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 Excellent......... Mar 26, 2009
This is a feel good album that is so creative. The sound is excellent. The beats are very unique. This is one of my favorite album (top 3). They have grown up a little yet kept it clownish. This album is perfect. Drop your expectations for violence and ghetto freakshows and listen to it for what it is. This takes more talent which they come with. I cannot express how happy I was to hear something like this. When I hear music, I want to hear something new and fresh.... that's what this is...only better. Props to my homies J and Shaggs.
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Insane Clown Posse - "The Tempest" (5 stars) Jul 31, 2008
The Insane Clown Posse return for their 10th studio album. And it definitely lives up to its hype and some. It's a real roller-coaster ride (pun intended).
On this album, we hear a side of the Insane Clown Posse we have never heard before. Their new style is something I could easily get used to. It's alot more industrial and heavier than anything they've released in previous years. It flows extremely well. Although I was skeptical, because I thought it was gonna get caught in the nearly-abscent concept that "The Calm" had, but I put that aside and went into this superior masterpiece. Nearly every track is flawless.
Violent J's raps alone make this album worthwhile. Once again, he is decreasing as a storytelling rapper and developing as an underground emcee. His flow is improving alot lately, as well as his rhymes. I'm sure he could flow with the best of them. He sings a little on here as well, his singing isn't bad, but I prefer his vicious rapping.
Shaggy 2 Dope is great here too, I wouldn't consider him in the same category with J on the lyrical tip, maybe flow-wise, but he falls short when it comes to wordplay. But his raps are always great to hear on an Insane Clown Posse album anyday.
As for the production. The legendary Mike E Clark makes a triumph return. His beats have drastically improved since he left right after "Forgotten Freshness, Vol. 3" dropped. His production here is experimental and atmospheric. It sets the theme really well for the concept of the album.
Mike E Clark isn't the only producer here, though. Underground rap producer Akuma also laid down some additional production, namely the guitars, his additional production here is what I consider "the icing on the cake". All I gotta say here is; Mike, welcome home.
Here's my individual track ratings.
01. "The Sky Is Falling" (A+)
02. "Ride The Tempest" (A+)
03. "Alley Rat" (A-)
04. "Haunted Bumps (ft. Mike E Clark)" (A+)
05. "Growing Again" (A)
06. "Hum Drum Boogie" (A-)
07. "I Do This!" (A-)
08. "What About Now?" (A+)
09. "Watch My Ride" (A+)
10. "News At 6 O'Clock" (B)
11. "The Tower" (A+) (favorite)
12. "The Party (ft. DJ Clay)" (A+)
13. "B*tch I Lied" (A-)
14. "Play My Song" (A+)
15. "Mexico City" (C+) (least favorite)
16. "If I Was A Serial Killer" (A+)
As you can tell, nearly every track got an A from me. That's something I rarely do. This album is just that good. Oh, and FYI, they didn't change "The Tempest" from a raging storm to a mere roller-coaster. What they did was make a HUGE storm (as you can clearly see all the lightning throughout the CD cover/inserts) and put Juggalos on the roller-coaster and while we Juggalos are riding through the devastating storm, those corrupted haters below are being swept away. Makes perfect sense.
Anyway, I recommend this to ALL Juggalos, horrorcore rap fans and all underground rap fans. This album is personally, in my top 5 Insane Clown Posse albums of all time. Pure genius. Peace.
Mike E Clark appears courtesy of Strange Music.
DJ Clay appears courtesy of Psychopathic Records.
~ Raw hide
 A thousand sounds Mar 09, 2008
Mike Clark really creates some crazy atmospheric beats. Clearly the best part of this album is the music, it actually sounds exactly like the album cover looks. The lyrics and rapping aren't bad, but like everyone else here has said it isn't as wicked as most juggalos would have hoped for (aside from "the tower" and "play my song"). As for the rest, you can expect unique song concepts by J and Shaggy laid over electrical beats that were ultimately well produced. Like the title of this review suggests, there is a LOT here in the way of some good old fashioned sonic madness.
4.5/5 really but hell of a good cd Nov 21, 2007
I bought the Tempest in September having no idea what to expect and I found the CD. The Tempest is creative and good ol Mark E Clark back which would make most fans happy. There is only one flaw I found about this album...its not wicked sorry but its true the CD is not wicked compared to others like The Amazing Jeckel Bros,Great Milenko, even the 6 Card Series had more wicked than this CD but either way its still good. It sounds more like 80's rap mix in with modern day Rap/Rock some my favorite hits are Alley Rat,Haunted Bumps,Growing again, I Do This!,News at 6 O Clock,Play my song and If I was Serial Killer which I find funny as hell Violent J is singing on Piano
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 oh no Oct 11, 2007
ICP has just gone down hill. The last three or four cd's I purchased just plain sucked to the point they are now sitting on a rack in the local cd trader store...don't do it people, you know you know better
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