Give Peas a Chance

Again, I’ve been remised in my social obligation to keep up with new things. If you remember it was only last year when I finally discovered how good Snoop Dogg and Eminem were. I felt like my resistance to rap robbed me from enjoying this music for a decade and I had a lot of catching up to do.

It happened again. Though they’ve been around for twelve years; last week I finally came to realize how good the Black Eyed Peas are. I could have been enjoying this stuff over the last twelve years and now I have to play catch-up. I know some of you are out there calling me an old fogey douche bag, but I am sincerely trying to keep up.

Now, for those that haven’t spent any time with the Peas they aren’t just a Rap/Hip Hop act, these folks are all over the place. Yes, they are based in Hip Hop, but they introduce all sorts of textures of other musical genres into every song. In their music one can hear techno, funk, reggae, old school jazz and fusion, salsa, , metal, acoustic and hard rock.

I’m sure I’ve mentioned before that I have a very short attention span and I am always fascinated by music that changes often with outstanding production values. This stuff is definitely headphone or ear bud music. It has all if not even more energy than Snoop, Eminem and the Flowbots. This stuff can restore your faith in the music industry and restore all the air that Lady GaGa sucked out of the room.

Here is a piece that is for the ears of those that need a gentle transition into realizing this group is worth a listen. This song is called Union and it features Sting. Click this link.