Black Radio Won't Play This Record

Black Radio Won't Play This Record is an album by the American rock band Mother's Finest, released in 1992.[7][8] The title of the album comes from a comment made by a Scotti Brothers executive.[9]

Black Radio Won't Play This Record
Studio album by
Mother's Finest
Released1992
Genre
LabelScotti Brothers Records[2]
ProducerThom Panunzio
Mother's Finest chronology
Subluxation
(1990)		 Black Radio Won't Play This Record
(1992)		 Meta-Funk'n Physical
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Indianapolis Star[4]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[5]
Rock Hard9.5/10[6]

Production

Three original members of Mother's Finest played on the album: Joyce Kennedy, Glenn Murdock, and Jerry Seay.[3] It was produced by Thom Panunzio.[10]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "lead singer Joyce Kennedy wastes no time bemoaning lack of black fan support for black rockers, singing in the first song, 'Negro': 'Like a rebel without a cause/ I play my music to no applause'."[10] Spin called the album "loud, irreverent, and oozing integrity," writing that it "dishes out a Chaka-Khan-meets-alternametal onslaught."[11] The Indianapolis Star deemed it "unadulterated hard rock," declaring that the band "manages to rage pretty effectively against racial and sexual stereotypes with an infectious metallic beat."[4]

AllMusic wrote: "Taking off the gloves (both musically and lyrically) and throwing urban contemporary considerations to the wind, MF excels by doing what it does best: scorching heavy metal and hard rock with a touch of Ike & Tina Turner-ish soul."[1] Washington City Paper declared that "Kennedy’s voice is bred for the band’s ability to go from downtempo soul all the way up to power metal sprinkled with funk influences."[12] Miami New Times called Black Radio Won't Play This Record "one of the best rock albums of the Nineties."[13]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Like a Negro"Kennedy, Seay, Murdock5:05
2."Power"Kennedy, John Hayes3:59
3."Generator"Seay4:34
4."Cry Baby"Kennedy, Hayes5:25
5."Shirt"Kennedy, Hayes, Murdock3:00
6."The Wall"Kennedy, Murdock, Hayes5:19
7."Attitude"Murdock, Kennedy, Dion Murdock4:19
8."Crack Babies"Seay, Murdock, Sam McCovey5:11
9."Head Bangin' and Booty Shakin'"Murdock2:58
10."Stop"Seay, Cris Kennedy3:42
11."Move (Get Outta My Way)"Seay, Kennedy, Dee Dee Hakim4:27
12."L.P.F."Kennedy, Hayes3:49

References
  1. "Black Radio Won't Play This Record - Mother's Finest | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Heim, Chris (1 May 1992). "New kids on the block". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. S.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 28.
  4. Hill, Dave (10 July 1992). "Mother's Finest offers headbangin' rock". The Indianapolis Star. p. D8.
  5. MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 412.
  6. "MOTHER'S FINEST - Black Radio Won´t Play This Record". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin.
  7. "Mother's Finest Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  8. Mahon, Maureen (June 23, 2004). "Right to Rock: The Black Rock Coalition and the Cultural Politics of Race". Duke University Press – via Google Books.
  9. Miller, Michael (November 13, 1992). "MESSAGE OF MOTHER'S FINEST: - ROCK ISN'T FOR WHITES ONLY". The State. p. 3D.
  10. "BLACK ROCKERS ON THE MOVE". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  11. Blush, Steven (Jul 1992). "Spins". Spin. 8 (4): 79.
  12. "To Do This Weekend: Persona, GoldLink, and Mother's Finest". Washington City Paper. July 27, 2018.
  13. Baker, Greg. "Finest's Worksong". Miami New Times.
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