Let's Get Serious

Track Listings

1. Intro - Party Fun Action Committee

2. Mental Storm

3. Whatchu Know Now

4. Be My Lady Intro - Party Fun Action Committee

5. Be My Lady

6. I Shoulda Known

7. Word Up? Intro - Party Fun Action Committee

8. Word Up?

9. Beer

10. Chapstick Intro - Party Fun Action Committee

11. Chapstick

12. I Am...

13. Peter Pan Intro - Party Fun Action Committee

14. Peter Pan

15. Back n da Diaz

16. Outro/Here Comes the Rock - Party Fun Action Committee

Let's Get Serious,Party Fun Action Committee,Definitive Jux,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop,Underground Rap

Let's Get Serious

Tracks:

Thank Me With Your Hands
It's Not The Heat, Is The Humility
Post-Fascist Fantasies
Sexiest Not Sexy
Don't Be A Dick

Customer Reviews:

Panthers! Pow! Pow! Pow!.......2003-07-30

After hearing 'Are you down' by the Panthers i was left a little dissapointed. I had such high expectations from the band that houses 3 of the 4 members of Orchid, and while the first album is good, it wasn't great. So i went into this album (Let's get serious)a little skeptical. Let me tell you, this EP erases any doubt i had about them. It is fantastic. All 5 tracks sound refreshing and new. It sounds very MC5'ish. The instrumentation is on point and the Jay has always written fantastic lyrics and these songs are no different. If you are a fan of Orchid or any new york rock type stuff look into this. Great EP.

Panthers! Pow! Pow! Pow!.......2003-07-30

Average customer rating:

Hilarious, pointed, and insightful satire
I hate this CD
queso
WISH I WOULD HAVE PASSED ON THIS ONE
Comedy Rap with A Twist

Let's Get Serious
Party Fun Action Committee
Manufacturer: Definitive Jux
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00009Q99H
Release Date: 2003-07-01

Tracks:

Intro - Party Fun Action Committee
Mental Storm
Whatchu Know Now
Be My Lady Intro - Party Fun Action Committee
Be My Lady
I Shoulda Known
Word Up? Intro - Party Fun Action Committee
Word Up?
Beer
Chapstick Intro - Party Fun Action Committee
Chapstick
I Am...
Peter Pan Intro - Party Fun Action Committee
Peter Pan
Back n da Diaz
Outro/Here Comes the Rock - Party Fun Action Committee

Customer Reviews:

Hilarious, pointed, and insightful satire.......2004-09-25

This album is a work of genius as it mocks mainstream music conventions. Very witty and very funny. Somewhat brief and not exactly what many would expect from Def Jux but definitely innovative. Well worth picking up for genuine hip-hop connoisseurs.

I hate this CD.......2004-01-02

This CD sucks. What a waste of money and time. I made the mistake of buying it, you shouldn't. I know it's Def Jux but honestly is Def Sux.

queso.......2003-07-31

Party Fun Action Committee is Def Jux's first wack release in my opinion. Up until this one, their release schedule was flawless. I mean...I know this album is supposed to be joke, but honestly who is entertained by this other than the people that made it. When I spend my hard earned money on a CD, I expect to listen to it more than once. Blockhead is still a dope producer so, I'll give this 2 stars.

WISH I WOULD HAVE PASSED ON THIS ONE.......2003-07-31

I bought this CD knowing I probably wouldn't like it, and I like it less than I thought I would. Half of this album contains stupid skits, and the songs just aren't very funny. The novelty wears off after the 1st couple of listens, the highlights of the album in my opinion are the 3 that Blockhead produced, "Beer", "Back in Da Daiz", and "Chapstick"(which is only like 40 seconds long). As MURS says, opinions are like rap careers, everybody's got one, but I honestly think the average 11 year old would find this CD a little childish.

Comedy Rap with A Twist.......2003-07-02

My Brother Blockhead along with his pal Jar. have put together a fun and not at all serious piece of work. For those of you who like a little Comedy with your rap you will love this album. I
think Blockhead and Jer. are at there best when doing full tracks and not skits. The best being Back In Da Dayz Witch if the labal is smart will clean up and put out to radio. It has smash all over it. Anyway If your in the mood for a laugh and are a rap fan and you want something a little differant this is for you. Being a member of the family my congrats. goes to Blockhead (my brother) and Jer. on a job well done! I only wish more rapers wouldn't takes themeseles so seriously.

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Let's Get Serious
Mike Viola and The Candy Butchers
Manufacturer: RPM Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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Hang On Mike

ASIN: B000HGJGS4

Product Description

Springing forth from Sony/RPM in the spring of 1999, this EP teased us on the full-length album on its way. Containing two tracks from Falling Into Place and four bonus numbers that ping-ponged wildly from aching acoustic pleas to wiggly synth pop to a personal birthday song for Mikes niece. (Happy Birthday Risbee, the only remotely happy song on the EP). Contents: 1) Killing Floor 2) Falling Into Place 3) Cherubino 4) What Will You Do With Your Hands 5) I Want You To Come Home 6) Happy Birthday Risbee

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Let's Get SERIOUSSSSS!!!!
Classic early 80s funk
The "forgotten" Jackson

Let's Get Serious
Jermaine Jackson
Manufacturer: Motown
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music

Customer Reviews:

Let's Get SERIOUSSSSS!!!!.......2006-10-03

Jermaine Jackson:one of the most underrated performers in R&B.And I am not kidding either because 'Let's Get Serious' is the peak of Jermaine's commercial powers on Motown.The title song,a funky Stevie Wonder collaboration is here in it's full,7 minute+ extended glory.And there are three more extended tunes in the dancable "You Got To Hurry Girl" the bouncy closer "Feelin' Free" and the firey "Burnin'Fever",which is one of my favorite songs on the album-it has a great mixture of Jermaine's bass riffing,whistles and light electronics and a very timeless feel-reminds me of something Jamiroquai would come up with these days."Where Are You Know" and "We Can Put It Back Together" are very sweet,gentle R&B ballads with Jermaine's soft,consoling voice riding the point home.Another Stevie Wonder collaboration "You're Supposed To Keep Your Love From Me" features Jermaine singing along with Wonder's harmonia solo and has a light,sunny shuffling tempo.And thar covers this entire album-seven songs and all classics.So is there any problem with this album?Yes-it is one of the many OOP CD's that deserve INSTANT reissue.This is an award winning hit recording that got Jermaine a guest spot on American Bandstand and tons of radio airplay and it's lost in obscurity.And the fact that most people are unaware of Jermaine's vast catalog makes it even more unusual and for that I recommend you check out The Jackson Family Database website-that provides a full discography along with applicable album covers.'Let's Get Serious' deserves a remastered CD treatment along with his other hit album on Motown-1982's 'Let's Get Serious'.True I have all of Jermaine's solo albums (including all the ones on Motown on vinyl),including this one but was unwise to have never purchased the CD before it became so hard to find.But whatever format you have this (all of Jermaine's Motown albums were also issued on cassette around 1985) 'Let's Get Serious' is perhaps Jermaine's strongest overall album from beginning to end.

Classic early 80s funk.......2005-02-17

Jermaine is very underrated, even though he is talented and if he weren't a member of the Jackson family, maybe he wouldn't have been overshadowed by his siblings. This is one of his finest albums, it has only 7 songs but there are no fillers.

The title track was written by Stevie Wonder. It is an uptempo disco song. "You Got To Hurry Girl" and "Burnin' Hot" are similar in style. Another highlights are the midtempo "Where Are You Now" and "Feelin' Free".

The "forgotten" Jackson.......2003-04-03

Long before he became the family spokesman for and defender of his more famous (and somewhat eccentric) sibling, Jermaine Jackson forged a rather successful solo career of his own. This can be best seen in 1980's "Let's Get Serious", an album that definately has the stamp of producer Stevie Wonder. Heavy funk drives the title cut, "Burnin' Hot" and "Feelin' Free" while "You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me", "Where Are You Now", "You Got to Hurry Girl", and "We Can Put It Back Together" are refreshingly laid back, demonstrating Jackson's gifted versatility.

Unfortunately, due to poor promotion and modest record sales, he was eclipsed in popularity by Michael, Janet, and to a certain degree, Latoya.

Actually, he has a better voice than all of them.

So much for the public's perception of talent.

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