Eugene McDaniel - Headless Heroes and Freedom Death Dance These two much sampled tracks off the Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse album are in the cut. Better Git It Together And See What's Happening We Are The Canon Fodder Nobody Knows Who The Enemy Is The Freedom Death Dance is bleaker as would befit the title. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart. When Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse was first released in 1971, so the legend goes, Spiro Agnew himself called Atlantic Records to complain about the album's incendiary lyrics. Promotional efforts dried up, and since then, the album has become one of the great rare gems of the funk era.
Eugene McDaniels: Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse (180 gram pressing) (LP, Vinyl record album) - A monster album that's gone onto influence a generation – but which was barely recognized at t - Dusty Groove is Chicago's Online Record Store. But his Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse LP from '71 apparently provided samples for classic tracks from hip hop outifts like Tribe, the Beatnuts, and the Beastie Boys. (Note from 2018 - apparently, less than six months after this post was originally written, Gene McDaniels died peacefully at his home in Kittery, Maine on July 29, 2011.
'Vocalist/songwriter Eugene McDaniels was a genius and visionary who was way ahead of his time.' — Alphonse Mouzon Drummer: Weather Report, 11th House, Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse
The Lord Is Back (3:18)
Jagger The Dagger (6:00)
Lovin’ Man (4:45)
Headless Heroes (3:30)
Susan Jane (2:08)
Freedom Death Dance (4:16)
Supermarket Blues (4:07)
The Parasite (For Buffy) (9:36)
Atlantic Records, 1971
McD. – vocals
Richie Resnikoff – guitar
Harry Whitaker – piano
Gary King – electric bass
Miroslav Vitous – acoustic bass
Alphonse Mouzon – drums
Carla Cargill – backing vocals
Produced by Joel Dorn
“A lot of his message songs were so hard hitting that even John [Legend] thought it was a bit too much. Every song of this record had ended up in samples by Pete Rock, ATCQ, Beastie Boys…with his vocals that the VP of the USA in the Nixon admin and called and had him blacklisted from the musicians union. When the United Stated govt and vp has you blacklisted then you must have said something really really strong.” — Questlove in Pitchfork.com
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At the 4:15 mark in this 2008 interview with Nardwuar, Questlove talks about Eugene and why Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse was such an important album to him.
'The reason why this record is so dope is because pretty much, with the exception of one song, everything is absolute sample material beyond your wildest dreams…like the funkiest stuff.'
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Aloe Blacc was given 45 seconds to talk about his all-time favorite album, Eugene McDaniels' Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse, a 'psychedelic-soul-jazz' album from 1971. 'Not many other artists have been able to accomplish anything as wonderful as this,' says Blacc. Be sure to check it out!
Aloe Blacc & The Roots live recording of Headless Heroes
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Nobody knows who the enemy is Cause he never goes in hiding He's slitting our throats Right in front of our eyes, While we pull the casket he's riding Better get it together, Better get it together, And see what's happening To you and you and you
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The lyrics 'Get it together...See what's happening.'from the song “Headless Heroes” were sampled in 1994 by the Beastie Boys in their song 'Get it Together'ft.Q-Tip.
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“Headless Heroes” was later sampled in 1998 by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth in the song 'Soul Brother #1'from their sophomore LP Soul Survivor.
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'We knew when we recorded this gem that it was going to be mind-blowing, trend setting and revolutionary! Eugene was a visionary genius!! I'm so proud to have been a part of creating this historical music!!!” - Drummer Alphonse Mouzon, November 27, 2016 on Eugene’s Facebook page
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Jagger doing the devil dance
Just a victim of circumstance
Jagger wheeling the rolling stone
He and the devil know he’s all alone
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'Jagger the Dagger' was most famously sampled as in interlude between songs on A Tribe Called Quest's debut LP People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. In all it was sampled in 5 tracks on this album; 'Bonita Applebum,' 'After Hours,' 'Push it Along,' 'Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts,' and 'Ham N’ Eggs
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De La Soul used 'Jagger the Dagger' for 'Just Havin' a Ball'on their 2006 compilation of unreleased material entitled The Impossible: Mission TV Series: Pt. 1 released by Red Lion Entertainment.
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'Jagger the Dagger' was also used on the Gravediggaz song, 'Nowhere to Run To', on their debut LP 6 Feet Deep.
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I GOT THE SUPERMARKET BLUES AND IT'S REALLY MUCH MORE THAN I CAN EVER USE, YEAH (YEAH) I GOT THE SUPERMARKET BLUES IF I COULD CHOOSE IT'S REALLY THEM I'D LIKE TO LOSE
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'Supermarket Blues'was first sampled in 1983 by Jungle Brothers in the song 'I'm In Love With Indica' (at 0:16 and throughout) from their 3rd LP J Beez Wit The Remedy.
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'Supermarket Blues' was later sampled in 2006 by Madlib under his emcee alias Quasimoto on the song 'Return of The Loop Digga' (at 3:23) from the LP The Unseen.