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A Piece of Strange is the third studio album by CunninLynguists. It was released January 24, 2006, by The LA Underground, a record label based in New Mexico.
The “high-concept record” tells the "tale of the pathway to and from sin". The album was produced entirely by Kno, and vocals are by Kno, Deacon the Villain and Natti, who joined the group prior to the recording of the album. Featured guest vocalists include Cee-Lo Green, Immortal Technique, and Tonedeff.
Deacon and Kno have both cited the album's importance to their careers in interviews, with Kno calling it a "turning point" for the group. CunninLynguists toured domestically and overseas in support of the album, appearing with acts such as Depeche Mode, Kanye West, Bun B, and Pharrell Williams.
The album received positive reviews in various magazines, with XXL calling it "soulful", "raw", and "sophisticated", URB calling it "a piece of beauty", Scratch calling it "top-shelf", CMJ calling it a "beautiful...dense opera", and The A.V. Club calling it "vast and ambitious".
The album's cover art is by Becky Cloonan. Cloonan's collaboration with CunninLynguists occurred following her listing their song "Love Ain't" as something she was listening to in an issue of her comic Demo.
Track listing
- "Where Will You Be?"
- "Since When"
- "Nothing to Give"
- "Caved In" (featuring Cee-Lo Green)
- Contains sample of "Two Words" by Kanye West (from the 2004 album The College Dropout)
- "Hourglass"
- "Beautiful Girl"
- "Inhale (Interlude)"
- Contains sample of "Sucka Nigga" by A Tribe Called Quest (from the 1993 album Midnight Marauders)
- "Brain Cell"
- Contains sample of "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan (from the 1993 album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers))
- "America Loves Gangsters" (featuring Tim Means)
- Contains quote from the 2000 film The Way of the Gun
- "Never Know Why" (featuring Immortal Technique)
- "The Gates" (featuring Tonedeff)
- Contains sample of "I Can't Write Left-Handed" by Bill Withers
- Contains sample of "Keep Your Hand on the Plow" (American traditional song)
- "Damnation (Interlude)"
- "Hellfire"
- Contains sample of "Fire" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (from the 1968 album The Crazy World of Arthur Brown)
- Contains sample of "Affirmative Action" by Nas (from the 1996 album It Was Written)
- "Remember Me (Abstract/Reality)"
- "What'll You Do?"
- Contains sample of "Leftover Wine" by Melanie Safka (from the 1970 album Candles in the Rain)
- Contains sample of "Candles in the Rain" by Melanie Safka (from the 1970 album Candles in the Rain)
- "The Light" (featuring Club Dub)
References
- A Piece of Strange review, Hype.
- A Piece of Strange review, IGN.
- A Piece of Strange review, Okayplayer.
- ^ A Piece of Strange review, Scratch
- A Piece of Strange review, SputnikMusic.com.
- ^ A Piece of Strange review, URB.
- LA Underground Website
- A Piece of Strange review, CokeMachineGlow.com.
- A Piece of Strange review, prefixmag.com
- ^ Artist Interview, abcdrduson.com.
- Artist Interview, sixshot.com
- Artist Info, Bad Taste Records
- Artist Photos, rockfoto.net
- A Piece of Strange Review, XXL
- A Piece of Strange Review, CMJ
- A Piece of Strange Review, The A.V. Club
- Artist Comments, deviantart.com.
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