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If you haven't heard "3 Feet High and Rising", you're really missing out. It's one of the best ever made. Was the first album I ever bought (on cassette!).
It was my second after Ton Loc's "Loc'ed after dark". "3ft High and Rising" is timeless though and still sounds good today
If you haven't heard "3 Feet High and Rising", you're really missing out. It's one of the best ever made. Was the first album I ever bought (on cassette!).
If you haven't heard "3 Feet High and Rising", you're really missing out. It's one of the best ever made. Was the first album I ever bought (on cassette!).
I worked on 3 feet high and rising as a sound engineer. They were a total riot, I had absolutely no clue they would go on to such renown. All the records they sampled had their labels blacked out with marker. I freaked them out a bit by recognizing Hall and Oates and Steely Dan samples. I don't know anything about the clearance problems, but it's true that this was one of the first records that used samples so extens…
I worked on 3 feet high and rising as a sound engineer. They were a total riot, I had absolutely no clue they would go on to such renown. All the records they sampled had their labels blacked out with marker. I freaked them out a bit by recognizing Hall and Oates and Steely Dan samples. I don't know anything about the clearance problems, but it's true that this was one of the first records that used samples so extens…
I worked on 3 feet high and rising as a sound engineer. They were a total riot, I had absolutely no clue they would go on to such renown. All the records they sampled had their labels blacked out with marker. I freaked them out a bit by recognizing Hall and Oates and Steely Dan samples. I don't know anything about the clearance problems, but it's true that this was one of the first records that used samples so extens…
Maybe you can shed some light on who plays (or what sample is) the sax "solo" in "ring ring ring".. nothing on the web, nothing on the booklet; not the same album, but maybe you heard things ...
Funny how you never forget when a band blows you off. Even so many years ago. I just started working with the Umass student group that put on concerts on campus (UPC). I did stage crew and security. The 1991 spring concert was the big one, an all day affair, with a purchased stage students put together. Del La Soul didn't show. Bob Dylan showed (Mr. Dylan as he liked to be called), had to go on early. He was not to h…
As far as I know it's legal, and it gives a great introduction to the group's style (It's also my favorite De La album!).
[1]: https://soundcloud.com/wax-poetics/de-la-soul-stakes-is-high...
"Yeah, it's fine, you can use 5 seconds of my song, but only if you sell your song on vinyl, CD or audiotape."