Track Listing

1. Connected
2. Ground Level - Stereo MC's, Angela Murrell, Trisha Lee Kelshall
3. Everything
4. Sketch
5. Fade Away
6. All Night Long
7. Step It Up - Stereo MC's, Cath Coffey, Owen If, Nick Hallam, Robert Birch, Angela Murrell, Trisha Lee Kelshall
8. Playing With Fire
9. Pressure
10. Chicken Shake - Stereo MC's, Angela Murrell, Trisha Lee Kelshall
11. Creation
12. The End

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12524 in Music
• Released on: 1992-09-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 53 minutes

CD Description
CONNECTED is the third release from the Stereo MC's, a London trio of remixers who ferment their unique blend of rap, R&B and dance music with a healthy blend of European techno, dub and cool jazz, putting them in the vanguard of the music's new wave along with such irrefutably hip hoppers as Digable Planets.
Augmented by the vocal trio of Cath Coffey, Verona Davis and Andrea Groves, CONNECTED is a brave new vision of dance music, as illustrated by the sultry title track,with its swampy rhythmic underpinning, '60s soul jazz punctuations, beefy bass line and its incantory chants, urging onthe dancers to greater self-expression, personal responsibility and intellectual curiosity. These social themes run through CONNECTED, augmented by the type of hip Afro funk-jazz mix that distinguished early archetypes of this rap style such as Gil-Scott Heron.

Customer Reviews

Possibly the best British album of the 90s
It's been eight years since this album was released, and it could be the last "proper" CD produced by the band. If that's the case, it's a shame, but it means they left on a high note. Although the title track has been (over) used by the telecomms industry, and so may grate on the ears, the rest of the album will be less familiar and needs discovering. The style is a unique kind of British rap; less aggressive than its US counterpart, and dare I say it, more intelligent. Superb backing vocals and some interesting use of samples weave around the words...

MONSTER RECORD
Highlighting one record out of thousands in my collection(big head) is no easy task but the STEREO MCS/CONNECTED is an instant easy choice,and has been for the last 14 years(or something ).The best tunes on this lp are undoubtedly the last two,'creation,'and 'the end.' Both sublime.As an all-time classic ,the rest of the album is obviously magnificent with the first of two singles released of it,'connected,' being the worst song on it.Not a bad indictment on a track seen by most as an anthem.'Fade Away' is THE best modern-day motown/baggy tune youve ever heard and is an effortless floorfiller.With its martha reeves/jbs style killer- tune and immaculate, sharp, baggy vocals,spliced with that archetypal gospel backing vocal we all love. If you want some classy,unforgetable,euphoric tunes to impress the ladies or just your mates,regardless of age,type of music you're normally into,just get this.For boozing,dancing,smoking and schmoozin,or even driving(creations a tremendous driving track) this albums always going to be ace.Please excuse my use of cliches,and seemingly sick-inducing exaggeration,and believe my cringe-worthy review.Tight,funky,classy masterpiece.

Martini Moments
Can words describe music? How about instead describing the perfect moment to play it. This is the best album ever (sorry George Michael) for getting ready to go out. So have a shower, put on your're jewellry, start choosing what clothes to wear out on a hot Saturday night - get a Martini and put on this album. Start dancing around and think of the possibilities of a night on the town. This is a great fun dance album - everyone I have ever played it to loves it - but then as I'm a child of the 80's and 90's discos - if that sort of music is not your scene this won't be either.