Swollen Members "Balance"

Posted on 05.1er.2001

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Swollen Members
Album : Balance
Release Date : May 1, 2001
Label : Battle Axe

Customer Review :

Balance was originally released in a very modest setting and distributed to few in a less attrative blue and white case minus a few songs contained on the better known black and red re-release. Before this they can be heard on another compilation disc as far back as 1997 (Bomb Hip Hop Records’ "Bomb Worldwide"). The beauty of "Balance" is the same as "The Best Part". Both had been works in progress for a lot longer than "Bad Dreams" or "Monsters.." and thereby have a lot more variety and I would have to say more love into this first release. There are also a lot more hands involved in the creation of this project and the album cover (depending on who you are) can read like royalty and definitely adds to the album. The artists involved intertwine beautifully to produce a sound that is truly the embodiment of underground hip-hop.

As any Swollen Members fan can plainly see that this sort of effort is possible for Bad Dreams because most of Balance had been almost completely finished a long time before it’s release. However, this is certainly not to say that this album has the assortment of flavours as balance and effort.

Track Listings :
1. Ground Breaking
2. Strength
3. Lady Vemon
4. Front Street
5. Bless + Destroy
6. Counter Parts
7. Circuit Breaker
8. Out Of Range
9. Bottle Rocket
10. Assault + Battery
11. Valentines Day Massacre
12. S+M On The Rocks
13. Committed
14. Left Field
15. Brace Yourself
16. Horrified Nights
17. Battle Axe Experiment
18. Consumption