Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury
曲目リスト
1 | Satanic Reverses |
2 | Famous And Dandy (Like Amos 'n' Andy) |
3 | Television, The Drug Of The Nation |
4 | Language Of Violence |
5 | The Winter Of The Long Hot Summer |
6 | Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury |
7 | Everyday Life Has Become A Health Risk |
8 | INS Greencard 1-19 191 500 |
9 | Socio-Genetic Experiment |
10 | Music And Politics |
11 | Financial Leprosy |
12 | California Uber Alles |
13 | Water Pistol Man |
商品の説明
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Although this group is long defunct, its one major recording will be fondly remembered for years--if not decades--to come. The Heroes consisted of rapper Michael Franti and percussionist Ron Tse; together, the San Francisco Bay area-based duo created a biting, politically savvy record that touched on both personal vulnerability and governmental venality. Franti used the microphone to preach about injustice, homophobia, materialism, and apathy. Although Public Enemy had long before established hip-hop's political potential, they never quite attained Franti's ability to translate black rage into universal themes. In the Heroes' best number, "Television, the Drug of the Nation," Franti raps, "Imagination is sucked out of our children by a cathode ray nipple / Television is the only wet-nurse that would create a cripple." Unfortunately, after extensive touring, the pair went their separate ways, Tse to a variety of solo projects and Franti to Spearhead. --Martin Johnson
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- メーカー : Fontana Island
- EAN : 0016244404320, 0001624440432
- レーベル : Fontana Island
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トップレビュー
上位レビュー、対象国: 日本
レビューのフィルタリング中に問題が発生しました。後でもう一度試してください。
去年のフジロックは見れなかったけど、愛してるぜー。
彼の放つポリティカルなメッセージばかりが取り上げられがちで
(もちろんそれも素晴らしいことだけれど)、音についての考察が
されてなかったりするけれど、
彼の作り出す音はHIPHOPに留まらない、懐の深さを感じさせてくれる。
spearheadとしての現在の活動ももちろん、
この頃の、ハードな闘う男丸出しの音も、ナカナカ素敵です。
うん、大好き。
他の国からのトップレビュー
Mein Fazit: 5 Sterne für ein Underground Highlight, das leider jedoch das einzige Album der Band bleibt. Wer sich auf den - für ein Hip Hop Album - manchmal doch recht ungewöhnliche musikalische Kollage einläßt und bereit ist musikalisch etwas über den Horizont des typischen Hip Hop Sound hinweg zu sehnen, bekommt sowohl textlich, als auch soundmäßig ein ganz starkes Album abgeliefert. Underground ja, aber da eine echte Perle.
Listenable, yet demanding, the Heroes deliver melody and musically complex arrangements. Samples are used liberally, with synths providing a techno background for their funk. When the band reincarnated as Spearhead, the synth player/co-writer was missing from the lineup. That was a loss as this album proves. Nevertheless, Spearhead is also worth a listen, especially if you like the Heroes.
Sadly, the Disposable Heroes never got the recognition they deserved, putting out just this one album to my knowledge. It's one of my Top 5 Hip-Hop favorites of all time. Check it out.