Terrorists Attack Ronald Reagan
Moe Rex put out a call for MP3 bloggers to post Reagan-related material to commemorate National Reagan Rememberance Week.
Terrorist Attack by Popular Front off the 1986 12" Single Terrorist Attack.
I have no information whatsoever about this record. That said, it is as relevant today as it was when these crazy freaks recorded it in 1986.
Check out the rocking Ronnie samples and the slammin' automatic weapons breakdown. Thrill at Ronald's relentless dissing of Moamar Khadaffi! Marvel at the 80s disco-rap about how terrorists are "animals" and should be opposed by "civilized" people! (somehow oddly prescient when viewed in light of 9/11...)
Rest in peace, Ronald Reagan.
You'll only be Rocking Ronnie in 80s Art-of-Noise knock-offs now.
(The extended entry contains label details if anyone cares. )
Popular Front - Terrorist Attack! (vocal mix) 5:16
Popular Front - Terrorist Attack! (dub mix) 5:21
Produced By Will Grega/Randy Jones/Doug Price/Arnold Rodriguez
Arranged and Produced by Popular Front.
Blew Rouge Music Comp./Roba
ZYX records, 1986.
Catalog # ZYX 5409.
Made in Germany.
Comments
Well, that's an interesting little rarity. Sounds like something David Frum and Richard Perle would've written, if they'd been in a disco-rap band back in '86. And I suppose the band is named after The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine? There's a weird mixed message for you....
Posted by: moerex | June 9, 2004 10:57 AM
Yeah, it's oddly neo-conservative, especially when you consider it came out in 1986. Apparently those guys just had far vision!
I also wondered if they were named after the PFLP.. Perhaps they were named after the Judean People's Front! ;)
=darwin
Posted by: Darwin | June 9, 2004 12:34 PM