The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed
Ever since,........
("Geezerz need excitement
If their lives don't provide them this they incite violence
Common sense, simple common sense") - Mike Skinner
.........I have been pretty much hooked on The Streets lyrical ode to day to day life as a youthful middle class lad in Birmingham, England. But say it ain't so, The Streets brain child Mike Skinner has sadly reported that Everything Is Borrowed will be the next to last album for The Streets.
His latest effort has wowed critics & fans a like with it's over-whelming positive message & it's plain to see that Skinner has found happiness in his life. Skinner is a modern day story teller MC, who simply reports what he sees with an acute wit. His musical touch has grown as well from 2002's Original Pirate Material that consisted of mostly garage hip-hop beats & ska influences to his recent release of mostly rock, soul, pop, & even grand horn arrangements.
On first listen to any of The Streets records, Skinner's thick English accent makes for an interesting trip. But the clear & concise message he delivers makes him more than a modern day story teller, Skinner to many Londoners has cultural relevance.
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