Little Brother "Minstrel Show" or "Listening" Which Was Better?
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I love the listening but The Minstrel show was the shyt
Minstrel show. by a hair. It's more polished than the Listening and Te is spitting on another level.
Minstrel Show for me. 1st album I heard and it just blew me away. "Watch Me" "Hiding Place" was just it for me. Listening might have songs that I listen to more though. However, TMS is a bit better cohesively in my opinion. I'll play that front to back pretty much.
i think 9th wonder was better on the listening than on the minstrel show production wise but the Minstrel Show was better lyrically and the album as a whole was put together better... im thankful i got to see Little Brother twice before the broke up...
Rell84shots
Veteran
Tough Choice
The Listening:Nighttime Maneuvers & Shorty On The Lookout
Minstrel Show:Lovin It & Still Lives Through
Side Note: Nicolay destroyed 9th Wonder on the Yo Yo remix.
The Listening:Nighttime Maneuvers & Shorty On The Lookout
Minstrel Show:Lovin It & Still Lives Through
Side Note: Nicolay destroyed 9th Wonder on the Yo Yo remix.
The Way You Move is what gives The Listening the edge for me.Tough Choice
The Listening:Nighttime Maneuvers & Shorty On The Lookout
Minstrel Show:Lovin It & Still Lives Through
Side Note: Nicolay destroyed 9th Wonder on the Yo Yo remix.
Nicolay's Remix of that is just as good if not better.
Big Mel
@bigboss
The Listening is way better. Minstrel Show is dope though.
Goat poster
KANG LIFE
The Listening is one of the most COHESIVE albums ever.
TL BY FAR
TL BY FAR
Cowboyz89
#WeDemBoyz Season Has Returned
Dope beats dope rhymes....what more do yall want
and its Minstrel Show for me.
and its Minstrel Show for me.
Minstrel Show
Everyone seemed far more polished. Some of my favorite lines and beats are on that album.
Everyone seemed far more polished. Some of my favorite lines and beats are on that album.
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
I'm always down to revisit this convo. I revisit it in my own head all the time.
To me it always comes down to the same thing. The Minstrel Show is the better album. Phonte truly started his reign as an elite rhymer (my opinion, but a lot of people agree), Pooh stepped it up big time on there. Their songs were more polished. 9th Wonder refined his sound and sharpened it up a little bit. It was everything that a 2nd album should be. They didn't try to reinvent the wheel, or do something other than what people loved them for. But they elevated the beats and the rhymes.
All that being said, there was something about The Listening that was special, as corny as it sounds. They recorded it in Cesar Comanche's apartment, and they'd have to re-do takes if someone's phone went off, or if someone ran down the hall really loud. The speakers didn't even pan. So 9th would have to record, then burn a CD, then they'd play it in the car, and if something needed to be panned to the left or right, 9th would just take a guess at it, and burn a CD, rinse/repeat until they got it right.
That whole album was made on on a PC with Fruity Loops and then Cool Edit, by some young guys from the South that were trying to compete with the Rawkus acts of the world. Little Brother almost wasn't even a group. They became a group after recording Speed when Median didn't show up, and Pooh came instead.
It's less polished, but it's just as classic. I'm gonna take the easy route and say that they're even. They're both classic albums that I have many memories to.
Tropical Fantasy
Superstar
The Listening is more diverse production wise and has better songs. The Listening has better lyrics
