PeteStrumentals [Reissue] Pete Rock

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  • Release Date: 05/01/2001
  • Sales Rank: 26,440
  • Label: BBE
  • UPC: 801647120225

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PeteStrumentals [Reissue]

1LISTENA Little Soul
2LISTENPlay Dis Only at Night
3LISTENSomething Funky
4LISTENFor the People
5LISTENTo My Advantage / Nature Bonus Track
6LISTENSmooth Sailing
7LISTENPete's Jazz
8LISTENBack on the Block Bonus Track
9LISTENThe Boss
10LISTENGet Involved
11LISTENNothin' Lesser / U.N. Jamie's Mix / Mix
12LISTENWalk on by
13LISTENTake the D Train Bonus Track
14LISTENWhat You Waiting for
15Mind Frame Bonus Track
16Cake / U.N.
17Outro Bonus Track

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PeteStrumentals follows Jay Dee's Welcome 2 Detroit as the second offering in BBE's producer spotlight Beat Generation series. If you approach Pete Rock's joint as a song-oriented pop album, you may feel disappointed. Only two tracks ("Cake" and "Nothin' Lesser [Jamie's Mix]") feature MCs, and the repetitive, consistently midtempo beats get somewhat monotonous by the end of most tracks. If you approach the album as a radical work of sonic architecture, you may also feel disappointed, since Rock's relatively old-school sensibility isn't likely to make you hear music in a completely new way. But if you approach PeteStrumentals on its own terms -- as a laid-back collection of atmospheric beats ideal for late-night chilling or freestyling over -- then you may enjoy Pete Rock's soulful funk-jazz grooves, which are first-rate for this type of recording. The deep bass and whispered "playback" vocal sample on "For the People," big-band sax on "Smooth Sailing," and layered horns and vibes on "Pete's Jazz" all fit together to form a first-rate instrumental joint. The MC tracks with Rock Marciano, Divine, Godfree, and Laku are located near the end of the album; this makes them seem almost like bonus tracks, or perhaps a late attempt to ensure that the listener hasn't nodded off, but they still fit fine in the overall flow of PeteStrumentals. [BBE also reissued the album in 2001 with various bonus tracks.] ~ Todd Kristel, All Music Guide All Music Guide

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September 01, 2007: I bought this album when it first came out and listened to it so much for years that I had to take a break from it... I picked it up again the other day and it's right back in the rotation. This is just a great instrumental, grown up, hip hop album. Every track on it takes you somewhere or puts you in a certain mood and it makes great background music for your daily rituals. Don't pass this one up.

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September 17, 2001: I was wondering where Pete Rock went after he did Soul Survivor (which was so overlooked it's a shame). Now I know: he went straight to BBE (Barely Breaking Even) music to record one of the finest instrumental albums I've ever heard! The whole thing is dope, but listen in particular to ''A Little Soul'', ''Smooth Sailing'', ''Pete's Jazz'', and ''Get Involved''. Oh yeah, and the U.N. comes through too on the two tracks that include vocals.