Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2002-10-08
Music Label: Sanctuary Records
Soundtracks:
- Rise Above - Chuck D & Henry Rollins
- Nervous Breakdown - Keith Morris
- Fix Me - Iggy Pop
- American Waste - Neil Fallon of Clutch
- I've Had it - Cedric Bixler Zavala of The Mars Volta
- I've Heard It Before - Jeff Moreira of Poison the Well
- Room 13 - Corey Taylor of Slipknot
- Wasted - Exene Cervenka
- Jealous Again - Nick Oliveri of Queens of the Stone Age
- TV Party - Henry Rollins
- No Values - Hank III
- Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie - Dean Ween
- Depression - Casey Chaos of Amen
- Six Pack - Mike Patton
- Police Story - Ice T
- Revenge - Tom Araya of Slayer
- Thirsty & Miserable - Lemmy
- What I See - Chuck Dukowski
- No More - Tim Armstrong & Lars Frederiksen
- Black Coffee - Henry Rollins
- Slip It In - Henry Rollins & Inger Lorre
- Annihilate This Week - Henry Rollins, Kira Roessler
- My War - Henry Rollins
- Nervous Breakdown - Ryan Adams (Bonus Track)
Free Music Notes for Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three
Free Music Review: A Brutal Benefit for a Travesty of Justice
Hit: 5 Stars
I first saw the documentary, Paradise Lost, many years ago. While I initially watched it because it had been the first movie which Metallica's music had been featured in (they had donated 3 songs). However, the precense of Metallica's music quickly became overshadowed by the injustice featured in the documentary. I'll spare you the details, since Henry has been so vocal about it, but pick up the book Devil's Knot and read about it yourself.I was pleased to hear that Rollins was backing the West Memphis Three and was surprised to hear about his idea about this benefit record. Since Henry hasn't performed a Black Flag song since 1986, I figured he liked to keep the band in the back of his mind. However, when I first heard about the conception of this benefit album, I was intrigued. When the tracklisting surfaced, I became extremely excited. Mike Patton, Nick Oliveri, Tom Araya, Iggy Pop, and Lemmy all lending their voices to amazing Black Flag tunes. Of course, I wondered how the music would turn out... I love the current incarnation of Rollins Band, but there is always a sense of doubt when you're dealing with something sacred.
Let me just say this... this record harnasses the anger of the West Memphis Three case and channels it out tenfold. The Rollins Band perform each song to near perfection. The guitar tone is just right, and the rhythm section delivers constant shots to the kidneys. For the most part, each vocalist delivers. I'm not the biggest fan of Slipknot, but Corey Taylor's 'Room 13' is incredible. Other highlights? 'American Waste' w/ Neil from Clutch, 'Nervous Breakdown' w/ original Flag singer Keith Morris, 'Six Pack' by Mike Patton, 'Jealous Again' by Nick Oliveri, and Henry's look back on 'My War.' Hank III absoultely destroys 'No Values' and Lemmy's 'Thirsty & Miserable' sounds better than the original.
This album is required listening for any fan of the Flag and would honestly be a nice introduction to the band, as well. True... Greg Ginn is absent... but his songs are here in full force. Educate yourself on this case and RISE ABOVE!
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