Body count

adidasss · 07-23-2009, 12:21 PM

No thread so why not start one. I'm just listening to their debut and whilst I was reading more about them ran into a comment on last.fm which praises BC for being innovative back in 1992 (and still sounding fresh today). Now, I'm not a big fan of pre-1995 music but I don't really hear anything particularly innovative in their music. Is it the fact that they're an all black (rock) band that makes them automatically a "good" rock band? A few months back I posted a thread about a Detroit proto-punk (or rock) band called Death which precedes BC by about 20 years. Now, although BC leans more on the metal (or hard core punk, I'm bad with genres but I think some of their songs are more punk than metal) side, I'd say their sounds aren't beyond comparison, only Death seems to merit the tag "innovative" a tad more.

Or maybe the "innovativeness" lies in the cop-killing lyrics? I dunno, you tell me.

Incidentally, KKK Bitch is an ok tune.

Any thoughts on the band, or just life in general?

half drag · 07-23-2009, 12:30 PM

Haven't heard it since it was current. Got a kick out of it at the time. Enjoyed it, had it in rotation. My college homeys liked it too - was one of the few non-stoner/jazz white bread things I brought into the soundtrack. Mixed in with their Phycyde, Tribe Called Quest and Chronic and Prince. Krazy times.

adidasss · 07-23-2009, 01:04 PM

Would it have been better to compare them with Bad Brains? :\

half drag · 07-23-2009, 01:07 PM

I wasn't comparing them to those groups. Yes Bodycount was quite extreme compared to those I mentioned but those were the groups brought in by some of my buddies while I was chillin' with like Floyd and Miles Davis so when I brought this it was a little ... oh never mind ... had to be there...
EDIT: i.e., Ice-T was previously more hip hop than what he did with Bodycount so this was quite an exciting crossover and ... oh never mind it was still good to party to...

adidasss · 07-23-2009, 01:09 PM

I wasn't talking to you specifically...

half drag · 07-23-2009, 01:16 PM

oh gotcha. Bodycount was basically thrash punk. They brung it.

adidasss · 07-23-2009, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by half drag

EDIT: i.e., Ice-T was previously more hip hop than what he did with Bodycount so this was quite an exciting crossover and ... oh never mind it was still good to party to...

Yeah I knew that, I'm just wondering if they'd 've been so successful if Ice T hadn't been in it and/or they weren't all black...:\

half drag · 07-23-2009, 01:30 PM

oh no way. They weren't even that successful as is. They made a splash because of Ice T and that's it.

adidasss · 07-23-2009, 01:33 PM

Maybe that's why they didn't have a thread up until now...

anticipation · 07-23-2009, 02:03 PM

is that Ice T in the center?

07-23-2009, 12:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Body count No thread so why not start one. I'm just listening to their debut and whilst I was reading more about them ran into a comment on last.fm which praises BC for being innovative back in 1992 (and still sounding fresh today). Now, I'm not a big fan of pre-1995 music but I don't really hear anything particularly innovative in their music. Is it the fact that they're an all black (rock) band that makes them automatically a "good" rock band? A few months back I posted a thread about a Detroit proto-punk (or rock) band called Death which precedes BC by about 20 years. Now, although BC leans more on the metal (or hard core punk, I'm bad with genres but I think some of their songs are more punk than metal) side, I'd say their sounds aren't beyond comparison, only Death seems to merit the tag "innovative" a tad more. Or maybe the "innovativeness" lies in the cop-killing lyrics? I dunno, you tell me. Incidentally, KKK Bitch is an ok tune. Any thoughts on the band, or just life in general? __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

07-23-2009, 01:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Would it have been better to compare them with Bad Brains? :\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

07-23-2009, 01:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
half drag Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Yuck Posts: 58	I wasn't comparing them to those groups. Yes Bodycount was quite extreme compared to those I mentioned but those were the groups brought in by some of my buddies while I was chillin' with like Floyd and Miles Davis so when I brought this it was a little ... oh never mind ... had to be there... EDIT: i.e., Ice-T was previously more hip hop than what he did with Bodycount so this was quite an exciting crossover and ... oh never mind it was still good to party to... Last edited by half drag; 07-23-2009 at 01:14 PM.

07-23-2009, 01:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	I wasn't talking to you specifically... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

07-23-2009, 01:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Maybe that's why they didn't have a thread up until now... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

07-23-2009, 12:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
half drag Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Yuck Posts: 58	Haven't heard it since it was current. Got a kick out of it at the time. Enjoyed it, had it in rotation. My college homeys liked it too - was one of the few non-stoner/jazz white bread things I brought into the soundtrack. Mixed in with their Phycyde, Tribe Called Quest and Chronic and Prince. Krazy times.

07-23-2009, 01:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
half drag Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Yuck Posts: 58	oh gotcha. Bodycount was basically thrash punk. They brung it.

07-23-2009, 01:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
half drag Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Yuck Posts: 58	oh no way. They weren't even that successful as is. They made a splash because of Ice T and that's it.

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anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	is that Ice T in the center?