Albums We Didn't Write - A Grand Don't Come for Free, The Streets

Published: June 24, 2020, 7:55 a.m.

As part of this journey we occasionally do a deep dive into a great album and pick out 10 things which we think make it so memorable. With the hope, it might inspire our album.\n \nThe album we picked this time is A Grand Don't Come for Free by The Streets, described as a British Rap Opera, it is a truly unique piece of art.\nIn summary, the 10 we love things are:\n\n1) It\u2019s the ultimate concept album\u2026\n \n2) \u2026but the songs work on their own merit\n \n3) Wonderfully British\n \n4) Humour\n \n5) Brilliantly mundane\n \n6) Vulnerability/honesty\n \n7) Brilliant conveyance of internal monologue\n \n8) Inventive storytelling formats\n \n9) Versatile soundtrack\n \n10) Blurring of genres\xa0\nAs this is a review an analysis podcast the music is used under fair use license