The Fugees – The Score

so this is the first post in what will be a semi-regular topic on here. i’m gonna do little reviews on albums/songs/movies that i wish i could see or hear for the very first time again. so while thinking on this topic, this was the first album that popped into my head. The Score dropped at a really pivotal time in my life and helped shape who i am today. i was midway through my last semester at Topeka High School. i had a really great core group of friends and had also just started hanging with a few younger ones too. i met one of the coolest girls i know at this time as well. we were all drunks, loved crashing friend’s basements for impromptu parties, and basically just wilded out. so this album was getting ready to drop as all this stuff was happening around me. i seemed to be the only person around that had heard of The Fugees. i had been singing Fu-Gee-La for several weeks before anyone else took notice of The Fugees. i had tickets to a Fugees/Roots/Goodie Mob show in Lawrence, and couldn’t find anyone to go with me. i finally got my brother and his buddy to roll with me, and damn was that show bangin. the album finally dropped and most of my friends started singing along with me. shit was glorious.

the first night i got the album, i listened to it all the way through, twice. i was in a trance. wyclef crafted a perfect sonic backdrop for the creative rhymes that all 3 members brought to the table. they were playful, thoughtful, smart, and of course, Lauryn has that voice that tears at my heart. i still get goosebumps when i listen to the album. i guess i really want to hear this album with fresh ears again because of how great the first time was and all the emotions it brings back. there’s not a lot of albums these days that i can play front to back repeatedly and still be satisfied. The Score is that album.

:: heath