• Eugene Mcdaniels Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse Rare

At the start of the 1960s Gene McDaniels was flying high. Smartly-dressed and clean-cut, the smooth crooner from Kansas City scored two Top 10 US pop hits for the Liberty label, 'A Hundred Pounds Of Clay' and 'Tower Of Strength.' But as the '60s progressed, McDaniels' career took a commercial nose-dive as musical tastes changed and in 1970, after several fallow years, he re-launched his career as Eugene McDaniels and signed to Atlantic Records (aided by the fact that his song, 'Compared To What,' was a big hit for the label by Les McCann and Eddie Harris). The music (produced by Joel Dorn) was even more provocative, though perhaps not as revolutionary as McDaniels had hoped - songs like 'Welfare City,' 'The Silent Majority' and the ironically-titled 'Love Letter To America' are Bob Dylan-esque folk-rock songs with trenchantly polemic lyrics focusing on America's domestic problems. There's a jazz-meets-funk tinge to 'Unspoken Dreams Of Light' and the excellent 'Cherrystones,' a cleverly-wrought jazz-style paean to wilful ignorance. McDaniels' also serves up his own version of 'Reverend Lee,' a song about a preacher beset by carnal temptations that Roberta Flack brilliantly covered on her 'Chapter Two' album.

Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse is an album of American soul music by artist Eugene McDaniels, released in 1971. I didn't know about this album at all, and listening to it fills in the blanks between McDaniels' solo albums Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse and Outlaw, and his work with Bobby Hutcherson on Now. Really really enjoying the 70s hippy funk vibe. If you ever run across McDaniels' 1975 'Natural Juices' I will be eternally in your debt. Eugene McDaniels - Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse - Atlantic - USA.

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McDaniels' second Atlantic album, '71's 'Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse,' continues lyrically where 'Outlaw' left off with its protest themes though the music is darker, jazzier and funkier, thanks to a crack rhythm section comprising pianist Harry Whitaker and future Weather Report duo, bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Alphonse Mouzon. On 'Outlaw,' McDaniels was trying to be a black Bob Dylan but on 'Heroes,' he's channelling Mick Jagger, who's the inspiration behind a faintly sinister homage, 'Jagger The Dagger,' a song whose off-kilter jazzy groove has been sampled by a Tribe Called Quest and numerous other hip-hop acts. The funkafied title track is a conspiracy theory song that focuses on conflict in the Middle East, while the epic 'The Parasite' finds McDaniels' commenting on the genocide of Native Americans. Arguably the album's best cut is the jazz-inflected 'Freedom Death Dance' (which references Eddie Harris's jazz classic, 'Freedom Jazz Dance'). It laments the futility of good human endeavours in an unjust world. Sounds heavy? Well, lyrically, it is but the album's more sober themes are often leavened with a wry sense of humour, as evidenced by the absurd and hilarious narrative 'Supermarket Blues.'

Eugene Mcdaniels Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse Rare

The album sank into obscurity until segments of it were sampled by hip-hop acts in the late '80s, which eventually brought about its reissue in the early noughties. Now deemed a cult classic, 'Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse' is back in circulation again. Remastered, it sounds better than ever, though sadly these Japanese reissues don't possess liner notes, although McDaniels' lyrics are present and are well-worth reading. Much of what he wrote remains relevant to today's troubled world. The late producer Joel Dorn said of McDaniels: 'He's a genius.' McDaniels, himself, was more modest.

'I'm just a half-assed poet,' he declared to this writer in 2002. TracksHeadless Heroes Of The Apocalypse 19711. The Lord Is Back ( G. Mc Daniels, Singleton) - 3:182. Jagger The Dagger - 6:003. Lovin' Man - 4:454.

Headless Heros - 3:305. Susan Jane - 2:086. Freedom Death Dance - 4:167. Supermarket Blues - 4:078. The Parasite (For Buffy) - 9:36Outlaw 19709. Mc Daniels, Suzan Jane) - 5:0010.Sagittarius Red ( G. Mc Daniels, Zito, Johnson) - 3:0311.Welfare City - 2:5212.Silent Majority - 4:1013.Love Letter To America - 3:5714.Unspoken Dreams Of Light - 6:4015.Cherrystones - 3:0816.Reverend Lee - 6:3117.Black Boy ( G.

Mc Daniels, Blair) - 2:59All songs by Eugene Mc Daniels except where statedPersonnelHeadless Heroes Of The Apocalypse 1971.Eugene Booker McDaniels - Vocals.Harry Whitaker - Piano.Gary King - Electric Bass.Miroslav Vitous - Acoustic Bass.Alphonse Mouzon - Drums.Richie Resnikoff - Guitar.Carla Cargill - VocalsOutlaw 1970.Eugene Booker McDaniels - Vocals.Ron Carter - Bass.Ray Lucas - Drums.Eric Weissberg - Guitar.Hugh McCracken - Guitar.Mother Hen - Piano.Buck Clarke - Percussion.Welfare City Choir - Choir.

Contents.Overview The album is dedicated to who is credited: 'Special thanks to Miss Roberta Flack for not being afraid to help a brother. She, in my opinion, is a lady of quality, grace, humanity and talent of the highest order. I love you, Bert-G.'

As with McDaniel's previous album, this is not a typical Soul album, which can even be seen by the cover image (a picture of McDaniels screaming between two warring ).This album dabbles in form between, and even.