Selling Live Water
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| Released | January 13, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:53 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
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Selling Live Water is a solo studio album by American hip hop artist Sole. It was released on Anticon in 2003. It peaked at number 126 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart,[1] as well as number 7 on CMJ's Hip-Hop chart.[2]
Production
[edit | edit source]Selling Live Water was produced by Telephone Jim Jesus, Alias, Odd Nosdam, and Jel.[3] The album draws influence from Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn.[4] In an interview with Westword, Sole said, "Selling Live Water is an attempt at sizing up the world as I see it in a more complete manner than making vague self-absorbed rants like my last record, Bottle of Humans."[4]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[6] |
| Billboard | favorable[7] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | B[8] |
| Dusted Magazine | favorable[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[9] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[11] |
| RapReviews.com | 6.5/10[12] |
| Stylus Magazine | B−[13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]
Chris Dahlen of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10, saying: "Whether you dig it all or prefer him in small doses, Sole has never sounded more keyed up, heady and on target than he does on Selling Live Water, and its wrap-up is almost anthemic."[11] Ed Howard of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of B−, saying: "Fun, diverse, and complex, this record is yet another great addition to the increasingly varied Anticon aesthetic."[13] He added: "Encompassing personal introspection, socio-political commentary, naked explorations of relationships, and obtuse poetry, Selling Live Water also represents a massive step forward in Sole's lyrical evolution."[13]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks are written by Sole, except "Slow, Cold Drops" by Pedestrian.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Da Baddest Poet" | Telephone Jim Jesus | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Shoot the Messenger" | Alias | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Salt on Everything" | Odd Nosdam | 3:22 |
| 4. | "I Hope You Like My Stupid Painting" | 0:31 | |
| 5. | "Respect Pt. 3" | Jel | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Tokyo" | Alias | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Plutonium" | Alias | 4:54 |
| 8. | "Sebago" | Jel | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Slow, Cold Drops" | Alias | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Pawn in the Game Pt. 1" | Alias | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Pawn in the Game Pt. 2" | Alias | 3:17 |
| 12. | "The Priziest Horse" | Alias | 4:06 |
| 13. | "Teepee on a Highway Blues" | Alias | 4:02 |
| 14. | "Selling Live Water" | Odd Nosdam | 4:30 |
| 15. | "Ode to the War on Terrorism" | Telephone Jim Jesus | 3:12 |
| Total length: | 54:53 | ||
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Sole – vocals, entaludes
- Telephone Jim Jesus – production (1, 15)
- Alex Oropexa – mixing (1, 2, 4–13, 15), extra keyboards (7, 9)
- Xopher D – mixing (1, 2, 4–13, 15), mastering
- Alias – production (2, 6, 7, 9–13)
- Why? – keyboards (3, 14), vocal harmonies (14)
- Odd Nosdam – production (3, 14), mixing (3, 14)
- Jel – production (5, 8), cuts
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Selling Live Water at Discogs (list of releases)
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