Yeah, It's That Easy [Enhanced]

1. Stepping Stones

2. I-76

3. Lay Down the Law

4. Slipped Away (The Ballard of Lauretha Vaird)

5. You Shall See

6. Take You There

7. Willow Tree

8. Yeah, It's That Easy

9. Recipe

10. 200 Years

11. Making Amends

12. Pull the Wool

13. When We Meet Again

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Love & Special Sauce released their debut album in 1994, the same year Beck made his major-label debut with a similar blend of folk-blues roots and slacker-rap. Though he has never quite matched Beck's aesthetic or commercial success, Love continues to tinker with the formula in interesting ways and has come up with his best album yet in 1997's Yeah, It's That Easy. Like Beck, Love is at his best when he allows pop pleasures to shine through the montage of archival roots and hip-hop experiments. This album, for example, kicks off with "Stepping Stone," which, for all its blues motifs and street-wise beats, is at its best when it reaches its irresistible, sing-along chorus.

Yeah, It's That Easy is an unusual hip-hop album in that it includes a powerful pro-police, anti-gangster number, but it also takes time to make fun of Larry Bird. The latter insult comes on "I-76," a funny, funky number about Love's boyhood hoops team, the Philadelphia 76ers. Less persuasive are the mumbling, monotonous rap numbers such as the title track, but when Love pulls together hip-hop beats, blues guitar licks, and pop hooks, as he does on "Lay Down the Law," an elegy for a street-life victim, he finally lives up to all the great claims made for him at his debut. --Geoffrey Himes

Product Description
Includes One Bonus Track: 'cookin with G Love'.

Tracks:

Stepping Stones
I-76
Lay Down The Law
Slipped Away (The Ballad Of Lauretha Vaird)
You Shall See
Take You There
Willow Tree
Yeah, It's That Easy
Recipe
200 Years
Making Amends
Pull The Wool
When We Meet Again

Amazon.com

Love & Special Sauce released their debut album in 1994, the same year Beck made his major-label debut with a similar blend of folk-blues roots and slacker-rap. Though he has never quite matched Beck's aesthetic or commercial success, Love continues to tinker with the formula in interesting ways and has come up with his best album yet in 1997's Yeah, It's That Easy. Like Beck, Love is at his best when he allows pop pleasures to shine through the montage of archival roots and hip-hop experiments. This album, for example, kicks off with "Stepping Stone," which, for all its blues motifs and street-wise beats, is at its best when it reaches its irresistible, sing-along chorus.

Yeah, It's That Easy is an unusual hip-hop album in that it includes a powerful pro-police, anti-gangster number, but it also takes time to make fun of Larry Bird. The latter insult comes on "I-76," a funny, funky number about Love's boyhood hoops team, the Philadelphia 76ers. Less persuasive are the mumbling, monotonous rap numbers such as the title track, but when Love pulls together hip-hop beats, blues guitar licks, and pop hooks, as he does on "Lay Down the Law," an elegy for a street-life victim, he finally lives up to all the great claims made for him at his debut. --Geoffrey Himes

Album Details

Includes One Bonus Track: 'cookin with G Love'.

Customer Reviews:

classic g.love.......2005-11-16

This is a classic GLASS album... I've been a fan since the beginning and I truly think it was their first AMAZING album. Their self-titled debut album is great, while their sophomore album (Coast to Coast Motel) was very much lacking.
This album, their third, is a serious break-out hit. I definitely think that this album and their next (Philadelphonic) are their two best... with their debut as a close third.
You can't help but groove and sing along to the first song- "Stepping Stones" or want to jam out to the hiphop-infused second song "I-76." "Slipped Away" is a great sad song, while "When We Meet Again" is one of those songs that just automatically brings up old memories of long-lost friends and your teenage/college years. When the album came out, I had just started high school and listening back to that song brings up so many memories.
Anyway- this album is already a classic, so I definitely recommend a listen- it won't hurt! And odds are that you'll enjoy it.

This cd is AWESOME!!.......2005-09-07

I really wasn't very familiar with G.Love when I bought this cd based on the recommendation of a friend. I am blown away! This cd is very original, skillfully crafted, and just plain fun!

bucckaw.......2004-08-29

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This Album is an Essential.......2003-07-14

Listen, we all know that reviews are nothing more than personal opinions, so let me cut right to the chase. I love this album. If I were stranded on the proverbial desert island, this is without a doubt one I'd want with me. It's a great album from beginning to end. It's great for: the car, parties, housework, just relaxing, you get the point. I'm a huge fan of G. and I dig all of his albums, but if I had to pick just one this would be it. Oh yeah... drummers don't get much funkier than the Houseman...

They've got the recipe.......2003-05-25

Philly born and bred, G. Love (Garret Dutton) and Special Sauce pour out all their emotion and talent into an enticing amalgam of hip-hop, blues, folk, and funk. The band's talent shines forth the brightest on this cd, their third effort. Here's a brief overview of the tracks:

1. Stepping Stones - 5 stars - The hook "you keep using me just like a stepping stone" will be stuck in your head for weeks.

2. I-76 - 4 1/2 stars - This one is a funky tune about hoops, particularly G's team, the 76ers.

3. Lay Down the Law - 5 stars - The surprisingly simple and beautiful prelude to the bulk of this track is exquisite.

4. Slipped Away - 2 1/2 stars - A dark tune about someone deceased in G's family, possibly his mother. Too dreary for me, doesn't fit well with the rest of the tracks on here.

5. You Shall See - 3 stars - Nothing really special on this one, just an average track.

6. Take You There - 5 stars - Awesome, laid-back summer tune with a sweet cowbell.

7. Willow Tree - 5 stars - Another great song for lounging in the sun, good stuff.

8. Yeah, It's That Easy - 4 stars - Nice piano backed up by G's sweet rhymes.

9. Recipe - 5 stars - Very funky and soulful, great track

10. 200 Years - 3 stars - A little bit dull, not bad though.

11. Making Amends - 3 1/2 stars - Fun and upbeat number.

12. Pull the Wool - 10 stars - Absolutely amazing. This song is one of the most beautiful tracks I've ever heard. 9 minutes and 26 seconds of sheer bliss.

Tracks:

Stepping Stones
I-76
Lay Down the Law
Slipped Away (The Ballad of Lauretha Vaird)
You Shall See - G. Love, Special Sauce
Take You There
Willow Tree
Yeah, It's That Easy
Recipe
200 Years
Making Amends
Pull the Wool
When We Meet Again