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Restless
Xzibit |
Restless is a surprisingly
mundane effort from X to the Z. After having some truly memorable
cameos as well as one hit song under his belt I was excited about
the prospect of Restless. Also, when I saw it was produced by Dre
I thought it was a 'can't miss effort'. However, I was unpleasantly
surprised.
I am not saying the CD
is trash. There are some really memorable efforts on here. "X",
"Alkaholik", "Double Time", and
"Don't Approach Me" are all worth a listen. That said,
none of these songs are especially powerful. They are solid rap
efforts that I like to listen to.
The big problem I have
with Restless is that I become restless when listening to it. X
manages to put together a painfully ordinary lineup of standard
Xzibit jive. He's hard core, he's a heavy drinker, and that's about
all. X falls flat on his ass on his attempt at meaningful expression:
"I'm Sorry I'm Away so Much". This song sucks hard.
I appreciate that X wants to send a message to his son on the disc,
but you gotta go it a little better, man.
Something X will always
be fighting is that he is the jack of all trades, master of none.
He is somewhat funny, somewhat hard core, somewhat drug related,
somewhat violent, and has a somewhat interesting style. This combination
causes the CD to lose a lot of its power.
After listening to it
all the way through there are few memorable moments. There are some
good tracks, but none that I wanted to listen to again and again.
I hate to come off like I'm busting his chops because I really love
what he does. When he's doing it well. This album just doesn't do
it for me though. I can sum it up in one word: unremarkable.
Side Rant:
Eminem's I hate my
fans schtick is really growing tiresome. On "Don't Approach
Me" X and Eminem go through another essay on why Em and apparently
X as well are annoyed by their fans. While what they're saying
has some valdiity Eminem really has addressed this issue already
with potent force on Marshall Mathers.
After awhile, this
gets lame. I know that if I see Eminem I am not saying a fucking
word. Eminem basically hauls all his fans out on the carpet for
being his fans. This just in: that fucking money doesn't drop
from the sky. If you want to be rich you have to put up with the
people who pay your bills.
I'm not justifying
all of the stupid shit people do to the guy. What I am saying
is that Eminem should cool it a little bit. About one more song
with this as a subject will be too many. A backlash is inevitable,
and Em should look at what people can do to you if you fall out
of favor. **cough Vanilla Ice cough cough*** I bet Ice
would sign a few autographs to be in Eminem's place. Anyway, I
like Eminem's music, but he should get off it.
Favorite line[s]
"Tonight, I meet
might my next ex-wife."
- This is a high quality
funny line. There's not too much more to say than that
"I can drink a whole
Hennessey 5th, some call it a problem, I call it a gift."
-This is a nice line.
X really plays on his love of alcoholic beverages throughout the
cd, and this line sums it up nicely
Favorite track
"X" While
it seems like a cop out to call his hit the best song, it's simply
true. While the letter X is really being put through the motions
nowadays between DMX and Xzibit, he does a good job with "X".
The song is a nice introduction to people who have never listened
to or heard of Xzibit. The chorus is a relentless pumping X with
Xzibit summing up his game. It's just a nice rap track - flat
out. Honorable Mentions: "Double Time", "Alkaholik",
"Don't Approach Me".
Total Tracks: 16
Skipped Tracks: 6
Recommend: Skip It
I would like to say that
if you're a fan of X go out and buy it, but I can't. I consider
myself an X fan, and I'm not feeling what he's doing. X needs to
explore himself a little more and come up with something a little
more powerful, personal, and intelligent. (sorry, X)
- The
Great Hart 
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