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This iTunes Single begins with a great atmosphere–pulsating beat, airy tones, eventually complimented by Sparro’s smooth funk styling.  Nice start!

Funk is a genre that gets a bad rap a lot of the time–there’s a lot of good stuff if you give it the chance.  Black Gold is a perfect example–great arrangements, excellent vocals, and relatively interesting lyrics (well, not really, but they’re not bad).

One recurring complaint though–does this song need to be 4 minutes long?  Could we have gotten away with a 2-minute single?  Certainly.  Still, not a bad single.

Grade: B

Posted by Ryan Goodenough, filed under The Arts. Date: June 26, 2008, 10:02 pm |

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