Dr. Octagonecologyst

Ehkä seassa on jotain hienoja lyriikoita, mut päällimäisenä tuntuu aika genitaaliselta levy yleisesti. ykkösen ja kakkosen välillä (levyn teemaan sopivasti). kiinnostava faktoidi: prodigyn smack my bitch up samplaa tätä äijää (ei tosin tältä levyltä).

I'm on-board with this! I really like the style of beats and rapping. It's quite funky in places, but it also veers off into weird asides, with sci-fi and spooky synths. I like the trip-hop beats and scratching. Some of it is really funny. The album as a whole is definitely quite unique, and one I'll revisit.

Favourite tracks: Blue Flowers, I'm destructive.

I like Ultramagnetic MC's a lot, but not so much into Kool Keiths solo work. Don't really care for the themes of the songs here and the album drags on for way too long. The few bars that do stick out are just bizarre. I do like the classical touches throughout however.

"Dr. Octagonecologyst introduces the character of Dr. Octagon, a homicidal, extraterrestrial, time-traveling gynecologist and surgeon" so you know we're getting low level porno skits and a rough theme thats held together by hopes and dreams.

In reality its shit level hip hop, even with Dan The Automator at the desk

I really appreciate the production and instrumentals on here, being a big fan of DJ Shadow, Unkle and MF Doom. But the lyrics and vocals don't do much for me, and I really could have done without the porn samples. It's a somewhat interesting concept, and I don't think it's meant to be taken too seriously. He's playing a character, like Doom and other rappers often do. However I think a lot of the jokes and bars are pretty immature and cringe inducing. It's also way too long. The title track, Bear Witness, Real Raw and Blue Flowers are pretty good though. It should be mentioned as well, I think there are more proctology references on here than gynaecology ones. Maybe Dr. Octagon is multi-disciplined?

was a weeeird one for sure. Glad I checked it out but ismt gonna be a favourite

Kool Keith gebruikt met Dr. Octagon een alter ego om even wat anders te kunnen doen. Dan kan hij wat gekker en stouter doen. Dat versterkt met sampeltjes en niet-muzikale grapjes tussendoor. Dr. Ocotgon is daarmee eigenlijk de Real Slim Shady.

Muzikaal neemt Keith gelukkig niet echt afscheid van de klassieke rapstijl. Het alterego gaat wel wat ten koste van de rapper. Hij kan beter dan hij op dit album laat horen. Daar tegenover staat dat de muziek/de beat de rap fijn begeleidt.

Al met al een goede notering in de lijst. Maar hoger dan een 3+ kan ik het niet geven.

The artwork is pretty cool!
...and I liked the B-movie sound bites, and that's about it.

Ok. So far I haven't found any hip hop album that I liked. They're all so bad. I had hopes for this one when I saw the cover, it's a cool image. Pressed play and all my hopes were immediately shot. This is so much garbage. Why the hell is this on the list of albums I need to hear? I mean even though hip hop is not my taste, I understand why all the hip hop records I've come across so far are on the list, but this? It's just 100% terrible and has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The lyrics literally sound like a 7-year-old wrote them. Or maybe the kid we all knew in high school that either thought it was funny to have a 7-year-old sense or humor or just never grew out of it for some reason. Either way this record is trash and should be forgotten so future historians don't accidentally come across it thousands of years from now an judge us by it. “No wonder they died out” they’ll all say. 0/5

Enjoyed the beats hated the vocals/lyrics, honestly couldn’t recommend this to anyone.

Beats = p. good
Lyrics = h-hellooo, Human Resources?!

This just seems like... bad themed rap?

God, i was legitimately not expecting Dr. Octagonecologyst to be this good. The beats were just so cool and flowed super well while also having a cool mysterious feel to them. Keith's flows were also really good and mixed in perfectly with the music. The samples were weird but they no doubt added to the charm of this album. Even if the vocals were a bit bland at first, i eventually got used to them as the album progressed. While not every song was great (Hello, Halfsharkalligatorhalfman) the majority of them absolutely were so that makes this album a really solid listen.
Best Song: Earth People
Worst Song: Halfsharkalligatorhalfman

I’ve heard this album before but it was a while ago. This album is wild, it borders on outsider music at times. At times it sounds like dr. Octagon is stream of consciousness rapping. This was unlike anything else at the time, even for Kool Keith who is Dr. Octagon. It’s almost as if his alter ego takes over and he becomes Dr. Octagon. The lyrics are wildly inventive and, while seemingly random at times, create the lore of the Doctor. It’s one of the strangest concept albums I’ve come across. And the music on here is amazing. The album may never have been more than an underground hit if not for the production. The themes and lyrics are so bizarre that without stellar production this may have been lost to history save for a handful of hardcore fans. But all the ingredients together has made this album stand the test of time. I will say that it was on the long side, and some of the samples, while on theme, make it so I wouldn’t throw this on in public. Overall, a terrific album that still sounds fresh thanks to its unique style.

I'd listened to pieces of this album for years but this is the first time I made it through it's entirety. God this this is bloated and dated.
A Visit to the Gynecologist and Girl Let Me Touch You are absolutely horrible tracks. Other songs are ok, but just thematically repetitive across the album. Blue Flowers is really the best track on here. Sadly, this album is on its way out for me. 2/5.

Was "ok"

Love the trip hop production - great beats and nice spacey atmosphere. Few things have ages as poorly as scratching though, and this album has way too much of it. The flow is smooth and playful, building up the stupid character of Dr Octagon and his porno-bio-political universe. It's definitely more rap for rock critics who prefer a dense lyrical concept album over the actually popular hit-oriented party rap.

I'm not a fan of rap, but I am a fan of trying everything on this project with an open mind, so looking at the track listing I was excited to see a rap album where every song didn't have the explicit filter next to it.

Boy, how did all these songs dodge the NSFW filter? The first "song" is a porn scene with someone that sounds remarkably like Arnie. There's another porn scene in the middle of the album and the rest of it is full of doctor-themed inuendo and weak rhymes.

No idea how this made it to the top 1001 albums.

I really hated this. Not too many albums that I've wanted to turn off, but add this one to the list. Alternated between bored and annoyed the entire album.

Great production, and that sound is so evocative. Just a shame most of the lyrics seem to have been written and performed by a 14-year-old boy.