The item you selected is unavailable, but we found something similar.

Picture 1 of 1

Stock photo

Plan B - Who Needs Actions When You Got Words [CD] - Picture 1 of 1

Who Needs Actions When You Got Words [PA] by Plan B (UK) (CD, 2006)

Be the first towrite a review.

Chalkys_OZ (107287)
98.9% positive Feedback

Price:

AU $13.26

Free postage

Estimated delivery Thu, 30 May - Mon, 17 Jun

Returns:

30-day returns. Buyer pays for return postage.

Condition:

Brand new

14 Who Needs Actions When You Got Words 0:00. 7 I Don't Hate You 0:00. 12 Missing Links 0:00. 11 No More Eatin' 0:00. 10 Where Ya From?. 9 Tough Love 0:00.

About this product

Product Identifiers

Producer
This is Real Art
Record Label
WEA (Distributor)
UPC
5051011497926
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9050183687

Product Key Features

Artist
Plan B (UK)
Format
CD
Release Year
2006
Release Title
Who Needs Actions When You Got Words [PA]
Genre
R&B & Soul
Run Time
125 mins 22 seconds

Additional Product Features

Additional information
Photographers: Ben Drury; Neil Gavin. Straight outta East London comes Ben "Plan B" Drew, strewing acclaim behind him -- the British Eminem, a rapping Arctic Monkeys, even Kurt Cobain has been invoked in his name. But those comparisons lack imagination: how about a modern-day Linton Kwesi Johnson, but without a decent edu-kashun, and forced to fall back on his wits? With the same gleaning eye for detail, a similar rage against a society which shuts him out, and an equal eloquence of rhyme, albeit expletive-laced on Plan B's account, he strips away England's polite facade to expose the ugliness at its core. Times have changed, though, so where Johnson used broad strokes to paint the political and social currents of his day, Plan B utilizes the small brush of the individual to draw his dystopian world. He does this brilliantly on the opening "Kidz," balancing a boasting gang-banger wilding night out with a scathing condemnatory editorial. But can you blame it all on the kids? "Sick 2 Def" definitively answers that question, as Plan B slams his own critics, whilst taking aim at pop culture and society's own flaws. It's a lethal number, but the rapper is even more illuminating when describing daily life in the 'hood. "Dead and Buried" sums it up, as his protagonists' wrong turns invariably trap them in insolvable, ofttimes fatal dilemmas. "Everyday" delves into a junkie's battle with drugs, "No More Eatin'" a boy's failed struggle against violence, while "Tough Love" depicts an honor killing. The infectious "Where Ya From?" is an anti-paean to his hometown, an ironic antidote to all the big-ups to my 'hood from the American rappers. And unlike Eminem's well-publicized battle with his mother, it's his father that Plan B disdains, coldly expressed on "I Don't Hate You," while his mother elicits tender concern on "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)." That latter track features an inspired sample of Hall & Oates "Say No," Gary Puckett & the Union Gap's "Young Girl" gives forewarning of "Charmaine," while a particularly clever use of a sample from Prodigy's "No Good (Start the Party)" underpins "No Good." That song is a plausible gangsta motto, the anthemic title track reflects Plan B's more mature ethos. Eschewing stripped down to the breakbeats backings, the set is flush with melody, heady atmospheres, and vocals, all counter-pointing Plan B's tough as nails toasts. A magnificent album from a poet for a modern generation. ~ Jo-Ann Greene
Reviews
Q (p.118) - Ranked #64 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006." Mojo (Publisher) (p.103) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Drew's band includes a cellist and himself on acoustic guitar, so its sound remains as confrontational and as provocative as its content."
Distribution
MSI Music Distribution
Number of Audio Channels
Stereo
Number of discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA

All listings for this product

item 1 Plan B - Who Needs Actions When You Got Words - Plan B CD OKVG The Cheap Fast
AU $10.99
Free postage
item 2 Plan B - Who Needs Actions When You Got Words [CD]
AU $13.26
Free postage
item 3 Plan B Who Needs Actions When You Got Words (CD) Album
AU $13.27
Free postage
item 4 Who Needs Actions When You Got Words
AU $13.87
Free postage
item 5 Plan B Who Needs Actions When You Got Words (CD) Album (US IMPORT)
AU $15.55
Free postage
item 6 Plan B - Who Needs Actions When You Got Words |
AU $8.39
+AU $14.85 postage
item 7 PLAN B "WHO NEEDS ACTION WHEN YOU GOT WORDS" CD NEW!
AU $50.08
+AU $14.29 postage

See all 7

Best Selling in CDs

See all

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in CDs

Amy Winehouse The Collection 5 CD
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 product ratings
AU $50.53 New
AU $29.99 Used
Born to Die [The Paradise Edition] [23-Track] by Lana Del Rey (CD, 2012)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 8 product ratings
AU $18.50 New
---- Used
Long-Term Effects of Suffering by $uicideboy$ (CD, 2021)
No ratings or reviews yet.
AU $31.43 New
---- Used
All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra (CD, 2005)
4.9 out of 5 stars based on 45 product ratings
AU $12.75 New
AU $9.95 Used
Hot August Night by Neil Diamond (CD, 2000)
4.8 out of 5 stars based on 63 product ratings
AU $17.99 New
AU $11.99 Used
The 30 Biggest Hits XXX by Roxette (CD, 2014)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 product ratings
AU $20.24 New
---- Used
Disintegration by The Cure (CD, 2011)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 product ratings
AU $12.93 New
---- Used

Save on CDs

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on CDs

Lana Del Rey - Born To Die - The Paradise Edition [CD]
AU $18.50
Trending at AU $19.60
The Bangles Gold (CD) Box Set
AU $12.45
Trending at AU $17.72
Farnham, John - Greatest Hits NEW CD
AU $8.91
Trending at AU $16.22
Nickelback-Original Album Series CD
AU $27.24
Trending at AU $34.63
Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen (CD, 2015)SEALED
AU $15.11
Trending at AU $16.15
Church Under The Milky Way (CD) (US IMPORT)
AU $18.51
Trending at AU $27.27

Shop by category

Picture 1 of 1

Who Needs Actions When You Got Words [PA] by Plan B (UK) (CD, 2006)

About this product

Product Identifiers

Product Key Features

Additional Product Features

All listings for this product

item 1 Plan B - Who Needs Actions When You Got Words - Plan B CD OKVG The Cheap Fast

item 2 Plan B - Who Needs Actions When You Got Words [CD]

item 3 Plan B Who Needs Actions When You Got Words (CD) Album

item 4 Who Needs Actions When You Got Words

item 5 Plan B Who Needs Actions When You Got Words (CD) Album (US IMPORT)

item 6 Plan B - Who Needs Actions When You Got Words |

item 7 PLAN B "WHO NEEDS ACTION WHEN YOU GOT WORDS" CD NEW!

Best Selling in CDs

Amy Winehouse The Collection 5 CD

Born to Die [The Paradise Edition] [23-Track] by Lana Del Rey (CD, 2012)

Long-Term Effects of Suffering by $uicideboy$ (CD, 2021)

All Over the World: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra (CD, 2005)

Hot August Night by Neil Diamond (CD, 2000)

The 30 Biggest Hits XXX by Roxette (CD, 2014)

Disintegration by The Cure (CD, 2011)

Save on CDs

Lana Del Rey - Born To Die - The Paradise Edition [CD]

The Bangles Gold (CD) Box Set

Farnham, John - Greatest Hits NEW CD

Nickelback-Original Album Series CD

Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen (CD, 2015)SEALED

Church Under The Milky Way (CD) (US IMPORT)

You may also like

The Who R&B & Soul Music CDs

Recall (UK) R&B & Soul Music CDs

Music CDs Simple Plan

Album CDs Simple Plan

Deca Dance (UK) R&B & Soul Music CDs

The Who Music CDs