Everlast
Eat At Whitey's
(Tommy Boy)
By: Jeff Leisawitz - ModernRock.com
Eric Schrody quit House of Pain when that band was shooting into the stars. He changed his name to Everlast and had a heart attack on his last day in the studio for the session of his triple platinum solo disc, Whitey Ford Sings the Blues. The single from that album, "What It's Like," was nominated for a Grammy. Since then he became pals with guitar legend Carlos Santana. Then he converted to Islam.
But what has Everlast been up to lately?
Fall 2000 marks the release of Eat at Whitey's, the follow up disc to his multi-platinum predecessor. The collection features a parade of guest players that stretches down the block. On these songs the hip hop meshes with blues, rock and folk elements. It's quintessential Everlast — smart, angry, empathic, streetwise and cool.
On "Babylon Feeling" Santana breaks in with the golden riffs. It's a sweet groove that features the most well known rock icon on the roster, but Santana is far from the only talent to grace this CD.
N'Dea Davenport lends her sweet, soulful voice to two duets, "Love for Real" and "One and the Same." B-Real digs into "Deadly Assassins" and Merry Clayton, whose voice is forever immortalized on the Rolling Stones' song, "Gimme Shelter," struts her stuff on "Black Coffee."
With so many guest vocalists and players you might wonder if Everlast himself actually appears on this record. The answer is yes. And his voice and presence is as strong as ever on songs like "Mercy on My Soul" and the single, "Black Jesus."
Everlast's Eat at Whitey's is a confident follow-up that continues to establish this Irish hip hop artist as a real cultural force, not just another flash in the pan in the disposable world of pop music. With attitude, experience, empathy and a myriad of styles, Everlast has managed to continue the tradition with Eat at Whitey's.
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