(0 users) 
Cover NOT yet available in
Join Patreon for 4K upload/download access
Your Rating (Click a star below)
Track List
01) Fight! Smash! Win!
02) 100 Little Curses
03) The Oath
04) The Squeeze
05) Clap for the Killers
06) Somewhere in the World It's Midnight
07) Shock You Again
08) Good Morning Mrs. Smith
09) Megablast
10) Promenade
11) Nobody Moves (Til We Say Go)
12) Promenade (live)
01) Fight! Smash! Win!
02) 100 Little Curses
03) The Oath
04) The Squeeze
05) Clap for the Killers
06) Somewhere in the World It's Midnight
07) Shock You Again
08) Good Morning Mrs. Smith
09) Megablast
10) Promenade
11) Nobody Moves (Til We Say Go)
12) Promenade (live)
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
Data Complete
50%
Total Rating
50%Total Rating
(2 users)
Back Cover
CD Art
3D Case
3D Thumb
3D Flat
3D Face
3D Spine
First Released
2009
Rap
---
Rock/Pop
---
---
Album
0 copies
Album Description
Available in:
When Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and the Coup's Boots Riley started making plans to put together a group, even rap-rock haters had to stand up and take notice. However, anyone expecting a revolutionary record was probably surprised by the outcome. Morello and Riley are both well-established as politically charged left-wing activists, but most of Street Sweeper Social Club's militant content is overshadowed by rallying party rhymes. The bulk of the record feels like it was made to be performed at live festivals, presumably for a drunken audience to hold up their lighters and shout along to the choruses: "Let's hit 'em with the Mega blast!," "Shock! Shock! We gon shock you again!," and "(Yee!) Alright muthafuckas! (Coo coo!) We gonna fight, muthafuckas!" The combination of funk-metal and rap sounds very '90s, so Ice-T's Body Count, or even the Judgment Night soundtrack, might come to mind. More than anything though, Street Sweeper sounds like Rage Against the Machine Part 2 with a more laid-back vocalist. Boots is a better rapper than he shows, and while he keeps pace, his vocals just don't seem as suited for anthemic stomps as the screams of Zack de la Rocha did. If you can try to forget Rage, it's not all bad. The heavy chugging rhythms laid by Galactic drummer Stanton Moore and Morello (who plays bass as well as guitar) are powerful, and when things don't sound forced, the rhymes are fit for fist-pumping. If Morello and Riley hadn't been involved in such great projects before, this would be acceptable, but in hindsight, it doesn't really live up to their past accomplishments.
User Album Review
None...
External Album Reviews
None...
User Comments
Available in:
When Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and the Coup's Boots Riley started making plans to put together a group, even rap-rock haters had to stand up and take notice. However, anyone expecting a revolutionary record was probably surprised by the outcome. Morello and Riley are both well-established as politically charged left-wing activists, but most of Street Sweeper Social Club's militant content is overshadowed by rallying party rhymes. The bulk of the record feels like it was made to be performed at live festivals, presumably for a drunken audience to hold up their lighters and shout along to the choruses: "Let's hit 'em with the Mega blast!," "Shock! Shock! We gon shock you again!," and "(Yee!) Alright muthafuckas! (Coo coo!) We gonna fight, muthafuckas!" The combination of funk-metal and rap sounds very '90s, so Ice-T's Body Count, or even the Judgment Night soundtrack, might come to mind. More than anything though, Street Sweeper sounds like Rage Against the Machine Part 2 with a more laid-back vocalist. Boots is a better rapper than he shows, and while he keeps pace, his vocals just don't seem as suited for anthemic stomps as the screams of Zack de la Rocha did. If you can try to forget Rage, it's not all bad. The heavy chugging rhythms laid by Galactic drummer Stanton Moore and Morello (who plays bass as well as guitar) are powerful, and when things don't sound forced, the rhymes are fit for fist-pumping. If Morello and Riley hadn't been involved in such great projects before, this would be acceptable, but in hindsight, it doesn't really live up to their past accomplishments.
User Album Review
None...
External Album Reviews
None...
User Comments
No comments yet...
Status
unlockedRank: External Links
