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A Little Revolution | What Is Your Purpose On This Planet?

Takes you back to the times when The Red Hot Chili Peppers still wore socks around their cocks.
CD, 24/7 Rock

Tekst: Tijs Heesterbeek

Publicatiedatum: 17 december 2002

This self-released CD from Louisville, Kentucky-based threesome A Little Revolution takes you back to the times when 24-7 Spyz, Mindfunk, and Living Colour ruled the independent music circuit and The Red Hot Chili Peppers still wore socks around their cocks.

And that's where they stay.

They never try to make a crossover to the twenty-first century. At first it's nice to hear a band still playing around with the influences of the aforementioned bands. Because — let's be honest — we haven't heard funk metal for a very long time without turning into nu-metal at some point. This turns out in some nice songs like 'Trough Thick and Thin,' 'Final Love Letter,' and 'Vicious MC' (where the rap resembles BDP's KRS-One a lot). But after a while, you lose interest. The songs of ALR miss the power to really convince: Song structures are weak, hooks aren't interesting, the production is too bleak, and at some points ('To The Bottom' and 'Earth To Mars'), the vocals are just irritating. After listening to this CD, you know the purpose of A Little Revolution on this planet: to remember you that the best funk metal came from the late eighties and early nineties.

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