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Lackluster

kinopku | NYNY | 03/14/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"after waiting 7 years, i was expecting more. it's possible to listen to the album all the way through, so the music isn't horrible. but, you might prefer to listen to something else. del's flow seems to lack energy. the beats are just ok. gone are del's signature topical songs, where he is able to tell stories from the beginning to the end of a song. each and every song is about how mc's are wack except for him, and how people bother him in various ways. there are references to women in this album that do not seem befitting of a man in his mid-30's. there are a couple of highlight tracks. i, personally, like straight up and down. however, the album has a lazy feel to it. it isn't innovative like del usually is and can be. as a del fan from 1991, and after having waited 7 years for this album (i went to a concert in 2004 where del promised the soon release of 11th hour), this is not what i expected."

Apocalypse is Upon Us

Little Jack Horner | 03/22/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I guess Del the Funky Homosapien decided to come out for a visit with his loyal fans that he's been neglecting for years now by putting of the release date of this album, although it is apparent why, because maybe he was just hoping that the horrid 2 second loops of noise that he calls a beat would make its return and be on the throne of glory, like it once was in the EARLY EIGHTIES. Ah yes, you can't really blame Del for trying something different and "edgy" in this album, but he did it in such a non-conformist style. He did it such a manner that he totally neglected all the good in hip hop and tried to form his own style of funk and rap. Bad boy, Del, bad boy.



I guess the album could really be summed up in one word, "Sloppy" because he never really establishes a message in any of his songs. It seems like all he did was go through a rhyming dictionary of all the insults he could think of and wrote it down. He still does a good job in presentation, however, as his flow is undoubtedly good, but it is nothing you can never really sing along with. These songs really just seem like they were rejected by Del in previous albums and he just decided to throw them all in this one.



You really can't say that this album is "bad" though, on the contrary, it is still above average. It really just depends where you set the bar, though. Many people are 1 star-ing this album mainly because Del has been quite successful over the years, and he really dropped the ball on this go around. Honestly what I'm getting at is this: if you have never heard of Del, then go to some of his other albums. Go on now. Move along, then. Nothing to see here. Just pretend this album never happened and you'll be bobbing your head to songs like, "Press Rewind" or "Catch a Bad One" thinking that Del has never had a bad song.



If you are a Del fan, then it really won't turn you away from him and turn you into a troll that goes around and makes reviews about him saying that, "Del sucks and blah blah blah." Like I said, Del still has the talent, but he doesn't have the message.



Maybe he is out of inspiration. He is in his mid-30's after all."

I Was Pleasantly Surprised...

Timothy H. Peyton | 06/07/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"After reading a good majority of the reviews of this album (including most of these user reviews here), I was pleasantly surprised when I gave Eleventh Hour my first listen. I really don't understand the problem...this is truly a good and decent album. It is certainly not deserving of 5 stars, nor is it necessarily on par with other work that Del has given us, but it definitely does not deserve all the negativity that I've seen attached to it.



I've been trying to understand and sympathize with a lot of negative reviewers after hearing it for myself. Perhaps since Del has raised the bar so high...hell, Del IS the bar...that if he puts out anything less than that it really stands out. Still, I can't understand why so many people seem to dislike it so strongly. I agree with the user that claimed that after a few listens it really grows on you. I usually brush suggestions like that off to the side - if something doesn't grab me on the first listen, there is a good chance I won't listen to it again...I think that's pretty normal - but not this time. This truly is an album that you actually need to listen to a few times to really feel it. When I first heard "Bubble Pop", I was a little worried that I would be dissapointed along with everyone else. But now, after just a couple of days, I really enjoy and get something out of this album, and from "Bubble Pop" especially - it's brilliant.



So, in anything, please listen and decide for yourself how you feel about this album, even if you've read a lot of negative reviews like I had."