Holy Terror (album)
1995 studio album by the Last Poets
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Holy Terror is an album by rap/spoken word pioneers the Last Poets, released in 1995.[3] The album was financed and released by P-Vine Records in Japan and then released by Rykodisc Records in the United States and the United Kingdom later that same year, with a rerelease in 2004 by Innerhythmic. The U.S. and UK releases contain a bonus track titled "Black and Strong (Homesick)."
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| Released | 1995; Black Arc 1993 | |||
| Genre | Funk, spoken word | |||
| Length | 62:19 | |||
| Label | Rykodisc[1] Black Arc Innerhythmic | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell[2] | |||
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Production
The lead figures in the Last Poets at this time were Umar Bin Hassan and Abiodun Oyewole.[4][1] The album was part of the Black Arc Series, launched by producer Bill Laswell in 1992.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[7] |
AllMusic wrote: "Containing some of the Poets' most trenchant political and social lyrics, Holy Terror shows the Last Poets, Umar Bin Hassan and Abiodun Oyewole, still as fiery and sharp as ever."[5] CMJ New Music Monthly called the album "the bomb," writing that "it's as good as anything they've recorded in their 25-plus year career."[8]
Track listing
- "Invocation"
- "Homesick"
- "Black Rage"
- "Men-tality"
- "Pelourino"
- "Funk"
- "If We Only Knew"
- "Illusion of Self"
- "Talk Show"
- "Black and Strong (Homesick)"
- "Last Rites"
Personnel
- Umar Bin Hassan, Abiodun Oyewole, Grandmaster Melle Mel - voices
- Bootsy Collins - guitars, bass
- Bernie Worrell - organ, piano, clavinet, synthesizer
- Bill Laswell - bass beats, samples, loops
- Aïyb Dieng - congas, chatan, bells, talking drum, doff, tambourine, gongs, percussion
- George Clinton - guest vocals on "Black and Strong (Homesick)"