''Black Radio Won't Play This Record'' is an album by the American band

Mother's Finest Mother's Finest is an American funk rock band founded in Atlanta, Georgia, by the vocal duo of Joyce "Baby Jean" Kennedy and Glenn "Doc" Murdock in 1970 when the pair met up with guitarist Gary "Moses Mo" Moore and bassist Jerry "Wyzard" Seay. ...

, released in 1992. The title of the album comes from a comment made by a

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executive. The band supported the album with a North American tour. The first single was "Generator".

Production

Displeased with their previous studio album, the band hired new management and recorded demos. Three original members of Mother's Finest played on the album:

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, Glenn Murdock, and Jerry Seay. It was produced by

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. "Power" is a tribute to female toughness.

Critical reception

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'' 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'." ''

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'' called the album "loud, irreverent, and oozing integrity," writing that it "dishes out a Chaka-Khan-meets-alternametal onslaught." ''

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'' deemed it "unadulterated hard rock," declaring that the band "manages to rage pretty effectively against racial and sexual stereotypes with an infectious metallic beat." ''

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'' said that "the guitars tend to be grungy and delivered at a high speed but he banddon't believe in cliches either."

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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." ''

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'' 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." ''

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'' called ''Black Radio Won't Play This Record'' "one of the best rock albums of the Nineties."

Track listing

References

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