Speaking as an acid head.. Got to agree with matt on this one..... Ride the rhythm, 4 - play gotto be free, garden of eden, ecstacy club, adrenalin mod, 808 state were british acid that had it goin' on..... Jack the tab never really entered into the affray...
Placid -- http://www.acid-house.net Everything you wanted to know about acid house > catching up on some old mail... sorry i'm late > >> These records influenced him into making the 'Jack the Tab' compilation >> which although very good, never really struck me as being either a.) >> an >> Acid-House record - there wasn't a 303 in sight or b.) a radical new >> sound >> - it contained loads of samples much akin to what Meat Beat Manifesto >> and >> others had been doing a few years earlier. > > Personally, it's a compilation that I could never get into... and the > title > is so awesome but the music inside just didn't hold up for me, ha ha. > I think Wax Trax put it out as 2xLP Jack The Tab: Tekno Acid Beat. > (I'll admit i've never really lusted after Gen's tunes much to begin > with... ) > Shock value does not equal musical value, and I didn't even find > much on that 'Jack the Tab' comp truly shocking compared to other (and > IMHO better) > things dropping at that time both from chicago and UK (circa 87-88?). > > The comp is interesting historical footnote but IMHO little more. I > suppose if > you snatched this up when it first came out it might hold some > (personally) nostalgic value for some folks but I think the majority of > these tracks > aren't deserving of the title "classics" or "cornerstone of techno" as > I have heard > others praise this comp. I also realize this is completely > subjective. :) > > I think a lot of US folks just kind of shrugged at this one... there > were better > tunes to be had locally both in detroit and chicago at that time. > Believe me I > appreciate early UK acid techno/house but "Jack The Tab" ain't the > finest > example of it. > > peace > Matt MacQueen >
