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3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of…
Hip-Hop · 1992 · 8 tracks

3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of…

Arrested Development

Sun-drenched, Afrocentric hip-hop that swaps city streets for Georgia red clay. A warm blend of acoustic guitars, soulful harmonies, and spiritual reflection.

March 24, 1992 · Chrysalis

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A vibrant, sun-soaked celebration of community and spiritual grounding in the rural South.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Man’s Final Frontier
2:39
03
People Everyday
3:27
04
Blues Happy
0:46
06
Children Play With Earth
2:39
10
U
5:02
11
Eve of Reality
1:43
13
Dawn of the Dreads
5:18
15
Washed Away
6:24
Moments Worth Listening For
The Sly and the Family Stone sample on People Everyday shifting into a communal singalong.
The sudden transition from digital noise to the sound of digging in the dirt on Children Play With Earth.
The six minute meditative drift of Washed Away featuring hypnotic water imagery and sparse percussion.
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How does 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of… sound next to the rest of Arrested Development's catalogue?

Spirituality+0.8σ

The writing leans a touch further into spirituality than the rest of the catalogue.

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