April 18, 2014 Playlist

"Fear Of A Black Planet" by Public Enemy (1990)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Public Enemy  "Fear Of A Black Planet"  1990 (USA)
Chuck D (AKA Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, the leader of Public Enemy) is "record store ambassador" for this year's Record Store Day on April 19. In its own way, the "golden age of hip-hop" was a musical era that was as amazing as "the sixties" was for rock - and to extend the metaphor, Public Enemy was the equivalent of Bob Dylan fronting the Rolling Stones: the cleverest, hippest lyrics married to the most thrilling and dangerous sound around. Fear was PE's third album, and as far as I'm concerned if it isn't the greatest hip-hop album of all time, it's at least in the top three.
(N) = New Release
(R) = Listener Request
 
Artist Song Album Year Country
The Men Another NightTomorrow's Hits (N)2014 (Sacred Bones)USA
The Black Lips SmilingUnderneath The Rainbow (N)2014 (Vice)USA
Stephen Malkmus & The JicksHouston Hades
Wig Out At Jagbags (N)2014 (Matador)USA
Damaged Bug Gloves For GarbageHubba Bubba (N)2014 (Castle Face)USA
The Notwist KongClose To The Glass (N)2014 (Sub Pop)Germany
Woodsman Healthy LifeWoodsman (N)2014 (Fire Talk)USA
 
 
Public Enemy
Contract On The World Love Jam / Brothers Gonna Work It OutFear Of A Black Planet
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
1990
USA
Public Enemy
911 Is A JokeFear Of A Black Planet
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
1990
USA
Public Enemy
Power To The PeopleFear Of A Black Planet
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
1990
USA
Terminator X (with Dubmaster)DJ Is The SelectorTerminator X And The Valley Of The Jeep Beats1991
USA
Ice Cube (with Chuck D)Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside)AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted1990
USA
   
 
Public Enemy
Fight The Power (extended version)12" single 1989
USA
The Geto Boys
Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta (R)Uncut Dope: Geto Boy's Best1992
USA
Neneh Cherry Out Of The BlackBlank Project (N)2014 (Smalltown Supersound)Sweden/UK
Chrome
Autobahn BrazilHalf Machine From The Sun: The Lost Tapes 1979-802013
USA
Mogwai Simon FerociousRave Tapes (N)2014 (Sub Pop)UK (Scotland)
   
 
Captain BeyondEvil Men
Sufficiently Breathless1973
USA
Rare EarthNice Place To Visit
Ecology1970
USA
RedboneSuite Mode
Redbone1970
USA
Rufus ThomasFunky Robot
Crown Prince Of Dance1973
USA
Stardrive featuring Robert MasonPulsar
Stardrive1974
USA
Hugo MontenegroTouch Me (The Doors)
Moog Power1969
USA
Jack JonesLight My Fire (The Doors)
With Love From Jack Jones1972
USA
   
 
Chase Ennea
Ennea1972
USA
Good God Galorna Gavorna
Good God1972
USA
 
  
Charles Mingus Far Wells, Mill ValleyMingus Dynasty1959
USA
Joni Mitchell
(with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock & Jaco Pastorious)
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Mingus)Mingus1979
Canada
Rahsaan Roland Kirk Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Mingus)The Return Of The 5000 lb. Man1976
USA
      
   
   
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