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Way ahead of their time! Dec 25, 2007
Everyone knows that this is a classic! What amazes me is that this album is two years before Public Enemy's It Takes A Nations Of Millions To Hold Us Back and BDP's By All Means Necessary. It almost seems like their first two albums were just practice. This album changed everything. Everyone loves Walk This Way but I prefer Is It Live?
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Run DMC's Finest Hour....(get this as your first Run DMC Album) Jan 29, 2007
Arguably one of the most important Rap acts to ever grace a Mic, Run DMC where largely credited with taking rap music, which at that point, was largely considered the domain of the streets and small clubs, and managing to cross over to the mainstream. This, their third (and unarguably most important) album, was the moment when the trio, found themselves at the forefront of the MTV generation. And although 2002's "Greatest Hits" album cherry picks the biggest moments in their career (i.e. The most popular Singles) this album is probably a better overview of the immortal Run Dmc's output. If any of their albums could be stood up as their greatest achievement with the late `Jam Master Jay', and Cement, Run Dmc's Place, in rap history as Hip-Hop's ambassadors....then this is it!! With the tongue twisting raps of "Peter Pier", with it's energetic bravado and uncompromising swagger, this was a exactly the sort of track that endeared them to both underground rap fans, and the chart buying public. As the first track on this album beautifully leading straight into the superlative "It's Tricky", with it's stuttering bass/beats and playful rhymes, not to mention a superbly playful video to accompany the single release. Run Dmc began the gradual crossover appeal of Hip-Hop. But to purely mention just Run Dmc in this review would be unfair, not to mention a unsung pivotal figure in their success....the production genius of "Rick Rubin" that toughened their sound, and give the rudimentary production of their first two albums, a more polished and accessible edge. And nowhere is this better exemplified then, when the phenomenal Aerosmith/Run Dmc pairing "Walk This Way" rolls into view, it skilfully mixed rock dynamics, with the cool loops and beats of Hip-Hop, and although it's now been played to the point of over-familiarity, there can be no arguments as to how influential it was, in taking Hip-Hop/Rap from the underground and to a much wider audience. As a group, Run Dmc where always smart then the average rap act, firstly by affiliating themselves with the `Adidas' shoe company (Hence the "My Adidas" track). Their sound has always been one of Confident street smart and the Brash ("Dumb Girl"), and more importantly by being louder and more invigorating then their rivals, but in such a way as to not scare of potential new listeners. Compared to the sort of lyrical delivery of more contemporary acts (Nas, Jay-Z, Gza), or the leap and strides made in Production (Madlib, Kayne West, Dj Premier), this album can sound a little dated on occasion. but this album was (and still is) Run Dmc's Crowning Glory and Paved the way, for future acts, and it's importance in Hip-Hop simply cannot be underestimated.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
One of the first hiphop classics...... Sep 22, 2006
1986 - Raising Hell. What! Too many joints to name. The whole thing is part of this hiphop thing blueprint. Run, D, and Jay were superstars and the undisputed Kings of Rap. Walk this way was they entry to mainstream, but in the hood we were blasting My Adidas, It's Tricky, Hit it Run and You be Illin. Classic Groundbreaking Material. Nuff Said!
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A milestone in the music-industry Apr 14, 2006
In the middle of the 80's, when we went from old school to new school, Run-DMC and Jam Master Jay were the kings of the hill. Breakbeats got exchanged with drum machines, and the trio put the skills in focus. "Two turntables and a mic" as we say it.
That was all you needed, and the interaction between MC Run and Darryl Mack really shock people. Now it wasn't just important what you said, but how you said it.
Even though Run-DMC and King Of Rock also did well, with respectively gold- and platinum selling, it was Raising Hell that was the real breakthrough for the Queens-trio. The record sold more than three million copies, and seriously put hip-hop on the map. Run-DMC were known for being the first to merge rap and rock ("Rock Box" from 1984) and their collaboration with Aerosmith, "Walk This Way", which became a huge crossover hit. Others songs, for example the DJ-favorite "Peter Piper", "It's Tricky", "My Adidas" and "You Be Illin'", are all looked upon as classics today.
In my opinion Raising Hell are their finest moment. The debutalbum, Run-DMC are also classic material, but Raising Hell was more universality and entertaining. They were grown up, and talked about more than just sucker mc's. I remember this record was in heavy rotation home in my room, and I also remembering I tried to learn the lyrics by memory.
One of my personal favorites was actually the acapella track "Son Of Byford". If you wanna learn more about the roots of hip-hop, this is the essential buy. These three are real pioneers, and Raising Hell are nothing less than a milestone in the music industry. Recognize!
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Anything less then 5 starts in unacceptable Jan 26, 2006
I big THANK YOU should go out to RUN-DMC for putting hip-hop on the map. I understand that there were others in the industry that came before RUN-DMC (ex. SugarHill Gang) yet: I believe that Run-Dmc wanted to try to reach thier music to a much broader audience, and doing a cover of Walk this Way was a brillent way to reach fans of rock music. Not only did they cover this, they had Aerosmith play along with them. In todays music, this is all so common. Most aren't suprised with Duets and Guest appearences on albums, such as Country going with Hip-Hop or Metal going with Classical. But for 1986, this was a big deal. I only know of one odder pairing and that would be Bing Crosby and David Bowie for their Duet on "The little Drummer Boy" Funny thing about RUN-DMC was that not only did fans love "Walk this Way" but realized that the rest of the album kicked some a** 2! This was the birth of Hip-Hop from out of the streets and into the suburbs. Over the next few years we would see the industry take storm, as hip-hop began gettting airplay, and its own radio stations, not just some late night shows on college radio stations. Then ganster rap evolved (thank NWA) and the rest is history. WE must thank Run-DMC for this, for who knows where hip-hop would be without them..ENJOY
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