Hed P E Only In Amerika CD

After departing Jive Records for the seemingly less-restrictive climes of Koch, Hed P.E. decided to take full advantage of its newfound freedom by delivering ONLY IN AMERIKA, an uncompromising album sure to infuriate parents and inspire undying loyalty among fans. Chock full of more swearing, misogyny, homophobia, and all manner of angry effrontery than even the most over-the-top Psychopathic Records release, a clean version of this disc would probably contain nothing more than a few random blips.

Of course, what better sonic bed for all this rambunctious verbiage than an ear-splitting and raucous combination of gut-wrenching guitars, distorted bass, and thrash-metal-style double-bass drumming, matched with creepy samples and hard-edged turntable work? Oddly enough, this unholy ruckus is often exceedingly catchy. "Wake Up," with its expletive-touting shout-along chorus, will likely stick in listeners' heads for days. Similarly, the eerie, serpentine guitar riff of "The Box" seems a perfect fit for the song's stark appraisal of the record industry and the "dumbing down" of culture. A challenging and bracing work by any standard, ONLY IN AMERIKA is not for the easily offended.

Contains an untitled hidden track on track # 14.

(hed) p.e.: Jahred (vocals); Jackson (guitar); Mawk (bass instrument); Moke (drums).