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POD presents
PUBLIC ENEMY (live)
The Village, Wexford St. Dublin 2
Tues 15th Nov. Doors 8pm
Tickets: €37.50 incl bk fee from Ticketmaster, Wav, Sound Cellar, City Discs, ROAD and usual outlets. www.ticketmaster.ie or 1890 925 100. www.wavtickets.com. 1890 200 078
Do not miss this chance to see a legendary group in such a small venue…One the most influential groups of all time; PUBLIC ENEMY’s firebrand mix of revolutionary politics and multi-layered noise grabbed the world by the kahunas when it emerged almost 20 years ago. Nine albums on; this show will feature Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, DJ Lord and the S1Ws playing with a full live band featuring drums, gtuiars, keyboards.
As anyone who was at Public Enemy’s last show in Dublin at Vicar St in April 2003 will testify; Public Enemy shows last roughly three hours… miss this at your peril.
PUBLIC ENEMY biog
Flavor Flav
Professor Griff
DJ Lord
The S1W’s
A group whose musical style and incendiary delivery have earned them critical acclaim and millions of fans throughout their career, Public Enemy continues to blaze musical and technological trails with the release of their latest album, Revolverlution. A combination of new songs, live performances recorded around the world, and several classics reworked by fans via the Internet. Revolverlution pulls rap music into the future, all while keeping its musical roots firmly intact. Once again, Public Enemy transcends the confines of rap and pop music, remaining one of the African American community's most important messengers, digital music's greatest champions, and a rare rap group who need not rely on misogonistic and pro-violent lyrics.
The group burst onto both the rap and pop music world in 1987 with their first single, "Public Enemy #1," a startling combination of Chuck D's commanding orations, Hank Shocklee's layered cacophony of musical noise, and Flava Flav's show-stopping antics to keep the message entertaining. The song is not only known for introducing a whole new sound to the rap genre, but for giving the group their name. A month later, Public Enemy released their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show.
Shortly after, they recorded "Rebel Without a Pause," which would herald a new era of rap - Public Enemy's trademark ‘noise' or as Hank Shocklee puts it ‘Music’s worst nightmare’ - layers upon layers of samples, sirens and general chaos. Production was handled by Bill Stephney, Hank Shocklee, Carl Ryder and Eric ‘Vietnam’ Sadler - the nucleus of the Bomb Squad, which later included Keith Shocklee.
The world responded, and Public Enemy became stars overnight, both at home and abroad. The group took Europe by storm and continue to be one of the continent's most popular acts. Then came the classic It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back in 1988, considered to be one of the most important records ever released, and voted the Number One rap album of all time.
With back-to-back, non-stop world tours, the group did not release another album until 1990’s Fear of a Black Planet. It was yet another PE classic that carried the noise, layered samples, and took their message-driven lyrics to the next level. The inclusion of Big Daddy Kane and Ice Cube on "Burn Hollywood Burn" only added to its depth and message. Add to that the lead-in single, "Fight the Power" (from Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing'), which became the group's signature song.
Around the same time, fans and the media started speculating on whether the creative intensity within the group was breaking it into pieces. To fuel the fire, various members were working on solo records. As an answer to these rumours, PE released Apocalypse 91 - The Enemy Strikes Black. Rather than ignore the gossip written about the group, they decided to hit the ‘hype’ head on with songs like "More News at 11," "Shut Em Down" and "Letter to the New York Post." The album also featured "By The Time I Get To Arizona," a fiery message aimed at the state's refusal to honor the new Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. And "Shut Em Down" grew out of Chuck D’s anger at having his voice used in a beer commercial, and chronicled the way he saw black neighborhoods being exploited by big corporations who put little back.
Before the year was out, the home video ‘Tour of a Black Planet’ was also released, including videos and more serious commentary than its predecessor and surpassed Gold sales. All the while, Public Enemy's incessant touring didn’t stop, and in 1992 they joined U2 on their Zoo TV tour.
While on tour, the group recorded their fifth album Greatest Misses. Comprised of six new songs and six remixes of PE classics, the album was meant to be a gift for fans until a full-length album could be recorded. Greatest Misses was accompanied by the release of their third Gold-selling home video ‘The Enemy Strikes Live’, a recording of a free show they did at the famous Apollo Theatre.
The next studio album was 1994’s Muse-Sick-N-Hour-Mess-Age. By that time, the rap soundscape had changed dramatically. No longer in any mood to hold back, the group now felt that it was time to hold a mirror up to the black race and to the music industry - subjects they had touched on before but never to this extent. Producing a sound that Chuck D described as ‘ferocious soul’ using live instruments, bigger noise, and all sorts of chaos, the album was considered to be a radical departure from their previous albums. After at first catching their fans by surprise, it is now considered by their fans to be one their best works.
In 1996, the group took an indeterminate break from their relentless touring and recording schedule, but decided to returned in 1998 at Spike Lee's request with a gripping soundtrack album to his movie He Got Game. Unlike most soundtrack albums, He Got Game wasn't so much a soundtrack as a new Public Enemy record. Many of the group's original members returned for the recording, including various members of The Bomb Squad.
The album liner notes included a reference to www.publicenemy.com and www.rapstation.com, giving glimpse into the future of what lay ahead for the group. They also referred to upcoming release There’s a Poison Going On, (1999) which was a groundbreaking album, one of the first ever to be released in MP3 format and even as a zip disc. Their subsequent tour was webcast live from the House of Blues, and is now available on DVD.
PUBLIC ENEMY (live)
The Village, Wexford St. Dublin 2
Tues 15th Nov. Doors 8pm
Tickets: €37.50 incl bk fee from Ticketmaster, Wav, Sound Cellar, City Discs, ROAD and usual outlets. www.ticketmaster.ie or 1890 925 100. www.wavtickets.com. 1890 200 078
Do not miss this chance to see a legendary group in such a small venue…One the most influential groups of all time; PUBLIC ENEMY’s firebrand mix of revolutionary politics and multi-layered noise grabbed the world by the kahunas when it emerged almost 20 years ago. Nine albums on; this show will feature Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, DJ Lord and the S1Ws playing with a full live band featuring drums, gtuiars, keyboards.
As anyone who was at Public Enemy’s last show in Dublin at Vicar St in April 2003 will testify; Public Enemy shows last roughly three hours… miss this at your peril.
PUBLIC ENEMY biog
Chuck D Flavor Flav
Professor Griff
DJ Lord
The S1W’s
A group whose musical style and incendiary delivery have earned them critical acclaim and millions of fans throughout their career, Public Enemy continues to blaze musical and technological trails with the release of their latest album, Revolverlution. A combination of new songs, live performances recorded around the world, and several classics reworked by fans via the Internet. Revolverlution pulls rap music into the future, all while keeping its musical roots firmly intact. Once again, Public Enemy transcends the confines of rap and pop music, remaining one of the African American community's most important messengers, digital music's greatest champions, and a rare rap group who need not rely on misogonistic and pro-violent lyrics.
The group burst onto both the rap and pop music world in 1987 with their first single, "Public Enemy #1," a startling combination of Chuck D's commanding orations, Hank Shocklee's layered cacophony of musical noise, and Flava Flav's show-stopping antics to keep the message entertaining. The song is not only known for introducing a whole new sound to the rap genre, but for giving the group their name. A month later, Public Enemy released their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show.
Shortly after, they recorded "Rebel Without a Pause," which would herald a new era of rap - Public Enemy's trademark ‘noise' or as Hank Shocklee puts it ‘Music’s worst nightmare’ - layers upon layers of samples, sirens and general chaos. Production was handled by Bill Stephney, Hank Shocklee, Carl Ryder and Eric ‘Vietnam’ Sadler - the nucleus of the Bomb Squad, which later included Keith Shocklee.
The world responded, and Public Enemy became stars overnight, both at home and abroad. The group took Europe by storm and continue to be one of the continent's most popular acts. Then came the classic It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back in 1988, considered to be one of the most important records ever released, and voted the Number One rap album of all time.
With back-to-back, non-stop world tours, the group did not release another album until 1990’s Fear of a Black Planet. It was yet another PE classic that carried the noise, layered samples, and took their message-driven lyrics to the next level. The inclusion of Big Daddy Kane and Ice Cube on "Burn Hollywood Burn" only added to its depth and message. Add to that the lead-in single, "Fight the Power" (from Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing'), which became the group's signature song.
Around the same time, fans and the media started speculating on whether the creative intensity within the group was breaking it into pieces. To fuel the fire, various members were working on solo records. As an answer to these rumours, PE released Apocalypse 91 - The Enemy Strikes Black. Rather than ignore the gossip written about the group, they decided to hit the ‘hype’ head on with songs like "More News at 11," "Shut Em Down" and "Letter to the New York Post." The album also featured "By The Time I Get To Arizona," a fiery message aimed at the state's refusal to honor the new Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. And "Shut Em Down" grew out of Chuck D’s anger at having his voice used in a beer commercial, and chronicled the way he saw black neighborhoods being exploited by big corporations who put little back.
Before the year was out, the home video ‘Tour of a Black Planet’ was also released, including videos and more serious commentary than its predecessor and surpassed Gold sales. All the while, Public Enemy's incessant touring didn’t stop, and in 1992 they joined U2 on their Zoo TV tour.
While on tour, the group recorded their fifth album Greatest Misses. Comprised of six new songs and six remixes of PE classics, the album was meant to be a gift for fans until a full-length album could be recorded. Greatest Misses was accompanied by the release of their third Gold-selling home video ‘The Enemy Strikes Live’, a recording of a free show they did at the famous Apollo Theatre.
The next studio album was 1994’s Muse-Sick-N-Hour-Mess-Age. By that time, the rap soundscape had changed dramatically. No longer in any mood to hold back, the group now felt that it was time to hold a mirror up to the black race and to the music industry - subjects they had touched on before but never to this extent. Producing a sound that Chuck D described as ‘ferocious soul’ using live instruments, bigger noise, and all sorts of chaos, the album was considered to be a radical departure from their previous albums. After at first catching their fans by surprise, it is now considered by their fans to be one their best works.
In 1996, the group took an indeterminate break from their relentless touring and recording schedule, but decided to returned in 1998 at Spike Lee's request with a gripping soundtrack album to his movie He Got Game. Unlike most soundtrack albums, He Got Game wasn't so much a soundtrack as a new Public Enemy record. Many of the group's original members returned for the recording, including various members of The Bomb Squad.
The album liner notes included a reference to www.publicenemy.com and www.rapstation.com, giving glimpse into the future of what lay ahead for the group. They also referred to upcoming release There’s a Poison Going On, (1999) which was a groundbreaking album, one of the first ever to be released in MP3 format and even as a zip disc. Their subsequent tour was webcast live from the House of Blues, and is now available on DVD.
