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CD REVIEW: Aesop Rock's 'None Shall Pass' worth the dedication

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From: University Wire
Date: 20070905
Author:John Bailey

John Bailey
University Wire
09-05-2007
(The Daily Campus) (U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- Indie rap is known for being lyrically obtuse. Aesop Rock is known for the kind of tracks that would make "obtuse" one of the shortest words in the chorus. "None Shall Pass" shows a lot of growth, but Rock hasn't let go of his tongue-twisters. Even after repeated play-throughs, the jarring, snapping lyrics tumble by too quickly to parse. Pause the title track, pull the slider backwards, and listen -- "Miles outside of the eye of the storm, with a siphon to lure out a prize and award, while avoiding the vile ...

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