''A Tiger Dancing'' is the third album by the
hip-hop
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group
Heiruspecs
Heiruspecs () is a live Hip hop music, hip hop band based in the Hamline-Midway, Saint Paul, Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their name is a deliberate misspelling of the word ''haruspex'', which is a Roman term for a person train ...
. It was released on September 28, 2004.
The song "5ves" appeared on the ''
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'' soundtrack.
Reception
Reviewing ''A Tiger Dancing'' for ''
CMJ New Music Monthly
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'', Owen Strock wrote that "Heiruspecs are smart enough to keep James Brown's advice close to heart—they always make it funky."
Track listing
All tracks by Heiruspecs
Heiruspecs () is a live Hip hop music, hip hop band based in the Hamline-Midway, Saint Paul, Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Their name is a deliberate misspelling of the word ''haruspex'', which is a Roman term for a person train ...
#"Something for Nothing" – 3:57
#"Intro" – 1:19
#"Two-Fold" – 4:13
#"Dollar" – 3:08
#"5ves" – 4:35
#"A Tiger Dancing" – 2:28
#"32 Months" – 2:05
#"Swearsong" – 2:29
#"I'm Behind You" – 3:49
#"Fist" – 3:45
#"Get Down" – 4:42
#"It Takes" – 3:13
#"Heartsprings" – 3:19
#"Marching Orders" – 3:46
#"Position of Strength" – 3:55
#"Lie to Me" – 2:54
#"Shout Outs" – 4:51
Personnel
* Felix – vocals
* Heiruspecs – mixing
* Twinkie Jiggles – bass
* Peter Leggett – drums
* MuadDib – vocals, beatbox
* Josh Peterson – guitar
* DeVon "dVRG" Gray – keyboards
References
2004 albums
Heiruspecs albums
Razor & Tie albums
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