DJ Shadow - Private Press Special Package w Bonus CD (16 tracks) +Album Reviews

Oh boy, I love this album..

H. A Huffman | Mt. Prospect, IL USA | 10/18/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Most "DJ" albums are pretty [bad], filled with repetitive, boring nonsense. Not this album! I must have listened to this CD about 20 times, every track on the CD is different. DJ Shadow is a true artist, this stuff is amazing. Buy this CD, support good music."

Godlike

lovescratch | Newport News, Virginia United States | 07/03/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"DJ Shadow almost attains godlike status with the creation of this album. I say that because he seems now to fully realize the infinitude of music - and instead of being intimidated by its vastness, he confidently, simply, Rocks. If a person doesn't appreciate it they must not be listening to it right. You should put on big, immersive headphones and just stay in the moment - listening to every sound as it comes up. It isn't an album you can just nod your head to..."

...good slice of artistic sampladelica

James See | Turlock, CA United States | 11/16/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was tempted to give this 4 stars, but only because I gave Endtroducing...5 stars and this one is just not quite as good. Then I realized that Endtroducing...was so incredible it deserves 6 stars. And compared with a lot of the DJ-based garbage that's out there, Private Press really is worthy of the highest rating.This album is quite different from Endtroducing...,with an 80's vibe and more samples of vocals and mechanical-sounding synths. Already, some fans expecting Entroducing...Part 2 have expressed disappointment, but all great artists refine their technique and approach, and that's just what DJ Shadow is--a great artist. Forget your rigidly defined notions of what hip hop is, or what techno is, or what rock is. This is simply brilliant, modern music that transcends all genre conventions.Note: the bonus disc is worth having if you're already a committed DJ Shadow fan...but it's hardly essential."

Leaves you in surprise, in awe

e.s. ortiz-gonzalez | Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico United States | 08/31/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What I love from this CD? Everything, I must say: how music emerges through endless layers of music, how DJ Shadow bends any Hip-Hop boundary -if there is one-, making you experience a crescendo feeling of surprise and awe. Yes, I've listened to DJ Shadow before. But then I listen to this CD and all I can do is take a deep breath, close my eyes and relax. Chill-out listening to every detail in it: every ding, every dang, the furious yuxtaposing of beats. Have a yoga session. Then I ask myself if this is not a masterpiece. Damn, sure it is! I cannot take it off my player, and it' s been more than three weeks since I bought it. Now, you looking for something really refreshing? Check this out then."

Not Endtroducing But Still A Great Album

Roger | Bensalem , PA -USA | 07/19/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This cd isn't Endtroducing, but any true hardcore Shadow fan will appreciate this album for its uniqueness. I bought the special edition with 2 cds (the first one had the original version of giving up the ghost and the second was "pushin' buttons with DJ Numark and Cut Chemist.) To me the best tracks are "You Can't Go Home Again" within the song contains a segment where it goes of something similar to Endtroducing. "Walkie Talkie" is also good because he has a hell of a knack for sampling dialogue, and uses it very well here. "Fixed Income" is also an awesome track, and on "Mongrel..." & "...Meets His Maker" there are the drums people are looking for. I have almost everything Shadow has released on cd incuding his work with the Quannum Collective and Solesides Greatest Bumps. Anybody who has ever read his interviews knows that he is true to himself and that's all that matters.
One said that certain songs or certain parts of them happen or coincide with things that happen in life, such as the phone ringing or the way things move around on a drive through the city. Music is life and life is music.
Also check out the "pusin' Buttons" track, it is one of the best collaborations ever if DJ History and has this awesome section that has drums, congas and a mean...bassline."

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