“Sweet Piece” reminds me of the '80s thanks to the beat and piano. “Just When”, like most of the other songs, has a style that gets buried in your mind. This song especially reminds me of something Kenna might do. Possibly channeling something the Beatles might have done if they were still together, “Reality” has a appealing sound and feel. My favorite track on the disc "The Bad Penny", brings back the instrumental style that I admire Rjd2 for so much. I only wish I had the talent to create music remotely close to what I am hearing.
It’s almost hard to believe that someone who is so associated with hip hop has created music like this. In fact, the fifteen track album almost seems to glide through your ears so gently that you do not even realize that “The Evening Gospel” is the last cut. This CD really is an incredible album to listen to. If there were to be a Lost In Translation Part 2 released in the near future you could be sure that Sofia Coppola herself would try and get some of his tracks to be in the soundtrack. That is exactly what The Third Hand really reminds me of. The music is fun and so relaxing you feel as if you are on vacation while listening to it.
It was a gamble to make a disc like this, especially when it is unexpected to most of the fans, but for Rjd2, I think he did a great job and I look forward to hearing more of his creations in the near future. I can predict that a lot of Rjd2 fans out their may not understand what this CD is all about. I could see a lot of them losing interest very quickly because it is not the hip hop style that Rjd2 is associated to. That is a damn shame. If they do, they have no idea what they are missing out on musically. Don't make that mistake, give this new CD a try, it just might make your day.
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