Best Ever Albums

Re: CLOSED - 750: Round 2: Below The Heavens v. Internal Affairs

Anonymous — Mon, 5 Jan 2015 16:54:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/05/2015 21:54

It's fair to say that Monch and his record will be resting below the Heavens tonight

12-4

Below The Heavens advances.

Re: CLOSED - 750: Round 2: Below The Heavens v. Internal Affairs

denmarkman — Sat, 3 Jan 2015 12:56:46 GMT

Author: denmarkman

Posted: 01/03/2015 17:56

Hayden wrote:

I'm the other way around to be honest. I think Below The Heavens doesn't have a single weak track on it and Internal Affairs has some very skippable tracks.

Interesting. There's certainly nothing I would ever skip on Internal Affairs (with the possible exception of the "Simon Says" remix, which I like but which just doesn't feel like it belongs at the end of the album). I think Below the Heavens opens pretty much flawlessly (every time I listen to it, up through the first 5 tracks I find myself wondering why I haven't fallen in love with it in the past), but around "Blu Colla Workers" it really falls off for me. There are still some great tracks, but after that point it's never up to the level of the first few tracks for me.

That being said, I still haven't heard it enough to be that familiar with it, and I still remain hopeful that those tracks that I haven't cared for in the past will grow on me on future listens. It just hasn't happened yet.

Either way I really, really like both of these albums. I'm just being super picky to help choose between two albums that are both really damn good.

Re: CLOSED - 750: Round 2: Below The Heavens v. Internal Affairs

Hayden — Sat, 3 Jan 2015 11:06:28 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 01/03/2015 16:06

Puncture Repair wrote:

Only below-excellent song is 'Simply Amazin' imo.

🤔

Really? That's probably in my top 3 tracks on it. To each his own though. Glad to see it winning 😄

Re: CLOSED - 750: Round 2: Below The Heavens v. Internal Affairs

Anonymous — Sat, 3 Jan 2015 08:13:26 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/03/2015 13:13

Below the Heavens, no question.

Only below-excellent song is 'Simply Amazin' imo.

Re: CLOSED - 750: Round 2: Below The Heavens v. Internal Affairs

Hayden — Fri, 2 Jan 2015 12:30:15 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 01/02/2015 17:30

denmarkman wrote:

Internal Affairs, easy. One of my favorite albums in the tourney. I really like Below the Heavens, but it has some decidedly lesser tracks.

I'm the other way around to be honest. I think Below The Heavens doesn't have a single weak track on it and Internal Affairs has some very skippable tracks.

Below The Heavens gets my vote. Just an incredible hip-hop album. Amazing chemistry between the MC and the DJ, beautiful lyrics at times, fantastic beats... and that's just on the surface. It really has everything.

Re: CLOSED - 750: Round 2: Below The Heavens v. Internal Affairs

Skinny — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 06:49:21 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 12/30/2014 11:49

denmarkman wrote:

Internal Affairs, easy. One of my favorite albums in the tourney. I really like Below the Heavens, but it has some decidedly lesser tracks.

I adore both of these albums, but if I was to call one 'inconsistent' it would most definitely be Internal Affairs.

But yeah, vote to Below the Heavens - if only by a whisker - for all the reasons I've stated many times before.

Re: CLOSED - 750: Round 2: Below The Heavens v. Internal Affairs

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:29:29 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/30/2014 05:29

Abstain. I can't be expected to make choices like this

Re: CLOSED - 750: Round 2: Below The Heavens v. Internal Affairs

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:57:54 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/30/2014 00:57

Internal Affairs

For all of the reasons that denmarkman put, plus it has such a great feeling that surrounds it!

Re: CLOSED - 750: Round 2: Below The Heavens v. Internal Affairs

denmarkman — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:53:16 GMT

Author: denmarkman

Posted: 12/30/2014 00:53

Internal Affairs, easy. One of my favorite albums in the tourney. I really like Below the Heavens, but it has some decidedly lesser tracks.

CLOSED - 750: Round 2: Below The Heavens v. Internal Affairs

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:50:44 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/30/2014 00:50

Captain: Hayden

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Below The Heavens by Blu & Exile

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Captain: Mercury

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Internal Affairs by Pharoahe Monch