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Originally Posted by noisereductions
FYI: I'm not trying to come down on you or anything, but in my teens Common was wayyyy up there for me man. I feel like his latter years really has destroyed his image which is a shame. But back in the 90's that dude was so interesting. He was in his own world. Can I Borrow A Dollar is alright, and has its moments. But Resurrection and One Day are incredible. Like Water is up there too. But I'm serious, back then I thought of him as Chicago's Nas. This dude was killing it and no one knew it.
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Dude, no worries. I know you're not coming down on me.
If there's one thing I understand it's the frustration of having an extremely potent personal relationship with someone's art, and wanting to share that with people. It's hard to explain, and odds are they aren't going to feel the way you do about it exactly, but it's worth pushing people to give this stuff a shot, because if they DO love it like you do, then you can bond with them about it.
Trust me. I've been there, in varying degrees, for pretty much my entire life. I'm still there. I want people to hear what I hear in the music I love.
So don't worry. I re-bought the album (seriously, I did... today... just because of this), and I'm going to spin like mad. I wasn't in to common in '94. Wish I had been. It would have perhaps set me on a more direct path to where I've ended up with hip hop.
Anyway I'll get back to you on the rest of the album. For sure. It's my pleasure.