Viva la Revolution is the third full-length album by Dragon Ash, released in 1999. It is the first full-length album after Dragon Ash member DJ BOTS formally joined, creating the new hip hop/rock amalgamation sound for which they have since become known. It has been described as "the album where Kenji's polyphagia has been expressed best."
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| Released | July 23, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, rap rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 53:01 | |||
| Label | Victor Entertainment | |||
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The song "Communication" is a new version of "I Love Hip Hop" with a different backing track and vocals to avoid copyright infringement of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll."
Track listing
edit- "Intro" – 0:52
- "Communication" – 3:28
- "Rock the Beat" – 3:26
- "Humanity (Album Version)" – 2:58
- "Attention" – 3:30
- "Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go" – 5:05
- "Dark Cherries" – 4:01
- "Drugs Can't Kill Teens" – 4:34
- "Just I'll Say" – 3:17
- "Fool Around" – 2:04
- "Freedom of Expression" – 4:07
- "Nouvelle Vague #2" – 2:35
- "Viva la Revolution" – 5:00
- "Grateful Days" – 4:49
- "Outro" – 1:04
- "Hot Cake" (hidden track) – 4:01
Samples
edit"Communication"
- "Romeo and Juliet Break" & "Scratch Sentence One" from Super Duck Breaks by DJ Babu
- "Flash It to the Beat" by Flash & Furious 5
- "I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're the Royal Macadamia Nuts)" by The Turtles
"Rock the Beat"
- "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J
- "Kick & Loud" by Geisha Girls
"Attention"
- "Entropy" by DJ Shadow & The Groove Rubbers
- "That's the Joint" by Funky Four Plus One
"Dark Cherries"
- "Breakthrough" by Isaac Hayes
"Viva la Revolution"
- "Viva" by Tin Star
"Grateful Days"
- "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins
References
edit- ^ Mills, Ted. Viva la Revolution at AllMusic