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- Temporary Forever
- - 8,160 plays
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Busdriver
Released 2002

Along Came a Biter
04:05
561 plays

Gun Control
03:11
429 plays

Somethingness
06:08
422 plays

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- 1
- New Aquarium
- 01:08
- 299 plays

- 2
- Imaginary Places
- 03:15
- 2,982 plays

- 3
- Along Came a Biter
- 04:05
- 561 plays

- 4
- Idle Chatter
- 03:38
- 351 plays

- 5
- Gun Control
- 03:11
- 429 plays

- 6
- Mind Crossing
- 02:56
- 368 plays

- 7
- Suing Sony
- 02:47
- 271 plays

- 8
- Stylin' Under Pressure
- 02:20
- 263 plays

- 9
- Single Cell Ego
- 02:38
- 322 plays

- 10
- Somethingness
- 06:08
- 422 plays

- 11
- Driver's Manual
- 00:50
- 251 plays

- 12
- The Truth of Spontaneous Human Combustion
- 04:39
- 236 plays

- 13
- Opposable Thumbs
- 04:43
- 220 plays

- 14
- Unplanned Parenthood
- 01:43
- 152 plays

- 15
- Jazz Fingers
- 04:33
- 203 plays

- 16
- Reality Sandwich
- 04:14
- 1,500 plays

- 17
- Wrong Route
- 01:03
- 168 plays

- 18
- Post Apocalyptic Rap Blues
- 10:04
- 193 plays

album review

It's clear Busdriver loves the sound of his own voice; his ego is sprayed all over the 18 wildly diverse tracks on Temporary Forever. It's just as clear, however, that his talents are at least as massive as his ego, since the album has so many incredible ideas and catchy riffs that it trumps entire careers by some rappers out there. A bit of a human beatbox, Busdriver is actually closer to an actor or mimic, putting on so many different personas that the album sounds like it features half-a-dozen Wu-Tang Clans. He races a flute loop across "Imaginary Places," scatting his lines along with the melody virtually every time a sample breaks through. He's even playful and humorous on the message tracks, agonizing over his own death in "Gun Control" like Bugs Bunny play-acting in front of Elmer Fudd (which makes sense, since he has at least as many different voices as Mel Blanc). His constant faux-theatrical riffs can wear on subsequent listens, but Temporary Forever introduces one of the most imaginative talents to ever grace the rap world. (Sample lyric: "Go back to Compton you dirty n**ger, we don't sell watermelons here, is what I yell at the white folks on the way to the gun show once a year.") ~ John Bush, All Music Guide