Let's Get Serious (Party Fun Action Committee album)

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Let's Get Serious
Party Fun Action Committee Let's Get Serious.jpg
Studio album by
Party Fun Action Committee
ReleasedJuly 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)
Genre Hip hop
Length44:25
Label Definitive Jux
Producer
Singles from Let's Get Serious
  1. "Beer"
    Released: 2003

Let's Get Serious is the first studio album by American hip hop group Party Fun Action Committee. [1] It was released on Definitive Jux on July 1, 2003. [2] The concept album documents a day in the life of two record label executives played by Blockhead and Jeremy Gibson listening to a collection of demo tapes. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The A.V. Club favorable [3]
Stylus Magazine favorable [1]

Johnny Loftus of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "while the raps throughout are often impressive (if a little sophomoric), it's the beats PFAC has come up with that really sell Let's Get Serious' book of inside jokes." [2] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club commented that "Let's Get Serious recalls The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands ". [3] He added, "PFAC's uneven but inspired Let's Get Serious is silly, self-indulgent, and sophomoric, and a whole lot of fun to boot". [3] Jeff Weiss of Stylus Magazine said: "From the ad-libs of each faux-artist to the small jabs at the record executives' dietary habits and decorating tastes, the album plays out like a hip-hop version of This Is Spinal Tap ". [1]

Los Angeles Times named the album one of the most seminal releases from Definitive Jux, calling it "the gold standard of comedy rap records". [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"2:20
2."Mental Storm"2:22
3."Whatchu Know Now"4:14
4."Be My Lady Intro"0:44
5."Be My Lady"1:55
6."I Shoulda Known"5:08
7."Word Up? Intro"1:13
8."Word Up?"1:55
9."Beer"5:17
10."Chapstick Intro"1:03
11."Chapstick"2:12
12."I Am..."5:19
13."Peter Pan Intro"0:39
14."Peter Pan"3:27
15."Back n da Daiz"4:18
16."Outro / Here Comes the Rock"2:19

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Weiss, Jeff (October 4, 2006). "On Second Thought: Party Fun Action Committee – Let's Get Serious". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Loftus, Johnny. "Let's Get Serious - Party Fun Action Committee". AllMusic . Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Rabin, Nathan (August 19, 2003). "Party Fun Action Committee: Let's Get Serious". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ Weiss, Jeff (February 10, 2010). "Farewell Def Jux: A recap of the NYC label's finest moments". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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