This is outstanding! On so many levels.

Came in to say "WOW!!!  I haven't heard this in 20 years!  Thanks, Bill...  once again you blow my mind with your diverse tastes and knowledge.!!!

 fredriley wrote: 
Wow - that's a lot of overgeneralizing there!  That's like saying that "rock music is made by drug addicts" or "jazz is just too crazy & unstructured."

A whole genre of music that you obviously know little about described in a sentence.  Shame.  Why is rap the one genre that is still so maligned by good people who claim to "know good music?"  There is a lot of poetry in a rap - even in those "macho ranting"s that you don't care for - a lot.

I'm sure that you dad, or grandfather depending on your age, said that rock music wasn't really even music.  Of course we know that this is a stupid statement - same goes for rap.

Public Enemy are being inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, BTW.  Grandmaster Flash & Run DMC are already there.

 mostling wrote: 
Yeah, no kidding. I'm surprised to see it goes back to 1991. I thought for sure it was influenced by Portishead and Beck.I totally see where you're coming from with Butthole Surfers too.

such a cool track.  been a while since i heard these guys last.

Heard of them, but never really gave them a good listen. I like...

the 900 footer was way ahead of his time. Way before Linkin park.
Reminds me of Paul Hardcastle's "19" and later Butthole Surfers

 bh1 wrote: 
Yep, I'll second that. I can't bear rap normally (learn to feckin' sing, guys!) but this is intriguing. Perhaps what rap should be, poetry with music, not macho ranting with aggressive backbeats and mandatory misogyny.

Always liked this album - one of the better tunes from it.

Much as I dislike rap, I find this kind of interesting. I like the trance music aspect, the vocal not so sure, but not the vocal effects. Still, something different  every now and then is good even if it is not something I like. after all I tune in here for non mainstream music so I shouldn't complain. And at least it isn't Liki Li.

Elevator muzac. Let me out.

Now, just try to imagine this song sung from the perspective of a fireman...

Great to hear this! This guy put out some really great music in the 90s.

 Valley_Boy wrote: 
Then by all means, please do. . .

"a 900 ft Jesus would have a 100 foot SHLONG!"
Mclean and Mclean 

 doctec wrote: 
Agreed!  It's great to hear every now and again — takes me back.  It was unique when it first came out, as compared to other songs out at the time.

bares repeating:
Per Oral Robert's Obit - "Jesus, I'll even preach for you if you'll save my soul."Jesus took him up on it. Mr Roberts next saw Him, in 1980, as he stood praying by a giant unfinished skyscraper in Tulsa. This was his City of Faith Medical Centre, built on the Lord's instructions but running into financial delays. He was now a rich man, in an Italian silk suit and with solid gold bracelets on his wrists. His annual income from donations was $120m; he bought a new Mercedes every six months, and had a luxury home in Palm Springs. His inspirational shows were broadcast on hundreds of radio and TV stations. Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley had sought his spiritual counselling, as had millions of other hurting people. But Jesus towered over all this. He was 900 feet tall, with eyes that burned to the very pit of Mr Roberts's soul. He assured him the Centre would be finished and, just to show him how easy it would be, He picked it up." Economist 1/1/2010.

 denbear wrote: 

You summed up exactly what I was thinking!   I'm liking this song..

I know few like this piece, but I just love it. It was outside the norm in its time. Love the narrative. I think he captured a point of view in a very accessible way.

Amazing! This track and the previous two all suck, but in totally different ways! Please for the love of Bob, no more!

Ick

Johnny Trash - I'm leaving now
Rosanne Cash - Burn down this town
mc 900 ft jesus - the city sleeps

it just keeps getting worse!

I had to remove my headphones and wash out my ears.

redtex wrote:

This sounds too much like many others...vocals from Butt Hole Surfers/Pepper, Tom Waits, LFeat as you mentioned.

Needs some work.

the_bink wrote:

 
FrankMc feels compels to add:

Little Feat?????? (assuming that is LFeat.) I can't imagine any iteration of that fine band ever producing anything that sounds like this.

Actually like it better on second listening than on first (when I gave it a 2.) But I know Little Feat and this is no Little Feat.

A simple message to all rap and hip-hop artists: learn to feckin' sing! Otherwise call yourselves poets, not singers.

Ok, hobby horse dismounted...

I think

Sounds like Beck ripped them off.

so glad to hear from someone else who's heard of Buck 65
 flatpicker wrote: 

 doctec wrote: 
Completely agree.  He had a very interesting musical vision ... hip-hop, jazz, electronica, spoken word, humor, story telling ... what ever you call it, great grooves with interesting lyrics ranging from the creepy (like this one) to the downright silly.  Maybe the best band of the 90s that no one's ever heard of.

For anyone out there who likes this, do check out his other stuff.  Both Welcome to my Dream (the middle album) and One Step Ahead of the Spider (his third/last) are fantastic.

This kinda reminds me of Buck 65.
But not as good.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wyyVh3uc5Y