Notes & Personnel Info |  | Insane Clown Posse: Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, Mike Clark. | | Additional personnel includes: Three 6 Mafia, Zug Island, Twizted, L.A. The Dark Man, The Rude Boy. | | Includes liner notes by Insane Clown Posse. | | This is part of Psychopathic Records "Forgotton Freshness" series. | | Photographers: Ewolf; Bob Alford. | | Insane Clown Posse's Forgotten Freshness, Vol. 3 isn't an official joker card -- that's ICP-speak for a full-length offering of new material. Instead, this 2001 outing, like its predecessor, Forgotten Freshness, Vol. 1-2, is a collection of B-sides, remixes, and specialty releases. This disc should satisfy listeners interested in hearing new rhymes over old ICP beats ("Posse on Vernor," "It"), professional wrestlers working their freestyle flow ("When Vampiro Gets High"), and Violent J's attempt at new age rap ("Fly Away"). However, rock and hip-hop fans uninterested in such sophomoric musings, comic gangsta stories, and Vanilla Ice guest spots should avoid Forgotten Freshness, Vol. 3. There is nothing offered on this collection that will cause ICP detractors or supporters to rethink whether or not the Detroit duo is making a mockery of hard-hop. But those who consider themselves juggalos -- that's ICP-speak for consumer, or sucker, depending on one's perspective -- might enjoy Forgotten Freshness, Vol. 3 and its loose and relatively dynamic presentation. ~ Vincent Jeffries | | For those of you out there who don't take ICP seriously, don't worry; they don't regard themselves very seriously either, as the loopy, often-humorous feel of this disc clearly points out. This release offers 16 tracks of ICP's previously unreleased material. Despite the heavy-handed rap style and the sparsely sprinkled crunching guitar, the lyrics are spouted in a free-spirited, light-hearted manner, dulling the sharp edges with a nice dose of fun. The tracks vary widely from the Three G Mafia-fronted, straight-out rap "Just Another Crazy Click," to the hard rocking "Take It!," the Scottish-tinged "Fly Away," and the acoustic ballad "Take Me Home." This eclecticism makes for a dizzying melange, but for a compilation album, that's not really an issue. FORGOTTEN FRESHNESS VOL. 3 is mostly meant for hardcore fans of the crazy clowns, but anyone looking for a good introduction to the far- out, raucous stylings of ICP could use this disc. |
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