Most misleadingly fantastic album opener: The Go! Team - Grip Like a Vice
I'd never been too hot on the Go! Team. Thought the first record was alright, but didn't go nuts about it the way many did. But then I heard 'Grip Like a Vice' sometime in the spring and thought "Holy Shitballs! This song is amazing, and I was clearly wrong about this band all along". I'm never wrong! 'Grip' does what it promises - old rickety piano into fiesty rap with punch-the-air attitude and bags of sass. The rest of 'Proof of Youth' kind of passed me by, though, in a blur of kind-of-blandness. Even Chuck D showing up can't really help me get into it. It all blends into one not-very-good boring track, to my ears. But 'Grip Like a Vice' is the Megaladon of tunes.
[download The Go! Team - Grip Like a Vice]
[The Go! Team myspace / official site]
[Buy 'Proof of Youth' US / UK]
Superb in every word
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This one right here pretty much encapsulates why I cannot trust your taste in music. Go! Team is the best thing to happen to music since sound.