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Mint Condition - e-Life

The guys from St Paul’s / Minneapolis are back with their distinctive sound. Stokley, Lawrence, O’Dell, Ricky, Jeffrey and Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave performing some session drumming on the album

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I was reading Flyglobalmusic as you do, and couldn’t believe my eyes…the album hasn’t been reviewed.

So, here we are…December 2008, with 8 days to Christmas and a review of Mint Condition’s album ‘e-Life’.

The album is different to their usual offerings in that it’s a collaborative album.

Stand out tracks are:’Baby girl baby boy’ featuring Anthony Hamilton, which looks at the unconditional love of a parent and their child. ‘Somethin” featuring Phonte from Little Brother, which looks at infidelity. ‘Why do we try’ featuring Ali Shaheed Muhammad - totally feeling the d and b riff on that track (that’s Drum and Bass for the uninitiated). ‘Back and Forth’ — which uses a sample from Stevie Wonder. ‘Moan’ — well, a classic Mint melody — a track for the lovers!

Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave does a fantastic job on the drums on track 2 - Somethin’ and track 9 - Why do we try. You have to see this guy perform live to understand!

All in all a good album, a step away from what classic Mint Condition fans would expect, but for those of us that can think outside the box, e-Life is a solid album.

Tracklisting:

1. Baby Girl Baby Boy - featuring Anthony Hamilton
2. Somethin’ - featuring Phonte from Little Brother
3. Just Can’t Believe
4. Goldigger
5. Gratitude
6. Nothing Left To Say
7. Right Here
8. e-life
9. Why Do We Try - featuring Ali Shaheed Muhammad from ATCQ (A Tribe Called Quest (for my Hip Hop aficionados)
10. Back And Forth
11. Moan
12. Queen Of Come And Go
13. Wish I Could Love You (Pimp Juice)
14. Baby Boy Baby Girl (Single Version)
15. Us (Bonus Track)

For more on the band, check out mintconditionmusic.com
myspace.com/mintconditionmusic
Chris Daddy Dave myspace.com/chrisdaddydave



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