Channel 4 News - Shades of gray


Artwork by Justin Hampton

I am excited about music!!!! JayZ, who I never liked before yesterday (who now has cult status in my book) made an album called 'The Black Album' and of course the Beatles did 'The White Album', one of my top 5 favourite albums ever. A dude from LA called Danger Mouse decided to mix the two together and make 'The Grey Album'. I love the beatles and I love rap, OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!! I am not bothered with royalties, I am not bothered with EMI getting all shirty, people should be able to listen to this I am going to buy a copy of JayZ's Black Album and I already have two originals of the White Album surely I must therefore OK to have this bloody album!!! You can download the album here. Now I know there are going to be people that say you should leave the white album alone but surely this is the ultimate respect the sounds on this album are so innovative and so well made why not use them as samples if the result is good. Absolute genius

Danger Mouse says

The Grey Album is an art project/experiment that uses the full vocal content of Jay-Z's Black Album recorded over new beats and production made using the Beatles White Album as the sole source material. Danger Mouse insists he can explain and prove that all the music on the Grey Album can be traced back to the White Album and its musical content via sampling. Every kick, snare, and chord is taken from the Beatles White Album and is in their original recording somwhere.

Special Tracks are

Track 2 - 'What more can I say', with 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' oh my god CHOON
Track 3 - 'Encore', with samples from 'Glass Onion', CCCCCCHHHHOOOOOONNNNNN
Track 6 - 'Encore', with samples from 'Julia', Check this start out absolutely brilliant, CCCCCCHHHHOOOOOONNNNNN