http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:09:50 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/13/000132.php#comment-68946 I thought this was great stuff too, but have to admit i was a little perplexed by all the attention it got. Granted, its a novel way of remixing such malarkey, incorporating only music from the white album to run with Jay Z's lyrics, but come on, its been done for years. Kazaa has been awash with this kind of stuff since forever. Having said that, i thought it was indeed an interesting work, and i was quite fond of Jay Z's original too (and also the album about the white cover), although i prefered his earlier The Blueprint. Interesting also, and in my opinion it actually works better, is The Blacker Album, which takes Jay-z and slams him on top of music from Metallica's record by the same name. But kudos to Danger Mouse, for getting folks interesting in the "remix as art" thing again, since its all too easy to remember those dreadful happy-hardocore remixes that filled b-sides in the mid-90s. 68946@blogcritics.org Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:09:50 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/13/000132.php#comment-68928 Actually, I don't think there was ever any chance of this album actually hitting store shelves. The Beatles, through Apple Records, are notoriously protective of their recordings. Dangermouse could have taken the "get permission" route and would have been turned down. It's just as well that the Grey Album has become an underground hit. I hate hip-hop, personally, but even I have to admit that this album is interesting, if only as a different slant on the White Album material. 68928@blogcritics.org Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:43:05 EDT