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Same As It Ever Was

by House Of Pain · released 1994-06-23

Bit depth

16-bit

Sample rate

44.1 kHz

Duration

49:13

In library

15 / 15

Credits: House Of Pain (main-artist)

Tracklist 15 tracks

	#	Title	Flags	Length
–	01	Back From The Dead	Lyrics	3:32
–	02	I'm A Swing It	Lyrics	3:43
–	03	All That		1:26
–	04	On Point	Lyrics	3:48
–	05	Runnin' Up On Ya	Lyrics	3:17
–	06	Over There Shit	Lyrics	3:32
–	07	Word Is Bond	Lyrics	4:02
–	08	Keep It Comin'	Lyrics	3:43
–	09	Interlude		0:45
–	10	Same As It Ever Was	Lyrics	3:27
–	11	It Ain't A Crime	Lyrics	3:27
–	12	Where I'm From	Lyrics	4:02
–	13	Still Got A Lotta Love	Lyrics	2:53
–	14	Who's The Man	Lyrics	4:03
–	15	On Point	Lyrics	3:33

Notes & files

House of Pain's self-titled album had its moments, but on the whole, wasn't very memorable. However, the Irish-American group really blossomed on its far-superior and much more hardcore second album, Same as It Ever Was. With this album, Everlast changed his style of rapping considerably and unveiled a much more distinctive and recognizable approach. Sounding twisted, damaged, and maniacal, Everlast grabs the listener's attention and refuses to let go on such wildly entertaining fare as "Back From the Dead," "Over There Shit," and "Runnin' Up on Ya." House of Pain's subject matter -- namely, their superior rapping skills and the threat they pose to sucker MCs -- is far from groundbreaking. But an abundance of strong, clever hooks and Everlast's psycho-like rapping make Same as It Ever Was consistently appealing.

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