Wednesday 3 December 2014

Advent Album Review #3...

"Christmas on Death Row"

Emma: *
Charlie: **.5

Emma: Well. This one sure has an unfestively scary title. The music, however, is decidedly unscary, just kind of run-of-the-mill hip-hop uncomfortably squished with Christmas Classics. More cheese than fear. Not good.

Charlie: The album art would have you believe that this is some kind of terrifying thrash-metal/gangsta rap hybrid. Apparently the title has to do with Death Row Records? In any case, this smooth-R&B compilation would have done better to go under a different moniker. It's unbearably melismatic at times, but on the tracks where the wailing is kept under control it's a bunch of Xmas tunes that would serve fine as background music. Worth listening to, but probably not going to make the playlist for repeated listening.

Add it to the list?: NOPE

3 comments:

Ione said...

I am relieved that we are advised to ignore this one.

Anonymous said...

Did you find this in my collection of CDs from junior high?

Anonymous said...

Ha! Wait... you didn't actually have this... did you?