DavidEye said:

No Irish need apply.J/k.I may do that.

rockwilder said:

"The Boys are back in town...the boys are back in town....the boys are back in towwwnnn"

disc 3

star spangled banner-j hendrix
leviticus:faggot-me'shell n
supermodel sammich-ttd
when you were mine-prince
ma and pa-fishbone
show me little shame-ben harper
pali gap-j hendrix
solace of you-living colour
bold as love-j hendrix
ballots not bullets-24/7 spyz
dust-van hunt
i need a joint-basehead
hit it and quit it-funkadelic
manic depression-j hendrix
piece of the rock-mothers finest
empty hands-l kravitz
the woman in you-ben harper
whirlpool(live)-seal

OK, I'm gonna throw this out there to see if anyone remembers the name of this band. This goes all back to the early/mid '80's....There was once an all-Black (pre-Ice-T's band) Heavy Metal group whose name has escaped me all these years. I believe they were out of Los Angeles and they had a video that they would play on the local music video show. The name of the song was called "Rock Without the Roll"

Anyone remember this band from the 80's? If so, what in the world was the name of that band?

Either way it was a baaaaad jam back in the day....(At least according to the ears of an earty teenager at the time).

If you can find that tune, that would be a good one to put on your next compilation.

And since I can see you are a 24-7 Spyz fan, don't forget there last album they put out entitled "6". ("Spyz In Da House is a jammy jam) as well as most of the stuff off "Strength In Numbers"


Also "Flying", "Holy Roller" off of Living Colour's latest - Collideoscope

As well as "Swim", "Servitude", "Properties of Propaganda", "The Warmth of Breath" off of Fishbone's "Give a Monkey A Brain..." and "Fight the Youth" and "So Many Millions" from their "Reality of My Surroundings" joint. And don't forget their classic cover of "Freddies's Dead"

And last but not least, don't sleep on Jean-Paul Bourelly....His tribute to Hendrix is the bomb!! He rips up "Machine Gun", "Straight Ahead" and "Electric Ladyland"



Ok..I've probably said too much....

And no King's X? Shame on you.

OK, I'm gonna throw this out there to see if anyone remembers the name of this band. This goes all back to the early/mid '80's....There was once an all-Black (pre-Ice-T's band) Heavy Metal group whose name has escaped me all these years. I believe they were out of Los Angeles and they had a video that they would play on the local music video show. The name of the song was called "Rock Without the Roll"

Anyone remember this band from the 80's? If so, what in the world was the name of that band?

Either way it was a baaaaad jam back in the day....(At least according to the ears of an earty teenager at the time).

And no King's X? Shame on you.

NWF said:

What's the criteria for black rock? If just the vocalist is black does that count? In addition to King's X, Pook already mentioned Sevendust and then there's Candiria also. All have singers of color, but are they "black rock"?

The bonus track at the end of the Res album is pretty good. Lots of guitar.

sextonseven said:

So I guess we have to add Hootie and the Blowfish too then.

NWF said:

What's the criteria for black rock? If just the vocalist is black does that count? In addition to King's X, Pook already mentioned Sevendust and then there's Candiria also. All have singers of color, but are they "black rock"?

The bonus track at the end of the Res album is pretty good. Lots of guitar.

minneapolisgenius said:

Ugh, Darius may be black, but the music is so not rock.

That actually reminds me of a few similar-sounding soft-rock black artists. Anyone remember Blessid Union Of Souls? How about Dakota Moon?

Tracks from Jesse Johnson's 'Bare My Naked Soul' album should be included. I particularly loved his song "Everybody Needs A Dream" which was the b-side to his single "My Life".

Roachford would also be a good choice for the comp.

I have Dakota Moon's first cd.I can't even remember the music.Oh,the flying like an eagle song,right?

I also had gotten some music from teh Jaguares because they have that Spanish music mixed w/the rock.I gues I like basic and I like the exotic.I want it all.I'm a greedy music whore!

rockwilder said:

Rock en español/Latin alternative--this I really love. I can give you a whole list.

sextonseven said:

Bring it on!!

rockwilder said:

Here are some of the bands in my collection. In parentheses are the Anglo bands that they somewhat resemble.

Aterciopelados (PJ Harvey)
Cafe Tacuba (Radiohead)
La Ley (U2)
Juana Molina (Bjork)
Kinky (Chemical Brothers)
Icaro Azul (Siouxsie And The Banshees)
Julieta Venegas (Cat Power)
Puya (Korn)
El Gran Silencio (Public Enemy, Fishbone)

Now, keep in mind I'm doing these artists a great disservice by reducing them to Latin versions of Anglo bands. They are so much more than that and often times the resemblance to the bands I named may be minimal at best. But most people need some point of reference before jumping head first into this type of music if they've never heard it before. Of all of them, Aterciopelados are my favorite.
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I think you should put something from Kenna on there. Anything from his New Sacred Cow disc.

Thank you.I really appreciate that.I'm gonna seek some of this out.Where did you hear about these bands?I "discovered" the Jaguares on Telemundo or Univision.

rockwilder said:

Telemundo's sister station, mun2 used to have an excellent show called Planeta Rock, but sadly it is no longer on the air. I currently listen to the Rock en Español channel on the Music Choice cable channels. If your cable provider carries Music Choice then I recommend giving that channel a listen.

We are forgetting another one here:

Stew & The Negro Problem



I don't know who here has heard of them, but they're very good.