''Live from Rome'' is a solo studio album by American hip hop artist Sole. It was released on

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in 2005.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Brian Howe of ''

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'' gave the album a 6.9 out of 10 and said, "Sole's socialist screeds work well when he raps them like he means them instead of couching them in layers of affected irony." Dave Segal of ''

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'' called it "Sole's most accomplished opus yet." Meanwhile, Mike Schiller of ''

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'' gave the album 3 stars out of 10, saying, "One or two songs in, the listener is convinced that Sole has something interesting to say; fifteen songs later, he's just an angry young man shouting about whatever."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * Sole – vocals, mixing (5, 15, 17) * Jel – additional vocals (1) *

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– additional vocals (1) *

Odd Nosdam David P. Madson (born 1976), better known by his stage name Odd Nosdam, is an American underground hip hop producer, DJ and visual artist. He is co-founder of the record label Anticon. He has remixed tracks by a variety of bands and artists in ...

– production (1, 4, 10–13), mixing (1, 4, 6, 10–13, 15, 17), additional production (7), additional mixing (7) * Alias – production (2, 7, 8, 14), mixing (7, 14) * Jeremy Goody – mixing (2, 3, 8, 9) *

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– production (3, 9) * Yasamin – production (5) *

Telephone Jim Jesus George Chadwick, better known by his stage name Telephone Jim Jesus, is an alternative hip hop producer based in Oakland, California. He is a member of Restiform Bodies along with Passage and Bomarr. History Telephone Jim Jesus released his d ...

– production (6) *

Bleubird Jacques Bruna, better known by his stage name Bleubird is an American rapper originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is known for his rapid-fire delivery, comic relief, lyrical wit and freestyle ability. Basing most of his career out of ...

– vocals (12) *

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– production (15, 17) *

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– production (16), mixing (16) * George Horn – mastering

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2005 albums Sole (hip-hop artist) albums Anticon albums Albums produced by Alias (musician) Albums produced by Odd Nosdam