As part of Beatles Week I’m giving you one of the few songs off of Danger Mouse‘s 2004 concept album, The Grey Album, that actually sounds good (although I love the conceit of the album–combining Jay-Z’s Black Album with The White Album–most of it sounds kind of crappy). Here’s what someone smarter than me said about The Grey Album (from Pitchfork’s 7.7/10 review):
Remix albums rarely have purely noble intentions. From underground promotional vehicles to hobbyist experiments for props at local watering holes, the concept of backing familiar voices with unexpected surroundings had been all but lost to simpler production clinics with high profile guests. That is, until Danger Mouse (best known for his work with Jemini and Sage Francis) turned a color inference into an underground phenomenon with his bootleg conceptual assault, The Grey Album, a remix album that pairs the vocals of Jay-Z’s Black Album with The Beatles’ legendary White Album.
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