20 years ago, Rhythm-al-ism was released. 20th Anniversary of DJ Quik's Rhythm-al-ism Appreciation

[nose hair]

you couldn't wait to make this thread.

This album was brilliant, he could do it all

Thinkin Bout U, El's Interlude

Genius . He should be where Pharrell is, IMO.

Yeah. I was ready to make this thread
Album is indeed brilliant. A straight up masterpiece.
Every single song on the album is on point!

That album was mixed and mastered so clean.

Safe and Sound, Rhythmalism, and Balance and Options. Quik dropped 3 great albums in a row that sounded nothing alike

The mixing and mastering on that album is some of the best I've ever heard!

My parents bought this at a record store called "Circles" that's no longer around.


We played this shyt on the ride home, one of the dopest experiences ever.

Word!
Man, that part of the listening experience is missing in music today. Going to the store, buying the album and then listening to it on the way home or your next stop
Good times. Naw, great times!

 

[ThisWorldAintRight]

Yeah. I was ready to make this thread
Album is indeed brilliant. A straight up masterpiece.
Every single song on the album is on point!






The mixing and mastering on that album is some of the best I've ever heard!





Word!
Man, that part of the listening experience is missing in music today. Going to the store, buying the album and then listening to it on the way home or your next stop
Good times. Naw, great times!

Man you ain't lying. That build up of anticipation, going down there and seeing the album you want on display, blasting that shyt in the ride for the first time.


Now we can listen to any album by anyone within seconds for free, which is dope but, shyt ain't special anymore.

 

[TheGregReaper]

Listening to it now....

This production on "Whateva U Do" with the live instruments, the flutes, the piano

 

[nose hair]

Man you ain't lying. That build up of anticipation, going down there and seeing the album you want on display, blasting that shyt in the ride for the first time.


Now we can listen to any album by anyone within seconds for free, which is dope but, shyt ain't special anymore.

Yup.
Going to the mall, going to Tower Records/Sam Goody/Sun Coast and just spending a good 30 maybe 40 minutes in there just looking through tapes, seeing them on display, staring at the cover of the album and wondering what it sounded like, buying the album and then listening to it on the ride home (most of the time Walkman when I was w/ my mom and not hanging out w/ my sister) was all apart of the listening experience.
Nowadays we can get the music in a second but the steps to get to listening to the album are no longer there. It ain't the same.

 

[Monoblock]

Everyone knows how much I love Quik and how I think he's a genius.

I always look at this scene on YT and just admire both these cats. True musicians. Rhythmalism and Visualism never get old.

 

[KingSol81]

Kinda sucks he's career never really blew up
Only time he was really popular sadly was that stupid fixxers shyt

Everyone had no idea it was Quik just though it was some new dudes but my whole HS fukked with that song lol

How you gonna shyt on Fixxers? Quik and AMG for a whole album...shyt was dope IMO, also I wouldn't really say Quik never blew up, he had a lot of good looks and he's got a lot of plaques

 

[GeeEffKay]

Cant help but move when you listen to the album

 

[FreshAIG]

Great album

 

[nose hair]

Listening to it now....

This production on "Whateva U Do" with the live instruments, the flutes, the piano

After I finish listening to this deluxe version of Purple Rain, I'm putting Rhytm-al-ism on too.

Man, "Whateva Do" is so smooth!
That sample of Smokey's "So In Love"

 

[nose hair]

Everyone knows how much I love Quik and how I think he's a genius.

I always look at this scene on YT and just admire both these cats. True musicians. Rhythmalism and Visualism never get old.

Bruh, me and my sister was just listening to El Debarge/Debarge a couple of days ago.
I still wish we could've gotten that Quik and El Debarge back in the day.

 

[Ol’Otis]

Medley for a V

That ending

My sister thought El DeBarge when she first heard hand n' hand

 

[Ol’Otis]

Medley for a V

That ending

My sister thought El DeBarge when she first heard hand n' hand

 

[DaHNIC82]

Was Quik fukking with Speed making this album?

 

[DaHNIC82]

I bought this on the labor day 99 along with Snoop Dogg's Top Dogg album. So many memories..

 

[1986]

Quik between '94-'00 is a fukking beast. This is one of my favorite albums ever.