time Warp/Dub Clash (Old School Vs. New School)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Island Jamaica
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Dance Hall | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

Dub | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

Rocksteady | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Indiana James (Man Next Door) - The Paragons
Whip That Tarantula (Moulding) - Ijahman
The Monkey Is A Spy (Sinsemilla) - Black Uhuru
Pit Of Snakes (Social Living) - Burning Spear
Well Of Souls (Feel The Spirit) - Wailing Souls
The Dub Of Gold (Heart Made Of Stone) - Viceroys
Who's In The Tomb (Gues Who's Coming To Dinner) - Black Uhuru
Convoy Hijack (Sponji Reggae) - Black Uhuru
Bazooka Blast (Fort Augustus) - Junior Delgado
Fire & Brimstone (Journey) - Black Uhuru
Dub So Hard - Mad Professor
Absentee - Manasseh Meets The Equaliser
Smiling Dub - Jah Shaka
One Prayer - Alpha And Omega
Zulu Warrior - Mixman
Kumbia Dub - Jah Shaka
Warrior Dance - Mixman
Rastafari - Alpha And Omega
What Happened? - Dub Syndicate

Customer Reviews:

A comparison...but why?.......2001-07-05

Old school dub and new school dub are two indisputably different things; however, this sampler not only juxtaposes the two but mixes them to a certain extent as well. New school dub lovers will enjoy the subtle 'new school' overhauls of esp. Black Uhuru's or Burning Spear's tracks on the album's first half whereas they may be somewhat disappointed by the album's second half, which is characterized by spun-out, more or less uneventful new school artists' dubs. The producers would have done well to include some more divergent modern dub bands; apart from the inevitable Mad Professor and the vintage 'rastafari' by Alpha&Omega, the new school half is just a bit too monotonous. Most dub fans will either like the first or the second part; nevertheless this album is a nice, albeit superfluous attempt at comparing two eras of dub. For a clearer picture you'd be better off buying yourself two separate CD's with some classic dubs both from the 70s and from the 90s.

Average customer rating:

How Much for Happy

Manufacturer: Rob 'N' Steal Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAFMUG
Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

Not Yours Truly
Famous
Fantasy
Bluebird
Jaded
Rock Your Bones
Drink Me Dry
Crimson Tears
Broken (How Much For Happy)
Empty Eyes
A Sinner's Prayer
Love Cost
Hey Joe

Average customer rating:

Greater than the sum of parts.

New School Vs Old School V.2
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hed Kandi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004TL0D

Tracks:

Electric Relaxation (Properly Relaxed Mix)
Waterfall (Justin Robertson's Mix)
Bonita Applebum (Sir Piers & Si Ashton's Curious)
Necessary (Mark Pritchard Mix)
Ring The Alarm (Pimp Juice's Magic Mix)
Sound Of Da Police (Freg Nasty's Breakbeat)
What's Up Doc (Can We Rock)
Pubic Enemy (Dj Dan Mix)
Pimp Of The Nation (Jackal & Hyde's Cost Cutter)
On Stage (Utah Saints Mix)
I Wanna Be Adored (Bloody Valentine Edit)
Description Of Afool (Ga's Acoustic Mix)
Boom Shake The Room (Rennie Pilgrem Mix)

Customer Reviews:

Greater than the sum of parts........2004-10-30

I actually got this album for free when I subscribed to the local (LA) npr station, and although it's something I would never have found on my own, it's one of my favorite albums. There are a few weak points (the Stone Roses remixes don't belong at all), but the middle of the album and the Tribe Called Qwest songs more than make up for it. Having the electronic remixes really adds to the momentum of the songs. I always thought KRS-One was great, but the remix on this album really elevates the music to be on par with his rapping. A good mix of party rap and social commentary keeps the album unpredictable and fun.

Average customer rating:

No Doubt the best Compilation of Hip Hop remixed

Old School Vs. New School
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Jive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000IHER
Release Date: 1999-02-26

Tracks:

(It's All in Mr.) Magic's Wand [Freestyle Phat Newschool Party Mix] - WHODINI
Go Ahead in the Rain [Pimp Juice's Players Paradise] - A Tribe Called Quest
I Go to Work [Bad Boy Bill's Vocal Mix]
1nce Again [Twister Mix] - A Tribe Called Quest
Crate of BDP - Boogie Down Productions
I Left My Wallet in El Segundo [Vampire Mix] - A Tribe Called Quest
Five Minutes of Funk [Ice's 7" Magic] - WHODINI
Fools Gold [Grooverider's Mix] - The Stone Roses
Can I Kick It? [Pimp Juice's Cash Money Breaks] - A Tribe Called Quest
Haunted House of Rock [Westbam Mix] - WHODINI
Footprints [Doc's Big Booty Retro Mix] - A Tribe Called Quest
Sex Me [Stripped Down Stompin' Mix] - R. Kelly
Summertime [Hybrid Mix] - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Fools Gold [Rabbit in the Moon's Message to the Majors] - The Stone Roses

Album Details

Breakbeats - the 'old School Vs New School' Project Arrives Fresh from New York. This Compilation of Jive and Silverstone Classics Has Been Remixed by Some of the Best-known and Most Innovative Artists.

Customer Reviews:

No Doubt the best Compilation of Hip Hop remixed.......2002-03-22

This is simply the dopest CD ever.....It is rare that I find a compilation with super sweet songs from back in the day remixed with the best beats. I recommend this to any Hip Hop conusor. You won't want to take it out of your deck.

Old School Vs New School (+ Bonus Tracks

Average customer rating:

Old School Vs New School (+ Bonus Tracks
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Jive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000JZZU
Release Date: 1999-11-03

Album Details

Australian Version features Bonus Tracks Including Flock of Seagulls Vs Jason Nevins Track that Everyone is After! Packed in an Awesome Slipcase with Bonus Sticker.