Worst: that King Crimson sample in Kanye's "Power".
This.
Literally too many to choose from for best. A good proportion of my favourite albums ever are built around samples. That Freddie Scott sample on 'Just a Friend' is super fun. And I always loved how 'My Mind is Playing Tricks on Me' turns a lovely, bluesy guitar line from a Curtis-indebted, upbeat Isaac Hayes number into something claustrophobic and hallucinatory. But yeah, there are way too many to pick from. I wouldn't even know where to start with any list. _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
My favorite use of a vocal sample is in Remember, by Groove Armada. Its from a late 60s song by Fairport Convention called Autopsy sung by Sandy Denny. It sounds so much like she's there in the studio singing over Groove Armada's music that u can't imagine the song in any other setting.That's how skillfully its done. And when I went to first hear the original by Fairport Convention, I was disappointed to find its not near as good as the sample. Groove Armada made it sound like a much better song by than it actually is. Amazing.
My favorite use of a vocal sample is in Remember, by Groove Armada. Its from a late 60s song by Fairport Convention called Autopsy sung by Sandy Denny. It sounds so much like she's there in the studio singing over Groove Armada's music that u can't imagine the song in any other setting.That's how skillfully its done. And when I went to first hear the original by Fairport Convention, I was disappointed to find its not near as good as the sample. Groove Armada made it sound like a much better song by than it actually is. Amazing.
Off the top of my head, the best use of a sample in music would be "California Love" by 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman, which turns the piano riff from Joe Cocker's "Woman to Woman" into a groundbreaking anthem. The worst would be "Loverboy (Remix)" by Mariah Carey feat. Da Brat, Ludacris, Shawnna and Twenty II, for making a great production ("Candy" by Cameo) sound like incoherent crap.
Geogaddi by Boards Of Canada
Just got this on now. Some incredibly inventive sampling on this. And one of the best albums ever, along with endtroducing.
This is a really short sample, but in No More Parties In L.A. by Kanye from TLOP there's a sample of this guy saying "Los Angeles" and I really love that sample. It goes with the song so well. It kinda sounds like something you'd hear in Grand Theft Auto or one of those arcade racing games as you're driving through the city or something, which is a weird thing to include in a hip hop song, but it makes it sound so much more badass.
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