Look Mom... No Hands

Look Mom... No Hands
Studio album by Vast Aire
Released April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)
Genre Hip hop
Length 71:57
Label Chocolate Industries
Producer Jest One, Camu Tao, T One, Nasa, Jake One, Blueprint, Cryptic One, MF Doom, Ayatollah, Madlib, RJD2, Da Beatminerz, Vast Aire
Vast Aire chronology
Look Mom... No Hands
(2004)		 Dueces Wild
(2008)
Singles from Look Mom... No Hands
  1. "Elixir"
    Released: 2004 (2004)
  2. "Look Mom... No Hands"
    Released: 2004 (2004)
  3. "Pegasus"
    Released: 2004 (2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. Clubfavorable[2]
CMJ New Music Monthlyfavorable[3]
Exclaim!mixed[4]
Pitchfork Media6.3/10[5]
PopMattersfavorable[6]
Stylus MagazineD+[7]

Look Mom... No Hands is the first solo album by American hip hop musician Vast Aire, one half of the duo Cannibal Ox.[5] It was released on Chocolate Industries on April 27, 2004.[6] It features contributions from MF Doom, RJD2, Madlib, Aesop Rock, and Sadat X.[6]

Critical reception

Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club gave the album a favorable review, calling it "[a] riveting combination of old school B-boy attitude and post-apocalyptic menace".[2] Christopher R. Weingarten of CMJ New Music Monthly commented that "Vast's flow, while leisurely, still utilizes the most impossibly matter-of-fact delivery in the underground, which he uses for maximum effect."[3]

Meanwhile, David Drake of Stylus Magazine felt that "this album lacks the plaintive street poetry of The Cold Vein, as well as that album's focus and consistent production aesthetic."[7] Rollie Pemberton of Pitchfork Media called it "an awkward, inconsistent amalgam of wasted talent and musical apathy."[5]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Intro: His Majesty's Laughter"  Jest One 2:10
2. "KRS-Lightly" (featuring S.A. Smash)Camu Tao 4:03
3. "Pegasus"  T One 3:19
4. "Candid Cam / Live Wetlands 1996" (featuring Karniege)Nasa 5:02
5. "Viewtiful Flow"  Jake One 4:59
6. "Zenith" (featuring Blueprint)Blueprint 4:33
7. "Why'sdaskyblue?" (featuring Metro)Cryptic One 4:33
8. "Da Supafriendz" (featuring MF Doom)MF Doom 3:00
9. "Poverty Lane 16128 / Karaoke"  T One 4:44
10. "Elixir" (featuring Sadat X and Sinclair)Ayatollah 4:03
11. "Look Mom... No Hands / A.S.C.F.D."  Madlib 6:22
12. "9 Lashes (When Michael Smacks Lucifer)"  RJD2 3:53
13. "Posse Slash" (featuring Aesop Rock, Breez Evahflowin', Karniege, and Poison Pen)Da Beatminerz 3:41
14. "Could You Be?"  Madlib 3:57
15. "Outro: 12 Noon"  Blueprint 4:22
16. "Life's Ill Pt. II (The Empire Striketh)" (featuring Breezly Brewin and Vordul Mega)Madlib 5:08
17. "My First Sony (Pegasus Remix)"  Vast Aire 4:08

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Independent Albums[8] 47

References

  1. ↑ Bush, John. "Look Mom... No Hands — Vast Aire". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Rabin, Nathan (May 24, 2004). "Vast Aire: Look Mom No Hands". The A.V. Club.
  3. 1 2 Weingarten, Christopher R. (2004). "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly (122): 33.
  4. ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (May 1, 2004). "Vast Aire — Look Mom... No Hands". Exclaim!.
  5. 1 2 3 Pemberton, Rollie (May 4, 2004). "Vast Aire: Look Mom... No Hands". Pitchfork Media.
  6. 1 2 3 Stelloh, Tim (May 26, 2004). "Vast Aire: Look Mom... No Hands". PopMatters.
  7. 1 2 Drake, David (May 6, 2004). "Vast Aire — Look Mom ... No Hands". Stylus Magazine.
  8. ↑ "Vast Aire — Chart history — Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2016.

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