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Black Radio Won't Play This Record
Black Radio Won't Play This Record
Studio album by Mother's Finest
Released	1992
Genre	Heavy metal; hard rock; soul; alternative metal;
Label	Scotti Brothers
Producer	Thom Panunzio
Mother's Finest chronology

Black Radio Won't Play This Record is an album by the American band Mother's Finest, released in 1992.^[2]^[3] The title of the album comes from a comment made by a Scotti Brothers executive.^[4] The band supported the album with a North American tour.^[5] The first single was "Generator".^[6]

Production

Displeased with their previous studio album, the band hired new management and recorded demos.^[6] Three original members of Mother's Finest played on the album: Joyce Kennedy, Glenn Murdock, and Jerry Seay.^[7] It was produced by Thom Panunzio.^[8] "Power" is a tribute to female toughness.^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[7]
The Indianapolis Star	^[11]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide	^[12]
Rock Hard	9.5/10^[13]

The Washington Post wrote that "lead singer Joyce Kennedy wastes no time bemoaning lack of black fan support for black rockers, singing in the first song, 'Negro': 'Like a rebel without a cause/ I play my music to no applause'."^[8] Spin called the album "loud, irreverent, and oozing integrity," writing that it "dishes out a Chaka-Khan-meets-alternametal onslaught."^[14] The Indianapolis Star deemed it "unadulterated hard rock," declaring that the band "manages to rage pretty effectively against racial and sexual stereotypes with an infectious metallic beat."^[11] The Kingston Whig-Standard said that "the guitars tend to be grungy and delivered at a high speed but [the band] don't believe in cliches either."^[15]

AllMusic wrote: "Taking off the gloves (both musically and lyrically) and throwing urban contemporary considerations to the wind, MF excels by doing what it does best: scorching heavy metal and hard rock with a touch of Ike & Tina Turner-ish soul."^[10] Washington City Paper declared that "Kennedy’s voice is bred for the band’s ability to go from downtempo soul all the way up to power metal sprinkled with funk influences."^[16] Miami New Times called Black Radio Won't Play This Record "one of the best rock albums of the Nineties."^[17]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Like a Negro"	Kennedy, Seay, Murdock	5:05
2.	"Power"	Kennedy, John Hayes	3:59
3.	"Generator"	Seay	4:34
4.	"Cry Baby"	Kennedy, Hayes	5:25
5.	"Shirt"	Kennedy, Hayes, Murdock	3:00
6.	"The Wall"	Kennedy, Murdock, Hayes	5:19
7.	"Attitude"	Murdock, Kennedy, Dion Murdock	4:19
8.	"Crack Babies"	Seay, Murdock, Sam McCovey	5:11
9.	"Head Bangin' and Booty Shakin'"	Murdock	2:58
10.	"Stop"	Seay, Cris Kennedy	3:42
11.	"Move (Get Outta My Way)"	Seay, Kennedy, Dee Dee Hakim	4:27
12.	"L.P.F."	Kennedy, Hayes	3:49

References

^ Heim, Chris (1 May 1992). "New kids on the block". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. S.
^ "Mother's Finest Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
^ Mahon, Maureen (June 23, 2004). Right to Rock: The Black Rock Coalition and the Cultural Politics of Race. Duke University Press.
^ Miller, Michael (November 13, 1992). "Message of Mother's Finest: Rock Isn't for Whites Only". The State. p. 3D.
^ Weatherford, Mike (4 Sep 1992). "Rock Options". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 2E.
^ ^a ^b Linafelt, Tom (15 May 1992). "Mother's Finest brings rock act to the Strand". Kicks!. The Sun News. p. 3.
^ ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 28.
^ ^a ^b "Black Rockers on the Move". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ Hunt, Dennis (21 Oct 1992). "Mother's Finest Showcases Anger in Roxy Show". Los Angeles Times. p. F9.
^ ^a ^b "Black Radio Won't Play This Record". AllMusic.
^ ^a ^b Hill, Dave (10 July 1992). "Mother's Finest offers headbangin' rock". The Indianapolis Star. p. D8.
^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 412.
^ "Mother's Finest – Black Radio Won't Play This Record". Rock Hard.
^ Blush, Steven (Jul 1992). "Spins". Spin. Vol. 8, no. 4. p. 79.
^ Burliuk, Greg (4 June 1992). "More Than Just Soul". Entertainment. The Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 1.
^ "To Do This Weekend: Persona, GoldLink, and Mother's Finest". Washington City Paper. July 27, 2018.
^ Baker, Greg. "Finest's Worksong". Miami New Times.