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]

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]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 28.
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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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