WEIRD ALBUMS SERIES ENTRY TWENTY-EIGHT
‘Deltron 3030’s’ Vision of the Future Reflects Our Present
3030 has arrived
On an ordinary day in the early 2000s, a rapper, a producer, and a DJ teamed up to create one of the most groundbreaking hip-hop albums of the 21st century. The trio named themselves and their debut album Deltron 3030. Hip-hop fans and critics loved the album's beats, sci-fi lyrics, and themes. Little did fans and critics (and the group) know that these ideas would become reality sooner rather than later.
Deltron 3030 is already here.
Welcome to the 28th entry of the Weird Albums Series. WAS is a monthly review in which I discuss albums beyond typical music structures. Today’s album is Deltron 3030’s 2000 self-titled LP.
In each installment, I explain the album’s background, my thoughts, and the legacy. Then, I rate the album using the Beefheartian Scale. Experimental music enthusiasts invented this rating system to describe albums that resemble Captain Beefheart.
A ten in the rating system means: “Hot damn, that’s weird!”
New to the rating system nine and six: It’s weird, but not weird enough.
And a one and five: “Is that Nickelback?”
