No, just like I love some Minor Threat, but I didn't go all militant SSD straight edge.  For me it was as much how Chuck said it as what he said.  FOABP is also one of the first experiences I had with a very in your face political piece of music, much of which made me nod my head or made me think about what was said. …

Amen to that.  Chuck D is my hero and "Fear of a Black Planet" is my punk rock.

Amen to that.  Chuck D is my hero and "Fear of a Black Planet" is my punk rock.

Hold up.  Rabin, are you tellin' me you're gonna write up the year 1991 in Hip Hop and not include "O.G. Original Gangster" and the impact Ice T made that year in music and on the culture at large?  That is suspect.

Hold up.  Rabin, are you tellin' me you're gonna write up the year 1991 in Hip Hop and not include "O.G. Original Gangster" and the impact Ice T made that year in music and on the culture at large?  That is suspect.

Okay, I respect that you squeezed a "Phantom of the Paradise" song in there.  It's in my top 10 movies of all time, no joke.  "Upholstery" isn't my fave song, but at least a POTP song made it on here.
But how can you do a Set List with Paul Williams and leave out "You Give a Little Love" from "Bugsy Malone".  That is…

Okay, I respect that you squeezed a "Phantom of the Paradise" song in there.  It's in my top 10 movies of all time, no joke.  "Upholstery" isn't my fave song, but at least a POTP song made it on here.
But how can you do a Set List with Paul Williams and leave out "You Give a Little Love" from "Bugsy Malone".  That is…

Tobias didn't know Mondo Cane?  And he's your film editor?  Sorry but it ain't that rare.

There's a reason all of these bands are doing it.  It's called SoundScan numbers.  Every CD "given away" to paying concert-goers gets added up in the artists SoundScan, i.e. CD/album sales.  It makes that number that much more impressive.  BTW, I am not a cynic and not a hater; I love Mastodon, Prince and (most)…