Black Sheep (Ra album)
Black Sheep is a rarities album by American alternative metal band Ra, being their fifth release total, including their live album. It includes a collection of B-sides and demos that go back to 1994. Ra's newest single "Supernova" is featured on the album; "Supernova" was digitally released on June 9, 2009. Black Sheep was digitally released on iTunes, but was never released for physical purchasing in retail stores.
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | June 9, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1994-2009 | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal, nu metal, progressive rock, rap rock | |||
| Length | 65:48 | |||
| Label | Sahaja Music/Federal Distribution | |||
| Producer | Ra | |||
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| Singles from Black Sheep | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Tune |  
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| Shipwreck Island Studios | (3.75/5)[2] |
The only previously released song is "Crazy Little Voices". It was originally released in 1999 as part of The Rage: Carrie 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Rapping is prevalent in the album, especially in the songs "The Foundation", "Busted", "Chained to the Ground", and "Deliverance". The album's most straight-up, heavy metal song is "Baghdad"; this song is similar to "Parole" from Ra's debut album, From One. In the outro of "Chained to the Ground", the musicians play a part of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cross of Snow" | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Tomorrow's Sun" | 5:37 |
| 3. | "The Foundation" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Crazy Little Voices" | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Chained to the Ground" | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Deliverance" | 4:11 |
| 7. | "Busted" | 3:22 |
| 8. | "U Need Me" | 5:06 |
| 9. | "What I Am" | 5:14 |
| 10. | "Who's to Blame" | 3:40 |
| 11. | "Not In Your Head" | 4:04 |
| 12. | "What I'm About" | 3:58 |
| 13. | "Seen All Good People" | 6:10 |
| 14. | "Baghdad" | 3:53 |
| 15. | "Supernova" | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 65:51 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Supernova" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Cross of Snow" | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Yesterday's Rain" | 5:53 |
| 4. | "The Foundation" | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Busted" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Baghdad" | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Chained to the Ground" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Crazy Little Voices" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "What I Am" | 5:20 |
| 10. | "Not In Your Head" | 4:11 |
| 11. | "U Need Me" | 5:11 |
| 12. | "What I'm About" | 4:03 |
| 13. | "Seen All Good People" | 6:22 |
| 14. | "Who's to Blame" | 3:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cross Of Snow 1994" | 5:26 |
| 2. | "Fu Greg 1994 (aka Yesterday's Rain, Tomorrow's Sun)" | 5:53 |
| 3. | "The Foundation 1996" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "All The Way 1998" | 4:00 |
| 5. | "And Then Start Over 1998" | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Sky 1998" | 5:20 |
| 7. | "Crazy Little Voices 1999" | 5:33 |
| 8. | "Busted 1999" | 3:24 |
| 9. | "You don't know 1999" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Part Of Me 1999" | 3:57 |
| 11. | "My Body Demo 1999" | 3:45 |
| 12. | "Chained To The Ground 2000" | 4:14 |
| 13. | "Deliverance 2000" | 4:17 |
| 14. | "Fallen Angels 2001" | 3:47 |
| 15. | "Swimming Upstream Demo 2001" | 4:19 |
| 16. | "DYCMN LATE DEMO 2002" | 4:14 |
| 17. | "Not In Ur Head 2004" | 4:12 |
| 18. | "Take Me Away (original version) 2004" | 4:24 |
| 19. | "What I am 2004" | 5:21 |
| 20. | "Who's To Blame 2004" | 3:41 |
| 21. | "U Need Me 2004" | 5:12 |
| 22. | "What I'm About 2005" | 4:03 |
| 23. | "Baghdad 1998/2005" | 3:55 |
| 24. | "Seen All Good People 2005" | 6:22 |
| 25. | "Supernova 2009" | 3:59 |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "The Official Web Store for the Band Ra". Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-08-16.