Gun Hill Road

Editorial Reviews
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When they're not fighting hip-hop's "jiggification," the Infesticons have day jobs as some of New York's finest progressive artists. This concept album was conceived by poet, musician, and teacher Mike Ladd and executed by a team including Company Flow, Anti-Pop Consortium, Saul Williams, Sonic Sum, and Liza Jessie Peterson. Assuming characters both good (The Infesticons, freedom-fighting art purists) and evil (The Majesticons, jiggy drones who value style over substance), the all-star team generally stays true to the project's lofty themes. Sparse but friendly production switches moods when scenes change, and the intricacies of single tracks are compromised to craft a more complete album; the underdeveloped beauty of "Cave Theme," for example, actually works well as a link along the unfolding story. This is one of the year's more creative and theme-heavy releases, so bring some patience and a dictionary to really appreciate Ladd's holy war. --Hua Hsu

Product Description
Hip Hop Concept Album. mike Ladd is Doing Much the Same with Hiphop as Beck Has Done with Rock.

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Gun Hill Road

Gun Hill Road
Gun Hill Road
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • If you like Mike Ladd...
  • Addictive
  • God Bless the Infesticons, F__k the Majesticons!
  • Fresh
 Gun Hill Road
Infesticons
Manufacturer: Big Dada Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Trip-HopTrip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Pop RapPop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B00004TDZ5
Release Date: 2000-05-30

Tracks:

  1. Cinderella Theme
  2. Hero Theme
  3. Cave Theme
  4. Precious Theme
  5. Quarterback Theme
  6. Grinder Theme
  7. Tiger Theme
  8. Shampoo Theme
  9. Chase Theme
  10. Figurine Theme
  11. Church Theme
  12. Monkey Theme
  13. Night Night Theme

Amazon.com

When they're not fighting hip-hop's "jiggification," the Infesticons have day jobs as some of New York's finest progressive artists. This concept album was conceived by poet, musician, and teacher Mike Ladd and executed by a team including Company Flow, Anti-Pop Consortium, Saul Williams, Sonic Sum, and Liza Jessie Peterson. Assuming characters both good (The Infesticons, freedom-fighting art purists) and evil (The Majesticons, jiggy drones who value style over substance), the all-star team generally stays true to the project's lofty themes. Sparse but friendly production switches moods when scenes change, and the intricacies of single tracks are compromised to craft a more complete album; the underdeveloped beauty of "Cave Theme," for example, actually works well as a link along the unfolding story. This is one of the year's more creative and theme-heavy releases, so bring some patience and a dictionary to really appreciate Ladd's holy war. --Hua Hsu

Album Details

Hip Hop Concept Album. mike Ladd is Doing Much the Same with Hiphop as Beck Has Done with Rock.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars If you like Mike Ladd..........2002-01-10

then check out this album. If you like Mike Ladd I really don't need to say much more. A solid effort from Ladd that really showcases his talent and those of a few guests. And their collective talents compliment each other. A lot of people talk about this album as a collaborative effort and I am not saying that the collaborators didn't bring anything to the table, but from the concept to the tracks, this album is about 90% Mike Ladd's doing. If you aren't farmiliar with his other work, then immediately go to the search window and type in "Mike Ladd". His poetry is good too. I like the concept to this album, I like the execution, I like the mood. It is the real!

5 out of 5 stars Addictive.......2001-11-15

Mike Ladd tore apart hip hop and rebuilt it for the future. Forget any pre-conceived notion about what this album may sound like. Let it grow on you and it will take you over.

5 out of 5 stars God Bless the Infesticons, F__k the Majesticons!.......2000-08-20

The Infesticons are Mike Ladd, Company Flow, Saul Williams, the Anti-Pop Consortium, and some little-known talent that Ladd has assembled. Ladd is the mastermind behind not only this album, but the concept of Infesticons (gritty rap warriors protecting the 5 borroughs of NY from "jiggification") and Majesticons (self-explanatory). Mike Ladd is on virtually every song and he raps under different names when the song calls for it. For instance, his "Church Theme" is sung by himself as Pastorcon. Yes, this is one of those albums that you are unsure of at first. But after three or four listens, it not only grows on you, it swallows you whole. While all this may sound like too much to swallow, hungry underground rap fans NEED to hear this album. The experimental sounds and beats used and the live instrumentation are mind-blowing, and I don't say that lightly. For anyone who likes some futurism with their hip hop, dare to support Mike Ladd's cause. Buy this album. Radio won't ever play it and none of your friends have probably heard of it.

4 out of 5 stars Fresh.......2000-07-07

This album is fresh, that's all I have to say. From the moment it starts, until the end, the album is like nothing you have heard before. The lyrics are quite good, although not freestyle. And the cuts could be a little better. Otherwise, it really is complete. But what makes the album soo good is the electronica type music in the back. It adds a new flavour. When I mean fresh, I mean something new, something different. This is the type of album you wanna own first, so you can play it to all your buddies, and they would go "who is this! ". And so you tell them...Infesticons.
Slave to the Trade
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    		Slave to the Trade
    Gun Hill Road
    Manufacturer: The Orchard
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
    Alternative MetalAlternative Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00000IWTR
    Release Date: 2000-03-18

    Tracks:

    1. It Ain't Love
    2. Rule The World
    3. Higher & Higher
    4. Rock You
    5. Out Of Control
    6. Stand On My Own
    7. It's Only Rock And Roll
    8. Sweetest Bitch I Know
    9. Take Me Home
    10. Slave To The Trade (Bad Advice)
    11. Bonus Track
    Gun Hill Road
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      		Gun Hill Road
      Infesticons
      Manufacturer: Toys Factory
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
      Trip-HopTrip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00005H04X
      Release Date: 2000-05-24

      Album Details

      Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track
      Gun Hill Road
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Gun Hill Road
        Infesticons
        Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD
        ASIN: B0002BAAW0
        Release Date: 2002-08-15
        Music from the 1994 Royal Tournament
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          		Music from the 1994 Royal Tournament

          Manufacturer: Bandleader
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          All Works by CoplandAll Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by ElgarAll Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by HolstAll Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by SousaAll Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by TheodorakisAll Works by Theodorakis | Theodorakis, Mikis | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by WagnerAll Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          MarchesMarches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          CelloCello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
          ViolinViolin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          General ContemporaryGeneral Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          GermanGerman | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          Movie ScoresMovie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
          Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
          MarchesMarches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000024DOL
          Release Date: 1996-09-01

          Tracks:

          1. Jupiter (I Vow To thee My Country) - Holst
          2. Fanfare And Prelude From Gotterdammerung - Wagner
          3. The Ride Of The Valkyries - Wagner
          4. Fanfare From Gotterdammerung - Wagner
          5. The World In Union - Massed Bands and Fanfare Trumpeters
          6. Musical Drive Of The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
          7. The Royal Engineers In Action, Regimental March Of The Corps Of Royal Engineers 'Wings' - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
          8. The Ark- 'Animals Who Have Served', The Animals Went In Two By Two - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
          9. Allied Rapid Reaction Corps- On Guard, Arrc March: Fortune Favours The Brave - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
          10. Worcester Castle - Elgar
          11. Salut D'Amour - Elger
          12. Cello Concerto - Elger
          13. Pomp And Circumstance March No.1 - Elger
          14. Interval Music 'Music Of The Adjutant General's Corps... - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
          15. Music For The Royal Navy Field Gun Race - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
          16. Music For The Royal Air Force Dog Display - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
          17. Grand Inaugural March - Green and Silver
          18. Birdland - Green and Silver
          19. Pipes And Drums: Highland Laddies: 79th Farewell To Gibraltar; Orange And Blue; Pipers Of Drummond.. - Green and Silver
          20. Bugle Feature: High On A Hill - Green and Silver
          21. Keel Row: Road To The Isles - Green and Silver
          22. Slow March: Zorba The Greek - Green and Silver
          23. March Off: The Light Division: Black Bear - Band, Pipes and Bugles of the Brigade Of Gurkhas
          24. Mars, God Of War - Massed Bands and Fanfare Trumpets
          25. Fanfare For The Common Man - Massed Bands and Fanfare Trumpets
          26. Morning Has Broken - Massed Bands and Fanfare Trumpets
          27. Olympic Fanfare And Theme - Massed Bands and Fanfare Trumpets
          28. March Off - Massed Bands And Pipes And Drums

          Soul Music:

          1. Heavy in the Game [Explicit Lyrics]
          2. Heist of the Century
          3. How Ya Like Me Now
          4. I Got What You Want
          5. Jack Frost
          6. Jump Around: Hip Hop Classics
          7. Kill at Will [EP]
          8. La Pianiste [Soundtrack]
          9. Lagos Chop Up [Import]
          10. Like It Should Be

          Soul Music

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