Friendly Fa$cism
Appearance
Friendly Fa$cism | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | Razors Edge, November 1990 - January 1991 | |||
Genre | Industrial hip hop | |||
Length | 64:26 | |||
Label | Nettwerk Records | |||
Producer | Consolidated | |||
Consolidated chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B−[2] |
Friendly Fa$cism is a full-length album by industrial/hip hop artists Consolidated, released in 1991.[3][4]
"Brutal Equation" and "Unity of Oppression" were alternative rock hits on MTV.[5] The album peaked at #6 on the CMJ Radio Top 150.[6]
The name comes from Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America, the title of a 1980 book by political scientist Bertram Gross[7] which lays out the form of "creeping fascism" that Gross feared might come to pass in the United States.
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press wrote that "the insufferably self-righteous tone makes the disc hard to endure."[3] Alternative Rock called the album "a hard-hitting soundtrack of hip-hop, funk, soul, and hard rock.[5]
Track listing (CD)
[edit]- "Zero" – 0:21
- "Brutal Equation" – 4:13
- "Our Leader" – 1:01
- "Unity of Oppression" – 4:01
- "The Sexual Politics of Meat" – 3:43
- "Typical Male" – 5:18
- "Entertainment Tonight" – 0:40
- "Dominion" – 4:04
- "Friendly Fascism" – 5:01
- "College Radio" – 1:27
- "We Gotta Have Peace" – 3:30
- "Meat Kills" – 3:34
- "Stoned" – 6:54
- "Your Body Belongs to the State" – 1:49
- "Crusading Rap Guys" – 5:29
- "Murder One" – 2:52
- "White American Male '91 (The Truth Hurts) Part 2" – 5:12
- "Music Has No Meaning" – 5:17
Track listing (Vinyl)
[edit]Side One
- "Zero" – 0:21
- "Brutal Equation" – 4:13
- "Our Leader" – 1:01
- "Unity Of Oppression" – 4:01
- "The Sexual Politics Of Meat" – 3:43
- "Typical Male" – 5:18
- "Entertainment Tonight" – 0:40
- "Friendly Fascism" – 5:01
Side Two
- "We Gotta Have Peace" – 3:30
- "Meat Kills" – 3:34
- "Stoned" – 6:54
- "White American Male '91 (The Truth Hurts) Part 2" – 5:12
- "Music Has No Meaning" – 5:17
References
[edit]- ^ "Friendly Fa$cism - Consolidated | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 275". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b "Consolidated".
- ^ Dery, Mark (July 14, 1991). "Record Brief". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Thompson, Dave (June 14, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ Glaser, Mark, ed. (12 July 1991). "CMJ Radio Top 150" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 27 (244). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 17–18. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (July 5, 1991). "DANCE FACTORIES IN INDUSTRIAL MUSIC" – via www.washingtonpost.com.