Gutter Rainbows is the fourth studio album by Americanhip hop artist Talib Kweli. The album was released on January 25, 2011, by Blacksmith Music and Javotti Media. The album was originally intended to be released in only a digital format. However, on November 16, 2010, it was announced that Duck Down Records would step in to see the album got a CD release.[1] This included an import edition and a special edition with extras.[2]
Gutter Rainbows was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. The album holds a score of 71 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews".[3]HipHopDX gave it a score of three out of five and called it "a fairly easy spin, and can go into the listener's steady rotation in a pinch. That being said, this feels a bit like a subdued version of Eardrum."[14]BBC Music gave it a favorable review and said, "This is an odd thing to say, given the dumbness of so many contemporary rap songs--is that Kweli tries to cram too much awareness into his lines at the expense of rhymes and flow. But trying a little too hard to find enlightenment can be forgiven when it comes from within a genre that often tips bravado ahead of insight."[15] However, some reviews are very average or mixed: URB gave it three stars out of five and said, "Talib seems to be coasting just a bit on this cut-and-paste session. As in, from a pure musical standpoint, outside of a few of repeat-worthy tracks, Gutter Rainbows is no cure for your current cabin fever."[16] No Ripcord gave it a score of six stars out of ten and said that it "hovers between a mainstream and an indie vibe, embracing neither and potentially isolating both audiences."[17]Tiny Mix Tapes gave it a score of two stars out of five and said, "Kweli still has an ear for beats, and despite some particular low points here, his lyrics were always overshadowed by his flow, which is as sharp as ever."[18]
Commercial performanceedit
In its first week, the album sold 13,900 copies in the United States.[19] In the first two weeks after its release, the album sold a total of 19,000 copies in the United States.[20]
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Gutter Rainbows is the fourth studio album by American hip hop artist Talib Kweli The album was released on January 25 2011 by Blacksmith Music and Javotti Media The album was originally intended to be released in only a digital format However on November 16 2010 it was announced that Duck Down Records would step in to see the album got a CD release 1 This included an import edition and a special edition with extras 2 Gutter RainbowsStudio album by Talib KweliReleasedJanuary 25 2011Recorded2010GenreAlternative hip hopLength49 13LabelBlacksmith Music Javotti Media 3DProducer88 Keys M Phazes Shuko Marco Polo S1 Khrysis 6th Sense Ski Beatz E Jones Nick Speed Blaq Toven Oh No Maurice Brown Drum Dreamers Patrick Ty neg MathoreTalib Kweli chronologyEardrum 2007 Gutter Rainbows 2011 Prisoner of Conscious 2013 Singles from Gutter Rainbows Cold Rain Released November 30 2010 Contents 1 Reception 1 1 Critical response 1 2 Commercial performance 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References 6 External linksReception editCritical response edit Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic 71 100 3 Review scoresSourceRatingAbsolutePunk86 4 Consequence of Sound nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 DJBooth nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Paste 6 8 10 8 Pitchfork Media 7 4 10 9 PopMatters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 RapReviews 8 5 10 11 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Spin 7 10 13 Gutter Rainbows was met with generally positive reviews from music critics The album holds a score of 71 out of 100 from Metacritic based on generally favorable reviews 3 HipHopDX gave it a score of three out of five and called it a fairly easy spin and can go into the listener s steady rotation in a pinch That being said this feels a bit like a subdued version of Eardrum 14 BBC Music gave it a favorable review and said This is an odd thing to say given the dumbness of so many contemporary rap songs is that Kweli tries to cram too much awareness into his lines at the expense of rhymes and flow But trying a little too hard to find enlightenment can be forgiven when it comes from within a genre that often tips bravado ahead of insight 15 However some reviews are very average or mixed URB gave it three stars out of five and said Talib seems to be coasting just a bit on this cut and paste session As in from a pure musical standpoint outside of a few of repeat worthy tracks Gutter Rainbows is no cure for your current cabin fever 16 No Ripcord gave it a score of six stars out of ten and said that it hovers between a mainstream and an indie vibe embracing neither and potentially isolating both audiences 17 Tiny Mix Tapes gave it a score of two stars out of five and said Kweli still has an ear for beats and despite some particular low points here his lyrics were always overshadowed by his flow which is as sharp as ever 18 Commercial performance edit In its first week the album sold 13 900 copies in the United States 19 In the first two weeks after its release the album sold a total of 19 000 copies in the United States 20 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 After the Rain C Njapa T Greene T Ibrahim88 Keys1 272 Gutter Rainbows M Landon T Greene R MandellM Phazes4 113 So Low C Bauss T Greene M WrightShuko3 154 Palookas featuring Sean Price M Bruno T Greene S PriceMarco Polo3 585 Mr International featuring Nigel Hall L Griffin T Greene N HallS13 376 I m On One C Tyson T GreeneKhrysis3 557 Wait for You featuring Kendra Ross L Griffin T Greene K RossS13 468 Ain t Waiting featuring Outasight M Kawesch T Greene R Andrew6th Sense3 589 Cold Rain D Willis T GreeneSki Beatz2 3610 Friends amp Family E Jones T GreeneE Jones3 5811 Tater Tot N Speed T GreeneNick Speed2 5712 How You Love Me featuring Blaq Toven A Ranson T GreeneBlaq Toven4 0513 Uh Oh featuring Jean Grae M Jackson T Greene T IbrahimOh No4 1614 Self Savior featuring Chace Infinite M Brown T GreeneMaurice Brown3 14 iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks 21 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length15 How You Love Me live from BK Bowl featuring Blaq Toven A Ranson T GreeneBlaq Toven3 4616 Go Now featuring Iron Solomon and Jean Grae P Mathore T Greene T IbrahimTy neg of Drum Dreamers4 37 Amazon bonus track 22 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length15 GMB Grown Man Business T Greene E JonesE Jones5 06Personnel editCredits for Gutter Rainbows adapted from CD booklet Richard Andrew vocals Steve Baughman mixing Christoph Bauss producer Maurice Brown producer trumpet Marco Bruno producer Kevin Calloway session coordinator Luis Cato bass Jarriel Carter horn arrangements John Cave guitar Brian Cockerham bass Adam Deitch drums Jon Dixon synthesizer Raymond Angry keyboard Nate Jones bass Drew Friedman executive producer Michael Geldreich piano Mike Gibney mixing Talib Greene vocals executive producer Larry Griffin producer horn arrangements Nigel Hall vocals piano Tsidi Ibrahim vocals additional vocals Borahm Lee keyboard Michael Jackson producer Aaron Johnson vocals Daru Jones drums Eric Jones producer Michael Kawesch producer Chris Koltay engineer Eric Krasno guitar Mark Landon producer Alby Cohen Recording Engineer on Tracks 1 3 5 9 13 14 Mike L LaValle bass guitar Rob Mandell instrumentation Patrick Mathore producer Caleb McCampbell co producer additional producer additional keys Aaron Merkin vocals Joe Nardone mixing Winston Nelson rhodes flute Charles Njapa producer additional vocals Sean Price vocals Anthony Ransom producer vocals publishing Kendra Ross vocals Christopher Tyson producer Maurizio Sera mixing Liu Sing publishing Nicholas Speed producer programming Brady Watt bass Tony Williams vocals David Willis producer Mike Wyatt engineer Harrison Young piano James Roberts additional vocalsCharts editChart 2011 Peakposition US Billboard 200 23 29 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 24 7 US Independent Albums Billboard 25 4 US Top Tastemaker Albums Billboard 26 25References edit Talib Kweli To Release Gutter Rainbows On January 25 2011 HipHopDX 2010 12 24 Archived from the original on October 2 2012 Retrieved 2015 10 06 Talib Kweli Talks Gutter Rainbows The Music Industry Doesn t Exist MTV 2011 02 03 Retrieved 2015 10 06 a b Critic Reviews for Gutter Rainbows Metacritic Retrieved 2015 10 06 Ian Walker 2011 01 25 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows Album Review AbsolutePunk net Retrieved 2015 10 06 Madden Michael 2011 02 28 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows Consequence of Sound Retrieved 2015 10 06 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows Album Review Stream DJBooth Archived from the original on 2015 10 06 Retrieved 2015 10 06 Album review Talib Kweli s Gutter Rainbows 24 January 2011 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows Music Reviews Paste Pastemagazine com 3 February 2011 Retrieved 2015 10 06 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows Album Reviews Pitchfork 2011 01 26 Retrieved 2015 10 06 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows PopMatters Retrieved 2015 10 06 Feature for February 1st 2011 Talib Kweli s Gutter Rainbows Rapreviews com 2011 02 01 Retrieved 2015 10 06 Rosen Jody 2011 02 03 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows Album Review Rolling Stone Retrieved 2015 10 06 SPIN 25 January 2011 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows Javotti Media 3D SPIN Retrieved 2015 10 06 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows HipHopDX 2011 01 24 Archived from the original on 2015 01 19 Retrieved 2015 10 06 Music Review of Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows BBC 2011 01 25 Retrieved 2015 10 06 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows URB COM Archived from the original on January 25 2011 Retrieved 2015 10 06 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows Music Review No Ripcord 2011 02 02 Retrieved 2015 10 06 Morris David 2015 05 21 Talib Kweli Gutter Rainbows Tiny Mix Tapes Retrieved 2015 10 06 Nicki Minaj Surpasses Kanye in Overall Sales XXL Magazine February 2 2011 Retrieved 4 February 2011 ALLEN JACOBS February 9 2011 Hip Hop Album Sales The Week Ending 2 6 2011 Hip Hop DX Cheri Media Group Archived from the original on 18 August 2013 Retrieved 9 February 2011 Gutter Rainbows Deluxe Edition by Talib Kweli on iTunes Itunes apple com 2011 01 25 Retrieved 2015 10 06 Gutter Rainbows Amazon Bonus Album Explicit Talib Kweli MP3 Downloads Amazon Retrieved 2015 10 06 Talib Kweli Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved October 23 2014 Talib Kweli Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved October 23 2014 Talib Kweli Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Retrieved October 23 2014 Talib Kweli Chart History Top Tastemaker Albums Billboard Retrieved October 23 2014 External links editGutter Rainbows at Metacritic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gutter Rainbows amp oldid 1152977218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
