the new N.E.R.D. vs. the old N.E.R.D. (or "the year of black rock? veron reid is turning over in his grave.")

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to be fair, al asked this question on the original neptunes thread, but with that one already lost to the googlers, i figured it deserved a fair shake.

has anyone heard the new, "live" version of in search of.... i'm going to buy it anyway, of course, but i am curious as to others opinions. i thought the original was only about 2/3 successful, but the highlights were pretty damn high.

also, with the neps playing guitars, that mos def thing, greg tate's tribute-cum-pastiche funkadelic/70s miles project some critics (desperate for that next big thing?) are trumpteting 2002 already as the "year of black rock." was there ever a year where there were enough black people playing rock music to consider it a movement? (aside from, you know, the early days, before those crackers from england ruined everything.)

― jess, Tuesday, 12 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

that should be vernon reid in the subject line, of course, rendering my hilarious joke useless.

― jess, Tuesday, 12 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think Living Colour has reconvened. Cue the PR deluge.

I will not be satisfied with any YEAR OF BLACK ROCK poppycock until Oxbow gets some love.

And, no, I will not answer Jess' question.

― Daver, Tuesday, 12 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

OK, I will - 1924.

― Daver, Tuesday, 12 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hmmm... I like what I hear so far, but I suspect it's because it manages to sound like the Neptunes without using the percussion sounds that always give them away. So it's a rather refreshing side-step for now.... a step towards distinguishing themselves from the legions of pop/rap acts they're always producing.

― Honda, Tuesday, 12 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

its so horrible. like limp bizkit shit. fishbone rulez dood.

― chaki, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

its so horrible. like limp bizkit shit.

In Search Of? I've cooled more on the first than when it came out, but I'm also keen to hear this new version. The low list price is welcome, too.

― scott p., Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

If they've found a way to get "Run to the Sun" to sound even better, I'm really going to want to hear this.

― Mitch Lastnamewithheld, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

From what I've heard, only a severly beefed-up Rock Star has improved. Mind you, the songs on the original were so good that it will probably be impossible to ruin it.

― JoB, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yeah, I only paid $7 for this. Are they trying to scare people off?

― Josh, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one month passes...

shit. Eugene from OXBOW here...did some one mention OXBOW? www.theoxbow.com? that OXBOW? well hot damn...y'all are right: how Black do I need to be to be hailed as a Black Rock Musician?

cheers, Euge

― Eugene Robinson, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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