The Main Event (album)

The Main Event is the debut album by Fingathing.[4] It was released in 2000 on Grand Central Records.[5]

The Main Event
Studio album by
Fingathing
Released20 November 2000
GenreHip-Hop
Length54:55
LabelGrand Central Records
GCCD108
ProducerFingathing
Fingathing chronology
The Main Event
(2000)		 Superhero Music
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Guardian[3]

Production

The album was produced by Fingathing's DJ Peter Parker and Sneaky; Parker provided the scratching, and Sneaky played double bass.[2] Many of the tracks are about wrestling.[6][7]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "it's rare that discs released by scratch or battle DJs ever hold a candle to their respective live performances, but here Fingathing definitely defy convention."[1] The Guardian wrote that some of the songs "are lushly atmospheric, while others have the rudimentary feel and brutal minimalism of earliest hip hop."[3]

Track listing
  1. "Intro" – 0:43
  2. "Check It Out" – 2:58
  3. "Big Monsters Crush Cities" – 5:56
  4. "Come On Girls" – 1:50
  5. "Head To Head" – 4:08
  6. "How To Smoke" (featuring DJ Noize) – 4:11
  7. "Slappy's Tune" – 2:22
  8. "Just Practice" (featuring Mr. Scruff) – 3:52
  9. "Big Kid" – 2:40
  10. "Remember This?" – 0:48
  11. "You Fly Me" – 3:11
  12. "Ffathead" – 3:20
  13. "Slippin" (featuring Veba) – 5:14
  14. "A Light Refreshment" – 1:11
  15. "Crowd Pleasers" (featuring DJ Noize) – 3:42
  16. "Ffling" – 3:42
  17. "The Final Bout" – 5:07

References
  1. "The Main Event - Fingathing | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 452.
  3. Lester, Paul (17 November 2000). "Friday review: music: Pop CD releases: Fingathing: The Main Event". The Guardian: 23.
  4. "Pop review: Fingathing". the Guardian. 6 February 2001.
  5. "Fingathing | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. "Fingathing :: Fingathing and the Big Red Nebula Band :: Grand Central/Ninja Tune". www.rapreviews.com.
  7. Smith, Jack. "BBC - Music - Review of Fingathing - And the Big Red Nebula Band". www.bbc.co.uk.


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