The Myth of Rock explained

The Myth of Rock
Type:	Album
Artist:	Consolidated
Cover:	The Myth of Rock.jpg
Released:	1990
Studio:	Russian Hill Recording
Genre:	Hip hop^[1]
Length:	52:55
Label:	Nettwerk^[2]
Producer:	Michael Ahearn
Prev Title:	Consolidated!
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Friendly Fa$cism
Next Year:	1991

The Myth of Rock is the first full-length album by industrial/hip hop artists Consolidated, released in 1990.^{[3] [4]} The album peaked at No. 24 on the CMJ Radio Top 150 while the album track "Dysfunctional Relationship" posted at No. 24 on the CMJ Radio Top Cuts.^[5]

Reception

Jason Pettigrew at Alternative Press lauded The Myth of Rock as "a fascinating palette of noises, beats and musique concrete" and noted that, on a political level, the band is intelligent and well informed, but warned that "nobody likes to be bludgeoned... while listening to records."^[6] Paul Davies from Q concurred with 'the sound is a bruisingly, hard-hitting and uncompromising as the message".^[7]

Track listing

1. "Product" (4:26)
2. "This Is a Collective" (3:24)
3. "America Number One" (4:25)
4. "Weakness (Part I)" (0:53)
5. "Fight the Fascists" (6:26)
6. "Music That Lifts Up Our Savior Jesus Christ" (0:45)
7. "Josephine The Singer" (3:31)
8. "Poland" (2:59)
9. "Is This the Cheese Dip" (0:50)
10. "Message to the People" (4:11)
11. "Stop the War Against the Black Community" (1:05)
12. "White American Male (The Truth Hurts)" (4:48)
13. "Weakness (Part II)" (1:47)
14. "It's About That Time" (1:08)
15. "Love, Honor and Respect" (3:05)
16. "Strike" (4:42)
17. "Brian Wilson Speaks" (1:12)
18. "Dysfunctional Relationship" (2:51)
19. "There Is a Mountain Filled with Blood" (0:54)
20. "Consolidated" (3:33)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Myth of Rock - Consolidated | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic.
2. Web site: DISMANTLING ITSELF CONSOLIDATED EFFORT. Mark. Jenkins. October 19, 1990. www.washingtonpost.com.
3. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Consolidated. www.trouserpress.com.
4. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. January 22, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.
5. Morgulies . David . CMJ Radio Top 150 . CMJ New Music Report . 6 July 1990 . 23 . 199 . 25–29 . 5 November 2021 . College Media, Inc. . Great Neck, NY . 0890-0795.
6. Pettigrew . Jason . Consolidated: The Myth of Rock . Alternative Press . 1990 . 5 . 30 . 64 . Alternative Press International Publications . Cleveland, OH.
7. Davies. Paul. 5 March 1991. The Myth of Rock review. Q Magazine. 55. 67.