The Streets, The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living - 37m 55s

Tracks & Durations

1. Pranging Out	3:56
2. War Of The Sexes	3:32
3. The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living	3:19
4. All Goes Out The Window	3:36
5. Memento Mori	2:40
6. Cant Con An Honest John	3:45
7. When You Wasn't Famous	3:23
8. Never Went To Church	3:39
9. Hotel Expressionism	3:37
10. Two Nations	3:10
11. Fake Street Hats	3:11

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Review

On the Streets' third album, the conceit is that Mike Skinner's now a famous guy (and he indeed is in the UK--as he puts it, "I've sold 3 million and you've never heard of me"). So, instead of dissecting the stereotypes and prejudices of an average Joe, Skinner turns his keen eye for detail on himself, to his new life of easy drugs and easier girls, of trashing hotel rooms, and being bummed out when your record label does promotional stuff without telling you about it first. Sonically it's more polished and a tad faster, though the music's still stripped-down and tough, propelled by loud synth lines and minimal drums. Skinner's flow remains original and wonderfully sing-songy. And while it's cool to see him actually write about his current life instead of pretending he's still "street," the subject matter's a touch too similar to an anorexic debutante's diary entry to make for very compelling hip-hop. When he asks "How the hell am I supposed to be able to do a line in front of complete strangers/When I know they've all got camera[phone]s?," it's definitely tough to care too much, no matter how fun the music is. --Mike McGonigalThe new Streets album The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living, out April 25th, is a completely autobiographical record that covers everything that has happened to Mike over the past few years since he's become a well known figure in the UK. There's love, loss, scandal, violence, sex, drugs and a whole load of bad behavior and regret. This true story begins with the first single, "When You Wasn't Famous."

Other Versions

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The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living

Tracks: 11, Disk length: 37m 29s (-1m 34s)

The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living

Tracks: 11, Disk length: 37m 16s (-1m 21s)

The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living

Tracks: 11, Disk length: 37m 14s (-1m 19s)

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