Memoirs of the Elephant Man
{{Infobox album
| name = Memoirs of the Elephant Man
| type = Album
| artist = Busdriver
| cover = Memoirsoftheelephantman.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 12, 1999
| recorded = 1999
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative hip hop
| length =
| label = Temporary Whatever
Afterlife Recordz
| producer = C.V.E.
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Temporary Forever
| next_year = 2002
}}
{{album ratings
|rev1 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=2 |page=83}}
| rev2 = Philadelphia Weekly
}}
Memoirs of the Elephant Man is the debut album by the American rapper Busdriver.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/busdriver-mn0000642728/biography|title=Busdriver | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}{{cite news |last1=Beal |first1=Jim |title=Busdriver's speed rap |work=San Antonio Express-News |date=September 29, 2006 |page=12H}} It was released in 1999 on Temporary Whatever. It was rereleased in 2001.{{cite news |last1=Rule |first1=Dan |title=He gives a hoot |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 Jan 2008 |location=Metro |page=13}}
Critical reception
Cincinnati CityBeat called the album "exquisitely weird and wonderfully heavy."{{Cite web|url=https://www.citybeat.com/home/article/13003948/music-busdriver|title=StackPath|website=www.citybeat.com}}
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| title1 = Memoirs Intro
| length1 = 1:17
| title2 = Never Bite the Hand That Feeds You
| length2 = 3:09
| title3 = I Won't Dance
| note3 = feat. Riddlore?
| length3 = 3:51
| title4 = Driving Under the Influence
| length4 = 2:57
| title5 = Overshadow
| length5 = 4:13
| title6 = Painkillers
| note6 = feat. Chu-Chu
| length6 = 4:15
| title7 = Most Likely
| length7 = 4:31
| title8 = Blank Space
| length8 = 1:16
| title9 = L.A. Czars
| note9 = feat. 2Mex
| length9 = 3:37
| title10 = They Don't Know
| length10 = 4:19
| title11 = Night of the Living Dead
| note11 = feat. Ngafsh
| length11 = 3:19
| title12 = Mythic Proportions
| note12 = feat. Eva of Figures of Speech
| length12 = 0:44
| title13 = Everybody's Styling
| length13 = 4:16
| title14 = Think Different
| length14 = 4:57
| title15 = Get on the Bus
| note15 = feat. Abstract Rude
| length15 = 4:08
| title16 = Clean Break
| length16 = 4:43
| title17 = Walking Dead
| note17 = feat. 2Mex
| length17 = 4:05
| title18 = Party Pooper
| length18 = 3:59
| title19 = Buy One Style, Get Second Style Free
| note19 = feat. DJ Drez
| length19 = 4:08
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.alphapuprecords.com/releasepage.php?UPC=669158606528 Memoirs of the Elephant Man] on Alpha Pup Records
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