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Everlast
Whitey Ford Sings the Blues Tommy Boy Everything about this album annoyed me intensely. The vague, aimless songs with overused swear words, cliched lyrics (Money (Dollar Bill) - "pussy for free") twanging background guitars, for starters. Then consider the irrelevant title (what blues?), the 'shocking' photos of Everlast flipping the bird at the camera, the hand-scrawled track listing. The entire deal is beyond redemption. The bizarre inclusion of three answer phone messages from 'Prince Paul' and 'Guru' was particularly disturbing. Equally worrying, the rap about 'Bill' Shakespeare. It could only get worse if the Bard himself left a message - imagine it: "Everlast, extract thy head from thine arse". The weirdest thing is that so much of the music seems not to be by Everlast, but by other artists. The press release declares it honest, introspective, 'deep' material (without a hint of irony, would you believe?) and then mumbles vaguely about how he 'wrote most of the album' and even 'provided lyrical input'. The fact that this warrants mention makes you wonder... Maybe the artist credits should read Dante Ross, John Gamble, Sadat X, Prince Paul, Casual and Bronx Style Bob? Admittedly, Everlast is easier to remember but hell, honesty's important! This album's appalling, don't buy it. 0/10 Maddie Cross
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