This one was a pretty full-on aural onslaught from right out of the gate. Picking up where Public Enemy left off to put forward a wall of noise. The album mixes samples, band performance and various foley-esque sounds, including the use of sheet metal as percussion. The lyrics tackle non-stop issues, including everything from racism and homophobia to the media.
Vocalist Michael Franti would depart the group a year or so later to start his group Spearhead who are still active at the time of writing.
I enjoyed this one well enough. Franti's lyrics are clever and the production complements him nicely.
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