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Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying from You
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Big Pimpin'/Papercut
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Jigga What/Faint
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Numb/Encore
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Izzo/In the End
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Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer
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Intro [DVD]
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In the Studio [DVD]
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Jay-Z Arrives [DVD]
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Rehearsal [DVD]
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Sound Check [DVD]
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Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying from You [DVD][Live]
- 00:00
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Big Pimpin'/Papercut [DVD][Live]
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Jigga What/Faint [DVD][Live]
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Numb/Encore [DVD][Live]
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Izzo/In the End [DVD][Live]
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Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer [DVD][Live]
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End Credits [DVD]
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MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups [DVD]
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album review
Mash-ups -- two songs stuck together that were never meant to be stuck together -- have their roots in the bedrooms and basements of computer-savvy music geeks who spend countless hours sticking Christina Aguilera's vocals over the Strokes' chugging backbeat or Missy Elliott's raps over George Michael, Joy Division, the Cure, and about a thousand others. MP3s were the medium of choice, white-label 12"s a distant second. It seemed like it was time to put a fork in the pranky genre when collections like The Best Bootlegs in the World Ever and Soulwax's As Heard on Radio Soulwax series exposed the mash-up to a wider audience, but then Danger Mouse came along. His headline-making Grey Album -- Jay-Z's Black Album vs. the Beatles' White Album -- inspired a ton of spirited imitations, and most likely the MTV-spawned, artists-involved Collision Course. The fact that the artists are involved with the project totally goes against the mash-up philosophy, but luckily Linkin Park -- who are revealed through the DVD as the main architects of the EP -- have that pop-loving prankster spirit and don't let their high-profile, well-funded life ruin it. The liner notes talk of a "once-in-a-lifetime performance" and "music history," but Collision Course is just plain old fun and all the better because of it. Jay-Z's "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" sits nicely on top of Linkin Park's "Lying from You" on the CD's studio version, but it's the fist-pumping live version on the DVD that really justifies Collision Course's existence. The Z-man -- who's "retired" from the rap game while being busier than ever -- has had his excellent "99 Problems" rocked up before, so the version here with Linkin Park's "Points of Authority" and "One Step Closer" isn't so much the revelation the liner-note hyperbole makes it out to be, but it's got an awesome beat and you can still dance to it. If the CD were released on its own, the collection wouldn't be as exciting. Linkin Park's genuine excitement about the project on the "behind the scenes" segment of the DVD is infectious, and watching the furious and fast teaming of "Jigga What/Faint" teeter on the edge of falling apart is gripping. Check the DVD first, and then throw the CD in the car for when you feel half-mack, half-punk. It's doubtful mash-ups will survive corporate handling this well again, and to paraphrase a post-show Linkin Parker, Collision Course is awesomely fun. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide
more albums by this artist
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- American Gangster (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2007
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- The Black Album (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2003
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- The Blueprint
- Released 2001
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- The Blueprint 3
- Released 2009
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Just Phenomenal
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- By MildMildWest
- 7/24/2009 14:37:52
- At first, one would think that the marriage of Linkin Park and Jay-Z would be strange one indeed; that is, until you listen to this 6-track EP. Easily one of the best CD's of 2004, though it received limited airplay, this "mash-up" featured two of the hottest artists of the year and put together an outing that deserves a place in just about everybody's collection. Starting off with Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You, the album grabs you by the metaphorical collar and demands your attention. Numb/Encore easily received the most airtime from this masterful EP and deservedly so; this track is nothing short of magic and sets the gold standard in mash-ups. Izzo/In The End takes two songs that are seemingly on opposite sides of the spectrum in content and are brought together to create something new and amazing. The most disappointing this about this CD is that it is only 6 tracks long, leaving you craving for more and asking "will they do another?".
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