"Homesick" and "Pelourinho" are descriptions of slavery that are as vivid and riveting as any movie. "Black Rage" paints a portrait of urban hell that will chill any listener to the bone.
The album is also superbly produced, with a funk sound that supports the lyrics while never overshadowing them. Credit is due to seminal producer Bill Laswell, who, armed with a first-class band made up of P-Funk alumni George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, and Bernie Worrell, along with Grandmaster Melle Mel, constructs dense, intricate grooves that are simultaneously modern and traditional.
For both fans of the classic Last Poets albums and newcomers interested in one of the missing links between classic funk and modern hip-hop, "Holy Terror" is worth a listen.
Tracklist:
| 1 | Invocation | |
| 2 | Homesick | |
| 3 | Black Rage | |
| 4 | Men-tality | |
| 5 | Pelourinho | |
| 6 | Funk | |
| 7 | If We Only Knew | |
| 8 | Illusion Of Self | |
| 9 | Talk Show | |
| 10 | Last Rite |
The Last Poets - Holy Terror (1993)
(320 kbps, cover art included)
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Still relevant after some 22 years. And... wasn't the cover done by Mati Klarwein (of Bitches Brew and Abraxas fame)? Thanks, zero!
Yes, the cover is from a 1971 Mati Klarwein painting called "Zonked" (tells me the booklet). I have the Rykodisc CD with a slightly different cover - the title is more integrated into the upped part of the picture.
This CD has been part of Bill Laswell's short but fruitful Black Arc series on Ryko. Another Last Poets member (Abiodun Oyewole) produced a CD in this series, too, called "25 Years", and Umar Bin Hassan did one in Laswell's Axiom series, "Be Bop or Be Dead" - all 3 stand peacefully next to each other in my collection.
Thanks a lot for all that background information! All the best to you!
hello zero the link is dead any chance of a re up thanks
Now there´s a fresh link...
thanks Zero for taking care!
Always welcome...
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