Lightning Strikes (Aceyalone album)

Lightning Strikes
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)
GenreHip-hop
Length46:23
LabelDecon
ProducerBionik
Aceyalone chronology
Grand Imperial
(2006)
Lightning Strikes
(2007)
Aceyalone & the Lonely Ones
(2009)

Lightning Strikes is the eighth studio album by American rapper Aceyalone.[1][2] It was released on Decon in 2007.[1] The production is handled by Bionik.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Imposefavorable[3]
Okayplayerfavorable[4]
Pitchfork5.5/10[1]
RapReviews7.5/10[5]
XLR8R7/10[6]

Nate Patrin of Pitchfork said, "The problem is that, even with Aceyalone's lyrical style toned down a little, the attempted merging of underground rap and pop-reggae makes Lightning Strikes sort of a mess, even if it's the kind of mess where half the tracks are fairly likable."[1] Scott Thill of XLR8R said, "Yes, anything from Acey is worth your cash, but I can't wait until he goes retro with analog drums on reel-to-reel."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Lightning Strikes"2:29
2."Suicide" (featuring Bionik)2:50
3."Sound Gun"2:38
4."Easy" (featuring Chali 2na and Bionik)2:52
5."Genie"2:53
6."Pick-A-Part" (featuring Jah Orah)3:08
7."Shango"3:06
8."To the Top"3:26
9."When I Woke Up" (featuring Zulu)3:04
10."Pose (Remix)" (featuring Bionik)3:43
11."Supercool"1:47
12."Master" (featuring Jah Orah and Bionik)3:25
13."Help Us All"3:54
14."Jungle Muzik" (featuring Jah Orah)4:24
15."Top Choice" (featuring Bionik)2:44

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Patrin, Nate (October 19, 2007). "Aceyalone: Lightning Strikes". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Aceyalone - Lightning Strikes". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. โ†‘ Johnson, Nicole (October 18, 2007). "Aceyalone, Lightning Strikes". Impose. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  4. โ†‘ Dantana. "Aveyalone". Okayplayer. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  5. โ†‘ Woods, Emilee (May 12, 2009). "Aceyalone :: The Lonely Ones :: Decon Records". RapReviews. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Thill, Scott (November 7, 2007). "Aceyalone Lightning Strikes". XLR8R. Retrieved April 6, 2015.