House of Pain's self-titled album had its moments, but on the whole, wasn't very memorable.
However, the Irish-American group really blossomed on its far-superior and much more hardcore second album, Same as It Ever Was.
With this album, Everlast changed his style of rapping considerably and unveiled a much more distinctive and recognizable approach.
Sounding twisted, damaged, and maniacal, Everlast grabs the listener's attention and refuses to let go on such wildly entertaining fare as "Back From the Dead," "Over There Shit," and "Runnin' Up on Ya." House of Pain's subject matter -- namely, their superior rapping skills and the threat they pose to sucker MCs -- is far from groundbreaking.
But an abundance of strong, clever hooks and Everlast's psycho-like rapping make Same as It Ever Was consistently appealing.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back from the Dead | House of Pain | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | I'm a Swing It | House of Pain | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | All That | House of Pain | Play | 01:26 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | On PointLeor DiMant, Erik Schrody | House of Pain | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Runnin' Up on Ya' | House of Pain | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Over There Shit | House of Pain | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Word Is BondErik Schrody | House of Pain | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Keep It Comin' | House of Pain | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Interlude | House of Pain | Play | 00:46 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Same as It Ever WasLawrence Muggerud, Danny O'Connor, Erik Schrody | House of Pain | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | It Ain't a Crime | House of Pain | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Where I'm From | House of Pain | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | On PointLeor DiMant, Erik Schrody | House of Pain | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Still Got A Lot Of Love | House of Pain | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Who's The Man | House of Pain | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | On Point (Lethal Dose Remix) | House of Pain | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 53 mins | 122 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butch BelAir | Photography |
| 2 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 3 | Diamond D | Mixing, Producer, Vocals |
| 4 | Leor DiMant | Composer |
| 5 | DJ Lethal | Composer |
| 6 | Ross Donaldson | Engineer |
| 7 | Everlast | Composer, Mixing, Vocals |
| 8 | Erwin Gorostiza | Art Direction |
| 9 | Troy Hightower | Engineer |
| 10 | House of Pain | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Ron Jaramillo | Design |
| 12 | Lethal | Producer |
| 13 | Lawrence Muggerud | Composer |
| 14 | Muggs | Mixing, Producer |
| 15 | Danny O'Connor | Composer |
| 16 | Danny Boy O'Connor | Art Direction, Vocals |
| 17 | Jason Roberts | Engineer |
| 18 | Erik Schrody | Composer |
| 19 | Ben Wallach | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |