Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

The Gift of Game

 
Album Review: The Gift of Game
Home > Library > Entertainment & Arts > Pop Albums

Gift of Game

Buy Now

Similar Albums:

Huck, From Chaos, Hybrid Theory, Set It Off, Cock Sportif, Battle of Los Angeles, Make Yourself, Significant Other, Born Dead
  • Artist: Crazy Town
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: October 26, 1999
  • Total Time: 47:42
  • Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Crazy Town's debut album, The Gift of Game, is similar to many other rap-inflected alternative metal albums in that it concentrates on sound over structure, creating macho, aggressive grooves with grinding, noisily textured guitars and the underlying feel of squared-off hip-hop beats. Hooks can be a bit hard to come by, since this isn't music that relies heavily on melody (or catchy guitar riffs), but that isn't necessarily a consideration for fans of the style. What's more relevant than the tightness of the songwriting is the intensity of the assault, and on that count, Crazy Town delivers the goods. Moreover, they're refreshingly skilled in the rap department when compared to some of their contemporaries, and the album bolsters its credibility with guest appearances from KRS-One and Mad Lion, to name two. Of course, Crazy Town's audience will be largely outside the hip-hop community, but it's evidence that they can be more serious about a truer fusion of genres when they want to be. There are elements of Limp Bizkit's juvenile humor, to be sure, but overall, the album shows promise. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Intro Doug Miller, Seth Binzer Crazy Town (:26)
Toxic Bret "Epic" Mazur, Doug Miller, Seth Binzer Crazy Town (2:48)
Think Fast Bret "Epic" Mazur, Doug Miller, Seth Binzer, Rust Epique Crazy Town (3:52)
Darkside Bret "Epic" Mazur, Seth Binzer Crazy Town (3:52)
Black Cloud (Lyrics) Bret "Epic" Mazur, Bernard Williams, Doug Miller, Jay Gordon, Seth Binzer, Rust Epique Crazy Town (5:02)
Butterfly (Lyrics) Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Bret "Epic" Mazur, Chad Smith, Seth Binzer Crazy Town (3:36)
Only When I'm Drunk (Lyrics) James Robinson Crazy Town (2:47)
Hollywood Babylon Mad Lion, Bret "Epic" Mazur, Seth Binzer Crazy Town (4:23)
Face the Music (Lyrics) Bret "Epic" Mazur, Seth Binzer Crazy Town (3:24)
Lollipop Porn Bret "Epic" Mazur, Seth Binzer Crazy Town (3:54)
Revolving Door Bret "Epic" Mazur, Seth Binzer Crazy Town (3:40)
Players (Only Love You When They're Playing) Bret "Epic" Mazur, Bernard Williams, Seth Binzer Crazy Town (4:13)
B-Boy 2000 KRS-One, Bret "Epic" Mazur, Bernard Williams, Doug Miller, Seth Binzer, Rust Epique Crazy Town (4:26)
Outro: WWW.Crazytown.Com Crazy Town (1:19)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:05)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:05)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:04)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:04)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:05)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:04)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:05)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:04)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:04)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:05)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:05)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:04)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:04)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:05)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:04)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:04)
[Silence] Crazy Town (:05)
[Untitled Spoken Track] Crazy Town (:55)

Credits

Mad Lion (Vocals), James Bradley, Jr. (Drums), Bret "Epic" Mazur (Vocals), Bret "Epic" Mazur (Producer), Brian Virtue (Engineer), Brian Virtue (Mixing), Amir Derakh (Synth Guitar), John X. (Mixing), Bob Hickson (Illustrations), Danny Clinch (Photography), Josh Abraham (Producer), Josh Abraham (Mixing), James Murray (Assistant Engineer), Jay Gordon (Keyboards), Jay Gordon (Vocals), Jay Gordon (Producer), Troy Van Leeuwen (Guitar), Troy Van Leeuwen (Program Assistant), Crazy Town (Main Performer), Epic Mazur (Producer), Shawn Berry (Computer Graphics), Rollin Binzer (Art Direction), Seth Binzer (Vocals), Seth Binzer (Art Direction), William Blochinger (Photography), Stephen Costantino (Guitar), DJ AM (Turntables), Dirty Unit (Vocals), Rust Epique (Guitar), Faydoedeelay (Bass), Jenny Sipprelle (Vocals), Alex Torres (Assistant Engineer), Trouble Valli (Guitar), Atom (Assistant Engineer), Tom Baker (Mastering)
Search unanswered questions...

Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

Wikipedia: The Gift of Game
Top
Home > Library > Miscellaneous > Wikipedia
The Gift of Game
Studio album by Crazy Town
Released November 9, 1999 (U.S.)
Recorded 1999 at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California
Genre Rapcore
Nu metal
Rap rock
Alternative Hip Hop
Length 45:17
Label Columbia
Producer Josh Abraham
Professional reviews
Crazy Town chronology
The Gift of Game
(1999)		 Darkhorse
(2002)
Singles from The Gift of Game
  1. "Toxic"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Darkside"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Butterfly"
    Released: February 20, 2001
  4. "Revolving Door"
    Released: 2001

The Gift of Game is the first album by Los Angeles band Crazy Town. It was released on November 9, 1999 in the U.S. by Columbia Records. The album yielded the band its biggest hit to date with "Butterfly" which reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 24, 2001.[1]

Worldwide the album sold more than 2.5 million units,[2][3] with more than 1.5 million in the US alone.[4]

The girl licking the lollipop on the cover of the album is a fictional character created by Crazy Town, known as "Little Lolita". Both the album title and the picture of Little Lolita are based on lyrics from the song "Lollipop Porn". The album cover was designed by co-lead singer Shifty Shellshock's father and uncle.[5]

Contents

Track listing

(Tracks 15 to 31 are silence)

# Title Length
1. "Intro"   0:25
2. "Toxic"   2:48
3. "Think Fast" (featuring Dirty Unit) 3:52
4. "Darkside"   3:52
5. "Black Cloud" (featuring Jay Gordon of Orgy) 5:02
6. "Butterfly" (sampled Red Hot Chili Peppers) 3:36
7. "Only When I'm Drunk" (Tha Alkaholiks Cover) 2:47
8. "Hollywood Babylon" (featuring Mad Lion) 4:23
9. "Face the Music"   3:24
10. "Lollipop Porn"   3:54
11. "Revolving Door" (sampled Siouxsie & the Banshees) 3:40
12. "Players (Only Love You When They're Playing)" (featuring Jenny Sipprelle) 4:13
13. "B-Boy 2000" (featuring KRS-One) 4:27
14. "Outro (www.crazytown.com)"   1:19
32. "The Gift of Game" (Hidden track) 0:55

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales
Canada Platinum[6] July 11, 2001 100,000+
U.S. Platinum[7] February 6, 2001 1,500,000+[4]
Australia Gold[8] 2001 35,000+
U.K. Silver[9] May 4, 2001 60,000+

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[10]		 US
Alt.
[10]		 US
Main.
[10]		 AUS
[11]		 NLD
[12]		 NZL
[13]		 FIN
[14]		 GER
[15]		 SWI
[16]		 UK
[17]		 SWE
[18]		 NOR
[19]
1999 "Toxic" — — — — — — — — — — — —
2000 "Darkside" — — — — — — — — — — — —
2001 "Butterfly" 1 1 21 4 8 2 2 1 1 3 2 1
"Revolving Door" — — — — 71 — 19 26 43 23 46 —
"—" denotes a single that didn't chart

Personnel

References

  1. ^ MTV.com - Crazy Town Biography
  2. ^ Melodic.net - Darkhorse review
  3. ^ ECONOMICexpert.com - Crazy Town biography
  4. ^ a b 10/Jan/2002 Allbusiness.com - Billboard Bits: Crazy Town, Nelly, Ny Metropolis Fest
  5. ^ 28/Feb/2001 Rollingstone.com - Shifty Shellshock Interview
  6. ^ Canada certifications [1] (Retrieved April 26, 2009)
  7. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved April 26, 2009)
  8. ^ ARIA album chart - 2001
  9. ^ UK Charts Search ' Crazy TOWN'
  10. ^ a b c "Artist Chart History – singles". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=351693&model.vnuAlbumId=557299. Retrieved 2008-04-01. 
  11. ^ Australian Singles Charting
  12. ^ Dutch Singles Charting
  13. ^ New Zealand Singles Charting
  14. ^ Finnish Singles Charting
  15. ^ German Singles Charting
  16. ^ Swiss Singles Charting
  17. ^ UK Charting Search for: "Crazy Town"
  18. ^ Swedish Charts - Crazy Town
  19. ^ Norway Charts - Crazy Town

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Shopping: The Gift of Game
Top
gift exchange gamegame gift basket
 
 

 

Copyrights:

Album Review. Copyright © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. Content provided by All Music Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "The Gift of Game".  Read more