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| Lord Byron - Keep Tha Fire Burning |
| Release: | Keep Tha Fire Burning |
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| Media: | [Audio CD] | | Released: | 1998 |
| Recordlabel: | Grapetree Records |
| Info: | 1. Come Clean
2. Faith Walker
3. Lord Byron Tha Holy Ghost
4. Siren'
5. The Blood
6. Anointed, Appointed, Approved
7. Humility
8. Vicissitude
9. Keep Tha Fire Burning
10. Flee Fornication
11. Uninterrupted Praise |
| Rating: | Our users rated this release: 4.5 out of 10
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| | Review: | This album is slated on the cover as "the solo joint by the
founder of I.D.O.L. King". Not having listened to I.D.O.L.
King much before their latest album, the only lyrical sample
I had of Lord Byron to go by was the cameo appearance he
made on "True 2 Tha Game" by the G.O.G.'z. Since that
flow was legit, I figured I'd give my man a try.
Lord Byron wastes no time getting down to business. The very
first track is called "Come Clean" and in it the LB
launches a scathing indictment on folks in the church living
in sin. While the song is rather long (over 7 minutes) it
sets the tone for most of the album. This album is very
confrontational. Songs like "Humility", "Vicissitude"
and "Flee Fornication" are very in-your-face types of
songs. Likewise, the music itself has a very stark feel to
it. The grooves are very stripped-down, consisting mostly of
bass and drum tracks and R&B samples with some guitar and
synth hooks here and there.
Lyrically, Lord Byron has a very frantic style. It's not
spastic like Buster Rhymes, but quite often his delivery is
very fast-paced and sometimes he punctuates his phrases in a
melodic fashion. His rhymes are very blunt (no, not blunted.
that would be the Fugees) and sometimes he says things that
other folk want to say but lack the nerve. Because of his
candid style, sometimes the rhymes catch you off guard,
which I think is its desired effect. While the album does
contain some singing here and there, the overall sound of
the album is rather stern.
My favorite song from the album is the last track entitled
"Uninterrupted Praise", and the title is really
self-explanatory. It opens with a classic hip-hop loop and
with a combination of phat rhymes and chants of
'hallelujah', Lord Byron and his crew proceed to exalt the
Lord God in a very uninhibited fashion. After the beat fades
out, LB makes a naturally smooth transition from shouts-out
to the homies to praise and thanksgiving. In the end, he
begins to sound a little like Fred Hammond after an anointed
worship session with RFC. With all the rebukes and
sanctified scolding that Lord Byron does on the album, it's
satisfying to see him ending the album with praise to God. | | source: Jelani N. G. Greenidge, Christian Hip Hop Zone, added: Feb 24, 2005 |  |
| Review: | Amazing lyrics! | | source: unknown, added: Dec 19, 2018 | |
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