We Rock Hard

Fun mix of uptempo beats and styles from old school boom bap hip hop with dj scratching to dub/reggae/dancehall thump with toasted verses, to hard hitting break beats and rock adjacent electronica ala chemical brothers or prodigy. Overlong but an good hang - party music for driving, movie montages, or getting chores done.

Started strong, some nice bops, but I was bored by the end

Now I know how people feel when they listen to my contribution to this list (How To Operate With A Blown Mind by Lo-Fidelity Allstars). This is pretty good, it has genuine urban character and it's great fun. But, as with Lo-Fis, its let down by a flatness in the mix. It feels like dance music underwent a seismic shift in the early-2000s (especially house and techno) into much more sonically dynamic and experimental form.

Blast from the past, but a little too much of the same.

Definitely feels a bit dated but it's still really fun. Breakbeat is just a great vibe.

Eh, ei oo aika ollut kovin kohtelias tälle. 3/5 nyt kumminkin

After going through the original list, "...the debut album by the English electronic group..." is a traumatizing series of words to see on a 90s entry, but thankfully this one's from the *late* 90s, meaning it's a little bit funky, a little bit whacky, and sounds like it was made by cartoon characters.

Horribly dated, but that's what's kind of charming about it.

Pretty solid background music. Nice beats, just suffers as all electronic music does by having way too long of a runtime.

Favorite songs: Ruffneck, Don't Stop, Freestyle Noize, Dancehall Vibes, We Rock Hard, Here We Go, Breaker Beats (Pts. 1 & 2)

Least favorite songs: Scratch 22 (Jay-Rock's Theme)

3/5

Very cool.

Didn’t hate this, but just got
A bit long and repetitive

Kinda stuck in its immediate past.