The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
by Lauryn Hill

It's a good album but Rolling Stone considered this album the best ever...it's simply ridiculous, I even think a Taylor Swift album was in the Top 10 or 20.
The guy who ordered this list to be published cannot be a serious person.

From MCOTho 10/11/2024 01:22 | #305610

love, love, love this album!

Groovy, yes, but overrated. Lauryn Hill is a fine lyricist with a strong voice, but I don't hear the "masterpiece" that others do. Just a good blend of hip hop and soul that doesn't reinvent any wheels.

Arriving at the right time and sounding like nothing before it, the album is a masterful fusion of soul, R&B, reggae, and hip hop.

The songwriting is sincere and memorable. The philosophical skits on love and relationships adds to the album while paying tribute to other Hip Hop concept albums that came before it (i.e., Three Feet High and Rising).

A number of strong album tracks and a few radio hits helped to propel this album to multiplatinum status with a resounding legacy some have defined as an epoch in Hip Hop music.

It certainly stands the test of time. The only thing that keeps the album from being perfect is it is a little on the long side.

9.5/10.

Definitely one of the best concept albums I’ve heard. Overall a little bloated though, the A side is absolutely stellar but B side begins to drag its feet a bit. I think a good pair of shears could have really propelled this album over the top. Nice production as well, it’s gets slightly too clean for my taste at times, but then again it is R&B. 8.6/10

The album feels genuinely personal -- while also connecting with the world. Her lyrics are sharp and she shows off her vocal versatility.

It's too long, with too much time spent on skits, but before Ms Hill no one had ever strung together hip hop and soul so seamlessly and effortlessly.

Highly Recommended

Realmente disfrute escuchar este álbum. Creo que la combinación de hip-hop con el soul queda bastante bien. Tiene un sonido tipo urbano/callejero pero los arreglos de voz le dan una elegancia muy palcentera para el oído.
Cada canción vale la pena pero sin duda las mejores son "Ex-Factor" y "Doo-wop"

English review:
I really enjoy listening to this album. I think the combination of hip-hop and soul works quite well. It has an urban/street type sound but the voice arrangements give it a very pleasing elegance to the ear.
Each song is worth it but without a doubt the best are "Ex-Factor" and "Doo-wop"

This is a record that is elongated unnecessarily and this is quite frustrating because when the music is good it is outstanding. For me, there are two very strong runs in the record and that is the first 5 tracks and the last 5 tracks. Both are catchy and are the most effective at mixing the genres she is trying to integrate into her style of music. The opening tracks are the better ones and that is mainly due to my love of the guitar work on To Zion and Ex-Factor. However, that whole middle chunk of the album feels like a waste for me. After listening to this record a lot of times I still have the opinion that you can skip the middle part of the release. It feels slow and uninteresting and wastes a huge chunk of time on this record. Despite this, I am a huge fan of her vocal and both her rapping and singing are brilliant and add so much to the sound. Overall, there are some incredible moments on here but it lacks the consistency to be amongst the greatest records of all time in my opinion.

I've only become acquainted with the album in the last couple of years and regret not listening to it years ago - It did take a while to get my head around this album, both the length and the different styles but I think it's good to great throughout, often brilliant and totally memorable and bravo to Lauryn Hill for sharing her story and message so candidly and articulately. Personal highlights include "Ex-Factor" that is a magical mix of hip hop, 70s soul and gospel, and just when you least expect it there’s a marvelous but way too short guitar solo; "To Zion" with Carlos Santana is moving and intently personal; the lyrics on "Doo Wop (That Thing)" are spiky and memorable; “Everything is Everything” positively rocks as Hill declares “I wrote these words for everyone who struggles in their youth” and later “It seems we lose the game / Before we even start to play / Who Made these Rules?”; “Superstar” is brilliant with a simple but killer bass line and samples juxtaposed against some gorgeous harp and memorable snatches of harpsichord inspired by The Doors masterpiece "Light My Fire" and the final track "Tell Him" - which I believe was added later to the album has Hill singingly beautifully and movingly quoting Corinthians “Now I may have faith to make mountains fall / But if I lack love than I am nothin’ at all”. IMHO this is a super, memorable album.