"We have killed the very earth beneath our feet…yet we still kill each other and speak of the future." – the left rev mcd

 

HEADLESS HEROES OF THE APOCALYPSE

"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

 

  1. The Lord Is Back (3:18)

  2. Jagger The Dagger (6:00)

  3. Lovin’ Man (4:45)

  4. Headless Heroes (3:30)

  5. Susan Jane (2:08)

  6. Freedom Death Dance (4:16)

  7. Supermarket Blues (4:07)

  8. 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 has ended up in samples by Pete Rock, ATCQ, Beastie Boys…the VP of the USA in the Nixon admin called and had him blacklisted…When the United States government and VP has you blacklisted then you must have said something really, really strong.”
— QUESTLOVE Pitchfork.com

 

QUESTLOVE TALKS HEADLESS HEROES OF THE APOCALYPSE

Part 4 of 4 of Nardwuar's interview with Questlove of the Roots!

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."

 —QUESTLOVE

 

Aloe Blacc Talks Eugene McDaniels: On The Record

The soul singer and hitmaker reveals his favorite album of all time. SUBSCRIBE to our Channel!!: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=rhapsody Check us out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rhapsody Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rhapsody Rhapsody TV offers exclusive access to huge stars (Adele, Lady Gaga, Deadmau5) and vibrant up-and-comers alike with sharp, inventive videos that provide deeper insight into our subscribers' favorite artists.

Rhapsody gave Aloe Blacc 45 seconds to talk about his all-time favorite album, Eugene McDaniels' 1971 psychedelic soul jazz cult classic Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse.. "Not many other artists have been able to accomplish anything as wonderful as this," says Blacc.
http://us.napster.com//blog/post/otr-aloe-blacc-talks-eugene-mcdaniels?from=rhapsody

 

Aloe Blacc & The Roots

live recording of Headless Heroes

 

"Headless Heroes"

Great track from an incredible LP. It's really fun to sing along really loud! ;-) Sampled by the Beastie Boys for "get it together" and by Pete Rock & CL Smooth for "Soul Brother #1" ___ www.beyondthegroove.net

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

 

Headless Heroes Samples

I don't own any rights what so ever from Ill Communication album

BEASTIE BOYS

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. 

 

 

 
From: Tony Hawk's Underground 2

PETE ROCK & C.L. SMOOTH

“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.

 

 

"The Parasite

(for Buffy)"

Happy Thanksgiving.

"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

 

“JAGGER THE DAGGER”

The lyrics link Mick Jagger to a knife, perhaps as a consequence of a black teen boy being stabbed to death by Hell's Angels during a Rolling Stones performance in Altamont,1969. This track is taken from the much sampled album Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse (1971).

 

Jagger doing the devil dance

Just a victim of circumstance

Jagger wheeling the rolling stone

He and the devil know he’s all alone

 

Jagger the Dagger Samples

A tribe called quest first album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A TRIBE CALLED QUEST

“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

 

 
Lyrics: http://easylyrics.org/?artist=De+La+Soul&title=Just+Havin%27+A+Ball Thanks for checking out our videos and site!

DE LA SOUL

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.

 
From 1994 Album: "6 Feet Deep"..... Gravediggaz was a hardcore rap group from New York City, well-known for its dark sense of humor and abrasive, menacing soundscapes.

GRAVEDIGGAZ

“Jagger the Dagger" was also used on the Gravediggaz song, "Nowhere to Run To", on their debut LP 6 Feet Deep. 

 

“SUPERMARKET BLUES”

dope

 

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
 

 

Supermarket Blues Samples

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JUNGLE BROTHERS

"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. 

 

 

MADLIB AKA QUASIMOTO

"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.

 
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