Friendly Fa$cism

Friendly Fa$cism
Studio album by Consolidated
Released	1991
Recorded	November 1990 - January 1991
Studio	Razors Edge
Genre	Industrial hip hop
Length	64:26
Label	Nettwerk
Producer	Consolidated
Consolidated chronology
The Myth of Rock (1990) Friendly Fa$cism (1991) Play More Music (1992)

Friendly Fa$cism is a full-length album by industrial/hip hop artists Consolidated, released in 1991. ^{[1] [2]}

"Brutal Equation" and "Unity of Oppression" were alternative rock hits on MTV. ^[3] The album peaked at No. 6 on the CMJ Radio Top 150. ^[4]

The name comes from Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America, the title of a 1980 book by political scientist Bertram Gross ^[5] which lays out the form of "creeping fascism" that Gross feared might come to pass in the United States.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Robert Christgau	B− [7]

Trouser Press wrote that "the insufferably self-righteous tone makes the disc hard to endure." ^[1] Alternative Rock called the album "a hard-hitting soundtrack of hip-hop, funk, soul, and hard rock. ^[3]

Track listing (CD)

1. "Zero" – 0:21
2. "Brutal Equation" – 4:13
3. "Our Leader" – 1:01
4. "Unity of Oppression" – 4:01
5. "The Sexual Politics of Meat" – 3:43
6. "Typical Male" – 5:18
7. "Entertainment Tonight" – 0:40
8. "Dominion" – 4:04
9. "Friendly Fascism" – 5:01
10. "College Radio" – 1:27
11. "We Gotta Have Peace" – 3:30
12. "Meat Kills" – 3:34
13. "Stoned" – 6:54
14. "Your Body Belongs to the State" – 1:49
15. "Crusading Rap Guys" – 5:29
16. "Murder One" – 2:52
17. "White American Male '91 (The Truth Hurts) Part 2" – 5:12
18. "Music Has No Meaning" – 5:17

Track listing (Vinyl)

Side one

1. "Zero" – 0:21
2. "Brutal Equation" – 4:13
3. "Our Leader" – 1:01
4. "Unity of Oppression" – 4:01
5. "The Sexual Politics of Meat" – 3:43
6. "Typical Male" – 5:18
7. "Entertainment Tonight" – 0:40
8. "Friendly Fascism" – 5:01

Side two

1. "We Gotta Have Peace" – 3:30
2. "Meat Kills" – 3:34
3. "Stoned" – 6:54
4. "White American Male '91 (The Truth Hurts) Part 2" – 5:12
5. "Music Has No Meaning" – 5:17

References

1. "Consolidated".
2. Dery, Mark (July 14, 1991). "Record Brief". The New York Times.
3. Thompson, Dave (June 14, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306076 – via Google Books.
4. Glaser, Mark, ed. (July 12, 1991). "CMJ Radio Top 150" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 27 (244). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 17–18. ISSN   0890-0795 . Retrieved November 5, 2021.
5. Jenkins, Mark (July 5, 1991). "Dance Factories in Industrial Music". The Washington Post.
6. "Friendly Fa$cism - Consolidated | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
7. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 275". www.robertchristgau.com.