Live at the Fillmore (Cypress Hill album) explained
Live at the Fillmore is a live album by American band Cypress Hill. It was recorded at The Fillmore in San Francisco on August 16, 2000 and released on December 12, 2000 through Ruffhouse/Columbia Records. Production was handled by member DJ Muggs. It contains several songs performed from the group's previous studio albums: Cypress Hill, Black Sunday, IV and Skull & Bones with the exception for the songs from III: Temples of Boom. It features contributions from members of SX-10. In the United States, the album peaked at No. 119 on the Billboard 200 and No. 72 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It also reached No. 47 in Austria and No. 82 in Switzerland.
Reception
- Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "B-Real, Sen Dog, Bobo and DJ Muggs are in top form here."[2]
- Q magazine - 3 out of 5 stars - "Captures [them] in somewhat ebullient mood…on the pumped and primed beats…they sound at their most relaxed and…their most potent."[3]
- Melody Maker - 4 stars out of 5 - "Intense lunacy and sonic dementia.… It must've been mad - absolutely insane."[4]
- NME - 7 out of 10 - "The frenzy of the crowd feeds back into the immediacy of the performance and - Boom Shanka! And there are moments of such delicious madness here."[5]
Track listing
- Sample credits
- Track 3 contains a sample of "Tramp" composed by Louis Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin
Personnel
- Louis "B-Real" Freese – vocals
- Senen "Sen Dog" Reyes – vocals
- Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – arranger, producer, mixing
- Eric "Bobo" Correa – drums
- Andy Zambrano – guitar (tracks: 6-12, 16, 17)
- Jeremy Fleener – guitar (tracks: 6-12, 16, 17)
- Frank Mercurio – bass (tracks: 6-12, 16, 17)
- Troy Staton – mixing, live mobile recording
- Richard McKernan – live mobile recording
- Doug Field – live mobile recording assistant
- Jay Resnick – live mobile recording assistant
- Phil Kneebone – live mobile recording assistant
- Mike Gonzales – live board engineer
- Westwood One – mobile recording
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
- Arlene Owseichik – art direction
- Estevan "Scandalous" Oriol – design, photography
- Mark "Mr. Cartoon" Machado – design
- Sonny Gerasimowicz – design
- D. Sean MacDonald – artwork
- Gerard Babitts – A&R
- Paul D. Rosenberg – management
- Cara Lewis – booking
- Scott Thomas – booking
- Jim Halogen – booking
- Theo Sedlmayr – legal
- Paul Furedi – editing
Notes and References
- Web site: Rap Lords Cypress Hill 'Still Smokin' ' on VHS and DVD in Late December. https://web.archive.org/web/20010110212800/http://www.hive4media.com/news/html/Product_article.cfm?article_id=389. hive4media.com. January 10, 2001. November 9, 2000. September 11, 2019. live.
- News: Cypress Hill: Live at the Fillmore . 18 January 2001 . 57 . . Straight Arrow . 0035-791X . 21 October 2011.
- News: Live at the Fillmore review . January 2001 . 105 . . Bauer Media . 0955-4955 . 21 October 2011.
- News: Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom . 12 December 2000 . 52 . . IPC Media . 0025-9012 . 21 October 2011.
- News: Live at the Fillmore review . 2 December 2000 . 49 . . IPC Media . 0028-6362 . 21 October 2011.
