Released March 3, 1992 Release date 3 March 1992 Label 4th & B'way Records | Length 62:32 Producer Michael Franti | |
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Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury
(1992) Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales
(1993) Artist The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Genres Hip hop music, Industrial hip hop Similar Chocolate Supa Highway, Everyone Deserves Music, Home, Stay Human, The Beatnigs | ||
The disposable heroes of hiphoprisy hypocrisy is the greatest luxury full album 1992
Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury is the debut album by alternative hip hop crew The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, released in 1992. Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury found some critical acclaim, although the album leaned away from the then-rising G-Funk that came to be the dominant subgenre within West Coast hip hop.
Contents
- The disposable heroes of hiphoprisy hypocrisy is the greatest luxury full album 1992
- Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury the disposable heroes of hiphoprisy
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Samples
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
“Television, the Drug of the Nation” was released as a single. It was recorded previously by Michael Franti's first band, the Beatnigs.
Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury the disposable heroes of hiphoprisy
Critical reception
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau said that, although some of the ideas and metaphors are unconvincing, Michael Franti's "intellectual grasp thrusts him immediately into pop's front rank". He also praised DJ Rono Tse as "a one-man hip hop band" who, with the help of percussionist Mark Pistel, "creates more music than he samples, stretching Bomb Squad parameters to carry the tracks whenever Franti falters." Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury finished number 19 in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Christgau, the poll's creator, ranked it number 14 in his own list.
In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Ned Raggett said that the group "tackled every last big issue possible with one of 1992's most underrated efforts." He felt that, while its mix of "Bomb Squad and industrial music approaches" make it an appealing album, Franti's thematic breadth and "rich voice" are highlights.
Track listing
- "Satanic Reverses" (Franti) – 4:45
- "Famous and Dandy (Like Amos and Andy)" (Franti) – 6:34
- "Television, the Drug of the Nation" (Franti) – 6:38
- "Language of Violence" (Franti) – 6:15
- "The Winter of the Long Hot Summer" (Franti) – 7:59
- "Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury" (Franti) – 3:47
- "Everyday Life Has Become a Health Risk" (Franti) – 4:54
- "INS Greencard A-19 191 500" (Franti) – 1:36
- "Socio-Genetic Experiment" (Franti) – 4:19
- "Music and Politics" (Franti) – 4:01
- "Financial Leprosy" (Franti) – 5:30
- "California Über Alles" (Biafra/Greenway) – 4:13
- "Water Pistol Man" (Franti) – 5:55
Samples
Personnel
Songs
1Satanic Reverses4:46
2Famous And Dandy (Like Amos 'N' Andy)6:34
3Television The Drug Of The Nation6:39