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| Sivion - Spring of the Songbird |
| Release: | Spring of the Songbird |
|  | | MyHHHdb | |
| Media: | [Audio CD] | | Released: | 2006 |
| Recordlabel: | HipHop Is Music |
| Info: | The album is released on May 24th, 2006.
Production by
- The ARE : 1, 15
- Siamese Sisters : 2, 6, 10
- Beat Rabbi : 3
- Soulution : 4, 9
- Dert : 5, 12, 16
- Tony Stone : 7, 11, 14
- Ohmega Watts : 8
- Freddie Bruno : 13
1. Spring Show
2. All my People
3. The Fall
4. Listen To This
5. Going Through It
6. I Still Love H.E.R.
7. Today is the day
8. Let Go
9. Who Am I?
10. Melted Choclate
11. Walk With me
12. Live It Up
13. Caterpillar Dream
14. Songbird Saturday
15. Perfect
16. Hiphop IS Music |
| Rating: | Our users rated this release: 7.7 out of 10
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| | Review: | 4 of 5 afros
When was the last time a hip hop album filled you with pure
and unequivocal joy? How long has it been since the simple
formula of dope beats combined with dope rhymes triggered
that synapse in your brain, making you think: you know what?
I'm feeling pretty damn positive about this hip hop music.
If it's been too long, Sivion's Spring of the Songbird is
an album that you deserve to check out.
Hailing from Dallas, Sivion is an emcee in the vein of
J-Live or Pos from De La Soul, a confidently capable emcee
with a conversational flow and an obvious love and respect
for the culture, forgoing fake imagery and braggadocio in
favor of straight spitting. He speaks on a variety of
topics throughout Spring of the Songbird, from avowing his
love for the music on “I Still Love H.E.R.” to detailing the
simple pleasures of spending the morning with his kids on
“Songbird Saturday.” The topic that Sivion dedicates most of
his time to, however, is Christ; yes, folks, this is a
Christian rap album. Though the references to the Lord may
become a bit grating halfway through listening to the
record, Sivion never gets so preachy or intense that he
completely scares off those who aren’t looking for religion
in their music.
The superb selection of beats that grace Songbird will make
even atheists bob their heads. Breezily fluid
instrument-based tracks provide Sivion the perfect backdrop
to share his inner thoughts with the audience; there are so
many musical highlights it’s ridiculous. Siamese Sisters
twist an intriguing backwards sample on “For My People,”
Beat Rabbi turns out a pensively funky bassline with a raw
drum break on “The Fall,” and Dert scores an angelic vocal
sample on “Going Through It.” Sivion also showcases his
skills as a saxophonist on several tracks, be it the melodic
chorus lines on the Ohmega Watts-produced “Let Go,” or
taking the spotlight on the instrumental “Melted Chocolate.”
Every track fits the album perfectly, maintaining a sense of
continuity that never becomes monotonous.
Spring of the Songbird is a fine example of a stimulating
and positive album that knocks on every single track.
Though many would be quick to dismiss Sivion based solely
upon a bulk of his content, those with an open mind are in
for a reward: a dope album for believers and non-believers
alike.
– Sean Kantrowitz
| | source: Okayplayer.com, added: Aug 12, 2006 |  |
| Review: | -1' | | source: 1, added: Nov 10, 2014 | |
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