The Main Event (album)
| The Main Event | ||||
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| Released | 20 November 2000 | |||
| Genre | Hip-Hop | |||
| Length | 54:55 | |||
| Label | Grand Central Records GCCD108 | |||
| Producer | Fingathing | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
The Main Event is the debut album by Fingathing.[4] It was released in 2000 on Grand Central Records.[5]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Fingathing's DJ Peter Parker and Sneaky; Parker provided the scratching, and Sneaky played double bass.[2] Many of the tracks are about wrestling.[6][7]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that "it's rare that discs released by scratch or battle DJs ever hold a candle to their respective live performances, but here Fingathing definitely defy convention."[1] The Guardian wrote that some of the songs "are lushly atmospheric, while others have the rudimentary feel and brutal minimalism of earliest hip hop."[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "Intro" – 0:43
- "Check It Out" – 2:58
- "Big Monsters Crush Cities" – 5:56
- "Come On Girls" – 1:50
- "Head To Head" – 4:08
- "How To Smoke" (featuring DJ Noize) – 4:11
- "Slappy's Tune" – 2:22
- "Just Practice" (featuring Mr. Scruff) – 3:52
- "Big Kid" – 2:40
- "Remember This?" – 0:48
- "You Fly Me" – 3:11
- "Ffathead" – 3:20
- "Slippin" (featuring Veba) – 5:14
- "A Light Refreshment" – 1:11
- "Crowd Pleasers" (featuring DJ Noize) – 3:42
- "Ffling" – 3:42
- "The Final Bout" – 5:07
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Main Event - Fingathing | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 452.
- ^ a b Lester, Paul (17 November 2000). "Friday review: music: Pop CD releases: Fingathing: The Main Event". The Guardian: 23.
- ^ "Pop review: Fingathing". the Guardian. 6 February 2001.
- ^ "Fingathing | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Fingathing :: Fingathing and the Big Red Nebula Band :: Grand Central/Ninja Tune". www.rapreviews.com.
- ^ Smith, Jack. "BBC - Music - Review of Fingathing - And the Big Red Nebula Band". www.bbc.co.uk.
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