Esham - "Judgement Day: Vol 1" and "Judgement Day: Vol 2"

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Esham - "Judgement Day: Vol 1" and "Judgement Day: Vol 2"

Date: 5/7/00


------------What could possibly be said about America's first double cd? It is Esham, therefore it has no equal. Never have I heard lyrics and a flow such as this, except occasionally on other Esham cds. Having been released in 1992, Esham sounds young on some tracks, but it is some pretty hard shit. The subject matter foreseeably lays down the tracks for cds released later such as "Closed Casket" and "Dead Flowerz". Vol. 1 is the Day (the left half of the picture) and Vol. 2 is the right side of the picture and is refered to as night. Although no longer sold as a double cd (each one comes separate of the other, although chances are if the store carries one it will have the other) both cds have the same sounds and are classics not to be passed up. Plus the two cd covers side by side will give you the awesome picture above.
___Vol. 1 kicks off with a song called "Nine Dead Bodies" it is a commendable track. It also sets the theme of both the cds of having a rock and roll kind of sound, implementing guitars and riffs from famous rock songs regularly. Most of the tracks have this with some very notable exceptions; these being "Mama was a Junkie", "Once You Go Black", and "I met this little Girlie". This are some of the best songs from this cd, along with "I'd Rather be Dead" and "Losing my Religion". These mostly deal with how Esham's life has turned out to be like how it is. "Once you go Black" and "I met this little Girlie" are hilarious tracks that talk about women and what they like. By far, however, the best song on Vol. 1 is "How do I plead to homocide". It talks about how he killed a girl and he gets caught and the trial that comes. Its an awesome song. The reason is that you can hear the developing style of Esham and, having heard his later stuff, realize what his beginnings are.
___Vol. 2 is a little below the first one in terms of being great, but its a decent cd anyway. Again, it uses some rock and roll rifts that only add to the phat lyrics that Esham lays down. Some good songs on this cd are "Play Dead", "13 Way" (if you listen closely to his other cds, he makes references to this all the time), and "Finger in the Cake Mix", another song talking about women.
___Having the first double cd ever would not be easy, but since Esham was the one to come out with it, at least it was good. Ever since "Boomin Words from Hell" was made, Esham has been packing songs into cds, 21 or 22 at a time, while others put in 13 or 14 songs and leave almost half the cd blank. Esham gives you your money's worth on his other cds, and this, his only double one to date, is no different. The second cd could have been made better, but the first one more than makes up for it. This one is defintely a buy.

Rating: 8.9/10
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