Customer Reviews
Hip Hop reaches new levels - By: Graham Carr, 19 Dec 2003 
Truely a fine album. The herbaliser have established their rootsin creating an album that never ages & always uplifts.
Excellent turns from What What. If you want something that sounds cool, feels cool & is cool then this is the album for you. A fusion of hip hop & jazz.
tight - By: , 30 May 2002 
Its easy to be pigeon music & to tie it down. The Herbalizer ollie Teeba & co take alot of hip hop, funk, jazz & whatever, else takes their fancy & serve up an albums of highs & highs. From The Blend onwards the album intriges shakes & moves. This may not be to everyone tastes & avoid the follow up album (very mercenary) at all costs, but if you like other ninja tune realises or jazz/funky hip hop this is a must if only for mr Chombee takes the flaw.
if only - By: simon gurney, 15 May 2002 
great album. i would have given this 5 stars except for track 12 which is soo truly awful & cringeworthy it loses a whole star, the rapping on this is pathetic & juvenile, i just cant see why this track was included its so below the level of everything else.in fact when putting this album on as upbeat background music, this track is enough to make listeners stop listen & change cd, one wise choice was to place it as track 12. the rapping is the weakest part, both lyrics & delivery are very third rate. luckily the musci & production are first rate, & the rapping is at a minimum.
perfect combination jill scott & herbaliser.
Blow(s) your mind! - By: , 11 Aug 2000 This LP is sooo good... better though stylistically similar to Very Mercenary, it is THE perfect blend of sample-based, old skool hip-hop beats, downtempo trip-hop & dancefloor breakbeat. The vibe of the album remains constant despite the variety of music styles incorporated within it, so it all flows together without getting at too repetitive or boring. I don't know if What What is an established/well-known MC - I hadn't heard of her before listening to this - but, appearing on 3 tracks on this album, she is undoubtedly the best, most natural/genuine female rapper I've ever heard. Highly recommended.
