By the Throat (Eyedea & Abilities album)

By the Throat is the third and final studio album by American hip hop duo Eyedea & Abilities. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on July 21, 2009.[1][2]

By the Throat
Studio album by
Eyedea & Abilities
ReleasedJuly 21, 2009 (2009-07-21)[1][2]
GenreHip hop, alternative hip hop, rap rock , underground hip hop
Length29:53
LabelRhymesayers Entertainment
Producer
Eyedea & Abilities chronology
E&A
(2004)		 By the Throat
(2009)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
BBCfavorable[4]
City Pagesfavorable[5]
HipHopDX[6]
PopMatters[7]
URB[8]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Andrew Dietzel of PopMatters gave the album 9 stars out of 10, commenting that "By the Throat, succinct and emotive, is the perfect convergence of styles, attacking the listener's jugular with a powerful punk thrust, cynical observations, and an out-and-out assault on hip-hop's standards."[7] Adam Figman of URB gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Combined with newly found experiences, newly discovered self-awareness and newly refined skills, By the Throat catches this almost forgotten duo at a new height of their combined powers."[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Hay Fever"2:20
2."Spin Cycle"3:39
3."Time Flies When You Have a Gun"1:44
4."Burn Fetish"2:55
5."Sky Diver"4:16
6."Junk"2:46
7."Forgive Me for My Synapses"1:02
8."This Story"2:33
9."Factory"1:55
10."Smile"4:02
11."By the Throat"2:41
Total length:29:53

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Eyedea – vocals, lyrics, production (1, 5), keyboards (1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), guitar (1, 3–6, 8–10), bass guitar (1, 9), drum programming (2, 10), percussion (2, 10), recording, mixing
  • DJ Abilities – production, keyboards (1, 3, 4, 7), turntables (2, 4, 6–8, 10), bass guitar (3)
  • JT Bates – drums (1)
  • Jeremy Ylvisaker – guitar (2, 8, 11), bass guitar (2, 6), percussion (2)
  • Casey O'Brien – bass guitar (4)
  • Brian Johnson – mixing, mastering
  • Michael Gaughan – artwork
  • Siddiq – layout, design

Charts
Chart Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 38
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 91

References
  1. "Eyedea & Abilities - By The Throat". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  2. Newberry, Maverick (May 18, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities Announce New Album". XLR8R. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  3. "By The Throat by Eyedea & Abilities". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  4. Lawrence, Alistair (2009). "Eyedea & Abilities - By the Throat - Review". BBC. Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  5. Swanson, Carl Atiya (July 22, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities: By the Throat". City Pages. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  6. Tardio, Andres (July 23, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities - By The Throat". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  7. Dietzel, Andrew (August 30, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities: By the Throat". PopMatters. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  8. Figman, Adam (July 23, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities :: By The Throat". URB. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  9. "Eyedea-Abilities Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  10. "Eyedea-Abilities Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  11. "Eyedea-Abilities Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
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