Track Listing
1. Lapdance - NERD & Lee Harvey/Vita
2. Intro
3. Things Are Getting Better
4. Brain
5. Provider
6. Truth Or Dare - NERD & Kelis/Terrar
7. Run To The Sun
8. Stay Together (includes interlude)
9. Baby Doll
10. Tape You
11. Am I High - NERD & Malice
12. Rock Star Poser
13. Bobby James
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | The Neptunes | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | EMI |
Album Notes
N.E.R.D is the alternate name for hip-hop producers The Neptunes.N.E.R.D.: Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Shay.Spymob: John Ostby (vocals, piano); Eric Fawcett (vocals, drums); Brent Paschke (guitar); Christian Twigg (bass). Additional personnel includes: Lee Harvey, Vita, Pusha T, Kelis, Tammy Lucas, Latrelle Simmons, Malice (vocals).N.E.R.D (No-one Ever Really Dies) is a project based around the hip hop production team of the Neptunes, (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) whose work with such luminaries as Jay-Z, Mystikal, Kelis, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and No Doubt has made them one of the most sought after duos on the pop/hip-hop axis. IN SEARCH OF... goes beyond hip-hop, however, conjuring the spirits of 70's R&B and fusing them with '70s rock in a compelling mix that recalls the early-'90s hip-hop experimentation of Basehead's main man Mike Ivey, whose PLAY WITH TOYS remains one of the great undiscovered albums of that decade. The album-opening "Things Are Getting Better" eases us in with a fairly run-of-the-mill gangsta scenario, but things rapidly start getting weird with the Funkadelicized '70s funk of "Brain"--though the territory is familiar, N.E.R.D play with our preconceptions, creating a dreamlike soundscape. Elsewhere "Provider" recalls Donny Hathaway in its mix of gritty lyrics and airy arrangements, while "Truth Or Dare," featuring the duo's protege Kelis, is mad, bad, sexy, and probably dangerous to know. With its wide-ranging mixed bag of influences on naked display, IN SEARCH OF... is that irresistible artifact--the sound of talented artists crossing barriers and confounding expectations.
Editorial Reviews
...[The album] embodies an ubridled passion for music and for the aesthetics of pure sound....There's a bit of musical irony here, when happy, elementary grooves are undercut by a dirty, almost invasive, guitar licks...
CMJ (03/11/2002)
5 stars out of 5 - ...They're on some kind of early Seventies cosmic/social conscience trip....This year's STANKONIA...
Uncut (09/01/2001)
7 out of 10 - ...Alluring....bearing a suprising similarity to modern metal...
Alternative Press (03/01/2002)
...The new, revamped album replaces their signature spartan-techno grooves with rock guitars, drums, pianos, and other oldfangled instruments....has a crackling vigor... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (03/15/2002)
8 out of 10 - ...Awash with fuzzy-warm highs, hazy cosmic visions and exquisite ripples in the fabric of R&B as we know it...
NME (08/18/2001)
...Unique fusions of harmony-led AOR...Sly and Funkadelic, fragile singing and Eminemesque raps, conscious '70s soul, '80s synth-pop and Hendrix-esque rock...
Mojo (04/01/2002)
4 stars out of 5 - ...A striking escape from mere genre....A swaggering, rock-friendly counterpoint to the likes of Outkast. And no less essential, either.
Q (08/01/2001)
8 out of 10 - ...Ace genre-mashing...the addition of a band [to their previously electronic album] makes the record weirder, punching up the rock that was merely implicit on the previous version. That's 'rock' as in rap rock, alt-rock and Paisley Park psych rock and even country rock...
Spin (04/01/2002)
3.5 discs out of 5 - ...A complete departure, but with aural candy this flavorful, who cares?
Vibe (03/01/2002)
4 stars out of 5 - ...The music is good....It's a crunch groove that's part Timbaland, part Afrika Bambaataa and part STAR TREK on Ecstasy...
Rolling Stone (08/02/2001)
Ranked #20 in Wire's 50 Records of the Year 2001
The Wire (01/01/2002)
Ranked #4 on EW's list of 2002's Albums of the Year
Entertainment Weekly
Ranked #40 in NME's 50 Albums Of the Year 2001
NME (12/29/2001)
Ranked #9 in Mojo's Best Albums of 2002
Mojo (01/01/2003)
Ranked #9 on Spin's list of 2002's Albums of the Year
Spin (01/01/2003)
Included in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2002
Rolling Stone (12/26/2002)
Included in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2002 Spin (1/03, p.70) - Ranked #9 on Spin's list of 2002's Albums of the YearMojo (1/03, p.73) - Ranked #9 in Mojo's Best Albums of 2002NME (12/29/01, p.59) - Ranked #40 in NME's 50 Albums Of the Year 2001Entertainment Weekly (12/20-27/02, p.126) - Ranked #4 on EW's list of 2002's Albums of the YearThe Wire (1/02, p.40) - Ranked #20 in Wire's 50 Records of the Year 2001Rolling Stone (8/2/01, p.63) - 4 stars out of 5 - ...The music is good....It's a crunch groove that's part Timbaland, part Afrika Bambaataa and part STAR TREK on Ecstasy...Vibe (3/02, p.172) - 3.5 discs out of 5 - ...A complete departure, but with aural candy this flavorful, who cares?Spin (4/02, pp.113-4) - 8 out of 10 - ...Ace genre-mashing...the addition of a band [to their previously electronic album] makes the record weirder, punching up the rock that was merely implicit on the previous version. That's 'rock' as in rap rock, alt-rock and Paisley Park psych rock and even country rock...Q (8/01, p.136) - 4 stars out of 5 - ...A striking escape from mere genre....A swaggering, rock-friendly counterpoint to the likes of Outkast. And no less essential, either.Mojo (April 2002, p.112) - ...Unique fusions of harmony-led AOR...Sly and Funkadelic, fragile singing and Eminemesque raps, conscious '70s soul, '80s synth-pop and Hendrix-esque rock...NME (8/18/01, p.47) - 8 out of 10 - ...Awash with fuzzy-warm highs, hazy cosmic visions and exquisite ripples in the fabric of R&B as we know it...Entertainment Weekly (3/15/02, pp.74-75) - ...The new, revamped album replaces their signature spartan-techno grooves with rock guitars, drums, pianos, and other oldfangled instruments....has a crackling vigor... - Rating: A-Alternative Press (3/02, p.86) - 7 out of 10 - ...Alluring....bearing a suprising similarity to modern metal...Uncut (9/01, p.96) - 5 stars out of 5 - ...They're on some kind of early Seventies cosmic/social conscience trip....This year's STANKONIA...CMJ (3/11/02, p.4) - ...[The album] embodies an ubridled passion for music and for the aesthetics of pure sound....There's a bit of musical irony here, when happy, elementary grooves are undercut by a dirty, almost invasive, guitar licks...
Rolling Stone (12/26/2002)
Included in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2002 Spin (1/03, p.70) - Ranked #9 on Spin's list of 2002's Albums of the YearMojo (1/03, p.73) - Ranked #9 in Mojo's Best Albums of 2002NME (12/29/01, p.59) - Ranked #40 in NME's 50 Albums Of the Year 2001Entertainment Weekly (12/20-27/02, p.126) - Ranked #4 on EW's list of 2002's Albums of the YearThe Wire (1/02, p.40) - Ranked #20 in Wire's 50 Records of the Year 2001Rolling Stone (8/2/01, p.63) - 4 stars out of 5 - ...The music is good....It's a crunch groove that's part Timbaland, part Afrika Bambaataa and part STAR TREK on Ecstasy...Vibe (3/02, p.172) - 3.5 discs out of 5 - ...A complete departure, but with aural candy this flavorful, who caresSpin (4/02, pp.113-4) - 8 out of 10 - ...Ace genre-mashing...the addition of a band [to their previously electronic album] makes the record weirder, punching up the rock that was merely implicit on the previous version. That's 'rock' as in rap rock, alt-rock and Paisley Park psych rock and even country rock...Q (8/01, p.136) - 4 stars out of 5 - ...A striking escape from mere genre....A swaggering, rock-friendly counterpoint to the likes of Outkast. And no less essential, either.Mojo (April 2002, p.112) - ...Unique fusions of harmony-led AOR...Sly and Funkadelic, fragile singing and Eminemesque raps, conscious '70s soul, '80s synth-pop and Hendrix-esque rock...NME (8/18/01, p.47) - 8 out of 10 - ...Awash with fuzzy-warm highs, hazy cosmic visions and exquisite ripples in the fabric of R&B as we know it...Entertainment Weekly (3/15/02, pp.74-75) - ...The new, revamped album replaces their signature spartan-techno grooves with rock guitars, drums, pianos, and other oldfangled instruments....has a crackling vigor... - Rating: A-Alternative Press (3/02, p.86) - 7 out of 10 - ...Alluring....bearing a suprising similarity to modern metal...Uncut (9/01, p.96) - 5 stars out of 5 - ...They're on some kind of early Seventies cosmic/social conscience trip....This year's STANKONIA...CMJ (3/11/02, p.4) - ...[The album] embodies an ubridled passion for music and for the aesthetics of pure sound....There's a bit of musical irony here, when happy, elementary grooves are undercut by a dirty, almost invasive, guitar licks...
Rolling Stone (12/26/2002)
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