Songs of the Ungrateful Living
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| Everlast studio album | ||||
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October 18, 2011 |
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| Label (s) | Martyr Inc. Long Branch Records | |||
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CD · Download · Vinyl |
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Title (number) |
15th |
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running time |
51:06 |
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Everlast ( exec. ) · Ivory Daniel (exec.) · Kevin Zinger (exec.) · DJ Lethal · Fredwreck · Darius Holbert |
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Songs of the Ungrateful Living ( German : songs about ungrateful life) is the sixth studio album by the American rapper and singer Everlast . It was released on October 18, 2011 via Martyr Inc. Another version contains three more bonus songs and was released through Long Branch Records. There is also a fye exclusive version on which the buyer receives an additional CD. I Get By and Long Time are the two single releases from the album.
background
He was inspired to write the album by the conditions in the United States , which Everlast believes are getting worse and worse. He sees a lot of people around who are suffering and struggling to make a living. With Songs of the Ungrateful Living, he wants to let the listener know what is really going on. The gap between rich and poor will widen even further. He further explained: "Musically and lyrically this album reflects the interplay of ebb and flow that I have experienced in recent years".
In an interview with ArtsBeat, he described 65 Roses as his personal favorite song on the album and justified this with his daughter's illness, who had cystic fibrosis . 65 Roses is an organization in the United States that supports children with cystic fibrosis.
Cover
The entire cover is black and white. In the middle you can see a skull on which a bark beetle is crawling. The skull is surrounded by bushes, at the top it says “EVERLAST”, while at the bottom “Songs of the UNGRATEFUL LIVING” can be read, whereby the first three words of the album title are decorated, clearly smaller and shown in a loop.
Track list
- Standard version:
| # | title | length |
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| 1. | Long at all | 2:56 |
| 2. | Gone for Good | 3:13 |
| 3. | I get by | 3:38 |
| 4th | Little Miss America | 3:58 |
| 5. | My house | 3:34 |
| 6th | Long time | 3:26 |
| 7th | Friday the 13th | 2:30 |
| 8th. | The Crown | 3:48 |
| 9. | Sixty-Five Roses | 3:10 |
| 10. | Moneymaker | 3:12 |
| 11. | The Rain | 3:26 |
| 12. | Some of Us Pray | 2:55 |
| 13. | I'll be there for you | 3:51 |
| 14th | Even God Don't Know | 4:13 |
| 15th | A change is gonna come | 3:16 |
- Bonus songs version:
| # | title | length |
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| 16. | Everyone respects the gun | 3:00 |
| 17th | Final trumpet | 2:28 |
| 18th | Black Coffee (Live Acoustic) | 3:24 |
- fye Exclusive Bonus CD:
| # | title | length |
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| 1. | Everyone respects the gun | 3:00 |
| 2. | Final trumpet | 2:28 |
| 3. | Black Coffee (Live Acoustic) | 3:24 |
| 4th | What It's Like (Live Acoustic) | |
| 5. | White Trash Beautiful (Live Acoustic) |
Chart placements
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| 2011 | Songs of the Ungrateful Living |
DE58 (1 week) DE |
AT55 (2 weeks) AT |
CH30 (4 weeks) CH |
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US48 (2 weeks) US |
First published: October 18, 2011
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criticism
| Professional reviews | |
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| Reviews | |
| source | rating |
| laut.de |
 
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| Allmusic |
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| Musikreviews.de | 11/15 |
| examiner.com |
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Alexander Austel from laut.de wrote that, unlike the releases of La Coka Nostra, of which he is a member, Everlast has moved away from rap and thus from hip-hop with Songs of the Ungrateful Living , and instead this album is "soaked" with blues and country. He described Long At All as a deep ballad about "life and death", which is accompanied by slow, "dreamy" sounding guitar melodies. On the single I Get By you can hear him rhyming and singing, both elements merge into a "certain flow". The Rain is also one of the more hip-hop-heavy songs on the album. The blues and country borrowings are "tiring" along the length of the album, but the instruments played live harmonize with one another. Finally, Austel wrote that Songs of the Ungrateful Living contained few, but "very fine" rap parts.
Andreas Schiffmann from Musikreviews.de wrote in his review that Everlast wrote texts as it should be for someone with “his background”. He praised the songs My House and, as he writes, “fellow singer” Long Time , as well as the pieces The Crown and Moneymaker . His lyrics are "arbitrarily intelligent". In conclusion, Schiffmann described Songs of the Ungrateful Living as Everlast's “best record so far” and justified this with Everlast's rich lyrics and the musical variety, which was also catchy.
Web links
- Album profile on the discogs website
- Songs of the Ungrateful Living on rateyourmusic.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b James C. McKinley Jr .: Q. and A .: Everlast Sees the 'Ungrateful Living' All Around Him . ArtsBeat. October 18, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ a b Alexander Austel: Rap soaked with blues and country. . laut.de . Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ David Jeffries: AllMusic Review by David Jeffries . Allmusic . Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ↑ Andreas Schiffmann: Everlast: Songs Of The Ungrateful Living (Review) . Musikreviews.de. February 24, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ Brian Campbell: CD Review: Everlast - "Songs of the Ungrateful Living" . examiner.com. November 11, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2015.