Amethyst Rock Star | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 8, 2001 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 58:26 | |||
Label | American Recordings | |||
Producer | Rick Rubin, Musa Bailey, Krust, Saul Williams | |||
Saul Williams chronology | ||||
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Amethyst Rock Star is the debut solo studio album by Saul Williams. It was released by American Recordings in 2001. It peaked at number 135 on the French Albums Chart.[1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
Drowned in Sound | 9/10[4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
NME | [6] |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10[7] |
RapReviews.com | 8/10[8] |
Steve Kurutz of AllMusic gave the album 1.5 stars out of 5, saying: "Some of the language is downright laughable (see the trite themes of 'Fearless' for example) in any context, and the rest is mediocre at best."[2] Kitty Empire of NME gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "an ambitious collision of rock, hip-hop and spoken word, all united by a refusal to conform to the conventions of any of them."[6]
All tracks are written by Saul Williams, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lalala" | 2:40 | |
2. | "Penny for a Thought" | Williams, Musa Bailey | 4:34 |
3. | "Robeson" | 4:21 | |
4. | "Tao of Now" | Williams, Musa Bailey | 4:19 |
5. | "Fearless" | Williams, Thom Bahler | 3:12 |
6. | "Untimely Meditations" | 3:55 | |
7. | "Om Nia Merican" | 3:06 | |
8. | "1987" | 5:21 | |
9. | "Coded Language" | Williams, Krust | 8:48 |
10. | "Our Father" | 7:06 | |
11. | "Wine / Do You Know (hidden track)" | 11:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Brown Bags" | 3:16 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Musicians
Technical personnel
Chart | Peak position |
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French Albums (SNEP)[1] | 135 |