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- Philadelphonic
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G. Love & Special Sauce
Released 1999

Friday Night (Hundred Dollar Bill)
04:09
9,048 plays

Honor And Harmony
03:36
8,930 plays

No Turning Back
03:03
8,642 plays

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- 1
- No Turning Back
- 03:03
- 8,642 plays

- 2
- Dreamin'
- 03:54
- 13,004 plays

- 3
- Roaches
- 01:10
- 7,322 plays

- 4
- Rodeo Clowns
- 02:56
- 18,640 plays

- 5
- Numbers
- 04:24
- 10,156 plays

- 6
- Relax
- 04:15
- 10,148 plays

- 7
- Do It For Free
- 05:02
- 8,302 plays

- 8
- Honor And Harmony
- 03:36
- 8,930 plays

- 9
- Kick Drum
- 02:23
- 15,489 plays

- 10
- Friday Night (Hundred Dollar Bill)
- 04:09
- 9,048 plays

- 11
- Rock & Roll (Shouts Out Back To The Rappers)
- 03:08
- 6,549 plays

- 12
- Love
- 03:39
- 13,295 plays

- 13
- Around The World (Thank You)
- 01:27
- 6,328 plays

- 14
- Amazing
- 03:16
- 13,228 plays

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album review

The title of G. Love & Special Sauce's fourth album illustrates their desire to play up their Philadelphia roots, emphasizing classic Philly soul along with their blues-rap melange. Philadelphonic isn't entirely unsuccessful on that front, either. The group's laid-back, groove-oriented sound benefits from the sophisticated, sultry sound of Philly soul, as the single "Rodeo Clowns" illustrates. The problem is, G. Love & Special Sauce still winds up sacrificing songs for groove and feel. That wouldn't be so bad if Philadelphonic was simply a series of jams, but they continue to write material that feels like songs but never gels. They turn out to be vehicles for jams and half-hearted, muttered raps, neither of which provide hooks or memorable turns of phrase. That doesn't mean Philadelphonic doesn't sound good, since the group does have a way with a groove -- it just never really rises above the level of a groove-jam album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide