TKO said:
The Mighty Quinn is a different sounding cd...I didn't care that much for it, but it's still ok..It's not a terrible cd....some really like it and others dont...its jus preference....my fav quinn cd's is live n direct and the hustle continues....oh yea and the new one i give you my word...
Yup. IMHO, THE MIGHTY QUINN is decent, but not excellent. I like it now, but it took me a couple of listens to get into it--lyrically, Quinn's not terribly different than he ever is--the main difference was that the MQ music was more mainstream-y sounding than before (i.e. singing on the choruses, more songs about chicks, etc). I like it now, but yeah, you should get his classics first (LIVE-N-DIRECT, THE HUSTLE CONTINUES and I GIVE YOU MY WORD as soon as you can find a store that has it).
Quinn himself doesn't claim much for THE MIGHTY QUINN--he said in interviews on BART and in MURDER DOG that he wanted to try to change his image at the time, but that in retrospect it was a mistake, because (1) the CD ultimately wasn't really "him" (his words), and (2) the record company (Champeli) wanted to act like a major when they really didn't have the funds or power to do so...
PEACE!