Slightly Stoopid is slightly better
By Colin Poe
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Staff Writer
- CD Review -
If you are looking for smooth melodies, phat acid trance beats and a life is good reggae tune, then the newly released album by Slightly Stoopid, "Chronchitis," is the album for you.
Recently the punk-reggae acoustic hip-hop group Slightly Stoopid released their new album "Chronchitis" in August of 2007. It boasted an amazing 17 songs and sold 12,000 copies in the first week and a well deserved 55th spot on America's top 200 albums list.
The group originated from Ocean Beach, California and is comprised of guitar, bass and vocalists Miles Doughty, Kyle McDonald and drummer Ryan Moran. Percussion and other miscellaneous instruments are conducted by Oguer Ocon and last but not least trumpet and key boardist C-money make up the group known as Slightly Stoopid.
The new album puts you into this sort of carefree trance. You can get lost in the complex textures of the acoustic and electric guitar, picking and low thumping beats, and the one could say it is the Frankenstein of musical composition offering many variances of sounds.
This CD offers a little slice of pie for every one. If you're not into punk music and wish to relax, turn on the song entitled "2 a.m." and just jam out. Or if you are looking for a hip-hop sound then check out the song entitled "Break Beat," in which you are held down by sick rhymes and radical fresh beats never before herd.
Overall, I would have to give this album four out of five stars. Purchasing this c.d. would be a good idea, and would expand your growing musical tastes.
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