Mephiskapheles - God Bless Satan (LP)
16,90 €*
Info / Tracklisting: Hot ska played by black souls…
ltd. vinyl re-issue of their 1st album from 1994, originally on Moon Ska NYC
So if you don't like this album you don't like ska. A must for Billy Graham fans worldwide. Not for fundamentalists.
Hail Satan!
Published puke13 Mar 12 2020
D-O-G-G-O-D!D-O-G-G-O-D!
The first
words you here as you are launched into the experience that is God
Bless Satan.
This is a near perfect album, definitely one of the
greatest and most interesting in the genre of ska. Mephiskapheles
creates a goofy yet dark atmosphere on this album, songs like Satanic
Debris, Hard Times, and Dance Me Not being on the more serious side
of things, and then there is The Bumble Bee Tuna Song which is so god
damn silly I was almost embarrassed to listen to it the first time i
heard it. Like the rest of the album, that song slowly grew on me,
and i just cant help but smile a little waiting for the chorus to
kick in. Instrumentals are very traditional third wave ska and a horn
section that plays some avant-garde solos that slowly grow on you the
more you listen to it. The songs on here are a bit lengthy and some
do go on a little too long (Saba especially) but otherwise this album
is worth putting the time into and is a rewarding listen.
Published frippery19 May 11 2008
This was the first ska album i ever bought and it changed my life. The skill level of each of the members of the band is light years beyond 99% of the ska crap that is out there now.
Published SellMeAGod Dec 11 2006
Judgment, definitely, incessant. Those
3 words were once thee hardest words to spell that I regularly
typed. Add Mephiskapheles, now.
Fun, feelgood music with
those upbeats 'n' brass instruments that defines 3rd wave ska
revival. Add some dark comedy 'n' obnoxious behavior...& yeah, I
suppose it's still pretty much just like 3rd wave. Good, tho.
Published goatlipss Sep 04 2004
If I was asked to compile a list of
must hear third wave ska records, this bizarre sonofabitch would be
right near the top. While not my favorite third wave ska record,
Mephiskapheles created an outstanding, unique, evil opus to debut
with.
After getting past the faux satanic imagery (primarily
a couple song titles and their hilarious album cover), these dark
lords kick that shit with warped ska riffs, skankable riddims, and a
surprising amount of horn wanking (wait, wanking is with guitars,
right? is noodling a better term?). The solos are almost a bit too
much, but Mephiskapheles has a solid enough brass section to barely
pull it off.
The songs are a bit lengthy, but it's worth your
patience. Especially when you get to the end and can finally let
loose singin' and skankin' along to "The Bumble Bee Tuna Song"
(hee hee)!
Tracklisting: |
A1 Mephiskapheles A2 Satanic Debris A3 Bad John A4 Center Of The... A5 Hard Times A6 Doomsday A7 Rank & FIle B1 Eskamoes B2 Saba B3 The Ballad Of Admiral Stockdale B4 Danse Me Not B5 Finnigan Froth B6 The Bumble Bee Tuna Song |
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Release Date: | 2018 |
Genre: | Reggae |
Warengruppe: | LP |
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