Videodrome (I)

If it feels like the last week's worth of posts have all been "quick hits", it's because they have. Like I said yesterday, big things are cooking in the SRLCO Laboratory but the No Funeral train keeps on rolling. This marks the beginning of another new column titled Videodrome which is exactly what it sounds like. This is a collection of brutal, trill, and ignorant video clips with news and notes throw in the mix. Got a video that the world needs to see? Send is to nofuneralatx@gmail.com. Now, on with the show...

Two people got stabbed during Broken Hope's set in El Paso last night. The band is currently on tour with Deicide. Details of the attack have been sparse, although the members of Broken Hope reported that one of the victims had his throat cut with a boxcutter. You better believe that No Funeral will continue to follow this story. Below is Broken Hope's entire set from 5Oct13 in Delaware.



Now on to happier things, like one of the coolest music videos I've ever seen. Long-running straightedge band Down To Nothing got very creative with a small budget and came up with a winner. Check it out:



Speaking of cool, there's nothing particularly special about this next video (typical MTV fare) but, man, what a song! You should know this one already...



I wonder if Ol' Dirty Bastard still has coke in his shoe. You know? A send-off thing, kind of like GG Allin's funeral. Think about it.



Since we've already "got dirty" once, why stop now?



We kept it dirty. Now it's time to keep it real.



...really real.



How much reality can you take?



...annnnnd close with a little silliness.






See you next week.

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Ol Dirty Bastard – Nigga Please

Ol Dirty Bastard
Nigga Please
Elektra



When compared to Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, Nigga Please is a decidedly more commercial affair. On this one, Ol Dirty Bastard took the modern hip-hop route, complete with “hot producers” and a keyboard-overdose. That said, only Ol Dirty Bastard could turn the major label process upside-down. Let me also say that this is the greatest album cover, ever. Ever.

The album’s most famous producers The Neptunes created Ol Dirty Bastard’s biggest commercial hit, “Got Yo’ Money.” By all rights, this guy should have had zero commercial hits. Yet, here we are. I don’t think Elektra quite knew what they were getting themselves into with the ODB. Ol Dirty Bastard is the black GG Allin (and vice-versa). If you get that, then you’ll get why this album rocks so much. You will never see an entertainer like this ever again.




Ol Dirty Bastard – Nigga Please




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Ol Dirty Bastard – Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version

Ol Dirty Bastard
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Elektra



First off, RIP to tha ODB. How much is this guy missed?

Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version may be the greatest rap album of all time. Like all Wu-Tang solo albums, the rest of the Clan shows up as guests so it’s basically just another Wu-Tang album. What makes this one special is the singular, collaborative vision of Ol Dirty Bastard (lyrics) and the RZA (music). These two, away from the full Wu-Tang effort, produced magnificent results. Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is similar to Straight Outta Compton, in that both were written like rock album, with a heavy concentration on the musicianship, yet both are unmistakably hip-hop in aesthetics. I wish all hip-hop was like this.

You can’t have a discussion about rap’s all-time greats without mentioning Ol Dirty Bastard. Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is up there with Ridin’ Dirty, Ready to Die and the other elite hip-hop albums. Highly recommended.




Ol Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (part1)

Ol Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (part2)




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