Pre-Life Crisis

Pre-Life Crisis
Pre-Life Crisis
Studio album by Count Bass D
Released	1995
Genre	Hip hop
Length	54:40
Label	Work
Producer	Count Bass D
Count Bass D chronology

Pre-Life Crisis is the debut album by the American rapper and musician Count Bass D, released in 1995.^[1]^[2] Count Bass D played the majority of the instruments on the album.^[3] The album's only single, "Sandwiches (I Got a Feeling)", received moderate radio and video airplay, in addition to being released on vinyl and CD, along with the B-side "T-Boz Tried to Talk to Me".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Spin	7/10^[5]

The International Herald Tribune noted that Count Bass D's "raps are hard-hitting but mellifluous, minimum-expletive and laugh-sprinkled."^[6] In 2003, Rolling Stone wrote that the "hyperquirky debut ... imagined an esoteric, fully live hip-hop wonder world that transcended the generic boombap."^[7]

Track listing

#	Title	Length	Songwriter(s)	Producer(s)	Performer(s)
1	The Dozens	3:38	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D
2	Sandwiches (I Got a Feeling)	4:39	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D, (Mark Nash (musician) on Lead Guitar)
3	T-Boz (Part 1/2)	0:35	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D, (Rod McGahaw on Flugelhorn)
4	Shake	4:08	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D, (Mark Nash on Lead Guitar), (Rod McGahaw on Trumpet), (Kismick Martin on Additional Background Vocals & Freestyle on Vamp), (Vincent Sims on Additional Background Throat)
5	T-Boz Tried to Talk to Me!	4:42	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D, (Rod McGahaw on Flugelhorn)
6	Carmex	5:17	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D
7	I Got Needs	4:24	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D, (Mark Nash on Lead Guitar), (Roger "Rock" Williams on Soprano Saxophone)
8	Broke Thursday	4:02	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D, Coolout (co-producer)	Count Bass D, Herbie Hancock, M. Ragin, P. Jackson
9	Agriculture	4:47	Dwight Conroy Farrell & Vincent Sims	Count Bass D	Count Bass D, Vincent Sims (Roger "Rock" Williams on Alto Flute)
10	Brown	4:01	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D, (DJ Reggie (Reg) Mason & Vincent Sims on Background Throat)
11	The Hate Game	4:43	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D (Psalm 109 on inspiration)
12	Pink Tornado	3:15	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D, Jaco Pastorius
13	Sunday School	5:35	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D (Psalm 118:24 on inspiration)
14	Baker's Dozen (Instrumental)	1:01	Dwight Conroy Farrell	Count Bass D	Count Bass D

References

^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (Mar 1995). "A count of his own". Interview. Vol. 25, no. 3. p. 46.
^ Orr, Jay (29 Sep 1995). "New stuff". Nashville Banner. p. C1.
^ Nelson, Havelock (Mar 4, 1995). "Count Bass-D breaks hip-hop mold". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 9. p. 28.
^ "Pre-Life Crisis Count Bass D". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ Rubin, Mike (June 1995). "Spins". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 3. p. 104.
^ Zwerin, Mike (14 Feb 1996). "Count Bass D: Rap for People Who Like Music". Features. International Herald Tribune. p. 22.
^ Caramanica, Jon (Feb 20, 2003). "Free verse". Rolling Stone. No. 916. p. 64.

External links

Count Bass D-Pre Life Crisis at Discogs

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[1] Ehrlich, Dimitri (Mar 1995). "A count of his own". Interview. Vol. 25, no. 3. p. 46.

[2] Orr, Jay (29 Sep 1995). "New stuff". Nashville Banner. p. C1.

[3] Nelson, Havelock (Mar 4, 1995). "Count Bass-D breaks hip-hop mold". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 9. p. 28.

[4] "Pre-Life Crisis Count Bass D". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

[5] Rubin, Mike (June 1995). "Spins". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 3. p. 104.

[6] Zwerin, Mike (14 Feb 1996). "Count Bass D: Rap for People Who Like Music". Features. International Herald Tribune. p. 22.

[7] Caramanica, Jon (Feb 20, 2003). "Free verse". Rolling Stone. No. 916. p. 64.

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