Let's Get Serious (Party Fun Action Committee album) explained

Let's Get Serious
Type:studio
Artist:Party Fun Action Committee
Cover:Party Fun Action Committee Let's Get Serious.jpg
Genre:Hip hop
Label:Definitive Jux

Let's Get Serious is the first studio album by American hip hop group Party Fun Action Committee. It was released on Definitive Jux on July 1, 2003. The concept album documents a day in the life of two record label executives played by Blockhead and Jeremy Gibson listening to a collection of demo tapes.

Critical reception

Johnny Loftus of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, stating that "while the raps throughout are often impressive (if a little sophomoric), it's the beats PFAC has come up with that really sell Let's Get Serious book of inside jokes." Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club commented that "Let's Get Serious recalls The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands". He added, "PFAC's uneven but inspired Let's Get Serious is silly, self-indulgent, and sophomoric, and a whole lot of fun to boot". Jeff Weiss of Stylus Magazine said: "From the ad-libs of each faux-artist to the small jabs at the record executives' dietary habits and decorating tastes, the album plays out like a hip-hop version of This Is Spinal Tap".

Los Angeles Times named the album one of the most seminal releases from Definitive Jux, calling it "the gold standard of comedy rap records".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Farewell Def Jux: A recap of the NYC label's finest moments. Los Angeles Times. Jeff. Weiss. February 10, 2010. December 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140326111855/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/02/farewell-def-jux-a-requiem-and-recap-of-the-nyc-indie-rap-labels-finest-moments.html. March 26, 2014.