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Love, War
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Everlast (born Erik Schrody, August 18, 1969 in
Valley Stream, New York) is a popular, Grammy winning 1990's musician, known for
alternating between hip-hop and rock. He was the frontman for rap group House of
Pain until 1996. In 2000, he won a Grammy (with Santana) for Best Rock
Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, for the song "Put Your Lights On".
Those who know the man, also know that Everlast is proudly of Irish descent and
is proudly a convert to Islam.
Everlast's first solo album ''Forever Everlasting'' (1990) Was when he first
stepped onto the scene in a solo act. Loyal fans were very receptive to this
first album but on a large scale, it seemed the world was not ready yet, for the
phenomenon known as Everlast. His second solo album was ''Whitey Ford Sings the
Blues'' (1998) Which was released a full 8 years later, after his first solo
album. And after Everlast had a major heart attack, he came back seemingly
stronger then ever. ''Whitey Ford Sings The Blues'' was a monster album both
commercially and critically in success. It also marked Everlast's first solo
project since departing from House of Pain, and the album was hailed for its
blend of rhyme over rock and folk tunes. The album's lead single "What It's
Like" proved to be his most famous and most successful song, although "Ends",
the follow up single to "What It's Like", also reached the rock top 10. Close
behind were lesser known tracks but just as intense like ''Hot To Death'' and
''Today''.
Everlast's third solo album ''Eat at Whitey's'' (2000) -- Was not as huge a
success commercially in the U.S. because it was something of a darker light. Not
politically correct and a bit too surreal and overall intense for the music
critics of -mainstream- to handle. Although, his album was embraced critically,
especially by Rolling Stone which reviewed the album between "good" and "great"
and focused on it as that month's most important release.
Swinging between rap, Woody Guthrie's folk (One And The Same), and Robert
Johnson's blues (Black Jesus, Babylon Feeling) Everlast ingeniously turns this
album into a cohesive vision of life and death and everything inbetween while he
also achieves a surreal cinematic gospel/blues/folk/hiphop style in the tryptic
of We're All Gonna Die, Have Mercy On My Soul, Graves To Dig.
''White Trash Beautiful'' (2004) -- Everlast's fourth solo album was another
success, critically. Praised by his loyal fans and followers as well as new
listeners that could relate to his down-to-earth style, lyrics and rythm. The
opening track, "Blinded By the Sun," expertly sets the tone for the album (and
proves to be one of its strongest tracks), with a strummed guitar line enhanced
by samples from classic rap tunes by Run-DMC and Eric B. & Rakim. Here, as on
other cuts, Everlast uses his gravelly voice to evoke the humble dreams and
everyday lives of the working class. Those who are still in the struggle of
survival now delegating him the status of a lyrical prophet.
child indeed. |
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