Comments on: N.A.S.A. – The Spirit of Apollo Album Review

By: Deqelouyesen

Deqelouyesen — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:36:29 +0000

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By: Jeff Lind

Jeff Lind — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:28:11 +0000

@ Anonymous: What’s not to love?

(Hate those pesky e’s. Always jumping around…)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:13:53 +0000

Hey Jeff, love the last line in your article:

“Iâ€™d love to see them PREFORM live.”

You might also consider watching them perform live…

By: Ross Elton

Ross Elton — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:02:09 +0000

“Very Good.” Man that is so wrong. Jimmy Spliff is right on, although no A for effort. This album is the example of how the term “musician” broadens everyday to include a whole bunch of hacks who like music, but don’t know how to make it at all. Saying anything from this album should be on a Gorillaz project is sorely mistaken, and extremely wrong. Please don’t spread crap like that around.

By: Oh No They Didn’t! Pitchfork gives N.A.S.A. a 1.6 at Pretty Much Amazing!

Oh No They Didn’t! Pitchfork gives N.A.S.A. a 1.6 at Pretty Much Amazing! — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:33 +0000

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By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:24:05 +0000

I guess the idea of it is just as interesting as the execution. But it stands out just the same.

By: C

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:51:38 +0000

After the brutal critique of “money” it was the first track I listened to. A very Thievery Corporation type groove as opposed to a hip-hop oriented one and if anything it speaks against the “money-mongering” you claim the song is about. Chuck D is on the track, c’mon, how much dollar worshiping could be on the track. Very little after a critical listen. Thanks for putting a good album on point.

By: jimmy spliff

jimmy spliff — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:04:11 +0000

For anyone who thinks this record is ‘good’, please spend some more time listening to music and considering whether you’re saying it’s good because of the artists on it or because you’re just not a very bold person… compilations are like super groups, they’re either hit or miss (often misses because of the lack of chemistry), this compilation misses the boat entirely, I give it an A for effort, but it just doesn’t get anywhere, it’s a great idea but it just didn’t come together with a very genuine sound, sorry…

By: Harley

Harley — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:12:04 +0000

Nicely done, Jeff. Thanks for breaking apart this album.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:41:36 +0000

Is no one else disappointed that gifted isn’t longer?
they let kanye steal the track and a chorus or two would not have hurt. I do kinda wish it was an album more gifted sounding but still i agree with the review overall.

By: Luis Tovar

Luis Tovar — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:32:10 +0000

Well we did give it an 8/10

By: LtK

LtK — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:28:11 +0000

Seriously? No one has love for “Strange Enough”?! Karen O on the chorus kills it. And “Whachadoin’” is phenom. I’m bias towards “Spacious Thoughts” because I think everything Tom Waits touches turns to audio gold. But Del also deserves props for his cameo on “Samba Soul.” I agree that people’s expectations for this album were so skewed. Instead of appreciating the fact that this kind of effort is nearly unprecedented – drawing artists this diverse together is so rare unless it’s for a charity record, and in that case the tracks aren’t this experimental – we’re ridiculing it for not being 17 straight “Gifted” tracks. I think this album should be praised at the very least for its daring and progressive statement on musical collaboration.

By: Half Note

Half Note — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:01:59 +0000

Only listened to “Spacious Thoughts” once and have no interest in returning to it but will probably still give it another try or two. But “Way Down” is GREAT!

By: Jared

Jared — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:48:24 +0000

When CokeMachineGlow reviewed this album a few days ago (settling with a 35% rating http://tinyurl.com/cj389y), they made a totally f*****g egregious claim of its worthlessness, citing Diplo as the culprit of its hipsterdom. I just had to delete my RSS feed to that p.o.s. site. (and compare that to the PRGz review http://tinyurl.com/chbbzf which is not recycled at all!)

Aside from that, I agree with you Luis, and above commenters. Its not a dance-able album (a trait a Diplo production would lend), but it does its job at highlighting it’s “northamerica-southamerica” diversity. (And to be honest, I hear heaps more old-school hiphop than “bastardized, Brazilian baile-meets-LA sleaze-hop hybrid”)

By: Anony

Anony — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:10:21 +0000

same here.. gifted is TOO perfect. The rest of the album falls short. midget short.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:09:37 +0000

ehhh. hit and miss. gifted made my expectations too high

By: jake

jake — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:09:01 +0000

i don’t think it didn’t meet people’s expectations, i just think peoples expectations were wrong after they heard gifted and the LA riots remix of NASA music. this isn’t a party/hyphy/electrorap album that most people expected, it’s a chill-out hip hop album.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:07:59 +0000

I guess was hoping for a bit more with the great roster on this album, but it was a solid effort..I like most of the songs, though.

Good review though.

By: MONEY IS MY SHIT!!

MONEY IS MY SHIT!! — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:07:20 +0000

ITS NOT TACKY. I FUCKING LOVE THAT SONG.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:05:54 +0000

This album is hit or miss, but considering the “hits” its definitely hard to let a few bad tracks spoil it.