Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back - Cassette

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c0013225
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Album:
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Artist:
Public Enemy
Format:
Cassette
UPC:
602547951526

Description

2016 reissue on cassette with lenticular 3D cover - Yo! Bum Rush the Show was an invigorating record, but it looks like child's play compared to its monumental sequel, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, a record that rewrote the rules of what hip-hop could do. That's not to say the album is without precedent, since what's particularly ingenious about the album is how it reconfigures things that came before into a startling, fresh, modern sound. Public Enemy used the template Run-D.M.C. created of a rap crew as a rock band, then brought in elements of free jazz, hard funk, even musique concrète, via their producing team, the Bomb Squad, creating a dense, ferocious sound unlike anything that came before. This coincided with a breakthrough in Chuck D's writing, both in his themes and lyrics. It's not that Chuck D was smarter or more ambitious than his contemporaries -- certainly, KRS-One tackled many similar sociopolitical tracts, while Rakim had a greater flow -- but he marshaled considerable revolutionary force, clear vision, and a boundless vocabulary to create galvanizing, logical arguments that were undeniable in their strength. They only gained strength from Flavor Flav's frenzied jokes, which provided a needed contrast. What's amazing is how the words and music become intertwined, gaining strength from each other. Though this music is certainly a representation of its time, it hasn't dated at all. It set a standard that few could touch then, and even fewer have attempted to meet since.
A1"Countdown to Armageddon"1:40
A2"Bring the Noise"3:46
A3"Don't Believe the Hype"5:19
A4"Cold Lampin' with Flavor"4:17
A5"Terminator X to the Edge of Panic"4:31
A6"Mind Terrorist"1:21
A7"Louder Than a Bomb"3:38
A8"Caught, Can We Get a Witness?"4:53
B1"Show 'Em Whatcha Got"1:56
B2"She Watch Channel Zero?!"3:49
B3"Night of the Living Baseheads"3:15
B4"Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos"6:24
B5"Security of the First World"1:20
B6"Rebel Without a Pause"5:03
B7"Prophets of Rage"3:19
B8"Party for Your Right to Fight"3:25