Bazooka Tooth
Bazooka Tooth | ||||
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Studio album by Aesop Rock | ||||
Released | September 23, 2003 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 70:05 | |||
Label | Definitive Jux | |||
Producer | Aesop Rock, Blockhead, El-P | |||
Aesop Rock chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Exclaim! | favorable[3] |
Pitchfork Media | 8.2/10[4] |
PopMatters | unfavorable[5] |
Stylus Magazine | B[6] |
Bazooka Tooth is a studio album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock. It was released on Definitive Jux in 2003.[5]
Critical reception
Bazooka Tooth received generally favorable reviews from critics. Metacritic gave the album a score of 74/100, based on 16 reviews.[1]
Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork Media gave Bazooka Tooth an 8.2 out of 10, calling it "another strong outing from one of underground hip-hop's most talented, thanks in no small part to its unprecedented wealth of lyrical depth and individual production style."[4] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! commented that "Aesop drops abstract poetry, heartfelt stories and new millennial b-boyisms in his gruff monotone flow."[3]
Francis Henville of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of B, noting that "the beats feel somewhat restrained, lethargic and lazy" and "they are perfectly suited to Aesop's limpid down-tempo rhymes."[6]
Meanwhile, John Bush of AllMusic felt that Bazooka Tooth lacks "the catchy, sample-driven flavor" of Labor Days.[2] David Morris of PopMatters gave the album an unfavorable review and said, "Bazooka Tooth is almost a textbook example of what happens when a previously struggling artist gets a handful of success".[5]
In 2013, Danny Brown named it one of his 25 favorite albums.[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer | Length |
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1. | "Bazooka Tooth" | Aesop Rock | 2:25 |
2. | "N.Y. Electric" | Aesop Rock | 5:10 |
3. | "Easy" | Aesop Rock | 5:01 |
4. | "No Jumper Cables" | Aesop Rock | 5:06 |
5. | "Limelighters" (featuring Camp Lo) | Aesop Rock | 4:33 |
6. | "Super Fluke" | Aesop Rock | 4:51 |
7. | "Cook It Up" (featuring Party Fun Action Committee) | Blockhead | 3:45 |
8. | "Freeze" | Aesop Rock | 5:32 |
9. | "We're Famous" (featuring El-P) | El-P | 6:21 |
10. | "Babies With Guns" | Blockhead | 5:07 |
11. | "The Greatest Pac-Man Victory in History" | Aesop Rock | 4:48 |
12. | "Frijoles" | Aesop Rock | 3:48 |
13. | "11:35" (featuring Mr. Lif) | Blockhead | 4:23 |
14. | "Kill the Messenger" | Aesop Rock | 4:54 |
15. | "Mars Attacks" | Aesop Rock | 4:39 |
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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Billboard 200[8] | 112 |
Heatseekers Albums[9] | 1 |
Independent Albums[10] | 7 |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[11] | 44 |
References
- 1 2 "Bazooka Tooth - Aesop Rock". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- 1 2 Bush, John. "Bazooka Tooth - Aesop Rock". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- 1 2 Quinlan, Thomas (January 1, 2006). "Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- 1 2 Pemberton, Rollie (October 22, 2003). "Aesop Rock: Bazooka Tooth". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Morris, David (November 9, 2003). "Aesop Rock: Bazooka Tooth". PopMatters. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- 1 2 Henville, Francis (January 8, 2004). "Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ Nostro, Laruren (October 1, 2013). "Danny Brown's 25 Favorite Albums - 23. Aesop Rock, Bazooka Tooth (2003)". Complex. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Aesop Rock - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Aesop Rock - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Aesop Rock - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Aesop Rock - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
External links
- Bazooka Tooth at Discogs (list of releases)
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