Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust
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Artist: Saul WilliamsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2008-07-08
Music Label: Fader Label
Soundtracks:
- Black History Month
- Convict Colony
- Tr(n)igger
- Sunday Bloody Sunday
- Break
- Niggy Tardust
- DNA
- WTF!
- Scared Monkey
- Raw
- Skin of a Drum
- No One Ever Does
- Banged and Blown Through
- Raised to be Lowered
- The RitualBonus Tracks:
- Pedagogue of Young Gods
- Can't Hide Love (Earth Wind and Fire cover)
- Gunshots by Computer
- Survivalism (Open Heart Clinic Remix)
- List of Demands
Music reviews of The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust
Music Review: Niggy... Uh, I mean, Curtis rocks!
Rating: 5 Stars
I have to thank Nike. Not for a pair of shoes but because I may never have heard of Saul Williams without Nike's use of "List of Demands" in their "My Better" advertising campaign. That song, included here and on his self-titled album, instantly captivated me and revealed I was missing something special.
Saul Williams has a remarkable talent for wordplay that can suck you in and not let go. Thankfully, he is intelligent and socially aware enough to use that talent to deliver a message. Add to that a knack for laying down infectious rhythms (thanks also go to Trent Reznor and CX KiDTRONiK for this latest release), and you have two remarkable records (I have not yet heard and therefore cannot comment on "Amethyst Rock Star").
Saul's latest release is a great mix of industrial rock and hip-hop. He sings, he raps, he speaks. Ambitiously, he creates a new persona in Niggy Tardust. The obvious reference is to David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust. But because that was before my time, I relate it to Bono of U2 and the different characters he has portrayed on tour. I think the idea is genius and the potential is limitless.
Some random thoughts about the music... Adding another reason to think of U2's Bono is the cover of "Sunday Bloody Sunday". Saul stays more true to the original than I imagined he would, but he still makes it his own. It is a remarkable cover. Sampling Public Enemy in "Tr(n)igger" was done to great effect - it was great hearing Flav (before he became a caricature of himself) and Chuck D. I was reminded of Jonathan Davis of Korn on "Break" ("let it out, blow it out, spit it out, get it out"). "DNA" features Saul's voice synthesized to wicked effect. Top to bottom, the album has infectious rhythms and powerful lyrics.
I wrestled somewhat with a four or five-star rating. Certainly a couple songs are not on par with the rest in my opinion. But at more than 70 minutes in length featuring 20 songs, he has given us a lot of material to enjoy. Finally, while listening to the album and considering it, I heard the following line, "F*** the bull**** whether from the Hill or from the pulpit". As long as Saul Williams is intent on verbally assaulting us out of our slumber, I'll strike what I might characterize as lesser songs up to taste.
Description of The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust
Saul Williams with his album, Inevitable Rise & Liberation of Niggy Tardust! The CD contains five exclusive bonus tracks including 'List Of Demands', featured in the massive Nike 'My Better' TV campaign. Also features a cover of U2's 'Sunday Bloody Sunday.' Album produced by Trent Reznor/NIN. First establishing himself as an influential poet, and then as an award-winning screenwriter/actor, Saul Williams then went on to establish himself as an MC. His approach to MCing, though, wasn't exactly in line with the traditional school of Hip-Hop. His rhymes weren't really rhymes but rather his poetry delivered in a frenzied spoken word manner that was more rhythmic than alliterate.Miscellaneous CDs
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