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{{Uncategorized|December 2006}} |
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| name = Live from Rome |
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| type = studio |
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Name = Live from Rome | |
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| artist = [[Sole (hip hop artist)|Sole]] |
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Type = [[Album]] | |
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| cover = Solelivefromrome.jpg |
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Artist = [[Sole (artist)|Sole]] | |
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| alt = |
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Cover = Solelivefromrome.jpg | |
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| released = {{Start date|2005|02|22}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anticon.com/discography.htm|title=Discography|work=[[Anticon]]|access-date=June 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207024430/http://www.anticon.com/discography.htm|archive-date=February 7, 2005}}</ref> |
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Released = [[February 22]], [[2005]] | |
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Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip-hop]] | |
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Length = 51:39 | |
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| genre = [[hip hop music|Hip hop]] |
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Producer = [[Odd Nosdam]], [[Alias (artist)|Alias]], [[Controller 7]], [[Tepr]], and [[Telephone Jim Jesus]] | |
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| length = {{Duration|m=51|s=39}} |
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Label = [[Anticon|anticon.]] | |
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| label = [[Anticon]] |
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Reviews = *[[PopMatters]] (3/10) [http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/sole-live2005.shtml link] |
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| producer = {{hlist|[[Odd Nosdam]]|[[Alias (musician)|Alias]]|[[Controller 7]]|[[Telephone Jim Jesus]]|Yasamin|[[Tepr]]|[[Matt Chang|Matt]]}} |
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*Dusted Magazine (Positive) [http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1947] | |
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| prev_title = [[Selling Live Water]] |
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| prev_year = 2003 |
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This album = '''''Live From Rome'''''<br />(2005) | |
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| next_title = [[A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing]] |
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| next_year = 2012 |
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| misc = {{Singles |
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| name = Live from Rome |
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| type = studio |
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| single1 = New Single |
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| single1date = 2005 |
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'''''Live From Rome''''' is a 2005 album by [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] artist [[Sole (artist)|Sole]]. It generally received harsher reviews than his previous albums. |
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'''''Live from Rome''''' is a solo studio album by American hip hop artist [[Sole (hip hop artist)|Sole]]. It was released on [[Anticon]] in 2005. |
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==Critical reception== |
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{{Album ratings |
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| MC = 62/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/live-from-rome/sole|title=Live From Rome by Sole|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> |
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| rev1 = ''[[Cokemachineglow]]'' |
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| rev1score = 64/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/sole_rome2005.html|title=Sole: Live From Rome|work=[[Cokemachineglow]]|first=Chet|last=Betz|date=February 16, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026195819/http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/sole_rome2005.html|archive-date=October 26, 2006|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> |
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| rev2 = ''Dusted Magazine'' |
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| rev2score = favorable<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1947|title=Sole - Live From Rome|work=Dusted Magazine|first=Charlie|last=Wilmoth|date=February 24, 2005|access-date=June 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611063856/http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1947|archive-date=June 11, 2007}}</ref> |
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| rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' |
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| rev3score = 6.9/10<ref name=pitchfork>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7320-live-from-rome/|title=Sole: Live From Rome|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Brian|last=Howe|date=February 20, 2005|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> |
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| rev4 = ''[[PopMatters]]'' |
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| rev4score = {{Rating|3|10}}<ref name=popmatters>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/sole-live2005/|title=Sole: Live from Rome|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=Mike|last=Schiller|date=April 27, 2005|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> |
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| rev5 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' |
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| rev5score = B<ref>{{cite journal|title=Breakdown|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first1=Charles|last1=Aaron|first2=Jon|last2=Dolan|first3=Jon|last3=Caramanica|first4=Joe|last4=Gross|date=April 2005|page=108}}</ref> |
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| rev6 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' |
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| rev6score = C<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/sole/live-from-rome|title=Sole - Live From Rome|work=[[Stylus Magazine]]|first=Will|last=Simmons|date=March 15, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228075701/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/sole/live-from-rome|archive-date=December 28, 2014|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> |
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| rev7 = ''[[XLR8R]]'' |
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| rev7score = favorable<ref name=xlr8r>{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/live-from-rome|title=Sole: Live From Rome|work=[[XLR8R]]|first=Dave|last=Segal|date=March 1, 2005|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref> |
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}} |
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At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=metacritic/> |
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Brian Howe of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' gave the album a 6.9 out of 10 and said, "Sole's socialist screeds work well when he raps them like he means them instead of couching them in layers of affected irony."<ref name=pitchfork/> Dave Segal of ''[[XLR8R]]'' called it "Sole's most accomplished opus yet."<ref name=xlr8r/> Meanwhile, Mike Schiller of ''[[PopMatters]]'' gave the album 3 stars out of 10, saying, "One or two songs in, the listener is convinced that Sole has something interesting to say; fifteen songs later, he's just an angry young man shouting about whatever."<ref name=popmatters/> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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{{Track listing |
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#"Cheap Entertainment" (produced by Odd Nosdam) |
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| all_writing = [[Sole (hip hop artist)|Sole]], except "Banks of Marble" by [[Pedestrian (rapper)|Pedestrian]] |
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#"Self Inflicted Wounds" (produced by Alias |
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| extra_column = Producer(s) |
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#"Predictions" (produced by Controller 7) |
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| title1 = Cheap Entertainment |
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#"Sin Carne" (produced by Odd Nosdam) |
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| extra1 = [[Odd Nosdam]] |
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#"Entalude" ('by Yasmin') |
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| length1 = 3:38 |
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#"Locust Farm" (produced and performed by Telephone Jim Jesus) |
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| title2 = Self Inflicted Wounds |
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#"Every Single One of Us" (produced by Alias) "think like a cancer patient with a whole life to kill" |
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| extra2 = [[Alias (musician)|Alias]] |
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#"A Typical" (produced by Alias) |
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| length2 = 4:10 |
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#"Crisis" (produced by Controller 7) |
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| title3 = Predictions |
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#"Manifesto 232" (produced by Odd Nosdam) |
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| extra3 = [[Controller 7]] |
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#"Banks of Marble" (produced by Odd Nosdam) |
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| length3 = 1:12 |
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#"Atheist Jihad" ft. Bluebird (produced by Odd Nosdam)"to die in an honest regime, dont mean a damn thing" |
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| title4 = Sin Carne |
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#"Dumb This Down" (produced by Odd Nosdam) |
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| extra4 = Odd Nosdam |
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#"Imsotired" (produced by Alias) |
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| length4 = 3:10 |
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#"On Martyrdom" (produced by Tepr) |
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| title5 = Entalude |
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#"Theme" (produced, performed, and mixed by Matt, Sunsoup's roommate) |
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| extra5 = Yasamin |
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#"Drive by Detourment" (produced by Tepr) |
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| length5 = 1:26 |
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| title6 = Locust Farm |
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| extra6 = [[Telephone Jim Jesus]] |
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| length6 = 1:48 |
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| title7 = Every Single One of Us |
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| extra7 = Alias |
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| length7 = 4:09 |
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| title8 = A Typical |
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| extra8 = Alias |
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| length8 = 1:27 |
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| title9 = Crisis |
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| extra9 = Controller 7 |
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| length9 = 2:41 |
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| title10 = Manifesto 232 |
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| extra10 = Odd Nosdam |
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| length10 = 3:34 |
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| title11 = Banks of Marble |
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| extra11 = Odd Nosdam |
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| length11 = 3:03 |
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| title12 = Atheist Jihad |
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| extra12 = Odd Nosdam |
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| length12 = 2:55 |
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| title13 = Dumb This Down |
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| extra13 = Odd Nosdam |
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| length13 = 3:14 |
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| title14 = Imsotired |
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| extra14 = Alias |
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| length14 = 4:20 |
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| title15 = On Martyrdom |
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| extra15 = [[Tepr]] |
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| length15 = 5:24 |
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| title16 = Theme |
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| extra16 = [[Matt Chang|Matt]] |
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| length16 = 3:53 |
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| title17 = Drive By Detournment |
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| extra17 = Tepr |
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| length17 = 4:34 |
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| total_length = 51:39 |
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==Personnel== |
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Credits adapted from liner notes. |
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* [[Sole (hip hop artist)|Sole]] – vocals, mixing (5, 15, 17) |
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* [[Jel (rapper)|Jel]] – additional vocals (1) |
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* [[Pedestrian (rapper)|Pedestrian]] – additional vocals (1) |
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* [[Odd Nosdam]] – production (1, 4, 10–13), mixing (1, 4, 6, 10–13, 15, 17), additional production (7), additional mixing (7) |
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* [[Alias (musician)|Alias]] – production (2, 7, 8, 14), mixing (7, 14) |
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* Jeremy Goody – mixing (2, 3, 8, 9) |
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* [[Controller 7]] – production (3, 9) |
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* Yasamin – production (5) |
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* [[Telephone Jim Jesus]] – production (6) |
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* [[Bleubird]] – vocals (12) |
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* [[Tepr]] – production (15, 17) |
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* [[Matt Chang|Matt]] – production (16), mixing (16) |
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* George Horn – mastering |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{Discogs master|58554|Live from Rome}} |
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{{Sole (artist)}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:2005 albums]] |
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[[Category:Sole (hip hop artist) albums]] |
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[[Category:Anticon albums]] |
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[[Category:Albums produced by Alias (musician)]] |
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[[Category:Albums produced by Odd Nosdam]] |
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Released | February 22, 2005[1] | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 51:39 | |||
Label | Anticon | |||
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Live from Rome is a solo studio album by American hip hop artist Sole. It was released on Anticon in 2005.
Critical reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 62/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Cokemachineglow | 64/100[3] |
Dusted Magazine | favorable[4] |
Pitchfork | 6.9/10[5] |
PopMatters | [6] |
Spin | B[7] |
Stylus Magazine | C[8] |
XLR8R | favorable[9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Brian Howe of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.9 out of 10 and said, "Sole's socialist screeds work well when he raps them like he means them instead of couching them in layers of affected irony."[5] Dave Segal of XLR8R called it "Sole's most accomplished opus yet."[9] Meanwhile, Mike Schiller of PopMatters gave the album 3 stars out of 10, saying, "One or two songs in, the listener is convinced that Sole has something interesting to say; fifteen songs later, he's just an angry young man shouting about whatever."[6]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Sole, except "Banks of Marble" by Pedestrian
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cheap Entertainment" | Odd Nosdam | 3:38 |
2. | "Self Inflicted Wounds" | Alias | 4:10 |
3. | "Predictions" | Controller 7 | 1:12 |
4. | "Sin Carne" | Odd Nosdam | 3:10 |
5. | "Entalude" | Yasamin | 1:26 |
6. | "Locust Farm" | Telephone Jim Jesus | 1:48 |
7. | "Every Single One of Us" | Alias | 4:09 |
8. | "A Typical" | Alias | 1:27 |
9. | "Crisis" | Controller 7 | 2:41 |
10. | "Manifesto 232" | Odd Nosdam | 3:34 |
11. | "Banks of Marble" | Odd Nosdam | 3:03 |
12. | "Atheist Jihad" | Odd Nosdam | 2:55 |
13. | "Dumb This Down" | Odd Nosdam | 3:14 |
14. | "Imsotired" | Alias | 4:20 |
15. | "On Martyrdom" | Tepr | 5:24 |
16. | "Theme" | Matt | 3:53 |
17. | "Drive By Detournment" | Tepr | 4:34 |
Total length: | 51:39 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Sole – vocals, mixing (5, 15, 17)
- Jel – additional vocals (1)
- Pedestrian – additional vocals (1)
- Odd Nosdam – production (1, 4, 10–13), mixing (1, 4, 6, 10–13, 15, 17), additional production (7), additional mixing (7)
- Alias – production (2, 7, 8, 14), mixing (7, 14)
- Jeremy Goody – mixing (2, 3, 8, 9)
- Controller 7 – production (3, 9)
- Yasamin – production (5)
- Telephone Jim Jesus – production (6)
- Bleubird – vocals (12)
- Tepr – production (15, 17)
- Matt – production (16), mixing (16)
- George Horn – mastering
References
[edit]- ^ "Discography". Anticon. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Live From Rome by Sole". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Betz, Chet (February 16, 2005). "Sole: Live From Rome". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on October 26, 2006. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ Wilmoth, Charlie (February 24, 2005). "Sole - Live From Rome". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Howe, Brian (February 20, 2005). "Sole: Live From Rome". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Schiller, Mike (April 27, 2005). "Sole: Live from Rome". PopMatters. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ Aaron, Charles; Dolan, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Gross, Joe (April 2005). "Breakdown". Spin: 108.
- ^ Simmons, Will (March 15, 2005). "Sole - Live From Rome". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Segal, Dave (March 1, 2005). "Sole: Live From Rome". XLR8R. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Live from Rome at Discogs (list of releases)