The Audience's Listening
| The Audience's Listening | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by Cut Chemist | |
| Released | July 11, 2006 |
| Genre | Alternative hip hop |
| Length | 43:25 |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
| Producer | Cut Chemist |
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| PopMatters | [4] |
| RapReviews | 9/10[5] |
| Stylus Magazine | B[6] |
| The Village Voice | favorable[7] |
The Audience's Listening is the first studio album by American hip hop producer and DJ Cut Chemist. It was released on Warner Bros. Records in 2006. It features guest appearances from Hymnal, Edan, Mr. Lif, and Thes One.
Background
After leaving Jurassic 5 in 2004, Cut Chemist spent 18 months working exclusively on the album, which he had already been working on for 2 years.[8] He spent almost a year clearing samples.[9]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Audience's Listening received an average score of 79% based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Tracks listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Motivational Speaker" | 1:48 |
| 2. | "(My 1st) Big Break" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "The Lift" | 1:25 |
| 4. | "The Garden" | 6:16 |
| 5. | "Spat" | 2:21 |
| 6. | "What's the Altitude" (featuring Hymnal) | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Metrorail Thru Space" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Storm" (featuring Edan and Mr. Lif) | 3:28 |
| 9. | "2266 Cambridge" (featuring Thes One) | 2:34 |
| 10. | "Spoon" | 5:31 |
| 11. | "A Peak in Time" | 4:52 |
| 12. | "The Audience Is Listening Theme Song" | 2:20 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Top Dance/Electronic Albums[10] | 7 |
References
- 1 2 "The Audience's Listening - Cut Chemist". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ↑ Jeffries, David. "The Audience's Listening - Cut Chemist". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (June 30, 2006). "Cut Chemist, The Audience's Listening". The Guardian.
- ↑ Vrabel, Jeff (July 11, 2006). "Cut Chemist: The Audience's Listening". PopMatters.
- ↑ Juon, Steve (August 8, 2006). "Cut Chemist :: The Audience's Listening :: A Stable Sound/Warner Bros. Records". RapReviews.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Tal (July 17, 2006). "Cut Chemist - The Audience's Listening". Stylus Magazine.
- ↑ Reeves, Mosi (July 25, 2006). "More Deft Wit From the Oft-Maligned Turntablist Camp". The Village Voice.
- ↑ Patch, Nick (July 2006). "Cut Chemist Works Backwards". Exclaim!.
- ↑ "Cut Chemist Finds New 'Audience' On Solo Debut". BIllboard. May 10, 2006.
- ↑ "Cut Chemist - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
External links
- The Audience's Listening at Discogs (list of releases)
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