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Same as It Ever Was

 
Album Review: Same as It Ever Was

  • Artist: House of Pain
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: June 28, 1994
  • Total Time: 49:14
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

House of Pain's self-titled album had its moments, but on the whole, wasn't very memorable. However, the Irish-American group really blossomed on its far-superior and much more hardcore second album, Same as It Ever Was. With this album, Everlast changed his style of rapping considerably and unveiled a much more distinctive and recognizable approach. Sounding twisted, damaged, and maniacal, Everlast grabs the listener's attention and refuses to let go on such wildly entertaining fare as "Back From the Dead," "Over There Shit," and "Runnin' Up on Ya." House of Pain's subject matter -- namely, their superior rapping skills and the threat they pose to sucker MCs -- is far from groundbreaking. But an abundance of strong, clever hooks and Everlast's psycho-like rapping make Same as It Ever Was consistently appealing. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Back from the Dead (Lyrics) House of Pain (3:32)
I'm a Swing It (Lyrics) House of Pain (3:43)
All That House of Pain (1:26)
On Point (Lyrics) Erik Schrody, Leor DiMant House of Pain (3:48)
Runnin' Up on Ya' House of Pain (3:17)
Over There Shit (Lyrics) House of Pain (3:33)
Word Is Bond [#] Erik Schrody House of Pain (4:02)
Keep It Comin' House of Pain (3:43)
Interlude House of Pain (:46)
Same as It Ever Was (Lyrics) Erik Schrody, Lawrence Muggerud, Danny O'Connor House of Pain (3:27)
It Ain't a Crime (Lyrics) House of Pain (3:27)
Where I'm From (Lyrics) House of Pain (4:01)
Still Got a Lotta Love (Lyrics) House of Pain (2:53)
Who's the Man? DJ Lethal, Everlast House of Pain (4:03)
On Point [Lethal Dose Remix] Erik Schrody, Leor DiMant House of Pain (3:33)

Credits

Diamond D (Mixing), Danny Boy O'Connor (Art Direction), Ron Jaramillo (Design), Butch BelAir (Photography), Lethal (Producer), Everlast (Mixing), Diamond D (Vocals), Danny Boy O'Connor (Vocals), Troy Hightower (Engineer), Muggs (Producer), Jason Roberts (Engineer), Diamond D (Producer), Erwin Gorostiza (Art Direction), Ross Donaldson (Engineer), Muggs (Mixing), Ben Wallach (Engineer), Tom Coyne (Mastering), Everlast (Vocals)
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Same as It Ever Was
Studio album by House of Pain
Released June 28, 1994
Genre Underground hip hop
Hardcore hip hop
Length 49:22
Label Tommy Boy Records
Producer DJ Muggs, DJ Lethal
Professional reviews
House of Pain chronology
House of Pain
(1992)
Same as It Ever Was
(1994)
Truth Crushed To Earth Shall Rise Again
(1996)

Same as It Ever Was is the second album from House of Pain, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music).

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Performer(s) Time
1 "Back From The Dead" The Baka Boyz, DJ Muggs Everlast 3:32
2 "I'm a Swing It" DJ Lethal Everlast, Danny Boy 3:43
3 "All That" DJ Lethal *Interlude* 1:26
4 "On Point" DJ Lethal Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Lethal 3:46
5 "Runnin' Up On Ya" DJ Muggs Everlast 3:17
6 "Over There Shit" DJ Muggs Everlast 3:33
7 "Word is Bond" Diamond D Everlast, Diamond D 4:02
8 "Keep It Comin'" DJ Muggs Everlast 3:43
9 "Interlude" DJ Lethal *Interlude* 0:46
10 "Same as It Ever Was" DJ Muggs Everlast, Danny Boy 3:27
11 "It Ain't a Crime" DJ Muggs Everlast 3:27
12 "Where I'm From" DJ Lethal Everlast 4:01
13 "Still Got a Lotta Love" DJ Lethal Everlast 2:53
14 "Who's the Man" DJ Lethal Everlast, Danny Boy 4:03
15 "On Point (Lethal Dose Remix)" DJ Lethal Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Lethal 3:33

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