New 4 Hero - opinions?

m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
edited February 2007 in Strut Central
Just gave it the first listen, and I must admit I'm not all that crazy about it. I like the Minnie-esque opener "Morning Child", but other than that, it seems a bit nondescript. Maybe a few more listens will do it more justice, but so far it hasn't really grabbed me. I know there's some 4 Hero fans on here. Feelin' it?

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  • catalistcatalist 1,373 Posts
    man the new 4 Hero is FIRE.

    take another listen please....

    so many good cuts on this one... some of the Dego ones don't grab me in the same way that the Marc Mac (grittier) ones do , but for me this album will be a contender for best of the year.. how did you hear it?

  • bthavbthav 1,538 Posts
    this album will be a contender for best of the year..

    dood... its february.

  • catalistcatalist 1,373 Posts
    I'm aware.

  • piedpiperpiedpiper 1,279 Posts
    I like it. I enjoyed a 4 hero DJ set last Friday, it included a couple of the new tracks and it was great.

  • this album will be a contender for best of the year


  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    take another listen please....how did you hear it?

    On the system at home, so it's not a case of tinny laptop speaker doing it injustice. I know it sounds good, it just didn't reach out and grab me. Maybe I'm just not feeling that smooth sound so much these days. Judging from what people are saying, I need to revisit. I'll try to give the Marc Mac tracks extra attention too.

  • very disappointed, most of it is nu soul garbage

    2 pages is still their best

  • most of it is nu soul garbage

    hot nonsense.

  • piedpiperpiedpiper 1,279 Posts
    2 pages is still their best

    no doubt.

    compared to two pages the new LP is only average.

  • most of it is nu soul garbage

    hot nonsense.

    bite me dj lil puss...

    little brother is on this shit, give me a break

    and this is coming from someone who has bought almost every single thing they have put out

    the album is weak

  • kalakala 3,361 Posts
    2 pages is still their best

    no doubt.

    compared to two pages the new LP is only average.



    bummer
    i guess 2 pages was an amazing fluke

    i discovered them via the ardcore/jungle sides they did
    it was cool to watch that progression from raw to soulfull yet refined

  • 2 pages is still their best

    no doubt.

    compared to two pages the new LP is only average.



    bummer
    i guess 2 pages was an amazing fluke

    i would not say it was a fluke, the last album creating patterns was great, not on the same level as 2 pages but still great

    i discovered them via the ardcore/jungle sides they did

    same here, i have been into them since the early reinforced days

    it was cool to watch that progression from raw to soulfull yet refined

    maybe thats it, the best part was the journey, but the destination sucks

  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts


    little brother is on this shit, give me a break



  • ......... I enjoyed a 4 hero DJ set ...........

    Yeah - have seen both Marc Mac and Dego kill it before... especially at Plastic People in Shoreditch - that sound system!!!

    New album is pretty average though - what the hell is with the Superwoman cover???? What's the point - they seem to be obsessed with paying tribute to Stepney / Evans / Mizell et al too

    Got a pal how knows them pretty well - reckons they barely spend a minute in the studio together anymore - sounds like it too....

    Pity. A waste of goosd talent in Luke Parkhouse & Jason Yarde.

    Mind you - I can't think of anyone who would do this type of stuff better

  • catalistcatalist 1,373 Posts
    wow.. i didn't expect this kind of backlash.

    to each their own, but this shit is nice.

    Jody Watley?? c'mon that track is serious!


  • kicks79kicks79 1,338 Posts
    I really dig the new album. It took me a few listens to really get into but it flows really well as a full length release.

  • These dudes always come widdit. But I guess their nujazz production steez ain't for everybody. One of my fave albums so far this year.

  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,955 Posts
    I like it. I have read criticisms of this set for the activity of taking the original old tracks in their entirety and just jazzing them up a bit with beats and strings. Well I don't care how and who made it, the tunes sound good to me.

    The older stuff lacked musical thickness. There ya go, I said it.

  • AserAser 2,351 Posts
    little brother track is the worst on the album.

    look inside w/ face
    something in the way w/ bembe & kaidi
    bed of roses w/ jody watley

    those 3 tracks alone, makes it an essential purchase. My only complaint is the album replicates a lot of ground covered by "creative patterns'. This is the first time they haven't brought a new sound to an album.

  • most of it is nu soul garbage

    hot nonsense.

    bite me dj lil puss...

    little brother is on this shit, give me a break

    and this is coming from someone who has bought almost every single thing they have put out

    the album is weak

    Even hotter nonsense.

  • bthavbthav 1,538 Posts
    havent hurd the rekkid yet, but im still convinced the best 4 hero productions were naima and the marcos valle rmx they did for far out.
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