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1 Ferris Wheel Thompson/Daulne/Moj 2:48
2 Soul Power Thompson/Poyser/Yan 4:38
3 Aquarius Yancey/Lynn/Badu/Th 4:54
4 Electric Wire Hustler Flower Lynn/Yancey/Poyser 5:54
5 The Hustle Chillz/Riggins/Lynn 4:20
6 Come Close Hugo/Lynn/Williams 4:35
7 New Wave Lynn/Poyser/Thompso 5:08
8 Star *69 (PS With Love) Yancey/Thompson/Lyn 5:30
9 I Got a Right Ta Hugo/Lynn/Williams 4:54
10 Between Me, You and Liberation Thompson/Palladino/ 6:23
11 I Am Music Poyser/Lynn/Johnson 5:21
12 Jimi Was a Rock Star Lynn/Wright/Thompso 8:32
13 Heaven Somewhere Lynn/Poyser/Thompso 10:24
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Electric Circus

Audio Compact Disc [Bonus DVD]

Label: MCA

Electric Circus

UPC: 008811321406

Release Date: 02/11/2003

Original Release Date: 02/11/2003

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Ferris Wheel, Soul Power, Aquarius, Electric Wire Hustler Flower, The Hustle, Come Close, New Wave, Star *69 (PS With Love), I Got a Right Ta, Between Me, You and Liberation, I Am Music, Jimi Was a Rock Star, Heaven Somewhere]
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Sam Samuelson

Firmly out of the underground by the time Electric Circus came out in late 2002, Common takes the vision to the next level, employing high-profile producers ?uestlove, Dilla (Jay Dee), and the Neptunes. It's no surprise that the ?uestlove tracks push the most unclaimed territory. The Roots' Phrenology record, which appeared concurrent with Electric Circus, also flips the script on preconceived notions of beats and rhymes. Frequently the new sound on both records is pushed into a strange, sometimes aggressive, blunted rock/soul hybrid that still pulls the line for able-bodied MCs. Then there's also the Neptunes' tracks here, which are perfectly suited for MTV and urban radio. The Mary J. Blige duet, "Come Close," is a slow-paced dialogue between Common and Blige that borders on typical, but will still find a great number of fans. "Electric Wire Hustler Flower" is the true centerpiece of the record, though -- another ?uestlove jam, the song is tough but sensitive enough to maintain the layers of rhythm, rhyme, and abstraction. Electric Circus does suffer from that which ails many contemporary hip-hop albums -- too many guests (including a strange appearance by Laetitia Sadier [Stereolab]) and a generally lengthy program drag this one down a tad. Nonetheless, Electric Circus, Rovi