This album did not have an impact on me when I first heard it.
But just the other day I decided to put it in my cd player and now I can't stop listening to the album. This is a classic. It's different, it's experiemental, it's orignal, and it's still hip hop!
Does anybody else dig this album too?
What are your thoughts on it?

Man this album is banging! No matter what Okaypimpin has to say!

Unfortunately, Common is more worried about his street cred, than expanding the boundaries of Hip-Hop. He been quoted as saying his next album will be on a more street/blue collar level.

This one's like newspaper print.
First, you just see the big picture and read what's there without a secondary inspirational thought.
But when you inspect closer....
The pattern of miniscule dots which make the letters which make the words which make the sentences which make the paragraphs which tell the story become ever more visable.
He has a lovely righteous beard, too.
Oh, and I once read somewhere somewhen somehow sometime that he gave Prince a private playback of the recording and the wee man told him it sounds like what Miles Davis would be doing just now if his body rotting away in a box under the ground.
But don't worry, the electricity in your body gets imprinted with your essence and moves onto another metaphysical dimention of no shape or what you comprehend as time.

misterman said:

Me either. I walked away from it feeling like Common obviously did when he recorded it...

Number23 said:

You took the words right outta my mouth.

Great analysis!

sinisterpentatonic said:

Damn, I hope not. I love Electric Circus, though. I met Common last year and he autographed my copy.

sinisterpentatonic said:

TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

me thinks you would've had him autograph something else.

Number23 said:

okaypimpn said:

sinisterpentatonic said:

It is a great effort, with great moments, but mostly uneven.

But "Heaven Somewhere" is his artistic masterpiece.

Still, no album of Common's has topped Resurrection.

namepeace said:

Gave it three listens then put it in the recycle bin. sorry, not my bag.

MY fave Common album. No boundaries. I love the way he flips his verses to actually integrate with the music. I know a lot of cats didnt feel this when it was released. I guess people dont like to be challenged with respect to their musical tastes. Too bad, really. You sleep on a lot of good shit that way.

It's a very brave album. I will always appreciate it for this song and these lyrics:

Common
"Between Me, You & Liberation"
From the album Electric Circus

He spoke with his eyes, tear-filled
A lump in his throat, his fear built
My whole life it was in steel
This ain't the way that men feel
A feeling, he said he wish he could kill
A feeling, not even time could heal
This is how real life's supposed to be?
For it to happen to someone close to me?
So far we'd come, for him to tell me
As he did, insecurity held me
I felt like he failed me
To the spirit, yelled help me
I'd known him for like what seemed forever
About going pro we dreamed together
Never knew it would turn out like this
For so long he tried to fight this
Now there was no way for him to ignore it
His parents found out and hated him for it
How could I judge him? Had to accept him if I truly loved him
No longer he said had he hated himself
Through sexuality he liberated himself

Considering his homophobic lyrical content in the past, this is a refreshing breath of fresh air for him.

JANFAN4L said:

Yep, the album certainly has its beautiful moments

JANFAN4L said:

yeah that was deep...I love the album....even the lead of video with Mary J. I think it's a lovely video....

It's on my list of next CD's to get...

psykosoul said:

Good to see we both love that song!