Sage FrancisBest Sage Francis Albums Ranked
7.8
Avg Score
8
Opinions
5
Albums
3
Reviewers
Summary from 8 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Sage Francis's catalog across 5 albums from 8 opinions, with an overall average of 7.8/10. The top-rated Sage Francis album is Sick of Waiting Tables (2000) with a 9.0/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Personal Journals and Human the Death Dance. The discography on Wavelength spans 2000 to 2010.
Sick of Waiting Tables
“Sage Francis is a victim of circumstance. Though he initially rode high on internet buzz as one of the harbingers of the new face of hip-hop, his emotional Anticon debut led to a severe backlash among the independent rap massive. Soon enough, Francis' breed of confessional emcee would become as defunct as the *Hip Hop Infinity* website that fostered his development, and the notion that to be white”
Personal Journals
“Whatever else may be wrong with the Anticon guys, at least they're not afraid to say they need their mommies. The Anticon hip-hop collective-- of which Sage Francis is some kind of member now-- have a reputation for brainy, convoluted lyrics and wordy self-examinations. Instead of chest-out bragging or shout-outs to their small-city hometowns, they use their rhymes to admit weakness, and to dredg”
A Healthy Distrust
“Francis continues to refine his contradictory blend of trash talk and activism, political polemic and introspection, pedantic bluster and profound insecurity.”
Human the Death Dance
“After the fire-breathing 2005 album A Healthy Distrust, the MC's first for Epitaph, the old Sage Francis-- the quirky, quipping storyteller-- triumphantly returns. Guests include Buck 65, Sixtoo, Alias, and cLOUDEAD's Odd Nosdam.”
LI (F) E
“The verbose indie-rapper recruits Califone as a backing band and collaborates with Chris Walla, Jason Lytle, and the late Mark Linkous on his new LP.”
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