St John - Dirt Road Experience

Published Tuesday 10th June 2008
St John - Dirt Road Experience
St John - Dirt Road Experience

STYLE: Hip-Hop
RATING 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 45833-14182
LABEL: Independent
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1

Reviewed by Steve Hayes

"On almost every dirt road (in the south) there's a church. How y'all gonna rep the south and leave God out?" St John flows with a smooth and deep voice, his vocals in stark contrast to the powerful message he brings, "Come down from the Cross". "Sometimes I Wonder" is a laid back starter track as St John ponders many questions, mixing his hook lines from a Grandmaster Flash oldie, "It's like a Devil, sometimes it makes me wonder, how I keep from going under." In "Legacy", St John displays his intonation and tonal variation. Overall, the album keeps a laid back vibe, even when the flow is distinctively dirty south ("Legacy"). A change comes with the downtempo R&B styled track "Beautiful", featuring the voice of Lorinda Donnell. The track is dedicated to the beautiful things, acts and people in life, and the Lord who changes lives. "Genesis" retains the theme of the album, with a rolling, head nodding booming kick and St John's engaging vocals and lyrics. "Momentum" is a banging dirty south number, before we end with "Walk On Water" with a simple drum pattern, a mostly near monotonal, yet hypnotic flow with two messages that spring out of the album - "Let em know Jesus is the way" and "Get your eyes on Jesus, man, you can do all things."

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Reader Comments

Posted by dj young tabasco in texarkana @ 01:12 on Mar 3 2009

maybe one of the best church albums i have heard in my life.i have the actual cd, not bootleg either. track one is my favorite. the thing is that im not saved, my dads a pastor,mother a missionary and grew up in C.O.G.I.C. i bump st.john lound when i roll through da hood. only church cd i got amongst all my hip hop. st john,keep doing ya thing.... dj young tabasco



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