Black Sheep: Try Counting Sheep (Caveman Funky Organ Remix)
From Try Counting Sheep 12″ [Mercury, 1994]
I went to the DJ Z-Trip show this weekend and the Black Sheep opened up for him. I honestly never thought I’d get the chance to see them live, so I was stoked to see that they were on the bill. I felt kind of bad though cause it seemed like half of the crowd didn’t know who the hell the were, and coupled with poor acoustics I could tell that they weren’t exactly feeling the crowd, vibe, space, etc. I also found it funny that there wasn’t a single black person in the venue (obviously everyone there was there to see Z-Trip). Anyways, they played a bunch of tracks off their upcomming album and to be honest, it didn’t sound half bad. The sound crew did a great job of pretty much making every word Dres said indecipherable, but the beats sounded pretty hot-really chill summertime vibes. Obviously reproducing the magic of their debut is impossible, but I can definitely envision their upcomming album to be highly listenable.
So the real point of this post is that I was getting kinda nostalgic during their set, realizing how truly monumental that time period was for hip hop. Right before they closed with “The Choice Of Yours” they sort of did a golden era retrospect, cycling trough Black Moon, TROY, and De La tid bits to get the crowd ready for that nasty bassline. Anyways, here’s a track off their debut, flipped and remixed for the Curious George in you.
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Yeah, I was there too. Ztrip played there for his Uneasy Listening tour and I complained about the acoustics then too. Really though, it wasn't the acoustics. The sound coming out of the speakers was distorted. It was a really bad setup. I felt bad for Black Sheep too. Nobody was into it but, hey, that's the life of the opening act. People don't go to shows to see the opening act. Z's DNA Lounge shows years ago was a lot better.
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that dna show was probably one of the best things i've ever been a part of. i went with 2 of the same people that went to this show so we all just tried to go into it with low expectations. still, it was hard not to be dissapointed.
Words cannot express how much I'm looking forward to this new Black Sheep album.
They have been sorely missed.
I'm just surprised people who are listening to Z-Trip had no clue WHO Black Sheep is. I'm headed to that show here in CO in about a week. Look Forward to see the Sheep. That's why I'm going. Excellent post–PLEASE, Keep em' Coming. Peace
Yo – where is this 12" from?
Oliver – online research revealed it as a UK only release.
http://www.discogs.com/release/328104
man, i live smack dab in the middle of the USA, and out in Lawrence, KS these guys came out here YEARS back and thought they could make a quick buck where it didn't matter. They we so sloppy, even forgetting their own lyrics and stuff. Maybe they have it back together.