Live at the Fillmore (Cypress Hill album)

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Live at the Fillmore
Live album by
Cypress Hill
ReleasedDecember 12, 2000[1]
RecordedAugust 16, 2000
VenueThe Fillmore, San Francisco
Genre
Length1:05:02
Label
ProducerDJ Muggs
Cypress Hill chronology
Skull & Bones
(2000) 		Live at the Fillmore
(2000) 		Stoned Raiders
(2001)

Live at the Fillmore is a live album by American band Cypress Hill. It was recorded at The Fillmore in San Francisco on August 16, 2000 and released on December 12, 2000 through Ruffhouse/Columbia Records. Production was handled by member DJ Muggs. It contains several songs performed from the group's previous studio albums: Cypress Hill, Black Sunday, IV and Skull & Bones with the exception for the songs from III: Temples of Boom. It features contributions from members of SX-10. In the United States, the album peaked at No. 119 on the Billboard 200 and No. 72 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It also reached No. 47 in Austria and No. 82 in Switzerland.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
laut.de[3]
NME[4]
  • Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "B-Real, Sen Dog, Bobo and DJ Muggs are in top form here."[5]
  • Q magazine - 3 out of 5 stars - "Captures [them] in somewhat ebullient mood…on the pumped and primed beats…they sound at their most relaxed and…their most potent."[6]
  • Melody Maker - 4 stars out of 5 - "Intense lunacy and sonic dementia.… It must've been mad - absolutely insane."[7]
  • NME - 7 out of 10 - "The frenzy of the crowd feeds back into the immediacy of the performance and - Boom Shanka! And there are moments of such delicious madness here."[8]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hand on the Pump"
3:55
2."Real Estate"
3:17
3."How I Could Just Kill a Man"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Muggerud
3:22
4."Insane in the Brain"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Muggerud
3:36
5."Pigs"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
2:34
6."Looking Through the Eye of a Pig"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
8:02
7."Cock the Hammer"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Muggerud
3:43
8."Checkmate"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Muggerud
3:30
9."Can't Get the Best of Me"
3:59
10."Lick a Shot"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Muggerud
3:36
11."A to the K"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Muggerud
4:55
12."I Ain't Goin' Out Like That"
3:37
13."I Wanna Get High"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Muggerud
2:11
14."Stoned Is the Way of the Walk"
  • Freese
  • Muggerud
1:58
15."Hits from the Bong"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Muggerud
2:52
16."Riot Starter"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Muggerud
3:49
17."(Rock) Superstar"
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Muggerud
6:06
18."Checkmate (Hang 'Em High Remix)" (Secret track)
  • Freese
  • Reyes
  • Muggerud
4:01
19."Can't Stop Won't Stop" (Limited Edition Bonus Track) 3:29
Total length:1:05:02
Sample credits
  • Track 3 contains a sample of "Tramp" composed by Louis Fulson and Jimmy McCracklin

Personnel[edit]

  • Louis "B-Real" Freese – vocals
  • Senen "Sen Dog" Reyes – vocals
  • Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – arranger, producer, mixing
  • Eric "Bobo" Correa – drums
  • Andy Zambrano – guitar (tracks: 6-12, 16, 17)
  • Jeremy Fleener – guitar (tracks: 6-12, 16, 17)
  • Frank Mercurio – bass (tracks: 6-12, 16, 17)
  • Troy Staton – mixing, live mobile recording
  • Richard McKernan – live mobile recording
  • Doug Field – live mobile recording assistant
  • Jay Resnick – live mobile recording assistant
  • Phil Kneebone – live mobile recording assistant
  • Mike Gonzales – live board engineer
  • Westwood One – mobile recording
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
  • Arlene Owseichik – art direction
  • Estevan "Scandalous" Oriol – design, photography
  • Mark "Mr. Cartoon" Machado – design
  • Sonny Gerasimowicz – design
  • D. Sean MacDonald – artwork
  • Gerard Babitts – A&R
  • Paul D. Rosenberg – management
  • Cara Lewis – booking
  • Scott Thomas – booking
  • Jim Halogen – booking
  • Theo Sedlmayr – legal
  • Paul Furedi – editing

Charts[edit]

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 47
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 82
US Billboard 200[11] 119
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 72

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rap Lords Cypress Hill 'Still Smokin' ' on VHS and DVD in Late December". hive4media.com. November 9, 2000. Archived from the original on January 10, 2001. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Live at the Fillmore - Cypress Hill | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Dobler, Eberhard. "Rüder Live-Angriff auf die Tanzstelzen". laut.de (in German). Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Bardowell, Derek (September 12, 2005). "Live At The Fillmore". NME. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cypress Hill: Live at the Fillmore". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. 18 January 2001. p. 57. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Live at the Fillmore review". Q. Bauer Media. January 2001. p. 105. ISSN 0955-4955. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom". Melody Maker. IPC Media. 12 December 2000. p. 52. ISSN 0025-9012. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Live at the Fillmore review". NME. IPC Media. 2 December 2000. p. 49. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Cypress Hill – Skull & Bones" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Cypress Hill – Skull & Bones". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "Cypress Hill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  12. ^ "Cypress Hill Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

External links[edit]

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