Comments on: ALLEN ANTHONY / “Alright” (Blackbeard Rework) http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/ a conversation about black music Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:17:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: diablo http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-162411 diablo Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:37:10 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-162411 hi does anobody have the lyrics of allen anthony -alright whitout freeway, please can you send it to me at emimenso@hotmail.com thanks hi
does anobody have the lyrics of allen anthony -alright whitout freeway, please can you send it to me at emimenso@hotmail.com
thanks

]]> By: Rob http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-7082 Rob Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:15:45 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-7082 Is it just me or does "Alright" sound similar to Glen Lewis' "Don't You forget it"?? Is it just me or does “Alright” sound similar to Glen Lewis’ “Don’t You forget it”??

]]> By: Terrell http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-6997 Terrell Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:38:39 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-6997 I heard the Freeway version of the song, and I like it, but then I heard the Allen Anthony version, and for some reason, although the technical quality of freeway is superior, I listen the A.A. song much more. I even know Freeway's lyrics "to the core", and I sing Allen Anthony's much more. I think Double-A's song's got much more feeling. I simply love it. I have this opinion that the original stuff should NOT be touched and modified from its original state. And I didn't even know Double-A's song was the ORIGINAL one. I heard the Freeway version of the song, and I like it, but then I heard the Allen Anthony version, and for some reason, although the technical quality of freeway is superior, I listen the A.A. song much more. I even know Freeway’s lyrics “to the core”, and I sing Allen Anthony’s much more. I think Double-A’s song’s got much more feeling. I simply love it. I have this opinion that the original stuff should NOT be touched and modified from its original state. And I didn’t even know Double-A’s song was the ORIGINAL one.

]]> By: Janine http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-2746 Janine Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:52:57 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-2746 correction.....the video is a "guy" riding his bike around town, but I'm sure you know that if you've seen the video. I love the Allen Anthony vocal version of this song. correction…..the video is a “guy” riding his bike around town, but I’m sure you know that if you’ve seen the video. I love the Allen Anthony vocal version of this song.

]]> By: Janine http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-2745 Janine Thu, 03 Aug 2006 17:51:06 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-2745 A Detroit radio dj plays an instrumental of "Alright" during her announcements and it drove me crazy for about a year trying to find out the title/artist of this song. Everytime she played the instrument I could vision the video "a buy riding his bike......" I finally wrote the radio host and she gave me the information. I found the song on the internet and it wasn't what I was looking for. She gave me the Freeway version and I was highly disappointed. I was looking for the Allen Anthony vocal version. The Freeway version sickens me. A Detroit radio dj plays an instrumental of “Alright” during her announcements and it drove me crazy for about a year trying to find out the title/artist of this song. Everytime she played the instrument I could vision the video “a buy riding his bike……” I finally wrote the radio host and she gave me the information. I found the song on the internet and it wasn’t what I was looking for. She gave me the Freeway version and I was highly disappointed. I was looking for the Allen Anthony vocal version. The Freeway version sickens me.

]]> By: Qawi http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-442 Qawi Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:15:52 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-442 Thanks for the correction Mtume. In all my critique, I forgot to mention the production skills. It is true that a producer is more than just the person who gets the talent together. Production (especially musical) takes vision and genius, and I give Blaze credit for that. Thanks for the correction Mtume. In all my critique, I forgot to mention the production skills. It is true that a producer is more than just the person who gets the talent together. Production (especially musical) takes vision and genius, and I give Blaze credit for that.

]]> By: Qawi http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-436 Qawi Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:30:46 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-436 <p>I guess I'm not just feeling this one. As a jazz composition Mystic River is an excellent piece. The lyrics of Anthony and Freeway are uninspiring, but I'll at least give Freeway credit on the delivery though. Freeway at least has the energy to interact with the track. For Anthony, you get a feeling that he finally gets inspired towards the end of the track, not throughout. And for folks who understand that music is a living organism, might take his lack of energy as very detracting. For some strange reason, his singing kind of reminds me of a Aaron Hall (Guy). The hook just begs to be used in a Hip-Hop application. Unfortunately, neither of Alright's are it. Bonita Applebaum (Tribe Called Quest) used some semblence of Mystic River to make it work.</p><p><font color="#ffffff"><span style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">      Mtume says:     </span></font><br /> </p><p>Right group, Qawi. Wrong song. Tribe sampled "Mystic Brew" for "Electric Relaxation," not "Bonita."</p><p>And, I screwed up too. Three times in the write-up, I referred to "Mystic Brew" as "Mystic <u>River</u>." (Sorry. I saw that movie not too long ago.)<br /> </p><p> </p> I guess I’m not just feeling this one. As a jazz composition Mystic River is an excellent piece. The lyrics of Anthony and Freeway are uninspiring, but I’ll at least give Freeway credit on the delivery though. Freeway at least has the energy to interact with the track. For Anthony, you get a feeling that he finally gets inspired towards the end of the track, not throughout. And for folks who understand that music is a living organism, might take his lack of energy as very detracting. For some strange reason, his singing kind of reminds me of a Aaron Hall (Guy). The hook just begs to be used in a Hip-Hop application. Unfortunately, neither of Alright’s are it. Bonita Applebaum (Tribe Called Quest) used some semblence of Mystic River to make it work.

      Mtume says:    

Right group, Qawi. Wrong song. Tribe sampled "Mystic Brew" for "Electric Relaxation," not "Bonita."

And, I screwed up too. Three times in the write-up, I referred to "Mystic Brew" as "Mystic River." (Sorry. I saw that movie not too long ago.)

 

]]> By: Ny http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-432 Ny Mon, 09 Jan 2006 23:18:57 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-432 I like the intro. Nice. I like the intro. Nice.

]]> By: jb http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-431 jb Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:27:42 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/01/08/allen-anthony-%e2%80%9calright%e2%80%9d-blackbeard-rework/#comment-431 wow. i'm gonna have to respectfully disagree. i love "Alright," both versions. (And Freeway is a beast. No one rides a beat like he does excepting maybe for his mentor Beanie and his semi-protege Peedi. He's absurd, emphatic, mournful and restrained all seemingly at the same time. Dude is extremely capable as a emcee even if his lyrics don't astound on paper.) You're right, Anthony is not a gifted lyricist but his deficiency in that area does not detract from the strength of this song and the Just Blaze track has been jacked for countless remixes and white labels, India Arie's version immediately comes to mind. And both songs were more than popular on the mixtape circuit which is to say that a lot of folk, fans and artists, adored these song primarily due to Just Blaze's production. wow. i’m gonna have to respectfully disagree. i love “Alright,” both versions. (And Freeway is a beast. No one rides a beat like he does excepting maybe for his mentor Beanie and his semi-protege Peedi. He’s absurd, emphatic, mournful and restrained all seemingly at the same time. Dude is extremely capable as a emcee even if his lyrics don’t astound on paper.) You’re right, Anthony is not a gifted lyricist but his deficiency in that area does not detract from the strength of this song and the Just Blaze track has been jacked for countless remixes and white labels, India Arie’s version immediately comes to mind. And both songs were more than popular on the mixtape circuit which is to say that a lot of folk, fans and artists, adored these song primarily due to Just Blaze’s production.

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