Riders of the Storm: The Underwater Album

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Riders of the Storm:
The Underwater Album
Riders of the Storm.jpg
Studio album by
Boogiemonsters
ReleasedAugust 9, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
Genre Hip hop
Length58:42
Label Pendulum/EMI [1]
Producer D!, Boogiemonsters
Boogiemonsters chronology
Riders of the Storm:
The Underwater Album
(1994)		 God Sound
(1997)

Riders of the Storm: The Underwater Album is the debut album by rap group Boogiemonsters. [2] [3] It was released on August 9, 1994, through EMI America Records and was produced by the Boogiemonsters and was one of the first albums to feature session work from Scott Storch. The album peaked at No. 42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 19 on the Top Heatseekers and spawned two charting singles: "Recognized Thresholds of Negative Stress" peaked at No. 65 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and No. 19 on the Hot Rap Singles, while "Strange" peaked at No. 43 on the Hot Rap Singles.

Contents

Lyricism and music

Intending to bring substance to hip hop, Boogiemonsters wrote songs which they felt would add depth to the genre's lyricism, including "Old Man Jacob's Well," which portrayed a child murderer who believes that he is helping children "by taking them out of this evil world." [4] Another example of this lyricism was found in "Recognized Thresholds of Negative Stress," which promotes what the group believed were "the benefits of having a carefree spirit." [4]

Group member Ivor Myers cited Jim Morrison, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Yellowman and Bob Marley as influences on the album's music. [4] The group intended to combine these musical influences with a form of abstract spirituality which combined elements of Christianity, Rastafari, Eastern mysticism and African religions to form the content of the album's lyrics. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The New York Times called the album "idiosyncratic, energetic and refreshingly underivative" and "full of head-bobbing pleasures and food for thought." [7]

Track listing

  1. "Jugganauts" – 5:14
  2. "Recognized Thresholds of Negative Stress" – 5:41
  3. "Boogie" – 3:53
  4. "Muzic Appreciation" – 2:33
  5. "Mark of the Beast" – 4:20
  6. "Altered States of Consciousness" – 4:33
  7. "Honeydips in Gotham" – 4:17
  8. "Strange" – 4:04
  9. "Old Man Jacob's Well" – 5:30
  10. "Bronx Bombas" – 3:20
  11. "Salt Water Taffy" – 4:24
  12. "Riders of the Storm" – 5:03
  13. "Recognized Thresholds of Negative Stress" (Stressless Mix) – 5:50

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Margasak, Peter. "Common Sense/Artifiacts/Organized Confusion/Boogiemonsters". Chicago Reader.
  2. ↑ "Pendulum Dives in with Debut of Boogiemonsters' 'Underwater' Music". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 9, 1994.
  3. ↑ "Boogiemonsters". Trouser Press.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Myers, Ivor (2007). Escape from the Black Hole: The True Story of a Former Hip-Hop Artist. Pacific Press. pp. 45, 47. ISBN   978-0-8163-2198-8.
  5. ↑ "Riders of the Storm: The Underwater Album Boogiemonsters". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ Green, Tony. "A breath of life for hip-hop". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Ehrlich, Dimitri (October 2, 1994). "Pop Briefs". The New York Times.
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