Fort Minor - The Rising Tied

awesome album

this CD is amazing to begin with, plus I got it for a good price and it came fast and in good condition. gotta check it out!! June 24, 2008

Even heroes know when to be scared and I'm no hero

Too often when a member of an already popular band decides to start a side project it doesn't turn out well. Take Stone Sour as a prominent example. They got quite a bit of recognition and a lot of praise which ended up drastically changing the way Slipknot sounded (i.e., more singing than screaming) on future releases.

Mike Shinoda takes a different route, however, and goes the hip hop way...appropriately enough. His rapping didn't ever bother me in Linkin Park, I actually thought it gave them more credibility for having a rapper instead of a singer who also raps. Knowing that going in, I was fully ready for what is offered up on his debut record with Fort Minor, The Rising Tied.

The Rising Tied is a RAP RECORD. There is no rock in this CD whatsoever. There are some insanely good beats included though, just take Where'd You Go, In Stereo (best on the CD), Red to Black, and Slip Out the Back.

Few times can you say that a rap CD gives out good messages, but Fort Minor does aplenty. Where'd You Go and Red to Black are prime examples. Where'd You Go is an intense song for anyone who's had a close family member just walk out, and Red to Black tells the story of a broken family with no punches pulled.

With this being a pure rap record it's only expected that they're will be an abundance of guests. Among the best are Holly Brook and John Legend. Surprisingly though, each guest is pretty good. After hearing The Rising Tied and then going back and listening to Linkin Park, Shinoda really is a good rapper in a way that isn't normal, he doesn't degrade, he doesn't diss, he simply tells stories. I like that.

My favorite songs are Where'd You Go, In Stereo, High Road, Red to Black, and Slip Out the Back. Pretty much, as side projects go, Fort Minor ranks pretty highly with me. Shinoda isn't doing something completely awkward for him and he sounds comfortable. Recommended. May 26, 2008

The truth in words

While rappers and or MC's for the most part in hiphop and such preach about lustful images, money or violence...Mike takes it to the early 90's where its all about the flow...whereas he is not the greatest mc in the world he is decent enough to make you bump your head to his songs...he also adds more to an album then said average rappers...kenji is a prime example...history through lyrical flow...its a concept most if not all rappers lack...hence being rappers and not MC's....as KRS-One once said a rapper can flow and make peoples heads bump...an MC can take you there and MAKE you feel his lyrics beats and other such things all while doing exactly what a rapper can do... The Rising Tied is well worth getting if your a fan of flows and beats...if you're just out for something popular well its still good January 3, 2008

Mike Shinoda takes it to another level

In this album described as a "big big sound" by Jay-z (Shawn Carter) Mike Shinoda has incredible beats mixed with amazing lyrics that will capture your heart.

I must point out Mike Shinoda show his true love of music by releasing Petrfied and Remember the Name as 100% Free Distribute content and he also released all the tracks to many of the songs to allow his fan to experiment with the beat and make their own and submit them

I must say their is not one song I do not like on this album and I must mention my favorite 2 songs In Stereo and one that not even on this album and was released exclusive to the fan club Tools of the Trade.

In Tools of the Trade he takes random things in his kitchen he finds at home (while drunk) and makes an incredible song thens spits some rhymes.

In the hit single Where'd You Holly Brooks Amazing voice is shared.

And In Kenji Mike shares his families stories of struggles

I encourage to buy this album and check out the many other songs mike has floating around because there are many different remixes done by mike and fans and djs and special releases and it just sad the album ends December 22, 2007

Fort Minor!

Fort Minor, at first listen, come across as just another Linkin Park.
Thanks to Mike Shinoda, of linkin park fame, being the lead vocalist in Fort Minor.
But after listening to the whole album, i was certainly wrong.
This is a great album, full of new and exciting tracks...and it most certainly does not sound like another Linkin Park :) December 3, 2007

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