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This album will be the tightest album of 2007, yet most will never hear it. Which is good, because if a lot of people appreciated a CD like this, it will mean most of the mainstream rappers will be out of work. Why? Because once you begin to listen to music with not just skill, but heart, and that is poetic enough to make your English prof. give you extra-curricular bonus marks just for having the CD in class, then you can't go back to what you listened to before. And if that happens, most of the mainstream rappers will all be out of work, and since they are all thugs, they will take their guns and bulletproof vests and start a crime wave, killing untold numbers along the way. So that is why it isn't good. I also give Sage credit for cleaning out my Ipod (by the way, Ipods suck) because although I used to have an Ipod full with music, I have now deleted most of my rap and at least half of my hip-hop - the sound of the previous stuff is the aural equivalent of eating cardboard. This CD is different; different from other artists' and different from what Sage has previously done. It is a mix of his other works, and something new. It has an decent element of Personal Journals, a little of Hope (non-prophets) and a little of a Healthy Distrust. Comparing them; although I have to say Human the Death Dance hasn't struck me emotionally as Personal Journals did, intellectually and poetically it feels like more is present here. But as a disclaimer, I must add that Personal Journals remains my all-time favorite CD, and I don't really expect another to strike me as such anytime soon. But as I said, poetically it shows growth, much growth I think, and I find myself listening much more closely trying to take in what I can. Songs such as Hoofprints in the Sand, Going Back to Rehab, Hell of a Year, and Black Out on White Night I find to be saturated with the poetic stimulation that has characterized Sage's style, and I find Human The Death Dance goes beyond anything he has done before. This CD is much darker, as the cover may suggest, and it really feels like you get a glimpse of the human condition, in all it's fragility, frustration and restlessness. It is mentioned on the CD (or in the booklet) that this CD was something inside of him trying to escape - that it was essential to exorcise these sentiments, thoughts and demons before anything else could be done or undertaken, and it does feel like that; the cd flows like a stream of consciousness - dark, at times bitter, at times deeply focused, at times deeply aware of the grand absurdity of it all, but always impressive. To close, I will say it would be a folly to pass up this CD, and if you will purchase it, get it from Sage's website yourself - support the artist directly. And oh yes, I just picked up a book on understanding poetry - this CD and Buddy Wakefield's CD (Run On Anything) inspired me to push aside my political science and socialism studies for a period and start to REALLY understand the human condition - or at least supplement it. Peace Oh yes, what the hell is "emo" anyways? I hear everyone now saying "emo-this" and "emo-that" - do people just get bored and make up words and classifications that no real person would use themselves, and then these made-up words and sayings pervade our crappy monoculture and everyone starts saying it? I don't know...Read full review
Bought this as gift and they absolutely loved it! Great songs on this album. Sage Francis at his best!!!
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