Eric B. & Rakim - Follow The Leader
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 245 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Uni Records # UNID-3 | Country/Year: US 1993
Genre: Hip Hop | Style: Eastcoast
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Eric B. & Rakim / Follow The Leader
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
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Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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Extraction speed 6.9 X
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EAC extraction logfile from 7. August 2012, 12:23
Eric B. & Rakim / Follow The Leader
Used drive : PIONEER BD-RW BDR-206 Adapter: 2 ID: 3
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 896 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -5 -T "Artist=%artist%" -T "Title=%title%" -T "Album=%albumtitle%" -T "Date=%year%" -T "Tracknumber=%tracknr%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source% -o %dest%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 5:36.65 | 0 | 25264
2 | 5:36.65 | 5:17.65 | 25265 | 49104
3 | 10:54.55 | 4:14.72 | 49105 | 68226
4 | 15:09.52 | 5:21.20 | 68227 | 92321
5 | 20:30.72 | 2:07.08 | 92322 | 101854
6 | 22:38.05 | 5:15.35 | 101855 | 125514
7 | 27:53.40 | 4:32.02 | 125515 | 145916
8 | 32:25.42 | 3:52.00 | 145917 | 163316
9 | 36:17.42 | 3:55.50 | 163317 | 180991
10 | 40:13.17 | 4:29.50 | 180992 | 201216
11 | 44:42.67 | 4:07.25 | 201217 | 219766
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Filename I:\=== VINYL RIPS ===\=== EAC===\X FRESH RIP\Eric B. & Rakim - Follow The Leader.wav
Peak level 88.8 %
Extraction speed 6.9 X
Range quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 29D01E80
Copy CRC 29D01E80
Copy OK
No errors occurred
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Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 10) [1D457643] (AR v1)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 10) [7F5FCFBD] (AR v1)
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Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 10) [B1084E7E] (AR v1)
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 10) [AE159309] (AR v1)
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 10) [8400CCA9] (AR v1)
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 10) [C5531304] (AR v1)
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foobar2000 1.1.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-08-17 12:37:48
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Analyzed: Eric B. & Rakim / Follow The Leader
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -3.57 dB -19.46 dB 5:37 01-Follow the Leader
DR18 -1.48 dB -21.52 dB 5:18 02-Microphone Fiend
DR14 -1.33 dB -17.34 dB 4:15 03-Lyrics of Fury
DR13 -2.40 dB -18.15 dB 5:21 04-Eric B. Never Scared
DR13 -7.00 dB -21.61 dB 2:07 05-Just a Beat
DR14 -4.48 dB -20.43 dB 5:15 06-Put Your Hands Together
DR14 -5.40 dB -21.77 dB 4:32 07-To the Listeners
DR13 -7.03 dB -21.78 dB 3:52 08-No Competition
DR17 -1.02 dB -21.05 dB 3:56 09-The R
DR13 -2.84 dB -19.32 dB 4:30 10-Musical Massacre
DR12 -9.07 dB -23.48 dB 4:07 11-Beats for the Listeners
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 703 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2012-08-17 12:37:48
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Analyzed: Eric B. & Rakim / Follow The Leader
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -3.57 dB -19.46 dB 5:37 01-Follow the Leader
DR18 -1.48 dB -21.52 dB 5:18 02-Microphone Fiend
DR14 -1.33 dB -17.34 dB 4:15 03-Lyrics of Fury
DR13 -2.40 dB -18.15 dB 5:21 04-Eric B. Never Scared
DR13 -7.00 dB -21.61 dB 2:07 05-Just a Beat
DR14 -4.48 dB -20.43 dB 5:15 06-Put Your Hands Together
DR14 -5.40 dB -21.77 dB 4:32 07-To the Listeners
DR13 -7.03 dB -21.78 dB 3:52 08-No Competition
DR17 -1.02 dB -21.05 dB 3:56 09-The R
DR13 -2.84 dB -19.32 dB 4:30 10-Musical Massacre
DR12 -9.07 dB -23.48 dB 4:07 11-Beats for the Listeners
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 703 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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CD Info:
Eric B. & Rakim - Follow The Leader
Label: Uni Records
Catalog#: UNID-3
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1988
Genre: Rap
Tracklist:
01. Follow the Leader [0:05:36.65]
02. Microphone Fiend [0:05:17.65]
03. Lyrics of Fury [0:04:14.72]
04. Eric B. Never Scared [0:05:21.20]
05. Just a Beat [0:02:07.08]
06. Put Your Hands Together [0:05:15.35]
07. To the Listeners [0:04:32.02]
08. No Competition [0:03:52.00]
09. The R [0:03:55.50]
10. Musical Massacre [0:04:29.50]
11. Beats for the Listeners [0:04:07.25]
review by Steve Huey
Having already revolutionized hip-hop, Eric B. & Rakim came up with a second straight classic in their sophomore album, Follow the Leader, which basically follows the same blueprint for greatness, albeit with subtle refinements. Most noticeably, Eric B.'s production is already moving beyond the minimalism of Paid in Full. Follow the Leader finds him changing things up more often: dropping in more samples, adding instruments from musician Stevie Blass Griffin, and generally creating a fuller sound over his rock-solid beats. It's still relatively spare, but the extra sonic weight helps keep things fresh. For his part, Rakim wasn't crowned the greatest MC of all time for the variety of his lyrical content, and Follow the Leader is no different. Yet even if he rarely deviates from boasting about his microphone prowess (and frankly, he's entitled), he employs uncommonly vivid and elaborate metaphors in doing so. A case in point is "Microphone Fiend," which weaves references to substance addiction throughout in explaining why Rakim can't keep away from the mic. The album-opening title cut is one of his most agile, up-tempo lyrical showcases, demonstrating why he's such a poetic inspiration for so many MCs even today. "Lyrics of Fury" manages to top it in terms of sheer force, using the break from James Brown's "Funky Drummer" before it saturated the airwaves. And, of course, there are several more turntable features for Eric B. Follow the Leader may not have broken much new ground, but it captures one of the greatest pure hip-hop acts at the top of its form, and that's enough to make the album a classic. allmusicguide