Reviews (page 6 of 13)
Not for me but appreciate their influence
Hiphop classic, but I'm just not into hiphop. When I listen to music, I barely listen to lyrics and mostly listen to melody. In this album the focus is reversed, making that I cannot really enjoy its qualities. In between 2 and 3 for me, but bumping to 3 because I can enjoy the oldschool sound.
Had me groovin' a bit
Favourite - Bring The Noise
I'm going to say it again. I don't enjoy rap for the most part.
coincidentally got this back-to-back with straight outta compton. i actually preferred this. great beats and creative lyrics. sometimes hip-hop can get repetitive but this album didn't - every song felt fresh and innovative. i can only imagine how good this would have been to listen to 30 years ago. still a great listen today and is definitely one of the best hip-hop albums i've heard.
No doubt this is a groundbreaking album that assisted Gangster rap assessing the mainstream Risk taking and with great beats. With that said the anger expressed is not what I feel I need to listen to in these troubling times.
It wouldn’t be crazy to call this THE founding hiphop album, and it just so happens to be great as well.
A stunning album. Such a striking, groovy and exciting collage of sound. The funky drummer loop is all over this and was everywhere for the next 3 years! Chuck D is amazing, one of the best voices in modern music. What he says and how he says it, so cool and so important. And if that wasn't enough I've just been looking at Chuck D's amazing artwork. Some people are almost too talented! For me the best hip hop group ever. Listen loud.
I have a lot of respect for Public Enemy; they had a lot to say and said it in cool and innovative ways. However, in a similar light to my views on Bob Dylan review, I feel like things have come a long way since Public Enemy’s time. Even by the mid-to-late 90s, groups were coming out with records that have aged better, using more diverse and creative sounds (e.g. OutKast and A Tribe Called Quest). Can’t help but feel that Public Enemy’s sound is closer to the Run DMC ‘disc jockey and MC’ setup, than to the more rounded genre that hip hope became throughout the decade.
Yeeeeeeahhhhhhh boiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
I'm not sure what's sadder; the fact that this album is more relevant in September, 2025 than it was in June, 1988 or that political albums just don't get me as hyped these days.
Best believe the hype: ignorance remains at an all-time high, and Public Enemy’s been in effect, sucka.
A top three 80’s hip hop album. Great beats, great lyrics. It’s just fucking awesome.
Bring The Noise // 2.5/5
HipHop, niet bijzonder. Leek allemaal een beetje op elkaar, ook niet echt slecht maar niet mijn smaak
Classic hip hip sound, not for me
Public enemy number one to anybody with good music taste. This isn't music. At best, it's street poetry put to a beat.
Cracking record. Fantastic energy, lyrically brilliant, awesome production. I get why there's a reason it often appears around the top of all-time lists of rap or hip-hop records, though it's just a smidge below full marks for me. Fave track on this listen: Rebel Without a Pause
Foundational rap album, truly legendary
this is some good ass shit!
Fun little bit of history.
Not really my type of music. I didn’t really like the album. I would not buy it.
Wasn't for me tbh
Favorite album of the list so far. Absofuckinglutely incredible. Chuck D’s rhyme schemes and breath control are still thrilling. Flav’s ad libbing has become essential to modern rap, and their chemistry of style and substance is unbeatable. And the production somehow steals the show from them, over and over and over again. How does it still manage to sound so avant-garde almost 40 years later? Fucking brilliant, in every way. Favorites: Bring the Noise, Terminator X To The Edge of Panic, Don’t Believe the Hype, Rebel Without a Pause, She Watch Channel Zero?!, Caught, Can I Get a Witness Least Favorites: I guess Show Em Watcha Got, but only because Jay-Z stole it? Maybe Security of the First World
It’s a classic for a reason. I take away 1 star because of Flavor Flav.
OG rap.
I am usually not a huge fan of rap, but honestly, I did enjoy this album. I like the flow and mostly the melodies and the atmosphere this album brings. Cant believe this is a live album. They were tight
The ultimate diss album. They cover everything from music critics and mainstream love songs to TV soap operas and copyright lawyers. Amazing.
Fully charged and raw. This album has so much energy and depth to it. I particularly enjoyed the way that the group interacted with one another through the tracks. The instrumentation is crisp and particular to its time.
Like Chuck D, don’t like Flava Flav that much.
If Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince were good.
Obviously a super important album and I enjoyed it. BUT some beats a little annoying
There's some whinyness in a few songs which makes listening a bit offputting. Still a classic
I'm not a big fan of rap in general, I found the base quite annoying in most of the songs. Nonetheless I took some time to look into the band and its origins, its just not my cup of tea. I really liked the rapping parts with a less annoying base, but overall it wasn't for me.
Ekki alveg eins töff og mér fannst það. Góð beat samt. Svakalega langir textar hjá þeim vinum. Bring the noise er classic.
Solid fimma. Eldist mun betur en flest rapp frá þessum tíma.
Meh
Nice
3/5 - it was just alright, didn't leave a significant impact on me. It was just okay. Really liked the messaging behind the album though. I think it's awkward because rap has evolved so much since 1988 that old school hip hop despite being so important for the legacy can feel really underwhelming when comparing it to modern day hip hop. I think I have modern day bias issues! Sorry. Okay album 👏!
Very good album, but... It's not the best rap album ever. (Not sure what I would put first, but I would put Stankonia, To Pimp a Butterfly, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, The Message, and Run-DMC all ahead of it.) There's only 50 or so albums I would give 5 stars to, and this isn't one. I get that it was lyrically significant with its focus on social issues. But Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel had already done that half a decade earlier.
Wie immer, irgendwie gut und cool, aber einfach nicht mein ding
Nothing crazy but I do see the appeal on this. Hell, technically it has the first ever nu-metal song "She Watch Channel Zero?!" on the album. Especially with that Slayer sample. Overall innovative but there are some complaints. There is a decent amount of filler on this and it does seem very overdrawn. Also, I want to say that the constant saying of "Terminator X" does get a little annoying. It is more so a nitpick if anything, but definitely a complaint. And I am not against producer tags, there are some ones that I like alot. But it is annoying especially on this album. Overall, I feel this is a must listen album for rap and metal fans, I will give this another listen in the future. I do recommend this album.
Damn. This is just pure and glorious rap. I don't exactly know what makes it less than a 5*. And I really don't understand why Public Enemy was ever targeted. 4.75*
Ok, DÅ var det lite nytt och det kanske bidrog till lite fräschör. Nu? Nja.
One of the most significant rap groups of the era, and perhaps their most significant album. Fantastic beats, excellent political perspective, Public Enemy had a big part to play in educating this South Dakota white kid to what was going on in the world. Tracks still slap, and the Chuck D-Flava Flav contrast is so perfect.
Iconic … but felt too long and too repetitive
Not my usual genre but I knew a couple of the tracks on here and in general I enjoyed listening to it but probably won’t return to it.
For its influence and importance this album should get automatically five stars, but I have found it too dated, very much of its time from the late 80s, and while I appreciate their talent, there are other rap albums I've enjoyed more on this challenge. Sorry, but only 3 stars.
On the second listen I started to enjoy some of the second half of this album. Standout track: night of the living baseheads.
Hell yeah!
I understand why this is classic, but ultimately not my thing
vibing the whole time
Great record
Generally speaking, this hard core rap is not my thing. But there's no denying, it's not slow, it's not boring and it's pretty banging at times.
this got me hyped up from the second i heard bring the noise but it's so funny to me there's a track on here berating women for watching soap operas and not watching real tv like....football....i need us to be so serious right now
omg this was fun!!! i really liked this!
If this is indeed the greatest hip-hop album ever made then I hope the second greatest is not on this list.
Cracking album with some hooks that stood the test of time.
Absolutely packed with beats, each song distinct in its sound and story, and an absolute party at that. Imagine hearing this in 1988 🤯
Really interesting album progression. Feels like the first songs are the strongest, and then the album wanders into more experimental production and hard-hitting (but rhythmically challenged) lyrics. The top 5-10 songs would earn a 5-star rating, but the rest of the songs are just not at that level. A STRONG 4, but the quality wavers too much to be a 5. - I have never heard this before... The flow is impressive - Sounds like groundbreaking lyricism for the time. The production was either pioneering or fits rap of the time - 3rd song less enjoyable. Not enough to knock off a 5 though, and the 2nd half of the song is still strong - 2nd half of the album is dragging on. I like the lyrics but the production is... eclectic - Easy 4, want to listen to the top again. Don't think it's enough to make this a 5 - 'Black Steel...' is another good song. I think this is a STRONG 4 but not tight enough of an album.
Not actually as bad as I was anticipating
Eh. Not a rap fan.
Certainly deserves its place on the list. Chuck D's vocal is iconic. The album and beats are super dated though. It's certainly of it's time and it's just not my thing. I'm not a big hip-hop or rap fan outside of a handful I grew up on so this album is doubly lost on me. 3/5.
Fun album, and it connected the dots on a lot of hip-hop references I didn't know about before. It wasn't my favorite Public Enemy album, but was solid enough to escalate above a three.
A classic
*No music, just wierd noises and rap!
Feeling so far hip-hop isn't for me.
Solid beats. The vocals are so-so. Overall it's decent.
Pretty enjoyable, but then I wouldn't repeat to it, I cannot tell hip hop and rap albums apart, and it's very samey at some point.
I didn't need to listen to this as it's an album I own and have already listened to hundreds of times. It was one of a handful of albums that were the soundtrack of my years as I moved into adulthood. Quite simply, I can't find a single fault with it. The word is often overused but this album was groundbreaking. No other artist was making music like this. It inspired countless imitators but none of them came close to this. An easy 5 stars, yeah boiiiiiii!!!!
Great early hip-hop with a true political edge. It is instantly familiar- not least because so much modern hip-hop pays tribute to it. A great album.
Very good
Another revisit - had forgotten about the live show framing throughout.
Forgot How annoying some of those Beats can be
Dragged on way too long, the general vibes were good though.
One of the best hip hop albums of all time. Chuck D is brilliant, Flava Flav’ got flavor, and Terminator X was one of the all time best DJs. Too bad he turned out to be an antisemite. Rhymes were great and excellent use of samples. Bring the Noise is, as the kids would say, an absolute banger. PE was able to give a pointed political viewpoint while still making excellent music. This is what rap was when it was good and it proves that you don’t have to be incredibly profane the whole time and by misogynistic to make a rap album. No one would ever say Chuck D was be anything less than honest about the life of a black man in this country despite limited profanity. The only thing I don’t like about this album is that it makes me sad for what is considered rap these days. It had suck promise.
This album is like a force of nature.
Because this still sounds like a bomb going off, I can’t imagine what it was like to discover this in 1988. It does sound precisely like 1988 hip hop, but somehow it also feels like it exists outside of time. Nearly every impactful rapper from the last 35+ years has a lineage back to Chuck D, and Flava Flav remains the all-time greatest hype man.
Bra skit! Roliga samples och feta flows.
The best of HipHop!
Kom med enorma lovord! Inte min genre egentligen men jag uppskattade detta, så gott betyg där!
Highly influential and a core album to listen to for those who enjoy hip-hop.
Pretty funky, didn’t focus on lyrics too much and I got the feeling that most songs on this album sound similar but I enjoyed this vibe.
Absolute classic album
Classic. Bring the Noise / Louder Than a Bomb added to Liked Songs.
I like the beats, could really see how the album was really influential to rap later on. What is holding it back for me is the lyrics, the one song with Flavor Flav listing out different flavors is corny as hell lol and the She watch channel zero being so lecturey to some woman enjoying soap operas as cheap entertainment while the guy complains about not being able to watch the game is pretty hypocritical i think. Think the more political tracks are better. Liked the Black steel track telling the story of the narator escaping for example. Overall like the beats and can appreciate its influence but not something i would return to too often
iyi
Love Public Enemy! Their beats and lyrics are some of the best ever.
Not for me, man
They consistently get into a good flow/groove, break it with some discordant noises or shouting, and then get right back into the flow. It can be cool, but almost every song had parts that I found so grating and off-putting that I didn't completely like any of the songs except for "Show 'Em Whatcha Got", which isn't even a fully fledged song. I appreciate the beats and the edge of this album. I wish it were more musical. I also find Flavor Flav very cringe. It's still an interesting listen. 3/5
A nuclear bomb when it was released. I have so many fond memories of this album. In hindsight, I think Fear of a Black Planet is slightly better, but this is still my favorite by them.
Yeah boi
All time favorite, regardless of genre
Ya boyeeeeee
I enjoyed listening to this, but can't remember a ton of the music or hooks even though it's only been a day.
I was always curious about the appeal of Flava Flav. I *kinda* get it now.
so much power, some real bangers too. just don’t see myself spinning this whole thing again.
Iconic. From when black rap was still comprehensible to white guys from Canada.
I am a big fan of hip hop and I am constantly trying to immerse myself into the roots of the genre. This album from Public Enemy has good beats and I never felt bored but they lyrics felt outdated. I would have liked it more if I could understand the context in which it was written. So this made it into an average listening experience.
Good beats and fun to listen to!
here we are again. Oldschool-hiphop wo niemert me lose chan hüt zu tags, mit allne komische trötene und grüsch wos gfunde hend. Da wird me gscratched wie grapped. 2 scratches vom Scratchy McScratchsten
Jajajaj De early rap isch irgendwie so unverfrore aber halt au alt gebacken. Eifach es guets bispill für schlecht galteret. Ich chan mir das züügs leider nöd geh. Obwohls sehr wegwiesend und innovativ isch. Aber 2025 naaah, gad nüm. Leider mussi 2 disc scratches geh, i’m a so sorry
Pretty powerful stuff that holds up really well decades later.
Enjoyable but not quite as polished and refined as their 3rd album
Great early hip hop record. It really set the tone for everything that came in the 90's. I liked it.
Definitely some bangers on here but all the beats are very similar and the album is a bit too long I think. If it were shorter would be an easy four potential five. Hard to argue the impact of this and straight outta Compton. These records defines the sounds of the following decade. High three low four for me
6/10 personally not my thing but i recognised loads, not bad, really liked passing by, loved the vocals, but all sounded a bit simalaer
Сирена виє на інтро так само, як і за вікном. Поважаю Чака Ді і Флейвор Флев топовий хайпмен. Але на мою думку він занадто одноманітний по бітах і не всі діп катс на альбомі класні. Тому 4 мені видається справедливою оцінкою.
Similar to the other Public Enemy album. Good but not my thing.
This album has to be one of the hip-hop records with most attitude that I've ever heard. I loved how Chuck D's serious character and impressive flow combined with Flavor Flav hyping persona and angry style of delivery. I did also find very funny every time the guy screams 'YEAH BOY'. It is thanks to the powerful perfomances that I've coming back to this record several times. Not that it is the only reason to return to it. The production is also insanely good, specially for an album that came from the early stages of hip-hop. My only problem with this album would be that I find some of the beats to get a bit tedious sometimes. An example would be the high-pitched "scratching" in 'Rebel Without a Pause' (I don't know what to called it, but I hope you understand what I mean). Fortunately, this doesn't apply to all the beats. I think how they used 'Angel of Death' by Slayer in 'She Watch Channel Zero?!' is absolutely incredible and fits very well with this record mood. In conclusion, this was a great hip-hop project.
Lyrics are great, not personally a fan of the high saxophoneish screeches featured on many tracks.
Think I would’ve been more into it when I was younger. Good old skool rap
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I have always struggled with hip hop and rap music. It is not a genre that has ever grabbed me. I’m still trying and will continue to use this project as an opportunity to expand my horizons. In this spirit, and considering that many consider this to be among the most seminal albums of the “golden age” of hip hop, I decided to give the album several listens. In the end, I appreciated the anger behind the insights into the plights of black people at the time. The BS “War on Drugs” prevalent at the time continued the oppression of black people. Same zebra, different stripes. The frustration was expressed affectively. The raps of Chuck D and Flavor Flav play off each other in fun and interesting ways. I enjoyed the incorporation of funk guitar and pop music into the resampling. The music had me grooving along, albeit still wishing for original instrumentation, a bias I acknowledge that I need to get over to appreciate this genre. I’m still not there yet with respect to even being able to pretend that I understand what makes a great hip hop album, but I appreciate what Public Enemy was trying to do here and can appreciate why this album is considered to be so influential to the genre. My personal work to overcome my biases remains ongoing.
Very good but the production being dated holds it back from being 5 stars.
First off, is is the greatest fucking album from Public Enemy! Really needs no notes but I'm going to give them anyway. Listening to this album now as an adult and reflecting back on what Hip/Hop Rap was in the 80's and what it is now is shocking. Back in those days, it seems to me, that if you wanted to be taken seriously as a Rap Artist you needed to have a DJ that you could shout out, Public Enemy (PE) had for this album Terminator X and the samples and scratches on this album are beyond amazing. She Watch Channel Zero might the best, just listening to Chuck D rap over clearly a heavy/hard rock guitar riff and drum beat with Flavor Flav doing all the best that a hype man can do. That brings me to my next point, Public Enemy was more than just Chuck D, Flavor Flav, and Terminator X. You also had Professor Griff and during this time S1W the dance crew that dressed like a paramilitary group out to protect the Public Enemies. My partner was blessed enough to see them when she was in college and they performed at her college and she said it was the greatest show that she has ever seen. This is a 20 out of 5 stars album.
yeah boyyyyyy
First four songs
I don't like old hip hop. The beats are just way too minimalistic and repetitive, and the vocals barely interact with the instrumentals. They're just kind there, and I don't like that. The second half is a little better in that regard. They're still repetitive but a bit more energetic, so it's something. They mostly focus on writing, which is fine, but it’s not a part of music I personally care all that much about. This is a fine album, but I don’t think I’ll remember any of the songs here. Just not my thing.
This was a great listen top to bottom. Fun to contrast with yesterdays Run-DMC and how much had evolved in 4 years.
I was a little afraid to listen to this Album, that I was growing up with, 25 years later. But what can I say...still one of the best Hip Hop albums I know. The Beats are brilliant and raw, Chuck D one of the best MCs. Flavour Flav annoying at times, but without him it would not be Public Enemy. Fav: She watch channel zero?!
I was never able to get totally bought into Public Enemy. They have some great songs in their discography and perform with politically-fueled fire, but many of their songs utilize repeating samples that get grating to me over time. That said, we all need a hype man like Flavor Flav in our life. I’m leaning toward a 2.5/5 here. Favorite tracks: - Don’t Believe the Hype - Louder than a Bomb - She Watch Channel Zero?!
Wow, my first rap album, it’s taken 30-something albums to get here, but I got it. To me, this album wasn’t very interesting to listen to. I mean, it was certainly well produced, and you can tell the guys put their all into it, it just wasn’t really my thing, and I can’t really fault the group for that, since rap isn’t really my style. But, I am willing to say that the second half of the album was better than the first, and there were some songs I did genuinely enjoy like Black Steel in The Hour of Chaos. I don’t really have too much to say on this one since I’m not hugely insightful in rap or it’s terminology, so I’m just gonna keep on moving, maybe I’ll get another rap album I like better.
I was torn what to rate this. The songs were alright - I really liked the beats though. But it was so repetitive and too long! Oh, and did I mention how repetitive it was? 2 ⭐️
Important.
At first, I thought the incessant sirens, blaring, and squealing in the background was really grating. But by about halfway through, it started to cohere into something pretty intense, and I could imagine it being blasted out in public, and the effect that’d have. Not an easy listen, but I stayed open to it and walked away appreciating it much more than I thought i would.
Fine. Liked the other rap I got earlier in the week better.
Zu 80er, zu chaotisch
Public Enemy may be a well-known name, but the music is not my thing
Musicalement interessant mais alors pas du tout ma came
Furchtbar, hört sich einfach nur nach Lärm an
ammazing
A classic. Not much to say here about it. I wish it were a little shorter. But awesome nice the less.
71/100 first venture into real classic hip hop roots, it sounded exactly how i thought it would surprisingly but was still pretty good and enjoyable, pretty influential too so that's a bonus, love their attitude on this album
Decent rap
Hell yeah 5 stars
# 546 : It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back – But Just One Skeptic to Say “Eh.” #15 on Rolling Stone’s Greatest Albums of All Time? Bold. I still don’t get rap, hip hop, or whatever this sonic riot is. Chuck D sounds like he’s narrating the apocalypse—authoritative, iconic, and kind of terrifying. The beats? Wild. The energy? Unmatched. My enthusiasm? Missing. It’s political, angry, and refreshingly free of gangster rap’s usual swear-a-thon. But despite the fire, it’s just not my jam. More like a history lesson shouted through a megaphone. Verdict: Respect the impact. Avoid the replay. If you have to listen to this, look out for : Bring The Noise Listened : 14/08/2025
3.5/5 Still a menace, 30 years later. Fave Track: Prophets of Rage Anchor: Terminator X I firmly believe Chuck D and Flav still have some of the best voices to ever grace the genre. No one will say Yeahh Boi like Mr. On Time himself. Bring the Noise is an all timer, and songs like Cold Lampin with Flavor, Louder than a Bomb, and Show Em Whatcha Got, and night of the living baseheads surely were direct inspiration for the Jet Set Radio soundtrack. For me, the boom bap style of the project, while still feeling fresh almost 30 years later, is abrasive in a way that gets in the way of the rhymes. Also cool seeing the metal influence on The Watch Channel Zero?! That latwr got picked up for the Anthrax version of Bring the Noise. Hip hop at this time was rebellious and counter culture, and this shows in spades, with scratches and sparse vocals adding depth to the bassy samples the always have you toe tapping. When it all works, it makes a relatively repetitive song structure get carried for 4 minutes straight. Songs like Terminator X, Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos, and Rebel Without a Pause do outstay their welcome with their abrasive backing samples. I understand the intention with these tunes was to be loud/in your face/abrasive, but they're so much so in a way that underserves the artistry on display otherwise.
I know most of the songs on this album but I've never fully listened to it before (1). It was pretty good, better than I expected. The Bomb Squad were really something in those days.
One of the GOATs.
I saw Public Enemy live with Anthrax, Primus, and Young Black Teenagers. It was 1991 or 1992. Amazing show. Absolutely a blast. All the bands were amazing. I’ve never listened to a full album though. I know the two opening tracks. I love how heavy they are with just beats and horns. “Bring the noise” will always be favorite no matter what version. Those lyrics are poetry and should be studied is schools. “Cold lampin’ with Flavor” is the most I’ve heard Flavor Flav say anything more than his accent lines. He’s great. I should have listened to album years ago. “Edge of panic” is great. “Mind terrorist” did exactly what it was supposed to. But not my favorite track. 😂 I love that tracks like “Louder than a bomb” have meaning but still make you want to dance because the groove is so strong. “Caught can we get a witness?” Just grabs you from the start. These guys are like the Bob Dylan of hip hop. There’s deep meaning to the lyrics, but the music still moves you. “She watch channel zero” has a Slayer sample. How has this not been talked about more? It’s so dark. This album was so far ahead of its time. “Black steel in the hour of chaos” this groove is hard and swinging while simultaneously sounding like a horror movie sound track. I need to find a list of all the songs sampled for this record. The composition here is phenomenal and I want to study what they built from. “Security of the first world” is such a great groove. I forgot I knew “Rebel without a pause”. Last two tracks are just so good.
80's hiphop. Felt cool and geng geng when I was listening to this on the bus.
Can I give this 6 stars?!?
Iconic but not sure it’s timeless. Production sounds a bit dated.
Por gusto musical le pondría un 1, pero se nota que es icónico para el Hip hop de "la época". Los beats suenan tan 90eros que me ganó la nostalgia. El guiño a Queen en Terminator X to the edge of panic, y el beat usado en She watch channel zero!? me hicieron sonreir. Aproximado a 2 pero es un 1.5/5
Very good
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988) is like being hit in the chest by a megaphone powered by righteous fury and turntable smoke. This isn’t an album—it’s a news broadcast from the frontlines of late-80s America, delivered over beats so tight they could cut glass. Chuck D doesn’t rap, he declares, and Flavor Flav… well, Flavor Flav is the chaotic spark in the Molotov cocktail. ⸻ 🔥 Rating: 5 / 5 🎯 Short Review: The sonic equivalent of a protest march with a block party at the end—dense, unrelenting, essential.
I wanted desperately to like this album more than I did. The mixing was horrible. The sound effects are louder than the lyrics. Also the sound effects sounded a lot like a squeegie on a window.
Probably important to the history of rap, but not important to me.
Argh!
So glad I gave this a proper listen. ThisThe only thing that didn't work for me was Flavor Flav sounding like the weasel from the Riverbottom Nightmare Band.
Not again!!!! Isto é lixo!
Cool album, high energy with a lot of noise. Some really clever lyricism as well
Holy shit, this is the most obnoxious thing I've ever heard... and the worst part is, that's the point?!
Someone had put me onto this album 5 years ago, and I remember listening to it, enjoying it. And then, never listening to it again. I'm not sure why. This time round, I really enjoyed it. Particularly for the variation in backing music, sampling and the vibe it was giving off. It wasn't lazy hip hop. In fact, the lyrics are particularly clever within the raps. I think if I'd been a teenage when this came out, I'd have been a fan. Sadly, I was born this year and broke my soul on down strums and moody music instead. Funny how that happens. "Yeah, boy!" (or something to that effect) makes it's presence known throughout the album, and it's cool to hear a motif (or catch phrase) without finding it to irritating. I actually really enjoy his (Flava Flayv? right?) voice on this album. A lot of the rhymes sounded familiar, had they been used since and there were some really clever lines in there. I also like how the sampling was used to the extent that I vaguely recognised what they sampled at points, but then it was changed straight away before you had time to pinpoint exactly what it was. Don't believe the hype. 5 Stars.
This album is like skipping school with a couple of friends and roaming the streets doing whatever you want. Others are looking at you, wondering why you’re not at school. You’re walking with youthful confidence, displaying a rebellious vibe that scares people into leaving you be.
A great album and innovation of the genre
Great example of socially conscious rap. I really enjoyed Terminator X’s use of sampling and his deft application of various DJ tricks. Chuck D’s flow is really something else (I’ve always had a soft spot for this older style of rapping that existed prior to the 2000s). The strident tone and overtly political messaging was revolutionary for its time and I think that makes it worthy of being an album worth listening to. That said, the glowing references to Elijah Muhammad, Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, while keeping with a long running tradition of black nationalism, are cringe inducing.
Didn't make that much of an impact, maybe because of the egregious victimization of blackness
probably legendary. i think
Still amazed Flavor Flav was somewhat of a Black Panther-esque rebel in a past life
3/5
Really good :) sampled slayer made my day :) 4.6
i found the beats to be quite repetitive and the high pitched noises in the background of some of the songs drove me crazy
TL;DL
Not today
yeahhhh boiiiiii! Parts of this I liked, but other noisy, heavily repeated parts drove me a bit nuts
I can't think of anything witty to say today. I liked this album.
This one took a while for me to get through...
Immense. So quotable. Spans lots of moods and feelings, but fundamentally just great songs and interesting, exciting production.
Nice beats and flow. Interesting use of sampling
Was good. Angry. Strong. You know, fun.
3.5 Stars
intro ide bbc recht geil. bring the noise richtig aggressiv. es isch zwor no 80er und sie hend au no bitz de 80er flow aber sie hend au huuere punch. dont believe the hype huuere funny beat. one sind alli beats eso hä, aso finds recht geil. cold lampin weniger fun. aber s flash sample uf terminator x isch geeeeeil. she watch channel zero extrem funny sie will doch nume scheiss im fernseh luege?? nocher dr king churz am anetätsche.
BIN FUCKING HYYYPED hahah ok bring the noise han ich ener nervig gfunde leider don't believe the hype isch chli en cypress hill beat cold lampin gaht ab! bin aber immernanig ganz überzügt, weiss nöd öb sich das änderet hahaha channel zero isch ja funny weiss nöd ich han bis jz schono e gueti ziit aber joo.. black sterl gaht haaard rebel without a pause het sooo en funny beat hqhahaha find die live-uusschnitt na cool, macht eim hyped! party for your right to fight isch en reeechte bop und sicher en wink zude beastie boys irgendwie han ichmer meh erhofft...aber es isch scho au tweilwiis sehr cool gsi und ich han ehrlich gseit nöd würkli ufd lyrics gluegt, bin chli hii und hergrisse zwüscheme 3 undeme 4i
Every time I hear Flava Flav rap I’m impressed. Public Enemy has some great beats and bars. Don’t sleep on em.
It was fine, nothing amazing.
Great fucking album Rate every second of this
Whilst this is a classic rap album and the vocal carries a real threat and aggression, the constant siren in the background really set my anxiety on fire and i couldnt listen to it with anything other than a wince on my face.
Tony hawks PlayStation is what this brings to mind for me. Understand that this album is culturally significant and still referenced in popular culture to this day but just not my thing. Appreciate I’m in the minority because this regularly appears in Top 100 album lists. I don’t believe the hype boyeeee
Before listening to this album, I was only familiar with Public Enemy by name only, especially Flava Flav and his dope ass clock. After listening to this, I’m a big fan. They have 3 albums on the list, so clearly they’re pretty revolutionary, in more ways than 1. Every time I hear a “Yeeeeeeeeeeah Booooooyyyyy” or a “Terminator X”, it gets me more excited. I’m hearing familiar samples and some lyrics that I had no idea stemmed from, or at least were popularized by this album. The beats, fire. The lyricism without relying on heavily using the gamer word every second, fire. The way every band member plays off of each other, fire. This is a good ass album!! Best songs are “Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic”, “She Watch Channel Zero?!” and “Party For Your Right To Fight”. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeah Booooooyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!
The bars and flows on this are out of control good, production is on point, and there is powerful social commentary throughout. Setting aside how impactful this album was and the place it will forever hold within music history, it still holds up amazingly well, and is a truly fantastic listen.
Great production
Legendary.
not for me :// only one special maention: - show’em watcha got
Great album with great lyrics! Loved listening to it but will not reach for the songs when wanted to listen to music.
Low key annoying at times but I get it, I can hear the influence it has had. Yeaaaahhhhhh boi.
Late 80s hip hop. Classic old school rap. Good flow, very repetitive beats.
Not my jam
Oh yeah !
Main detractor from this album is how comical reality tv made "yeah boooyyyyy"
Dobre. 4/5. Kilka do zapamiętania. Fajny agresywny wyraz buntu.
Not my typical taste in music, but I do prefer it over other rap albums.
This is the first Rap album on the list that I actually liked. Flavor Flav added just right amount of humor to make the serious topics on this album more tolerable. Chuck D has a commanding and clear voice that makes the listener stops what ever else they are doing and pay attention. Also, it kind of refreshing to hear songs with not a lot of curse words. Songs with too many curse words make the swearing less effective. Great album!!
Chuck D is sick but Flavor Flav sucks.
decent
Some good parts, just ain’t for me boiiiiiii.
Believe the hype. Farrakhan is certainly not a prophet you oughta listen to. Thing is, neither is Public Enemy. They didn't predict anything: they documented, they related, they integrated, and they funked the fuck out. D wants you to analyze and go deep: 'Listen for lessons I'm saying inside music / that all the critics are blastin' me for.' But they're also 'louder than a bomb,' and got blasted b/c people heard the raw and frighted. Freedom fighting has never been as organized as this, or straight-up weird. Underrated: The Bomb Squad, protagonists of the avant-garde - the grab you by the brain cells, or not, avant-garde.
Great impactful album
Hardcore rap, cuando transicioné desde el rock este fue uno de los primeros
E det her hevn fordi æ synes to Public Enemy-album på samme lista va litt i overkant? Alle gode ting e tre? Og for all del, det e jo ikke dårlig, men det har ikke akkurat vært en overveldanes mengde hiphop på lista så langt, så litt mer variasjon hadde kanskje gjort sæ.
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Don't Believe The Hype, Night Of The Living Bassheads "Brothers and Sisters!" Believe the hype. Public Enemy is the real deal. East coast, politically-motivated rap and hip-hop music. Great lyrics, awesome sampling and decent relatively minimalist beats (though, there are one or two that are really annoying); the result of which is a totally solid sophomore album. My only real complaint with this album is Flava Flave's wildly excessive use of "Yeaaaaa Boyyyyy".
I really enjoyed most songs here, which I'm a little suprised by, since from my experience 80s hip-hop has felt very inconsistent. The whole album is filled with memorable lines and beats that feel a bit ahead of their time.
Tough
Probably the highest rating any rap album will get from me
First world problems, don't care. There's little in the way of music.
A hip hop classic
Many people have tried to persuade me this is essential, personally I’m not convinced. Rap / Hip - Hop doesn’t resonate with me. I can get there’s a creativity to it and get that things like this have a certain political stance but the end product just doesn’t move me
Absolutely no. All songs sounded the same.
Listening to this is like jumping into a time machine. Obviously an influential hip-hop album. Some of the beats can get a bit tiresome, but the energy of this record is on another level.
heavy stuff
Eh Worst Song: Don't Believe The Hype Best Song: Bring The Noise Added to Liked Songs:
classic!
Honestly, really solid album all the way through. Really love the energy, the hype, everything that went into this, turns out I actually really love this genre. It was a bit long for me, but I definitely think it was worth listening all the way through.
Ah so this is what Limp Bizkit ripped off more than a decade later. Those sampled beats and the high-pitched whistles/brass with the rap. C.f. Beastie Boys It gets grating quickly, but rhymes are good. Too many 'Yeaah Boy!'s! What?? A Slayer sample in She Watch Channel Zero?! Best track - She Watch Channel Zero 3 stars
All sounds the same. Not for me
This is more like it! Absolute nailed on classic and era defining album. Can remember this like yesterday and recall hearing it late 80s Liverpool. Outside of any critical appraisal as far as I am concerned
years ago, high school students used to draw band logos on their notebooks. being one of those bored students who wanted to be a record cover designer I particularly followed through with this trend. when one day one of my fellow metalhead asked me WTF I would be drawing that 'rap crap' on my book next my YES and Led Zeppelin logos I only came back with 'its a cool effing logo'. back then a lot of hip hop and PE in particular were over my head even though they came from down the road from me. However, now looking back after really listening to this music, I now get why so many people were put off by PE. Well good on PE, they innovated and spoke the truth. 4.5/5
2/5 Not my kind of music but I understand that this is important in the history of rap. I was surprised by how many of the songs I recognized.
I only gave this one listen, but in that one listen, I found myself wishing that this was A Tribe Called Quest instead. Their voices were not my favorite, however, I did enjoy their unserious/political approach to lyrics. It is a true time capsule! This album showcased great rap and energy.
It's Corrupt Like A Senator 1001 Albums Generator 70 (07/07/2025) Public Enemy are one of the first great and influential hiphop groups. They were lauded for both their revolutionary political commentary and their abrasive, experimental production style. I had never listened to Public Enemy before, so what better place to start than their second (and most highly acclaimed) album, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back? The stated goal of Public Enemy was to make the hiphop equivalent of Marvin Gaye's What's Going On? This is a tall order, but it could be done. The question is, were Public Enemy going to be the ones to do it? In short, unfortunately, no. But that isn't to say that this is a poor album. The production on It Takes A Nation Of Millions steals the show. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic is so impressive. The constant switch ups and additional layers and spoken word bits fit really well. She Watch Channel Zero? is the best song on the whole album. Its prominent sample of Slayer's Angel Of Death is fantastic. More rap sampling metal please. Honestly, the little interlude Mind Terrorist is really memorable too. It's relatively simple but doesn't overstay its welcome and is a nice break in the pace. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos' constant dissonant piano line is really great and somehow avoids getting annoying through its runtime. Rebel Without A Pause (great song name btw) has a fun beat with a constant sax glissando and I actually like the little skit part at the end. However, some choices are not great in retrospect. The constant high pitched noise throughout Cold Lampin' With Flavor is really annoying and distracting. Flavor Flav's last verse on this song is also so cheesy and dumb. Caught, Can We Get A Witness?'s insistence for like a full minute that Public Enemy will never sell out (we gotta ask everybody in the group just to really make sure) comes off as cringey and annoying. The sound collage pieces that start each side are technically impressive, especially for their time, but are not very interesting. This album also suffers from one of the worst tropes of its time in the constant skits between songs. By the time I got to the last couple songs in It Take A Nation Of Millions, I found myself wanting it to be over, despite really enjoying some songs throughout. The production is really a show-stealer, while the vocals and skits are not great. Feeling a strong 3/5. Favs: Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic She Watch Channel Zero?! Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos Least Fav: Caught, Can We Get A Witness?
would have been a 4 but I had Kendrick Lamar yesterday
DNF. I don’t hate it. I just didn’t really have time to listen to all of it.
I tried really hard to like this. It’s just overly repetitive and all the dings sound the same. If flavor flav wasn’t on here it would be rated higher too. He’s just really really annoying.
Some bits a bit repetitive and a slog but others affirmative and catchy, especially Chuck D. The last song was most catchy and I had to spend ten minutes getting to work out where I'd heard "bring that beat back" from Rebel Without a Pause from (Improvise by Jurassic 5).
I really enjoy the sound of this, it's very chaotic. There is so much going on. Chuck D's rapping has a great rhythm too. I think for a first listen it was so crowded I can't say I took a lot from what he was saying and since it's supposed to be quite a political record I might have to give it another go. There were bits were it cut to live audio from gigs which jarred a little, but overall it was pretty good. I think I'll be listening again.
Listen to a lot of these guys in high school. In fact, one of my senior pictures, I’m wearing a public enemy T-shirt.
Really good album.
Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is loud, raw, and confrontational—an album that once felt like the future but now plays like a chaotic time capsule. Chuck D’s booming delivery and The Bomb Squad’s noisy, sample-heavy production aim to shake the listener awake, while Flavor Flav adds unpredictable energy. The intent is revolutionary, but the execution can be grating, with moments that feel more abrasive than impactful today. Still, “Bring the Noise” serves as a powerful thesis, “She Watch Channel Zero?!” mashes metal and hip hop with thrilling, if dated, results, and “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos” offers a gripping story over a hypnotic piano loop, hinting at a more focused potential. Bold and historic, it’s equal parts brilliance and overload.
Really enjoyed this
Very good album. Groundbrwking and raw. Lyrics are top notch and angst and inequakity are touched and raged about.
tough, bold and uncompromising
I have heard of this album but had not listened to it before. This is not in my wheelhouse, but I can appreciate it for what it is: strong beats, good use of samples, and great vocals. I wouldn't choose to listen to hip hop, but I could listen to this again.
Great early hip hop
5/5. Every song blares, Chuck D's vocals are strong and lyrically intelligent, Flavor Flav hypes up every song bringing it down to Earth and making it feel personal. The samples themselves are complex and intricate, and with repeated listens, I find myself focusing on something new in each song. Chuck D sounds like a preacher, like a man 65 years in experience telling me about what we need to do to make the world a better place. There is so much happening on this record, I am going to need many more listens. I can't believe I was sleeping on this for so long, this is what rap, and music in general, should be used for, getting your message across, especially when no one will hear you otherwise. It's hard to ignore when it goes this hard. Best Song: Don't Believe The Hype, Louder Than A Bomb, Night Of The Living Baseheads, Rebel Without A Pause
Couldn't bring myself to waste time listening to this garbage. It was horrible the first time i listened when it was released and I can't imagine it age very well. Less then .0000001 stars
classic hip hop
I miss this style of hip hop.
It was pretty good, picked up more in the middle of the album.
J'aime les paroles, le flow. Mais niveau beat, c'est moins à mon goût.
I like the screeching noises. Very 80s rap.
3/5.
Not a fan
Fresh as ever
Shouting to a beat, yeah it's hip hop.
Banger after banger. Classic. And truly a great display of actual rapping
⭐️⭐️ 1001 ALBUMS- # 66 It Takes Incredible Patience To Hold Me Back From Skipping These Tracks… Nearly an hour of repetitive political beat rap 😳 Produced by the Bomb Squad, the album combines dense, chaotic production with politically charged lyrics from Chuck D and Flavor Flav. Themes range from institutional racism and media manipulation to Black empowerment and cultural pride. Cited as a rap-hop album that refined the genre of rap music for its radical social commentary, while I respect the musical artistry and creative use of sampling, the sounds wear thin to keep me entertained and instead annoyed across an entire album. The album’s relentless political focus, while groundbreaking, risks this monotony if the listener isn’t dialed into its ideological frequency. 🎧 Classic Track: Bring The Noise 🎧 Deep Cut Gem: Party For Your Right to Fight 🚫 Skip Track: The numerous interludes, which seem to be mainstays with these types of records regardless of how ‘groundbreaking’ they all are suggested to be! The Bomb Squad created an aural onslaught: sirens, scratches, samples layered with such density that it’s often described as “organized chaos.” For many, this was revolutionary — a sonic match for the urgency of the lyrics. But critically, there’s a risk of fatigue. Some tracks blur together under the weight of their own noise. Unlike later sample-heavy works (like The Avalanches or early Kanye), there’s less interest in beauty or groove — it’s pure friction. For all the accolades this album seems to garner, it is clearly influenced by what the Beastie Boys had created two years earlier with Licensed To Ill, the core difference being these songs acting as a political platform for black culture assertions. 🖼️ Album Artwork: Thug Life The album also has little to say about gender or the role of women, a problem in a lot of golden-age hip-hop. While Public Enemy’s politics are radical, they’re also male-centric, often excluding intersectional concerns. For an album so ahead of its time in other areas, this is a glaring omission. Chuck D is didactic, often blunt — but that’s part of the point. He’s not here to entertain. He’s here to inform, agitate, mobilize. Lyrics like “I got a letter from the government the other day / I opened and read it, it said they were suckers” are militant by design. They don’t invite debate. They declare war. Critically, though, there’s a lack of nuance or introspection. Chuck D rarely turns the lens inward — unlike later artists like Tupac or Kendrick Lamar, who mix political messaging with personal vulnerability. That makes this album feel like a broadcast rather than a conversation. Flavor Flav provides comic relief and unpredictability — but his chaotic persona walks a thin line between balance and distraction.
Just more rap.
Chuck D carries this album imo, I mostly like his stuff and found FF to be a little much sometimes. This is a better album than Fear Of A Black Planet. Close to a 4
Yeah Ho! Pretty decent. Lots of variety in the sounds, from guitars to scratching records. The lyrics didn't hit that hard for me. But it was overall a decent album.
Awesome hip hop album. I think they refine their style a bit more on FOABP, but this is still dope.
Political rap in true Public Enemy fashion. Definitely deserves another listen at some point but really nothing bad to say about this one.
So angry and vindictive - I always found public enemy very powerful and real, and this is them distilled to their essence. Really great
classic hip hop. reminds me of a track from tony hawk bring da noize. cant help but laugh at flava flav being the hype man the whole time
The first great rap album in my opinion. Beats way ahead of their time that still hold up today. Sharp political commentary. Don't see any reason why this deserves anything less than a 5.
Incredibly iconic, insane flow and great samples. Rated a four because I didn't like some of the beats but the rapping was great.
Hell yeah! Litt monotont i lengden, men fungerer fortsatt.
So much energy.
I rate these albums based on the vibes, the energy. A+. The energy is undeniable.
Overall: 8/10 So 80s hip hop tends to feel very "barbaric" in a way. It's the same as any new movement really, and most 80s hip hop albums tend to be bare bones and basic. This album suffers from that slightly but it's saved by the fact that Chuck was the most gifted lyricist of his time and he actually had something to say. Top that off with Flavor Flav's hype work and baby, you got a stew going! The beats also occasionally dip into some interesting sounds that other hip hop artists weren't really producing at this time. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that this album feels like an important stepping stone in the evolution of hip hop, and that alone makes it worth listening to. Fav Song: Bring the Noise Least Fav Song: Cold Lampin' with Flavor
Old and boring.
I enjoyed this much more than I expected to boiiiii
La creatividad de instrumentales y cortes y como se entrelazan con el ritmo de las canciones. Los mensajes relacionados a una crítica política, social, de medios, de artistas y sus letras.
Very punk in attitude. Terminator X has almost constant klaxons going off.
Rebellious
Have not been a Hip Hop guy - but the energy and power of this album is undeniable. I will continue to listen to fully absorb it.
Powder keg of an album that’s radical in its lyrics, sonics, and coolness. Chuck D is a relentless and proficient rapper who delivers valid social-political criticisms, particularly with race consciousness, with authority, power, and authenticity. He’s bringing you to school. The beats provide the backdrop to Chuck’s intensity, with head-bobbing groovy rhythm samples that often have noisy, abstract, or abrasive instrumentation on top. Flava Flav brings some comic relief. It reminds you to stay woke and stay angry, but still have a little fun.
Not bad, but not really my thing
Actually pretty good.
Highlight: Louder Than A Bomb In a nutshell : “yeah boiiii!” I’ll echo what other reviewers have said. What is cliched now was original and earth shaking at time of release. In context to the list, it’s an improvement on the albums by RUN DMC and Grandmaster Flash. Also, N.W.A. Released Straight Outta Compton the following year so this would be a watermark. Overall: 5/10
not really impressed.. the flow is disrupted with background noises of sirens or bells which happen to be very annoying it sounds like a mosquito flying near your ear. lyricism is amazing, the whole album is about politics and racism, topics that are relevant and important. i just didn’t feel anything, that’s all. i’m okay with hiphop, it’s not about my preference but i just think the production could have been better. it’s that type of album you listen to once, and never again because it’s loud and doesn’t give you that kick again
Great hip hop album but I wouldn’t listen to it again personally
Really great. Maybe not quite as awesome as Fear of a Black Planet. Overall really wish I had listened to Public Enemy far more in the past. 4.5/5
5/5
un clásico del hip hop estadounidense, imposible no admirarlo
Amazing listen. Listened the same day I watched Do the Right Thing for the first time during a Bed-Stuy heatwave. Transformative
Pretty decent, though I prefer LL Cool J. Some of the sample were a bit annoying, but not enough to drop it below average.
I love old school hip hop, always have and always will. and this one is GOOD. I love the style of the 80's hip hop. You can hear the funk influences. I can tell that this was the blueprint. It's so good! Very political, which I like, it's what rap was intended for. To make a statement! Only thing is that sometimes the beats can be PIERCING. like very uncomfortable to listen to. Especially in Rebel without a Pause.
Nö!
This was ultimately a bit of a meh album in my opinion. Another rap album that wasn’t dreadful nor overly profane but it went on SO long. It honestly took me about 3 attempts to get through and has put me behind in this grand album exercise. I just feel like they have one speed/style and it’s not for me but I’m sure others would enjoy.
Yeah Boyz...Another example of something I cant help but think is excellent music. Just wrong target (me). Least it didnt make my ears bleed like some examples which are literally torture. I can listen to this without being on edge so I commend them for that against a tough audiance.
For any fans of hip-hop I can see the value in listening to the early albums of the genre. I always find with these early hip-hop albums that they now sound quite simplistic and very repetitive. That said, the energy and lyrics are great and it's interesting to hear how far rap music has come since this sound of the late 80's. Also, this album is just more fun and positive sounding music than a lot of it's derivatives. A fun listen but not an album I'd listen to for anything other than academic reasons.
Old school rap, aaaawwwww YEEEEAAAAhhh. Good stuff.
This is a stone cold classic, but has never been a favorite. Also, the squeal sample on every track gives me a headache.
3.0 - Ok
Some classics and generally undeniable energy
Best rap album ever made in my opinion
As a white kid from Nebraska listening to U2‘s, The Joshua Tree for the 858th time, this one passed me by when it was first out. That said, pieces of this music did not. The sounds you hear, as well as a certain cadence of rap, seeped into the musical culture. However, this was the first time I’ve listened to this album straight through and I must say it’s pretty damn enjoyable. Even for this white kid from Nebraska. But did everything in this genre derive from this or did this derive from everything? It's an honest question that I hope I'll discover on this journey.
Chuck D’s rhymes were solid and Flavor Flav provided the hype, but the album just didn’t hold up for me. The backing tracks just got repetitive and boring after the first few tracks and the rapping just couldn’t over power it. It was an icon in its time, but has lost its edge over time.
Never listened to Public Enemy before. I didn’t know any of the songs, but I liked it!
Tried to listen but not my thing.
Not my style of hiphop. Appreciate what it did for the culture and the movement of hiphop, but I am bored. The old school flow, and production, mixed with the anger and message of young men from the hood is surely a time piece, but not one ill revisit often.
Just not that great, sorry.
Hasn't dated as well as Apocalypse 91 in my opinion. Some good tunes nonetheless, and I appreciate the political messaging.
Can't say anything new here - PE IN FULL EFFECT
Greatest hip-hop album ever recorded. No further elaboration needed.
Don’t believe the hype! Lolz One star for the activism, but I do not enjoy listening to this. The mixing in the live concert intros was cool.
Sometimes I wonder, if you added it all up, what would the total real world impact of all the world’s great ‘political art’ be? Feels like anti-communist art produced in Russia or the eastern bloc countries probably gets the most bang for your buck. Gulag archipelago, darkness at noon. Or maybe the American anti-war movement - apocalypse now, Bob Dylan. Or actually, it was probably the abolition era w the most impactful art. Those guys really did some damage. Anyway, this sucked.
Thinking that if you mention Flavor Flav to a random millennial, their cold association will be with Flavor of Love, and not with Public Enemy. The vibe and hits on here are somewhere between tolerable and fun - Bring the Noise, Louder than a Bomb - but an hour of this is definitely way too much. Other than Beach Boys, feel like we're in a bit of a slump.