Friendly Fa$cism explained

Friendly Fa$cism
Type:	Album
Artist:	Consolidated
Border:	yes
Released:	1991
Recorded:	Razors Edge, November 1990 - January 1991
Genre:	Industrial hip hop
Length:	64:26
Label:	Nettwerk Records
Producer:	Consolidated
Prev Title:	The Myth of Rock
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Play More Music
Next Year:	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 #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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Consolidated.
2. News: Record Brief. Mark. Dery. The New York Times. July 14, 1991.
3. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. June 14, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.
4. Glaser . Mark . CMJ Radio Top 150 . CMJ New Music Report . 12 July 1991 . 27 . 244 . 17–18 . 5 November 2021 . College Media, Inc. . Great Neck, NY . 0890-0795.
5. Web site: DANCE FACTORIES IN INDUSTRIAL MUSIC. Mark. Jenkins. July 5, 1991. www.washingtonpost.com.