Cloud Nine

Artist	Kottonmouth Kings
Format	CD
Genre	Rock
Label Name	Suburban Noize
Producer	Patrick Shevelin, Jay Turner, Daddy X, Robert Rebeck
Release Date	2007 08 28
Song List	1: Controlled Substance (3:50) 2: Livin' Proof (2:53) 3: Marijuana (3:33) 4: Think 4 Yourself (4:07) 5: No Escape (3:37) 6: Litas (4:09) 7: One Day (4:09) 8: City 2 City (4:11) 9: Pass It Around (4:40) 10: Ridin' High (3:30) 11: PTB (1:42) 12: Riddled (Interlude) (0:44) 13: Drunk with Power (3:34) 14: It Ain't Easy (4:16) 15: Loadies (2:31) 16: Don't Make Me Beg (4:07) 17: Everday Thang (3:58) 18: All or Nothin' (3:27) 19: Dark Side (3:42) 20: Free Willy (2:50) 21: Time to Get High (3:41) 22: Proud to Be a Stoner (5:08) 23: [DVD]
Style.Categories	Rap-Metal, Alternative Metal, Funk Metal

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What differentiates the Kottonmouth Kings' Cloud Nine from the rest of their huge discography isn't the subject matter -- it's still weed, rebellion, weed, and weed -- but the general feeling that about a quarter of the songs here are more influenced by the Cali alt-rock of Sugar Ray and Smash Mouth than ICP, even though the evil clowns do show up for the "blaze your own trails" anthem "Think 4 Yourself." There are still those punk numbers that sound like the Beastie Boys if they never grew up and some good, hard-hitting hip-hop, like when guest Tech N9ne shines all over "City 2 City," but "One Day" is a surprisingly bright and dreamy number that perfectly suits a bunch of punkish stoners growing old. The reggae light of "Pass It Around" would play fine at any all-inclusive resort, and the laid-back "Proud to Be a Stoner" sounds like it was found stuck between the seats of a 1972 hippie van. If there's any reason to worry about this mellowing, it's that sometimes the production sounds too button-up for the punk and rock-rap numbers, although "Loadies" gets it just right thanks to some gutsy fuzz guitar. A few fans might fall off, a few fans might jump on because of the group's ever-growing love of chillin' and sunshine, but this otherwise straight-up-the-middle Kings album won't surprise or sway most. ~ David Jeffries, All Music Guide