The icing on the cake!
I got this album through a dear friend of mine whose review you can read just below. To be honest, I've never liked Vanilla much, since I'm more of a hard rocking guy, and Vanilla's rappo-clappo musis has never meant much to me. So just imagine my surprise when I heard Vanilla rocking out on this album like any of those heavy rock bands I love so much: Motorhead, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin. Especially the songs Too Cold, Scars and Freestyle make my day, every day! They make you want to bang your head against the wall and wake up the neighbours (also the title of a really groovy Brian Adams album, check it out!). Actually, this album has pointed the way for me to more classic heavy rap music, like Ice-T's Original Gangster album (Body Count rocks OK!) and Run DMC's Raising Hell (what a classic that is!). But in all fairness, this remains the mother of all hard rock heavy rap albums I have listened to so far. It's truly the icing on my hiphop cake. Iceman, keep 'em hanging low and... rock on!
Well Done
This ablum suprised me. I bought it after seeing the VH1 behined the music, The first song got me, forget the past this is a great ablum. We all know he will never have the fame he once had. But beyond all that this album is worth getting
Simply Incredible
If it weren't for the fact that people are reluctant to give a CD that says Vanilla Ice on it a chance, this album would be comparably great in the eyes of many to that of Korn's self-titled or Limp Bizkit's "Three Dollar Bill Yall$". The Rob that the public knows of as Vanilla Ice is just not who he is, it's an image put together by the music industry. This is who Vanilla Ice is, no gimmicks, Rob Van Winkle flat out. It's undeniable what talent the man has. The lyrics on here are painful but powerful and a no-holds barred reflection on his own history. Vanilla Ice, more than anyone, is ashamed of his past image and he releases his aggression about this on track's like "Fxck Me", where he screams out, "Fxck Vanilla Ice...Ice Ice Baby...Ice Ice Beeyatch!" I respect Rob more than anyone for being able to let the door open to everyone on his past and to put it behind him by making music he truly puts his heart into. Vanilla Ice may not be the best rapper, but as an all-around artist he has something many don't have. His band on here as well is solid. Kudos to Ross Robinson who did a fabulous job producing this album. Stand out tracks include "Living", "Scars", "A.D.D." and possibly most notibly,"Too Cold", a remake of his biggest hit "Ice Ice Baby". From start to finish this album is perfection. It may not be the prettiest music, but it is a prime example of release of anguish. Give it a chance if you haven't already, I can't stress it any more.
Vanilla is PISSED
I bought this album back in 1998 and it was in my car CD changer for like 2 years. I couldn't stop listening to it. I just popped it in my computer to give a listen after gathering dust for a few years. I came around looking to see if he released any more albums. Apparently he released a new one under the name V-Ice back in 2001, which I plan on buying ASAP.Anyway, for those of you who are hesitant to buy a Vanilla Ice CD check out this little factoid. The producer of the album is Ross Robinson, the same producer for Korn, Deftones, and others. Now would a hitter like that waste his time on any artist without raw talent, and pure emotion?
This album is REALLY good. DJ Swamp does some of the illest scrathin' I have ever heard on a few tracks. I used to love to blast this CD on my Nakamichi sound system for people, get them to admit they though it was awesome and/or beg me to tell them who it is, then tell them it was Vanilla Ice, then watch the expression on their face. Priceless.
There is a God...his name is Vanilla Ice
I have to admit, I was more then skeptical at first...but when I started to listen...pure genius! Better then anything Elvis, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Zamphire and his pan flute...even better then John Tesh! This is a MUST HAVE for any music collection
