Negativland - Escape from Noise (CD)

Great Album With Tons of Guest Artists!

By KimP  Jan 12, 2002

Folks, this album is simply one of the best albums of all time. I first heard of it when reading a review in Rolling Stone, they gave it 4.5 or 5 stars, I thought, I've gotta listen to it. Am I ever glad I did. It's not your usual album, very few ...of the "songs" are actually musical, in the traditional sense. A lot of clever use of samples and distortion to achieve their desired (and very powerful) effects. This album is actually a concept album, with the first half being about urban sprawl and noise pollution. The second side being very political, poking fun of the political propaganda that we are constantly bombarded with. As a bonus, this album contains collaborations with other very well known bay area bands such as The Grateful Dead, The Residents and The Dead Kennedy's (are they from SF?). Again, great album, it's got it all. Humor (Playboy Channel, Over the Hiccups), great songs (Christianity is Stupid, Car Bomb) and just plain cool tracks (Time Zones). Highly Recommended!!!! Read more Less