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ARTIST: Dr. Dre
TITLE: The Chronic (Re-Lit & From The Vault)
LABEL: WIDEawake/Death Row
GENRE: Hip-Hop
GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode)
ENCODER: LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
QUALITY: 200 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo
PLAYTIME: 1h 02min 52sec total
SIZE: 91.55MB
RELEASE DATE: 2009-09-01
RIP DATE: 2009-08-29
[ TRACK LIST ]
01. The Chronic (Intro) 1:57
02. Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') 4:52
03. Let Me Ride 4:21
04. The Day The Niggaz Took Over 4:33
05. Nuthin' But A "G" Thang 3:58
06. Deeez Nuuuts 5:06
07. Lil' Ghetto Boy 5:29
08. A Nigga Witta Gun 3:52
09. Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat 3:48
10. The $20 Sack Pyramid (Skit) 2:53
11. Lyrical Gangbang 4:04
12. High Powered 2:44
13. The Doctor's Office (Skit) 1:04
14. Stranded On Death Row 4:47
15. The Roach (The Chronic Outro) 4:36
16. Bitches Ain't Shit 4:48
[ RELEASE NOTES ]
OK, so we know the tracklisting isn't anything new, but this has been
remastered again for 2009. This differs in bitrates from the 2001 remastered
that was released then, and the 1992 original release, which leads us to
believe it's been remastered again for 2009. We quote from John Payne of
WIDEawake/Death Row:
"We're re-releasing "The Chronic," and it's going to be called, "The Chronic
Relit." It will be remastered with a couple more songs that were done at that
same time as well as a lot of footage and artwork. We're remastering it so
that it works with today’s technology, but we’re not changing the mixes or
doing anything like that."
We included the bitrates of our internal 2001 remaster VBR using LAME -V2
--vbr-new and a couple tracks from the original 1992 release, all with
different bitrates. As such, we felt this should be released. The bonus
tracks unfortunately are on the DVD only with .m4a format =.
We're willing to take the bullet on this,
so if we get nuked on this, atleast you have one of the greatest albums ever
made in VBR...
More infos: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1619045/20090819/dr_dre.jhtml
With its stylish, sonically detailed production, Dr. Dre's 1992 solo debut,
The Chronic, transformed the entire sound of West Coast rap. Here Dre
established his patented G-funk sound: fat, blunted Parliament-Funkadelic
beats, soulful backing vocals, and live instruments in the rolling basslines
and whiny synths. What's impressive is that Dre crafts tighter singles than
his inspiration, George Clinton — he's just as effortlessly funky, and he has
a better feel for a hook, a knack that improbably landed gangsta rap on the
pop charts. But none of The Chronic's legions of imitators were as rich in
personality, and that's due in large part to Dre's monumental discovery,
Snoop Doggy Dogg. Snoop livens up every track he touches, sometimes just by
joining in the chorus — and if The Chronic has a flaw, it's that his relative
absence from the second half slows the momentum. There was nothing in rap
quite like Snoop's singsong, lazy drawl (as it's invariably described), and
since Dre's true forte is the producer's chair, Snoop is the signature voice.
He sounds utterly unaffected by anything, no matter how extreme, which sets
the tone for the album's misogyny, homophobia, and violence. The Rodney King
riots are unequivocally celebrated, but the war wasn't just on the streets;
Dre enlists his numerous guests in feuds with rivals and ex-bandmates. Yet
The Chronic is first and foremost a party album, rooted not only in '70s funk
and soul, but also that era's blue party comedy, particularly Dolemite. Its
comic song intros and skits became prerequisites for rap albums seeking to
duplicate its cinematic flow; plus, Snoop and Dre's terrific chemistry
ensures that even their foulest insults are cleverly turned. That framework
makes The Chronic both unreal and all too real, a cartoon and a snapshot. No
matter how controversial, it remains one of the greatest and most influential
hip-hop albums of all time.
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