Singer eugene mcdaniels had scored big with some pop hits in the 60s under the name gene mcdaniels but here, he steps out in a righteous batch of offbeat funk tunes filled with politics, offbeat rhythms, and some very weird instrumentation. Recording label m headless heroes of the apocalypse eugene mcdaniels. She, in my opinion, is a lady of quality, grace, humanity and talent of the highest order. On the gorgeous ballad freedom death dance he chides us for looking away. Headless heroes of the apocalypse by aaj staff, published on january 20, 2003. Headless heroes of the apocalypse is an album of american soul music by artist eugene mcdaniels. Headless heroes was the subject of one of the more implausible but true stories of atlantic records history. Under conditions of national emergency, like now, there are only two kinds of people those who work for freedom and those who do not, the. Eugene mcdaniels, whose mellifluous voice brought him high onto the billboard charts several times in the early 1960s, and who wrote feel like makin love, which roberta flack took to the. Under conditions of national emergency, like now, there are only two kinds of people those who work for freedom and those who do not. When headless heroes of the apocalypse was first released in 1971, so the legend goes, spiro agnew himself called atlantic records to complain about the albums incendiary lyrics.
Headless heroes of the apocalypse is an album of american soul music by artist eugene mcdaniels, released in 1971. Headless heroes of the apocalypse cd a monster album thats gone on to influence a generation but which was barely recognized at. Freedom death dance by eugene mcdaniels samples, covers. Eugene mcdaniels samples, covers and remixes whosampled. Headless heroes of the apocalypse by eugene mcdaniels on. For those expecting the mcdaniels of a hundred pounds of clay, they might have been surprised by the opening and title track on outlaw, when he sings shes a nigger in jeans leading the washington post to suggest, after catching a few of mcdaniels sets at washington dcs legendary mr. Headless heroes, freedom death dance, and supermarket blues. Apr 30, 2007 from his 1971 lp headless heroes of the apocalypse. Born eugene booker mcdaniels in kansas city, kansas in 1935, and later raised in omaha, nebraska, he was the son of a minister, and gospel music, along with the words of the bible, filled his. Eugene barker mcdaniel 27 september 1931 is a retired united states navy captain, naval aviator and former prisoner of war during the vietnam war.
Recursive, and revisiting the album led me to make the same mistake i made almost thirty years ago. Promotional efforts dried up, and since then, the album has become one of the great rare gems of the funk era. For more information about eugene mcdaniels, contact us by email or find. Aug 02, 2011 eugene mcdaniels, whose mellifluous voice brought him high onto the billboard charts several times in the early 1960s, and who wrote feel like makin love, which roberta flack took to the. Headless heroes of the apocalypse by eugene mcdaniels, released in 2003 on label m. Eugene mc daniels headless heroes of the apocalypse 1970. With this firstever cd release from label m, it is available again in all its strange, eclectic glory. Does anyone remember who else did this song besides roberta flack and joe simon and it got a lot of air play in 1974 on kdia in s. Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment. Time will come when death will ride a mean and bloody train, from the smog filled coast of california to the rock strewn coast of maine. Death dance provided to youtube by rhino atlantic freedom death dance eugene mcdaniels headless heroes of the apocalypse. The cia had been observing eugene mcdaniels since the 1970 outlaw album where he was pictured hanging out in a cemetary with a couple of beretwearing revolutionary babes toting machine guns on the front cover. Eugene mcdaniels headless heroes of the apocalypse lp. Mcdaniels, eugene headless heroes of the apocalypse music skip to main content.
Everyone wants piece of mind everybody says we should ignore. Rare groove chasers know well the name eugene mcdaniels. Mc d has religion in his soul, and you know how wild those guys get. On the gorgeous ballad freedom death dance he chides us for. Born eugene booker mcdaniels had six top 40 hits in the billboard hot 100 chart. Eugene mcdaniels headless heroes of the apocalypse discogs. Parasite for buffy the screaming face on the cover suggests that this will be some kind of crazy music, cranked up with anger against the man. Kittery, maine ap gene mcdaniels, who recorded the 1961 hit a hundred pounds of clay and later wrote roberta flacks charttopping single feel like makin love, has died. Venture with me in the uncharted sea of the unspoken dreams of light speak you not of genocide, indians have yet to hide. Eugene mcdaniels, singersongwriter of soul and blues hits. Aug 04, 2011 freedom death dance licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of atlantic records. Henrys in june of 1970, that his songs are filled with words and imagery that some may find. Special thanks to miss roberta flack for not being afraid to help a brother.
Gene mcdaniels, the american singer and songwriter, who has died aged 76, began and ended his career as the smoothest of vocal stylists. He had his greatest recording success in the early 1960s, and had continued success as a songwriter with songs including compared to what and roberta flacks feel like makin love. Mcdaniels, as he now called himself, had turned into a revolutionary poet of afrocentric outrage set to funky, folky soul grooves. Freedom death dance supermarket blues the parasite for buffy atlantic, 1971. Jul 29, 2011 born eugene booker mcdaniels in kansas city, kansas in 1935, and later raised in omaha, nebraska, he was the son of a minister, and gospel music, along with the words of the bible, filled his life early on his early idols included the soul stirrers and the swan silvertones. Eugene mcdaniels all categories lps, cds, vinyl record.
The parasite for buffy tracks 1 to 8 are the album headless heroes of the apocalypse released may 1971 in the usa on atlantic records sd 8281 and july 1971 in the uk on atlantic records 2400 163. It is the referred scrap book that will not make you environment disappointed. Eugene mcdaniels cherrystones lyrics genius lyrics. Eugene mcdaniels headless heroes of the apocalypse 1971. Outlaw by eugene mcdaniels album, psychedelic soul. The name eugene mcdaniels is an indelible stamp on the face of modern music. The lyrics speak of the futility of protest no amount of dancing is going to make us free and call for action, something highly relevant. Eugene mcdaniels produced lenny williams doing river and mcdaniels himself did it as universal jones in 1973 and covered it again in 1975. Eugene mcdaniels headless heroes of the apocalypse eugene mcdaniels.
Discover all eugene mcdanielss music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. The cia had been observing eugene mcdaniels since the 1970 outlaw album where he was pictured hanging out in a cemetary with a couple of beretwearing. Poi e tutta in crescendo sia come ritmo che come potenza vocale e anche stavolta il funk entra prepotente. Freedom death dance licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of atlantic records. Mcdaniels and his band were already sampling themselves. Headless heroes of the apocalypse cd a monster album thats gone on to influence a generation but which was barely recognized at dusty groove is chicagos online record store. Eugene booker mcdaniels february 12, 1935 july 29, 2011 was an american singer and songwriter. Mcdaniels, eugene headless heroes of the apocalypse music.
A monster album thats gone onto influence a generation but which was barely recognized at the time. Aug 15, 2011 gene mcdaniels, the american singer and songwriter, who has died aged 76, began and ended his career as the smoothest of vocal stylists. The album is dedicated to roberta flack who is credited. He was released from captivity on 4 march 1973, after 6 years of confinement. Long as i have my clams i dont give a damn about muddy waters long as i have my rice and its tasting nice im gonna love your daughters long as im sitting well and not. From his 1971 lp headless heroes of the apocalypse. Besides offering sweet soul, unusual arrangements, and seriously funky beats, mcdaniels raw nerve approach to sociopolitical matters on tunes such as love letter to america, supermarket blues, headless heroes of the apocalypse and freedom death dance made him a charter member of tricky dicks enemies list. Mcdaniels, eugene headless heroes of the apocalypse. Eugene mcdaniels samples, covers and remixes on whosampled.
Just dig the book of revelations references in the lord is back. Freedom death dance by eugene mcdaniels discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. A portion of this post originally appeared here as an obituary in july, 2011. Gene mcdaniels, an unthreatening song stylist who scored several hits just before beatlemania struck, and eugene mcdaniels, a black power militant who released two radicalized funksoul albums in the early 70s, are one and the same. As with mcdaniel s previous album, this is not a typical soul album, which can even be seen by the cover image a picture of mcdaniels screaming between two warring samurai. His career as an artist, songwriter, and producer not only spanned decades and genres, but entire generations, weaving its way through the work of fellow artists, often marking their successes as well as.
Headless heroes of the apocalypse by aaj staff about eugene mcdaniels articles tour. Headless heroes of the apocalypse by eugene mcdaniels. The jazz band which is backing mcdaniel adds the swing to all the incredible arrangements. A slightly tweaked version of the groove in freedom death dance is also used for jagger the dagger, the mcdaniels song that qtip actually sampled.
Two brothers on opposite sides of the law battle it out on the stre. His hits of the early 1960s, such as a hundred pounds of. For more information about eugene mcdaniels, contact us by. Check out freedom death dance by eugene mcdaniels on amazon music. I was looking forward to more youtube posts from him. In an unthreatening manner that hardly warranted a call from the white house, mcdaniels warns that mans struggles against each other are pointless, as some dark sinister force controls us all headless heroes, and that protest without action is futile no amount of dancing is going to make us free, he sings in freedom death dance. Jul 29, 2011 kittery, maine ap gene mcdaniels, who recorded the 1961 hit a hundred pounds of clay and later wrote roberta flacks charttopping single feel like makin love, has died. Headless heroes of the apocalypse eugene mcdaniels songs. The lyrics speak of the futility of protest no amount of dancing is going to make us. His career as an artist, songwriter, and producer not only spanned decades and genres, but entire generations, weaving its way through the work of fellow artists, often marking their successes as well as taking its own trailblazing path. Headless heroes of the apocalypse eugene mcdaniels. Its a classic with an eclectic mix of funk, soul and folk.
248 907 1560 1231 277 1471 1153 632 1290 1051 643 507 584 496 569 1443 1062 732 1096 464 322 291 698 652 910 466 103 253 913 1155 272 448 1025 1216 829 435 1308 540 1495 1111 431 1101 809 1462 1034 1445 1274 909